The calligraphy and painting club's office is on the far left of the second floor of the Student Union Building.
There is a sign of the calligraphy and painting club hanging at the door.
When I walked in, it wasn’t very big, it looked like a small conference room.
But you can get a slight impression of the calligraphy and painting club because there are many framed calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls.
There are also tall money trees and lush green ivy in the corners.
There is a long table in the middle and a file cabinet against the wall.
When Xiaoqi knocked on the door and went in, President Li Luanliang and Vice President Han Wei were both there.
When seeing Xiao Qi coming in, Vice President Han Wei's expression looked a little bad, but Li Luanliang smiled very friendly.
Xiaoqi didn't know what the two were talking about, but it felt a little awkward.
Came in, said hello, and said hello.
Han Wei stood up and said, "I have an elective class tonight, so I'll be leaving first."
Then Xiaoqi and the president were left behind.
Xiao Qi thought about the last time he met the vice president. He was very generous and sociable. He arranged the scene very well and took every aspect into consideration. He also chatted and laughed with Mr. Ke. Xiao Qi was quite envious and felt that such a person was very powerful.
I didn't expect that he would also show a cold face like the little girl. I thought he was having a quarrel with the president. Although Enhua University prohibits students from dating, if they really want to fall in love, as long as they don't go out hand in hand and get caught, they can't be stopped at all.
Xiao Qi looked at his nose and his heart, and sat obediently opposite the president.
Li Luanliang looked at the somewhat restrained schoolmate and said, "Don't be nervous. I asked you to come here to discuss joining the Meng City Calligraphy Association. I saw your calligraphy last week and it's very good. I recommended it to some seniors and they all thought it was great. You're still so young, and if you join the Meng City Calligraphy Association first, you'll have a greater chance of joining the National Calligraphy Association in the future. This is an official status, and you don't have to do anything or participate in any activities on a daily basis. However, with this membership, you can communicate with more people, and learn from each other. It will be very beneficial to your personal development and career."
Xiaoqi felt that the Calligraphy Association was so far away from him, and it sounded very impressive when people talked about it. He didn't expect that it would sound so easy when the president talked about it, because when he heard about people from associations before, he thought they seemed very impressive.
"Is there anything I need to do?" Xiao Qi asked cautiously.
"You need to give me a copy of your ID. I've found two referrals for you. They have an event this weekend, and I'll take you there. You can also get to know the referrals. They're senior members of the calligraphy association, so just show up."
Li Luanliang felt that the school girl in front of him was a little nervous and much more restrained than Han Wei. Han Wei was very lively and outgoing when she first met him.
But perhaps it is because of this kind of personality that one can concentrate on practicing calligraphy.
"Okay." Xiao Qi nodded. She felt that she should thank the president, but she didn't know how to say it. She rarely had this feeling. She didn't actually do anything, but others showed her great kindness. Suddenly accepting others' help made Xiao Qi very uncomfortable.
Li Luanliang asked, "Are you practicing calligraphy every day?"
Xiao Qi nodded quickly: "Yes, I practice calligraphy first thing in the morning. I usually make time to practice calligraphy in the morning, afternoon and evening. I feel very calm when I practice calligraphy."
Li Luanliang nodded with satisfaction. There are not many people who can concentrate on practicing calligraphy nowadays. He still feels that the decision he made is right. It doesn’t matter if he is a little introverted. He can take it slow. University is a big stage.
He had also seen the video of the little girl singing on stage, from Enhua's official TikTok. It was very good. She had the courage to go on stage and was not nervous. Now she looks restrained, probably because of the two of them.
Li Luanliang did not keep her for long. After the matter was settled, he told her that he would inform her of the specific time in advance.
Xiaoqi walked away dizzy.
To be honest, it still feels a bit weird to talk to a senior in a room alone.
Moreover, the way the senior looked at her was a little strange. It was not the kind of love between a man and a woman, but rather the feeling of an elder with high expectations for the younger generation. It made her feel a little inexplicably pressured.
Xiaoqi walked out of the student union building and took a deep breath.
My heart still feels a little heavy, a little happy, and a little confused.
Every year, the calligraphy association’s new member application list will be reviewed and discussed by the directors during the meeting. Generally, those who appear on the list have no problems, and the discussion is more of a formality.
But this time, when Director Ke Yinhua saw Su Xiaoqi (Enhua University) on the list, he frowned.
He said, "This age is too young, not yet an adult."
Then a nearby director said, "Regardless of age, judging by the work, wasn't Mr. Li's grandson younger? Old Ke, your concept is outdated."
Ke Yinhua snorted twice and saw the recommender, one of the directors, with an unhappy look on his face.
In the end, nothing more was said.
Xiaoqi didn't know that there were so many twists and turns behind this. Fortunately, he didn't have to go to various dinner parties to recommend himself and find a recommender, so it was easily done. This is also the advantage of being a college student. If a person in society did the same thing, it would be much more difficult.
Moreover, it was Li Luanliang who asked his grandfather to make a recommendation. Otherwise, where would he find two directors of the calligraphy association to act as recommenders? These directors usually have other professional titles and a high social status.
The Calligraphy Association recruits new members every year. There are relatively few college students, but there are some. Other people in society need to have a certain status. Among all the identities, students undoubtedly have the most advantages.
Xiaoqi felt that he still owed someone a favor, and this feeling was very strange.
It was like having dinner at my aunt's house, and I had been eating there for three years in high school. I owed my aunt something, but she was my aunt after all, and there was some blood relationship between us. But I had no relationship with the president of the calligraphy and painting club. This was only the second time they met, and Xiao Qi didn't feel anything ambiguous. The other party was simply helping me selflessly.
This feeling always makes me feel a little uneasy. The education Xiaoqi received since childhood was very equal. No help was given without reason. When someone helped someone, he would repay them with a thousandfold gratitude.
Her family has always been poor, even when she was in elementary school. In fact, both Su Youfu and Sheng Juanhua are hardworking and diligent. With such diligence, the family should not be unable to afford to send a girl to elementary school.
Su Youfu was still very young at that time. Although he was lame, he did not stay in Gumula Village. He wanted to go out and try his luck. He made his own winnowing baskets and took a bus to the neighboring provincial capital to sell them, where he could get a much higher price. He took the cheapest transportation and slept in the most rudimentary multi-person hotel. After deducting expenses for each round trip, he could earn a few hundred yuan.
It was hard-earned money, but one time when he went out and finally sold his winnowing basket, he encountered a heavy rain and the only money he had on him was stolen by a pickpocket. He didn't even have money for the trip home. That time, Su Youfu met a kind brother who opened a hotel for him and treated him to a meal. Su Youfu left the brother's phone number and address, intending to return the money to him next time.
The big brother didn't expect to get the money back, but he didn't expect Su Youfu to come to his door and pay him back.
I never went to sell winnowing baskets again. That time, I fell ill when I got home.
Sheng Juanhua felt that this business was too hard, not cost-effective, and prone to accidents. If she went to other places and encountered roadblocks or other accidents, she would not only not make a penny but also lose money. She was also worried at home.
Su Youfu went to repay the money, and the big brother was very happy.
The two exchanged addresses and kept in touch by phone. Su Youfu left the village office's phone number.
Then, in the second year, the big brother suddenly called Su Youfu and said that his business was losing money and he couldn't even pay the wages. He wanted Su Youfu to help him borrow some money to make ends meet. He didn't want Su Youfu to borrow money, but as long as he could be a guarantor. At that time, there were village foundations in rural areas, and as long as the villagers acted as guarantors, they could borrow money.
Su Youfu received help when he was in trouble, and now others needed his help, so he agreed without thinking too much.
Just act as the guarantor.
Later, the big brother never showed up again and his phone number was changed. Su Youfu went to look for him according to the address given, but couldn't find him.
That large sum of money had to be repaid by the guarantor Su Youfu.
As for Xiaoqi's family, it was from that time that the entire backbone of the family collapsed, bent, and broke.
Since Xiaoqi started elementary school, he has needed to receive hardship subsidies to barely pay his tuition.
Every Chinese New Year, people from the foundation would come to collect debts. People from the same village would not resort to violence, but in Xiaoqi's memory, it was really the end of the year, just as it was written in the textbook, it was very sad. The money borrowed from the foundation was very high, and it seemed that it could never be repaid. In his memory, eating an apple or an orange during the Chinese New Year was a luxury.
Father Su Youfu really repaid a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude.
It took many years to pay it back, and it was not until Xiaoqi was almost done with junior high school that he finally paid off the money.
Everyone in the village laughed at Su Youfu for being stupid.
Having such an experience made Xiaoqi very nervous about other people's kindness.
I dare not accept it easily.
This feeling of inferiority and fear is shaped and nurtured by the world view and environment from childhood to adulthood, and it is difficult to change.
But she also had another emotion deep down. It was the different world she had seen after leaving Gumula Village and going to Lushan No. 1 Key High School. She wanted to change, to make progress, to get rid of the bitterness of the past, and to live a different life.
Xiaoqi felt that she and Brother Lin Ming had the same feeling.
She always heard the system say that Lin Minge was a moderately evil teenager, but as long as she was a little nice to Lin Minge, he would be very nervous and grateful.
The system didn't say what kind of person she was. Xiao Qi thought, if the system had said that, she might be a severely evil girl. She had an extremely low self-esteem in her soul, so she appeared to be extremely hardworking and sunny on the outside.
She wants to do good things and be nice to others because it makes her feel free.
For more than ten years, Su Youfu has never complained about the elder brother who did not pay back the money. Whenever he mentioned it, he was always worried that something might have happened to him, or something else.
More than ten years have passed, and Su Youfu's daughter Su Xiao is now seventeen years old.
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