"Senior student, I don't understand what you mean."
Chu Qingli gradually calmed down and sat back in her seat.
"You don't need to study so seriously and tirelessly, junior student Chu. I greatly admire your character, but I also know very well that you're proud of your so-called academic genius. Deep down, you even look down on others," the senior student said.
Chu Qingli could not refute him. She knew herself that she was immensely proud of her talent for studying.
Otherwise, after getting into Qingbei, she would not have immediately drawn a clear line between herself and her ex-boyfriend, who had gotten into a vocational college.
"Junior student Chu, I'll speak plainly. The reason you have your current social status, which others envy and praise, is entirely because society values academic achievement. This reputation is the reward given to those with strong learning abilities. That's why you and I are praised, why society competes to recruit us after we graduate."
"But that doesn't mean we're truly strong. Everyone has their own talents. Some excel at singing and dancing; some can spend their entire lives perfecting a simple thing. Yet you wouldn't even spare those people a glance right now, because you think you're outstanding. But have you ever considered what would happen the moment society's standards of evaluation changed? If studying was no longer the only path, what difference would gifted children like you and me have from those so-called people at the bottom of society?"
"Senior student, what exactly is this Spirit Qi Recovery you're talking about?" Chu Qingli asked.
"After Spirit Qi Recovery, everything in the future will enter the spirit qi era. Everything in society will be completely reshuffled. Society's standards of evaluation will change, and studying will no longer be the sole measure of a