CHAPTER 258: CHAPTER 258 ORIGINAL SIN 67

Yun Shuangshuang and Feng Jinyan followed Hao Jianxing and Teacher Chu to the school’s auditorium, which was vibrantly decorated with balloons and streamers everywhere, including the ceiling! There were comic strip drawings on the walls, and the tables were arranged in squarish patterns, topped with seeds and fruits.

The gathering today was not only to celebrate Yun Shuangshuang’s impressive performance but also to bid farewell to the students who had finished their college entrance exams and were about to leave the school!

After the gathering began, everyone took turns to go on stage and perform, while those off stage watched the performances, chatted, ate, and drank. All the students were laughing and playing freely, with the principal and teachers smiling and watching them, completely indulgent.

Feng Jinyan chatted with some of the invited parents of excellent students, while Yun Shuangshuang found a spot to sit down and snack on seeds. For some reason, the surrounding students always perceived Yun Shuangshuang, this academic prodigy, as high, cold, and unattainable, and nobody came over to talk to her.

Even when Yun Shuangshuang took the initiative to strike up a conversation with the student sitting next to her, the person she approached responded with an overly nervous demeanor to her questions, acting as if facing a teacher, which made Yun Shuangshuang lose interest in the conversation.

When the gathering was halfway through, Principal Hao stepped out for a while, then returned with several individuals carrying cameras and microphones. These people were likely reporters from the provincial TV station, and as they entered the auditorium, Teacher Chu arranged for Yun Shuangshuang to go on stage and talk about her study experience.

As soon as Yun Shuangshuang stepped onto the stage, the scene immediately quieted down. Without needing the teachers to speak up to maintain order, all the students who were previously eating, drinking, playing, and chatting voluntarily stopped their chatter and focused their attention on Yun Shuangshuang, waiting to hear her speech.

The reporters who came in with Hao Jianxing also pointed their cameras at Yun Shuangshuang, and as she stood on the stage, Yun Shuangshuang suddenly remembered that her mind had been chaotic for the past few days. After receiving calls from Principal Hao and Teacher Chu, she hadn’t thought about speaking, and naturally hadn’t prepared any speech in advance.

However, Yun Shuangshuang was a businessperson, and business is all about being articulate and persuasive, making up words on the spot if necessary.

Standing on the stage, Yun Shuangshuang spoke without hesitation, "Hello everyone, I’m Yun Shuangshuang. You probably want to know how I managed to achieve such good grades? How exactly do I study?"

The students below nodded, paying close attention to Yun Shuangshuang, waiting for her to reveal some study secrets.

"Today, I’m going to share my study experiences and methods. Actually, my insight is very simple, and you should all know it because it’s the phrase your parents and teachers always remind us of, and that is diligent effort!"

Yun Shuangshuang noticed the dismissive expressions on the faces of the students who heard her words but continued with a light smile, "You might think I’m a genius, which is why I’m better at studying than you. But in reality, if I don’t study, no matter how much of a genius I am, knowledge won’t automatically jump into my head. I’m just like every one of you; problems need to be solved one by one, knowledge has to be memorized bit by bit, and books have to be read page by page. We are all the same."

"No matter how talented you are, you have to persist day after day like everyone else. Because if you can’t study diligently and keep focusing on fun, hoping that your genius mind will allow you to learn with a minimal effort and focus more on games, then no matter how talented you are, eventually you will degenerate into a fool. I never consider myself a genius, but I’m willing to devote all my available time to reading. When all the knowledge is deeply engraved in your mind, you will realize that each one of you is a genius."

"Some of you might think that I talk without feeling pain because my brain is smart, so I learn faster and naturally better than you, and since your brain isn’t as smart as mine, no matter how hard you work, you can’t surpass me, and diligence is easier said than done. After all, no matter how hard you try, you can’t surpass someone who naturally excels at studying like me."

Upon hearing this, several classmates subconsciously nodded, clearly thinking exactly that.

Yun Shuangshuang continued with a smile, "I know many classmates have such thoughts, but have you ever considered that maybe I’m not a genius! We’ve spent months together; consider how I study, and if you do the same, do you think you would be a genius too?"

After Yun Shuangshuang said this, her classmates subconsciously recalled her study attitude, which was almost exhausting, seizing every moment as if she would bring a book into the restroom. Suddenly, they felt that if they were like her, their grades might really be as good as Yun Shuangshuang’s!

"The reason your enthusiasm for studying diminishes might also be due to your parents. For instance, when your parents constantly say to you, ’Look how good the grades of other kids are, why can’t you be like them?’ Such repeated blows make you increasingly discouraged, causing a loss of interest in studying, which makes it harder to continue learning. You start thinking, ’I’m just dumb, I just can’t study well, I’m just not as good as other kids.’"

After Yun Shuangshuang finished speaking, a heap of students nodded furiously, clearly indicating many students had been affected by the pressure of comparing themselves to other kids.

Yun Shuangshuang smiled warmly, "I want to tell you that this idea is wrong. Just like me, maybe I’m proficient in studying, but if I don’t work hard, I will be less than you."

"You think that your diligence and hard work can’t match the top students, but have you ever noticed that when you work hard to study, those students are working hard too? When you slack off and give up due to external temptations, those same students continue to work hard."

The students below began to contemplate. Upon careful reflection, those students with good grades indeed play less than they do. Although they sourly call them nerds, driven mad by studying, it’s undeniable those kids are indeed much more diligent.

Yun Shuangshuang watched these students who seemed lost in thought and continued, "You don’t like being compared to other kids by your parents or others, you don’t like when your parents tell you how smart and sensible other kids are, you dislike when parents busy themselves with work, only asking about your grades when they think of you and whether you’ve played around."

Again, a heap of students nodded furiously, indeed disliking such reactions from their parents. They aren’t other kids; can’t their parents care more about whether their own children are happy or feeling wronged, instead of opening their mouths to talk only about other kids and grades?