"......"
"Alright!"
"That's all for today. Those who were mentioned just now, please revise your work after the morning meeting and send me the revised versions before lunch."
As soon as Tong Mei finished speaking, everyone in the room visibly relaxed.
"Okay, Sister Tong."
"Alright, everyone, tidy up and get back to work. Qiu Xi and Guo Qi, you two stay behind."
"Okay..."
Although Guo Qi didn't know what Sister Tong wanted to say, she hesitated slightly.
Qiu Xi, on the other hand, being new, was adapting quite well.
As everyone quickly left the office, the conference room became quiet again.
Tong Mei looked at Qiu Xi, who was sitting steadily, and nodded inwardly.
This new student was indeed different from the previous ones.
"Qiu Xi, did you have any prior experience with the task I gave you yesterday?"
Yesterday, she had thought this newcomer would be just a pretty face like the others, but it turned out she was the one who had made a premature judgment.
Qiu Xi nodded at Tong Mei's question, "Yes, I started working on it with a professor in my first year of university."
She was different from others; she started earlier and learned more from experienced people.
"First year?"
"That's pretty fast!"
Tong Mei recalled the resume she had seen yesterday. Not long after starting university, Qiu Xi had participated in speeches and debates, achieving excellent grades.
Later, she gradually participated in many activities and even went to international competitions. She was indeed different from the others, a person with real talent and substance.
Coupled with her explanation just now, it would be quite difficult to get involved with this kind of content without someone guiding her.
"How are your studies in law and Japanese coming along?"
Qiu Xi nodded and said modestly, "Mm, they're going pretty well."
At least, in her own plan, they weren't yet considered excellent.
"Good, that's fine!"
"This is Guo Qi next to you, you already know her. If you have any questions going forward, feel free to ask her."
Qiu Xi nodded, "Yes, I understand."
Tong Mei then turned her gaze to Guo Qi, "Xiao Qi, Qiu Xi is in your care for now. If she needs any help, please assist her."
"Okay, Sister Tong," Guo Qi nodded seriously.
Tong Mei glanced at the clock on the wall, tidied up her desk, and looked at the two of them, "Since everything is clear, you can both go back to your work."
"Qiu Xi, I'll send you today's task later. Don't rush."
"Okay, Sister Tong."
With that, the two of them stood up and walked towards their desks.
"Xiao Xi, you go back and wait. I need to go revise yesterday's work."
"Okay, I'm not in a hurry. You go ahead and busy yourself," Qiu Xi nodded as she heard Guo Qi's slightly anxious voice.
"Okay, then I'll be going. Call me if you need anything."
Saying that, Guo Qi hurried back to make her revisions.
Qiu Xi glanced around and returned to her seat.
Yesterday, she hadn't had time to properly examine the office. Now she finally had the chance.
The office was quite spacious, but there weren't many people. The large open space in the center could even accommodate enough lounge chairs for everyone to rest.
She had seen the other side from a distance yesterday; it was likely the pantry. If people brought food or ordered takeout, they could go there to heat it up or wash up.
Around the corner, there was a large snack rack. According to Guo Qi's description, the office never ran out of snacks. Her exact words were that although Sister Tong was very strict and had exceptionally high demands, she never neglected employee welfare, and sometimes even subsidized it herself generously.
Qiu Xi thought that with such high work intensity, the main reason people were willing to stay might be this – the boss was a good person.
Moving a little further, she could see several potted plants placed around. Qiu Xi scanned them roughly; almost every workstation had a small green plant.
The most eye-catching were the two large money trees by the entrance.
It seemed like there was some consideration for Feng Shui.
"Qiu Xi, Sister Tong asked me to give you this."
No wonder Guo Qi was so appreciated by the big boss, Tong Mei. Her speed in revising the document was truly remarkable.
Qiu Xi glanced at the two small pots in front of her – a cactus and a succulent, quite cute.
"Okay, thank you, Xiao Qi." Qiu Xi took them and placed them in the most visible spot.
"You're welcome~"
"Oh right, Sister Tong should have sent the task to your email by now. You can take a look."
"Okay, I'll look now." Qiu Xi nodded and opened her work email.
Guo Qi took a look and then prepared to go back to her own work.
"You go ahead and get busy then. I'm going back to my work too. Just call me if you need anything."
"Okay."
After everyone left, Qiu Xi's email was opened.
She scanned it within a minute and had a rough idea.
Compared to yesterday's content, which wasn't even introductory, today's task was considerably more difficult.
Whether it was due to insufficient understanding or some other reason, this new task wasn't challenging enough for Qiu Xi.
Not to mention what she had learned later from her mentor and Teacher Ding, even what she had encountered in school with her professors was enough for Qiu Xi to handle.
She felt that this level of difficulty should be suitable for someone with several years of experience, perfect for recent university graduates.
Thinking this way, this task, which Tong Mei likely considered most suitable for Qiu Xi, still had a degree of difficulty.
She still didn't understand her new employee quite well enough...
Qiu Xi mused to herself, her hands already busy.
Although today's task looked much harder, she had arrived a bit early. So, it seemed like finishing before the end of the day was still possible.
Thinking of leaving early, Qiu Xi worked non-stop. By the time of the lunch break, she had already completed a large portion of her work.
"Mmm~" Qiu Xi stretched her limbs.
At this pace, she should be able to finish in another hour or so in the afternoon.
Although it was a little later than yesterday, the time wasn't too late.
"Xiao Xi, want to go grab lunch together?" Guo Qi, who had just finished her work, asked from nearby.
Qiu Xi glanced over and nodded, "Sure, I'll get organized and be right there."
After speaking, Qiu Xi immediately saved her work, put her computer on standby, and walked over.
"Let's go get something to eat."
"Mm."
With that, the two of them walked out with a somewhat familiar air and entered the small restaurant they had visited yesterday.
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