"Ding!"
"Japanese vocabulary task complete!"
In the span of a nap, Qiu Xi finished memorizing the last Japanese vocabulary word, and the system announced the end of the points-gathering task.
With some time left, she also caught up on the progress of her other advanced Japanese courses that she had scheduled.
Thus, Qiu Xi's Japanese learning came to a temporary end.
After waking up in the afternoon, the four of them signed up together.
As a result, the group now had another examination task to prepare for.
However, due to the many other things they had to do and the fear that prolonged preparation might lead to knowledge fatigue, they had no plans to actively prepare for the exams in the near future.
After all, the exam was in November, and it was still a bit too early.
So, everyone continued with their respective tasks, as completing the current phase's objectives was more important.
Take Qiu Xi, for example; she had a mountain of things to do, with no time to spare.
No sooner had she rested a bit than she picked up the pile of materials that Old Yan had given her.
She was grateful for her long-term practice in reading foreign periodicals, otherwise, she might have found reading this newspaper a bit challenging.
However, thanks to the many annotations made by Old Yan, Qiu Xi not only found it easy but also learned a lot from it.
...
In the evening.
After finishing their work, Wu Yan Hua and the other two discussed and informed Qiu Xi about their availability.
Since their internships had just begun, they weren't overwhelmingly busy, but there was still a lot to learn. Therefore, the three of them decided on Saturday, which was their day off.
"Alright, I'll inform Teacher Su right away."
After replying, Qiu Xi immediately relayed the arranged time to Teacher Su: Saturday morning at nine o'clock.
As for the location, it was, as expected, in Teacher Su's office.
...
"Mom, why are you calling so late at night? Where's Dad?"
Just as she finished tidying up these miscellaneous matters, Qiu Xi's mother called.
"Your dad is right here!"
"I'm calling to tell you that your brother is reporting to school tomorrow, and your dad and I are planning to return in a couple of days."
Qiu Xi was stunned for a moment. She had been so busy that she hadn't even noticed that school had already started for several days.
"Mom, I know. When are you planning to leave? I'll buy your tickets."
"The 15th. We've discussed it, the 15th."
"You don't need to buy the tickets; your brother already has them."
"Also, your paternal grandparents don't plan to return yet, so we told Mr. Du and his wife to just stay here. It'll be good company. When you and Xiao Gezi have time, come back to see us old folks from time to time."
They had originally planned to bring the two elderly people back, as it was more convenient to care for them at home.
However, the two elders had stayed here for more than half a month and claimed they hadn't had enough of sightseeing and intended to stay longer.
She and their father couldn't do anything about the two elders, so they had to compromise.
Fortunately, there were a few companions.
The old man from the Nan family was also like that. Ever since he knew they were living here, and that Xiao Xi's master had also moved in, he had been coming over every few days.
And that old Mrs. Ge also visited from time to time.
The few elderly people, whether at home or going out to dance or play chess, were living quite well.
Especially her parents, after getting acquainted with the others, they became quite interested in Mr. Du's scholarship and Mr. Nan's fitness regimen.
Sometimes, even if they didn't go out, they could entertain themselves, and their twilight years here were truly pleasant.
"..."
Without needing to ask, Qiu Xi could roughly guess the situation at home.
However, since her grandparents were staying, she would visit home more often if she had time. She had a car anyway, and the trip back and forth wasn't long.
"Mom, I know. If I'm free that day, I'll come to see you off."
"As for Xiao Gezi, I'm not available tomorrow morning. How about I go back in the afternoon and take you to school?"
At their current residence, she was the only one with a car, and it would be quite inconvenient for her parents to take her brother to school.
It seemed she would need to buy another car to keep in the garage for backup.
"You little girl, you think of so many things. But you don't need to come back. As for sending him off, your Grandpa Nan has already made arrangements."
"Besides, your brother hasn't been idle these days. He's taken a lot of his things to your place, and some of them he bought online earlier, with the packages being at the school. So, it's not a lot of stuff."
Seeing that her mother had said so, Qiu Xi didn't insist further.
"In that case, I'll properly thank Grandpa Nan another day."
Qiu Xi's mother smiled, "Indeed, you should."
"Alright, it's so late, and I've finished saying what I needed to. Mom won't bother you anymore."
"You should get to sleep early!"
"Okay! I know, Mom. You guys get to sleep early too~"
"Goodnight~"
As soon as Qiu Xi finished speaking, Qiu Xi's mother hung up the phone.
After ending the call, Qiu Xi immediately checked the calendar.
Tomorrow was the 12th, three days before their departure. That day was a Sunday, and she had a meeting on Saturday, so she had time on Sunday.
Qiu Xi marked the date on the calendar on her desk before tidying up and preparing for bed.
...
Saturday.
Qiu Xi, who had woken up early, conducted a morning self-study session. After it concluded, it was still half an hour before nine o'clock.
Since she had nothing else to do, Qiu Xi simply took her things and headed directly to the office building.
Coincidentally, when she arrived, she saw two familiar figures at the stairwell.
Qiu Xi walked closer, "Senior Sister?"
"Xiao Xi!"
As the voice spoke, Qiu Xi knew she hadn't mistaken them. "Senior Sister, why are you two so early too?"
"Qing Yi and I agreed last night to have breakfast together at the cafeteria, so we came at this time."
"But you, you're early too!"
Qiu Xi smiled after hearing this, "What a coincidence, I was also craving some freshly made breakfast from our cafeteria, so I woke up early."
"Haha~"
"Then the three of us are indeed lucky. Let's go up and wait for the teacher."
"Mm."
The three waited for a short while before Huo Jin Yu also arrived.
"The three of you are quite early. What were you chatting about so happily?"
Huo Jin Yu looked at the three people who had clearly been waiting for a long time and spread his hands.
"The three of us are just gluttons; we wanted to eat some fresh breakfast early."
"You guys are truly... impressive!"
After all the trouble of being able to rest for two days, if not for the meeting today, he wouldn't have wanted to get up so early.
"We're just a little too fond of eating..."
"You four are quite early. What were you talking about that made you so happy?"
Just as they were chatting, Su Yi Hua appeared at the stairwell, carrying his briefcase.
"Teacher Su, we were just having a casual chat."
"Have you had breakfast?"
"Yes, I ate before coming."
As he spoke, Su Yi Hua walked over and opened the door, "Come in, let's talk inside."
"Mm."