Chapter 295 Loss of Face
At the beginning of each school year, Wharton College holds a variety of activities and competitions covering academics, arts, sports and other fields, aiming to stimulate students' interests and potential and cultivate their teamwork spirit and competitive awareness.
The major families compete with each other in different fields, and the children of the family also show their talents in different fields.
No matter what activity it is, as long as it involves ranking, there will always be a fierce wave of competition.
The events that the Department of Economics and the Department of Music were drawn to participate in were both fencing, and members of both teams gave their all to fight for the honor of the group.
Every year, such events would attract the enthusiastic participation of aristocratic students. On the one hand, their families would receive transcripts, and on the other hand, among the winning group each year, the students with the highest scores would receive invitations from the six major families and be able to attend all banquets hosted by the six major families.
The six major families monopolize the economy, military, politics, land and various fields. Students who can enter Wharton College are extraordinary, but not all families are qualified to attend their banquets. The difference in fields determines their respective status and opportunities. If they want to establish connections with the six major families and obtain first-hand information that matches their own values, the descendants must seize every opportunity.
Wharton College is responsible for providing this platform, and how many people can ultimately seize the opportunity depends on their respective abilities.
Even the most dissolute young man or the most discerning socialite would take off their fine clothes and put on fencing uniforms properly at this time, engaging in a fierce duel with their opponents and fighting for every point.
This is a game where you don't have to stick to the rules. The only goal here is to conquer your opponent, defeat him completely, and win valuable points for the team.
Wharton College's education of aristocratic students has always been wolf-like. After all, the purpose of admission to the school is well known to everyone - all the rules in the world are used to restrain common people, and when the aristocrats need rules, the rules are iron laws. If they are not needed, they will be completely broken.
Rather than a fencing competition, it is more of a practical lesson that teaches students how to better play by the rules.
Specially recruited students always feel uneasy when encountering such competitions. Although they may be better than aristocratic students in academics, once they enter the competition with weapons, they will immediately be at a disadvantage.
What the aristocratic students show in the competition is not only their skills and strength, but more importantly their understanding and application of the rules. The special recruits tend to abide by the inherent rules of competition more. This difference comes from the difference in their understanding of the rules and the unequal status in the application of the rules.
The specially recruited students did not dare to harm the noble students at all, but once the noble students met the specially recruited students, they would always rely on the swords in their hands to beat the opponent to a pulp, even leaving them naked.
This is the hidden evil side of Wharton College.
Even if they managed to squeeze into this institution of higher learning, commoners were treated as subjects of trial by aristocratic students from the very beginning, and this phenomenon was reflected in all aspects.
"Little beggar, you have only learned fencing for one semester, how can you compare with me from elementary school to adulthood." A young nobleman disdainfully picked at the clothes of the special recruit, his expression full of disdain, as if he was stating an unshakable truth that grassroots can never be on an equal footing with them, even the most outstanding grassroots.
The young nobleman was intoxicated by the feeling of absolute superiority over the common people and enjoyed the pleasure of being superior.
The boy quickly tore off the last piece of clothing on the special admissions student, and this action drew applause from the surrounding students.
Inside the stadium, swords flashed and the crowds chattered.
As a student of the Economics Department, Jiang Zhiyue cannot avoid such activities. Even if she has no classes today, she must arrive at the college on time.
Looking at the arrogant smile on the aristocratic boy's face, she knew clearly in her heart that in the near future, when the aristocratic boy left Wharton and entered the society, he would also become a staunch defender of class theory and abide by the balance that must not be broken in this country.
There are many people like this aristocratic boy in Walton, including many children of MPs and ministers.
Whenever Jiang Zhiyue witnessed such a scene, she could not help but think of Xiao Jingrun. His stance was completely opposite to everyone else's. His kind admired him, protected him, and respected him, simply because he was the most admirable person in their camp.
If one day, Xiao Jingrun chose to betray, then he would surely become a complete enemy in the eyes of everyone.
Can he really be so cruel as to give up all these? Or, does he really have enough courage and determination to change those...
Before Jiang Zhiyue had time to think about it, the group list had already been announced. The music student who was competing with her in the same group on the fencing field was the girl who tore up her form and pushed her in the corridor a few days ago.
The girl had long fiery red hair and possessed the temperament of a queen. She was obviously surprised that her opponent was Jiang Zhiyue, and even a little annoyed, because everyone assigned to their group had bullied Jiang Zhiyue in the corridor.
The long-haired girl almost suspected that this was a deliberate arrangement by the academy. After all, she had heard about Jiang Zhiyue's battle against Xia Liqing. If she was defeated by Jiang Zhiyue, she would probably lose all face.
"It's you again!" the long-haired girl said angrily, "You pushed me down that day. If Miss Bai hadn't come, I would never have let you off so easily!"
"...Yeah?"
This matter goes back to a few days ago, when Jiang Zhiyue was harassed by a group of people in the corridor and was almost stabbed in the head. She originally thought that these girls were jealous of Gu Zhaoye, but when she saw the girl next to Bai Yanzhu, everything became clear.
It turned out that the younger sister was protecting her elder sister and helping Bai Yanzhu to vent her anger. She had heard that the twins in the Bai family were both rebellious and caused a lot of trouble. Bai's mother was busy covering for them and sending them abroad on the pretext of studying music.
As for how Jiang Zhiyue knew this, it has to be thanks to Sheng Huaian.
The Bai family's twins and Sheng Huaian are living in the same place overseas. Bai Ruofei has a rebellious personality, and so is Sheng Huaian. Bai's mother wanted to bring them together, and she also hoped that Sheng Huaian would take good care of Bai Ruofei for Qin Si's sake.
Sheng Huaian couldn't help but frown when he mentioned this matter: "Speaking of this, I feel sick. I really suspect that those old foxes of the Bai family knew that I lived in Vilas, so they deliberately sent the ancestors here."
The man told her this matter as a joke and reminded her that the twin boy and girl were both sister-con and normal people should stay away from them.
Jiang Zhiyue finally learned her lesson.
This matter had already been turned over, but who would have thought that I would meet this group of people again.
She unconsciously tightened the sword in her hand.
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