ocean-life Chapter 167 Academic Barriers
Chapter 167 Academic Barriers
Shen Yuxuan wiped his hands, solemnly opened the envelope, and carefully read through the documents inside.
At first, he approached it with the mindset of just looking at offers from ordinary universities, and his expression remained relatively calm.
However, after reading only three lines, his gaze was so fixed on him that he couldn't look away, as if drawn by a magnet.
His breathing began to become heavy.
His eyes widened even more.
His fingers even began to tremble violently and uncontrollably!
Those few thin pages of paper rustled as he shook them!
The entire living room was silent for a full three minutes!
After repeatedly confirming that everything was correct, Shen Yuxuan suddenly raised his head, his voice trembling uncontrollably:
"My God... the conditions offered here are unbelievable, absolutely outrageous!"
He himself was a student who had studied abroad, and he knew the significance of these documents better than anyone else.
"Not only is tuition fully waived, but they also receive a very high-level monthly living allowance, a special research budget, and even..."
They even promised to provide families with an "Outstanding Talent and Family Immigration Pathway" and full settlement support!
Shen Yuxuan slammed his hand on the table, feeling as if his worldview had been completely crushed and rubbed into the ground!
"Sister Lin, you may not understand the value of these terms."
Top universities like MIT and Harvard are arrogant to the core!
They would absolutely, positively, never offer such a subservient admission condition to anyone so easily!
This isn't recruitment anymore, it's practically "inviting gods"!
What does this mean? It means that their internal evaluation of Su Hao has reached an unimaginably high level!
"Yes." Lin Wan looked at Shen Yuxuan's distraught state and felt a mix of emotions.
"I am truly grateful for this; it feels like a dream."
Shen Yuxuan picked up his teacup and took a big gulp, suppressing the madness in his heart, and said with a wry smile:
"However... thinking about it carefully, it makes sense."
After all, looking at the whole world, even if you include all the child prodigies hidden in every corner, you can't find another child more outstanding than Su Hao.
He deserves this treatment.
"To be honest, I thought you and everyone else were exaggerating to comfort us."
Lin Wan lowered her eyes, her voice slightly hoarse.
"It wasn't until I went to the United States myself this time that I realized you were right."
We received an extremely warm welcome at MIT.
They took care of all our needs for food, clothing, lodging, and transportation along the way; we hardly spent any money.
Lin Wan paused for a moment, then looked up at Shen Yuxuan with a complicated expression.
"Professor Shen, can you give me a heads-up? Do you think... Su Hao should go to the United States for further studies?"
Shen Yuxuan remained silent.
He slowly closed the document in his hand, then picked up his teacup and took a sip, seemingly organizing his thoughts.
Then, he raised his head, looked directly at Lin Wan, and slowly said:
"Sister Lin, this matter... actually depends entirely on your family's attitude."
"Huh?" Lin Wan was taken aback.
"Don't you understand him yet?" Shen Yuxuan shook his head.
"Su Hao values family very much, extremely much."
He even valued his family's happiness far more than his own future, which was enough to change the world!
Therefore, if going to the United States would cause even the slightest discomfort to my family...
For him, Harvard and MIT are things he probably wouldn't even glance at; he'd rather not go at all!
"You mean... there's not much difference between studying in China and studying in the United States?" Lin Wan asked tentatively.
To everyone's surprise, Shen Yuxuan shook his head without hesitation, without even thinking.
"From the perspective of the hardware and environment of cutting-edge academic research alone, the United States naturally has an absolute and overwhelming advantage! This is an objective fact."
First of all, the research budgets of those universities are on completely different levels!
In addition, there are top-tier students, faculty of Philippine Prize caliber, direct access to cutting-edge research projects at the forefront of human endeavors, and state-of-the-art research equipment and laboratory infrastructure acquired through substantial financial investment…
The gap is countless. It's an academic barrier built upon the foundations laid by generations of scholars.
"So, you're saying..." Lin Wan gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, "that going to America is the only right answer?"
"As I just said, the problem has never been with Su Hao."
Shen Yuxuan sighed, his expression becoming extremely serious.
"Su Hao is still young, and it is necessary for his family to accompany him when he goes to a foreign country."
But this also means... you and your husband, two middle-aged people who have never been abroad in half your lives...
You have to abandon everything you have in a completely unfamiliar country and start your life anew.
Insurmountable language barriers, deep-rooted cultural differences...
There, you will be all alone, without any connections or friends, and you will surely feel a suffocating loneliness.
All the connections, career, and everything you've painstakingly built up over most of your lives in China will vanish in an instant, wiped out completely...
Shen Yuxuan's words were like sharp scalpels, ruthlessly dissecting reality:
"The United States has never been a paradise; it is an extremely ruthless, even dog-eat-dog capitalist country."
In that environment, it was difficult for outsiders to find suitable and decent work.
Even just wanting to integrate into the community and make a few superficial friends requires an unimaginable amount of effort.
If, in that oppressive environment, Su Hao saw his parents, who loved him deeply, enduring such humiliation and hardship every day just to make a living…
Shen Yuxuan stared intently into Lin Wan's eyes:
"Given his personality, he will definitely feel extremely guilty! That guilt will destroy him!"
Even before asking the question, Lin Wan had already anticipated that going to the United States would definitely not be easy.
But Shen Yuxuan's cruel description, which was like peeling back layers of an onion, was clearly a hundred times more cruel than she had imagined!
"If things really do turn out the worst-case scenario I described,"
Shen Yuxuan looked at his mother, who had fallen silent, and gave his final conclusion.
"Then I would suggest that you stay in China."
Outside the window, the night wind suddenly picked up, carrying a chill as it pounded against the glass with a loud "bang."
In the living room, the two fell into a long silence.
The atmosphere was so oppressive it seemed to have frozen in time.
After an unknown amount of time, the wind gradually subsided.
The woman, who was usually so gentle, suddenly raised her head.
All the pain and struggle that had been filling his eyes with sorrow vanished.
Instead, there was a kind of resolute determination, like burning one's boats!
She spoke slowly and deliberately, as if she had made an unshakeable decision:
"No! Let's go to America!"