Training the Heavens

Chapter 57 Winter Vacation
"Jialin, I have good news for you. The Municipal Youth League Committee called today to talk about your situation. At the end, they asked if they have reported you as a candidate for an outstanding student leader. You should understand what this means, right?" Qiu Jianfeng said to Gao Jialin with a smile.

"I understand. I will live up to your and the school's expectations and strive to continue to assist the school in carrying out these two activities well." Gao Jialin quickly expressed his opinion. Once the superior specifically mentioned someone's name in this kind of evaluation, it was basically a sure thing.

"I called you here to discuss this matter. 'Official Document Writing' has been a huge help to all of our faculty and students, especially our juniors and seniors. Our 'Letter Writing for Military Families' program has also been commended by our superiors, and the military has sent a special letter of thanks to our school. This is a testament to our school! But we can't rest on our laurels; we need to continue expanding the scope of this activity!"

"The school is going to set up a group to expand the activity of 'writing letters for military families and providing supplementary lessons for them' to the whole school. We can't just let the students in your Chinese department work hard, right?" Seeing that Gao Jialin had opened up the situation, Qiu Jianfeng planned to get involved and expand the results.

He then announced the composition of the group. As the vice president in charge of student affairs, he and Zhang Min, the head of the school's Youth League Committee, would oversee the overall situation. Zhang Changqing and some student cadres would be responsible for the specific implementation, and Gao Jialin was among them. Most of the other group members were presidents of the student unions of various colleges and departments, so that students from other colleges and departments could be invited to join in.

Among all the student union presidents of all departments, only Wang Weihua did not join. The reason given by Zhang Changqing was that this activity was led by Gao Jialin, Cui Zhiyong and other students. They were familiar with the process of the activity, and it was enough for them to represent the Chinese Department.

In fact, it was mainly because some of Wang Weihua's words reached Zhang Changqing's ears. Zhang Changqing regarded this activity as a stepping stone for his own progress, so how could he let in a guy like Wang Weihua who might affect the effectiveness of the activity?
Zhang Changqing also didn't understand why Wang Weihua said these things. You and Gao Jialin have no competitive relationship. By the time Gao Jialin wanted to be the president of the student union, you would have graduated and left school long ago.

Anyone who is a little smart would fully cooperate with Gao Jialin after hearing such good advice, so as to add some luster to their resume, so that they can go to a good company when they are assigned a job in the future.

Now, not only has he not been involved at all, but he has also left a bad impression on the teacher. All these will affect Wang Weihua's future. You know, the school leaders and teachers have a great influence on job assignments.

Zhang Changqing was too lazy to correct Wang Weihua. Anyway, there was still more than one semester left and the student union would be replaced. He could do whatever he wanted then. Zhang Changqing only needed to continue to ensure the smooth progress of these two activities.

After the group was formed, the first thing to do was to hold a meeting. The student leaders spoke enthusiastically and put forward their suggestions. Gao Jialin just listened quietly most of the time. He was already in the spotlight enough, so there was no need to steal a little more of it.

It wasn't until the end of the meeting that Gao Jialin added a few small details. "Dear teachers and students, I suggest that when we visit military families and provide tutoring, it's best to work in groups of two. If there are girls, the other team member should preferably be a boy!"

Although Shanghai is a big city, you can't guarantee you'll run into some bad guys, so it's safer to travel in groups of two.

The students didn't quite understand, but Qiu Jianfeng had already realized it. "Gao Jialin's suggestion is very good. It also protects the students. Everyone is eager to do good things, and it would be bad if they encountered some negative things."

"Let me add one more thing. Several adjacent groups will form a small team, which will be led by a team leader. If some team members have not returned by the agreed time, the team leader will go and look for them immediately!" Zhang Changqing's addition made the plan more complete.

After the meeting, student leaders returned to their departments, held meetings, and selected suitable students to join the activity. The scale of the activity instantly expanded several times.

In almost every district of Shanghai, you can see students punctually coming to tutor military families, a unique sight in the city. The Municipal Youth League Committee and the Education Department even held a special meeting, calling on other institutions to emulate Pujiang College. Qiu Jianfeng and Zhang Min returned from the meeting with smiles on their faces for days.

Pujiang College was established not long ago. Not to mention compared with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University and Tongji University, they are far ahead of East China Normal University and South China University of Technology, so they are rarely commended by their superiors.

Now, in front of representatives from all the universities in Shanghai, the leader praised Pujiang College for more than ten minutes. Even the representatives from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University and Tongji University were applauding Pujiang College from the audience. They could finally hold their heads high.

Time passed unknowingly and it was the end of January. Gao Jialin faced the first final exam of his college career. During this period, he was busy with writing and activities, but he did not fall behind in his studies. After the exams, he felt that his scores in each subject should be above 90 points.

After the last course, his roommates packed their bags and prepared to go home. Gao Jialin spent two more days going to the city to buy a lot of things, and then set off on the journey home with a full suitcase.

He felt much more comfortable on the way back than on the way there. Feng Jie, the editor of "Story Club", introduced him to an acquaintance who worked in the railway department, and Gao Jialin bought a hard sleeper ticket from him.

According to regulations, some cadres can enjoy hard sleeper treatment when traveling on business. Some of them will sell their hard sleeper tickets to others and take hard seats back themselves, so that the difference can go into their own pockets.

When they want to sell tickets, they often need the help of railway employees. This is how Gao Jialin got his ticket.

Gao Jialin was willing to spend a little money to make the journey more comfortable, and sleeping in a hard sleeper would also be safer. He had several thousand dollars hidden on his body!

The train rattled on for a whole day and night. At around nine in the morning, Gao Jialin finally arrived in Xi'an. After getting out of the train station, he went to buy some Xi'an specialties.

In the minds of the people of Gaojia Village, Shanghai is too far away, and Xi'an is the big city they talk about most often. The local specialties have a special place in their hearts.

He then took the bus to the bus station and, after some effort, bought a ticket to Yinxia. After stopping and going many times, Gao Jialin finally returned to northern Shaanxi.

He didn't rush home immediately, but temporarily left his luggage at the station and took a few gifts he bought in Shanghai to the home of Section Chief Liu of the Education Bureau. "Section Chief Liu, I wish you a happy new year!"

(End of this chapter)