"Physiological experiments, social experiments...?"
"There's no such thing as a free lunch," Qiu Feishuang said calmly. "Even a family as strapped for cash as yours can afford to provide you with similar rations to other students. Besides the massive tuition fees paid by the students, what else do you think is the sole reason for the academy's continued operation? Especially since they were able to force people like Chu Shangli, Wei Shengfan, and Ouyang Huanshi to drop out, what kind of power is behind it?"
Qiu Feishuang's eyes wandered. "Well, it's just a model. Meisuo Academy is essentially shouldering all the sins and desires of the empire's upper echelons. So even those born into the Weisheng family, or even children from a marriage between the Ouyang and Zishu families, ultimately have to accept the fact that they won't receive the same preferential treatment here as they would outside—"
"..." Tan Xing was shocked for a moment, but he returned to normal in an instant: "Well, actually, if you think about it carefully, it doesn't matter——"
"Huh? I thought you'd be even more devastated and hysterical."
"Whatever the reason, it's true that I'm being treated well. Besides those annoying interpersonal relationships that I'd have to deal with in the outside world, I don't have anything particularly discontent with. Out in the outside world, I'd be the same, avoiding trouble, and perhaps even more timid than here. But here, as long as I work hard to stay in Class A and avoid getting into trouble with powerful characters, it won't have a big impact on my life."
"This is really..." Feng Ruye pushed his glasses: "I always thought you were the kind of guy with a more negative mindset - but aren't you unexpectedly cheerful?"
"Cheerful..." Tan Xing pulled the corner of his mouth: "Well, anyway, whether you are willing to talk to strangers can't be used as a criterion for whether you are cheerful or not - after all, some people only look socially anxious in the outside world, and they will let themselves go as long as they curl up in their own corner. Although I don't want to admit that I am an introvert, there is still some gap between me and the standard of extroversion - although my brothers and sisters often use this word to praise me, but if you ask me to be honest, I don't think this kind of praise makes me very comfortable, and I even feel a little awkward - of course, only a little bit, because when I can be with them, at least my smile is not fake -"
"Oh, by the way, classmate Bai Xiaoqian, could you please lead the way first? Otherwise, I'm afraid that by the time we get there, my uncle will have already prepared dinner - wouldn't my request for help sound rather hypocritical then -"
"I don't think Dad would think that way—but, that's true."
Bai Xiaoqian nodded: "Then come with me."
Chu Shangli followed behind Bai Xiaoqian, and Tan Xing also followed -
Feng Ruye seemed to be planning to come along, but after taking two steps, he retreated and said to himself, "Well, I really shouldn't disturb you. After all, this is a rare good atmosphere—"
"What? When did you learn to read the atmosphere?" Qiu Feishuang was shocked. "Could it be that your soul has been replaced?"
"Hmm?" Chu Shangli turned around and asked, "What's the atmosphere?"
"Nothing—" Feng Ruye waved his hand: "You guys go your own way, this is a matter between me and that psychopath Qiu Feishuang—"
"Really——" Chu Shangli's eyes flickered: "Okay, I understand——"
In fact, Chu Shangli also saw that it was not as simple as Feng Ruye said -
Chu Shangli quietly saved a file here, planning to save the file at the kitchen node after entering the kitchen, and then come back here to see if there was any useful information.
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