Qin Xue then said, "The day before yesterday, a student named Wang Qiang from the Department of Electrical Engineering had all his money stolen by a thief on the train, so he couldn't pay his tuition and fees normally. When our classmate Fang Bai saw this, he didn't hesitate at all and generously gave him four hundred yuan on the spot to help him through the difficult time. Many students witnessed it.
Perhaps a few hundred yuan is not much for Fang Bai, but the problem is that even if it was just a few yuan, no student on the spot stood up to help, lacking the courage.
This matter was reported to the department by Wang Gang, and the leaders of the Department of Electrical Engineering consulted our Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering leaders about Fang Bai's situation.
This matter attracted the attention and affirmation of both departments. Fang Bai was specially commended, and the Department of Electrical Engineering has already posted a commendation notice. Our Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering will also publicly commend him later, advocating for everyone to learn from Fang Bai's spirit of selfless help to others.
Whether it's strong support for others or a small help, it can have a positive impact. Commending him is not because Fang Bai gave a lot of money."
"Teacher Qin, that was a loan, not a generous gift. A few hundred yuan is a lot," Fang Bai wiped his forehead and smiled bitterly. "This is just a small matter. I think many classmates in our class have done good deeds, they just do it silently, and no one knows.
Besides, this has nothing to do with being a Class Monitor. I'm afraid I'll get lost in my studies and forget about serving the entire class, disappointing the teachers and students."
Qin Xue tapped the table: "Fang Bai, this matter was decided by the Department leaders. You are to be a role model. You will be the Class Monitor for one semester first.
Even when unsure if a stranger can repay, and there's a possibility of the money being lost, you still lend a large sum to a fellow student. That is a selfless spirit.
Your learning ability is very strong. You scored full marks in three subjects. Learning is really not difficult for you."
Because of these two incidents, the Department leaders asked her to thoroughly investigate Fang Bai's family background. Being a top scorer and having money, the Department leaders were very interested.
Qin Xue just called Fang Bai's alma mater to inquire about the situation, and the information she received shocked her greatly.
He broke a finger while working to start a business, his assets might have already reached nearly 100 million yuan, he donated 300,000 yuan to Oubei No. 1 Middle School, and it was even reported in the local newspaper. Many people in Wen City know about it.
On the phone, Principal Zhang spoke of Fang Bai with great admiration, praising him to the skies without exaggeration: low-key, high emotional intelligence, learning genius, business genius, articulate, good at dealing with people…
Frequently skipping classes but still doing well in exams indicates excellent learning talent. Qin Xue felt that Fang Bai took exams casually, just to get a degree and experience university life. Such a business genius could not engage in scientific research; he could only do business.
After Qin Xue reported to the Department leaders, they were equally shocked, especially praising her for discovering a talent and asking her to take good care of him. When the time was right, the university leaders would meet him and get to know him.
Qin Xue understood the Department leaders' meaning. Such a business talent, and one who donates so generously, let alone Jiao Tong University, which university wouldn't be scrambling to get him?
The Department leaders said that the University Youth League Committee was asking each department to recommend an outstanding freshman to give a speech as a freshman representative.
Every year, each department competes for this spot, as it represents the honor of a department.
Previously, the Department leaders felt unconfident, but after hearing about Fang Bai's deeds, the higher-ups would definitely choose Fang Bai as the freshman representative.
Inspirational entrepreneurship, top scorer in the college entrance examination, and generously donated 300,000 yuan to his alma mater!
As long as one meets two of these criteria, they are extremely outstanding students.
If Jiao Tong University misses such a student, it would be a serious loss. She believed the university leaders would surely understand.
Qin Xue did not plan to disclose Fang Bai's affairs to the students, nor did she want Fang Bai to know that she and the Department leaders were aware. She would just pretend not to know, so that he wouldn't think the department was after him for this reason.
Unless Fang Bai himself actively revealed his entrepreneurial ventures.
Qin Xue was very satisfied with her performance, feeling that she was quite suitable to be an actress.
In just this short observation, she found that Fang Bai was too good at feigning humility. Hmph, let's see how long he can keep it up.
In reality, Fang Bai wasn't pretending. He also wanted to quickly establish a relationship with the Department leaders and the counselor. Now that he was praised and recognized, it was good, saving him a lot of trouble.
Qin Xue saw Fang Bai's silence and asked again, "Fang Bai, being Class Monitor for one semester won't be too difficult for you, right? Haha."
When she laughed like that, the students in the classroom also started laughing.
"Fang Bai, just be the Class Monitor. If you don't do it, how can other classmates feel good about it?"
"Yes, I only recognize Fang Bai as Class Monitor. If any other classmate were Class Monitor, I really wouldn't be convinced."
"I also support Fang Bai as Class Monitor." Zhang Li now looked at Fang Bai, and the more she looked, the more pleasing he became. Not only was he handsome, but he was also more outstanding than many classmates.
"I also strongly support it. Fang Bai has no problem being Class Monitor. If he's busy, as a Class Committee member, I can share the burden," Lin Luochen said in support. "If there are any study-related issues I don't understand, I'll ask the Class Monitor for help."
The remaining two Class Committee members also supported him. Some students who wanted to be Class Monitor, seeing Fang Bai's unstoppable momentum, had no choice but to support him.
The student who least wanted to be Class Monitor ended up becoming one.
But it must be said, Fang Bai as Class Monitor was the most convincing.
"Thank you all for your support. I will do my best," Fang Bai stood up and replied.
Being Class Monitor is fine, anyway, it's just for one semester. There's no resisting it, just a bit of a surprise, and it's not without benefits.
There are four other Class Committee members below, so he can just delegate the work to them. It's just a matter of treating them to two more meals to get things done.
After he finished speaking and sat down, his classmates applauded him, and his roommates next to him congratulated him.
Next, Qin Xue settled the Class Committee matters, discussed distributing books and other items, and also the class fund. The class fund would be decided by Fang Bai, the Class Monitor, through a meeting.
After she finished her instructions, she left the classroom, leaving the rest to the Class Committee members.
The freshman representative position had not yet been finalized. If it was indeed Fang Bai, she would tell him then.
After seeing the counselor leave, Fang Bai had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the podium: "Classmates, according to the counselor's instructions, each dormitory should select a Dorm Leader as a liaison. After selection, just report to Li Kai. There are fewer people in the girls' dormitories, so I suggest that Zhang Li be responsible for serving as the Girls' Dorm Leader. We won't have two leaders for one group.
Any objections from the female classmates?"
After Fang Bai finished speaking, he asked the girls sitting in the front row.
"No objections, Class Monitor makes sense. Two leaders in one dormitory can easily lead to conflicts, haha," a female student said. Since Zhang Li was already a Class Committee member, if another girl became Dorm Leader, others might not be convinced, so it was better to just let Zhang Li do it.
Dorm Leader is not much, but it has some advantages in the overall evaluation.
"We also have no objections, Zhang Li is quite good."
The other girls had no objections, especially since the Class Monitor had already said so.
Fang Bai nodded and continued: "The class fund will mainly be used to purchase supplies for class activities and various class tools. It's hard to please everyone, so our five Class Committee members will discuss it first and notify everyone after the National Day holiday.
For now, I'll advance two hundred yuan from my side to purchase class supplies, such as basketballs, badminton rackets, and other activity items. The money will be managed and recorded by the Youth League Branch Secretary Li Kai, and the activity equipment will be managed and recorded by Wu Shengyang.
Li Kai, Wu Shengyang, are you two okay with being responsible for this?"
"No problem," Li Kai nodded.
"Absolutely, I've wanted to play basketball for a long time, but we didn't have a ball. If we had to wait until the class fees were collected, I don't know when that would be. Let's go buy a ball today," Wu Shengyang said cheerfully.
The classmates in the class who were eager to play also agreed with Fang Bai's approach. There were too few entertainment activities in this era. If they didn't get active and let off some steam, they would get restless.
The Class Monitor's act of advancing his own money instantly gained the support of the less affluent students.
Yang Tan observed Fang Bai arranging the class work, savoring it, and felt it was quite extraordinary.
He directly made Zhang Li the Dorm Leader, avoiding the awkward situation of having two leaders in a girls' dormitory, and directly put Zhang Li in his debt, securing one Class Committee member first.
Next, he arranged the most troublesome issue of the class fund. Even though he had money, he didn't make a direct decision but discussed it, but not with the whole class, as the financial situations of all students were different, and some might not be able to pay.
But Fang Bai simply didn't mention it, directly advancing money from himself first, allowing those less affluent students who might not be able to pay the class fees to temporarily breathe a sigh of relief. After all, earning money through part-time jobs also takes time, and the school's subsidies hadn't arrived yet.
This way, their class would collect class fees the fastest and could buy the activity supplies everyone wanted.
Then, by assigning tasks to Li Kai and Wu Shengyang, he secured three Class Committee members, and the remaining one was no longer an issue.
Yang Tan felt that if he were Class Monitor, he would probably make many mistakes in arranging work. Now that Fang Bai was Class Monitor, the counselor had indeed made the right choice. He had to admit it.
Alas, he not only had good academic performance but also was well-versed in dealing with people. Perhaps all children of wealthy people are like this.
"Next are the most important matters of classes and military training. We'll just follow the school's arrangements.
After military training, it will be almost National Day.
I'll help everyone find some part-time jobs. If you're interested, sign up with me first.
Of course, I'll find them first, and I can't guarantee that I'll definitely find them.
I'm done speaking. All Class Committee members, please come up and say a few words." Fang Bai said. Finding part-time jobs was too easy for him.
For example, renting a house and setting up a college entrance exam tutoring class could solve most students' part-time job problems.
Or selling things during the National Day could also earn money. If he was too lazy to bother, he could arrange for them to go to Sha County to help him clear trash and weeds on the land he bought, calling it an "outdoor activity," and they would even get paid. There would be plenty of work, it just depended on whether they were willing to do it.
As soon as Fang Bai finished talking about part-time jobs, all the boys in the class instantly erupted.
"The Class Monitor thinks of everything. Amazing."
"Wow, choosing Fang Bai as Class Monitor was indeed the right choice."
"The best Class Monitor, looking out for the students' interests."
They knew Fang Bai was rich and perhaps had connections in Shanghai to get these jobs.
Most students now lacked spending money. If it didn't delay their studies and they could earn some money to supplement their income, that would be wonderful.
Fang Bai's wealth had nothing to do with them. Envy was envy, but now, Fang Bai clearly understood everyone's pain points and was working hard to solve their problems.
Yang Tan, sitting below, felt that Fang Bai was too brilliant, instantly grasping the weaknesses of all his classmates.
Let alone him, probably no other classmate could solve the financial problems of the entire class.
But Fang Bai, being a wealthy person, if he promised and couldn't find work, he would probably still throw money at it to get it done, making him much more reliable than other students.
After Fang Bai came down, he directly took out two hundred yuan and handed it to the Youth League Branch Secretary Li Kai.
After receiving the money, Li Kai went up smilingly to make a statement: "The Class Monitor's arrangements are thoughtful. I hope all classmates will unite, help each other, and be less selfish, so that our class can become strong."
After Li Kai stepped down, the other Class Committee members also came to the stage to express their strong support for the Class Monitor.
At the end of the class meeting, Fang Bai asked the Class Committee members to stay for a while. He gave them his phone number, telling them to call him if they couldn't find him, and the call expenses would be on him.
The whole class already knew about his mobile phone, so there was no need to hide it.
"Class Monitor, if I call you for a private chat, whose phone bill will that be?" Zhang Li winked at him and asked with a smile.
Fang Bai said, "Of course it's your own. Don't spread my number around. I don't want to be bothered all the time. One number, one phone. I don't have money to change phones."
"Alright then, I won't spread it around anyway."
"Let's have lunch together at noon. My treat. We can talk about class matters too.
It's past eleven o'clock now. I'll move my books back to the dorm. Let's meet at Gate 3 at 11:40. No problem, right?" Fang Bai looked at his watch and suggested.
"Haha, if the Class Monitor wants to treat us, we must accompany him to the end." The four Class Committee members beamed with joy. They didn't hesitate to take advantage of the rich guy and quickly went to move their books.