I Took Advice and Became a Top Scholar

Can a high school student from a small town, with a poor family, a slow mind, and no hope of keeping up, still get into college?

After the entrance exams for her first year of high school, Chen Mo moved from her small town to the provincial capital to attend school. In despair, she posted this question on Zhihu.

“Move your desk to the very center of the front row tomorrow, and breathe the same air as the top students.”

“Next time, try writing with your left hand. Your right hand can’t pass anyway, so give the other hand a shot. Maybe the metaphysics will work.”

“Ask the class beauty one question every day.”

“If your foundations are weak, start from the beginning. I suggest copying your middle school math textbooks ten times.”

After reading all the well-meaning advice from netizens, Chen Mo decided to start changing her life by asking the class beauty questions.

[Ding!]

[Suggestion completed. Academic genius points +66]

Years later, when a reporter asked the netizens what they thought about being thanked by Academician Chen Mo, they replied:

“We were just joking around. Who knew she’d take it seriously, and go even further than those ridiculous suggestions...”

In response to her fans’ praise, Chen Mo modestly said,

“I’m not really talented. I’m just pretty good at taking advice.”