Chapter 59: Youth is Just Selling Sweet Talk

**Chapter 59: Youth is Just Selling Sweet Talk**

In 2002, there weren't many college students with mobile phones, or else Jin Yangming wouldn't have tried so hard to show off. Today, Chen Hansheng had become such a "nasty young man," but surprisingly, it actually felt pretty good.

This kind of pretension came from another dimension, unrelated to position or qualifications, and Zuo Xiaoli couldn't even retort to a single word.

Another student union vice president, Mu Wenling, quickly mediated and told everyone to settle down and prepare for the meeting. As Zuo Xiaoli walked to his seat, he pulled out the white shirt that had been tucked into his pants and casually covered the pager at his waist.

"I've called everyone here today to discuss the preparations for the freshman party," said Vice President Hu Xiuping. "The freshman party is a long-standing tradition in the humanities and social sciences department, especially this year since it's the 50th anniversary of the school. There might even be leaders from the academic institution attending, so we must take this seriously."

Chen Hansheng didn't actually know it was the 50th anniversary of the school. No wonder the school had been increasing its green areas, fixing up the artificial mountain, and cleaning the artificial lake. It seemed that leaders from the education system might be coming to visit.

"Since it's the 50th anniversary of the school, the school must be organizing some celebratory events, right?" Chen Hansheng whispered to Qi Wei. "Do you think it might conflict with our freshman party?"

"It will definitely conflict. We might finish our freshman party at the student activity center, and right after that, the department's anniversary celebration might begin," Qi Wei replied with a sigh.

At this moment, Zuo Xiaoli suddenly said harshly, "What's going on with the external relations department? We're having a meeting up here, and you're having a small meeting downstairs. Do you have any sense of organizational discipline?"

Qi Wei was a calm and steady university student, and people like her generally had their own ideas. She pursed her lips and stood up. "I just discussed a matter with Vice Minister Chen. The department will definitely have celebratory activities for the 50th anniversary. Won't this conflict with the freshman party?"

"Are you suggesting we cancel this year's freshman party?" Hu Xiuping asked, a bit annoyed.

Qi Wei shook her head. "I think this year's freshman party should be simpler. We shouldn't waste too much time because the celebration might require our help."

The three vice presidents exchanged looks, each with their own thoughts. Mu Wenling agreed with Qi Wei's opinion, Hu Xiuping thought it was best to maintain the original standard, and Zuo Xiaoli glanced at Chen Hansheng, who seemed indifferent as he fiddled with his phone.

Zuo Xiaoli sneered. "I don't think it should be simplified; we need to raise the standards. If we do it sloppily, what will the department leaders think of our department?"

Qi Wei silently shook her head. Zuo Xiaoli was settling personal scores. His light remark about "raising standards" would end up burdening the external relations department, and they would have to beg for sponsorship again.

She glanced at Chen Hansheng, hoping he might stand up and refute Zuo Xiaoli, but he seemed oblivious to her signal.

In fact, Chen Hansheng had already noticed, but he had his own considerations. Since starting his entrepreneurial projects, he was no longer just a regular college student.

Hu Xiuping had been hesitating, but when he heard Zuo Xiaoli's support, he immediately said, "Even if the standards can't be raised, they shouldn't be lowered. Let's now allocate the responsibilities for each department. The external relations department will mainly be in charge of soliciting sponsorship..."

Chen Hansheng didn't pay much attention to the rest of the meeting. The external relations department's final task was to secure 3500 yuan in sponsorship, and it had to be real money, not like Zhou Xiao's 200 yuan for a banner plus 300 yuan in coupons.

After the meeting, Qi Wei asked Chen Hansheng, "The external relations department has finished recruiting new staff. Do you want to meet them?"

Although Chen Hansheng was the vice minister, Qi Wei didn't ask him to help with the interviews, and he didn't mind. Shrugging, he said, "It's fine to meet them."

The external relations department was usually the largest department in the student union. This year, there were 11 people, including the minister and two vice ministers, three sophomores, and five freshmen.

They had heard of Chen Hansheng but had never met him. It wasn't hard to figure out who he was, though, since he was the only guy in the activity room reclining in his chair, smoking.

"Minister Chen, these are all the members of our external relations department," Qi Wei introduced.

Chen Hansheng nodded in greeting. His image matched his reputation, and he didn't even bother to put out the cigarette while greeting them.

Qi Wei then got down to business: "The task given to our external relations department by the student union is to secure 3500 yuan in sponsorship. I'm in charge of 1500 yuan, and the two vice ministers each take 1000 yuan. The others will assist as needed. Any objections?"

Yao Qingguo grimaced, "Even if we have objections, there's nothing we can do. That's just the fate of the external relations department."

Qi Wei ignored Yao Qingguo's complaints and turned to Chen Hansheng. "Minister Chen, what about you?"

Chen Hansheng lazily blew out a smoke ring. "3500 yuan? I can handle it alone."

Yao Qingguo's mouth twitched. He had originally wanted to call Chen Hansheng's words "bragging," but after witnessing his methods of getting money, he kept quiet.

Qi Wei nodded. She had a similar feeling. Although she wasn't sure she could manage her 1500 yuan task, she had an inexplicable confidence in Chen Hansheng. This was likely the reason she had pushed so hard for him to become the vice minister of the external relations department.

"Let's now assign assistants to each vice minister or myself. It'll be based on volunteers," Qi Wei said, regaining her composure.

To her surprise, aside from the two sophomores who chose to work with Yao Qingguo and one with Qi Wei, all five freshmen wanted to work with Chen Hansheng.

Chen Hansheng was a bit surprised. He had expected to be left alone.

In the end, one freshman hesitated and chose Qi Wei, so Chen Hansheng's team had four freshmen: two boys and two girls.

After Qi Wei finished assigning the roles, she didn't linger. She reminded everyone to complete their tasks on time and then dismissed the meeting.

"Minister Chen, should we go ask the businesses for the money tomorrow?" asked a girl named Nie Xiaoyu.

"Tomorrow?" Chen Hansheng had other plans. He waved his hand, "Tomorrow's a weekend, so sleep, go online, date... Do whatever you normally do. If you have any issues, we'll talk about them on Monday."

The freshmen exchanged glances. But since Vice Minister Chen had decided, they didn't dare to say anything.

...

On the way back to his dorm, Chen Hansheng took out his phone and called his mom.

"Hello, who's this?"

Liang Meijuan's voice came through the phone.

"It's your son. I just bought a new phone. The number is 133XXXXXXX. From now on, call me on this number if you need anything."

Liang Meijuan immediately became anxious. "How much did the phone cost? Where did you get the money for it? What have you been doing lately?"

Faced with her barrage of questions, Chen Hansheng pouted, held the phone further from his ear, and shouted, "Hey, Mom, can you hear me? Hey, the signal's bad. I'll hang up now..."

"Beep, beep, beep..."

Liang Meijuan was left staring blankly at the busy signal.

Chen Zhaojun, who had been washing dishes, noticed the noise and walked over to ask, "Who was that on the phone?"

"That troublemaker of a son. He said he bought a new phone but didn't explain where the money came from, and then he hung up on me."

Liang Meijuan was growing more worried. She slapped her thigh, "I can't stand it, I feel so uneasy. We have to go to Jianye to check on him."

Chen Zhaojun was also a bit uneasy. Phones cost thousands now, and they were still using little LingTong phones while their son had already upgraded.

"Although Hansheng's wild, he's a good kid. He shouldn't be doing anything illegal," Chen Zhaojun said slowly, analyzing the situation. However, seeing Liang Meijuan's displeased expression, he quickly changed his mind. "But I agree we should go check on him. We don't have to rush though. We can plan for a trip and take a few days off to visit Jianye."

Liang Meijuan thought the idea sounded good. It would be better than rushing around.

Unaware that his parents were already planning an undercover visit, Chen Hansheng leisurely called Shen Youchu.

"This is my new phone number, 133XXXXXXX. Call me on this number from now on."

"Wait, wait, I need to get some paper," Shen Youchu said, before running off.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Chen Hansheng impatiently urged.

"Oh, oh, just a second," Shen Youchu replied.

After a while