When Ethan got home, both Grace Feng and Ethan Lee were extremely worried. Naturally, they were worried that Ethan had been wronged and suffered inside.
"Ethan, it's all Mom's fault this time." Grace Feng looked very self - blaming.
"Mom, it's not your fault. If there's anyone to blame, it's that bastard! But he has already received the punishment he deserved. Drug trafficking is a capital offense! He'll never get out in his lifetime." Ethan said.
"Besides, this matter has already passed. I'm fine, aren't I? I even got a silk banner and a bonus. It's a gain! So don't worry." Ethan comforted Grace Feng.
"Yes, Grace. Our son is fine. Don't say any more. You'll make our son feel bad." Ethan Lee said.
"Okay."
In the evening.
"Dear, after thinking it over and over... I think we should send Ethan... back."
Hearing this, Ethan Lee froze and didn't say a word.
Grace Feng continued in a sad tone: "Ethan has been with us for so many years. We... we should be content! From the very beginning, I swore to God that I would let him leave to find his biological parents when he turned eighteen.
But his eighteenth birthday has already passed, and we still keep him by our side...
Alas! Maybe... this is a warning from God."
After finishing speaking, her eyes were unconsciously full of tears, and her expression was extremely painful.
Ethan Lee didn't speak but heaved a deep sigh!
"Old man, tell me... if Ethan finds his parents, will... will he come back to see us?"
The whole room was plunged into silence!
After a long while!
"I believe Ethan is a good boy. In the future... even if he finds his biological parents, even if his biological parents are well - off, I believe... he... will still remember us!"
"But... I'm reluctant! I'm so reluctant! God can take everything away from me, but why does He have to take Ethan away?" Grace Feng cried, and the tears kept falling!
"Ethan is our child, always will be, whether he is by our side or not." Ethan Lee said.
Grace Feng didn't speak! After a long time, she finally said as if resigned to her fate.
"I'm not afraid of hardship or tiredness. For so many years, I haven't asked for anything else. I just prayed to God to let Ethan grow up without worry. Now... Ethan has grown up and is so excellent! What more could I ask for?"
Then, she took out that newspaper again, looked at the information on it, and sat there blankly until midnight...
...
"Ethan! Do you want to come to Greenwood College?" It was Kevin on the phone.
"What for?"
"There is a contestant in the Global Elite Selection Contest. He is currently a student at Greenwood College! He was among the top sixteen back then! He even almost made it to the top eight! Come and let him share his experience. Aren't you also going to participate in the Global Elite Selection Contest? You can come and listen first to broaden your horizons." Kevin said.
...
By the time Ethan arrived at Greenwood College, the entire college hall was full of people!
On the rostrum sat a man, talking with the school leaders, confident and composed, looking very elegant!
Leo Chase!
The only person from Qingyun province who made it to the top sixteen back then!
Even though he failed in the end, he was still specially recruited by Greenwood College.
He is now a senior. It is said that he has already passed the application for studying abroad. The school that accepted him is Blue Bay University, which is currently among the top ten! And the tutor who accepted him was the examiner in that elite selection contest back then and is also one of the examiners in this selection, Professor Johnson, a former Nobel laureate.
The speech began!
Leo Chase had a unique charm in every move, looking mature and magnanimous, standing out among the many high - school teachers and students!
"As soon as I got here, someone asked me, 'Senior, do you think I have any chance of being selected in the Global Elite Selection Contest?'"
"I said, do you want me to tell the truth or lie?"
"He said, of course he wanted to hear the truth! So I said, the truth is: there is not the slightest possibility!
Don't even mention getting into the elite selection contest, it's even very difficult to just get short - listed!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a slightly indignant murmur of discussion arose from the audience!
The Global Elite Selection Contest is another shortcut to success besides the college entrance examination. Many students have fantasies about it! But now Leo Chase's words are like a bucket of cold water, completely dousing these people's hopes.
"Some students may be unconvinced and think I'm not pleasant to listen to!
But I can only tell everyone that this is the reality!
You think your academic performance is good? I'm sorry! In the real elite selection contest, academic performance doesn't count for much!
Even Professor Johnson believes that a lot of education in China is a failure, as it stifles students' creativity and initiative!
Compared with our traditional rote - learning questions, their questions are full of creative thinking. They seem to have no clue at all, but in fact, they can best show a person's comprehensive quality.
"What they value most is a person's academic attainment and potential! The most important are creativity, computational ability, and divergent thinking ability. Of course... there is also one point, which is artistic ability!
Regrettably! In China, it's very difficult for me to see people with these abilities. Parents blindly pursue scores and academic performance, and those so - called academic performances often overlook the most basic skill attainment! This is the saddest thing!"
"So, I say, everyone should stop having illusions about it! It's not something you can participate in!
For everyone present, it's the right way to learn some cultural knowledge honestly and take the college entrance examination route!
Some people say that this great challenge is related to national fortune and national honor! We want to win glory for our country!
I'm sorry, because you are not capable enough, so you don't even have the chance to win glory for the country! If you go, you'll only cause trouble for the country!"
Hearing this, the crowd in the audience was in an uproar again!
Are they so incompetent?
"Some people may still be unconvinced!
Then I ask you, can you compare with the students of Greenwood College Affiliated Middle School? Can you compare with the students of Qingyun University Affiliated Middle School? Even, can you compare with the students of Qingzhou No.1 Middle School?
Some of the students in these schools have already started training according to the thinking of the elite selection contest since their sophomore year in high school.
Among them, just in terms of mental arithmetic ability, many students can even be compared with those mental arithmetic masters by now.
As for problem - solving ability, they are even more unrivaled!
Artistic attainment? Humph! This is a basic attainment for children in big cities! I don't know how much better they are than you!
Many of them have won international awards at a young age and have already made a name for themselves in their respective fields!
But look at what we are doing? When it comes to musical instruments, I'm afraid not many of us can play them, right? Being able to dance an ordinary dance or write a decent calligraphy in our talents is already very remarkable and is considered a child prodigy in the eyes of parents.
But I tell you, this level is worthless in front of those children!"