“Junior Sister, have you and Luo An finished preparing your talent show?”
A week had passed, and tonight was the night of their scheduled social gathering.
“Senior Sister, we’re ready,” Qiu Xi nodded. “Since we’re not many, the two of us plan to go up together. He’ll sing and I’ll dance; it’ll just be a token effort.”
“Mm, alright.”
Reassured that both of them were prepared, Mo Ya Ya felt at ease.
After all, it wasn't a formal performance, so as long as they could present something, it would be fine.
“By the way, have you also looked at the toast speech?”
“When it starts later, don’t say anything else, but we still need to toast the two teachers.”
“We’ve thought about that too, but I wanted to ask, if someone can’t drink, can they substitute?” Qiu Xi was a little worried about her alcohol tolerance.
Besides, she had just been reminded before leaving. Moreover, she didn't want to make a fool of herself in front of so many people.
“Of course!” Mo Ya Ya chuckled, glancing at Qiu Xi. “There will be tea nearby later; just pour what you see.”
“The two teachers are easy to talk to.” Except when they were directly opposed, but even then, they only spoke their minds to each other.
Hearing this, Qiu Xi breathed a sigh of relief. “Okay, thank you, Senior Sister.”
“It’s nothing,” Mo Ya Ya waved her hand.
“It seems the teachers have arrived; let’s go take a look.” Hearing the sound at the door, Mo Ya Ya pulled Qiu Xi and started walking towards the entrance.
“Teacher Shang, you’re here.”
It was Shang Ming Jie, followed by two people, a man and a woman.
Qiu Xi glanced at them, guessing they were students of Teacher Shang.
Without Yan Yan, and not seeing the direction of her Senior Sister’s gaze,
Qiu Xi boldly speculated that they were likely senior students from the third year of graduate studies.
“Ya Ya, you’re here early!”
Her student was her boyfriend, so Shang Ming Jie knew Mo Ya Ya quite well.
“You jest, Teacher; we’ve only just arrived,” Mo Ya Ya replied with a polite smile.
“Let’s go. The teachers and senior students will go sit first. It’s not time yet, so we can chat here.”
Hearing Mo Ya Ya’s voice, Qiu Xi finally confirmed her suspicions.
The moment her Senior Sister gave her a meaningful look, she immediately followed suit and greeted them.
“Teacher Shang, hello.”
“Senior Brothers, Senior Sisters, please have a seat.”
“Mm, hello.”
Shang Ming Jie glanced at Qiu Xi, then looked at Mo Ya Ya. “Ya Ya, is this your junior sister from the first year of graduate studies, Qiu Xi?”
“Teacher, you are well-informed. This is indeed the junior sister that Teacher Qi just accepted this year, Qiu Xi.”
Shang Ming Jie asked knowingly, and after hearing the answer, he pretended to respond.
“Is that so? She’s indeed a good child.”
Mo Ya Ya: “……”
If your brows weren't twitching, she’d believe you.
“Alright, Teacher Qi hasn’t arrived yet. You go sit down first, and we’ll wait here.”
“Okay, I’ll do as you say. We’ll go sit down first.”
“Alright.”
After Shang Ming Jie and his two companions went inside, a man behind them ran up, panting.
Just as Qiu Xi was wondering, her Senior Sister provided the answer.
“Fang Mo, why are you only arriving now?” Mo Ya Ya glared at him, annoyed.
Logically, he should have arrived with her. How unreliable.
“Phew~ Ya Ya, it’s not… I just left home and realized I’d forgotten something. I went back to get it, and halfway there, I got stuck in traffic…” Fang Mo gasped for air. “I saw that it was almost time, so I got off the vehicle midway and rode a shared bicycle here…”
Qiu Xi: “……”
This Senior Brother… is a bit pathetic…
“……” Mo Ya Ya looked helpless and speechless.
“It’s your own fault!”
“I told you to come with me, but you insisted on going back to such a remote place…”
“Hehe~”
“I’m just used to it! I promise, next time.” Fang Mo smiled and made a commitment.
“……”
“You’d better do it first before you promise.”
“Since our Teacher Qi hasn’t arrived yet, you can tidy yourself up and explain to Teacher Shang later.”
“Okay~”
“Thank you, Ya Ya~”
After Fang Mo went in, the other first-year graduate students also arrived one after another.
Qi Xi Zhi arrived right behind them, being the last one, just in time…
“Oh my~”
“What kind of day is it today that our Teacher Qi is so late…”
The third and second-year graduate students exchanged glances, understanding in their eyes.
Here it comes…
These two who always bicker when they meet…
“Listen to what Teacher Shang said!”
“I’m looking out for our students and being thoughtful!”
“If we make the children wait, wouldn’t that make them feel bad?”
“……”
Whatever you say, you’re always right!
Arriving late, and giving such a justifiable reason.
Even if the children arrive a bit late, they’re not technically late!
“You’re the only one who’s reasonable!”
“Since you’re late, remember to have an extra drink later!”
This was their rule, and it couldn’t be broken.
Qi Xi Zhi happily nodded, “Alright, an extra drink it is!”
“……”
The mentor truly isn’t afraid of being kicked out of the house by his wife…
“Ya Ya!”
“Hey~”
“If your mentor’s wife asks you, don’t let anything slip!”
“……”
“……Okay.”
Her mentor knew what she was thinking… Being a double agent was really not easy…
“Alright, now that everyone is here, you can come and sit.”
“Mm, everyone come and sit down.”
As soon as the two teachers spoke, the students immediately found their seats.
“Now that everyone is here, let’s all introduce ourselves.”
“Old Qi, I see you have fewer people; why don’t you start first?”
Qi Xi Zhi nodded, “No problem. Then let’s start from our side.” As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Wei Zi Qin. “Zi Qin, you’re the senior brother, so you can start.”
“Okay, Teacher.”
Afterward, the self-introductions began with Wei Zi Qin, then Mo Ya Ya, and finally Qiu Xi and Luo An.
Then came the students of Teacher Shang from the other side, starting with the third-year graduate students: Hou Huai Zhi and Liu Zhi Yan.
Next was Fang Mo from the second year; he was the only one in his cohort.
Finally, there were the first-year graduate students: Shen Yan, a familiar friend of Qiu Xi’s, and two others, Gu Qing Qing and Yu Shou Xin.
“Very good, very good. All good children.”
Qiu Xi quite agreed with Teacher Shang’s statement.
She had noticed that no one present was ugly; on the contrary, everyone was somewhat good-looking.
She already knew about her own side.
As for the other side, the two from the third year seemed to be a couple. Without looking at their names, just seeing them sitting there, they looked like a pair.
And then there was the boyfriend of Senior Sister Ya Ya from the second year; need I say more.
Finally, among their peers, besides Yan Yan Yan, there were two others, a male and a female, both handsome and beautiful.
Well…
The final conclusion was that both teachers were somewhat superficial about appearances.