After the discussion began, Yan Xingming and Ding Yujing no longer followed Qiu Xi, but let her find topics that interested her and delve into learning.
...
After parting ways with the two teachers, Qiu Xi took another stroll, finally picking one she felt was decent and walked in.
Zhen Zhu, seeing Qiu Xi not far away, thought for a moment and followed her.
Glancing at the title of the session, "Research on Theoretical Choices in Classical Poetry Translation..."
Before finishing, Zhen Zhu had already entered.
There weren't many people who came in, but they were all quite old. Zhen Zhu looked around and walked towards the seat next to Qiu Xi.
When she came in this morning, Teacher Cheng had told her to follow Qiu Xi if she didn't understand anything.
Although she was confused, she still followed.
After looking at all the session titles, she didn't understand a single one...
Rather than randomly entering, it was better to follow Qiu Xi.
It was also her luck that she managed to see Qiu Xi just as she was about to go in.
"Qiu Xi!"
"Why are you here?" Looking at the person in front of her, Qiu Xi felt very helpless.
"Mm, I came because I wanted to."
"..."
Qiu Xi looked around. Everyone was preparing to start the exchange, and changing seats now would be inappropriate.
Since that was the case, she could only interact less...
"Why aren't you talking?"
"..." Qiu Xi remained silent.
"Hey! I said..."
"Keep your voice down and shut up!"
In the end, Qiu Xi gave her a big eye-roll, "It's about to start."
Zhen Zhu muttered indignantly, "So it's starting..."
Then she still closed her mouth.
As soon as she quieted down, the initiator sitting in front began.
As the speaker started, the pen in Qiu Xi's hand also began to move.
What was written on the paper were the key points everyone mentioned, with circles and dashes, creating a kind of chaotic beauty.
The speaker talked, Qiu Xi wrote, and as she wrote, she began to smile.
It didn't seem as difficult as it sounded!
She knew she had chosen this topic entirely because it was related to her master's area of expertise.
She had walked in simply because she thought it was decent.
Unexpectedly, listening all the way through, it was not as difficult as she had anticipated.
Moreover, she had learned quite a lot from her master, and sometimes when she was interested, she would even ask Xiao Hua to give her extra lessons... so she could barely hold her own with what the seniors were saying now!
"You're writing so diligently, do you even understand what's being said?"
The bored Zhen Zhu next to her started looking for trouble.
Qiu Xi ignored her and continued writing.
This point the senior just made seemed to clash with her previous thoughts; it wasn't quite right.
Her master had said before that...
And this, combined with these few points, meant...
Qiu Xi perfectly demonstrated a solo brainstorming session.
It seemed as though she alone could create a mind map for the entire venue...
"Young lady in the back who has been talking non-stop, could you share your thoughts?"
Feeling the gazes focused on her, Zhen Zhu froze, "Uh..."
She had no thoughts!
She was just bored and wanted to chat with Qiu Xi...
The speaker in front looked at her with kindness, "Don't be nervous, dear. Just say whatever comes to mind."
He had seen the young lady chattering away in the back, and the one next to her constantly writing, so he thought this person must be speaking quite seriously.
Now that she had fallen silent, he assumed it was because there were too many people, making the young lady nervous.
Gradually, as the surrounding gazes fell upon her, Zhen Zhu began to break out in a cold sweat.
What could she even say?
Moreover, she was too proud to utter the words "I don't know"...
For a moment, the atmosphere became awkward.
"The young lady is nervous, so let's not dwell on it." The elder in front was now a bit embarrassed.
It seemed he had misjudged; this girl who had been talking so much appeared to genuinely not know...
To ease the awkwardness, his gaze shifted to the calm Qiu Xi next to her.
This young lady seemed different; she had been very composed from beginning to end, and even when everyone was staring at her, she showed no sign of flinching.
After thinking for a moment, the elder spoke again, "Then how about the young lady beside her? Are you able to speak?"
The topic had already been opened. If the girl hadn't been talking so much when everyone else was quiet, he wouldn't be so embarrassed.
Now that it had been brought up, they would see if she could perform.
Otherwise, this session could have concluded by now.
As soon as the elder spoke, Qiu Xi knew he was addressing her.
She and Zhen Zhu were certainly not the same!
Glancing at the elder's encouraging gaze, Qiu Xi nodded, turned on the small microphone by the table, and said, "Yes, I can."
At least this wasn't someone trying to trip people up, but someone genuinely wanting to share.
"Um... Okay..." The unexpected answer left the elder a little stunned, then he nodded with delight, "Good, please go ahead."
So Qiu Xi picked up her notebook, thought about what the elder had said, and then began to speak eloquently.
Qiu Xi's explanation was very detailed, presenting her recent thoughts with sound reasoning.
Many people present were shocked when her words touched upon what they had just said!
How could such a young girl have such a good memory?
And her reading comprehension and knowledge reserve, many of them couldn't even match up!
Qiu Xi's sharing caused everyone in that session to fall silent.
Regardless of age, everyone was contemplating why this young girl was so articulate and understood the material so thoroughly!
...
When Qiu Xi finished speaking, as the last syllable faded, applause immediately erupted.
This sequence of events caused people in nearby sessions to become curious as well.
What was going on?
They had never seen this before!
It was truly strange!