517: 457 Abnormal_2 517: 457 Abnormal_2 dical care, social welfare, education…
In these areas, the West is leading.
Otherwise, so many people wouldn’t flock abroad every year.
Only by acknowledging our deficiencies can we redy them.
Only by recognizing the gap can we bridge it.
In New York alone, there are over 120 universities.
At this mont, the one where the two of them were, Cornell University, may not be famous in Shenzhou and can’t compare with the thunderous reputations of Stanford and Yale, but it is still a mber of the Ivy League.
“Of course I’m envious.
No howork every day, no rankings, isn’t that joyful?
Our childhood was so tough when we went to school.”
Li Shuru spoke earnestly.
You can’t let your child lose at the starting line.
A simple advertising slogan has, unknowingly, killed so many beautiful childhoods.
When it cos to the emphasis on education, probably no country in the world can outdo Shenzhou.
Starting from prenatal education while still in the mother’s womb, parents start scrambling in a cutthroat competition, and no matter how difficult it is, they still find the money to enroll their children in various training classes.
Of course.
Jiang Chen’s childhood was relatively good, perhaps due to his family’s modest conditions, his childhood was quite free and exciting.
But Li Shuru wasn’t so “lucky.” Although she didn’t have a tragic schedule of seven or eight training classes per week like other kids, she still started dance lessons from the age of eight or nine, which laid a solid foundation for her dance skills.
“Have you not seen the children nowadays?
Their school bags are as big as suitcases, too heavy to carry on their backs, they have to drag them on the ground.
Look at them, doesn’t it seem much more bearable?”
Jiang Chen consoled.
Li Shuru playfully hit him.
Such a coquettish gesture, coming from the beauty of East University, was indeed rare.
If it hadn’t been for the universally appealing Luo Li’er, and because her vibe wasn’t particularly down-to-earth, perhaps with the invisible charm naturally exuded after becoming a woman, she might even have contended for the title of campus beauty.
“You seem to be delighting in their misfortune.
It’s as if you’ll never have children.”
Li Shuru still clung to her first man.
Before, she really enjoyed the pleasure brought by shopping and indulging in luxury goods.
But sohow, she had changed, and even in a place like Fifth Avenue that could drive a woman wild, she didn’t feel much excitent.
On the contrary.
She quite liked the feeling now, walking along the camphor-lined road of a world-renowned university with the person she loved, chatting about nothing in particular.
Tall camphor trees, a sweet lover, quaint cobblestone paths, and the filtered afternoon sunlight…
These elents mixed together to form a natural oil painting.
“n don’t give birth to children anyway,”
Jiang Chen said earnestly.
Li Shuru pretended to pinch his waist, but she didn’t apply much force.
“So you an to say that us won should just bear this hardship?”
In their little world, no one knew them, so she didn’t have to hold back.
“How old are you, already thinking about having children?”
Jiang Chen skillfully changed the topic, only a fool would get into a discussion with a woman about the pains of childbirth.
“I…”
Li Shuru found herself at a loss for words, her cheeks blushing as she really did pinch Jiang Chen’s arm this ti.
Jiang Chen grimaced in mock pain.
Li Shuru was amused by his silly antics and let out a chuckle.
It was hard to imagine.
A man with high ambitions to short-sell an international luxury brand could actually bring her so much joy.
“Why are you looking at like that?
Have you been dazzled by my handsoness?”
Jiang Chen blinked.
“You’re not soone who gets by on looks alone,” Li Shuru said.
Jiang Chen pondered for a bit.
“Are you praising or mocking ?”
Li Shuru rarely smiled with narrowed eyes.
“Of course, I’m praising you.”
The two continued to walk forward, aimlessly wandering around Cornell University.
“I heard that the graduation rate in Western universities is quite low, with half the students failing to graduate.
Is that true?”
Li Shuru inquired.
“It’s true that the graduation rate is low, but it’s not as exaggerated as half,”
Jiang Chen said at leisure, “Really, the essence of education in the West and the East isn’t too different.
It’s just due to historical and cultural reasons.
In the East, we value hard work before enjoying the rewards, so before the college entrance exams, everyone is burning the midnight oil without rest.
Once they get into university, they spend all night in internet cafes playing gas or at nightclubs dancing.”
Li Shuru couldn’t help but laugh and hit him again, “Stop talking nonsense.”
Jiang Chen replied with a cheeky smile, “I’m only talking about a minority.
Many university students in Shenzhou are very hard-working.
However, they indeed face less pressure compared to their Western counterparts.”
Every so often, students from Cornell University passed by.
“This happy education you ntioned only exists during elentary and middle school, and it’s limited to public institutions.
In Western private institutions, the education of children is hardly less rigorous than ours.”
“Really?”
Li Shuru appeared surprised.
“Don’t let Western propaganda blind you, Westerners are experts at this ga.
Among the elite class, they value their children’s education even more than we do.
These past few days on Wall Street, I saw quite a few kids with their elite parents, learning how to make money and do business from a young age.
There’s a saying that I once thought was radical, but now I find it may hold so truth.”
Li Shuru asked subconsciously, “What’s the saying?”
Jiang Chen was silent for a mont.
“The essence of the West’s ‘happy education’ is that public institutions don’t need these kids to be more than diocre.
Their purpose is simply to provide the elite class with labor.
Like cashiers, factory workers, truck drivers…
There always needs to be soone doing these jobs.”
Li Shuru was stunned.
This guy.
Was truly talented.
He knew so much, and so of the things he said spontaneously, always provoked deep reflection.
“Keep your voice down, don’t let others hear you.”
“I’m not the one who said it,” Jiang Chen said innocently.
“I used to think that the West really respected individuality and taught students in accordance with their aptitudes, but now hearing you say this…”
Jiang Chen interjected quickly, “Stop.
You’re making it sound like I’m brainwashing you.
To really understand what this world is like, don’t just listen to anyone; you have to see it for yourself.
You need to learn to view the world with an independent mindset and not just believe everything you hear.”
Li Shuru nodded seriously.
“Okay, I got it, Teacher Jiang.”
Jiang Chen fell silent, then suddenly said, “You can call that tonight too.”
Li Shuru did not react at first but then suddenly understood and her face turned bright red.
“Pervert!”
While the two were playfully bantering, the phone rang.
Li Shuru stopped imdiately.
In terms of understanding the bigger picture, she was indeed impeccable.
Jiang Chen answered the phone.
“Mr.
Jiang.”
It was Bai Haoran.
“Hmm, what’s up?”
“I’ve found so information about the internals of K.E.”
Li Shuru did not eavesdrop, looking elsewhere.
Five or six minutes later, Jiang Chen put down the phone, lost in thought.
Li Shuru turned her head.
“Done talking?”
Jiang Chen nodded, looking at the girl, unable to start his sentence.
“What is it?” Li Shuru asked.
“I might have to take a trip to France.”
Li Shuru paused, then pursed her lips with a smile.
“You go.
With Ya Li there, it’ll be good for .
I haven’t spent ti with her in so long.”
She didn’t even ask if she could go along, nor did she bring it up.
After all, if it were possible for her to join, he would surely not need her to ask.
“Then you stay here.
Once I’m done, I’ll co back.”
“Okay.
Don’t worry.”
Li Shuru’s eyes shimred with mischief.
“There are so many handso guys around here; maybe I’ll have an exotic affair.”
Jiang Chen smiled without a word.
Li Shuru glared,
“I’m not joking with you, look…”
Li Shuru raised her hand to point at the male students walking by, indeed tall and deep-eyed, with features that fit the Eastern aesthetic.
But Li Shuru didn’t get to finish her sentence.
Jiang Chen suddenly moved closer, enveloping her forcefully in his arms, regardless of her surprised look, and kissed her deeply on her crimson lips.
Li Shuru’s pupils dilated, but then slowly, she closed her eyes and raised her hands to embrace the man’s neck.
Passersby glanced their way, offering a kind smile.
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