The Diamond Six Incident!
Wang Ying shook her head and said wistfully, "Originally, I was influenced by everyone else in the compound. Almost all of them went abroad.
But now that you've done this, Brother, it makes me feel like it doesn't really matter whether I go abroad or not. I might even do better here.
So suddenly, I've started to hesitate. I'm wondering whether I should go abroad."
Wang Yue was at a loss for words. He hadn't expected Wang Ying to change her mind because of him, so he earnestly advised her, "As I see it, there's not much point in going abroad for the major you've chosen. After all, you're studying Chinese literature. There's no need to try to bring it together with Western literature.
You can understand the difference just by looking at the fundamental differences between Eastern and Western people. The literary worlds they've created are vastly different."
Wang Ying was puzzled by how confidently Wang Yue spoke, and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Seeing how curious his sister was, Wang Yue patiently explained, "Chinese culture has been deeply influenced by Confucianism, while Western literature has been heavily influenced by Greek literature. The East and West developed separately for a long time, with hardly any interaction. They're like two distinct branches of human culture.
You could spend your whole life studying Eastern literature and still not finish. Four years of college certainly won't be enough.
The same goes for Western literature. If you spend just a few years in graduate school studying it, you'll get a diploma, but you won't truly understand Western literature.
If you try to have the best of both worlds, you'll only end up with a superficial understanding of each. There's really no point."
Wang Ying was convinced. In truth,