After finishing her conversation with Song Jing Shu, Qiu Xi put the matter aside for the time being.
It was a matter of waiting for the right time.
The materials Xiao Hua had been asked to find were now complete, and for now, all that was left was to wait.
The day after she returned, Qiu Xi thought about what Teacher Su had mentioned before she left. After discussing it with her three senior fellow students, they went to the office together in the afternoon.
"Good afternoon, Teacher Su."
"Come in."
"Since you're all here, come in quickly." Su Yihua was sitting there and only began speaking to them after seeing that everyone had arrived.
"You should all know about the situation, so I won't go into much detail. However, this is just one sample book, so please leave it with me for now."
Qiu Xi and the others nodded, "Okay, no problem."
Su Yihua continued after listening, "Once you get this, the matter is settled. But before that, please take some time to organize all the receipts and bills according to the requirements I sent you. We will apply for school subsidies later."
Some of the expenses were paid out of the students' own pockets, and these needed to be reimbursed.
"Do you understand?"
"Understood."
"Alright, then you can discuss among yourselves who will be responsible. The semester is coming to an end, so hurry up, otherwise, we'll have to wait until next semester."
"Okay, we'll discuss it when we get back. We'll let you know today."
Su Yihua nodded, "Alright."
"In that case, I have nothing else."
"Take these back with you as souvenirs."
Finally, Su Yihua pointed to some small trinkets on the desk.
Seals, notebooks, and such were not valuable, but they were significant.
The group obediently picked them up and thanked their teacher, "Thank you, Teacher Su."
"Alright, I have nothing else to do here. You can go back." Su Yihua began to urge them to leave.
At the end of the semester, not only were the students stressed, but the teachers were also stressed, so the group did not linger. After a few words, they left the office.
After leaving the office, the four of them walked and talked.
"Xiao Xi, since you'll be busy with exams, we three will handle the reimbursement process." Wu Yan Hua said this after looking at the files the teacher had just sent in the group.
"Senior, but don't you also have to work?"
"Why don't we each take on a part of it? It will be done faster." Although she really wanted to agree, after thinking about it, she still felt it was better to divide the tasks.
Lu Qing Yi, standing beside them, chuckled at this, "Junior, our internships have ended. We were supposed to stay, but because of writing our theses and negotiating with the company, we were granted special permission to focus on our studies first."
Besides this, they were also considering further studies, but there was no need to mention that now.
Hearing Lu Qing Yi say this, Qiu Xi turned to look at the three of them a few times, "Really?"
The three smiled and nodded, "Yes."
"So leave this matter to us three. You focus on your studies and prepare for your final exams."
"Okay, then I'll trouble my seniors."
"Trouble? If it weren't for you running around the school during our internships, we would have been even busier!"
This was no exaggeration. Other groups led by teachers from nearby departments, all of whom were seniors, had gone through a very difficult period for a while!
If they hadn't had their junior, Xiao Xi, they probably would have been in a similar situation.
Therefore, now that they were back, this small matter, let alone the junior being in the midst of her final exams, even if she wasn't, they would have taken it on.
"Alright~ Then I won't say thank you. If you seniors need me to cooperate with anything, just send me a message."
"Don't worry, we will."
"Okay~"
With this matter settled, in the following days, Qiu Xi resumed her busy schedule of running around.
However, it was worth mentioning that because she had eidetic memory and learned too quickly, she was ahead of the teachers' original plans.
As a result, Qiu Xi had more time to review and prepare for her final exams with everyone.
As for the reimbursement matter that Teacher Su had mentioned, the three senior fellow students had completed and submitted it within two or three days.
......
On this day, it was the time Qiu Xi and Yu Xin Xin had agreed to practice together.
After the New Year's Day holiday, whenever Qiu Xi had free time and needed to review content related to the Century Cup, she would be with Yu Xin Xin.
It had to be said that Yu Xin Xin was a diligent person, and when Qiu Xi spent time with her, their learning efficiency was only high, never low.
"Xiao Xi, I won't have time for the next week. I have exams every day."
It was the end of the semester, and her last week was filled with exams.
Qiu Xi, holding the manuscript she had just finished reading, responded in agreement, "Indeed, I do too. I have exams every day from now on, and my schedule is packed."
"Sigh~" Yu Xin Xin sighed, "This is the last week of our final exams. Let's persevere a bit longer."
Qiu Xi chuckled at this, "Mm, it's not too bad."
As for whether it was bad or not, that remained to be seen.
"Alright, let's not talk about this."
"Xiao Xi, when are you going home after your exams?"
Yu Xin Xin did not plan to go back early, so she wanted to ask Qiu Xi.
"Before the New Year. I still have to stay here for a while longer."
According to the teachers' plans, she estimated that she wouldn't be able to return home until the New Year.
Coupled with the company matters, after finishing the current tasks, she would likely have to prepare for the annual meeting again at the end of the month.
For the first time, although there weren't many people yet, in the words of some, the sense of ceremony was still important.
Yu Xin Xin smiled, "Then, if you have time, shall we arrange to meet up again? Is that feasible?"
Qiu Xi nodded, "Of course."
"We don't have much time to practice together after we return, so let's make the most of it now."
"Mm."
"Alright, then we'll stop here for today. Let's go back to review."
"Okay~ Good luck with your finals."
"Mm, good luck to you too~"
After they finished talking, Qiu Xi took her backpack and went to the library.
The four of them had agreed that after they returned from their trip, they would go to the library whenever they had time.
......
A few days later, while Qiu Xi was busy with her intensive review, Qiu Dad and Qiu Mom finally returned from their trip.
"Dad, Mom."
Grandpa Qiu and Grandma Qiu looked at their son and daughter-in-law who had returned, "Mm, you two should have at least informed us before coming."
The two elderly people knew that these two had previously gone out to play without saying a word and then blamed her for not discussing it with them before going.
So, the tone now carried a hint of blame.
Qiu Mom glanced at Qiu Dad and then stepped forward to take her mother-in-law's arm, "Mom, we just wanted to give you a surprise~"
Grandma Qiu, "......"
A surprise... she hadn't felt anything like that.
However, since the words had been spoken, she had no other intentions, "Alright, let's go inside and unpack first."
"There are only us old folks here at home, and the two children are busy with exams right now."
Qiu Dad and Qiu Mom nodded, "Mom, we understand."
"Mm."
"By the way, when do you plan to go back?"
Remembering that these two had come out to play during the holiday, she wondered if things had been discussed at home yet.
"Mom, it's not a big deal for us. Why don't we go back with you then?"
Although home is where the heart is, their older brother and the rest of the family were still in Jinhai City, so they had to go back for the New Year.
"That works too," the old lady nodded.
With the four of them, relying only on the two children at home might not be enough when they went back.
Then she waved her hand, "It's nothing. Go and unpack."
Thus, Qiu Xi's family was all gathered here.
And on Qiu Xi's end, her final exams were also nearing their end.