This time, there was a warm fire in front of his eyes.

Sitting next to him were his parents and sister. His mother looked worried, while his father looked serious.

After a while, my father spoke:

"If you want to take the college entrance examination, I won't stop you, but you have to know that it's very difficult at home now."

"Your mother and I are in poor health, and your sister is not married yet, so she still relies on us to support her. Therefore, even if you pass the exam, we really don't have the money to send you to college in a big city."

"You can only rely on yourself, you know? The city is not like our countryside, where it is not easy to find food. I heard that the children of the Wang family could not stay in the city after passing the exam, so they came back to farm this year.

The ground is gone.”

"If you want to study and contribute to the country, we support it, but you have to see if we can afford it!"

The moment his father finished speaking, a huge flow of information suddenly flooded into Ye Zhou's mind.

This time the information flow is different from the past. It carries not only information, but also extremely complex emotions.

Fear, hesitation, fear of difficulties, inferiority complex, cowardice...

These emotions were extremely realistic in Ye Zhou's mind. At this moment, he truly felt the emotional fluctuations that shook him - even though he knew he was in a simulation, he was unable to resist.

This kind of fluctuation.

Yes, father is right.

I am just an ordinary child from a rural area. Even if I have some talent in reading, so what? Can I pass the college entrance examination and go to university?

My competitors are not just these children in the countryside, but all candidates from all over the country!

They are different from me. Their living conditions since they were young are much better than mine. The textbooks that they have taken the trouble to read countless times are just an introductory book for them. Problems that they do not understand even after thinking about them are not suitable for them.

For them, it is as simple as a daily meal.

Why do you think you can be stronger than them?

Impossible.

Taking a step back, even if you really get lucky and get a good score in the newly resumed college entrance examination and get admitted to the university, what should you do next?

Go to school? How much money do you need to go to school? Are you going to exchange the harvest of your parents’ hard work at home for money, and then let them starve?

No, it's not just that.

Even though the tuition fees are borne by the state, I heard that the university has to pay at least 30 kilograms of food every month. Their families cannot raise these 30 kilograms of food.

If I go, will I really starve to death in the city?

Will you?

A city with no friends, no one to rely on, a strange and indifferent city.

I have never been to this city, and I have never really understood its true face.

Maybe giving up is the best choice.

Maybe, I should just stay in the small mountain village and farm with my parents, and my life will probably get better and better in the future?

Such thoughts emerged one after another, and Ye Zhou almost lost his position and said "I won't go."

But at that moment, a flash of thunder suddenly flashed through his mind.

He had no choice but to go, this was his only chance.

The choice he has to make will definitely not only affect the fate of a family.

At this moment, or at that moment in history, the decision he makes will greatly affect the entire progress of China in the field of quantum computing.

Although from this point of view, he has not yet figured out how the impact occurred.

"I must go!"

Ye Zhou replied firmly.

The father sighed deeply and continued:

"Then go. I know you won't be willing to give it a try, but you have to remember that if you really can't survive, come back, and we will still need you to support us in your old age!"

Ye Zhou nodded silently.

He does not yet know the experience of the identity owner he is simulating, so he does not have the confidence to say such bold words as "I will definitely make a name for myself."

Mother didn't say anything, she just stood up and packed Ye Zhou's luggage.

"Mom...let me do it."

Ye Zhou spoke with some difficulty.

At this time, his mind was still being bombarded by complex emotions, including worries about his parents, responsibilities to his family, and attachment to his homeland...

All these emotions were intertwined, and even though he had made a decision, the decision was not firm.

Maybe all it takes is a small disturbance for his mood to collapse again.

And this disturbance came at a very timely time.

There was a knock on the door of the room, and the person who walked in was the only mountain village teacher in this village.

"Teacher Li, you are here...sit down quickly, sit down quickly."

Ye Zhou looked at the man wearing glasses, who also happened to look at him.

After a moment, he spoke:

"Ye Zhou, I know you want to go to college and have a chance to get ahead, but I also have such an opportunity here."

"The county cultural troupe is expanding its enrollment. They need calligraphy teachers, mainly to participate in the activities of the Children's Palace and teach the children in the Children's Palace how to write."

"The salary is very high - several times higher than my current salary, and it's a very respectable job. You can get in touch with many people through those children."

"Your handwriting is very good. I think you should try it."

"Do you know what I mean? To get ahead, you don't necessarily need to study."

Hearing this, Ye Zhou was stunned for a moment.

He knew what Teacher Li said was right.

Not only because of his memory in the simulation, but also because of his foresight in looking back at history decades later.

In this era, as long as a young man who is educated and can calligraphy joins the art troupe, there is almost no chance that he will not be able to develop well.

Not to mention that this line of contact is with children in the Children's Palace. It goes without saying what the family backgrounds of these children who can enter the Children's Palace are.

This is indeed an opportunity, and a big one.

If we really develop along this path, does it matter whether we study or not?

On the one hand, I have to go to a foreign country and struggle to survive in an unfamiliar city; on the other hand, I can get a salary immediately to support my family, and there are also excellent development opportunities.

I'm afraid any rational person knows which side to choose.

However, Ye Zhou happens to not be a truly rational person.

He is an idealist.

He wants to do bigger things, to achieve greater results, to be a scientist, to do research, to completely change this country and this world.

The only question is, can I do it myself?

Conflicting and chaotic thoughts intertwined in Ye Zhou's mind, and gradually, an illusion seemed to appear in front of his eyes.

What he saw in front of him was no longer this cramped hut, but the mountain covered with ice and snow that he had climbed in his childhood.

It's just that the current mountain is made up of all negative thoughts, all obstructions, and all desires for utilitarian pursuits.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a stable, peaceful, and possibly even prosperous life.

Behind the mountain is the broader and more profound world he pursues.

His ideal is behind the mountain.

But if he wants to realize this ideal, he must first climb the mountain in his heart.

To climb a mountain.

Ye Zhou hugged his head. What he felt at this moment was 100% real pain.

The pain of choice.

He is climbing a mountain.

He was climbing extremely slowly and extremely hard.

He eliminated the obstacles on this mountain one by one with absolutely rational thinking, but what supported his will was a kind of perceptual idealism.

Responsibility for the family? This does not conflict with his own pursuit. Even after he has achieved academic success, he will be better able to shoulder this responsibility.

Attached to your homeland? People always have to grow up, and they always have to wander.

Fear of a strange city? He asked himself, even if he sacrificed his life for his ideal, why should he be afraid of a city?

Another option? No, that was never his choice, and he was never willing to do it.

...

After a long time, Ye Zhou finally raised his head.

His eyes were extremely bright.

"I want to take the college entrance examination, I want to study mathematics, I want to study physics, and I want to do research."

"I want to change this country, and then let our country change the world."

"Dad, Mom, it's just that I can't fulfill my filial piety right now, it doesn't mean that I won't be able to fulfill my filial piety forever."

"Your son is an eagle. The eagle is destined to fly over the snow-capped mountains. Now, the mountains are here."

Looking at the complicated looks in everyone's eyes, Ye Zhou felt relieved.
Chapter completed!