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"No, I'm not talking about regular grades. A guy like you should have finished studying high school textbooks by yourself a long time ago, and you might have even started studying college content by yourself. I'm asking about your grades in that area."
"Isn't the easiest way to ask that kind of question just to do the test?" Although Ling Wuji didn't quite understand what she meant, he still said, "It just so happens that I've been feeling a bit itchy lately, bring me the test paper!"
What does itchy hands mean?
Hikigaya Hachiman, who was standing next to him, suddenly looked confused.
Volume 3: Between God and Man: Chapter 15: Arrogance
Ling Wuji's instinct as a test-taker was not abandoned by him.
So I quickly finished the science test that Shizuka Hiratsuka brought.
As for liberal arts, he wasn't that fast, but it was enough for Hiratsuka Shizuka to refresh his perception of his abilities: "Speaking of which, Ling, what university are you planning to apply to in the future?"
“I haven’t thought about it yet.”
"Why? Shouldn't someone like you choose the University of Tokyo?"
"I don't have any plans for my life after I turn 18."
"Like the Mu Yue in Norwegian Wood?"
"Although it's a bit similar, I don't have the idea of staying seventeen forever like Mu Yue, even if it means committing suicide."
"So, it's Hyde from Star Driver?"
Ling Wuji touched his face and asked, "Do I look that bad?"
"Maybe not, but," Hiratsuka Shizuka said, "I think your essence might be a bit like that character. You are both the kind of people who are attached to the memories of the past and want to stay in the past forever."
Ling Wuji thought for a moment and said, "Master Lu, a Chinese writer, once said, 'Those who were once wealthy should return to the past, those who are currently wealthy should maintain the status quo, and those who have never been wealthy should innovate. That's probably true, probably! What they mean by returning to the past is to go back to the years they remember, not the Yu, Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties!' So, teacher, who do you think I was wealthy in the past or am I wealthy now?"
"Maybe it's both?"
After hearing what Hiratsuka Shizuka said, Ling Wuji really didn't want to continue the topic, so he said, "Come to think of it, what do you want to do by asking about my grades?"
"Oh, there are two girls in the second grade. They are the kind of people who are very talented in their own subject but want to apply for another subject."
"But why don't you just let them tutor each other?"
Let Wu Ji speak.
"They tried, but none of them had the talent of an educator."
"Teacher, I don't think I have the talent to be an educator."
"Of course I know," Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded, "But haven't you always been good at observing others? I'm just guessing what's going on in their hearts, so..."
"So you want me to get in touch with them and observe their mental problems?"
"How about it?"
Ling Wuji thought about it and said, "I don't mean to refuse, but, teacher, what do you want to do?"
"what?"
"Even if I can see their mental problems, they may not be able to resolve them. Even after resolving their mental problems, they may not be willing to go back to the path that allows them to use their talents. If they want to continue to apply for those majors that are not in line with their talents, what should we do then? We can't ask us to tutor them, right? Helping them find their mental problems is one thing, tutoring them is another."
Hiratsuka Shizuka said, "Didn't you say you don't have the talent of an educator?"
"Teacher, you have to understand one thing. Most students are not self-disciplined," Ling Wuji said. "Even if I start wasting time watching a junior high school student do exercises right now, I can raise his grades a lot. Although my time is not very valuable, I don't want to waste it on such things."
"Aren't you too utilitarian?"
"Then in your opinion, teacher, what should I do so as not to appear utilitarian?"
In the end, Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't say much, she just pulled the two girls she mentioned over. However, because the hierarchy between seniors and juniors in Japanese society is too deeply rooted in people's minds, both Yukinoshita Yukino and Hikigaya Hachiman, as well as the two second-year girls, seemed too restrained, so Shizuka Hiratsuka had to mediate. However, Ling Wuji did not let her down. He quickly used his sharp words to get straight to the heart of the two girls.
One is that I want to learn psychology in order to play games and understand people's minds;
Another reason why she wanted to take the astronomy exam was because of her mother's influence on her since she was a child.
"Don't you have anything you want to say?"
"I think it's somewhat cute, right?"
Let Wu Ji speak.
"What's cute?"
"Isn't there a young lady here who has been able to read people's minds since she was a child, but because she was too outstanding, she was ostracized and had to study abroad in junior high school? Teacher, do you think that if she had been like this senior Ogata when she was a child, would her childhood have been happy or more miserable?"
Ling Wuji said meaningfully.
"You are so reckless..."
When Shizuka Hiratsuka heard what he said, she didn't even dare to observe Yukinoshita Yukino's reaction.
"Excellent."
Ling Wuji just said it lightly.
"But you can't say that you have solved the commission."
"I'm not your teacher. I'm not responsible for their lives. Even if they choose their own ideals and get hurt, it's none of my business. They have the right to choose their own goals and their own paths. Maybe they are determined to take the college entrance examination several times or even dozens of times to achieve their dreams?"
Ling Wu Ji's words made the two high school girls' faces turn pale instantly.
Strictly speaking, they didn't think that far.
"I thought you had mellowed down a bit."
"So, teacher, do you think it is more cruel to deny their dreams and let them take the path of using their talents, or is it more cruel to recognize their ideals and let them face the reality?"
Ling Wu Ji just said.
"I think the cruelest thing is to turn a blind eye to other people's suffering."
"So what kind of pain do they have in essence?" Ling Wuji looked around at everyone in the classroom and said, "Each of them has their own way out. Fighting for their dreams certainly sounds very passionate, but it's not like they will be in trouble if they fail the exam. They can even just go back to their original path and get into a university that others can't get into no matter how hard they try. Even Yukinoshita can still study abroad, right?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed: "You are still that arrogant brat."
"I don't object to your evaluation of me, teacher." Ling Wu Ji still looked absent-minded and said.
"It's just that you can make incisive comments about others, but I don't know what you think of yourself."
Ling Wuji pondered for a moment and said, "Arrogant, isn't it? Teacher, didn't you say so?"
"Arrogant people always think they are right. Yukinoshita actually has this problem a little bit. However, I feel that you don't seem to accept the present you."
Volume 3: Between God and Man: Chapter 16: Golden Elixir
However, it was obvious that Yukinoshita Yukino did not seem to agree with Hiratsuka Shizuka's evaluation, and she glared at her.
But Hiratsuka Shizuka ignored her.
She was still waiting for Ling Wuji's reply.
Ling Wuji just thought about it and said, "Teacher, do you know the difference between Euclidean geometry and non-Euclidean geometry?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka was stunned.
She couldn't help but want to take out a pack of cigarettes from her pocket and light one for herself, but she was still worried that they were still on campus and in front of the students, so she didn't do it. In the end, she just smiled bitterly and shook her head: "So you are just avoiding the question, right?"
Of course she knew the difference between Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry.
We also know that both systems are complete.
Ling Wuji gave this example simply to say that the same proposition is not always correct in different systems.
"I'm not avoiding the question."
Ling Wu Ji said.
"And what do you mean?"
"Well, this is not something that can be told to outsiders."
Ling Wuji just shook his head.
So the rest of the people in the room looked at each other.
But Ling Wuji said, "But speaking of it, teacher, your pain or trouble should be that you can't deal with your family, so you have to go on blind dates frequently. You also know what's wrong with you, or you also know what those men don't like about you, right?"
"Don't comment on the teacher's private affairs!"
Shizuya Hiratsuka couldn't tell whether she should be angry or shy.
"But teacher, do you really think that's your 'fault'?" Without waiting for Hiratsuka Shizuka to speak, Ling Wuji shook his head and said, "That's not the case. So teacher, no matter how many blind dates you go on, you won't change yourself. If you say I'm arrogant, aren't you arrogant too?
"Or," Ling Wuji changed the subject, "Teacher, you are actually also looking forward to someone falling in love with the you of now, rather than the you who has changed, right?"
Shizuka Hiratsuka felt that her face must be the same as everyone else's in the room, as if her blood was burning and hot.
But the brat who said these words still looked calm and composed.
So she calmed herself down and said, "But I think if a kid like you continues to be like this, no one will ever love you in your life, right?"
"Love doesn't seem to be a necessity to me."
Ling Wuji shook his head and did not continue to dwell on this topic. Seeing that the club time was about to end, he packed up on his own. Others just stared at the boy's actions, as if they were shocked by his unscrupulous attitude. So after he left, they looked at each other in confusion. After a long time, Fumino Guqiao tried to break the silence: "That first-year Ling Jun, looks so powerful."
"Ugh."
Hiratsuka Shizuka could only sigh and said, "I suspect the reason he came to Japan to study is because his family felt that if he continued to stay in China, his way of talking would sooner or later make people want to hack him to death."
“It happens in Japan, too?”
"Who knows? Maybe he has some connections in Japan?" Hiratsuka Shizuka said, "Anyway, although that person seems outstanding, he is not someone worth emulating. I hope you keep this in mind."
"Even if someone wants to imitate me, there aren't many people who can learn it, right?"
Hikigaya Hachiman said.
At least he would never dare to speak like that.
The way he spoke was simply because he felt that he wasn't dying fast enough!
Maybe Yukinoshita can learn it?
However, her way of speaking was definitely not like Ling Wuji's, which would directly penetrate into the gap in people's hearts, stir up the world and then walk away absent-mindedly.
……
"Arrogant?"