1362: Squeeze the Circle Theory (1 More)
Jonathan stopped:
"You want to get an A+?"
This guy really gets the point.
Xia Xiaolan nodded, "Can't you?"
The buzzing discussion in the classroom sounded, and Daisy whispered: "Professor McCarthy has been in the hands of no one to get an A+ grade for four or five years. Foster + Partners is leaving!"
Foster + Partners is definitely a world-class architect firm. Some people even think that a series of moves by Foster + Partners since the 1970s are changing the direction of architectural design and construction today.
Xia Xiaolan also snorted, this cowhide was accidentally blown a little big.
But what she said was the water that was poured out, and Xia Xiaolan didn't regret it. Any academic competition is benign, it can motivate people to move forward, and make people excited... If Professor McCarthy has never given an A+ grade, since he has given it to others, why can't it be given to her?
"Daisy, if we don't even think about a+, then we really only deserve b."
Xia Xiaolan's words made the discussion in the classroom louder.
She is not at all as humble as other Chinese students!
Chinese people are always very humble. They must say that they can't do things they can do, and always leave some leeway. Until the last moment, they will never know how strong they are.
Xia Xiaolan's self-confidence now resembles that of an American again.
"You don't need to get an A+, as long as your team can get an A at the end of the term, I will ask Heidi to publicly apologize. If you can get an A+, I will admire your talent and respect hua- who has laid a professional foundation for you. tsing University!"
Jonathan is a proud man and a cheerful man.
The mind of such a professional strongman is not that complicated. If Xia Xiaolan really brought Richard's team to counterattack, he would admit the excellence of these people!
Xia Xiaolan felt very comfortable when she saw him being so refreshing. The school is really different from the society. In a top university like Cornell, the outstanding people have their own pride. This kind of straightforwardness and simplicity is what Xia Xiaolan likes.
Although she has only been in Cornell for a month, she has really liked the overall atmosphere of Cornell.
Xia Xiaolan couldn't help laughing, this time it was not a sneer, but a relaxed and happy:
"Jonathan, just what you just said, you are also an admirable opponent... I mean academic competition, there is only one crown of kings, I am looking forward to having an opponent like you!"
Jonathan waved, and Heidi quickly chased after him.
Ning Xue remained silent for a while. She originally wanted to invite Xia Xiaolan to join the group, but Xia Xiaolan couldn't leave Richard and the other three.
Ning Xue remembered what her grandfather Ning Yanfan said about Xia Xiaolan: She is someone who knows what she wants.
Ning Xue walked out of the classroom slowly, "Why am I not surprised at all? Where there is Xia Xiaolan, there are always disputes."
Is Xia Xiaolan causing trouble?
no.
It was some people who suffered unfair treatment, swallowed it silently, and chose to swallow it up.
Xia Xiaolan will always rise up to resist, from beginning to end, she is pursuing a kind of equality and respect. The cry of a small person may not be noticed by many people at first, but as she becomes more and more powerful, her words will definitely be valued by more people.
"It's still nostalgic."
Nostalgia is sometimes stupid.
Water flows to low places, people walk to high places, and after getting more and more powerful, shouldn't they leave those friends who can't keep up?
friend?
Ning Xue murmured to herself, "Have only known Richard, Daisy and others for a month, do you already regard them as friends and partners?"
Being friends with Xia Xiaolan doesn't seem to be complicated.
So how did she screw it up?
Ning Xue couldn't understand it herself.
That's all, the past can't be traced back, she and Xia Xiaolan are still suitable to be competitors.
Xia Xiaolan and Richard were in a group of three, she was in a group with Jonathan and Heidi, and when they arrived at Cornell University, she and Xia Xiaolan became rivals again. This might be the fate of her and Xia Xiaolan!
...
The people in the classroom slowly disappeared.
Only Xia Xiaolan was left.
Daisy didn't know what to say, Xia Xiaolan clapped her hands: "Guys, can you not be so unconfident, you don't want to see me lose face in front of Heidi and Jonathan, right?"
The blood just now calmed down slowly, and the red-haired Richard tried to regain his sanity:
"Xia, we are all touched! You could have joined the Jonathan study group, and teamed up with Jonathan, you will become stronger, it is easy to get an A at the end of the term, and there is hope for hitting an A+. It is for us that you made a bet with Jonathan. !but……"
Xia Xiaolan sat on the chair and drew a big circle on the white paper:
"Richard, this is your elementary school classmate."
She drew three more circles in one big circle, one smaller than the other.
"From elementary school to middle school, to high school, to applying to Cornell University, you see that the circle is getting smaller and smaller. How many of your classmates in the first grade can be like you?"
Lyle and Daisy couldn't help but lean over. They vaguely guessed what Xia Xiaolan was going to say, but her words were novel and interesting, and they all wanted to hear them.
Richard naturally leaned closer, and couldn't help but follow Xia Xiaolan's train of thought and said:
"Elementary school classmates? Some of them are street drug dealers, some are truck drivers..."
Richard is clearly stuck in bad memories.
He managed to break out of the siege and applied to Cornell University.
Xia Xiaolan pointed to the fourth circle and said, "This is Cornell University. The day you entered, you already surpassed your former classmates. You entered this circle and excluded other people who couldn't go to college. Do you think that Are you not good enough?"
Xia Xiaolan drew a fifth, smaller circle, "This is the circle Jonathan is in. In Professor McCarthy's eyes, I want to be recognized by Professor McCarthy as an outstanding student. Jonathan is not only good at only one course, right? Richard, you from From the first day of entering the school, how many talents have been squeezed out to apply to Cornell University, now, you just need to squeeze into a smaller circle like before, that is Jonathan's circle!"
Jonathan's circle is not the end.
Outstanding graduates compete with other outstanding graduates in careers.
But he can't be an excellent student. After graduating, Jonathan can go to Yingfutus Office, can choose American P&W, and can go to German gmp!
Isn't Jonathan excellent?
After being left behind in school, the starting point of the career is different, and the gap in life in the future will naturally become larger and larger!
Richard broke down in a cold sweat from what Xia Xiaolan said.
Following Xia Xiaolan's train of thought, the more she thinks about it, the more terrifying she becomes. Now she is called a loser and doesn't resist. Do you have to wait 10 or 20 years before resisting? No, according to Xia Xiaolan, they are now the difference between the fourth and fifth circles with Jonathan. If they don't catch up, let Jonathan widen the gap and wait for others to jump to seventh, eighth... or even tenth. Circle, how are they chasing?
"Xia, what do you say, I'll listen to you!"