The communication session, which took about an hour, finally concluded.
After everyone dispersed, Qiu Xi and her group were among the last to return backstage.
To prevent any issues, such as lost records, their transcribed notes had to be submitted to Teacher Zhong before they could leave.
Therefore, Qiu Xi and Ming Shuyu had to wait backstage for a while longer.
"Senior sister, after this session, I don't feel as nervous anymore~"
Ming Shuyu was clearly pleased to have successfully completed her first presentation.
With this initial experience, she would be more stable for the second one in the afternoon.
In the long run, if similar situations or even larger stages arose in the future, she would be able to overcome her nervousness on her own.
"Very good! Keep up the good work this afternoon~"
"Yes!"
"You two seem to be chatting quite happily. How do you feel about it?"
Hearing the voice from behind, both of them immediately turned, "Teacher Zhong, you're here."
"Yes, I just saw everyone out."
Zhong Wenli walked in with a smile. "Don't stop, continue. Tell me how you think it went?"
Qiu Xi had nothing much to say, so she glanced at Ming Shuyu beside her.
Ming Shuyu shook her head slightly at her senior sister's glance.
So, Qiu Xi took out the prepared notes, "Teacher Zhong, you'll understand the situation once you look at our records."
Seeing this, Ming Shuyu also handed over hers, smiling, "Teacher Zhong, please take a look."
The two of them used this tactic, catching Zhong Wenli off guard.
Normally, wouldn't students chat with their teacher?
This direct presentation of results was something he had never seen before.
If his own students had submitted their papers in such a manner, he would surely have laughed for three days and three nights.
What a pity…
It wasn't a paper submission, and these students weren't that closely related to him anyway...
After a moment of stunned silence, Zhong Wenli took the papers from their hands.
"Alright, I have everything. You've both worked hard all morning, so go back and eat first."
"Then, Teacher Zhong, we'll be leaving now."
They still had another session in the afternoon, so they needed to rest and recharge to be mentally prepared.
Zhong Wenli waved his hand, "Go ahead."
"Yes, goodbye, Teacher."
After speaking, the two of them walked out.
Remembering Teacher Yang Yue's instructions from the morning, Qiu Xi posted a message in the group chat before taking her junior sister to the cafeteria.
...
In the afternoon, after the lunch break.
Qiu Xi and Ming Shuyu agreed on a time and headed to the auditorium together again.
When they arrived, there were already quite a few people there.
Glancing at the messages in the group chat, the two of them went directly to the spot Teacher Yang had indicated to find her.
"Teacher Yang, we're here."
"You're just in time, it's about to start. However, there's a slight change that I need to tell you about."
Yang Yue was sitting at a temporarily moved table, her hands busy sorting through the documents she had just received.
"Teacher Yang, what change?"
The words didn't sound like good news, and both of them looked a bit worried.
"What are you two worried about?"
"No need to worry!"
Yang Yue just raised her head and saw the furrowed brows of the two students, finding it a little amusing.
Why did these two children look more worried than she was?
The two of them were confused, "Teacher Yang, didn't you say there was a change?"
Yang Yue patted her head and chuckled.
"There is, but with your abilities, you can handle it completely, so there's no need to worry."
So that's what it was, just something she had mentioned in passing.
If it were someone else, or if the date were two or three months earlier, she might have been genuinely concerned. But now, with these two in front of her, she wasn't worried at all.
After hearing her, Qiu Xi didn't relax her heart, let alone Ming Shuyu beside her.
Although the teacher said so, she was still worried about this unknown matter! Especially since Teacher Yang had spoken so highly of them, she was even more afraid that she wouldn't be able to handle it and would disappoint the teacher later.
"Teacher Yang, why don't you just tell us directly what the matter is? That way, we can feel more at ease."
"Alright, as you wish."
"Since there's still a little time, let me just tell you two."
"Okay~"
Yang Yue gestured to the stool next to her, "Come and sit."
After the two of them were seated, she picked up the papers in her hand and began to explain.
"It's like this, according to our original schedule, after we finish, we wouldn't have anything else to do."
The two of them nodded, "Yes."
They knew this; it had been communicated in the group chat.
They had planned to spend some more time observing after their session ended, as it was not easy to come here.
Out of so many people in the school, only a few of them could actually participate.
So, no one wanted to leave early; they intended to observe and learn as much as they could.
It was better than a great opportunity going to waste!
"However, just at noon, the leaders held an impromptu meeting. It was also proposed by the other side that to ensure the smoother running of the subsequent processes, they decided to add a session after the current one, which would be a free exchange and discussion."
"Your role is to simply stay in the venue. If anyone approaches you, you should briefly introduce yourselves and answer their questions. If no one approaches you, you can leave after it concludes."
"Of course, besides you, there are quite a few teachers present, so it's unlikely that the young ones like you will be sought out."
"..."
Although Yang Yue said it casually, the faces of the two beside her were almost frozen.
"Teacher, you said the exchange would be simple, but you mentioned introductions and exchanges. How should we respond?"
Although the teacher had said that there were teachers present to handle things, if they were actually approached, they couldn't just make things up, could they?
Yang Yue smiled upon hearing this, "You don't need to worry about that. It's all here. Just hold this, and when asked, show it to them and then explain."
"As for anything else you don't know, just bring in the teachers present."
This decision was made suddenly, and there was nothing they could do about it.
Students weren't originally required, but now that the numbers were added, the leaders and teachers present likely couldn't handle it all.
So, they had to find a few students to fill in.
Fortunately, they didn't need many, just a few. They had specifically chosen the most outstanding ones, hoping to get the task done smoothly.