"Xiao Xi, I'm heading back then?"
As soon as she got downstairs, Yu Xin Xin said goodbye to someone.
"Mm, okay."
Qiu Xi nodded.
She still had to find Teacher Ding later, and she had quite a few things to do...
So as soon as they parted, Qiu Xi turned and walked towards the teachers' apartments.
It was an inconvenient time to arrive, as Teacher Ding was scolding a student...
"Grandma Ge, what is Teacher Ding doing?" Qiu Xi asked knowingly.
Ge Jiao Jie pulled the child to sit outside, tending to the small vegetable seedlings in the yard.
"You'll get used to it. This old man isn't comfortable if he doesn't scold a few students every day." As she spoke, Ge Jiao Jie looked at Qiu Xi a couple of times. "But it's different for you. When he sees you, he's exceptionally happy."
Hearing this, Qiu Xi's eyes flickered inside.
Poor senior and junior fellow students...
Thinking carefully, when her master first came here to introduce her to Teacher Ding, his temper seemed quite stubborn.
And the first time she visited, she seemed to have witnessed it, a senior fellow student being spoken to until his head hung low.
It was just that after a long time, the memory had faded a bit.
The key was that Teacher Ding rarely spoke to her like that; it was only when he couldn't save face that he would put on a stern expression...
Thinking about it this way, Qiu Xi felt that taking her master as her master was indeed quite wise~
"Alright, don't look anymore. It'll probably take a while. Come help Grandma look at these seedlings."
Fearing that the child inside would feel shy being stared at, Ge Jiao Jie pulled Qiu Xi over to sit in the yard.
Children were all about dignity; it wasn't good to be stared at like this, not good at all~
Qiu Xi didn't think much of it and turned to follow Grandma Ge.
They sat and chatted about some topics.
"Xiao Xi, I heard from Yi Bai and that girl Yan Yan that you had a dinner gathering yesterday. How was it?"
"It was great~ We had a big table of people and chatted quite happily..."
Qiu Xi didn't forget to pick out some interesting topics to tell the elder.
"That's very good..."
"By the way, why isn't that girl Yan Yan coming along?"
She hadn't seen her in some time and missed her quite a bit~
Qiu Xi covered her mouth, "Yan Yan is busy too lately. When she has time, I'll definitely drag her over~"
She was busy, but not *that* busy.
However, after starting to date Yi Bai, didn't she need to make time to accompany her boyfriend?
What's more! Even though she was coming to see two elders, it was still meeting the parents, and Shen Yan had been a bit too self-conscious lately, so these things could only be done slowly.
"Oh my~"
"Grandma understands, I'm just mumbling~"
Indeed, wasn't she a fashionable grandmother!
Ge Jiao Jie was just finding a topic to talk about.
"Mm~" Qiu Xi also responded with pleasure.
"You two seem to be having a good chat!"
The suddenly appearing voice startled both of them.
Qiu Xi immediately came back to her senses, "Teacher Ding, you're not young anymore, why are you still scaring people~"
Ding Yu Jing lost his speech and chuckled, "You girl, it's only been a short while since we last met, but your mouth has gotten much sharper."
"Heh heh~"
"It's because the teacher's guidance has been effective. I just won a speech competition, and I'm a bit carried away~"
Although she had been busy with competition matters lately, that was all she had. Thus, Qiu Xi was now much more lively.
"Hahaha~"
"You really dare to say it!"
"Don't let your master hear this! I won't help you then~"
The more they talked, the better Ding Yu Jing's mood became. The slight annoyance from earlier about scolding students had completely disappeared.
Ge Jiao Jie rolled her eyes slightly at the side and smiled at Qiu Xi, "See, this old man..."
Qiu Xi smiled and nodded, "Mm..."
"What are you two whispering about?" Ding Yu Jing asked directly, not understanding their unspoken communication.
Ge Jiao Jie, who was slightly disdainful of her husband, said, "Don't ask about things beautiful women talk about..."
Ding Yu Jing, "..."
Meanwhile, Qiu Xi had already burst into laughter, and had to lower her head slightly to cover it.
She hadn't expected Grandma Ge's learning ability to be quite strong!
"Fine, I won't ask," Ding Yu Jing waved his hand.
"Xiao Xi, come here. We need to discuss some serious matters."
Saying that, he walked inside first, with Qiu Xi following behind.
However, a small accident occurred when they sat down to chat...
The student who had been reprimanded earlier... was still there...
And he was the only one left...
Qiu Xi looked at the sitting teacher with some confusion.
Ding Yu Jing glanced at the student with a crestfallen face beside him, then turned to Qiu Xi, "It's fine. Your senior fellow student isn't very capable. He's working overtime today and won't be leaving for now."
"We'll chat, and he'll be busy with his own things."
The student beside them, looking at his boss who was as usual, very incapable, showed helplessness mixed with sadness.
Who told him he wasn't skilled enough...
The others were all a little better than him; they weren't "detained," unlike him...
Qiu Xi looked between the two sides and finally sat down.
She cast a final glance at the senior fellow student beside her...
Hope he can hold on... Yes! Be more resilient!
Qiu Xi was even worrying for him, not knowing that the person opposite was also worrying about her...