11: Chapter 11 Chen Bing's Attention

"Xu Weidong!"

Yang Liqun squeezed out of the crowd and said, "You made it! I told you, you'd have no problem!"

"What about you? How did the Liaison Department go?"

"Passed the first round, second round is next Tuesday."

Yang Liqun grinned, "By the way, have you heard? There's some drama going on at the University Student Union office."

"What is it?"

Yang Liqun lowered his voice, "My girlfriend is in the University Student Union Publicity Department. She said that after the first round of office interviews, Vice Chairman Mao Yuxi went to see Minister Hao Yi personally and forced someone into the second-round list."

Xu Weidong felt a stir, "Who?"

"A girl named Zhang Yuyao. I heard... she's the cousin of Chairman Zhang Hongtu."

Yang Liqun curled his lip, "The list was already finalized. Once Mao Yuxi went, Minister Hao Yi crossed out a male student on the spot and added Zhang Yuyao."

"Who was crossed out?"

"Don't know, but he's pretty unlucky."

Yang Liqun patted his shoulder, "But you're safe. I heard Minister Hao Yi thinks highly of you."

Xu Weidong didn't speak; he looked at the names on the bulletin board.

Sure enough, wherever there are people, there is a jianghu, and university is no exception.

It seems this little jianghu of the University Student Union is deeper than it looks.

On the same afternoon that Xu Weidong saw the second-round list, another conversation was quietly taking place in the Administrative Building of the Civil Engineering University.

In the third-floor conference room, seven or eight people were sitting around an oval conference table.

President Chen Bing sat at the head of the table, with the Party Committee secretary, the executive vice president, and others on both sides.

In the guest seat, Minister of Education Yang Chengliu listened to President Chen Bing's work report with a smile.

"...In short, under the leadership of the school's Party Committee, all work this semester has had a good start."

President Chen Bing's report was clear, with detailed data, and he interspersed it with a few vivid examples from time to time.

Yang Chengliu nodded frequently, occasionally asking one or two questions.

The atmosphere in the conference room was harmonious, like any ordinary work inspection.

After the report, the group got up to tour the campus.

The Civil Engineering University was beautiful in autumn. Yang Chengliu walked in the front, with President Chen Bing accompanying him half a step behind.

"The campus environment is well maintained, and the students' spirits are good too. I just passed by the playground and saw quite a few students exercising."

President Chen Bing immediately replied, "We have always attached importance to sports work; after all, physical health is the capital of revolution."

The two walked to the front of the Mingde Building. Yang Chengliu stopped, looked at the celebrity statue in front of the building, and asked as if unintentionally, "By the way, among this year's freshmen, are there any particularly outstanding talents?"

President Chen Bing felt a tightening in his heart, but his smile remained unchanged, "There are quite a few outstanding freshmen."

"For example, Liu Zixuan from the School of Economics and Management is the top science student in Xishan Province. Lin Weiwei from the School of Architecture won the first prize in the National Middle School Student Art Exhibition..."

Yang Chengliu interrupted his speech and said, "I remember, there is a child from Hanzhong Province named Xu Weidong. He is in your School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, right?"

Here it comes!

President Chen Bing straightened his back slightly, "Yes, Xu Weidong had excellent college entrance examination scores, and his performance after enrollment has also been very outstanding."

"He served as a deputy platoon leader during military training, and he was also the freshman representative who gave the speech."

"Oh?"

Yang Chengliu seemed interested, "Does this child have any ideas about student work?"

"He does."

President Chen Bing weighed his words and said, "As far as I know, he is currently participating in the selection for the University Student Union. He is very motivated."

Yang Chengliu nodded and continued walking.

The group passed through a small garden and arrived in front of the library.

At this moment, Yang Chengliu sighed lightly.

"It's a good thing for young people to be motivated."

"But President Chen Bing, sometimes the school also needs to be proactive."

President Chen Bing held his breath; the words of the head of the education department carried a lot of weight.

"For a good child with a solid background like Xu Weidong, the school's training plan should be implemented early."

Yang Chengliu's voice was not high, and only President Chen Bing beside him could hear clearly.

"If you wait until other parties start paying attention, the school will fall behind."

"Don't you think?"

Fine sweat seeped out from President Chen Bing's back; he understood.

Yang Chengliu was reminding him, and also giving some kind of instruction.

"Minister is right. For excellent students like Xu Weidong, the school has actually studied a special training plan long ago."

The vice presidents following behind exchanged glances. When did the president "study" with them?

But they were all smart people, and at this moment, they all looked normal, as if such a thing really existed.

Yang Chengliu smiled with satisfaction, "That's good."

"If the school has initiative, our ministry will be at ease."

"After all, cultivating socialist builders and successors is our common responsibility."

"Yes, yes."

After the tour, Yang Chengliu's car drove away from the campus.

President Chen Bing returned to his office, closed the door, and sat on the sofa for a full ten minutes.

He took out his mobile phone, turned to a number, hesitated for a moment, and dialed it.

"Old Wang, it's me, President Chen Bing."

"I want to find out about something... Yes, it's about the situation of this year's freshman, Xu Weidong."

"Does your archives bureau have more detailed information about his family background?"

After hearing what was said on the other end of the phone, President Chen Bing's expression gradually became solemn.

"Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee? Xu Tianhua? ... Okay, I know."

"Consider this call never made."

This Xu Weidong, he is not simple.

Xu Tianhua!

This center of various power struggles, is he planning to bring the flames of war to their school now?

Regardless, one thing is clear.

This student, Xu Weidong, must be taken seriously.

President Chen Bing sat back behind his desk, opened his notebook, and began to draft a "Trial Scheme for Personalized Training of Excellent Undergraduate Students."

In the column for the first batch of pilot students, he solemnly wrote down the name Xu Weidong.

Meanwhile, in Dormitory 516 of Zijing Apartment, Xu Weidong was preparing materials for the second round.

He didn't know everything that had happened in the president's office, nor did he know that his name had already entered a certain "special list."

Yang Liqun was playing games, Zhang Xun was reciting English, and Sun Ming was reading professional books, all as usual.

The phone vibrated, it was a text message from Bai Bing.

"Heard you made it to the second round of the University Student Union office? Amazing! But that department is very deep, you need to be careful."

Xu Weidong replied, "Thanks for the reminder, Senior. I will be careful."

"If you have time, come to the Literature Club to sit for a while. It's purer here."

Xu Weidong turned off the desk lamp and lay down on the bed.

Is this Senior Bai too nice to him?

Born into a family like Xu Tianhua's, Xu Weidong had to first assume the worst about others.

Although others might not necessarily be bad, his status dictated that some kindness could not be easily accepted.

Don't look at how some second-generation kids are flashy; they are entirely relying on the older generation to frantically clean up their messes behind them.

Perhaps the goodwill Xu Weidong accepted inadvertently would require Xu Tianhua to pay a political price when he turned around.

With his father's personality, he wouldn't tell him these things, but as Xu Tianhua's son, Xu Weidong had to be sensible.