347: I became the class monitor.

A total of eight people volunteered, and with Lin Zifeng, who was recommended by Yang Zhongqiang, there were nine candidates competing for class Cadre positions.

Li Jiaqiang wrote the names of the nine people on the blackboard before smiling and saying, "Fellow students, we will now hold a vote to elect our class Cadres. We will select three class Cadres from these nine students."

"The student with the most votes will be our class monitor, and the second and third place students will be our class's Vice Class Monitors."

After the election, thanks to the support of Yang Zhongqiang and others, Lin Zifeng received the highest number of votes and became the class monitor of class three.

Wang Li and another student, Jiang Shuhua, became Vice Class Monitors.

Jiang Shuhua was the Deputy Director of the Safety Supervision Department of the Ministry of Railways and was also a deputy department level Cadre.

After the class meeting ended, Li Jiaqiang called the three of them over and gave them some simple instructions, telling them that as class Cadres, there wasn't actually much they needed to do.

If the Advanced-Study Class held any activities, they would be responsible for organizing and notifying everyone.

If any unexpected situations occurred, they needed to notify the class teacher in a timely manner.

There were also some other miscellaneous matters that required their coordination and handling, and with that, Li Jiaqiang announced the end of the meeting.

It was almost lunchtime by then, so everyone left the classroom and headed to the cafeteria one after another.

Lin Zifeng walked over to Yang Zhongqiang and the others, extended his hand with a smile on his face, and said, "Hello everyone, thank you all very much for your strong support just now."

"If it weren't for your support, I wouldn't have become the class monitor."

Yang Zhongqiang shook his hand and said, "Comrade Class Monitor, you are being far too polite."

"The reason we chose to support you is that after listening to your self-introduction, we felt that you were simply more suitable to be the class monitor."

Wang Li and the others also chimed in to agree.

After shaking hands with each of them, Lin Zifeng spoke again, "Fellow students, the Party School has strict regulations. Outside of holidays, we are not allowed to go out without special reasons."

"So, I will have to find another opportunity in the future to treat everyone to a meal to thank you all."

"We appreciate the Class Monitor's kind intentions. The cafeteria will be serving food soon, so let's go and satisfy our hunger first!"

Wang Li said with a smile.

Everyone walked to the cafeteria chatting and laughing together, got their food, sat down, and began to eat lunch.

"Class Monitor Lin, we start classes this afternoon. We're about to re-experience university life."

"However, it's a great pity that among the more than one hundred students, there isn't a single female student."

"We can't chase girls like we did in university, which makes our Party School life much more boring."

Wang Li said with a smile.

"Even if there were girls, all of us are already married, so we wouldn't have the chance to chase girls anyway."

Lin Zifeng shook his head and said.

Everyone chatted while eating, finished their lunch quickly, left the cafeteria together, and went back to their respective dorms to rest.

Lin Zifeng's Party School life began. He attended two classes in the afternoon; the first was a Party History Review class, and the second was Economics and Management.

Lin Zifeng listened attentively and took notes. The level of the lecturers at the Central Party School was among the best in the country.

Their academic insights were often incisive, giving people a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Lin Zifeng was like a sponge, absorbing knowledge and energy.

The day passed quickly. When he had finished showering and was preparing to sleep, his phone rang.

Seeing that it was a call from Wang Ziyan, he lay on the bed and answered it. Wang Ziyan's sweet voice immediately rang out from the receiver.

"Zifeng, what are you doing? Are you getting used to life at the Party School?"

"I just finished showering and was lying on the bed getting ready to sleep when you called."

"The conditions at the Party School are very good, and everything is provided for us for free, so it allows us to relive our student days, and it's free too."

"Didn't you go to climb the Great Wall today? Do you still have the energy to call me now? Aren't you too tired to move your legs?"

Lin Zifeng said in a very relaxed manner.

"You are really underestimating me! I exercise regularly."

"I went to climb the Great Wall in the morning, came back in the afternoon, and in the evening, I even had dinner and got a beauty treatment with Yanran and Sister Rulin before coming back."

"I have plenty of energy!"

Wang Ziyan said triumphantly.

"Not bad! It seems you've become good friends with Yanran and Sister Rulin; you're on the path to becoming besties!"

"Isn't that thanks to you?"

"By the way, Zifeng, while we were eating, Yanran specifically brought you up!"

"When you are off this weekend, she plans to invite you and me to eat together!"

"We'll have to see about that when the time comes."

Lin Zifeng said vaguely.

Following that, the two chatted about everything under the sun for more than ten minutes before hanging up.

Lin Zifeng hung up the phone and closed his eyes to sleep.

A few days passed in a flash. Through Yang Zhongqiang's intentional efforts, he became good friends with Lin Zifeng, and as time went on, their friendship gradually deepened.

On Friday afternoon, during the last class, everyone sitting in the classroom was still listening attentively and taking notes. However, having spent five days at the Party School without stepping a foot outside, everyone's minds had already flown away.

It was just that their ability to maintain composure was good; on the surface, they remained calm, making it hard for outsiders to tell.

Local students like Yang Zhongqiang, whose homes were in the capital, had long been looking forward to returning home on the weekend to reunite with their families.

The class teacher would also readily grant them leave.

Other students also wanted to use the weekend holiday to go out and have a good time. After all, staying in the Party School all the time, cycling between the classroom, the cafeteria, and the dormitory every day, was also very boring.

Even Lin Zifeng felt a hint of anticipation in his heart.

Therefore, after class, everyone walked out of the classroom in twos and threes, with many people making plans to go out for a drink together.

Yang Zhongqiang came up to Lin Zifeng and said with a smile, "Zifeng, after you tidy up, how about we go out for a drink together?"

"Brother Yang, I had originally planned to use the weekend to treat you and Wang Li and the others to a meal."

"But very unfortunately, a friend of mine came to the capital for tourism and will be leaving in two days."

"They arranged with me at noon to meet up this evening, so I have to apologize to you."

Lin Zifeng quickly explained apologetically.

Yang Zhongqiang guessed a possibility, so he said with a smile, "That's nothing, Zifeng. You don't need to apologize for such a small matter; we are friends."

"Besides, we have plenty of time ahead of us at the Party School! There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"However, I want to remind you to go and get a leave slip approved in a little while!"

"If it gets late, it will be more convenient to stay overnight outside."

Lin Zifeng nodded, and the two of them walked towards the dormitory together.