Chapter 357
Next, we questioned several more male students about whom they had voted for.
Every last one chose Liang Yi.
They also shared two traits: all were shy, and all came from average or poor families.
“Now that’s strange. Liang Yi really did earn those votes one by one.” Song Xiaotian looked puzzled. “This is a campus beauty contest. Why are they all voting for her?”
“It’s the principle that like attracts like,” I said. “Didn’t you notice? The guys who voted for Liang Yi all come from ordinary families, while the ones who chose An Yutong are well-off.”
People at the bottom of society had one defining trait: solidarity. Faced with unfairness, they became especially united.
It came from biological instinct. Humans were social animals who knew how to huddle together for warmth, but they did not seek warmth from people in a higher social class.
The young men voting for Liang Yi knew An Yutong was beautiful and poised. But to them, she was more like a goddess, as distant and unreachable as a celebrity.
Liang Yi was different. Like them, she came from a poor family and dressed simply. In fact, her family was even worse off than theirs.