中考那年，我落榜了，表哥考上了重点高中。全家聚会，亲戚围着表哥夸，我端着碗蹲在门口吃。
十二年后，表哥在大公司996，房贷还了五年还剩二十五年。而我，去年全款买了套房，就在他公司对面。
——献给所有被看不起的孩子们。
别人的眼光不重要，你自己的路才重要！
你说对吗？
I failed the high school entrance exam back then, while my cousin got admitted to a key senior high. At our family gathering, relatives gathered around him showering him with praise. I squatted by the doorway eating alone with my bowl in hand.
Twelve years on, my cousin works 996 at a big company. He’s been paying his mortgage for five years, with another twenty-five years left to go. As for me, I bought an apartment outright last year, right across from his workplace.
— To every kid who’s ever been looked down on.
Others’ opinions never matter; your own path is what counts most!
Don’t you agree?
细节注释
中考 high school entrance exam（国内通用官方译法）
落榜 failed the exam，不用fail college（中考不是高考）
重点高中 key senior high school
996 英文社交通用直接保留 996，海外读者普遍知晓含义
全款买房 buy a property outright / pay full price for an apartment
房贷 mortgage
被看不起 be looked down on
