Chapter 93 Excellent
As soon as Luo Yang finished speaking, warm applause broke out in the classroom.
The students present had just started to get to know each other and not many of them knew each other well, so when they heard Luo Yang say so many advantages of Song Yuanchao, many students were very surprised. They had never thought that Song Yuanchao, who had not performed well, would be so outstanding. If what Luo Yang said was all true, then it was indeed natural for him to recommend Song Yuanchao, and Song Yuanchao also had enough qualifications and reasons to be the living committee member.
Everyone turned their eyes to Song Yuanchao with eagerness and admiration in their eyes. College students of this era were still very simple, even several students who had planned to compete for the position of life committee member. In their opinion, since Song Yuanchao was better than themselves, he was more suitable for this position than themselves.
Faced with the enthusiasm of his classmates, Song Yuanchao felt overwhelmed with emotion.
On the day of enrollment, Song Yuanchao made a big splash at the registration office, but there were only a few freshmen present. Moreover, Song Yuanchao has been very low-key since that day. Whether it was during the military training or today's discussion, Song Yuanchao behaved normally, and he was not at all enthusiastic about the election of class committee members.
The purpose of his doing this was very simple. Song Yuanchao had no intention of becoming a celebrity in the school. Everything he had done before was not for Lin Yan. Apart from Lin Yan being the main reason for him to come to Imperial University, he just wanted to make up for the regrets of his previous life and spend a wonderful college life with Lin Yan.
But he never thought that he would be as bright and outstanding as a firefly in the dark night. Luo Yang's words made everyone pay attention to Song Yuanchao, the classmate who intended to conceal himself.
Song Yuanchao's mind was racing, and he subconsciously felt that this matter might not be as simple as it seemed.
He and Luo Yang were not familiar with each other, and they had never spoken to each other before today. If the person who recommended him was Sun Yaoliang or Cheng Mengshan, Song Yuanchao would not be surprised. After all, they were his roommates and friends he met after coming to the Imperial University. Their relationship was much closer than that of other classmates, and they knew each other better.
But the person who recommended me was Luo Yang, who was almost a stranger, and Luo Yang seemed to know my situation very well. Although all my information was clearly written on my admission resume and file, you have to know that Luo Yang was just an ordinary student, and we didn't know each other, so how did he know all this?
Song Yuanchao has always believed that there is no love without reason in this world, and agrees with the view that abnormal things must be caused by something wrong.
Luo Yang's unusual behavior made Song Yuanchao wary. He absolutely did not believe that Luo Yang said this out of good intentions. So if that was not the case, what was the other party's purpose?
"To flatter? Or under someone's instruction?"
Song Yuanchao thought about it and felt that both possibilities were true. If not, it would be impossible to explain why Luo Yang did this.
The time was too short for Song Yuanchao to think deeply about it, but no matter what, Song Yuanchao would definitely not agree to be the living committee member at this time. This was not only contrary to his original intention, but also because of Luo Yang's strange behavior.
"Thank you all very much, especially Luo Yang." Under the gaze of all his classmates including the counselor, Song Yuanchao stood up with a smile on his face, bowed to everyone around him, and thanked everyone for their kindness to him.
"I never thought that Luo Yang knew me so well, even better than I knew myself. After listening to Luo Yang's introduction, I even asked myself: 'Song Yuanchao, is this really talking about you? You are so outstanding? How come you don't even know it yourself?'"
Song Yuanchao's self-deprecating words immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter. No one expected that Song Yuanchao, who had not spoken much since the beginning of the discussion, actually had such a sense of humor.
At this moment, Song Yuanchao's eyes swept across Luo Yang's face, intending to find something unusual on his face, but unfortunately Luo Yang was smiling like everyone else, and he was smiling very happily.
He raised his hand and pressed it down. When the laughter in the classroom subsided, Song Yuanchao continued, "Student Luo Yang is right. My college entrance examination score was indeed 371. I was an educated youth in the northwest for eight years. Before coming to Beijing University, I was the workshop director of a school-run factory. These are clearly written in my admission file and resume. If you are interested, you can go to the Academic Affairs Office to find a teacher to check it out."
Song Yuanchao nodded to these words without leaving a trace, but did not go into details: "In fact, I am a little terrified by Luo Yang's praise. In fact, in my opinion, these are not worth mentioning. Let's talk about the college entrance examination scores first. All the students sitting here today who can enter the Imperial University are the best of their peers and are all excellent young people! College students are called the pride of heaven, and college is the dream of all young people. Everyone has come here through their own efforts and hardships. They are all successful people who come here. The high or low scores don't really mean anything."
"Test scores are only temporary. Our college life is a long four years. Even after we graduate from college, our real life has just begun. There are countless challenges to face and overcome in the future. We need to get through them one by one... In my opinion, life is a long marathon rather than a 100-meter sprint. Being the leader at the beginning does not mean you will be the first to reach the finish line."
Song Yuanchao's words made everyone think deeply. No one had ever said something like this before, but after thinking about it carefully, it made a lot of sense.
The students here are all outstanding ones who have stood out from the 4.68 million students who took the college entrance examination. They are also the chosen ones of this era. Everyone has his or her own pride and no one is willing to lag behind others.
Song Yuanchao's words resonated with everyone and also caused everyone to think deeply.
Indeed, life is not a 100-meter sprint, but a long marathon. Only the winner who reaches the end is the real strong one, and no one who leads at the beginning can guarantee that he can maintain it to the end.
Song Yuanchao noticed the changes in the expressions of many of his classmates. He smiled secretly in his heart and continued, "As for the life of educated youth, let alone, I believe that most of the students here have been educated youth. Although I am proud of being one of them, I have to admit that it was an unforgettable period of hardship. This period of time taught me many things and made me understand many life truths. I think many of my classmates feel the same way."
Some classmates nodded silently. These people, like Song Yuanchao, had been educated youth. When they recalled those years as educated youth, they felt mixed emotions.
Facing Song Yuanchao who was standing and talking eloquently, and then thinking of myself, I subconsciously felt a sense of identification and closeness.
"Before I took the college entrance exam, I worked as a workshop director in a factory. However, it was a small factory, a school-run factory with only 36 people. So I am just a so-called leader, just flattering myself. Just kidding, at best, I am just doing work for work. I think everyone understands this, right?"
Everyone smiled knowingly, and some even chuckled. Many of the classmates had already started working before they were admitted to university, and many of them were cadres.
For example, the branch secretary Yang Zhengqing was already a section chief in a certain agency before he was admitted to university. This is a formal national cadre system. He also has been a party member for nearly ten years. This is why almost everyone nominated him to be the secretary.
As for the others, Sun Yaoliang was a clerk in the supply and marketing cooperative, and could barely be considered a cadre. There were also several classmates who were like this, and this was not uncommon. So from this point of view, Song Yuanchao, the so-called workshop director, was nothing.
With a faint smile, Song Yuanchao pointed at a student who was originally competing for the life committee and said, "Compared to classmate Kang Zhengjun..." Then he pointed at another student, "And classmate Wang Jinju, classmate Zhou Ping, classmate Zhao Gang... Compared to them, I am just an ordinary student, just like everyone else, not as good as everyone thinks. I think they are more suitable to be the life committee than me!"
