Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
As per the time notified by Teacher Su, Qiu Xi gathered her belongings and waited at the school gate right on time.
"Junior sister Qiu Xi, you're here so early?"
Not long after she arrived, Qiu Xi saw Wu Yan Hua approaching from a distance.
Seeing the person nearing her, Qiu Xi smiled and greeted her, "Senior sister, good morning. I just arrived as well."
"Mm, have you eaten? If not, I still have some food..."
As the person was about to take out food, Qiu Xi quickly replied, "Senior sister, I ate before coming."
"Alright, then I'll eat by myself."
"Okay, please help yourself, senior sister."
"Mm."
"Junior sister, have you finished reading the materials Teacher Su gave you?"
After eating, the wait was rather boring, so Wu Yan Hua pulled Qiu Xi over to chat about their current practical project.
"Mm, I've finished reading it."
"I read it too, but I don't really have any leads."
Qiu Xi nodded in agreement with what Wu Yan Hua said.
Because of the materials Teacher Su provided, to be honest, she felt they were just scraps that barely touched upon the subject.
Apart from some company information and character introductions, there was nothing else of value.
To be honest, after reading them, she was completely at a loss.
She was still pondering until her senior sister started talking.
With such materials, it seemed more like an intelligence report, and whatever they did felt like they were going to bid for something.
Holding these materials, they would have to appease the target of the task for it to officially begin.
"I wonder what Teacher Su is up to this time."
"Not quite sure. We'll know when the teacher arrives later."
"Mm, indeed."
The two waited for a while longer. They didn't see Teacher Su, but they saw Lu Qing Yi first.
"Qing Yi, good morning."
"Senior sister Lu, morning."
"Mm, hello."
Qiu Xi noticed Lu Qing Yi nod lightly at Wu Yan Hua, without even glancing at her.
That strange feeling in Qiu Xi's heart resurfaced.
She had sensed it the first time they met.
But she was still completely bewildered, had she offended this person somehow?
Wu Yan Hua also sensed Lu Qing Yi's obvious attitude.
However, as they weren't familiar with each other, she was also confused and didn't know what her intention was.
But there wasn't much time for the two to dwell on it.
"Look, Teacher Su is here, and Huo Jin Yu is with him."
"Mm."
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Qiu Xi stopped overthinking.
As long as this person harbored no ill intentions towards her, other things were not her concern.
After all, she wasn't attractive money that could make everyone like her.
Su Yihua looked at the assembled group and praised, "Everyone is quite punctual."
"Well, Teacher Su, can we set off now?"
Among them, if anyone felt most at ease with Su Yihua, it was undoubtedly Qiu Xi.
Despite the other three being a year older than Qiu Xi, their impression of Su Yihua was still that of a strict teacher with whom they could only joke occasionally.
Qiu Xi, however, was different. Even when she was just a class monitor, she could chat with Su Yihua freely, let alone now when they were considered fellow disciples by Du Bin and Ding Yu Jing.
"No rush. Let's go sit there for a bit. I haven't had breakfast yet."
Su Yihua dangled the scallion pancake in his hand, his elite demeanor suddenly becoming grounded.
Qiu Xi and the others looked at him, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
After realizing what was happening, a hint of a smile touched their lips.
It wasn't that they were ignorant; it was just that seeing someone in a suit speaking casually about having an un-eaten street breakfast created a significant contrast.
"What? You want some too?"
"Well, I don't have any left. It was the last one from that old lady's stall over there..."
"Pfft~"
"Teacher Su, you're quite adorable!"
Qiu Xi genuinely didn't expect that the usually shrewd teacher was also possessive of his food.
"Ahem!"
"Let's go, let's go, and I'll emphasize a few more things along the way."
Saying this, Su Yihua hurried ahead on his own.
His image... was really taking a hit!
"Okay."
The four responded properly, but in reality, their hearts were already bursting with laughter.
However, it was also at this moment that the other three, besides Qiu Xi, realized that their Teacher Su was also a very approachable teacher.
It was unclear how Su Yihua managed it, but when Qiu Xi and the other three arrived, he had already elegantly wiped his mouth.
"......"
Qiu Xi stifled her laughter!
Thinking about the person who had so many rules in class, Qiu Xi secretly nodded to herself.
Indeed, Brother Su was still the same Brother Su who cared about his reputation!
"Alright!"
"You've all seen the materials I gave you, so I won't hide it from you. This task is different from your usual direct work."
"Everything starts from scratch!"
"!!!"