As soon as she thought of this, someone came up.
"Old Du, have you finished chatting? It's time to eat."
The door opened and someone walked in.
Qiu Xi didn't dare to speak because she wasn't sure if they had finished talking yet.
Based on the content, they hadn't finished, but she saw that her master and Teacher Ding still had a lot to say.
Ding Yujing glanced at Du Bin and replied, "Not yet, but we can talk about the rest this afternoon. Let's go eat first."
"Okay, then let's hurry and eat first."
"..."
Du Bin, who was stunned for a moment, didn't say anything and was the first to follow them out.
As soon as they reached the dining table, he saw the old woman from Old Ding's house chatting happily with his own wife.
Du Bin went over and sat down, "..."
Was it necessary? They had only just come down and were already chatting?
Seeing him sit down, Li Minglan turned around and greeted him, "Oh, Old Du, I'm telling you, Sister Jiao said they'll be staying here for a while too. I agreed, just letting you know."
"Okay..."
After speaking, she turned her head and continued chatting.
"..."
Du Bin, who could only speak half his mind, felt helpless and speechless.
This old man, Ding Yujing, was destined to be his nemesis from birth!
"Sister Minglan, what are you chatting about that you're so happy?"
Yet he could still talk...
"You're down now, Xiao Xi, come over quickly, it's time to eat."
As soon as Li Minglan saw the two of them come down, she got up and pulled Qiu Xi to sit beside her.
Then she turned to Ding Yujing and said, "Nothing much, just chatting with Sister Jiao. Let's get ready to eat."
"Mm."
"Xi丫头, it's been a month since we last saw you, and you've gained a lot."
"Here, eat more."
As soon as they started eating, the two grandmothers started feeding Qiu Xi.
Du Bin and Ding Yujing looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Grandmas, you eat too, this is delicious."
Qiu Xi was also very busy, either serving food to this person or that person.
She also had to consider her master's feelings from time to time.
After watching for a while, Ding Yujing began to find a topic.
"Xiao Xi, why didn't my good-for-nothing grandson come back with you?"
Du Bin: "..."
This old man was at it again.
His grandson wasn't a child anymore!
Qiu Xi also thought for a moment before realizing that this good-for-nothing was referring to Ding Yibai.
"Brother Yibai is also busy. When I came back, he was already preparing to write his thesis. He wanted to clarify many details before returning."
"Is that so..."
Ding Yujing, who never asked about his grandson's studies after he went to college, nodded as if he knew.
He was about to say a few more words when he was interrupted.
"Just eat your food! You talk too much!"
"..."
"I'm just concerned about my grandson. I'll eat now."
"Discretion is the better part of valor!"
"The old woman is not to be trifled with!"
Du Bin started to chuckle inwardly again, "That's right, you, my girl, eat more. You've lost weight after going out."
Seeing the old man being put in his place made him feel much better, both physically and mentally.
"Lost weight?"
Ge Jiaojie and Li Minglan looked closely at the little girl and then said in unison, "It seems so!"
"Then we need to nourish you well!"
"A'lan, since I'm here these few days, let's give this girl some good food to nourish her."
"Mm!"
Qiu Xi smiled helplessly, "Grandma, I haven't lost that much weight. Just eating normally is fine."
Although the month of experiments was a bit tiring, her nutrition was still good. If she had lost weight, it was only due to fatigue, and it would recover after she rested.
If she were to be nourished, wouldn't she gain weight?
"No, we still need to nourish you."
"It's good to be nourished, the coming days will be tough!"
Seeing that even her master agreed, the two old sisters felt even more strongly that she needed to be nourished!
"..."
Master!
Why are you adding to the trouble at this critical moment!
Qiu Xi secretly glanced at her master.
Du Bin received her gaze but didn't say anything, just watched.
My little disciple!
You really have lost weight!
"Alright, aren't you still having classes this afternoon? Eat up!"
"Sister Jiao and I will go buy some good food this afternoon and start adding meals to nourish you tonight."
Since the decision was made, Qiu Xi decided not to say anything more. She picked up her rice bowl and started eating.
At worst, she would just exercise more; energy conservation was key!
Thinking this, Qiu Xi ate with more gusto.
During the meal, everyone at the table had their own thoughts, but they ate happily.
...
Afternoon.
Since the morning's matters were not finished, Du Bin decided not to teach. He let Ding Yujing finish talking to his little disciple before discussing other matters.
In fact, what was to be discussed in the afternoon was the focus of Ding Yujing's plan. The matters from the morning were merely the basic requirements for participation in the competition.
"Xiao Xi, you've now understood the key points of this competition, and the next step is training."
"For your training, I've planned it into an early stage and a later stage."
"The early stage is nothing special, it's just like your usual practice. Your master and I will be sparring partners and correct you."
"As for the later stage, we've prepared something bigger. I've contacted some old friends. Since they're all idle in their old age, I've invited them all to be judges for you."
Speaking of this, Ding Yujing explained to Qiu Xi very seriously, "However, these old fellows, don't underestimate them just because they're old. Their tempers are very direct, and they won't hold back when it's time to criticize. You need to be prepared in the early stage."
This was something he had put a lot of effort into, and he hoped this young girl could use it.
If she could pass this hurdle of the old fellows, then this competition would surely be much easier.
Although Qiu Xi couldn't quite imagine the scene yet, she understood that Teacher Ding had put in a lot of thought.
"Teacher Ding, please rest assured, I will definitely work hard."
"Mm."
"This is the training schedule. I've specifically made it according to your current time arrangements. It also takes into account your practice project with young Su later, so it's quite reasonable. If anything else comes up later, we'll discuss it then."
After speaking, Ding Yujing took a few sheets of paper from the table and handed them to Qiu Xi.
Qiu Xi reached out and took them, "Thank you for your trouble, Teacher Ding."
Then she picked them up and glanced at them. They were indeed packed.
"Alright, that's all for today. Take these out and look at them yourself. Your master and I still have things to discuss. We won't have class for now."
Seeing that the two of them had finally finished talking, Du Bin quickly waved, asking his little disciple to leave.
"Master, Teacher Ding, I'll be going out now."
"Go ahead."
Then Qiu Xi took the papers and walked out of the study.
Only Du Bin and Ding Yujing were left looking at each other.
In one pair of eyes, a spark flickered, while the other remained as calm as ever.