Why did you make me reincarnate?

When Xu Nuonuo arrived at the activity room, Xu Chaoyang and Zhang Jian were both there.

She walked over quickly and heard the other person say, "This classroom has good lighting; it should be quite useful once it's cleaned up."

Zhang Jian said with a bitter face, "How long will this take to clean up? It's not just a problem with the garbage; the electrical wires are all old. I just pressed the main switch and it almost tripped. I can only report this to the school janitor, and it will take at least half a month for them to finish."

The students from Finance Class 1 immediately withdrew. The opposing class leader remained silent. Xu Nuonuo rushed over, but was helpless when she saw the scene.

Well, if even several classes can't handle it, Xu Chaoyang probably can't either.

Just as she was thinking this, she saw Xu Chaoyang screw on the cap of the mineral water bottle, take out his phone, and make a call.

"Hello, is this Teacher Wu? This is Chaoyang... There's some work to be done around the teaching building. We need to redo the wiring. Could you help me contact the school janitor and see which worker is available?"

"Yes, I need it today. Money is no problem, it can be paid through my personal account."

On the other end of the phone was Old Wu, a retired employee of the library. He could easily handle this, and since Xu Chaoyang was willing to pay, there was no need to ask for favors.

"It would be better if the cleaning staff were willing to come. They can throw away things that need to be thrown away, and take anything that is still usable."

Xu Chaoyang hung up the phone, then looked around the area as if he was estimating something, before dialing a second contact.

"Hey, Qingqing, you have the contact information for Yuhang Furniture City, right? Could you order twenty sets of tables and chairs for me and deliver them to the teaching building at the Jingang campus? Simple styles are fine."

In less than five minutes, Xu Chaoyang's expression seemed to say that everything was settled.

Xu Nuonuo stood there, stunned, her mind still a little dazed.

What did this guy just do? He seems to be completely out of character with them. The only thing I can think of is contacting the student council's logistics department. If they don't help, it seems like there's no other way.

Where did Xu Chaoyang get so many channels? Finding a carpenter and buying furniture both require him to pay for them himself, right?

She couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Xu Chaoyang, what you just mentioned... repairing the electrical circuits and ordering tables and chairs, how much would that cost in total?"

Xu Chaoyang hadn't even noticed when Xu Nuonuo arrived. Hearing this, he tilted his head and thought for a moment: "One or two thousand yuan, not much."

"Over a thousand yuan?"

Xu Nuonuo's voice rose considerably: "You'll pay for it yourself?"

Xu Chaoyang smiled but didn't answer. He turned around and went into the activity room to start moving the pile of broken tables, and called Zhang Jian over to help.

Xu Nuonuo watched his retreating figure, a strange feeling welling up inside her. Even if she had money, it seemed she couldn't solve the problem so quickly.

Who exactly is he?

The electrician arrived on time at 3 p.m. Thanks to Lao Wu's connections, they worked quickly and efficiently, replacing all the old wires and replacing the broken light bulbs with brand new fluorescent lights. They even added two more rows of lights, making the whole house as bright as if it had been transformed.

The cleaning lady pushed in her cleaning cart, wearing rubber gloves, and cleaned up all the cobwebs in the corners of the walls. She mopped the floor several times, and the old tables and chairs were moved to the end of the corridor to be disposed of.

Once the twenty sets of tables and chairs were delivered to the activity room, the venue was instantly transformed, a world apart from what it was just a few hours earlier.

Students from the finance department received the news and arrived one after another, only to be stunned when they saw the new venue.

The students who were cursing in the group chat this morning were now staring wide-eyed at the bright and clean activity room. A boy wearing a baseball cap reached out and touched the brand-new tabletop.

"What's going on? Has the school suddenly had a change of heart?"

Exhausted after a long day, Zhang Jian slumped on the sofa Xu Chaoyang had bought, grumbling, "Conscience my ass! We, the third brother, paid for all of this ourselves."

The news quickly spread in the class group chat. Someone posted a series of exclamation marks, and several students who felt bad offered to help Xu Chaoyang split the cost.

Xu Chaoyang replied in the group chat: "It's all small change, nothing to worry about. From now on, this place will be our base, everyone can use it as you like."

The group chat was silent for a few seconds, then a girl with the ID "Jingjing" sent a message: "Xu Chaoyang, are you looking for a boyfriend?"

A group of people immediately joined in the commotion, and someone even posted a laughing emoji.

A classmate who knows this girl typed: "Liu Jing, you retract this, I'll send it now."

Xu Chaoyang gained a lot of goodwill as a result, and almost everyone sided with him.

When the weekend came, Xu Chaoyang took the opportunity to thank Lao Wu while he was working part-time.

Old Wu waved his hand: "You guys have paid money, so if you really want to thank me, then pay more attention to the library. Those kids made a mess of it before."

Xu Chaoyang happily agreed, even though he hadn't come here for the subsidy.

His goal was clear: the Computer Science department had an academic group that would come here every weekend to hold discussions.

The library at Zhejiang University's Jingang Campus is newly built, with spacious and bright reading rooms. During weekends when it's not quiet, it's especially suitable for holding salon discussions while researching information.

Xu Chaoyang had been eyeing this academic group for a while. In his previous life, he didn't know them when he was in school, and only learned their names after graduation.

In particular, the leading mentor, Wang Yu, is an anomaly in the School of Computer Science. He was among the first scholars in China to engage with Internet technology. He was a visiting scholar at MIT in the 1990s. After returning to China, he did not go to work for companies to make money, but instead stayed at Zhejiang University to lead students in projects.

People at school have very polarized opinions about him; some say he's a genius, while others say he has an eccentric personality, but no one denies that Wang Yu is truly talented.

It was only 2002, and Wang Yu had not yet been promoted to professor. His project funding was also tight, and the few graduate students he was supervising were all supported by their interests.

The discussion group he started was ostensibly for exploring cutting-edge technologies, but in reality, it was just a group of students who were interested in the subject gathered together to drink tea, chat, and occasionally type a few lines of code; the atmosphere was very casual.

But this casual discussion group later developed into something quite influential within Zhejiang University: the VV Forum.

Xu Chaoyang remembers clearly that the forum was launched in early 2003. Initially, it was just a technical exchange platform within the School of Computer Science. Later, due to its simple interface and good discussion atmosphere, it gradually attracted a large number of students. At its peak, it had more than 10,000 daily active users.

Although it was later incorporated by the school authorities, VV Forum held an irreplaceable position in the hearts of Zhejiang University students in the early 2000s.

Its birthplace is the reading room on the east side of the library.

Xu Chaoyang wanted more than just a forum; he needed a channel to quickly build influence within Zhejiang University.

If we could connect with Wang Yu and get involved in the creation of the VV forum, given his foresight, we could accomplish a lot.