Chapter 156: Different from the rest
"Professor Li, then the reasons I've identified are quite clear. I skipped class partway through and really didn't take it seriously enough. Besides missing some of the essence of your lectures, I also failed on attendance. I didn't give it enough attention, so failing the course was only natural." Su Can nodded.
Li Changlong, who had been preparing to deal with Su Can's next counterattack, froze for a moment instead. It was like punching cotton. With Su Can smoothing things over like this, his blow lost all its force.
Naturally, Li Changlong would not let Su Can get away so easily. Nor did he lose his temper. He simply remarked, "Su Can, you're not a rich kid, are you?"
"What do you mean?" Su Can asked, puzzled, not quite understanding the deeper meaning behind Li Changlong's question.
"What did you go to all that trouble to get into this university for? Your family isn't particularly wealthy, is it? Your parents haven't built up a fortune that will keep you fed and clothed without worry for the next few decades, have they? Or given you circumstances where you can have a car and a home without working?"
"No. My parents aren't the sort to spoil their children," Su Can said calmly.
The Academic Affairs Room was silent now. Even the teachers who exchanged a few words did so in whispers. The funny thing was that this had only happened earlier when Dean Lu Chuanming was present, yet now even Lu Chuanming had lowered his voice. The other students who had come with Su Can kept their mouths firmly shut, hardly daring to breathe. They had only come to sort out their makeup exams, only to face an interrogation like this. It really was hard to