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When I got home, I laid out the electric blanket, covered myself with the quilt, and didn't boil any water. I went into the virtual space to take a shower and do laundry.
I went through my speech draft and made sure it was okay before leaving the room to sleep.
The next morning, I was thinking of eating something good, because the opening ceremony was very tiring and I needed to be full of energy.
I drank a cup of spring water, ate a steamed bun, and went to school.
When they arrived at school, the students seemed quite excited. This was an enthusiasm that Zhang Hongmei lacked.
Few students in the classroom were reading; everyone was discussing the student council election.
"Class monitor, are you going to run for vice president of the student council?" Wei Huaqiang asked Zhang Hongmei quietly.
Lu Yue also turned around, and the students nearby all stopped what they were doing to pay attention to Zhang Hongmei's answer.
"I will. Since we freshmen have been given this opportunity, I will not miss it. I will strive to bring honor to our Economics Class 1 and bring benefits to my classmates."
"Okay, our class will definitely support you. Don't worry, class monitor, we are your strong backing." Wei Huaqiang assured him excitedly.
"Okay. Thank you for your support. And thank you to all my classmates. I will do my best." Zhang Hongmei quickly replied.
At this moment, the vice class monitor, Liang Yongmin, walked to the podium and said, "Classmates, students of Economics Class 1, our class monitor, Zhang Hongmei, is going to run for vice president of the student council. I hope everyone will give their full support to the class monitor and bring glory to our Economics Class 1."
Zhang Hongmei also stood up and said to her seat, "Since I have the opportunity, I will do my best to seize it. Please believe in me and support me."
The mobilization meeting was short, but it was quite effective. Everyone had a strong sense of collective responsibility. Although they didn't reach the point of being all in the same boat, their sense of collective honor was higher than their individual sense of responsibility.
This is the passion for life, the enthusiasm of people.
The counselor arrived before the bell rang for the first period.
"Everyone quiet down. We're going to the playground now. The opening ceremony will officially begin at eight o'clock, and all students will attend."
The counselor led everyone to the Economics Class 1's location, dividing them into two rows. There was one row for boys and one row for girls, with Zhang Hongmei standing at the front of the line.
Zhang Hongmei thought to herself, feeling embarrassed, that this position was like holding up a sign.
By this time, there were already many classes on the playground, after all, there were four grades, which meant more than four thousand people.
Fortunately, the playground was big enough. Zhang Hongmei thought that if someone with trypophobia were to stand on the platform and look down at the students, they would get goosebumps just thinking about it.
When Zhang Hongmei came out, she was wearing a coat, hat, gloves, and scarf. She was fully dressed, not wanting to suffer. Even her cotton shoes were snow boots with two layers of wool insoles.
Chen Shuang looked at Zhang Hongmei, who was taller than her, but was still a child and didn't have any of the ideas that girls have about beauty or face.
"Zhang Hongmei, you should take off your gloves when you go on stage later. If you're really cold, you can wear the rest of your clothes."
"Counselor, I'm particularly sensitive to the cold, so I'd like to leave it like this."
"Fine! That works too." The girl herself doesn't care about her appearance, so whatever others say is useless.
The entire playground was packed with people. It was five minutes to eight o'clock, and the loudspeaker on the platform was already set up. However, no tables or chairs were arranged, suggesting that this opening ceremony would be particularly simple.
That is, speeches were given by leaders, freshman representatives, and the student union president.
That's fine too. Capital University has a large auditorium, so today's ceremony on the playground will definitely be a simple one.
The first person to come on stage was the host. Her face was obscured, but her voice was exceptionally sweet.
The loudspeaker frequently emitted sharp, piercing sounds, but the female host was completely unaffected.
Next came the president's speech, which was very brief, lasting only about five minutes. He welcomed elites from all over the world to the Capital University to receive their education and encouraged them to become pillars of the nation in the future.
Next was the student council president's speech, which lasted about five minutes. It included a welcome speech, a motivational speech, and a final sentence welcoming first-year students to actively participate in the student council election.
Zhang Hongmei was preparing backstage when the student council president was giving his speech.
Zhang Hongmei was a little puzzled. The principal and the student council president's speeches were so brief, so why was hers a quarter of an hour?
After thinking about it, Zhang Hongmei decided that she would limit herself to about five minutes and not go too long.
Approaching the host, he asked, "Comrade, how long is the speech by the freshman representative scheduled?"
"It will only take five minutes."
"Okay, thank you."
Zhang Hongmei put aside her doubts. She was about to go on stage, and she quickly summarized in her mind that it would definitely not take more than five minutes.
When Zhang Hongmei took the stage, she began by promising the school and the country that she would definitely become a useful talent for the nation. Her speech was passionate and rousing, and she finished in five minutes.
There was applause from the students, especially the first-year students.
When Zhang Hongmei returned to the classroom, she didn't directly confront Chen Shuang. However, Chen Shuang's expression was particularly unpleasant, difficult to describe.
Next, the director of the academic affairs office came on stage, mainly to discuss living arrangements, and stipulated that representatives from each class would collect subsidies and receipts from now on.
The second issue is that students are strictly prohibited from forming cliques.
The last person was the vice principal, holding a document issued by the Ministry of Education.
Starting this year, summer vacation will begin in late July and school will begin on September 1st. Winter vacation will begin at the end of January of the following year and school will begin at the end of February.
Zhang Hongmei was overjoyed. Finally, she wouldn't have to spend the whole year at school anymore, and she would have time to go out and play. The first place she wanted to go was the beach.
The host went on stage and announced the end of the opening ceremony.
This was the simplest opening ceremony Zhang Hongmei had ever attended.
Back in the classroom, Chen Shuang didn't come over. Liang Yongmin organized everyone to read, and Zhang Hongmei called the two vice class monitors outside.
"My advisor, Chen, told me to prepare my speech for 15 minutes today, but I realized things weren't going well, so I changed it to five minutes. It's fine if it's directed at me personally. But if it's directed at our class or our department, then there's a problem."
"I was just saying, I read your speech and I was wondering why you only lasted five minutes. Are you sure it was five minutes?"
"Well, I specifically asked the host. We're a team now, so I hope you two will be mindful. Like I said, it's fine if you're targeting me personally, but you can't harm our class or our department."
“Okay, I’ll be careful. I personally think it should only be directed at you personally.” Liang Yongmin also frowned.
"That's good. I was just worried about disturbing everyone. Okay, we should head back now."
The three returned to the classroom, where Chen Shuang was already present.
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