The first day after the holiday, Qiu Xi returned to school.
As soon as she arrived at school and settled her things, and after having lunch with Shen Yan, she took her laptop to Teacher Yan’s office.
“Teacher Yan, I’m here.”
Upon entering the office, Qiu Xi realized that Fang You and Lü Qingqing from their group were also there.
“Fang You, Qingqing, hello, long time no see.” Qiu Xi greeted the two politely.
The two smiled and nodded, “Little Xi, long time no see.”
“You two can revise on the side first. I’ll look at Qiu Xi’s first, and then we’ll chat about you two later.”
“Okay, Teacher Yan, you go ahead.”
Since the two of them had almost finished their revisions, it was a good time to make changes.
Seeing this, Qiu Xi nodded slightly at them, smiled, picked up her laptop, and walked towards the desk.
“Old Yan, I just sent you the draft. Take a look, and I’ll revise as you speak.”
This way was quite efficient.
In fact, it was Qiu Xi’s own confidence, with not much that needed changing, otherwise, this situation wouldn’t have happened.
“Alright, since you’re so confident, I’ll see how good this draft you’ve written is.”
Qiu Xi nodded and extended her hand, “Teacher Yan, please.”
“…” Yan Baitao glared at her with a smile, then clicked open the file and began to read.
From the beginning to the explanation, and then to the bibliography introduction, Yan Baitao had to admit that this outline was indeed very pleasing to the eye.
The first issue, regarding formatting, had no fault whatsoever. Just this point alone made him very satisfied.
He only had these four students, and the first thing he needed to revise for the two students currently revising on the side was the final description format of the bibliography.
As he continued reading, although he hadn’t seen the main text yet, this outline showed no logical problems and was written very clearly. It was not difficult to imagine that writing the main text would be much smoother.
“Hmm… it’s written well, but is the quality of this text sample feasible?”
If the sample text she had practically obtained was of acceptable quality, then there would naturally be no problem.
“Old Yan, I expected you to ask this question long ago. I brought the materials, take a look.”
This was all data that had been negotiated with both parties during the internship and could be used as part of the thesis materials. Qiu Xi had already organized it after that project ended.
Anticipating that Teacher Yan would ask this question, Qiu Xi had already prepared.
Yan Baitao took the file Qiu Xi handed him and smiled helplessly.
This child was so steady that he didn’t need to worry much anymore.
He couldn’t help but recall her freshman year. She was also very intelligent then, but at that time, Qiu Xi had just enrolled, unlike now, when her arguments could convince you…
About ten minutes later, Yan Baitao handed the file back.
“Alright, go back and finish writing, then show it to me again.”
It was written so well that he didn’t need to make any revisions; it was truly… a pointless expectation.
“Then thank you, Teacher Yan. I’ll submit it to you after I finish writing it.”
After Yan Baitao finished speaking, Qiu Xi prepared to pack up and leave.
“By the way, how long do you plan to take to submit it to me?”
This was also an issue; he had almost forgotten to ask.
“Teacher Yan, didn’t you say the deadline is next March? Why are you in such a hurry now?”
“…”
“In a hurry? I’m just asking casually!” Yan Baitao glanced at Qiu Xi, “What, do you really plan to submit it to me next March?”
The threat in Yan Baitao’s tone made Qiu Xi unable to resist a smile.
“Teacher Yan, do I look like the kind of student who would do that?”
When had any of her assignments ever been submitted exactly on time, never early?
“Then I can’t guarantee that…” Yan Baitao looked at Qiu Xi with a smile, speaking jokingly.
Qiu Xi, “…”
“Old Yan, you’re really no fun…”
“Don’t worry, I plan to submit it to you in early December, and I won’t make you wait until next year.”
“That’s fine too… but there are still three months left, what are you planning to do?”
Looking at Teacher Yan’s expression, which clearly conveyed “why aren’t you finishing your thesis earlier?”, Qiu Xi explained, “The recommendation for graduate school just finished, and I plan to study hard from now on.”
“Oh… you were the first one to secure the spot…”
“Have you decided which professor to work with? Do you want me to give you some suggestions?”
“Teacher Yan, I already have someone in mind. I’ll contact Teacher Qi once I’m done with my current tasks.”
“Qi Xizhi, Teacher Qi?” Yan Baitao asked.
Qiu Xi nodded, “Yes, that’s right.”
“Hmm!”
“That’s good, keep up the good work~”
“Okay, thank you for your concern, Teacher Yan.”
“Alright, since you’re busy too, you can head back now. Remember to work hard on your thesis!”
This was the top priority; he still needed to urge her.
Qiu Xi nodded, “Absolutely!”
After speaking, she picked up her belongings and walked out of the office.
The two people behind her watched, their eyes showing a little bit of envy…
They also wished they could have their work approved without any revisions…