The next morning, everyone was up bright and early.
Dressed in their prepared outfits, they gathered downstairs.
"Did everyone have breakfast?"
Jin Qiong asked caringly, looking at the students who had already assembled.
The event would be quite long; even with breaks for meetings, it wouldn't end until close to one in the afternoon.
Therefore, they needed to eat a good breakfast to avoid getting hungry and unable to persevere, or having their stomachs rumble incessantly, which would greatly affect their work.
"Yes!" the group nodded. "Teacher, we've all eaten."
"Good!"
"Then let's get organized. It's time for us to go in."
With that, Jin Qiong and a few other teachers led the way, guiding these dozen or so students into the venue for the event.
"In about half an hour, the outer doors of the event will open. Be ready, as someone will come to escort you out shortly."
"Do your jobs diligently. If there's anything you're unsure about, remember to ask for help promptly. Whatever you do, don't mess anything up for me!"
After saying this with a stern face, Jin Qiong turned and left, leaving the group behind.
Gradually, most of them began to feel a little nervous, one way or another.
"Will it be difficult?"
"My legs are trembling; I can't even control it..."
"Me too. I want to sit down, but I'm afraid I won't be able to walk later..."
"..."
No matter how nervous they felt, what was coming was still going to come.
After a short wait, someone came in to lead them out.
"Alright, you wait here. The event will begin soon, and you'll be responsible for the initial work."
"When people start coming in, you'll each stand in pairs at a designated spot. Introduce them to the information they want to know, and then lead them to their desired locations. Finally, you'll go to various locations to serve as temporary translators for the early stages."
"This will be your work for the entire morning."
Although they knew what the job entailed before coming, hearing it again in this setting felt entirely different.
With the event about to begin, listening to these instructions made them even more nervous.
After the speaker left, a profound silence fell over the room.
After a long while, someone finally spoke.
"My palms are sweating..."
"My legs are still weak even when I'm standing!"
"Why don't we go stand in our positions first? I'm afraid I won't be able to move later..."
"That makes sense!"
"Let's go, quickly..."
Saying this, they carefully began to move their feet in their high heels.
In the end, they found that walking around could actually help alleviate their nervousness!
"Xiao Xi, if I can't speak later, you have to help me!"
"And if I make a mistake, you have to give me a look or..."
Wang Yanyan kept chattering to Qiu Xi beside her.
It was typical for her to get antsy when things were quiet...
Qiu Xi had no choice but to keep nodding along.
"Don't worry, I'm here~"
"Xiao Xi~" Wang Yanyan blinked and stared at Qiu Xi, "I'm counting on you!"
Qiu Xi's reassurance had a good effect; at least, Wang Yanyan wasn't chattering as frequently.
The others at different positions weren't doing much better than Wang Yanyan.
Time slowly ticked down.
As it got closer to the start, several people in charge of their work came over.
They were aware of this.
They were here to assist, so naturally, they would be paired with someone.
A woman, who appeared to be around forty years old, approached Qiu Xi and Wang Yanyan.
She immediately began to size them up.
"I'm Liu Qingxi. You can call me Sister Liu."
"I'll be guiding you through the event for the rest of the day," Liu Qingxi said, her expressionless.
Upon hearing her, Qiu Xi and Wang Yanyan immediately nodded and greeted her, "Hello, Sister Liu."
"Mmm."
"You two, keep your spirits up. Don't mess things up when people start arriving."
They had their own tasks to attend to later, and couldn't stay to supervise the initial phase. Thus, they could only come to give them a pep talk.
And to let the young ladies get familiar with their supervisor.
"Yes!" the two replied earnestly, nodding.
"Alright, good luck."
With that, she left.
The two were speechless.
"Xiao Xi, was I just nervous for nothing?"
Looking at the departing figure, Wang Yanyan was still a bit dazed.
Qiu Xi gently shook her head. "Not entirely."
At least their mood had improved a little.
"It seems like people are starting to arrive."
Seeing the door open over there, Qiu Xi immediately reminded Wang Yanyan.
"Mm, I see it."
The moment her gaze landed on someone, Wang Yanyan immediately adjusted her posture and became serious.
And by the entrance, after the first few people entered, many more began to emerge.
Qiu Xi and her team's work was about to begin.
"Hello, may I ask who you are..."
The scene was truly like a trade fair, filled with foreign language exchanges.
For a moment, it even seemed quite lively.
Qiu Xi and Wang Yanyan collaborated well with the first group of people, smoothly reaching the stage where they needed to guide them.
To prevent people from going to the wrong places, they had to lead them for a while, only leaving when the specific door number of their destination was visible.
"Alright, if you have a clear understanding, please follow us this way."
After answering the guests' questions, the two prepared to lead them.
However, just as Qiu Xi and Wang Yanyan were about to leave, Wang Yanyan spotted Zhao Muchu looking at them anxiously nearby.
Instantly, Wang Yanyan understood. Something had happened.
Moving her feet subtly, Wang Yanyan nudged Qiu Xi discreetly and then signaled her with her eyes.
Qiu Xi looked over and immediately understood.
Then, she turned back to the person in front of her and explained, asking Wang Yanyan to guide the person alone.
After the person left, Qiu Xi quickly walked towards Zhao Muchu.
"Chuchu, what happened?"
"It's not us; it's Fang Lingling."
As she spoke, Zhao Muchu pulled Qiu Xi and walked quickly.
While walking, she quickly explained to Qiu Xi, "Fang Lingling just found me and said she had a problem she couldn't solve and asked me to find you."
"I took a look, and Nian Lanqi seemed to be desperately trying to explain things there, but it didn't seem to be working very well..."
"Let's go over first."
Qiu Xi didn't say anything, but her pace quickened.
Listening now, she couldn't really tell what was happening. It was better to go and see immediately.
"Okay."
When the two arrived and saw the situation, Qiu Xi walked over without a word.