Chapter 150 Intimidation
"Mengshan, your class's performance today was really a standout." Zhao Minglei said with a smile while smoking a cigarette.
"This is all thanks to your good leadership, Senior Zhao." Cheng Mengshan replied with a smile, and even praised the other party in his words.
"Hahaha, look at what you said. I 'm not a leader, and I don't have any ideas. As a member of the student union, we all serve our classmates and the school, and do some logistical work for everyone to the best of our ability. The real credit goes to you student leaders who do the actual work." Zhao Minglei smiled politely.
Cheng Mengshan didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded, because this sentence was not appropriate no matter how he put it.
"Overall, this evening party was a success, it was perfect, and it was inspiring..." Zhao Minglei started with an official statement, setting the tone for the evening party's outcome, but the next sentence revealed his true purpose: "But the entire evening party also had flaws. Let's not talk about the others, let's just talk about what happened to Song Yuanchao in your class today? Although his program was recognized by everyone, isn't it nonsense to change the content of the program at the last minute?"
"The content of the program has long been reported to the school and is on record. Even if he has a better program to perform or to replace it, it should be reported to the class committee first through procedures, and then the class committee should report it to the student union that organizes the party to make adjustments. If everyone does the same as him, then where is the organization and discipline? Isn't this a mess?"
At the end of his speech, Zhao Minglei's expression suddenly became serious, and he stared at Cheng Mengshan sternly.
"Mengshan, I said these words with no other intentions. I just want to remind you that this kind of disorganized and undisciplined situation is unacceptable. I personally have no opinion on Song Yuanchao, but do you think other people will have no opinion? We are college students, educated and knowledgeable people, not those old farmers in the countryside who work hard in the fields and can't read a word. Don't you understand the truth that there is no order without rules? Don't you think this is the truth?"
Cheng Mengshan nodded silently, but still said nothing.
Patting Cheng Mengshan on the shoulder, Zhao Minglei said earnestly, "Student Song Yuanchao's behavior has caused us a big problem and set a bad example. You are his class monitor and his roommate. As a class leader, classmate, roommate, and even friend, you have the obligation and responsibility to help student Song Yuanchao and correct this unhealthy trend!"
"Senior Zhao, I will severely criticize Song Yuanchao for this matter and make him understand his mistake." Having said this, Cheng Mengshan had no choice but to express his opinion.
Isn't this the reason why Zhao Minglei came to find him? Cheng Mengshan is not stupid, and he has also heard about the grudge between Song Yuanchao and Zhao Minglei. Zhao Minglei is taking advantage of the situation today to deliberately frame Song Yuanchao and cause trouble.
Cheng Mengshan really wanted to change his future and make achievements so as to get a place in the student union election. He did not deny this. In addition, Zhao Minglei made promises to him both openly and secretly, so Cheng Mengshan had no objection to helping Zhao Minglei do something under appropriate circumstances.
Just like this time, Song Yuanchao was not originally on the performance list, but Zhao Minglei had given him a message before, which simply meant that he hoped (must) let Song Yuanchao perform on stage at this evening party.
Cheng Mengshan considered this carefully and agreed to it when he felt it would not affect himself, and he did it for Zhao Minglei.
But now, Song Yuanchao stole the show at the party, but Zhao Minglei was unhappy again. He took advantage of the situation and started to make comments being disorganized and undisciplined, and even dragged himself into it. This made Cheng Mengshan extremely dissatisfied.
But the situation is stronger than people, and Cheng Mengshan must not offend Zhao Minglei, so he could only give a vague answer like this, saying that he would criticize and educate Song Yuanchao's behavior. Originally, Cheng Mengshan thought that this was enough, but Zhao Minglei was not satisfied at all, and continued to speak.
"Criticism and education are necessary. We must make sure that Song Yuanchao recognizes this mistake. In addition, let's not talk about the fact that he changed the program content without authorization. You also heard the song he sang. What kind of song is it? What is it about? Love and romance, what kind of crap! His mind is full of feudal dregs. Is this the progressive style that our college students should embody? There are so many good songs, such as those praising the motherland and a better future. Why didn't he sing them? He chose to sing this kind of decadent music. From this point, we can see that Song Yuanchao is extremely unsteady in his position and backward in thinking. This is very dangerous!"
"What is our policy? To punish past mistakes and prevent future ones, to cure the disease and save the patient! If we allow his thoughts to slip, it would be indulgent and irresponsible to classmate Song Yuanchao. Mengshan! You must remember this, and you must see the essence of things clearly! As the saying goes, a thousand-mile dam collapses because of ants. We cannot watch our classmates make mistakes!"
Zhao Minglei was born in a cadre family. He had a lot of tricks when talking about these things. He labeled Song Yuanchao as an "outsider" in just a few words. If you didn't know the real situation, you would probably think Song Yuanchao was an unforgivable guy just by listening to Zhao Minglei's words.
Frowning slightly, Cheng Mengshan hesitated and nodded, saying, "I understand, Senior Zhao. I will severely criticize Song Yuanchao for this matter, and report it to the Student Union after giving a preliminary plan..."
"It's not about reporting to the Student Union, it's about reporting to the grade and department first. Mengshan, you are also a student leader, so you must not make mistakes in this process." Zhao Minglei corrected Cheng Mengshan before he could finish his words.
Cheng Mengshan nodded. When Zhao Minglei saw that Cheng Mengshan agreed, the seriousness on his face instantly faded away, and was replaced by his usual enthusiasm.
"Mengshan, you are good, very good! I am very optimistic about you in this election. By the way, I have good , please don't spread it to others. The list of candidates for the election was finalized yesterday, and your name is on it."
Cheng Mengshan looked up at Zhao Minglei in surprise. Zhao Minglei nodded seriously with a smile and encouragement, then patted him on the shoulder and walked away with his hands behind his back, leaving Cheng Mengshan still standing there.
It was late at night, and the auditorium that was bustling with activity more than an hour ago was now silent. As the cleaning was completed, the student leaders left the auditorium and returned to their dormitories.
Cheng Mengshan was the last one to leave. Always conscientious and responsible, he carefully checked all around the auditorium before leaving, turned off the power, locked the door and left.
After leaving the auditorium, Cheng Mengshan walked slowly towards the dormitory with a heavy heart. The words Zhao Minglei had just said to him kept flashing in his mind...
