Chapter 136 How could it be possible that only one party paid?

Don’t worry, we’ve got the extra 10,000 yuan from the chorus competition, and this time, the ballroom dance competition hosted by our college will definitely be the icing on the cake,” said Fu Ting, vice president of the School of Management Student Union, confidently.

At this time, the main cadres of the Student Union gathered together to discuss important matters regarding the next ballroom dance competition.

At this moment, the Minister of Life hesitated for a moment and whispered, “But how can there be a surplus? Besides, based on past experience, don’t activities like choirs always run out of funds?”

At this moment, the head of the Arts Department spoke up, “This year’s freshman, I think his name is Li Xu. Not only did he not spend the money the student union gave him, he even got a clothing manufacturer to sponsor him a large sum of money in return. A lot of people know about this.”

Several cadres talked about what they had heard, and thus the complete version of the incident was roughly pieced together.

While everyone was marveling at the ability of the freshman named Li Xu, their minds also became a little subtle.

I have to say that it is admirable that this thing can be done so beautifully at zero cost or even at no cost.

But then again, since the funds allocated by the student union have not been used, the student union is indeed entitled to get them back.

But the students sitting here are all very smart, and they also know that if they were in the situation, they would definitely not be willing to honestly return the funds to the student union.

Fortunately, there are institutional constraints, and it is unlikely that Li Xu will blatantly embezzle the money.

Fu Ting smiled slightly and said, “Don’t worry, he’s just a freshman. Although he does have some business acumen, we’re not asking him to return the money for selfish reasons. He will definitely cooperate with us.”

At this moment, the Minister of Propaganda asked curiously: “But what if he really doesn’t return the money?”

Fu Ting frowned, snorted, and said, “That’s not up to him. This money belongs to the student union, and everything must be done according to the rules. Don’t worry, I’ll handle this matter myself!”

Before class in the afternoon, Li Xu received a notice from the Student Union asking him to attend a meeting.

Li Xu found it a little funny. After all, he was not a class committee member, nor was he a cadre of the student union. It went without saying that they asked him to hold this meeting because of the money.

Li Xu called Shen Mobai and asked him if he had placed the order.

Shen Mobai said that all orders have been placed.

Li Xu quickly reminded him to lock his Taobao account password to prevent the student union from forcing him to return the goods.

After finishing all these things, Li Xu calmly went to the classroom designated by the college student union for a meeting in the afternoon.

When Li Xu arrived at the classroom, the student union members had been waiting inside for a long time, but there were not many of them, only three.

One of the girls, who looked very strong at first glance, smiled insincerely and said, “Junior Li Xu, please come in quickly.”

Li Xu heard the other party emphasize the word “junior” and understood that the other party was reminding him of his identity.

He felt a little disdainful. The student union was such a small place, and it was a waste of the school’s reputation for going through so much trouble.

Li Xu sat down and said, “Hello, what can I do for you?”

Fu Ting didn’t keep the secret any longer. After gathering her thoughts, she spoke directly, “I’ve already told Shen Mobai from your class about this. You have a surplus of over 10,000 yuan in the choir’s funds…”

Before Fu Ting could finish her words, Li Xu interrupted her, shook his head and said, “Who said that? The money is all gone.”

Fu Ting choked up mid-sentence. She froze for a moment, then asked in disbelief, “Spend it all? How is that possible? Don’t you still have over 10,000 yuan left?”

Then she frowned and said, “Don’t lie to me. Don’t forget that we monitor the entire process of your fund use.”

Li Xu shrugged and said, “It’s really all used up.”

The students looked at each other, and the smile on Fu Ting’s face completely disappeared. She asked, “When did it run out?”

Li Xu replied calmly, “Yesterday.”

Fu Ting suddenly became dissatisfied and stared at Li Xu, asking, “Yesterday? The competition was already over yesterday. Where did you spend the money?”

Li Xu smiled, not caring about the other person’s gaze, and said calmly: “Oh, the thing is, we used this money to buy a souvenir for each student participating in the choir.”

“Souvenirs?” Fu Ting’s voice suddenly rose an octave. She slammed the table, stood up abruptly, and glared at Li Xu. “Who gave you the right to do this?”

Li Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, staring fearlessly at Fu Ting, secretly disdainful: “A little girl has such great authority.”

But he didn’t lose his composure. Instead, he slowly replied, “Senior Fu Ting, right? What is the purpose of this funding for us?”

Li Xu’s fearless attitude made Fu Ting slightly stunned.

Before she could answer, Li Xu said calmly, “If I remember correctly, the funds are earmarked for their intended purpose. As long as this money is spent on the choir competition, it’s reasonable. To encourage the students to participate in rehearsals seriously, we promised in advance that we would buy souvenirs for the students. Is there any problem?”

Fu Ting was speechless after being asked by Li Xu.

At the same time, the two student union cadres looked at each other in confusion.

Fu Ting felt her authority was being insulted, and she raised her voice again, “Who said you can only use this money to buy clothes?”

Li Xu laughed, too lazy to argue with the other party, and stood up and said, “The money has been spent.”

Fu Ting then asked, “Do you know how serious the consequences of this are? Can you afford it?”

If it were an ordinary person, they might really be intimidated by Fu Ting. Li Xu said nonchalantly: “Okay, senior sister, just deal with me according to the relevant procedures. If there is nothing else, I will leave first.”

Fu Ting was so angry at Li Xu that she was shaking all over. After Li Xu left, Fu Ting became more and more angry. She asked the student leader next to her, “Why does he dare to be so arrogant? This matter is not over yet.”

On the same day, Fu Ting went to find a teacher at the college, wrote a report on Li Xu’s “crimes”, and suggested that Li Xu be punished.

At the same time, Li Xu was having a celebratory banquet with several cadres who had made outstanding contributions to the choir.

As the deputy director of the Arts and Literature Department of the Student Union, Zhang Xueqin briefly told Li Xu and the others the news she had heard. Everyone was a little worried and was really afraid that Li Xu would really be punished.

Li Xu smiled slightly and said confidently, “There’s no need to worry. This is not a big deal.”

He picked up the beer in front of him and drank it all.

The student union is like this. People always feel that a student union has great authority. Offending the student union is like offending the heaven. We must grasp the core contradiction of things. When dealing with a student, only the college has a say. The student union is nothing in front of the real administrative power. And the more than 10,000 yuan of funds did not go into someone’s pocket. This is the bottom line. Above this bottom line, it doesn’t matter how you spend it, whether you buy clothes or souvenirs, or even organize everyone to travel. What matters is the result, and the result is that the School of Management is the champion, which is enough. Such a simple truth can be seen through by most people in society. Unfortunately, even in top universities like Peking University and Tsinghua University, students are still students. The rules of the social game cannot be seen through.

Sure enough, a few days later, this incident was like a stone thrown into the sea, without causing any waves.

It was impossible to refund the money. After the souvenirs arrived, there was another wave of cheers. At this time, the students who had not signed up for the choir competition before felt a little regretful. It was not because everyone valued the souvenirs, which were not of very high value, but because their experience this time was so meaningful.

Some people are born to be leaders. After this incident, counselor Luo Xin gave Li Xu such a pertinent evaluation.

……

The freshman chorus competition was the first and last major event that Li Xu participated in this academic year.

After the choir competition, it was already the end of November, and the days that followed became somewhat monotonous. Li Xu’s life was filled with studying. Facts have proven that when you have a goal and direction, even something as inhumane as studying can be enjoyed.

It is painful when learning, but the endorphins released in the brain the moment after learning will give people endless motivation to face the next round of learning.

After the final exams, two pieces of heavy news came.

The news was that Tang Qiaoning’s startup had failed. As a freshman, Li Xu had expected Tang Qiaoning’s failure. Although Tang Qiaoning had a good sales talent, entrepreneurship was not the same as sales; it was a more complex and systematic matter.

But the good news is that Tang Qiaoning has learned her lesson. At least she has become more awed by entrepreneurship. At the same time, she can also feel more intuitively how powerful the previous generation was who laid the foundation for that business.

Li Xu thought that after this failure, Tang Qiaoning’s relationship with her father would improve. However, unexpectedly, Tang Qiaoning said viciously, “I don’t have the talent for entrepreneurship. From now on, I will be your salesperson and help you kill him!”

Li Xu coughed and said, “That’s not true. Your father and I won’t become business competitors.”

After hearing what Li Xu said, Tang Qiaoning actually showed some regret.

In addition, another heavy news is that Chen Feiyang also failed in his business venture.

He quickly squandered the money his father gave him to buy a car, and the even more depressing news was that Chen Feiyang did not realize that he was not cut out for entrepreneurship because of this failure. Instead, he said that it must be because of insufficient start-up capital and his project had not reached a certain scale that he failed.

Li Xu could only express his admiration for this.

During the winter vacation, many classmates took the opportunity to go abroad for exchanges. Li Xu was not interested in this, so he decided to drive home from the capital.

But such a long journey, traveling alone for more than a thousand kilometers, is bound to be a bit boring, so Li Xu wanted to find a partner.

The first person he thought of was Chen Feiyang, but he didn’t expect that this guy actually rejected him and said that he wanted to go to Maldives for vacation with his girlfriend.

Tang Qiaoning had said a few days ago that she wanted to go back to the United States to see her mother during the holidays, so Li Xu was not considering it.

The only person left was An Duoduo. For such a thing, it would be better to invite her in person to show more sincerity. Li Xu called An Duoduo and invited her to dinner.

There have been many invitations like this, and An Duoduo agreed naturally.

During the meal, Li Xu casually talked about this matter and said, “I plan to drive back to Jinchuan City from the capital.”

An Duoduo was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously, “That’s quite far, right?”

Li Xu nodded and said, “It’s quite far, about 1,700 to 1,800 kilometers.”

An Duoduo thought for a moment and smiled, “You’re really amazing, but it must be fun to do it from such a long distance, right?”

Li Xu was a little dissatisfied because he did not hear An Duoduo express her willingness to say “Then I’ll go with you”.

After thinking about it, Li Xu hinted, “Yes, it’s quite far, so it would be more interesting if we had a companion.”

An Duoduo’s eyes flickered, she smiled but just nodded and uttered one word: “Yeah.”

Li Xu blinked and lowered his head to eat. The two of them had no new topics to bring up for the time being, and An Duoduo also ate quietly by herself.

Li Xu raised his head and glanced at An Duoduo secretly. She still didn’t seem to want to say anything. For a moment, Li Xu felt a little annoyed.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, “By the way, do you have anything to say?”

An Duoduo raised her head, looked at Li Xu innocently and said, “What’s the matter?”

Li Xu lowered his head and stirred the food in the bowl: “I mean, come drive back with me.”

“Just the two of us?”

There was no emotion in An Duoduo’s tone.

Li Xu looked at her strangely and said, “What else?”

An Duoduo suddenly smiled, with a hint of amusement in her smile, and said, “This isn’t a good idea.”

Li Xu was stunned for a moment, followed by half a second of silence. After the silence, Li Xu nodded: “That’s true. After all, there are quite a lot of boys chasing you. It’s a bit inconvenient. Let’s just forget it.”

Ando immediately shook her head and said, “Just kidding. Just call me when you leave tomorrow and pick me up.”

Long-distance driving would be much better with a companion. This AMG is a flat-sport performance car and is not suitable for long-distance self-driving, so Li Xu did not plan to drive a long distance in one breath.

He planned to drive back home in a week, spending only four hours on the road every day, most of which was on the highway, so driving was not that tiring.

We traveled during the day, and every time we arrived in a new city, it was often just after lunch time. I would spend the whole afternoon wandering around with An Duoduo, experiencing the local customs and culture, which was quite interesting.

Li Xu would book hotel rooms in advance, two rooms every day.

However, even Li Xu only felt the journey was fresh and interesting during the first three days. The second half of the journey was already a bit boring.

Fortunately, there is An Duoduo, who maintains plenty of energy to tell him those old jokes.

One day, the car was driving on the highway with few cars on the road. An Duoduo looked at the scenery ahead and suddenly asked, “Li Xu, have you ever been in love?”

Li Xu was stunned for a moment. If the last time was counted, he had dated before, but if the previous life was not counted, he was still a pure and innocent boy.

Li Xu shook his head: “No.”

An Duoduo said: “I don’t have one either. Li Xu, how do couples get along with each other?”

Li Xu was stunned again. He subconsciously recalled the scenes of his time with Xu Zhiqing in his previous life. He smiled dumbly and said, “It was probably about going to the mall together and going to Western restaurants together. The girls tried on clothes and ate Western food in very elegant postures, and the boys paid in an equally handsome manner, right?”

An Duoduo was stunned by Li Xu’s words, then her mouth twitched slightly and she laughed, “Is this how you understand how couples get along?”

Li Xu remained noncommittal and asked, “Then what do you think it is like?”

An Duoduo thought about it carefully and said, “It should be learning something new together, working towards a common goal together, traveling together, and telling each other funny jokes.”

Li Xu blinked and silently turned his head to look at An Duoduo.

An Duoduo asked calmly, “What’s wrong? Is there something wrong?”

Li Xu’s expression was a little strange, “That’s definitely not right.”

An Duoduo said earnestly, “What I said is definitely right. The kind of relationship you described is wrong. How can it be possible for only one party in a couple to give?”

A hint of surprise flashed across Li Xu’s eyes, and then he nodded and said nonchalantly, “Maybe.”

(End of this chapter)