"Alright, now I can finally relax."
Watching the "Accepted" notification on her computer screen, Qiu Xi immediately slipped on her slippers and padded downstairs to share the news with her parents. "Mom, the results are out, I got accepted!"
"That's good. Just wait for the admission letter and then you can go to school," Grandma Qiu finally let out a sigh of relief. She was also waiting for Qiu Ge’s results, but since Qiu Ge was taking the high school entrance exam, it wasn’t a big deal and there was no need to worry too much.
"Mhm," she said, then ran back upstairs to inform her sisters.
Lazy Xi: I got accepted!
Linglong: Me too, just saw it.
Little Snowball: +1
Tangtang: Congratulations, *celebratory emote*.
Tangtang: Now that you have time, can we hang out? I'm planning to leave in a couple of days.
Linglong: We definitely should. How about tomorrow?
Little Snowball: I'm free.
Lazy Xi: Sure, always ready.
Linglong: Then tomorrow it is.
Tangtang: Okay.
Lazy Xi: Alright, same place at Huajin Plaza?
Linglong: Mhm, let's meet up there first.
Tangtang: Can do.
Little Snowball: Ok.
Just as they finished chatting, she heard a "ding."
"College entrance examination results are out. Host's goal achieved. Rewards: Radiant Eyes, 100,000 cash, Lucky Charm x1."
"Ding! Shop unlocked, mission points activated."
"Ding! Missions released: English Real-life Spoken Language Training, limited to 1 year; System Words Daily Memorization."
A flurry of mechanical voice announcements played. Qiu Xi took a moment to process it all.
"Little Xi, the physical rewards have arrived. Do you wish to use the Radiant Eyes?"
While Qiu Xi was still contemplating, she heard Little Flower's voice again. It had been a while since she last heard it, and she missed it quite a bit.
"Use it," she said without hesitation.
"Radiant Eyes have been used."
As soon as the voice faded, Qiu Xi found herself in front of the mirror.
The person in the mirror had a pair of autumn-water bright eyes, filled with spirit. Although Qiu Xi's eyes were not bad before, they were now even more stunning, as if they had come alive.
Because of the reward, her smile revealed a set of pearly white teeth, exuding even more vitality, making her whole being seem to glow.
And so, Qiu Xi immediately staged a scene called "The Story of Me Falling in Love With Myself."
"Cough, cough," she pretended to clear her throat.
After admiring herself, Qiu Xi began to examine the previous series of announcements.
First, she looked at the shop. Upon clicking it, she found a wide variety of items: beauty products, study materials, daily necessities... and also the previous Body Sculpting Pills and Clear Face Pills. Looking at the prices, they were quite "beautiful." Common items like moisturizers and lotions cost 500 points, let alone the pills that followed.
Ahem, this meant that she didn't yet understand what points were, but she already felt the prices were beautiful.
After browsing for a long time, Qiu Xi glanced at the missions again. English Real-life Spoken Language Training, completion reward... 10,000 points! That's so high?!!
"Little Flower, is the reward for this spoken language training serious?" Qiu Xi couldn't understand. Was the system no longer stingy?
"Little Xi, look at the time again," Little Flower said without giving a direct answer.
"Mhm, one year? What does that mean?" Qiu Xi was now completely baffled.
"Yes, this training is divided into five stages: Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Master."
After that, she added, "The difficulty is quite high."
"..." All that excitement was for naught.
"It can't be that there's only a final reward, right?" she looked again, thinking. Qiu Xi felt there was something she hadn't discovered yet.
"There are stage rewards, but you won't know what they are until you reach them."
"...Fine, better than nothing."
"Then what does 'System Words Daily Memorization' mean?" It just looked like memorizing words, but "system words"?
"It's a word memorization plan formulated by the system based on the major you choose. Completing the daily plan rewards 100 points and 100 cash."
Finally, something tangible! "Oh ho, this is great."
Qiu Xi's mood brightened instantly. This was real and visible.
"By the way, Little Flower, does this training mission conflict with independent skill learning?"
Qiu Xi suddenly remembered that after learning cooking, she had planned to learn something else, but it was postponed due to travel and had remained that way until now.
Since she thought of it, she wanted to inquire. If possible, she could also learn some skills she was interested in.
"They do not conflict. The system will formulate a reasonable training plan according to the host's requirements."
"That's good, then I'm fine."
Having said that, she thought she was done. Then she remembered the Lucky Charm.
She glanced at it. It was a temporary lucky charm, with a usage duration of 24 hours and a luck bonus of 100%.
Just thinking about it made her excited. She decided to keep it and use it when the time was right.
Thus, that evening, Qiu Xi began her first lesson in spoken language training.
"Sally, what's up?"
Ha, what was this? As soon as she entered, she saw a beautiful woman talking to her.
...
After a lot of effort, Qiu Xi finally understood. She was Sally, and then she began to chat with the beautiful woman haltingly.
Scenarios changed one after another, and topics varied. Perhaps because she hadn't entered the beginner stage yet, it was all simple daily conversations. Qiu Xi learned as if she were clearing levels.
Time slowly passed, and it was July 18th.