"In Huaxia, we have a saying: 'The deeper the love, the sharper the critique.' If he didn't see potential, given his character, he'd be too lazy to waste a single word on this child."
Saying this, Tian Yanzhen couldn't help but laugh, though she tried to suppress it: "Haha, Professor Zhang might be regretting in his heart that he never encountered such a student, right? Actually, I have to thank Professor Zhang. I wanted to have these words with this kid in the afternoon but was afraid it might dampen his enthusiasm."
Robert Green shook his head, the thinking pattern of Huaxia people was too peculiar for him to understand. Not pointing out the problem oneself and instead thanking someone else for harshly pointing it out? So when others say it, it won't hit a child's enthusiasm?
In his view, a student like Qiao Yu should be encouraged more. After all, he's only fifteen; this is how you spark his love and confidence in mathematics, not with criticism.
