Securing Benefits for the Whole School

The collective birthday party of Class 9 not only filled the Class 9 students with joy, but also prompted many bold, high-achieving students from other classes to voice their opinions to their own class teachers.
When Xu Jie arrived at school the next day, he was immediately cornered by Sun Kaihai.

"Old Xu, you guys made quite a racket last night."
As they got to know each other better, Sun Kaihai had also started calling Xu Jie "Old Xu."
But in reality, Sun Kaihai was several years older than Xu Jie.
Furthermore, Sun Kaihai had always been a core pillar of the history department at Zhenhua High School, and had recently risen to the position of deputy head of the history department.
The fact that an academic teacher could get along so well with a PE teacher was an extremely rare sight in any school.
Since ancient times, scholars looked down on warriors, and warriors couldn't stand scholars; that was normal.
Xu Jie could become good friends with Sun Kaihai because the two shared similar educational philosophies.

"Haha, Brother Hai, no matter how big the commotion was, I already reported it to Director Qin and the principal, and they didn't stop it," Xu Jie said with a chuckle.
When preparing the birthday party for Class 9, he had naturally considered the impact.
After all, during evening self-study, other classes were either studying, having lessons, or reviewing test papers.
If Class 9 made too much noise, it would definitely affect the students of other classes.
Therefore, when preparing the birthday party, Xu Jie had naturally discussed it beforehand with Director Qin Shixiong, Zhu Wenzhi, and others.
What surprised him was that Director Qin and the others didn't object at all and agreed directly.
With the school leadership's support, Xu Jie naturally let loose and organized a collective birthday party that the students would never forget.

Hearing Xu Jie's words, Sun Kaihai smiled and shook his head.
"Old Xu, you are the star figure of our Zhenzhong now. Since you spoke up, could Director Qin and the others refuse?"
"Just the achievements your Class 9 has made during this period are enough to write a brilliant page in the records of Director Qin and the principal."
"They will definitely strongly support your work."
Though Sun Kaihai said this, in his heart, he admired Xu Jie immensely.
Looking back from the results, anyone could easily get the start and process they wanted.
But when actually doing it, how many could get it right from the very beginning?
Just like at the start of the school year, among the hundreds of teachers in the school, who was willing to take over Class 9 of the eleventh grade back then?
Even Sun Kaihai himself, though he wanted to make a change, couldn't make that decision and take that step immediately.
Not to mention those teachers who initially avoided Class 9 and its students like the plague.
Therefore, when Sun Kaihai saw Xu Jie take over Class 9 and achieve such results, he felt nothing but endless admiration for Xu Jie.
He admired his courage and his ability.

"With you leading the way, students from other classes are voicing their opinions," Sun Kaihai said with a smile.
"During self-study last night, someone in my class came to me, asking me to copy your class and organize a collective birthday party for them."
"Old Xu, oh Old Xu, I'm afraid you're about to start a new tradition for our Zhenzhong."
The fact that tenth and eleventh graders were also doing morning runs was initiated by Xu Jie.
The dense atmosphere of academic competition was also brought by Xu Jie.
The football craze that swept the school was also initiated by Xu Jie.
Sun Kaihai recalled that ever since Xu Jie took over Class 9, many subtle changes had indeed occurred in Zhenzhong.
Whether it was the academic atmosphere or the physical training atmosphere, both were much stronger than before.
Many things didn't necessarily change overnight.
But Sun Kaihai believed that if this continued, Zhenzhong would surely make breakthroughs in all aspects.
On its existing foundation, it might even become a world-famous high school.

Xu Jie rubbed his nose.
Students from other classes suggesting to their class teachers that they also wanted to hold birthday parties?
This was something he hadn't thought of when preparing the birthday party for Class 9.
However, on second thought, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
Setting aside one evening self-study session each month wouldn't fundamentally affect the students' studies.
At the same time, organizing a successful collective birthday party required the cooperation of both teachers and students.
This not only enhanced teacher-student communication but also gave every student in the class a sense of participation.
It could play a positive role in fostering teacher-student relationships and classmate bonds.
Everyone has a birthday.
Using the birthday party as an excuse to boost the enthusiasm and creativity of the school's students was simply a win-win situation.
The more Xu Jie thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
He planned to present this idea to Director Qin and the principal to see what they thought.

"Brother Hai, I think organizing collective birthday parties for students is very good."
With that, he first explained his thoughts to Sun Kaihai.
Hearing this, Sun Kaihai's eyes also lit up.
Actually, when a student approached him last night with this idea, he had already thought about it.
He might not have thought as comprehensively as Xu Jie, but he also felt that holding these birthday parties could be a good way to unite students and stimulate more of their potential.
Hearing Xu Jie's thoughts now, Sun Kaihai nodded repeatedly.

"Old Xu, I think your idea is very promising."
"Moreover, proposing this to Director Qin and the principal is best done by you, the star figure of Zhenzhong."
"To secure benefits for all the students, Old Xu, if you can pull this off, you'll probably win the hearts of all our students."

Xu Jie shrugged.
Winning hearts was not his purpose.
Within his capability, if he could bring joy to the students, why wouldn't he do it?
After parting with Sun Kaihai, Xu Jie went straight to the grade director's office.
Just as Sun Kaihai had said, the achievements Xu Jie had made during this period had allowed Qin Shixiong, Zhu Wenzhi, and others to frequently appear before higher-level leaders.
It could be said that as long as no accidents occurred, their future career paths would be brilliant.
Therefore, when Qin Shixiong heard Xu Jie's idea, he only pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement.

"Teacher Xiao Xu, your ideas are always so unexpected."
"However, organizing collective birthday parties for students is indeed a good method to enhance teacher-student and classmate relationships."
"I will discuss the specific and detailed plans with the principal and others."
On such an ordinary Saturday, a collective birthday party tradition that would leave future Zhenzhong students with fresh, deep memories was quietly born.