"Dad, we're ready to go."
"Alright, let's depart."
Upon arriving at Haishi No. 1 High School, Qiu Xi pulled her father along, relying on her memory from half a year ago to find Qiu Ge's dormitory.
"Little Pigeon!"
"Sis, why are you here?"
Qiu Ge was a little surprised, thinking only his father would come to help him move his luggage.
He hadn't expected his older sister to come too, which truly caught him by surprise.
"What? You're not happy?"
"I'm happy, I'm happy. You and Dad sit down for a bit, I'll be done packing soon."
Qiu Xi glanced at the dormitory. It was a four-person room, but now only Qiu Ge was left. It was estimated that the other occupants had already gone home, and their beds were neatly tidied up.
"It's okay, take your time. I'll make you something delicious when we get home."
"Sis, you'll cook it yourself?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Ge immediately thought of his sister's cooking. Just thinking about it made his mouth water.
"Alright, I'll indulge you. Hurry up!"
Looking at Little Pigeon's unwavering gaze, Qiu Xi couldn't help but smile wryly.
"Okay, I'll be ready in a moment."
He efficiently rolled up the mattress and bedding, tidied the desk, and Qiu Ge was almost done.
The clothes and other items he needed to take back were already packed into his suitcase. There wasn't much else, so packing was quite fast.
Seeing that there was nothing else she could do, Qiu Xi went downstairs with her father, carrying the items.
"Did you get everything?"
"Yes, I've locked the door."
"Then let's get in the car. We're heading home."
On the way, thinking about cooking later, Qiu Xi asked her father to take them to the supermarket first. They bought some vegetables and also stocked up on plenty of snacks for home.
"Take the stuff inside and unpack. I'm going to cook."
"Okay."
Hearing his sister's words, Qiu Ge immediately understood and voluntarily started unpacking.
"Little Pigeon, call Mom and Dad, it's time to eat!"
"Okay."
"Here we go, let's eat!"
"Eat, eat, eat. It's been a while since I tasted my daughter's cooking. I've really missed it."
The food was appetizing and fragrant. As he spoke, Qiu Ba couldn't wait, picked up his chopsticks, and started eating.
"Mmm! This sweet and sour pork ribs is amazing, and this garlic eggplant is also good..."
The meal ended with Qiu Ge's incessant chatter, leaving behind a pile of empty plates.
"Alright, Little Pigeon, go wash the dishes~"
"...Okay..."
Qiu Ge, who lacked any standing in the family, yet loved to eat.
Remembering that the teacher's pre-competition training was about to begin, Qiu Xi tidied up and went upstairs.
...
"...Alright, this training session is pretty much concluded. For the rest, you should ponder it yourselves. After school starts, we'll arrange a friendly match between your group and others to test your skills."
"Okay, thank you, teacher."
She hadn't expected this holiday training to end so soon. It seemed she would have to put in extra work.
Thinking that she had reviewed a lot of her materials recently, she could ask Xiao Hua to arrange more systematic virtual practice training sessions. It would be a good training method.
The more Qiu Xi thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, so she shared this idea with Xiao Hua.
"That's fine, Xiao Xi."
"If you need it, Xiao Hua can arrange it for you right now."
"Then please arrange it. Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Hua."
Fortunately, she had Xiao Hua, Qiu Xi sighed once again.
This had saved her so much unnecessary detours.