"Let's go, grab our things, and go to Old Yan's office for a cup of tea."
"..."
"If we just go like this, can we even get a good cup of tea from Old Yan?"
Several people expressed that it was unlikely.
After getting familiar with him, they discovered that Old Yan was reluctant to even bring out the good tea.
"..." Qiu Xi was also a bit speechless.
If they went, they'd be lucky to get a cup of water, given how stingy Old Yan was behind the scenes!
...
"What are you guys doing here now?"
He was about to get off work!
"We just finished training, and the four of us came to get a cup of tea."
Qiu Xi, ignoring Old Yan's expression, said with a smile.
"..." Now it was Yan Bitao's turn to be speechless.
Don't think he didn't know these little rascals sometimes had ulterior motives!
He said grumpily, "The water dispenser is over there!"
Drink up and leave quickly, don't delay his departure!
Zhang Shu and the others watched, wanting to laugh.
Old Yan was truly getting stingier. Now, he didn't even have tea, only a cup of water from the dispenser.
If this continued, would the water dispenser even be plugged in?
"Right, Old Yan, the four of us just had a personal entertainment battle based on the list of people who signed up for the exchange meeting. We selected a few people and brought them over for you to see."
Receiving Qiu Xi's look, Zhang Shu explained the situation while Qiu Xi was getting water.
"Oh?" These little rascals were quite fast. He wondered about their efficiency.
"Bring them over for me to see."
"Old Yan, here."
Saying that, she handed him the list.
"Oh right, there are also some short videos here. If you're interested, Old Yan, you can watch them too."
"..."
This was delaying his departure again!
Even though it was work, Yan Bitao thought to himself, how could he still be working overtime every day at his age!!!
"Alright, bring them over."
In the end, he resignedly took the phone that was handed to him.
"Gu Yansheng, this guy... Hmm! He seems to have toned it down quite a bit."
While watching, Yan Bitao couldn't help but comment.
This also reminded the others of the scene during their first training session when Gu Yansheng insisted on battling Qiu Xi.
"If he hadn't toned it down, he'd probably be too embarrassed to stay in the debate group now."
Yan Bitao asked, confused, "Hmm? What happened? Is there a story behind this?"
"That's quite interesting, Old Yan, let the three of us tell you..."
As soon as gossip started, the quiet office became lively again.
Even Qiu Xi, the protagonist, felt a little awkward sitting there listening to the three of them brag about her.
It seemed her thick skin hadn't been trained enough yet!
"Hahaha~ Interesting!"
He never expected it!
This little brat could also stumble, and he stumbled on the very first lesson.
Qiu Xi truly lived up to his expectations as a promising talent; she was very capable!
"Qiu Xi! Teacher, I really didn't misjudge you!"
"Cough cough... Old Yan, you're too kind."
It's better to watch your videos quickly, or you'll be working overtime even longer.
Of course, Qiu Xi could only think these words silently.
Then she started sipping the freshly poured water, mouthful by mouthful.
"..."
After a moment, Yan Bitao finally finished watching the condensed version of the video.
Then he thought about his previous interactions with this freshman debate group. As of now, he had no objections.
"Let's leave it at that for now. I'll keep this list and observe for a few more days."
Actually, it was just asking around through connections, and he figured there wouldn't be many problems.
"Okay."
"Well, Old Yan, we'll be leaving now."
Saying that, Zhang Shu playfully made a gesture with her two fingers.
Yan Bitao glanced at her and waved impatiently, "Go, go."
Really, they didn't finish work early again!
"Hahahahaha~"
As soon as they came out of Old Yan's office, the four of them burst into laughter.
Sometimes, joking with Old Yan was quite fun.
...
"Xiao Xi, come here quickly!"
This day, Qiu Xi had just returned from the library, and as soon as she entered, Song Daiyao pulled her over.
"What's going on?"
Completely bewildered, Qiu Xi quickly searched her memory, thinking and thinking but couldn't recall anything.
"Classmate Qiu Xi!"
So serious?
"We have something serious to tell you. For the sake of our milk tea shop business, you must work harder!"
"??"
Qiu Xi was filled with question marks.
"Shouldn't you go to Song's Group to find Uncle Song?"
When signing the contract, it was said that the franchise was free, and she was responsible for teaching the new milk tea recipes.
"It's not that?"
"Then what is it?"
Qiu Xi really couldn't think of any other issues.
"Did it lose money?"
That shouldn't be the case!
Based on the previous situation, even if Song's Group started taking action, their milk tea shop would still be profitable.
"No! Xiao Xi, how could you..."
Song Daiyao became anxious, feeling like she had nowhere to direct her frustration.
"Alright, Xiao Xi, Daiyao just wants to ask when you'll be adding desserts and other miscellaneous items to the shop."
Seeing she couldn't stand it any longer, Liang Yunfei had to step in and explain.
"..."
Song Daiyao, you truly live up to your foodie reputation!
Qiu Xi was left speechless after hearing this.
Song Daiyao looked at the expressions of the three and twisted her fingers, "Didn't we agree on this before? It's not that I'm just greedy!"
It was all for the money!
"..."
If she hadn't added that sentence, they might have found her words somewhat credible.
But with that sentence, it really felt like she was protesting too much, revealing guilt.
"Daiyao, just forget it."
It would have been better if she hadn't said anything. Don't think they didn't know that this girl went to the milk tea shop to drink milk tea every few days.
"Xiao Xi~"
Song Daiyao, ignoring what the others were thinking, just stared at Qiu Xi.
"Alright, I'll add them."
"But I'm making it clear, if I make them myself, it will only be once a week. For the rest, you'll have to find reliable sources yourself."
Qiu Xi had considered this, but she couldn't possibly do this every day.
So, for her own sake, and also to create scarcity, she came up with this somewhat cunning plan.
In the future, it would depend on whether she could train an apprentice to completely resolve this matter.
"Got it!"
With Qiu Xi's words, everything was settled.
As for the rest, she had already discussed it with her father, all for her money-making plan.
Why did she need to tell Xiao Xi about it again?
Hehehe~
It was just to "line her own pockets" a little.
"..."
The three were speechless!
Qiu Xi felt even more like she had boarded a pirate ship!