Zhang Yu, who was surrounded by so much applause for the first time, had an urge to escape, but there was also a surge of excitement in his heart.
Under Xue Huan's gentle and encouraging gaze, Zhang Yu opened his mouth, but out of nervousness, he blurted out his original name: "My name is Loach."
There was laughter from below.
Zhang Yu's face turned red, and he felt a little embarrassed.
Xue Huan placed her hand on his shoulder, silently encouraging him, "Don't laugh at him, Zhang Yu is just a little nervous. Everyone gets nervous sometimes. It's no big deal."
She looked at Zhang Yu and taught him to take a deep breath. After doing this a few times, Zhang Yu was no longer so nervous, and he introduced himself much more smoothly.
“…I run fast and I’m very strong, so I’m running for the sports committee member.”
After saying that, Zhang Yu looked at Xue Huan inquiringly, as if asking, is this okay?
Xue Huan nodded. "Student Zhang Yu explained it very well. Come, pick out some snacks."
Zhang Yu clenched his fists. His palms were already wet with sweat, but he felt excited in his heart. It turned out that he could stand in front of people and speak out what was in his heart loudly.
This feeling excited him even more than picking snacks.
So when he actually chose, he didn't even look at them, he just picked one at random and went down.
When he sat down, he realized that his heart was beating very fast.
The classmate sitting next to him came over and asked him quietly: "What did you choose?"
Zhang Yu took a look and saw that it was an exquisite paper bag the size of a palm. The opening of the bag was glued shut, so he couldn't see what was inside. However, there was a picture on the bag, showing a plate of red, long, strip-shaped things that looked very appetizing. There were a few lines of words written next to it, but he didn't recognize any of them.
He couldn't help feeling depressed.
"Here." He showed the paper bag to the waiter.
The boy who was leading the table was originally from the Qionglin Children's Welfare Bureau. His eyes lit up as soon as he saw it, "It's spicy noodles!"
Xue Huan noticed the exchange between the two boys below and smiled, calling out their names: "Student Yan Sui, are you envious of the spicy strips in Zhang Yu's hand? If you come up and participate in the election, you can also choose a bag of spicy strips. I only put five bags in the box, and they will be gone after you choose. If you want one, you'd better seize the opportunity."
Yan Sui gritted his teeth, stood up and walked up.
Stimulated by snacks, the students became more motivated and most of them took the stage. Regardless of whether they could win the election or not, as long as they participated in the election, they could choose a snack. Why wouldn't they do such a good thing?
This is much easier than begging!
Only a few people are really shy. They envy others' courage, but feel inferior because they cannot stand up and take that step.
Xue Huan noticed it, but didn't say anything. The reason why they developed such personalities was closely related to their previous growth environment and orphan status. It couldn't be changed all at once, but had to be done step by step.
She won't force them, just let things take their own course.
After the election, the first morning reading class was almost over. The bell rang, and Xue Huan said, "The school will have an opening ceremony later, so everyone should stay home. Okay, class dismissed."
She took the remaining snacks in the box back to the office and distributed them to Mei Jiqin and others.
After the bell rang, the students returned to the classroom, and Xue Huan took the class to the auditorium.
"Dean of Studies" Zhou Ao stood at the door of the auditorium with his hands behind his back. He was wearing a clean and crisp blue cotton robe, his hair and beard were meticulously groomed, and his expression was serious.
On the table next to them, there were several thick stacks of palm-sized booklets, which were the school discipline manuals of Sanhuan College.
Zhou Ao gave each student a book when they came in.
After everyone was seated, the ceremony began.
As the handsome face of Sanhuan Academy, Xue Huan gave Nan Tang the task of hosting the opening ceremony. After all, good-looking people are pleasing to the eye, and who doesn't like them? Even children are no exception.
Nan Tang did not live up to his reputation as a handsome man. He dressed up today and truly lived up to the words in the ancient poem: "There is a gentleman who is as sharp as a knife, as polished as a jade, with ears full of beauty and bright, and his hat is as bright as stars, as gold as tin, as jade as jade and as clear as a jade."
The moment he stepped onto the stage, there was a gasp from the audience.
She was obviously stunned by his handsome face.
Nan Tang glanced at Xue Huan, who was sitting in the middle of the first row, with a smile in his eyes. Then he spoke, his warm and clear voice carrying throughout the auditorium.
"Teachers and students, good morning everyone. I am Nan Tang, your chess teacher. I am very happy to meet you here..."
Taking into consideration that most of the students present had never been to school and would not understand if the lecture was too profound and complicated, Xue Huan told all the teachers before the ceremony that they should use plain language when speaking on the stage and not use any fancy words.
So as to avoid making students fall asleep.
Her words brought her a lot of criticism from Feng Xian, who accused her of disrespecting Confucius and Mencius and behaving in an extraordinary manner, but in the end he persuaded her.
Facts speak louder than words.
Everything is based on students.
Therefore, Nan Tang abandoned the ornate and thought-provoking speech he had prepared and drafted a new opening speech in vernacular.
The students who were originally nervous were suddenly no longer nervous. They thought the teacher on the stage would say something they couldn't understand, but it turned out that it was not difficult to understand at all.
After the opening remarks, Nan Tang said, "Next, please invite our dean, Miss Zhao Xiaoxian, to the stage to speak."
Zhang Yu, the clever guy, took the lead in clapping, clapping hard, and the others followed suit.
Xue Huan bowed to everyone and said, "Thank you everyone."
Her action scared many people in the audience. In their eyes, the dean was a high-ranking figure. The entire school was built by her, and their food, drinks, clothes and other necessities were all provided by her. However, at this moment, this big shot saluted them. How could this not be shocking?
After the shock, I felt an inexplicable sense of emotion.
Just a day ago, they were beggars living on the streets and being despised by others. However, in just one day, their circumstances changed so much!
All of this was caused by the person on the stage, but now, she bowed back to them for a small gesture of applause...
Everyone clapped even harder, as if they wanted to clap their hands until they broke.
Xue Huan had no choice but to raise her hand to stop them. "Alright, I already feel your kindness. Stop clapping. Don't your hands hurt?"
Everyone: “It doesn’t hurt!”
Xue Huan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
But the applause gradually died down.
Xue Huan began her speech: "Classmates, I have three words for you. The first one is - lean on the mountain and it will fall; lean on the water and it will flow; lean on others and it will be better to rely on yourself.
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