Chapter 1616: Chapter 1617: Turns Out Everything on TV Is a Lie
Xiao Feng saw this and couldn’t help but laugh, "Actually, Old Shu was trying to say, Zongzi, you should take a bath. I’m at least a meter away from you, and I can still smell the strong scent of body odor from you."
Hearing this from Xiao Feng, Zong Wangyue quickly moved to the side, reached under his armpit, swiped, and then sniffed it——Oh!
Seeing Zong Wangyue’s expression of disdain for himself, the three girls burst out laughing.
You sat in front of the three girls and first asked Yan Zisu, "Are you okay?"
Yan Zisu shook her head and looked at Chen Susu beside her, "It was Susu who blocked them for me."
You then looked at Chen Susu, and she cheerfully said to you, "It was just a few cocky scoundrels, taking care of them was a piece of cake."
"Do you know their names?"
Even though your expression was natural as you spoke, for some reason, Xiao Feng and the others standing around you felt a chill down their spines.
Chen Susu looked at you and shook her head slightly.
You smiled and said, "No worries, I’ll just check the school surveillance later to find out."
With that, you stood up and were about to turn around when Yan Zisu suddenly spoke. Her voice was soft, but it clearly reached everyone’s ears, "Let’s just let it go; it was just a small conflict."
You looked steadily at Yan Zisu, trying to lower your voice as much as possible, trying not to let the intention to kill spread: "Someone who relies on their parent’s power to act arrogantly will develop a domineering behavior. In their eyes, everything can be solved with money and power. Even if they poke a hole in the sky, their parents would fix it for them."
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.
Zong Wangyue thought about it and asked you, "Old Shu, are all those second-generation rich kids and spoiled brats really like that?"
"Not all," you didn’t completely deny it, "Handsome Rich Men and beautiful rich girls describe people from wealthy families, who are well-behaved, kind, thoughtful, and cultured. Most of these people are the elites of society today, each contributing to it."
After pausing, you continued, "As for the people you just encountered, they can only be described as pampered and spoiled by their parents, and there are quite a few of them. On one hand, they carry the inferior genes of their parents—like the saying, ’the crooked rafters spoil the straight beams’; on the other hand, their overly privileged material conditions and boring lives breed their desire for excitement, which is why you often see or hear about their absurd behaviors online."
"Insightful." Xiao Feng gave you a thumbs up.
"Such people exist everywhere, endlessly. Persuasion and education don’t work on them, the only way to fundamentally solve the issue is to cut off all their sources of livelihood, remove the backing forces they rely on, leaving them with nothing."
"That way, they can taste the hardships of the working-class masses at the bottom of society," Zong Wangyue agreed with your view, and others nodded as well, only Yan Zisu looked tense because she knew there was more to your words than met the eye.
Sure enough, you then smiled and said to Xiao Feng and the others, "What do you think, when a pack of wolves runs out of food, do they turn to eating grass like sheep, or do they turn on one another and fall into the abyss of death?"
One simple sentence awakened them.
Xiao Feng then said something classic, "I guess TV shows are all lies."
Hearing Xiao Feng’s words, you chuckled softly, "TV? Haven’t you forgotten who funds the TV shows and movies?"
Seeing the low spirits around you, you couldn’t help but pat Xiao Feng on the shoulder and say, "Even though we can’t decide our birth, the future is forged with our own hands. We’re still young now, with endless possibilities for the future. What we need to do now is continuously enrich ourselves, equip ourselves with all the knowledge we learn, strengthen ourselves, and prepare for future challenges."
Looking at Xiao Feng and the others in front of you, you smiled and said, "Doesn’t it feel very motivational? Does your whole body feel charged with positive energy?"
Everyone nodded.
"To be honest, what I just said is usually just a form of self-encouragement among the weak." Without waiting for a reaction, you continued, "However, the weak aren’t always weak. Han Yu said ’ephemera shakes trees, laughable and pretentious’; here, ephemera refers to a type of ant."
Everyone nodded, being top students, this was clear to them.
"Regardless of the author’s intended meaning, in today’s context, this statement is ambiguous. There are many types of ants, and Han Yu clearly didn’t know about the termite."
Hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up.
You smiled and said, "Some might find what I’m saying boring, but life is like this. To put it plainly, it’s a war, the winner becomes king, the loser becomes a slave! Of course, we’re high school students now, and it will be at least four more years before we enter society, but it’s better to be prepared early than to face it unpredictably later."
Zong Wangyue looked at you and said, "Old Shu, termites are pests."
"Survival of the fittest," you said flatly, as if making a decision, then said to everyone, "You might find me odd, rambling on about random things."
Everyone nodded, because it did seem a bit off-topic, but you spoke deeply, so they listened.
Glancing around, you laughed, "Well, even though I haven’t interacted much with everyone lately, I’ve ended up making friends with all of you. What I said today is just a reality I want to convey to you as someone who’s been through it: life shouldn’t be squandered, or you’ll regret it in ten years."
Yan Zisu had already sensed something amiss in your words, but hadn’t spoken, only stared at you; Chen Susu beside her couldn’t sit still and quickly said, "Brother, does this mean you’re leaving us?"
You glanced at Chen Susu and nodded slightly.
"Old Shu, what happened?"
"Why do you have to leave?"
"Yeah, you have such good grades, there’s no reason to leave."
You gestured for everyone to quiet down, trying to keep your emotions steady, "Honestly, I’ve also gotten used to the days where everyone attends class and I sleep."
This made everyone laugh. Indeed, you always slept soundly on your desk during class.