A few comfortable days passed for Qiu Xi after returning to school from home.
But only two days...
On this day, as Teacher Ding had arranged, she packed her things and went to his place.
"Teacher Ding, I'm here."
"Mm, good that you're here, have a seat."
"Take this."
As soon as she sat down, Teacher Ding didn't waste time with pleasantries, handing Qiu Xi a notebook he had prepared.
"Okay."
Qiu Xi took it and didn't say much, picking up the notebook to examine it.
On the surface, it was just a collection of ordinary paper bound together.
But she knew it couldn't be that simple. Otherwise, Teacher Ding would have just asked her to prepare a notebook herself; there would be no need for this extra step.
Thinking this, Qiu Xi opened the notebook.
Indeed!
As soon as she opened it, her eyes were met with densely packed text.
Qiu Xi lowered her head and looked carefully. It was a plan.
However, Teacher Ding, perhaps to save space or for some other reason, had used a very small font.
The schedule started from today and extended all the way to the Spring Festival.
Even for the Spring Festival, she was only given a week's holiday, after which the schedule resumed.
Because of the small font, such a long plan only took up two to three pages.
Qiu Xi didn't read the content carefully; she flipped directly to the end. The last date was at the end of February.
This was exactly around the time the winter break ended, when she was preparing to start the new semester.
Flipping further...
Good heavens!
It was all questions!
Had Teacher Ding emptied his entire vault for her?
She had known for a long time that Teacher Ding no longer taught undergraduates and didn't have many question banks left, but he had a lot of literature and reference materials.
So... adding what he had given her before to this thick stack in her hands, she had a reasonable suspicion that she might be going through all of Teacher Ding's materials...
Although, but... this is too much. Let her think, did the total number of English questions she encountered in high school add up to this much?
Now she wasn't sure anymore...
After finishing with the notebook in her hands, Qiu Xi questioned Ding Yujing, "Teacher Ding, didn't you just hand over your entire collection to me?"
Ding Yujing looked up and glared, "I still have a collection!"
How could he not know that himself?
But seeing the look in the girl's eyes, Ding Yujing couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Ever since your master came looking for me, your master and disciple duo has emptied my meager savings."
"What you have in your hands is what I got by selling my reputation, plus contributions from your training teachers."
As he spoke, he added softly, "I don't have that much..."
Qiu Xi, "......"
It was really unfair to Teacher Ding.
"Okay~"
"It's all because the student uses up too many question banks. Thank you so much for your hard work, teacher~"
Having spent a long time with her master and Ding Yujing, and with the elders at home now, her skills in acting cute and appeasing them were far beyond what they used to be!
Her obedient voice was more pleasing than that of a rough grandson.
Ding Yujing obviously liked it, but he still restrained himself and kept a stern face.
"Hmph~"
"It's good that you know. My mouth has been a bit bland today..."
He trailed off mid-sentence. If Qiu Xi hadn't seen through him, she wouldn't have guessed.
"Okay~"
"When Grandma comes back later, I'll cook myself and make you your favorite Dongpo Pork."
"Mm! And I need something to drink too!"
Qiu Xi chuckled, "Okay, I'll ask Grandma to bring you some of the wine I brought last time, just a little bit."
This brat Ding Yujing was completely at ease, "That's more like it~"
Qiu Xi, "......"
Teacher Ding was already old. Not only did he love to eat meat, but he also loved to drink.
However, it wasn't good for his body to consume too much, and he couldn't eat too much.
But if he ate it, he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't eat it all.
So Grandma Ge eventually stopped giving it to him, letting him crave it.
As for Qiu Xi's cooking being edible, it was thanks to her having Xiao Hua.
By exchanging pills or something from the system mall and adding them when cooking, it was beneficial and harmless for the elderly to eat.
And that wine was also something she bought like this.
It could be said that during this time, her points were all used to buy these.
In her opinion, her family's health was the most important. Money could be earned again, but once people were gone, they were truly gone.
So, not only was she like this with her family, but she also spared no expense on herself. What she used on her face daily, and occasionally for health, was all bought with points from the system mall.
"Alright, it's just eating stewed meat, why are you spacing out, you girl!"
Seeing Qiu Xi lost in thought, Ding Yujing unceremoniously slapped her.
Qiu Xi snapped back to attention, "Teacher Ding?"
"Stop daydreaming, I haven't finished talking!"
Qiu Xi, "......"
Then why did you make so many requests...
She thought there was no serious business!
Seeing the child's resentful gaze, Ding Yujing pretended not to see it.
Anyway, he had already tricked her into getting the meat and wine.
"Keep this notebook safe. Next, I'll tell you about the arrangements for those training teachers. Due to personal reasons, you'll have to go to them for training."
Speaking of this, Ding Yujing was actually a little dissatisfied, but he couldn't think of any better way, so he could only inconvenience the child to run around herself.
"Teacher, please tell me."
Although she saw that the teacher was a little unhappy, Qiu Xi did not complain.
In her opinion, she was already very content that those teachers were willing to train her.
She would work hard on the rest herself~
"Mm!"
Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, Qiu Xi's performance made Ding Yujing satisfied.
When he spoke again, his tone became visibly more relieved.
"There are five teachers. Liu Qingyun and Yuan Qing are both from the University of Foreign Studies. They definitely can't always have free time, so you'll have to go to the University of Foreign Studies to find them."
"This will be troublesome, but you can also take the opportunity to audit their classes, which is also a good thing."
It wasn't easy to audit these two old fellows' classes.
Sometimes, even students from their own university might not be able to get in, let alone outsiders.
"As for Jin Qiong and Li Yunxi, they are both available, but there are quite a few people who visit them from time to time, so for their training time, you'll have to wait for them to contact you."
These two were much freer than before, but they themselves were not sure when they would be free, so they hadn't specified.
After mentioning the first four, Ding Yujing took a sip of tea and continued, "As for the last one, Yan Xingming, you'll have to wait a couple more days. Your master will tell you then."
Xingming insisted on meeting that old Du first, and he couldn't help it.
Fortunately, Qiu Xi was also his disciple. It shouldn't be too much for a master to run around for his disciple, right?
Anyway, he had already passed the person off to old Du...
After listening to Teacher Ding's long explanation, Qiu Xi selectively remembered a few key points.
"Teacher Ding, how do we contact them?"
She had left in such a hurry last time, and she still hadn't added any of the teachers' contact information...
Ding Yujing was stunned, "......"
This, he had actually forgotten...
"Cough cough!"
"In that case, I'll inform those few people in a moment and forward their contact information to you. You can contact them after you get back."
Qiu Xi suppressed a laugh, "Okay~ I'll contact them when I get back later."
"Mm!"
"By the way!"
"Your first item on the agenda today is to go to the University of Foreign Studies. Don't forget it this afternoon!"
"When you get back, contact Liu Qingyun and Yuan Qing first, and be there on time this afternoon."
Qiu Xi, "......"
She now suspected if Teacher Ding was doing this on purpose...
"Okay......"
Hehe~
Ding Yujing smiled, "Now that everything is settled, let's go out and see if it's almost mealtime..."
Qiu Xi helplessly said, "Okay......"
Didn't he know to restrain himself? If Grandma Ge saw him outside, wouldn't she scold him?
Thinking this, Qiu Xi followed behind him and walked out.