As far as he was concerned, Yue Xiaofei's only redeeming quality was his title as the top scorer on the college entrance exam.
Longdu University and Qingbei University were the two finest universities in the Dragon Kingdom. Anyone who got into either one was exceptional.
If Yue Xiaofei got into one of them, then for the sake of his late mother, Su Guohua might consider giving him an odd job at his company after graduation.
But Yue Xiaofei's answer disappointed him all over again.
"Uncle Su, I'm not planning to apply to either of those universities."
Yue Xiaofei's voice was calm.
"Oh?"
Su Guohua looked surprised. "Then where do you want to go? With your score, you can take your pick of universities across the country."
"I'm planning to apply to the National University of Defense Technology," Yue Xiaofei said.
"What?!"
Su Guohua's brows instantly knotted together.
He slammed on the brakes and pulled over. If everyone in the back hadn't been wearing seat belts, they might have been thrown from their seats.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Su Wanning cried out in fright, her voice full of annoyance.
Ignoring his daughter, Su Guohua turned and stared at Yue Xiaofei as though he were looking at a hopeless fool.
"A military academy? What's wrong with you, kid? Why would you want to go to a military academy?"
His voice rose sharply, thick with frustration.
"What future is there in that? Huh? Tell me!"
"After graduation, they'll send you to some godforsaken border outpost, where you'll bake in the sun and freeze in the wind as a dumb soldier! How much will you make a month? Enough to buy a bathroom in Longdu?"
"Do you know what matters most in society today? Money! Connections!"
"You'll be cut off from the world