Chapter XI
More than a semester of university life had passed. In this half a year, Xiao Lin had grown a lot and gradually integrated into university life. He had never lost his passion for university. Even if he had encountered setbacks and unhappy things, it was still a harvest.
Time gave the wine a chance to ferment, and friendship was like wine. The longer the time passed, the purer it became. The friendship with Xu Zeng, Xie Wenhao, Zhao Yuanguang, and Zhao Ruixu also deepened.
Two days ago, Mother Xiao had called Xiao Lin to ask him how he was going to celebrate his birthday. Xiao Lin solemnly told Mother Xiao how he would go out with his friends to eat a big meal, sing karaoke, soak his feet, and make various plans for the entertainment city.
However, Xiao Lin did not tell Xu Zeng and the others that it was his birthday today, even though it was Xiao Lin's first birthday in university. Although the conflict between Xiao Lin and Wu Yi was resolved in a more reasonable way, it undoubtedly left a scar on Xiao Lin.
Even if it healed quickly, the scar was still there. It was like the time had ruthlessly carved a fine line on your face. No amount of skincare products could erase it. It was always there. Even if it was covered up, you still knew where it was. Xiao Lin only wanted to spend his 20th birthday alone, and today was just an ordinary day in the 365 days of the year.
In the morning, after listening class at the Institute of International Education, Xiao Lin was walking down the stairs with his roommates when he was stopped by Wang Haoyan, the stationmaster of the party member service station.
"Xiao Lin, come over for a moment." Wang Haoyan said to Xiao Lin as he stood in front of his office on the second floor.
Xiao Lin asked Yang Yu and the others to leave first." Brother Hao Yan, is there anything you need from me?”Xiao Lin walked over and asked.
"I just came out of the instructor's office. The teacher asked me about your recent situation. Are you free tonight? Let's have a good chat." Wang Haoyan said.
Ever since Wu Yi's incident, Station Chief Wang Haoyan had called Xiao Lin many times to ask him out. Xiao Lin had always said that he didn't have the time, but it was indeed not good to reject his senior in front of him today.
"I'm free tonight. Senior, what were you talking about?”Xiao Lin said.
"Eight o'clock in the evening at the Rococo West Restaurant. It won't take up too much of your time.”Wang Haoyan said.
On the way back to his dorm, Xiao Lin was guessing what Wang Haoyan was going to talk to him about. He should also make a decision about the party member service station.
Xiao Lin arrived at the second canteen ten minutes earlier. The wall on the third floor of the second canteen was decorated with the sign of Rococo Restaurant, and it was flashing with colorful lights.
This was Xiao Lin's first time at the Rococo Restaurant. He heard from his friends that the restaurant was founded by a few graduates of National Chung-Cheng University. Walking up the narrow stairs from the side door of the second canteen to the third floor, the Rococo West Restaurant was just around the corner.
There was a display menu at the entrance of the restaurant, and the glass door was a push-pull type. As soon as Xiao Lin walked in, a warm air current greeted him. The dim and gentle yellow lights created a romantic and intoxicating atmosphere, and classical music was playing in the restaurant. There was a long movable table in the middle of the dining room, and small tables were placed randomly around it.
There were strings of charming colored light bulbs hanging on the long table and cartoon-shaped decorations. There were small table lamps hanging above the small table, and the light was also dark yellow. There were private rooms on both sides of the hall. The windows were covered by curtains, and the curtains were painted with flamboyant patterns.
A bartender standing at the bar saw Xiao Lin enter and shouted to a waiter,""Xiao Ying, entertain this handsome man.”
The waitress smiled as she walked towards Xiao Lin and said eagerly,""Hello, welcome, handsome. How many of you are there?”
"I'm waiting for my friend to come over.”Xiao Lin said.
At this moment, two people who were playing table football turned to look at Xiao Lin. One of them was Wang Haoyan, who was waving at Xiao Lin.
"You can go do your work. You don't have to greet me. My friend is over there.”Xiao Lin walked through the hall and headed toward Wang Haoyan.
"Xiao Lin, let me introduce you to my old friend, Xu Xiao. He is the current executive chairman of the association.”Wang Haoyan said.
"Hello, Xiao. Nice to meet you.”As Xiao Lin spoke, he held Xu Xiao's outstretched right hand.
"You are Xiao Lin. Your station chief used to tell me about you. He said that you are a very capable and polite junior. Very good. I like to make friends with people like you.”Xu Xiao said," Hao Yan, you talk to Xiao Lin about your matters. I'll go to the private room to play mahjong with my friends."”Then, he left.
When Xu Xiao entered the room, Wang Haoyan and Xiao Lin sat down by the window. Wang Haoyan called the waiter over and ordered two cups of coffee.
"Xiao Lin, I know a little about what happened to you recently. I don't have any special purpose for asking you out tonight. I just want to know your true thoughts.”Wang Haoyan said.
"Brother Hao Yan, do you think I did something wrong with Wu Yi?" Xiao Lin asked.”
Wang Haoyan didn't say anything immediately. He took the coffee from the waiter, handed a cup to Xiao Lin, and placed a cup in front of himself.
"You're not entirely responsible for that matter. I have to bear a part of it too. Of course, Wu Yi will definitely bear the main responsibility, so I don't object to your actions.”
Xiao Lin was very grateful that Wang Haoyan could understand him." Thank you, Brother Haoyan.”
"No need to thank me. I haven't finished yet. Although I don't object, I can't agree either. Doing that would only show that you were not mature enough and lacked consideration. Think about it this way. Wu Yi did threaten you, but could he be as powerful as he said? I knew long ago that he was dissatisfied with me. Why didn't I pay attention to him?”
Wang Haoyan looked at Xiao Lin." Because I know that my future is more important. Imagine that night. If Wu Yi had really finished the bottle of white wine and not just vomited, it would have been so serious that he had a stomach puncture, vomited blood, and was hospitalized. What would you have done?”
Xiao Lin remained silent. He hadn't considered what Wang Haoyan had said.
"Xiao Lin, I think highly of you. In your batch, I think you have the most potential. I believe you know the consequences. It's not worth it for you. Because of this matter, the school expelled you from school. Even if it was a slightly lenient punishment, they would give you a disciplinary probation. Think about the price you paid for this, the time you wasted, and the youth you lost. Compared to venting your anger, do you think it's worth it? Obviously, it's not worth it." Wang Haoyan said patiently.
"Brother Hao Yan, I realized that I was too impulsive back then.”
"Xiao Lin, I'm not criticizing you because of that incident. I just hope that you can be more mature in the future and think more. Don't be easily controlled by your emotions, understand?”Wang Haoyan said.
Xiao Lin nodded." Yes, I won't do that in the future."”
"There's another reason why I asked you out tonight. I want to talk to you as a friend. Tell me about your plans at the party member service station in the future. I hope your decision has been made after careful consideration.”Wang Haoyan said.
"Brother Hao Yan, thank you for showing me so much love and confidence. I've thought about it for a long time and I've thought it through very clearly. I don't want to stay in the party station anymore. It's not because of anyone, Brother Hao Yan. I think the main purpose of a university club is to let each member learn something and learn how to communicate with others. However, the most important thing was to make them feel happy and happy inside. However, I can't find that kind of pure happiness in the party station anymore, even if Wu Yi isn't there anymore. I hope you can understand, Brother Hao Yan.”Xiao Lin said.
Wang Haoyan picked up his coffee and took a sip.""Alright, Xiao Lin, I believe that what you said just now was the true thoughts in your heart. I can understand you. Even if you no longer stay in the party station, as long as you still acknowledge me as your senior, you will always be my junior. Even though you have left the party station, you were once a member of the party station. In the future, if you develop well in other clubs and organizations, I hope you will not forget about the party station.”
"Brother Hao Yan, don't worry. As long as it's within my ability, I'll do my best.”
Wang Haoyan laughed." Haha, if you avoid me, you can only say that I, Wang Haoyan, have misjudged you. What a joke!"”
Xiao Lin could feel the weight of Wang Haoyan's words. How much of it was a joke and how much of it was true? Xiao Lin took a deep sip of his coffee and didn't say anything.
Wang Haoyan paused for a moment and saw the awkwardness on Xiao Lin's face. "Look, Xiao Lin, we're all talking about such a heavy topic tonight. Isn't today your birthday?”
"Thank you, Brother Haoyan, but I'm quite curious. How did you know?”Xiao Lin did not tell anyone that it was his birthday today. Even his brothers and roommates might not know.
"Don't be surprised. I found out from my QQ friend's birthday reminder. Happy birthday, coffee instead of wine, Cheers.”Wang Haoyan reached out his coffee cup and clinked it with Xiao Lin's." I have a gift for you tonight, and this gift belongs to you. No one else can take it."”Wang Haoyan deliberately kept her in suspense.
Xiao Lin was a little curious." As long as it's a gift from Brother Hao Yan, I like it."”
"This gift isn't purely material. It's more of a spiritual gift. Let's not talk about the gifts first. Let me ask you, after leaving the party website, have you joined any other student clubs?”Wang Haoyan asked.
Xiao Lin shook his head. At first, he thought that it would be good to just join a club, but he didn't expect that he would quit this only party website.
"Teacher Fu Junfeng, I think you should know him. Our school is the largest college in the National Chung-Cheng University, with the largest number of students and abundant resources. He wanted to do a pilot project in our college to establish an entrepreneur club. Teacher Fu Junfeng was appointed as the instructor of the club.”
"The club that is about to be established will have a lot of room for appreciation. Although it is still a blank space, it will take a lot of time and energy to operate. Sophomores and juniors can't do it. Sophomores are busy taking the English Major Level 4, and juniors are preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, civil service examination, or going abroad. Therefore, you can only choose from your freshmen. Teacher Fu asked me to help him choose a suitable candidate. I'm going to recommend you to him. You will be the chairman of this club. You will also need to recruit people for other positions. The entire club can only be established by yourself, but funding is not a problem. This is a very challenging job. I hope you will consider it carefully. Consider it my birthday present to you. Give me a call in a few days when you've thought it through. I'll bring you to see Teacher Fu Junfeng.”Wang Haoyan said.
Xiao Lin pondered as he listened to Wang Haoyan. An unknown domain was indeed very risky and challenging. However, once he succeeded, wouldn't he feel a great sense of accomplishment?
At this time, Xiao Lin's heart was already inclined to agree, but he did not directly express his position and immediately agreed. He also wanted to refer to the opinions of Xu Zeng and the others. Xiao Lin replied that he would consider it carefully. He thanked Wang Haoyan for his trust and would give him an answer in a few days.
When she was chatting with Wang Haoyan, her phone rang twice, but Xiao Lin rejected the call. After finishing their coffee, Xiao Lin and Wang Haoyan walked into the private room to watch Xu Xiao play mahjong. A girl stood up and gave up her seat to Wang Haoyan. Xiao Lin greeted them and left.
Walking out of the Rococo West Restaurant, Xiao Lin immediately called Xu Zeng back.
"Xiao Lin, hurry back to your dorm. We're having a lot of fun in your dorm.”Xu Zeng's voice was full of excitement." Kill them! Kill them! Alright, I won't say anything more. Come back quickly."”Before Xiao Lin could say "oh", Xu Zeng hung up the phone.
Before Xiao Lin reached the door, he heard Xu Zeng playing games and shouting. Xiao Lin walked up and knocked on the door." Brother Yu, open the door."”
The lights in the dormitory went out all of a sudden, and Xu Zeng's exaggerated voice came from the room." D * mn, why is there a blackout? I was just about to win the game."”Yang Yu hesitated for a moment before opening the door.
The soft light of the candles filled the entire dark bedroom. The small flames on the six candles danced. Under the candlelight, a large round cake was reflected. The top layer of the cake was covered with various fruit slices. There were mango slices, pineapple slices, dragon fruit slices, and cherries in a circle. In the middle of the room, there was a piece of milky white chocolate that read," Xiao Lin, you idiot! Find a partner as soon as possible!”There was a thick layer of black chocolate under the fruit.
"Happybirthdaytoyou, Happybirthdaytoyou, Xiao Lin, make a wish.”
Xiao Lin was moved by this scene. Seeing Xu Zeng, Zhao Yuanguang, Xie Wenhao, Zhao Ruixu, and a few other roommates 'happy faces, Xiao Lin was truly touched. This happiness came too suddenly.
Xie Wenhao and Xu Zeng pulled Xiao Lin to the chair in front of the candle and sat down. Xiao Lin closed his eyes and clasped his hands in front of his chest devoutly. He made a wish and opened his eyes after a few seconds."I've made my wish. I'm going to blow out the candles.”He took a deep breath and blew out all the candles. Yang Yu got up and turned on the lights.
"Xiao Lin, you brat, I called you twice but you didn't pick up. You made us brothers wait for you and got tied down by some girl. As compensation, share your wish with this bro.”Xu Zeng said.
"My wish is very simple. I hope that every time I celebrate my birthday, my brothers will be together.”Xiao Lin said," Ah Zeng, you acted too well just now. I really thought that it was a blackout in our dormitory.”
"Xiao Lin, don't forget what major Ah Zeng majored in. He's a radio and television director. I'm not joking. He's a director. This bit of acting is a piece of cake for him.”Zhao Ruixu said.
"Xiao Lin, before you cut the cake, let me explain.”Xie Wenhao said," This cake is of great significance. Ah Zeng and Yuanguang personally went to pick it this morning. Ruixu and I brought it back tonight. We must take a few photos first."”
After taking the photos, Xiao Lin handed them the sliced cakes one by one. Xiao Lin picked up his phone and dialed the number of the hostel's convenience store, asking them to send some snacks over.
"Hello, is this N518 convenience store? Please help me carry two boxes of beer and a Furong King to Room S204."”
After about five minutes, two boys knocked on the door and walked in. They placed beer, snacks, and cigarettes on the table. Xiao Lin paid and thanked them.
Xiao Lin opened all the beers and handed one bottle to everyone. He stood up and said,""I'm very grateful to all the brothers present today for coming to celebrate my birthday with me. I'm really touched. Two days ago, I lied to my mother about how I was going to celebrate my first birthday in university. I just wanted to spend the day quietly, but I didn't expect you to remember my birthday. I didn't say much thanks to my brothers. I dried this bottle to express my gratitude to my brothers.”After Xiao Lin finished speaking, he raised the bottle and gulped it down.
After Xiao Lin finished his drink, Zhao Yuanguang said," Xiao Lin, I think you're being too mean. No matter if you're happy or sad, we'll always be by your side, let alone on your birthday. You're treating our brothers like outsiders."”
"Yuanguang is right. Xiao Lin, you were going to be fined another bottle, but since it's your birthday today, remember to make it up to you in the future.”Xu Zeng said.
"Let's not talk about that. Let's toast Xiao Lin and wish him a happy birthday.”Everyone stood up and clinked their glasses.
After a while, Xu Zeng said,""I'm the only one here from the School of Communication. I've successfully infiltrated the internal structure of your International Education School. No matter what, it's fate for us brothers to be able to sit together.”
"Seriously, Xiao Lin, Wenhao, Yuanguang, and I all got to know each other through the service station for the members of the International Institute of Education. After all, there are dozens of male students in the first year of the party station, and only the few of us can be brothers.”Zhao Ruixu said.
"Ruixu, wait a moment." Xiao Lin interrupted," Speaking of the party station, there's something I want to tell you guys. It's for your reference." Tonight, I mentioned to Senior Wang Haoyan, the station master of our party website, that I wanted to quit the party website. He suggested that I start a new club myself, similar to the business school's KAK club. Unlike them, this new club covered a wider range. It was based on the entire National Chung-Cheng University and spread outside the school. The advantage of creating it was that it had the strong support of schools and colleges. Money and publicity were not a problem. The disadvantage was that the foundation was weak and the software facilities were not perfect. In other words, the manpower was thin and the organizational system was incomplete. What do you think?"
Xu Zeng listened to Xiao Lin and said,""Xiao Lin, from what you said just now, I think you're more inclined to build this club up, right?”
Xiao Lin felt that Xu Zeng knew him quite well, so he nodded and admitted it.
Xu Zeng continued," Based on my comprehensive analysis, regardless of whether this club is successful or not, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. "Even if you fail, you will only lose some time and energy. However, you will gain more and grow a lot. Therefore, I support you in continuing.”
Zhao Ruixu said," I agree with Ah Zeng's point of view. In addition, I'm also willing to become your first member. Then, I'll be one of the senior leaders in the future."”
Xie Wenhao and the others expressed their support for Xiao Lin's new club and promised to help Xiao Lin at any time. Xiao Lin was even more determined to make this business club a success.
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