"Sisters, the New Year's gifts have been sent out! Remember to pick them up when they arrive~"
After mailing three gift boxes at the express station, Qiu Xi sent a message to the group.
Just as she was about to put her phone away, she saw a lightning-fast reply from Song Daiyao, the "internet addict girl."
"Xiao Xi, what is it?"
"Guess?"
"You're still playing guessing games with me!"
"Aren't you tired of my Labrador yet?"
"..."
Speaking of this, Qiu Xi remembered that a few days ago Song Daiyao had found some gossip somewhere.
Customer: Does your Wulala not pull the Labrador?
Wulala: Our Wulala doesn't pull the Labrador depending on whether the Labrador pulls a lot when we pull the Labrador.
Then came Song Daiyao's comment: I've already laughed my ass off...
And she strongly suggested that it be included in the Chinese listening assessment...
Thinking of this, Qiu Xi shook her head. She couldn't get too engrossed. She couldn't chat too much with this gossip girl.
"Alright, it's nothing to tell you, you'll see it when the time comes anyway."
"Tell me quickly!"
"But you all have to take pictures and send them to me then!"
Although the weather was already very cold, who didn't have a warm house?
"You tell me quickly!"
After not hearing anything for a long time, Song Daiyao was getting anxious.
Curiosity really does kill the cat!
"Alright, it's the clothes you asked me to make. I've sent them to you."
"Really!!!"
"Really?"
Well, all three of them showed up at once.
"Otherwise, why would I lie to you now? I wouldn't get any milk tea."
"Deal! For saying that, I'll send you photos as soon as I get them."
"Right!"
"Then it's settled. I'm going to get busy now."
After sending the message, Qiu Xi put away her phone and went to her master's house.
"Grandma Li, I'm here, here you go."
Because Li Minglan felt that calling her master's wife was strange, and calling her Grandma was more intimate, Qiu Xi stopped calling her master's wife after the first time.
"Where is the teacher?"
"In the study. Since you're here, take this soup in to him."
This old fellow who refuses to grow old is really getting more energetic lately.
"Okay, give it to me."
"Knock knock~"
"Teacher, may I come in?"
"Come in."
"Teacher, here, drink it while it's hot."
As soon as she entered, Qiu Xi placed the soup by the desk.
"Mmm."
"How is it? Have you memorized and recited everything I asked you to in the past few days?"
Holding a bowl of soup, Du Bin drank it as if it were tea. As he picked up the spoon to blow on the temperature, he didn't forget to test his little disciple's homework.
"Mmm, I've memorized it all."
With photographic memory and the system's lessons, she could remember these things.
"Really?"
Considering that she had just started, he had given her enough time. He was just asking casually.
He was a bit surprised to hear such an answer.
Qiu Xi didn't explain much, just nodded, "Mmm."
"Then it's perfect. I have a test paper here. Take it and do it."
It was originally for assessment, but he didn't expect the time to be brought forward so much.
"Okay."
...
"Did you choose a second foreign language at school?"
He had been retired for some time, and he was no longer sure if these children still chose second foreign languages at this stage.
After finishing the test paper, Qiu Xi handed it over and replied, "Mmm, I just finished choosing. Classes will start next semester."
"What did you choose?"
"French."
"Mmm, then you should start learning it for a while."
He had originally thought of a gradual approach, but he found that this was a piece of raw jade that just needed to be polished slowly.
So spending more time to warm up now would help her adapt better to this learning life later.
"Okay."
Listening to her teacher's words, Qiu Xi began to sigh. It seemed like Xiaohua's system lessons were about to start again.
"Mmm, alright, let's start the lesson." Du Bin said, handing the prepared materials to Qiu Xi.
Speaking of which, Du Bin himself studied languages, but he was in the translation direction, specializing in written translation.
Qiu Xi only learned about this after becoming his disciple. Many of the works they encountered now had traces of her teacher.
Faithful, Expressive, Elegant. Her teacher had also dedicated his life to cultural research, translating many classical works.
A few days ago in the study, Qiu Xi had seen her teacher studying classical poetry.
Therefore, although Du Bin taught Qiu Xi a lot about English, his teaching was actually more focused on this direction, as he hoped his little disciple could inherit his legacy.
Moreover, so far, Qiu Xi was quite interested in this.
Especially the sense of accomplishment from being able to beautifully convey two languages, it was really great.
...
After studying for another two or three days, Grandpa Qiu and Grandma Qiu finally returned.
They were supposed to return two days earlier, but as soon as they heard their beloved granddaughter was going to take a master, they stayed for two more days and bought a lot of specialties and gifts.
The family, especially Qiu Xi, had all said it wasn't necessary, but they couldn't resist the stubbornness of the two elders, so they had to let them fuss.
"Grandpa, Grandma, you're finally back."
Saying that, Qiu Xi took her grandparents' arms and started their first long-overdue chat.
"Xiao Xi, don't worry, we've already chosen the date for you."
"Yes, it's a few days before the Lunar New Year, a good day."
Qiu Xi smiled as she listened, "Great~"
She knew her grandparents were reliable!
"I'll tell the teacher and the others tomorrow."
"Mmm."
"By the way, why don't I see Xiao Gezi?"
The two elders had been sitting there for a while and hadn't seen Qiu Ge, so they were a bit confused.
If it were before, this chatterbox would have already been waiting downstairs.
"Grandma, Xiao Gezi has the college entrance examination in a few months. They're exhausted now. They're studying in their rooms."
How could they not be tired? Their cohort, after the holiday started, was as if the holiday hadn't started. Teachers were watching them every day, homework was either randomly checked or submitted in full, and sometimes they even made phone calls for home visits.
Watching her brother these past few days, Qiu Xi had already started thinking about whether there was anything suitable in the system store that she could exchange to sponsor this unlucky brother.
"Oh! That must be tiring!"
"Mmm! They need to be well-nourished."
"Alright, Grandpa, Grandma, don't worry. We have time to make up for it slowly."
"You must be tired from your journey. Come and try the soup your granddaughter made for you, and the newly cooked porridge."
Qiu Xi had already started preparing these as soon as she knew the two elders were returning.
"Okay~ Okay~ Okay~"
When Grandma Qiu heard her granddaughter say this, she patted Qiu Xi's little hand and smiled more and more joyfully.