章 170: Generic Compliment

"Why do you like the speech?" Xiao Nai asked, testing Zhao Lifei to see if she was bluffing like Xia Mengxi.

"Because it's a topic at the back of everyone's mind, but not many people have the courage to speak up against it. It's very controversial in a society bent on creating the perfect and most intelligent children for parents to show off to their peers." Zhao Lifei, who grew up with extremely strict tiger parents, would know it very well.

Too much stress and pressure on a child was never good, even if it produced the "smartest" children. It could deteriorate their brains, or even worse, they could develop depression. Many people viewed it as a mental illness, instead of addressing the dire condition.

For Ling Yunai, a very intelligent kid, to speak up about the issue, added a lot of credibility on her part. It also made adults realize that if a child her age was able to realize it, they should also be mindful of how they treat their kids.