Xue Han suddenly felt a little dejected. Although she had known the answer from the beginning, she couldn't help but still want to try.
"Hmm... alright then, I won't push it on my end," Xue Han sighed.
"I won't mention this matter, but there's still another thing. I wonder if you're interested."
Qiu Xi asked, puzzled, "Teacher Xue, what is it?"
"Since you're not willing to stay, I thought I'd settle for the next best thing and ask if you'd be willing to take on a part-time, honorary position. You can pick up jobs whenever you're interested, and I'll compensate you according to the company's highest standards."
"This..." Qiu Xi became a little unsure.
She hadn't expected this to happen before!
"No rush, you can take a look at this first." Seeing Qiu Xi's hesitant attitude, Xue Han pulled out two or three pages from a file bag beside her.
Looking up, they appeared to be contracts.
Qiu Xi took them, "Okay, I'll take a look."
As she said that, she began to read them herself.
They were indeed contracts...
No mandatory requirements, at the discretion of the party of the second part...
Compensation according to the highest standard...
...
Reading through, Qiu Xi was quite shocked.
This contract was all benefit and no harm for her. It was even something that would allow her to gain experience and earn money when she had nothing else to do...
Honestly, Qiu Xi couldn't quite understand it.
"Teacher Xue, if it's as stated in here, then there's really no need. If you need my help, you can just ask me directly. I'll help if I can, and refuse if I can't."
Upon hearing Qiu Xi's words, Xue Han burst into laughter. "Xiao Xi, what you're saying is correct, but businessmen pursue profit. What could be more tangible than this contract~"
With a contract in place, people would still be willing to help to some extent later on.
Moreover, this would save a lot of trouble and avoid having to rely on favors in the future.
When it comes to money matters, they should be solved with money. Relying on favors is the most inefficient and troublesome.
So, rather than messaging her every time something came up and having both parties haggle, it was better to just settle it with a contract. It saved time and effort, and wouldn't damage their relationship.
"So, what do you think? Will you consider this?" Xue Han looked at Qiu Xi.
"Teacher Xue, since you've put it this way, of course I'm willing."
After all, she was only giving an empty promise. If she wanted to ask when she had the time, there was no loss!
However, thinking about it now, with this contract, it would indeed be much more convenient for Teacher Xue to contact her, saving a lot of unnecessary words.
"Great!"
"In that case, let's sign it now!"
"...Okay~" She looked so excited, as if she would regret it the next second...
"Alright! Wait for me for a moment..."
Quickly preparing everything, Xue Han walked back.
"It's ready, shall we start?"
Qiu Xi glanced at it and nodded, "Yes."
Shortly after, Qiu Xi took the partially signed contract handed over by Xue Han and wrote her name.
"Teacher Xue, I'm done." Qiu Xi showed it to Xue Han after writing.
"Good, good, good~"
"Then let's each keep our copies!"
Saying that, Xue Han put away the freshly printed contract she had just obtained.
Qiu Xi watched, smiled faintly, and put away her own copy.
"Teacher Xue, do you have anything else?" Qiu Xi remembered her computer, which had been beeping incessantly. "If not, can I go and get busy?"
Xue Han immediately shook her head, "No more, no more. You go ahead and get busy."
"Okay, I'll head off then."
"Alright~"
Watching Qiu Xi's retreating back, Xue Han's smile widened, and she felt extremely satisfied.
Although she hadn't managed to keep the person, wasn't this a step forward?
Mm!
She'd see how things went, and deal with other matters later.
...
"Teacher Xue, I'd like to request three days of leave, starting tomorrow. I need to go back to school to prepare for my interview."
The school notification was as punctual as ever. Just two days after the semester started, the公示期 (public notice period) for the recommendation quota had passed, and the interview notification followed closely.
Students were given two days to prepare their materials, and interviews would begin on the third day.
Given the importance of the matter and for convenience, Qiu Xi decided to request leave to return to school.
Moreover, the interview started at 8 AM on the interview day, so going back would be better.
"Alright, you can go. Good luck!"
Xue Han smiled and agreed.
She was aware of the situation and was very supportive.
"Okay~ Thank you, Teacher Xue."
"Mm, it's nothing."
After requesting leave, Qiu Xi packed some of her belongings that afternoon and returned to school.
"Xiao Xi, you're back too!"
Late at night, Song Daiyao also returned.
The two of them seemed to have returned coincidentally, and suddenly all four of them were in the dormitory.
"Alright, wait for me to finish unpacking, and then I'll chat with you all."
"Okay~"
...
Evening-
"Alright, sit here."
With only two days left, the group decided to spend some time tonight discussing how to spend these two days.
"Mm, we can start."
"Xiao Xi, you go ahead~"
The three of them laid out their things and looked at Qiu Xi together.
"..." Qiu Xi felt a little helpless. "Alright, I'll say it then. I'll just give a brief overview, and you guys can add to it."
"Okay, no problem!" The three nodded.
So Qiu Xi began to speak, and the three of them, with pens in hand, scribbled away.