New Client in the President’s Office - Chapter 39

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Although when I was in school, I used to complain about the school every day.

I complained that the dorms were bad, the cafeteria was bad, everything was bad.

But now that graduation is approaching, I really feel reluctant to leave.

Graduating with a bachelor’s degree and not continuing with graduate studies marks the end of student life.

From now on, it’s just stepping into society and becoming a “social animal.”

The thing that Shen Yan can’t accept the most is that there will be no more winter or summer vacations in the future.

The weather has already become quite hot recently.

She dares not imagine going to work when it’s close to 40°C in City S, afraid that after a whole day in the sun, the seat of her electric bike will burn her skin when she gets off work.

“Why not become a teacher?”

Just as Shen Yan was reflecting, Feng Shanshan added sarcastically.

Shen Yan thought for a moment.

She imagined standing at the podium giving a lecture, with a group of students staring at her from below, and she shuddered.

“Forget it, I’m not worthy of having a winter or summer vacation.”

At this moment, a boy from their class, Mo Tian, who was standing beside them, suddenly interrupted, saying, “Teacher, winter and summer vacations are not the same for teachers and students.”

Shen Yan and Feng Shanshan both looked at him.

He had a look on his face that clearly said, “Come on, ask me why.”

Feng Shanshan cooperated with him, saying, “How so?”

Mo Tian replied with a serious expression, “After students get their vacation, teachers still have to grade papers, write reports, and when the semester starts, they also have to go back to school for preparation work.

There are a lot of things to do.

The combined winter and summer vacations might not even last two months, so it’s not as happy as you all think.”

Feng Shanshan’s expression changed to one of sudden understanding.

“Oh~”

She then turned around and was about to continue talking with Shen Yan.

Mo Tian, who was not satisfied with Feng Shanshan’s cold reaction, heard him say, “That’s it?”

Feng Shanshan looked at him again.

“What do you mean, that’s it?”

Mo Tian said, “If you don’t ask me why, how would you know?”

Feng Shanshan, though puzzled, still asked, “How would you know?”

Mo Tian chuckled.

“Of course, because I got into Kangcheng Middle School.”

Feng Shanshan, after hearing this, enthusiastically said, “Wow, that’s impressive.”

She then gave him a thumbs-up.

Mo Tian: …

He pushed his glasses up.

Why didn’t he feel that happy feeling after bragging?

Shen Yan felt that the situation was a bit awkward, so she casually said, “Are you going to teach Chinese?”

Mo Tian replied, “Yes, after school starts in September, I will teach 8th grade.”

By the way, the name Kangcheng Middle School sounded familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere.

When Feng Shanshan heard Mo Tian mention “after school starts in September,” she was a bit touched.

“Wow, if you start work in September, that means you still have two and a half months of summer vacation?!!”

Mo Tian: … Is this the point?

However, Feng Shanshan’s envious tone pleased him, and he proudly said, “Yes! It might not be two and a half months, but two months, the senior said the Education Bureau will have us go for training.”

At this point, Feng Shanshan was truly envious from the heart.

She wished she could have a summer vacation too.

Why didn’t she go to graduate school back then?

Shen Yan, feeling a little chilly, said, “Forget it, at least you haven’t received the internship notice yet.”

When Feng Shanshan heard Shen Yan say this, she felt a little more balanced in her heart.

“That’s true, compared to you, I’m still happy.”

Shen Yan: …

Indeed, comforting others works best when you use your own more miserable experiences.

While they were talking, the graduation photo for the major had already been taken, and it was their turn.

Under the leadership of the class president, they gradually walked toward the photo station.

They are majoring in Chinese Language and Literature, which is a typical “female-dominated” major.

In their class, there are almost thirty people, and the number of boys can be counted on one hand.

Even so, their class still has the highest number of boys compared to the other classes in their major.

But it doesn’t matter, their class also has a lot of tall girls, so it won’t affect their positions in the graduation photo.

Shen Yan herself is not particularly tall, but today she’s wearing a pair of dad shoes that can add five centimeters to her height.

As a result, she was placed in the last row, next to Feng Shanshan.

Shen Yan stood according to the position the class president assigned, and when she turned her head, she found that Mo Tian was on her left and Feng Shanshan on her right.

Isn’t this the same arrangement as when they were chatting just now?

Mo Tian saw Shen Yan standing beside him and unconsciously straightened his back, then turned his head, thinking that he was about the same height as Shen Yan.

He looked down at Shen Yan’s shoes and grumbled, “Old Shen, you’re cheating.”

Shen Yan: …

After they finished taking their major’s group photo, the class president arranged for a class photo.

Although they had been in school together for four years, they weren’t very close, and most of them didn’t even have each other’s contact information, but now that they were about to part ways, everyone felt a bit reluctant.

A few days ago, the class president suggested taking a class graduation photo at their own expense, and when the voting was done, everyone agreed.

Their class president was quite reliable, arranging for each of them to rent a student uniform.

Their class was small, so they took the photos.

The girl, who was quite thin, was really reliable and meticulous in everything she did.

The uniform she wore had two low ponytails, which were simply perfect for their major.

As Shen Yan watched the class president organize the photo shoot so methodically, she thought their class president was really impressive and would be perfect for working in a CEO’s office.

Shen Yan even imagined her handling work uniforms and planning events.

If she were the class president, she’d definitely be able to manage both tasks well without making mistakes.

She was startled by the idea that popped up in her mind.

She had only been in the class for a month, but how did she already start judging people based on whether they could get things done?

Shen Yan shook her head and quickly pushed these thoughts out of her mind.

When Shen Yan received her graduation gown and student uniform, she curiously asked,

“Why is the graduation gown still rented?”

Recently, Shen Yan had been so absorbed in work that she hadn’t paid much attention to the class activities.

If Feng Shanshan and the others voted on something, she would just vote along with them; if they asked for money, she would pay.

She didn’t realize until today that the graduation gown was rented.

Feng Shanshan replied, “What else would it be?”

Shen Yan said, “Shouldn’t the school provide them?”

Feng Shanshan replied, “The school is already a big benefactor for helping us install air conditioning in our second year, so let’s not ask for a graduation gown.”

Shen Yan thought for a moment and agreed.

Though she didn’t know why Feng Shanshan linked air conditioning with the graduation gown, if the school’s budget could only cover one thing, air conditioning was definitely the priority.

After all, it definitely shouldn’t be used to raise swans in the lake.

Shen Yan followed the main group around the campus, taking various photos in different poses.

If it weren’t for this photo shoot, Shen Yan wouldn’t have realized there were so many Instagram-worthy spots at their school.

Because it was graduation season, there were even lines at some popular photo spots.

She went from being excited at the beginning, eager to graduate, to feeling completely exhausted by the end, just wanting to get back to her dorm and rest.

When it was finally over, Sun Qiongsi remembered that she had promised to treat Shen Yan to a big meal and asked if they wanted to go out for dinner, but Shen Yan repeatedly declined.

She just wanted to lie down.

That evening, as she lay on her bed in the dorm, Shen Yan checked her step count: twenty thousand steps.

They had spent the entire afternoon taking photos, practically measuring their school with their feet.

After lying in bed for a day and night, Shen Yan finally felt a bit more energized.

On Wednesday night, while still lying in bed, happily scrolling through her phone, she received a message from Yu Xinnian.

When Shen Yan saw the message, she was a little dazed.

The last time she had chatted with Yu Xinnian on WeChat was when he sent her the location for A University’s gathering.

Shen Yan opened the message, and it startled her so much that she dropped her phone on the bed.

[Yu Xinnian: Old Shen, do you know that your assistant is coming to the school tomorrow for a lecture? Would you like to invite him to have dinner with us in the evening?]

[Yu Xinnian: Since Assistant Zhou is coming to A University, as juniors, we should show some hospitality, right?]

This… is this even Chinese anymore?

How could someone go out for a holiday and still have dinner with their company leaders?

No, wait, it’s not just having dinner together, it’s inviting the leader to dinner!

Suddenly, Shen Yan felt like maybe she had misunderstood the situation.

Yuxin Nian often asked her to have lunch together at noon, but it wasn’t because of he,r it was probably because of Zhou Xing sitting beside her, right!?

He’s really moving too fast, isn’t he?

No need for this.

No need.

For a moment, Shen Yan didn’t know how to respond to Yuxin Nian’s message.

She had been lying in bed the whole day, trying to coax herself into being willing to take a shower, but after reading this message, she quickly flipped over and got up, planning to take a shower first.

Calm down.