However, the attitude wasn't so friendly towards Xu Lili, a new member who had only recently joined and whom they barely remembered. There are no secrets in school; someone saw Xu Lili follow an elder to the teacher's office. Soon after, Xu Lili became a member of the student council. Everyone could guess the truth. They held such a violation of fairness in contempt.
Seeing that she was being ostracized in the student council, Xu Lili's face remained gloomy.
When we arrived at the Great Hall of the People, it was already packed with people.
Seeing this impressive display, the student council candidates were both excited and nervous, and even a little expectant.
I imagined myself later being young and spirited, full of confidence and ambition.
The candidates blushed, especially when they saw that several department leaders were also sitting below.
Zhu Yu's teeth chattered with nervousness. Seeing Su Yu's calm demeanor, she asked, "Su Yu, aren't you nervous?"
"What's there to be nervous about? I'm here to learn from experience. If I get selected, I'll thank everyone for their support; if not, I'll just consider it a learning experience." Indeed, Su Yu felt she was getting a great deal. Having experienced so many truly big events, this kind of school setting really didn't make her nervous.
There are five student council members running for the position. In addition to Su Yu and Xu Lili, both freshmen, there are also upperclassmen, including Zhu Yu.
After giving a brief opening speech, Teacher Jin began her campaign speech.
Although Su Yu was very willing to be the first to go on stage, she didn't want to be too proactive in stealing the spotlight from the others, so she let everyone arrange things as they pleased.
Finally, he was placed second in the queue, ahead of Xu Lili.
Xu Lili asked in surprise, "Why am I last?"
Zhu Yu said, "Because you joined our student council last."
"..."
After the others went on stage, Xu Lili looked at Su Yu and said, "Don't think that just because of this, I will lose to you."
Su Yu said nonchalantly, "I don't think so. After all, if it wasn't me, it would have been someone else."
Xu Lili pursed her lips, too angry to speak.
Su Yu didn't want to deal with this kind of girl either. It was pure princess syndrome. If she were ten years younger, she might have argued with this girl. But now... she didn't have the time or inclination.
A girl.
Looking at the quiet venue, Su Yu couldn't help but admire the high level of discipline among the students at Jiangdong University. With so many people and no one maintaining order, it was quite remarkable that they could still keep up this level of discipline.
They truly deserve to be the backbone of future society.
Zhu Yu and the others' speeches were all written in a very conventional manner. The gist of each speech was a pledge, promising how they would be self-disciplined, hardworking, and do their best for the school's work after becoming student council presidents.
Su Yu listened attentively, taking notes. These were the mainstream ideas of this era, well worth learning.
Soon, it was Su Yu's turn to go on stage.
The students in the auditorium became very curious when they heard that Su Yu was a freshman.
Running for student council president in your freshman year? That takes courage!
Wang Xiaoli, Liu Min, and the others watched Su Yu excitedly from below. They didn't forget to introduce her, saying, "She's from our dorm!"
"First of all, I would like to thank the school leaders, teachers, and fellow students of the student union for giving me the opportunity to run for office." Su Yu calmly expressed her gratitude, then bowed to the audience. She stood up and continued, "Since joining the student union, I've always had a dream, so today, I won't talk about anything else, just this dream. In my heart, the reason the student union is called the student union is because it's an organization belonging to us students. In my dream, our organization can play a very important role… The university has a university student union, and each department has its own departmental student union. Our members are all over the school, and when needed, we can step forward to help our classmates and teachers…"
During her speech, Su Yu spoke entirely without notes, speaking fluently and eloquently. She outlined the future of the student union in terms of levels, and then defined different departments within those levels.
For example, the university student union leads the department student unions. Each level of student union organization further sets up an organization group, a publicity group, a cultural learning group, an ideological learning group, and even a support group.
In her vision, the student council is no longer just an organization that you hear about but rarely see, but an organization that is ubiquitous and plays a vital role.
The other members of the student council listened with great excitement. They never imagined that the student council could develop into this kind of model.
Although it's just a concept, it's exciting to even think about.
The students below were also excited. If Su Yu really set it up this way, it would mean that the student council would have many more seats, which would mean that many people would have a chance.
Participating in student union organizations and gaining such experience can greatly help in securing a good job in the future.
After explaining her vision, Su Yu solemnly said, "Students, dreams can only benefit the teachers and students when they are put into practice. I hereby promise that if I am fortunate enough to become the student council president, I will lead our organization to strive towards the direction I dream of. All the school leaders, teachers, and students present here today will be our supervisors. Thank you!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a sound came from below, which quickly grew louder and louder.
When Su Yu arrived at the stage, Zhu Yu and the others had already forgotten about the election and were discussing her thoughts.
So when Xu Lili went on stage, there weren't many people paying attention anymore.
Her speech was written by Teacher Jin, and it was quite appropriate, but after Su Yu's previous remarks, it became less engaging.
After the speech, the voting began.
Because the vote was cast by members of the student council, other students could only wait for the results.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, even the school leaders had no opportunity to express their opinions.
The voting among student council members was completed quickly. Since the number of members was small, the votes were tallied relatively quickly.
"Zhu Yu has two votes. Li Zhilei has three votes. Xu Lin has two votes. Su Yu has five votes. Xu Lili has one vote."
Ms. Jin glanced awkwardly at Xu Lili; that vote was cast by Xu Lili as a student council teacher.
I feel I have done everything I could to be kind and righteous.
She returned to the stage, saying, "This year's student council president is Su Yu, a first-year student majoring in Chinese Language and Literature in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature."
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