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The crowd burst into laughter, and Liu Liu frowned. There was no way to continue this topic; with school in session, being seen outside like this left them with no explanation.
"Liu Liu, let me give you a piece of advice. Times have changed; it's not the same as before. Education is still the most important thing!" A bespectacled man said earnestly nearby, "Take me, for example. Disregarding family background, how many people my age can compare with me? Why? Because I went to one of the top universities in the country!"
"Exactly, look around. After graduating for such a long time, there aren't many who can sit in a high-end restaurant like us, carefree, eating expensive food. And those who can sit here with us are those who have succeeded academically!" Another man added, "Those who didn't manage to get an education, how many of them can do this? Most are slogging at construction sites or running around frantically for business outside!"
