"Mm!"
"Xiao Xi, your university life is truly brilliant!"
"You've laid a very solid foundation!"
By the end of their conversation, Qi Xizhi's address for Qiu Xi had shifted from "Classmate Qiu Xi" to simply "Xiao Xi."
Mo Yaya watched the elder and the younger, then thought about how she had been a mere background prop for most of the time. She had to admit that her soon-to-be junior disciple was far superior to her.
She had to get teachers from the department to put in a good word for her, and it took her over half a year of effort to finally get Teacher Qi to accept her. Now, Qiu Xi, relying on her own abilities, had achieved the goal she had worked for half a year to reach, without even waiting until next June.
Yes!
From Teacher Qi's words and the joyful expression on his face, she already knew that Qiu Xi in front of them would become her junior disciple in the near future.
"Teacher Qi, you flatter me. I still have a lot to learn."
Although Qiu Xi was sometimes not very humble, it was due to her abilities.
As for now, to be honest, she indeed had many things to learn.
"Good, good, good~"
Still so humble~
The more he looked, the more satisfied he became. He had decided to take this student.
"Xiao Xi, you've performed very well. We'll conclude our discussion here for today."
Everything that needed to be said had been said. If they continued chatting, he might start assigning her tasks right away.
Seeing Qi Xizhi's current demeanor, Qiu Xi had some ideas in mind and was no longer worried about being dismissed.
"Alright, Teacher Qi."
So, she replied calmly.
"Mm!"
"Regarding what you mentioned in your email, there are no issues on my end. I'll give you the spot I have next year."
"Don't disappoint me!"
Since he had already decided to mentor this student, Qi Xizhi saw no need to beat around the bush any longer and stated it directly.
"Ah!" Qiu Xi was a bit surprised.
This surprise came a bit too suddenly.
"Ah what! You're not planning to come here?"
Having already spoken, Qi Xizhi felt like joking.
Qiu Xi immediately shook her head, "Of course not!"
"Thank you, Teacher Qi. I will definitely study hard!"
"Good!"
"Then that's settled. Let me introduce you to Mo Yaya. She just joined this year and is your senior disciple in terms of seniority."
"Get acquainted with her first. You can talk to her if you need anything in the future."
Qiu Xi looked at Mo Yaya, "Hello, Senior Sister Mo. I'm Qiu Xi. Please take care of me in the future."
"Junior Sister Qiu, if you need anything, just come to me! I'll do my best to help."
She would be her "pressure reliever" from now on!
She felt that if Qiu Xi accompanied her in the future, she could avoid a few displeased glances from Teacher Qi...
She wondered how Qiu Xi's teaching skills were... would the mentor be satisfied...
Mo Yaya, already planning for a more relaxed future, had no idea that there was a possibility...
With such an outstanding junior disciple in the future, would her life become even more "arduous"?
"Okay, thank you in advance, Senior Sister."
"Alright, you two will have plenty of time to chat later."
Qi Xizhi was naturally pleased to see his students getting along well.
"Xiao Xi, let's exchange contact information so we can communicate later."
"Okay," Qiu Xi said as she took out her phone from her bag and had Qi Xizhi scan her code.
"And Xiao Ya, you too. Let's add each other so it's convenient to discuss matters later."
Qi Xizhi, who had already stood up, called out to Mo Yaya, who was standing beside him in a daze.
"Okay..."
Mo Yaya, momentarily brought back to attention, also promptly took out her phone and scanned.
"Done."
"That's good!" Qi Xizhi nodded and looked at Qiu Xi, "Xiao Xi, let's leave it at that for today."
"I'll contact you again once everything is arranged."
"There are only two months left in this semester. Focus on your graduation thesis first, and we'll discuss the rest after the start of the next semester."
"Okay~" Qiu Xi nodded.
Her original plan was similar to this. For the remaining days of this semester, she didn't plan to schedule too many things for herself.
"Alright, then that's it."
"I have a class shortly, so I won't chat anymore. If you have time, feel free to chat here for a while longer."
As Qi Xizhi said this, he began packing his things.
"Teacher Qi, Senior Sister Mo, in that case, I won't stay and disturb you. We'll talk again when there's time."
"Mm." Qi Xizhi nodded faintly.
"Junior Sister Qiu, goodbye."
"Teacher Qi, Senior Sister Mo, goodbye."
After saying this, Qiu Xi gathered her things, slung her bag over her shoulder, and walked out of the office.
Once outside, Qiu Xi took out her phone. As the screen lit up, she immediately saw a message from Shen Yan sent not long ago.
It was sent ten minutes ago, so the person might have already gone back.
Qiu Xi clicked on it and replied to her message before heading downstairs.
Before she even reached the ground floor, she received a reply from Shen Yan.
She was currently sitting downstairs, reflecting...
Qiu Xi chuckled softly and quickened her pace downstairs.
"Yanyan~"
"Xiao Xi!"
Seeing her, Shen Yan immediately stood up, "Xiao Xi, how did yours go? Are you alright?"
Before knowing the result, she would still worry.
Qiu Xi nodded, "Everything was discussed. Teacher Qi is willing to mentor me."
"Phew!"
"That's great~ Everyone is happy!"
From Shen Yan's words, Qiu Xi could guess.
Shen Yan's side also seemed to be fine.
"Yanyan, since there are no problems, why were you so emotional just now?"
On the way back, Qiu Xi started chatting with Shen Yan.
"It was because I was talking to Teacher Shang just now. He said my foundation is good, but I haven't had enough exposure. He told me to broaden my knowledge base over the next year."
"Mm! He even gave me a reading list for this."
"Here, it's this person."
Shen Yan said, taking out her canvas bag and showing it to Qiu Xi.
"Mm..."
Qiu Xi nodded as she looked, "It looks really good..."
In fact, more than half of the content here had been taught to her by her master during classes, and he had also provided her with a reading list.
So, at a glance, she could tell that Teacher Shang was indeed very responsible.
"Right!" Shen Yan smiled a little as she looked at Qiu Xi, "I think so too. After we go back, I'll show this to Dai Yao and Xiao Feifei. Since we'll be together for most of the next period, we can improve together."
"Mm, that's indeed a good idea."
All of them were preparing for further studies. Now, besides the thesis, there was really nothing else for them to do.
They could use this time for this purpose, so as not to fall too far behind by next September.
After all, some knowledge, if not reviewed and consolidated regularly, will be lost from memory. Moreover, for those they haven't even looked at, they might be surpassed by those who studied diligently.
Those who have just passed the exam have fresh memories and will naturally find it easier to learn.
Therefore, they couldn't slack off their studies just because they had secured their spots.
This is a major taboo!
"Okay, let's go back to the dormitory first. After we get back, you can mention it to the other two."
"Mm!" Shen Yan nodded.
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