As Shen Yan finished sending a message to Qiu Xi, Qiu Xi noticed the email she had just received.
"Yan Yan, is it pretty much as she said?"
"The teacher submitted it, and I went for the interview directly, so I didn't tell you."
"Oh, shoot~"
"What's there to be embarrassed about!"
"If it were you, I wouldn't think anything of it, no matter what you did. It's just that Gu Qingqing was nagging me today, so I'm complaining to you~"
"......"
"Fine~"
"But she might be disappointed~ The notification has already been confirmed, and I'm one of them. It's just that I might not be from the department..."
She only found out after receiving the email.
What she had understood before came from exchanges with students from other universities with the same major.
What she was seeing now was about teachers visiting on behalf of the institution. In a way, this was no longer the job of a host.
Qiu Xi couldn't understand why this was waiting for her.
"It's fine!"
While Qiu Xi was deliberating, Shen Yan was still sending messages.
"I think she just wanted to show off to me, and she's quiet now."
"As for yours, I'll just wait and see~"
Shen Yan had absolute trust in Qiu Xi; she believed in Qiu Xi's capabilities!
"Okay~"
"Then let's chat again when we have time. Someone is looking for me."
"Okay~"
What Qiu Xi said was not false; someone was indeed adding her.
She glanced at it; it seemed to be the person in charge of the hosting.
"Hello, I am Teacher Rong."
"Hello, Teacher Rong."
"Alright, student Qiu Xi, I believe you have a general understanding of the upcoming work after reading the email."
"There is less than a month left until the exchange meeting officially begins, and our time is limited, so I hope you can prepare well."
"We'll discuss the specific details when we meet tomorrow."
After sending the message, he provided Qiu Xi with a specific time and place.
"I've seen your class schedule. I don't know if tomorrow at this time works for you?"
"......"
It had gotten to this point; they might have already discussed it with Teacher Qi!
"No, I will be there on time."
"Good!"
Looking at the chatbox that was no longer sending messages, Qiu Xi closed it.
In a blink of an eye, she picked up her pen and started writing her thesis...
The thesis was more important!
......
"No way!"
"I'm saying, is the department out of people?"
"Are they only picking on us few seedlings every day?"
"How would I know..."
In the office, one was practically spitting fire, while the other looked slightly better but was also pale with exhaustion.
"......"
"Hmph! I'm so angry!"
"Calm down..."
"......"
"Just as one thing has passed, it hasn't completely passed, and something else has come up again!"
"I think they can't get by without these few people..."
"Cough cough~"
"Old Qi, be careful of eavesdroppers!" Shang Mingjie immediately stopped Qi Xi, who was becoming a bit agitated.
"You can't say that here!"
"Otherwise, your newly secured position might start to waver again..."
Qi Xi lowered his head and then raised it again, "...Then let him try!"
Shang Mingjie, "......"
Stubborn!
"Alright!"
"This has already happened, and there's nothing we can do about it..."
"Besides, it's not just us doing this; aren't other teachers doing the same?"
"......"
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't be sitting in the office complaining right now...
"Okay, let's talk about what to do." Shang Mingjie thought about the students in his group and felt a headache.
He recruited students to let them read more books and do more... work...
Who would have thought they would be asked to perform?
"What else can we do? If you ask me!"
"Let's just leave this as it is. Some things still need to be handled by professionals!"
There were plenty of talented students in this school, like those in the art academy... you could find a whole bunch of them.
Thinking about it this way, Qi Xi felt his mood improve considerably.
Shang Mingjie, "......"
"What you said is true... but we still have to go through the motions, right?"
"...... I suppose so." Qi Xi nodded.
This was a notification, and there was indeed nothing they could do.
"Why don't we just let the students below figure it out themselves? Submit it first, and then wait to be rejected..."
"If some students have the ability themselves, then we can just observe."
If they could balance it, they wouldn't mind seeing it happen.
"......"
"Old Qi, if you say that, then why were you complaining so much just now?"
Purely out of boredom, looking for trouble!
He even thought there was a way to solve the problem directly.
Qi Xi, "......"
"How about we have both our groups come from your side? Looking at it, the students in your group are all good..."
Shang Mingjie quickly waved his hand upon hearing this!
"That won't do!"
"You know, the second and third-year graduate students in my group are all lazy. There are also many first-year graduate students, and I hope they study hard..."
Qi Xi, "......"
All old geezers!
It was just the same thoughts as him!
And they still blamed the children for being lazy...
"Alright, I think we shouldn't bother with this anymore!"
"Anyway, it's just one or two more months; it's not a big deal..."
"We, we shouldn't expect people who have been reading theses for two more months to achieve anything significant..."
Shang Mingjie, "......"
You're the most honest!
You don't even let people think about it?
However, Shang Mingjie didn't say this aloud. Instead, he nodded along with Qi Xi's words.
"Then it's settled!"
"I'll send out the notification to them later and let them discuss it themselves."
As for those who had nothing to do, they should just obediently read their theses!
The main task was important!
After all, the "department sharing session" at the end of the year was also quite important!
Compared to gaining fame among students at the school, it was more important to leave a deep impression on the teachers.
This happened once a year, and even with the school anniversary today, it couldn't be overlooked.
"......" Thinking of this, Shang Mingjie sighed again.
If it weren't for this, he and Qi Xi wouldn't be complaining here.
Therefore, this "mandatory" notification to recruit programs for the school anniversary could only be done to the best of their ability.
After all, people are selfish, especially in their positions and at their age.
Whether it's called vanity or not being able to let go of a lifetime of dignity, some things just have to be decided.
"Alright, then I won't stay any longer."
"I'll go back and take a look, and notify them of this matter as soon as possible to avoid further complications."
"Understood, I'll be watching too."
"Okay, then I'll be going back."
With that, Shang Mingjie left with the documents in his hand.
He originally came to find Old Qi to discuss the graduation theses of the two third-year graduate students, but before he could even speak, he was delayed.
Never mind, he'll talk about it another day.
......