“Xiao Xi, we’ve settled everything. Do you have time this Sunday? I’ll take you to meet someone.”
“Yes!”
“Thank you for the trouble, Teacher Jin. I’ll be there on time.”
“Alright, then Sunday. Come find me at the base.”
“Okay!”
...
The next day, as soon as Qiu Xi arrived at the office.
She was called by her senior sister the moment she entered.
“Xiao Xi, you’re here at just the right time. Teacher Qi just left and asked us to tell you that he has two classes later and wants you to cover them.”
“Okay, I know.” Qiu Xi nodded.
Such things had been happening frequently lately, and Qiu Xi had gotten used to it.
Of course, it wasn’t just her; the other three were also unfazed.
This all started from when Teacher Qi used to teach classes.
Initially, he was quite diligent, only occasionally asking students to be teaching assistants to gain experience.
But he never expected that one day he would go to the classroom and students would ask him, “Why isn’t senior sister coming today?”
After being asked this often, Qi Xi Zhi became frustrated.
Later, he simply started saying he’d come another day, or discuss it next time.
Then, when it came to Qiu Xi, her mentor would ask her to teach whenever he was busy.
Although her senior sister and Luo An also went, the frequency wasn’t as high as hers!
“Xiao Xi, I really have to thank you for what happened yesterday!”
After telling Qiu Xi about the teacher’s instructions, Mo Yaya brought up the matter of helping contact Teacher Xue yesterday.
“I’ll treat you to lunch later. Tell me if you have any requests.”
Although one meal might not be enough to repay the favor, it didn’t matter. They could take it slow in the future. She was very familiar with giving gifts.
Qiu Xi chuckled, “Senior sister, what requests could I possibly have? Just feeding me well is enough~”
“Okay! Then I’ll decide based on what I think is best.”
Qiu Xi nodded, “Alright.”
“Senior sister, Qiu Xi, you two are too inconsiderate!” Luo An suddenly popped his head in.
“This was supposed to be something for all three of us, why did you two just decide it between yourselves? I haven’t even said anything yet!”
Mo Yaya patted her junior’s shoulder, “Luo An, it’s all the same. I’ll go first today, and you can go tomorrow.”
“...Alright, I guess that’s fine.” Luo An nodded helplessly.
Since things were settled, it had to be tomorrow.
“But senior sister, you have to include me in this meal, and tomorrow I’ll include you.”
If one was thick-skinned enough, nothing was a problem!
Mo Yaya couldn't help but laugh out loud, “Okay!”
“If I’m including you, then I’m including you.”
Having an extra person made eating and chatting much more interesting.
“Then it’s settled. Wait for me at noon!”
“You can count on it.”
“Alright, I won’t chat with you anymore. I need to check my courseware and get ready for my job today.” Qiu Xi saw that time was almost up and decided to prepare and leave.
“Okay, you go ahead.” Mo Yaya nodded.
“Luo An, come with me after you’re done with your tasks.”
“Okay, senior sister.”
Recently, the department had also been busy with the postgraduate admissions re-examination. Those who had some free time were helping out.
In their mentor’s words, it was a way to get a preliminary understanding of various pieces of information, which would be helpful when interviewing new recruits.
...
Time flew by, and it was already Saturday.
Qiu Xi set out to meet Jin Jin at the time they had agreed upon.
“Xiao Xi, you’re here.” Jin Qiong saw Qiu Xi first.
“Teacher Jin, it’s been some time.” Qiu Xi went up and gave her a light hug.
“Not bad, Xiao Xi has gotten even more beautiful.”
“Not at all~ That’s all thanks to your praise, Teacher Jin!”
Jin Qiong burst out laughing, “You girl, you’re still so good with your words!”
“Let’s go. We’ll go meet the person first, and we can catch up after the meeting.”
“Okay, I’ll do as you say, Teacher Jin.”
“Then let’s go.”
“Did you drive here today?” Jin Qiong asked before they left.
“I drove over from school.”
“That’s good. I’ll send you the location later, and we can go in your car.”
Qiu Xi nodded, “Okay, I’ll do as you say.”
“Then let’s go.”
“Alright~”
After about half an hour of driving, Qiu Xi and Jin Qiong finally arrived at the agreed-upon location.
“This is it. Come on, I’ll take you inside.”
“Okay…”
Qiu Xi glanced at the place they were about to enter. From the outside, it looked quite simple, even a bit small. She wondered what it was like inside.
There wasn’t much time for Qiu Xi to think, as Teacher Jin had already gone in.
Qiu Xi took a couple of glances and then quickly followed her in.
“Xiao Xi, don’t just look at the small exterior; it’s not much to look at, but inside, my colleague has put a lot of effort into the renovation. It’s quite nice.”
“You’ll know once you go inside.”
“Okay.” Qiu Xi nodded slightly.
She would have to see it to believe it.
As they were talking, the two had already arrived inside.
“Sister Qiong, you’re here. Sister Qin said you could come directly inside to find her when you arrived.”
Clearly, Jin Qiong was a regular visitor.
“Okay, I know.” Jin Qiong nodded, then called out to Qiu Xi, “Xiao Xi, let’s go straight in.”
Qiu Xi withdrew her gaze and nodded.
Inside, it was indeed as Teacher Jin Qiong had said, very stylish, with a European minimalist design that looked very comfortable.
“Qinqin, I’m here.”
As Jin Qiong brought Qiu Xi inside, even before they had fully crossed the threshold, she started calling out.
“Jinjin, come in quickly, have a seat inside.”
Qiu Xi subtly curved her lips in the back.
These greeting terms were quite amusing when applied to the two of them.
“Xiao Xi, come here, let me introduce you.”
“This is the person you’re here to meet, Xie Qin. You can also call her Teacher Xie.”
“Hello, Teacher Xie. I’m Qiu Xi.”
“Mmm, hello.” Xie Qin nodded slightly.
“Qinqin, I’ve brought her here. You can interview her as you see fit.”
“I’ll go sit outside and wait. Call me when you’re done.”
“Since you’ve said so, I won’t refuse.”
“I’ll do the interview as quickly as possible.”
After they finished speaking, Jin Qiong turned and left, closing the door behind her.
“Sit down first, I’ll get something.”
“Okay.” Qiu Xi sat down obligingly.
A moment later, Xie Qin handed over a document.
“Take a look at this, and I also have a test paper here. Please complete it as well.”
“Okay.” Qiu Xi didn’t ask any further questions, took the items, and began to read.
Seeing this, Xie Qin also turned back to her own work.
She only gave interviewees half an hour for this test paper. No more time than that.
After all, time was limited, and there wasn’t much time for people to think.
She wondered if this candidate, whom Jin Jin had strongly recommended, could complete it on time.
...