Can not doing what one wants be called rebirth?

Chapter 242 240. Bounded Rationality

【What do you think? 】

Mr. Lu slept until dawn, not paying attention to the flood of messages on his cell phone.

It was already the next morning when he opened a pile of unread messages.

While washing up, he looked at his phone absentmindedly.

"What the hell is that?"

The man muttered quietly, threw his phone aside, blew his hair steadily, tidied himself up, and ran to the cafeteria to have breakfast with Zhong Ruixi.

Remember, emotions come in waves.

For key issues, you must play dead in time and don't go against the trend.

Replying to messages immediately is one of the biggest taboos.

It was not until the eight o'clock bell for class rang that he lay on the table, took out his mobile phone, swiped through his photo album, and analyzed the time and area.

Based on their habits, they should have woken up from their dream long ago.

Zhou Si Ning had classes, and it had been about ten minutes since she left Jiangnan Home, and she had just arrived at the classroom.

Just two people separate.

So, Mr. Lu opened the chat page and replied to Zhou Sining first.

【I fell asleep yesterday and just woke up. 】

He added an emoji of a relaxed yawning figure and responded to yesterday's question.

[Is there a drama? Why is she jealous of others' love affairs? 】

[Don't pay attention to her, typical Green Tea talk, if you're jealous just let her date someone herself. ]

The other party immediately started typing, but no sentences appeared for a long time.

【She said it’s not impossible, unless...】

In the lecture hall, Zhou Si Ning held her mobile phone, moved the cursor back, deleted the new question she had edited, and cast a troubled gaze on the screen.

She had no intention of listening to the class. She sat in the corner by the window, looking at the blue sky and letting out a long breath.

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Both of them looked normal and frank, and there was nothing wrong with their words.

The turbulent emotions mixed with the effects of alcohol in the middle of the night made it inevitable for me to engage in self-reflection after I calmed down the next day.

Am I thinking too much?
She swiped open the sidebar, picked a cute emoticon at random and sent it over, threw her phone aside, and started listening to the class.

"Students, first of all, humans cannot be completely rational. Even the assumptions of economics are flawed."

This class is Western Economics.

The female teacher who was teaching the professional course on the stage was very young and her PPT was very beautiful.

The students in the audience listened attentively. Zhou Sining and her roommates sat in the same row, taking notes furiously.

"Back to real life, human rationality is limited, so Herbert Simon proposed the theory of Bounded rationality."

"The theory may sound a bit obscure, so let me give you an example, such as falling in love."

The teacher smiled and clicked on the courseware, and a cartoon-style man and woman popped up on it.

“When people make decisions, they are not completely rational and fully optimized as theoretical assumptions suggest. In many cases, people are not looking for the optimal solution, but for a satisfactory solution. This is called limited rationality.”

"In relationships, some students feel confused when they experience betrayal. They are obviously good in every aspect, so why does the other party still make irrational choices?"

"Actually, the other party feels that his new love can satisfy him now, even if it's not the best. It's that simple."

Zhou Si Ning held the tip of the pen on her index finger and began to apply force unconsciously.

Until the intermission after class, she was still sitting in her chair staring out the window, not chatting with her roommates as usual.

"Ningbao, what's wrong with you? Why are you so depressed today?"

Song Wan held two full thermos cups in both hands and sat down next to Zhou Si Ning with a smile.

"Thank you, no. Hey, Wanwan, can I ask you a question?"

Zhou Si Ning turned her head and took the thermos cup. Thinking that Song Wan was also in love, she couldn't help but express her curiosity.

"Hmm? You tell me."

Song Wan came over confidently.

"Just like what the teacher said just now, if there is such a relationship, your rational mind tells you that everything is normal and there is no problem, but your emotional mind always feels that something is strange, what do you think is going on?"

Zhou Si Ning considered it again and again, then asked.

"Well, I think there's something wrong with your sensibility."

Song Wan blinked and told the truth. "Me? Me?"

Zhou Si Ning pointed at herself.

"That's right. Since everything is fine, why do you think so much?"

Song Wan looked full of positive energy, pursing her lips to cheer her up.

"Thinking about these things is internal friction. Take my boyfriend for example. I often teach him not to be so realistic when thinking about things. Let's look forward together and work hard and miracles will happen."

"Instead of doubting each other, why not love each other a little more!"

"Anyway, when it comes to love, if you're not serious, brave, trustful and suspicious, no matter how much the other person loves you, the story will always end badly no matter how much you write it."

The class bell rang again. Song Wan, a natural optimist, clenched her fists and said a few final words to Zhou Si Ning.

"Don't think too much, Ningbao! What the teacher just said was just economic theory. You are so beautiful and have a good personality, you are definitely the best solution!"

"If someone really doesn't love you anymore because they have a new lover, that's not bounded rationality."

"That's stupid."

Mr. Lu is certainly not an idiot.

He just took out many scoops of water from the three thousand rivers.

As time passed, the Baima Cup Three-School Joint Debate Competition began to progress in full swing.

As the exclusive sponsor of the event organizer, Nanhu University, Dianjin Media has fully demonstrated its top-notch professionalism in the field of self-media.

The huge promotional banners were hung everywhere in the school. President Lu personally determined the style and had them made in batches by Shangchen Graphics.

[Dianjin Media warmly congratulates the successful opening of the Baima Cup Three-School Joint Debate Competition! ]

Big banners, small gifts, the logo of the cheering team, flowers and balloons everywhere, every detail is in the details.

In addition, the original prize money for the White Horse Cup was also overturned, and the wealthy sponsors directly increased the budget by several levels.

The total prize money is 50,000 yuan, which is unprecedented and unparalleled.

The champion can get 30,000 in cash!

For the freshmen participating in the debate competition, this is a very astonishing number even if it is divided equally among each team member.

The competition has been held for so many years.

When the schools hosted the event, they always gave out some worthless small gifts, or issued some certificates and trophies that had more symbolic meaning than practical significance.

Let me ask, where do the sponsors come from to give so much real money to the participating athletes?

Mr. Lu's big move is not only for fun, but also to further motivate his teammates.

To put it bluntly, it is to make Zhong Ruixi happy.

No matter whether you can make it to the end or not, as long as you are sure to qualify from within the school, getting the bonus is basically a certainty.

Besides, Zhong Ruixi is not the only one who has the opportunity to compete for the prize.

Guan Yongyi from the neighboring University of Finance and Economics was also eyeing the situation covetously, sending provocative messages every now and then.

[Our team has qualified, how about you? You won't be eliminated in the first round, right? ]

【See you on the court! 】

In the Baima Cup Debate Competition, the selection was based on colleges and departments, and the freshmen spontaneously formed sixteen teams.

After four rounds of competition including preliminary, semi-final, and final, two teams were finally selected.

They are divided into Team A and Team B to represent their respective schools in the next round.

Mr. Lu is a natural fighter with eloquent speech. With the help of professional tutor Guo Minjie who teaches him personally throughout the process, his debate skills have improved by leaps and bounds.

In fact, his teammates did not show any signs of dragging the team down.

Needless to say, Zhong Ruixi is the core of the team, a new debater who is very interested and willing to work hard. Without her, there would be no five-digit prize money.

Ni Jiayun, an inspirational debater, also put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.

Liu Yisheng, a dog who loves inspirational debaters, has no problem with love.

Although it was a makeshift team, after some training and running-in, they still successfully passed all the levels and crossed the threshold to qualify.

The six teams drew lots to decide the topic and opponents.

Next, the attention of the three schools will be focused on the Nanhu University Auditorium.

A grand competition venue.

I couldn’t bear it any longer and I collapsed completely.

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(End of this chapter)