Organizing the welcome party, it's not surprising that Dong Jun, the class monitor, and Feng Xuan, the arts committee member, are involved.
But how did Yang Baishan get involved?
This brings us to his other role, the class youth league secretary.
After the military training ended, there was a class committee election hosted by Guan Congshan.
Dong Jun was smoothly elected as the class monitor thanks to his experience as the acting class monitor, and Feng Xuan successfully ran for the position of arts committee member due to her "Notes".
Yang Baishan became the class youth league secretary.
Moreover, he was personally appointed by the counselor.
Because of this, there has been a rumor in the class that Yang Baishan is a relative of the counselor.
This rumor is quite believable since the counselor is also from Chengdu.
However, although Yang Baishan became the youth league secretary, he never attended meetings or anything, it was always Dong Jun who attended. It can be said that Dong Jun shouldered the responsibilities of both the class monitor and the youth league secretary.
So, over time, everyone gradually forgot that Yang Baishan was the youth league secretary.
Yang Baishan probably forgot himself.
Guan Congshan said, "That's settled then. After you go down, communicate with the student union of the department, and you can go ahead and organize it."
Xu Xiuwen and the other three nodded and turned to leave the office.
Guan Congshan suddenly called out to Xu Xiuwen from behind, "Xu Xiuwen, stay for a moment."
Xu Xiuwen was curious about what couldn't be said in front of the other three.
After Dong Jun and the other two walked out of the office and closed the door.
Guan Congshan suddenly smiled and asked, "Do you know why our school decided to let our department organize the party, and why they specifically wanted you to participate?"
Xu Xiuwen shook his head.
Guan Congshan continued, "Some leaders of the school initially wanted the Engineering Department to do it. Their Department is the largest and has the most people, but Secretary Li insisted that our Management and Engineering Department should organize it, and she specifically mentioned that you should participate."
Xu Xiuwen smiled wryly and said nothing. Secretary Li was just giving him extra work for no reason.
However, he also knew that Secretary Li did this because she truly liked him and believed in his abilities.
Although this trust from Secretary Li made him feel a bit burdened, deep down, he was still happy.
Guan Congshan continued, "Secretary Li specifically appointed you partly because of your outstanding abilities, and she trusts you more. On the other hand... I heard someone recommended you to Secretary Li."
Xu Xiuwen: ???
Xu Xiuwen was stunned.
He originally thought it was because Secretary Li believed in him, but it turned out someone else was involved?
The first person Xu Xiuwen thought of was Li Jie. This guy could directly contact Secretary Li, and maybe he wanted to see him and the Management and Engineering Department make a fool of themselves.
But he immediately dismissed this idea. Secretary Li was aware of the conflict between him and Li Jie.
Li Jie shouldn't be that foolish. If he recommended him to Secretary Li, it would be too obvious since one is from their school and the other from Jiangling, having no direct connection.
Secretary Li might even hold it against him.
Next, he thought of Jiang Yin.
Jiang Yin was quite likely.
Xu Xiuwen thought, Senior Sister Jiang Yin, why did you recommend me to Secretary Li? Aren't you giving me trouble? If you hadn't recommended me, maybe Secretary Li wouldn't have thought of me. Now that you've recommended me, I can't even run away!
Xu Xiuwen asked, "Counselor, do you know who it is?"
Guan Congshan shook his head and replied with a smile, "I don't know that. Secretary Li wouldn't tell us. It doesn't matter anyway. What's important is that you must do a good job with the party."
"Alright, then I'll leave now, Counselor."
Xu Xiuwen turned and walked out of the office.
In the hallway outside the office, Dong Jun and Yang Baishan saw Xu Xiuwen coming out and immediately walked over to ask, "What did the counselor say to you?"
"Nothing much, just reminded me to put in some effort and make sure the party is well-organized."
Dong Jun, upon hearing this, said, "Both the counselor and Secretary Li have high hopes for you; you can't let them down."
Xu Xiuwen nodded and said, "I know, don't worry, class monitor."
After thinking for a moment, Xu Xiuwen asked, "Do you know who from the school's Literary and Arts Department will be helping our department with the welcome party?"
Before the others could respond, Xu Xiuwen muttered to himself, "You probably don't know. I'll call Jiang Yin and ask."
Having said that, Xu Xiuwen took out his phone, found Jiang Yin's number, and dialed it.
The call connected quickly.
Jiang Yin's familiar voice came through the speaker.
"What brings a call from Junior Brother Xuiwen today?"
The phone was on speaker mode, so Yang Baishan and Dong Jun also heard Jiang Yin's words.
Both were taken aback and exchanged glances, seeing envy in each other's eyes.
Xu Xiuwen truly deserved the title of Jiangling's campus heartthrob. Look at the tone in which Senior Jiang Yin, the head of the Literary and Arts Department, spoke to him—it was remarkable.
Xu Xiuwen didn't think much of it and said with a grin, "I missed you, senior sister, so I wanted to check in on you."
Jiang Yin wasn't so easily flattered and chuckled, "Come on, you never call unless there's something you need. What's up today?"
Xu Xiuwen, caught out, wasn't embarrassed.
He laughed and smoothly asked, "Senior sister, have you heard that Jiangling is holding a welcome party?"
Jiang Yin's voice immediately responded, "Yes, I've heard about it. Why?"
"I heard from the counselor that the school's Literary and Arts Department would be sending someone to help with the party. I wanted to know if it's you, senior sister. If you're the one coming to help, then I'm relieved. With you around, there's no party that can't be done well."
Jiang Yin received a flattering remark and laughed, "You wish. I have a lot of classes this semester, so I don't have much time to help you guys with the party."
"So, it's another senior then? Senior Sister Qian Yan or Senior Sister Zhong Zhu?"
Jiang Yin didn't answer, just laughed.
The soft laughter made Yang Baishan and Dong Jun feel a bit uneasy.
Xu Xiuwen, on the other hand, remained calm and didn't rush to ask further questions.
Jiang Yin chuckled for a while, then suddenly said, "I don't believe you didn't guess it already. Playing dumb here, brother Xiuwen, you're not being good."
As soon as she said that, Dong Jun and Yang Baishan gave Xu Xiuwen strange looks.
Even with Xu Xiuwen's thick skin, he felt a bit embarrassed.
He quickly said, "Senior sister, stop joking around. I'm serious. Isn't it the senior sisters who are coming to help?"
Jiang Yin responded with a hum, then said, "The senior sisters are all super busy. They don't have time to go to Jiangling to help. I've arranged for Cheng Lu to help out."
Just as he thought.
Xu Xiuwen had actually already guessed it might be Cheng Lu, but hearing Jiang Yin confirm it still surprised him.
Seeing that Xu Xiuwen didn't respond, Jiang Yin thought he was worried about Cheng Lu's capability and reassured him, "Don't worry, brother Xiuwen. Cheng Lu's planning skills are top-notch. She contributed a lot of good ideas for our school's event this time. She'll do a great job helping out in Jiangling."
Xu Xiuwen smiled wryly and explained, "Senior sister, it's not Cheng Lu's skills that I'm worried about. Never mind, forget it. Do you know where Cheng Lu is now?"