It was several days later when Yang Xia received the news, and she would not have checked QQ if it was not necessary. Her department had a policy that if one's grades in the first three years of undergraduate studies ranked above 60% of the grade and did not fail more than two courses, there was a high probability that one would be admitted directly to Tsinghua University as a master's student without having to take the postgraduate entrance examination. This was a special policy for students from other schools that made students from the university jealous, but because of this, there was an equally fierce competition to get ahead.
So Yang Xia basically leads a busy life running around in different classrooms of different subjects in various teaching buildings, and studies in the library in the evening.
Several people called to confirm this matter with her, including a former friend from No. 10 Middle School. Luo Xi also came to tell her, and Yang Xia also said that she knew about it.
When she returned to the dormitory that night, she actually kept in touch with Cheng Ran, but they both had their own things to do in their respective schools, so the contact was not frequent. They just exchanged normal greetings, or sometimes when they were in a good mood, they would call each other and chat.
Actually, the last time the two spoke was a week ago. After holding the phone for a while, Yang Xia sent a text message: Are you busy
Cheng Ran came back after a while: In the dormitory.
Me too, can I give you a call
Not long after, Cheng Ran called first.
"how are things?"
"Go to class, study on your own, and digest the progress of the teacher who often covers 50 or 100 pages of textbooks in one class."
"You're under a lot of pressure. Are you paying attention to your cervical spine? Don't sit for a long time."
"Ah... I've been so busy lately that I forgot to exercise."
"So, taking care of your health is the first priority."
"How are you? Have you participated in any associations or campus activities since the start of the school year?"
"Uh... I don't know much about this. I went there with a friend last time."
"So, it's true that college is for studying, but necessary socializing and proper leisure are also indispensable."
Cheng Ran laughed, "It's still the mother-in-law who's talking. She will definitely not suffer any loss and fight back. So what activities do you have?"
"Yes, I participated in the speech contest, the drama team's screenwriting group, and also signed up for a professional field competition that may be held in the United States next year. Hum... How about it, you can't mention me..."
"Great! You also act in a play. What is the play about?"
"Ah... let me think about it," Yang Xia laughed on the other end of the phone, "Grimm's Fairy Tales."
"Grimm's Fairy Tales... Could it be a dark version?"
"Dark version, what is that... the original version? I haven't seen it, but I heard it reflects the morality and views of good and evil in the 19th century."
Of course, there were no violent run-on sentences these days. So after hearing Yang Xia's serious answer, Cheng Ran changed the subject, "Uh, which Grimm's fairy tale?"
"Sleeping Beauty in the Woods?"
"So you're playing the woods?"
"Sleeping Beauty! Sleeping Beauty! I play that." Her complaints came from the microphone.
"Is that the Sleeping Beauty who was lying in the castle and was woken up by a kiss from a second-rate prince who happened to walk through a trap?"
"It was Sleeping Beauty who bravely fought against the curse cast by the witch and was finally rescued by a brave warrior who overcame all obstacles."
"There are scenes that are not suitable for children. Who is the lucky one?" Cheng Ran touched his chin.
Yang Xia said calmly, "Cheng Ran, who is the lucky one... does it have anything to do with you?"
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"Well… "
The topic changed again with Yang Xia's faint smile, and the two talked about other things. The conversation ended in peace.
Just as I hung up the phone, a text message came in a little while later, "It's Chekhov's adapted play The Man in a Shell. How could it be Sleeping Beauty? Don't think about it. How naive!"
Looking at the text message from Cheng Ran that said "You are the one who is childish, okay?", she put away her phone, smiled, and did not reply.
At this time, the computer screen in front of her was on. She logged into her QQ account and a friend chatted with her privately on QQ. It was the friend who had called her before. She clicked on the alumni association group chat and found that there were many messages about Cheng Ran from the University of Science and Technology. Yang Xia had joined the Tenth Middle School Alumni Association before, but unlike some of the active members in it, she didn't talk much. Overall, she looked at some of the people who made sarcastic remarks. Generally speaking, if he was famous and not short of money, he would definitely not be short of women...
If this kind of words were spoken, Cheng Ran's impression in many people's minds might be distorted. And it was still unknown how it would be spread.
She tapped on the keyboard, typed a message and sent it up.
"As a friend of Cheng Ran, some people have been asking me about this these days, but in my opinion, this is unnecessary. I'd better come up and say this. I advise people like this not to have dinner with the opposite sex in the future, let alone have contact with them. Even looking at them should be done with trembling and caution. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you might make an appointment with one person today, two people tomorrow, and so on and so forth... It's obvious that this is just an exaggerated rumor spread by a bored person."
Not long after Yang Xia published this statement, another statement that seemed to be a response was typed out.
"Well, rumors stop at the wise."
All the alumni of Cheng Ran's class were silent in front of the Q group chat.
Because the speaker of this post from the dolphin avatar is nicknamed... "Ginger Spring".
What is this
Can the two swords join forces to wipe out the evil
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The Zhang Jing incident was just a small disturbance. In the past, students who encountered such things might have suffered some kind of cold violence under the rumors, become sensitive, or even shrink and avoid Cheng Ran. They might have distanced themselves from him and pretended not to know him when they met in the future.
The fact that she didn't do so was something Cheng Ran appreciated. She faced the public opinion head-on, spoke frankly, and helped Cheng Ran suppress the matter. She was aboveboard, not dodging or fearing, and didn't indulge the public's bad habit of speculating and suspecting.
"Because there might be such suspicion, I don't associate with others. Because others think you are not good enough, I don't do this. If everyone is so eager for others' evaluation, and if others see you as innocent, and even suspicion, then there is no need to do anything."
This is what Zhang Jing said to Cheng Ran after slamming the table. She looked like the heroic future leader of the Student Union.
Cheng Ran felt that the position of president of the University of Science and Technology Student Union might be hers sooner or later.
Of course, Cheng Ran didn't know if he had any impression of Zhang Jing's later path in his previous life. Because that was basically a different world from his previous life. For him, there wasn't much to do in college besides working and studying. So these experiences in this life were very special, and he could feel the atmosphere of college that he had never experienced before.
A girl who dares to break the rules, has a certain courage, and also has a certain family background. This is what Cheng Ran thinks of Zhang Jing.
Of course, after gradually figuring out those situations in the academic and administrative upper echelons of USTC that I had not focused on in my previous life, it became clear that the Guoxin incident, a time bomb with great destructive power, had been planted in USTC.
The important thing is what he should do next. His roots are in HKUST, so he has to start from HKUST, but his foundation in HKUST is still shallow.
Since the foundation is still shallow, we need to gain a certain degree of voice.
Now, he does not have enough say. He thought about it and decided to arrange the time for Li Mingshi to go to Nanzhou. At the same time, the fifth volume of Dragon Slaying Technique tells us that we must mobilize the power of the people.
But what is the power of the masses
Cheng Ran looked around USTC in the night. The brightly lit dormitory cubicles and the shadowy buildings looked like giants.
These are the masses.