Chapter 97

"Maybe she's looking at you," Li Yi replied.

Regarding why Bao Xiangxin would look at him, Li Yi could guess the reason without asking. But with his sister around, he certainly wouldn't be so boring. If you came back from thirty million years in the future and saw your cute sister again, you would definitely just want to tease her.

"Don't talk nonsense to me," Li Ting stared at Li Yi for a while, then pouted and said, "I bet you two have something going on."

Li Yi sighed and said, "Why are your thoughts so evil? Can't you think of something beautiful?"

"What kind of beautiful things?" Li Ting asked.

"For example, love."

"Isn't that the same thing?" Li Ting pouted, trying to pick meat from Li Yi's plate, but found that she had already eaten it all. Helplessly, she had to eat from her own plate.

Wu Simeng looked at Li Yi and Li Ting with wide eyes. In her eyes, the person who was willing to take her as a disciple must be a transcendent being, but how did Li Yi and Li Ting give off the vibe of ordinary high school students?

Ren Qiaoyi wanted to laugh but didn't feel it was appropriate. This brother and sister were truly a pair of "living treasures," actually discussing such matters while eating.

"That's definitely not the same thing," Li Yi picked a piece of tofu from Li Ting's plate and asked Ren Qiaoyi, "Miss Ren, the great journalist, what do you think?"

Ren Qiaoyi was slightly taken aback, then awkwardly said, "Of course... it's not. Love describes good people, while that word... describes bad people."

"Oh," Li Ting nodded, then pointed at Li Yi and said, "It seems you can never use the word 'love.' Behave yourself... Ouch, don't hit my head!"

Ren Qiaoyi and Wu Simeng watched this pair of mischievous siblings and couldn't help but laugh.

After Li Ting finished teasing Li Yi, she secretly glanced at Wu Simeng. She couldn't understand how her brother knew her, and was even more curious about how they addressed each other. But in front of others, she naturally couldn't say anything about their "affair" and had to let it go for now.

"Speaking of which, I already know everything the teacher teaches, so class is really boring," Li Ting said while eating.

"What, are you already eager to be my secretary?" Li Yi asked.

"Don't daydream. Do you think I can take the college entrance exam this year and become the top student in the province or something?" Li Ting asked.

Ren Qiaoyi secretly glanced at Li Ting and thought, "This guy is really full of hot air. Although you are in the top five in the school, you are only a first-year high school student. The top student in the province is like the moon in the sky; you can't reach it."

Wu Simeng, however, believed it to some extent. If Li Yi was really a senior expert, his sister must also be a prodigy. What's the big deal about becoming the top student in the province?

Li Yi said, "In our country, those who register for the college entrance exam must be graduates of senior high schools or have equivalent academic qualifications. To get a high school diploma, you still need to take four or five exams, so you can't register for this year's college entrance exam."

"Really? I know everything, and I still can't take the college entrance exam?" Li Ting pouted.

"Can't be helped. Who made our country's system so strict? Actually, the purpose of taking the college entrance exam is to go to college. If you want to go to college, you can go to a foreign university," Li Yi said.

"Li Yi, you're being a foreign worshipper again!" Li Ting exclaimed.

Li Yi smiled lightly, "I'm not being a foreign worshipper; I'm just giving you an option. If you stay in the country for two years, you'll just get a high school diploma. If you go abroad, with your abilities, you can graduate in two years and become a college graduate. Then you can take the domestic college entrance exam as a college graduate, which is perfectly fine and gives you an additional college degree."

"Are you saying that foreign college entrance exams don't require a high school diploma?" Li Ting asked.

Li Yi said, "Foreign countries don't have a college entrance exam like ours; they have similar tests. For example, the SAT and ACT in the United States are recognized by all four-year American universities and can be considered equivalent to our college entrance exam. You can choose to take one or both, and you don't need a high school diploma to take them."

"Why don't they need a diploma?" Li Ting asked.

Li Yi smiled, "The corrupt capitalists are profit-driven, and their testing institutions are also profit-making enterprises. They are eager for people from all over the world to take the exams to collect registration fees. Why would they require a high school diploma?"

"I see!" Li Ting nodded, "When are their exams? Are they synchronized with our college entrance exam?"

Li Yi said, "Of course not. In the United States, the ACT is held six times a year, and the SAT is held seven times, almost every one or two months. Candidates can take the exams whenever they want, and there are no strict requirements. Any test scores are recognized by all universities."

"Wow, two exams held six or seven times a year, adding up to thirteen times? If you can take the exams whenever you want, how do their universities admit students?" Li Ting asked in surprise.

"Oh, your scores are valid for two years. You can choose the best score and send it to the universities you want to apply to. No one will stop you. Their admission process is a two-way choice, and many excellent students receive admission offers from many prestigious universities."

"Really? You can take the exams thirteen times a year, take them whenever you want, and your scores are valid for two years. You can apply to any university you want and receive a bunch of admission offers? How can Americans do this?" Li Ting asked with wide eyes.

"Can't believe it. Is it really that easy for Americans to get into college?" Ren Qiaoyi couldn't believe it either.

Li Yi smiled, "It's not easy for Americans to get into college, but they have more freedom in the way they take the exams and choose their universities."

"Heaven, why don't we do it this way?" Li Ting pouted, "If we could take the college entrance exam thirteen times a year, and our scores were valid for two years, and we could apply to any university we wanted, and receive a bunch of admission offers..."

"The two countries have different national conditions, so don't dream about it," Li Yi patted Li Ting's head.

"What does this have to do with national conditions? If we changed to their college entrance exam system, would we die?" Li Ting said angrily.

"Of course not, but it would cause a lot of trouble. For example, if students could freely choose their universities, the universities would have a hard time. What if they arranged classes and no one came to class?"

"Currently, only one admission notice is issued, one person per slot. If you don't go, you have to go home and study hard for another year. You don't know what you'll get the next year, so most people choose to go to college, making the university's student source very stable."

"In other words, the universities are afraid of trouble, so they are screwing us over?" Ren Qiaoyi asked.

Li Yi sighed, "Don't say it like that. I'm just giving one example. If reforms were to be made, there would be too many issues to count. For example, setting up six exams a year, just the process of creating the questions would be a big problem. The number of teachers grading the exams would have to increase significantly, and the burden on students would also increase, even the traffic police would have to increase..."

"How would the burden on students increase?" Li Ting asked.

"You think it won't, but some scholars think it will. Consider this: the suicide rate is already high with one college entrance exam a year. If there were six exams a year, wouldn't all the candidates jump off buildings?"

"Nonsense," Li Ting scolded.

Ren Qiaoyi said, "I understand what your brother means. If reforms were to be made, there would be many problems. If I were in charge, I wouldn't do it. Think about it: if I did it, I would offend a lot of people, and if something went wrong, I would have to take the blame. If I didn't do it, everyone would be fine, and my salary would be the same either way. Why would I make trouble for myself?"

Li Ting said indignantly, "What kind of thinking is that? You have no patriotism at all!"

Li Yi smiled and patted his sister's shoulder, "Xiaoting, patriotism isn't just about talking. If you love this country, you should support its system and all its aspects. Miss Ren is also patriotic, just in a different way."

"Is it patriotism to be afraid of trouble and do nothing?"

"Patriotism requires careful consideration and absolute certainty. The Soviet Union's Gorbachev is a recent example. Was he patriotic? So Miss Ren's choice is not wrong. Moreover, in our country's various systems, the college entrance exam is the fairest and least in need of reform. You don't need to worry about it."

"Ugh..." Li Ting pouted and stuffed large pieces of meat from her plate into her mouth. She bet Li Yi didn't think this way; he was just too lazy to argue.

"Let's do this: if you're willing to take the exams, I'll tutor you in English and SAT and ACT knowledge over the next few days. Especially the SAT, which focuses on applying knowledge to solve problems, unlike the Chinese college entrance exam, which focuses on knowledge acquisition. It would be good for you to participate. Even if you don't want to go to a foreign university, taking the exams and receiving a few admission offers is not a big deal," Li Yi said.

"You're going to tutor her?" Ren Qiaoyi was surprised.

Li Ting was in the top five in her grade, while Li Yi's grades were poor. How could he tutor her? Moreover, what he was tutoring her in was not high school coursework but English and SAT exam content, which she had never heard of!

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with my brother tutoring me?" Li Ting asked.

She knew that Li Yi's so-called tutoring was just touching her forehead and filling her brain with knowledge, but there was no need to explain this advanced technology to outsiders, and she wouldn't explain it.

"Nothing, your brother is really amazing," Ren Qiaoyi said insincerely.

"Of course, my brother is a genius," Li Ting said proudly.

Ren Qiaoyi rolled her eyes and decided not to comment on this self-satisfied brother and sister. She just asked, "How do you take the SAT?"

"The SAT has no test centers in China, so you have to go to Hong Kong to take it," Li Yi said.

"Why are there no test centers in China? Are they discriminating against us?" Li Ting asked.

Li Yi shook his head, "No, the evil capitalists are profit-driven and would love to set up test centers all over China to make thirteen billion people take the exams and pay registration fees. But our relevant departments saw through their sinister intentions and realized that setting up test centers in China would impose unnecessary burdens on Chinese families, so they did not allow it."

Ren Qiaoyi asked, "Would going to Hong Kong be less of a burden?"

Li Yi smiled, "Who cares about the burden if they can go to Hong Kong?"

Ren Qiaoyi clicked her tongue, turned to look at Wu Simeng, and found that Wu Simeng was also listening in amazement.

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