Wang Jian spat at Zhao Rui. "He just spent money to get people to vote for him. If you're so capable, try winning an election on your own."
Zhao Rui didn't dare do anything to Jiang Cheng, but he showed no courtesy toward Wang Jian. "So what if I spent money? If you're so capable, spend some money to pull me down and take this seat for yourself!"
Jiang Cheng didn't actually feel any particular aversion to Zhao Rui's actions.
This society wasn't fair, and it wasn't always the most capable who rose to the top.
Spending money and relying on backgrounds was just standard practice.
Although opportunities obtained through connections and bribery might not fully align with the principles of fairness and justice...
...that was simply reality.
In university, one should never underestimate roles like Class Monitor or Department Head.
Even a small position like Class Monitor held a lot of first-hand information.
After all, university was different from high school; the Counselor didn't hold meetings for you every day.
When the school had certain policies or even events, the Counselor would directly pass orders to the Class Monitor to execute.
Jiang Cheng remembered that in his life before rebirth, his university roommate was a Class Monitor.
Back then, he used his position to directly monopolize the class's slots for impoverished students for three whole years.
Every month, he collected various subsidies distributed by the school.
In reality, not only did he use an expensive Fruit phone, but he even wore JK clothing worth thousands of yuan.
If he hadn't forgotten to put away that poverty application certificate when he went out one day...
...after living in the same dorm for several years, no one would have ever discovered it.
This was just like the collective subsidized housing provided by local governments.
These houses did indeed exist.
It's just that the policies didn't directly reach the hands of ordinary people like us.
Usually, they were intercepted halfway by those with inside information.
Jiang Cheng said to Wang Sheng, who was standing by, "Open it up."
Wang Sheng understood Jiang Cheng's meaning and immediately signaled the plainclothes Bodyguards guarding the vehicle.
All of a sudden, seven or eight plainclothes Bodyguards began to emerge from the crowd.
At first, they had hesitated to act because everyone was a student.
But now that Jiang Cheng had given the word, they no longer held back, directly pulling away the students surrounding the truck.
They began to forcibly unload the truck.
The massive difference in physique caused everyone to retreat one after another.
With so many security personnel suddenly appearing, not just the others, but even Zhao Rui couldn't help but feel a bit flustered.
"You should stop being the head of the External Liaison Department. It's bad for the school's atmosphere."
"What do you mean by that? I was elected to this position. You think you can just tell me to quit? Besides, we're students. How can you be so rough?"
Jiang Cheng ignored him and picked up his phone to make a call.
Seeing Jiang Cheng making a call, Wang Jian, standing nearby, immediately looked on with schadenfreude.
He knew that Zhao Rui was about to be in big trouble.
The call was quickly picked up on the other end.
"Hello, Principal Chen. Hello, this is Jiang Cheng."
"Student Jiang Cheng, hello, hello."
Jiang Cheng briefly recounted what had happened at the school gate to Chen Jin.
Upon hearing this, Chen Jin immediately stated he would send someone to handle it.
After all, Jiang Cheng had donated ten million to the school's renovation fund; he would naturally help with such a small matter.
Moreover, Chen Jin paid a fair amount of attention to the movements of this special student.
Although Xingchen Company was a young company, its market potential was enormous.
Perhaps one day Jiang Cheng would suddenly become a business tycoon in Shanghai.
If such a business tycoon could be associated with their school's name, the advertising effect would be incredible.
Thinking this, Chen Jin said, "A student who uses their position to bully classmates is indeed unfit to be a student cadre. By the way, Student Jiang Cheng, you don't have a position in the Student Union yet, do you? I could have appointed you as the Student Union President in my name as Principal, but unfortunately, the elections have already concluded. We'll have to wait until next year."
Jiang Cheng politely declined, "Principal Chen, thank you for your kindness, but for now, I really don't have the time to return to school to handle these matters. As you know, the company has just started, and there's a lot to be busy with."
Chen Jin chuckled, "You're right. Although you don't come back to school often, having a position in the Student Union is still good. It's beneficial for academic evaluations and for handling certain matters, right? How about this: Zhao Rui's position has just become vacant. Why don't you take over?"
Before Jiang Cheng could finish, Chen Jin cut in, "If you're usually busy, you can have a vice-minister handle things for you. You just hold the title; it won't get in your way."
As soon as he said this, Jiang Cheng immediately understood the underlying meaning.
For matters like today's, Chen Jin could handle them directly for Jiang Cheng.
But while doing this once or twice was fine, doing it too often wouldn't look good.
After all, these were private matters, and gossip would be inevitable.
If Jiang Cheng held a title in the Student Union, then asking the Principal to step in...
...would become official business.
Turning private matters into official ones made them much easier to handle properly.
Jiang Cheng cursed inwardly, "As expected of an old fox."
Not wasting any words, Jiang Cheng went along with it and said, "Then thank you, Principal Chen. Since you put it that way, I actually have a ready candidate for the vice-minister position."
Chen Jin naturally knew what Jiang Cheng meant.
Since a minister was being parachuted in, adding a vice-minister was nothing.
He smiled and said, "You are the head of the External Liaison Department; if you have a candidate, then naturally, you decide."
While Jiang Cheng was speaking, Zhao Rui was also listening intently nearby.
Although he didn't know what they said afterward...
...the person Jiang Cheng was calling was Principal Chen.
This fact alone caused Zhao Rui's heart to sink to the bottom.
After finishing the call, Jiang Cheng said to Wang Jian, "Alright, starting today, you are the vice-minister of the External Liaison Department. In the future, when I'm not around, the department's affairs will be left to you."
After Jiang Cheng said this, everyone present was stunned.
Most of the people gathered here were students from the External Liaison Department.
They all looked at Zhao Rui in unison.
Wang Jian's eyes lit up as he asked, "Brother Cheng, are you serious?? Wait... what you mean is... I'm the vice-minister, so the minister... must be you??"
Seeing Jiang Cheng nod, Zhao Rui's face instantly turned ashen.
Unlike Zhao Rui, Wang Jian just wanted to laugh out loud at this moment.
The External Liaison Department was the one with the most perks and easiest to make money from among all departments.
After all, the External Liaison Department was responsible for securing sponsorships for the school.
Once sponsorship was secured, the allocation of event expenses was entirely up to the head of the External Liaison Department.
Thus, the External Liaison Department had always been a highly coveted position.
Plus, he had noticed before that the senior sisters in the External Liaison Department were all quite good-looking.
Although he wasn't the wealthiest in school, being the vice-minister of the External Liaison Department plus having a mercedes-benz gave him quite a bit of prestige.
"Yes, Minister Jiang! I will definitely work hard in the future and live up to your expectations."
Seeing Wang Jian's smug look, Zhao Rui immediately jumped up.
Although he knew there was an eighty percent chance that what Jiang Cheng said was true, the matter wasn't finalized yet, and he refused to accept it.
"You think the External Liaison Department is your home? You say you're the minister and you're the minister?"
Jiang Cheng nodded. "From now on, the External Liaison Department is indeed my home. I have the final say."
"You think you're dreaming, don't you?"
Before Zhao Rui could finish speaking, several security motorcycles drove out from inside the school.