Chapter 133: Chapter 133: Daydreaming
As soon as Shen Zhaozhao thought about how Ms. Shu Ran and Comrade Shen Mo had actually invested so much money in her, she instantly felt overwhelmed by the pressure.
Even lying down didn’t feel good anymore!
With that much money, she at least had to get into a first-tier university, otherwise, she feared she might not even earn back the interest.
There was no way she could just lie flat, and she couldn’t afford to slack off anymore.
Shen Zhaozhao opened her phone, and with a heavy heart, posted on her moments: “Let’s break up, phone! Let’s break up, computer! Let’s break up, WIFI! Let’s break up, TV! Let’s break up, air conditioner! I am going to marry school now!!!”
Sang Youyou: You have so many backups before getting married!
Xu Siyan: Hang in there! See you in university!
Sheng Chuyi also saw the post she had made, the smile at the corner of his lips had yet to spread when his gaze fixed on Xu Siyan’s comment.
With slightly pursed lips, after a moment, he looked up at Shen Zhaozhao and asked, “Which university do you plan to apply to in the future?”
Shen Zhaozhao: “Asking me like that makes me feel as if universities are like cabbages lying around for me to pick.” In fact, she couldn’t reach any of them.
Isn’t the whole thing about university supposed to be about scores? You apply wherever you score enough for, right?
Sheng Chuyi: “Don’t you have a dream university?”
Shen Zhaozhao shook her head.
She really hadn’t thought about this question.
Sheng Chuyi: “Then aim for Jing University!”
“What did you say?” Shen Zhaozhao doubted he was just shooting in the dark.
Sheng Chuyi: “I have looked at your grades, you’re fairly good in sciences, but slightly weaker in arts.”
Her arts weren’t just a little weak; they were significantly worse.
Sheng Chuyi gave her a look and then continued: “With your current grades, following the regular route might not work. However, you do have a talent for Olympic Mathematics, and going the competition route still offers hope. Jiu Middle School has specialized competition coaches. They form dedicated competition teams every year, and they possess rich teaching experience and test-taking expertise. They also have certain research programs and mastery of competition techniques. If you follow them diligently, with two years’ time, you are sure to achieve results.”
Was he overestimating her?
Shen Zhaozhao: “I feel like I don’t necessarily have to go to Jing University, a slightly less prestigious university is also fine.” There was no need to set the bar so high right off the bat!
She was just thinking about putting in enough effort to get a bachelor’s degree, but he had set his sights right at the top.
Is Jing University the only school in the eyes of top students?
“Of course not.” Sheng Chuyi said sternly, “One should have dreams.”
Otherwise, what’s the difference from a salted fish?
Shen Zhaozhao silently completed the rest of the sentence in her head.
But her whole life up to the age of sixteen had been about figuring out how to live like a salted fish, and now suddenly aiming for Jing University, this seemed not so much a dream but a daydream.
And a pipe dream at that.
“How do you know it won’t work if you don’t try?” Sheng Chuyi looked at her.
“It’s not even about trying or not trying,” she replied. “It’s simply an impossibility.”
“At least you would have tried, and even if you really don’t get in, there wouldn’t be any regrets, right?”
Sheng Chuyi interrupted her, “There are no buts, surely you don’t really want to see Aunt Shu and Uncle Shen’s money go to waste?”
But that didn’t necessarily mean she had to aim for Jing University; she could totally choose a target school that was a bit more achievable.