Since their last gathering, Qiu Xi had entered a period of studying at home, accumulating 100 cash and 100 points daily.
During this time, Qiu Ge's admission result also came out, and he was accepted into Haishi No. 1 High School.
"Little Ge, are you going out? Want to go to the bookstore with me?"
Today, Qiu Xi planned to visit the bookstore, buy some books to expand her knowledge, and also get out for some relaxation.
"I'll go. I want to look for high school reference books."
"Uh, let's go." Hearing this, Qiu Xi felt a little worried for her brother's classmates. He was a contemporary study demon.
If she had had this awareness back then, she wouldn't have needed Xiao Hua to take off.
"Sister, are you sure?"
Hearing Xiao Hua's voice suddenly, Qiu Xi was stunned. After hearing the question, she immediately lowered her head, "Not sure! Not sure!"
She was truly retreating.
"Sis, what's wrong? Let's go." Qiu Ge patted his stunned sister.
"Ah, it's nothing. Let's go."
Upon arriving at the bookstore, they split up to find what they needed.
"This, this..."
Qiu Xi murmured as she browsed, picking out several books while muttering to herself.
After finishing their shopping, they headed back. Just as they got out of the car and before reaching home, they received a notification from the courier, saying it was for Qiu Ge. They guessed it was Qiu Ge's admission letter and hurried home.
As they reached the doorstep, they saw the courier. "Is this for Qiu Ge?"
"Yes, it is." Hearing his name, Qiu Ge nodded.
"Okay, please show me your ID."
"Wait a moment, I'll go get it." He said and ran inside.
After getting his ID, Qiu Ge came out without stopping. "Here, my ID."
"Alright, here's your package." After verification, the courier handed the envelope to Qiu Ge.
"Okay, thank you."
Upon receiving it, Qiu Ge immediately opened the envelope.
"Sis, it's really my admission letter!" Qiu Ge exclaimed, jumping twice with excitement.
"Yes, yes, I see it. Happy now?" Qiu Xi was also happy for her brother, finally not having to listen to him constantly asking when the admission letter would arrive.
"Mhm, happy." He said and began to read the contents.
"Sis, why do I have to go to military training on August 13th!!" Qiu Ge's face immediately fell, looking a bit dejected. It was already July 24th.
"...I thought you knew." Qiu Xi wanted to laugh but held back forcefully.
"I... I didn't know!" This is too tough, the kid sighed.
Qiu Xi patted her brother's shoulder, "Alright, accept it! Accept the fact that you have military training."
That evening, at the Qiu family dinner table—
"Mom and Dad, Little Ge's admission letter has arrived."
"Isn't that good? Why does he seem so unenthusiastic today?" Qiu Dad was a little confused.
"Yes, hadn't he been constantly talking about the admission letter before?" Qiu Mom was also a bit puzzled.
Qiu Xi glanced at her brother, "Oh, that's because he saw he has to go to military training on August 13th and hasn't recovered yet."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Dad directly reached out and flicked Qiu Ge's head, "...This kid, why are his thoughts always so..."
"Yes, August 13th. That's coming up soon. We should prepare his things early." Qiu Mom's first reaction was to prepare luggage, perhaps this was the difference between parents.
"Right." Qiu Xi also thought of this.
After listening, Qiu Mom immediately set the time, "Okay, then this weekend, we'll go out shopping together."
And so, the person who had to go to military training, Qiu Ge, hadn't said a word, and the matter was already settled.
A week after buying his things, Qiu Ge left for military training.
Thus, Qiu Xi was left alone in the Qiu household, clocking in for her studies every day and occasionally playing games with her girlfriends. Hua Linglong had gone on a trip with her parents, and Ni Xue had gone to help relatives with part-time work. It was always difficult to gather everyone.
With all this going on, Qiu Xi thought she should find something else to do, so she found Xiao Hua and started learning dances daily with teachers in the classroom, under the guise of "exercising."
In the days that followed, Qiu Xi once again endured the torment she had experienced when learning etiquette. It was truly indescribable. The path she chose, she had to walk it, even if it meant crawling.