“Zhen Zhu, commendable courage!”
Although the few days of getting along haven't made Ma Qinshu and the others particularly fond of this spoiled missy-type girl, they still had to admit that her performance just now was truly worthy of praise.
And the results were out, at least she performed much better than herself.
If she hadn't been called upon earlier, and it came to Zhen Zhu's turn, she might not have chosen to go up, at least not be the first one to do so.
“Hmm, thank you.” Zhen Zhu looked at Ma Qinshu and the others, responded indifferently, and then walked towards Cheng Su.
“……”
It’s okay, I’m used to it.
After Zhen Zhu, many other young people went up to showcase themselves.
It has to be said, it was truly an eye-opener.
As expected, those who volunteered to go up at this time were truly skilled.
“It seems I’ll have to work hard again when I get back,” Xi Weimu thought determinedly, watching the people moving up and down on the high platform.
Teacher Wang was right, coming out this time had indeed opened his eyes.
At least there was one right beside him now.
Qiu Xi, this girl, was truly the first bug encountered on this journey. He never expected to meet a rival he needed to surpass before even leaving the country.
“……”
Ma Qinshu and Zhao Mingyun stared at him with wide eyes.
Was this what they called a "king of competition"?
Saying their aspirations so openly made them instantly feel that they were being too complacent, and whether they should also get up and work hard when they returned.
It was fortunate that the thoughts of these two were not known to the people from their own schools.
The fact that they could come here showed their capabilities. If they said it in front of them, everyone might think they were bragging…
At this moment, another person echoed the sentiment.
“Indeed…”
The words carried a touch of emotion.
As soon as the voice fell, Ma Qinshu and the other's gazes immediately followed the sound.
Qiu Xi…
Being able to meet these two on this trip was truly their good fortune!
They would work hard to study when they returned!
If they couldn't out-compete these two, they would out-compete those who could…
The two thought with a sense of revenge.
Qiu Xi and Xi Weimu, who were sincerely reflecting, had no idea that their genuine thoughts were causing many more sad people in the world…
“The four of you, why are you still standing there?”
Ding Yujing, seeing the four people who hadn't moved, called out a couple more times.
He looked at the time. The ones in front were probably the last few. This year's exchange conference might be ending here.
“Coming.”
Hearing the voice, the four responded, turned, and walked over.
“Teacher Ding…”
“Yes, sit here. I think the time is about right.”
“Mm.”
As expected, a few minutes later, the host came onto the stage again and announced the end of the final self-recommendation sharing session.
“Thank you all for attending this year’s international exchange conference. If there are any work matters later, we will contact you via email. Thank you all once again for attending.”
Afterward, a representative from the organizing party came up to announce the end of the conference and then had the photographer take a group photo for everyone.
Everything concluded, and everyone gradually left the venue.
“Alright, since the exchange conference is over, let’s head back first.”
“Whatever activities you have tonight, go ahead and do them, but don’t stay up too late. We have flights back tomorrow morning.” As the team leader, Ding Yujing said with a sigh of relief.
Finally, the exchange conference was over.
The goal of this trip had been achieved.
If his guess was correct, Qiu Xi would have a feature in the announcement that would be released later.
Yes, the international exchange conference, held every four years, would always release a report at the end.
The reports were circulated internally, and besides the main senior figures, the younger generation would also be recorded.
Of course, these were only for some people.
Having attended so many sessions, except for some old seniors, they hadn't seen their juniors on it for a long time.
This time, Qiu Xi should be able to accomplish this task.
Just thinking about it made Ding Yujing satisfied.
Returning like this, he would be able to report back.
Before departing, if it weren't for the fact that the old seniors no longer wanted to run around carelessly, it wouldn't have been their turn, these not-too-old old guys, to come.
Among the people who came this time, he was the oldest. After this trip, he probably wouldn't attend any more such activities.
However, to achieve his goal on this last occasion, he was content.
Even more content was that this child, Qiu Xi, gave him hope.
Thinking a lot, Ding Yujing finally smiled happily.
“Let’s go, we’re going back.”
“Mm.”
Besides Ding Yujing, the other teachers were also quite happy.
Regardless, it was all over, and no mistakes had occurred, which was already very good. A large stone had been lifted from their hearts.
Now, they could prepare to return home with peace of mind~
…
That night –
Qiu Xi, who had originally planned not to go out with the others, was still dragged out by them.
“We finally got to go out on a public expense, and we only have one night left. Where should we go play?”
Ma Qinshu was the most enthusiastic. Before even leaving the hotel, she had started discussing it, and she was still muttering about it now.
“We don’t have much time, so we can only explore a little. What do you guys want to do?”
Originally, they could have had an extra afternoon, but at the end of the morning, they were taken by the teachers to a museum to broaden their horizons, so only this one evening remained.
Qiu Xi shook her head, looking at them. “I’m fine with anything. I’ll follow wherever you go.”
If she really didn’t want to go or was tired later, she could just go back, it didn’t matter.
“Xi Weimu, Zhen Zhu, what about you two?”
“I’m a boy, of course, I’ll follow you girls.” Xi Weimu waved his hand.
He was the only boy among the five, so his opinion didn’t count…
“Okay, you’re right,” Zhao Mingyun and Ma Qinshu nodded.
Then the two turned their gazes to Zhen Zhu.
“Don’t look at me. When I came out before, I either ate, shopped, or went to bars. I can’t come up with any ideas…” Zhen Zhu also shook her head indifferently.
If it weren’t for not wanting to be with the teachers, she might not even be here.
And she now knew that she wasn't very likable, so she simply didn't talk much.
There was no need. Sometimes she really felt that her status as a young lady was quite good.
“Okay…”
“Then you’ll just have to wander around with Mingyun and me…” Ma Qinshu, seeing that none of the three had any opinions, simply stopped asking.
“Let’s go, let’s hit the streets!”
“…”
Under the gaze of the others, they stepped onto the streets of a foreign country at night.
…
“Mingyun, someone is singing over there. Shall we go take a look?”
Zhao Mingyun said helplessly, “Okay, I’ll listen to you. Let’s go take a look.”
Along the way, Ma Qinshu was really quite sociable.
Look at this point, she had already struck up a conversation with a handsome guy with her reasonably fluent spoken language.
Finally, after listening to the handsome guy sing two songs, she even borrowed his equipment and sang herself.
“…”
The four of them were filled with admiration.
Qiu Xi was truly impressed. She thought that meeting Song Daiyao and Hua Linglong in her life was already her greatest fortune, but she didn’t expect someone even more amazing to appear now…
“I’m walking on the streets of a foreign land~”
“Drinking slightly intoxicating wine~”
“Blowing the wind of longing~”
“We are all travelers~”
“…”
She even directed and wrote it herself, truly amazing!
…
“Let’s go, we should head back.”
After eating snacks and drinking a little wine, the group looked at the time and realized it was indeed time.
“Let’s go, back!”
When Qiu Xi and the others returned to the hotel, it was already quite late.
Thinking about the flight back tomorrow morning, everyone went to bed early.
…
“Are you all ready?”
“If you’re ready, we’ll prepare to go back.”
“Ready.”
After confirming that there were no problems, Ding Yujing led the group to leave the hotel and head directly to the airport.
Upon arriving at the airport, everyone quietly waited to board.
“This exchange conference feels a bit like a dream now.”
Ma Qinshu, who couldn’t stay quiet, looked towards the entrance in the distance and began to sigh.
She remembered being full of trepidation before coming, fearing that she would make a mistake. Only after arriving did she realize how vast the world was.
At the exchange conference, she was not the one who made a fool of herself, because no one paid attention to such an ordinary young girl.
Of course, she was also not the one who stood out…
However, it was this exchange conference that made her understand that once she stepped out of that campus, she was truly like an ant, needing to look up at the sky to see the future.
“Teacher Yang, is it too late for me to decide to pursue a postgraduate degree now?”
As she thought, Ma Qinshu asked Yang Shanshan beside her.
Before, she had thought that in her life of dozens of years, she would eventually have to work for capital, sooner or later.
Perhaps now, she seemed to have a slightly different idea.
Maybe in the future, she would still be destined to serve capital, but she wanted to be the one with the choice.
Therefore, for the sake of this wish, it wasn’t impossible to work harder for a few more years.
Yang Shanshan looked at the student beside her, stunned.
She knew that this girl had previously made up her mind to enter society.
Unexpectedly, this trip had made her inexplicably see things clearly.
“As long as you want to, it’s never too late.”
“Mm, I understand.”
Then she would start changing from this one thing!
The future is promising, and she wants to meet everyone at the peak together~
…