"Qiu Xi, Luo An, are you two done talking?"
"Teacher, we've finished discussing everything."
"Alright, then come over here."
"Yes."
With that, the two walked over.
"Sit."
"Luo An, how is your thesis?"
Hearing his name, Luo An instinctively puffed out his chest.
"Teacher, before you arrived, I showed it to Qiu Xi, and there are no issues now."
"I just sent the document to your email."
"Great! Well done!"
The two months had not been wasted after all.
"Qiu Xi, what about you? Are you ready to conclude?"
"Mm, I'm already at the conclusion, and it should be finished in the next couple of days," Qiu Xi estimated internally, giving a conservative timeframe.
"Good!"
"Then I'll be waiting."
Qiu Xi nodded with a smile, "Mm."
"With the two of you cooperating like this, I, as your teacher, don't have much to help with for the moment," Qi Xi Zhi said jokingly.
"Teacher, you jest. The work this summer wasn't something that could be done with just words," Luo An chimed in promptly.
"Besides, there are still two junior students, junior brothers Zhao Xingling and Chen Mingyu. Teacher Qi will be quite busy in the coming days."
"You mentioning them reminds me."
"Zhao Xingling and Chen Mingyu, according to our tradition, for the next period, you two will mentor them one-on-one, and get them familiarized first."
"Teacher, you can rest assured about this."
"We were also mentored by senior students last year, so we will definitely do this job well."
"Mm, that's good."
"Since everything is settled, let's start with the first item, the group report the day after tomorrow."
"Understood."
"Mm, then if there's nothing else, you two can go and get busy. Have those two come over, and I'll have a chat with them as well."
"Teacher Qi, you won't believe it, but Qiu Xi has another piece of good news to share with you!" Luo An suddenly said to the teacher, winking.
"Luo An, the way you're acting is so cheesy!" Qiu Xi gave him a disgusted look.
Luo An, "..."
He?
If he wasn't afraid of being the slowest, he would have said it himself long ago!
Seriously!
His good intentions were met with disdain...
Pretending to be sad.wap.kanshu5.net
"Anything else?" Qi Xi Zhi glanced at the two.
"Looking at Luo An's expression, it seems like good news. Qiu Xi, why don't you tell me?"
"Teacher Qi, it's not really anything major," Qiu Xi chuckled softly. "It's just that the first thesis I submitted at the beginning of the year, as you taught me, I received a reply yesterday, and it's already been typeset."
"Really?" Qi Xi Zhi exclaimed in surprise.
Even though he had experienced this many times before, he still felt exceptionally pleased whenever a student shared such news.
"Yes, it's ready for publication." Qiu Xi was also happy about this.
Although it wasn't her first published paper, it didn't diminish her joy at the moment.
This was her first thesis from her master's program that was about to be published.
"Luo An is right! This is indeed good news!"
"Later, we'll all have a meal together to celebrate."
"Okay, Teacher."
"Excellent!"
"Qiu Xi, well done!"
"Luo An, you need to keep up the effort too. I'm already looking forward to it."
Feeling a bit more pressure, Luo An replied, "Teacher... I will definitely work hard!"
"Good!"
After Qiu Xi and Luo An left, Qi Xi Zhi continued to smile to himself for a long time.
It was evident that he was in a very good mood.
"Teacher, you're smiling so happily, is there some good news?"
Zhao Xingling and Chen Mingyu, upon arriving, saw Teacher Qi beaming, his eyes crinkled so much they were almost invisible.
"Ahem!"
"You're here, please have a seat."
"There is indeed some good news. Your senior sister's thesis is ready for publication, and I was just smiling about it."
As Qi Xi Zhi spoke, he picked up his phone and sent a message to the group chat.
Qiu Xi and Luo An, who opened it on their end.kanshu5.xi
It was the news about Qiu Xi's thesis being ready for publication being shared in the group.
And! He didn't forget to hint at everyone to work harder and publish more.
"..."
Luo An felt immense pressure.
Who wouldn't want to publish more!
It was something he dreamed of, and if it was difficult to achieve in his dreams, it was even harder in reality.
"Qiu Xi!"
"Remember to look out for me!"
Qiu Xi smiled helplessly, "Luo An, it's not that serious, not that serious!"
"Your paper will be ready soon too, keep going!"
"Okay!"
...
After sending the message, Qi Xi Zhi looked at it again and finally nodded with satisfaction.
"Ahem!"
"You two, have you adapted well to chatting with them?"
"Teacher, we've adapted very well!" Both students, having reacted to the message just sent, nodded in unison.
"Our senior brothers and sisters are very good. Following them, we've already learned a lot during this period."
"That's good then."
"The group report is the day after tomorrow. This is your first offline report, and you'll have these kinds of group reports almost every week from now on. You need to prepare well and adapt accordingly."
"Mm, we understand."
"Good!"
"I have faith in you two, so keep up the good work."
"Thank you, Teacher, we definitely will."
"Good."
...
Not long after the semester began, everyone gradually adapted.
Qiu Xi was also diligently working on her second thesis, and just as she said, it took two days. Qiu Xi didn't procrastinate, but rather finished it a bit ahead of schedule.
A few days later, her thesis was approved by Teacher Qi.
So, she embarked on her long journey of submission once again.
Her family didn't require her attention, the company matters were stable now, and Song Jingshu and the others had also finished their vacations one by one...
So, as life slowly settled down, with no major issues at hand, Qiu Xi quietly returned to her path of reading books and literature.
...