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Chapter 1459 Li Xiaoyue: He Chen, you betrayed me! (Day 14 of Saturday, please vote!)

Inside the restaurant.

Everyone gathered together.

Na Jun was rather arrogant. When his girlfriend Li Xiaoyue mentioned that He Chen was a graduate student at Tsinghua or Peking University, he asked where he did his undergraduate studies. After learning that it was Shanghai University, he just smiled and didn't address him as a junior.

This made Li Xiaoyue very unhappy, and she almost strangled her boyfriend.

She knew this was another instance of her boyfriend's arrogance. In the hierarchy of academic qualifications, if you didn't get your undergraduate degree from Tsinghua or Peking University, even if you got into Tsinghua or Peking University for graduate studies, you wouldn't be considered an alumnus of those institutions.

After all, her boyfriend graduated from Peking University and Tsinghua University for his undergraduate degree and from both Peking University and Tsinghua University for his graduate degree, so he has every reason to be proud.

Not to mention He Chen, even his girlfriend, she was often looked down upon by him for having only a second-tier university degree.

However, it was Bai Xiaohe, the girl with glasses, who caught Na Jun's eye, and he addressed her as his junior.

After all, the girl with glasses had undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, making her a true Tsinghua/Peking University student, and her academic qualifications were even higher than Na Jun's.

"He Chen was the third-highest scorer in the college entrance examination in Beijing back then." He Chen didn't care about this kind of academic disdain, and he wasn't even disgusted by it, because the basis of this kind of academic disdain was that the college entrance examination was the first degree and the most fair basis for comparing strength. If you can do it, you can do it; if you can't, you can't.

Perhaps not!
But it is the gold standard that best proves each other!
After passing the college entrance examination, there's a huge difference between pursuing a master's or doctoral degree.

After all, I've only ever heard of guaranteed admission to graduate programs or doctoral programs, and guaranteed admission to graduate programs, but I've never heard of guaranteed admission to the college entrance examination or guaranteed admission to the college entrance examination.

This is very telling.

But he didn't care. The girl with glasses did care. No matter how introverted and gentle she was, she couldn't stand her senior's arrogant treatment of her lover, especially since he was the one she admired.

Therefore, she revealed the fact that He Chen was not incapable of attending Tsinghua or Peking University for his undergraduate studies, but simply unwilling to do so.

"Is that so?" Na Jun looked at He Chen in surprise, indeed looking at him differently, but that was all.

Although he wasn't the top scorer, runner-up, or third-place finisher in their province's college entrance examination, he didn't take He Chen's third-place finish in Beijing too seriously.

After all, the Beijing exam and the national exam are different; those who know, know.

He felt that if he were in Beijing, with his abilities, he might be able to compete for the top score in the Beijing college entrance examination.

"What did you study?" After acknowledging He Chen's abilities, Na Jun became interested in other information about He Chen. However, upon hearing that He Chen majored in photography as an undergraduate and minored in architecture, he showed a look of disapproval and doubt.

"Why did you decide to study this? Is your family well-off?"

"My parents are both dead, is that a good thing?" He Chen asked back.

"Na Jun, that's enough!" Li Xiaoyue was immediately annoyed when she heard this and saw her boyfriend glance at her subconsciously. "Is that how you talk to people? What school and major He Chen chooses is his own business, why should you care?"

“That’s not how it works,” Na Jun retorted. “Since they are an ordinary family with sufficient resources, they should choose a better planning path!”
Because we have no one else to rely on, we can only rely on ourselves!

At this point, he looked at He Chen and said sincerely, "I don't know if you were deceived back then, but people like us should study computer science, which is an industry where we can quickly earn high salaries based on our abilities."

Photography, art, and other related fields are professions that we strive for so that the next generation can have the opportunity to study them with ease and confidence.

"You're right." To Li Xiaoyue's surprise, He Chen not only wasn't angry, but actually agreed with her boyfriend's statement, which surprised her greatly.

When she heard He Chen say that her parents had both died, she immediately put herself in He Chen's shoes, who had also lost both parents. When she heard that He Chen could have followed the same path as her boyfriend, but instead made an unconventional choice that seemed more like the one she made because of her hedonistic nature, she almost concluded that He Chen was another version of herself.

You could say he's a high-end male version of her!

But to everyone's surprise, He Chen actually agreed with her boyfriend's motivational rhetoric about striving for success, which she had always opposed.

"Then why did you choose Shanghai University for your undergraduate studies, and specifically photography?" This was also a question that puzzled Na Jun.

He could tell that He Chen genuinely agreed with what he said, and wasn't just being perfunctory or trying to please his girlfriend.

After all, if you really want to please him, you should take the opportunity to side with your girlfriend and be his enemy.

This puzzled him greatly.

"It's very simple. Before the college entrance examination, I earned my first pot of gold by participating in competitions and shooting promotional advertisements for schools," He Chen explained his situation honestly.

"As you all know, getting your first pot of gold is the hardest part. Once you have your first pot of gold, which is over a million, it's just a numbers game of making money work for you."

Just before the college entrance exam, I achieved financial freedom, essentially skipping the struggles of the first generation and able to enjoy the life of a wealthy second-generation heir who could pursue their interests in art without worrying about food or clothing.

"..." Na Jun, Li Xiaoyue and the others were all speechless.

Ok!

How could they do that?!

The time gap between you, the first generation striving for success, and the second generation freely choosing art is too short! You've shortened the time from decades to just one year before the college entrance exam, and what's more, the underage first generation striving for success has become an adult rich kid...

"Amazing!" After her initial shock, Na Jun lost all her previous arrogance and gave a thumbs up in complete admiration.

He's a tech guy, even a tech whiz, and he genuinely admires the tech giants.

Not to mention that He Chen came from an even worse family than him, yet he achieved a remarkable turnaround in a short period of time through his own efforts. Although he didn't know whether He Chen's performance would be better or worse than his own ten-year plan, He Chen deserved his praise.

Na Jun couldn't help but look at his unambitious girlfriend, which made the shocked and speechless Li Xiaoyue even more frustrated.

She knew what her boyfriend meant.

It's just that He Chen is different from her. He Chen has the ability and resources to do whatever he wants with ease and composure.

She's not capable; she doesn't have the ability, you know that?

Frustrated, she even rolled her eyes at He Chen, feeling as if she had been betrayed and stabbed in the back by him.

"Xiaoyue, it's normal for my brother to react when he first learned that I could go to Tsinghua or Peking University but didn't, and even chose television photography, a major that's more of a choice for rich kids." He Chen had watched the TV series "Ordinary People's Song" in his previous life. Although he thought Li Xiaoyue was a great girl in every way, upon closer examination, he realized that she was a bit extreme.

Li Xiaoyue, who lives in a shared apartment, quits her job frequently, even giving up bonuses for projects she won't accept. She then indulges in all sorts of fun activities, even if they're inexpensive. She's willing to buy cheap things and doesn't care about her boyfriend's money. But little by little, she accumulates a lot of wealth, and she has virtually no savings on her own.

She's reached the age of thirty and is still unmarried and childless. She probably won't even be able to find a job in the future, and she has no parents to rely on. If it weren't for her boyfriend Na Jun's hard work and support, could she really enjoy life so carefree?

Even basic necessities like food and lodging are a problem.

When all these things become problems, the pressure comes uncontrollably.

"Take my college classmate, for example. He was the top science student in the province. He was capable enough, but his family was poor. Because he was misled, he thought he could choose freely and didn't choose the right major. He chose a major that was more suitable for rich kids, and his life is miserable..."

He recounted Bi Shisan's ordeal, which immediately made Na Jun raise his chin, leaving Li Xiaoyue speechless.

no way!
This example is very convincing.

Can't refute.

(End of this chapter)