After a comfortable weekend at home, Qiu Xi went to the training base early on Monday morning.
“Alright, look at your dejected faces!” Jin Qiong couldn't help but want to laugh when she saw the long faces of those below as soon as she entered the room.
They were still making sad faces, but if she thought about the children in the past, they would have wished for more time when the assessment period arrived.
“The notice was sent by us teachers in the group two days ago. Today, I’ll tell you all again here. If you have any thoughts, you can still sign up these two days. If you’re unsure, the teachers suggest you all give it a try, just as preparation for the assessment later.”
“Teacher Jin, your news was like a bomb; our rest days these past two days have been ruined.”
“Exactly!”
“I lay in bed for two days, and even my food didn’t taste good…”
“At least you could lie down, but I practiced for two whole days and found out it didn’t seem to do much…”
They hadn't even finished learning, let alone mastering it. It was simply a pipe dream!
“……”
Each of them was practically crying out in despair.
Jin Qiong slowly began to put on a stern face, “Alright!”
“I understand all your thoughts, but!”
“The rules are like this. If you think you can do it, sign up, or if you want to sign up, then sign up. If not, we can wait for the one after the New Year. Neither is a problem.”
“Don’t just complain and blame others because some people are so outstanding that they seem to be set free!”
“If you are complaining now, have you ever thought about why they could pass?”
“You all know each other to some extent, having come this far. Where’s the gap! You still need to look for the reasons within yourselves.”
……
Jin Qiong earnestly nagged at this group of students at length.
This was the first time Qiu Xi had seen Teacher Jin looking so serious.
When Teacher Ding introduced them, he had mentioned that Teacher Jin was a very serious rider, but she had never seen it before.
Whether it was the previous training or their current interactions, Teacher Jin had always felt amiable and a teacher with whom it was comfortable to chat.
It was truly the first time like today.
However, the effect was very obvious. The students who had been complaining and grumbling just moments ago suddenly quieted down.
The large classroom was now as silent as an empty space. If it weren’t for the occasional heavy breathing, everyone might have suspected that there was indeed someone in the classroom.
After Jin Qiong finished speaking, her gaze swept across the entire room before she finally spoke softly.
“Alright, I’ve said what I needed to say. Think about it carefully. It’s not too late to complain to us teachers after you’ve thought it through.”
“For this class, you can study on your own. Go over what I taught you last week carefully. We will continue with the test later.”
With that, she picked up her things and walked out of the training room.
After she had been gone for a long while, sounds finally began to emerge from the classroom.
“Whoosh~”
“I almost couldn’t breathe.”
“After training for so long, this is truly the first time I’ve seen ‘Director Jin’s’ seriousness.”
“Hmm… If there were a ‘if,’ I’d rather not have seen it…”
When Teacher Jin lost her temper, it truly meant that these people were not good enough…
That’s how the reputation of this director was built everywhere.
If people from the past knew, they might have become animals on display in a zoo.
“Yeah…”
“But Teacher Jin does have a point. We’ve indeed gotten a bit carried away…”
Standing out from the crowd during the selection was indeed something to be proud of.
But that was just a small start. She didn’t expect them to become complacent…
Being hit by Teacher Jin’s reprimand just now truly felt like a sudden enlightenment.
“Sigh~”
“Sigh~”
“……”
“All in all, will you guys sign up then?” a quiet question floated out.
“Sign up!”
“Of course, we’ll sign up!”
“Like Teacher Jin said, let’s just consider it a warm-up for the assessment after the New Year.”
“Yeah!”
Sign up!
This must be signed up for.
“Okay!”
“Then let’s all sign up together!”
With the issue resolved, the classroom quieted down again. Everyone seriously looked at the study materials in their hands, preparing for the upcoming test.
The only ones who remained expressionless throughout the entire process were Qiu Xi, Gu Rou, Zhao Muchu, and Nian Lanqi.
……
After the classroom quieted down, Jin Qiong, walking in the corridor outside, raised her steps and slowly headed to the office.
These children…
It was time for their long-drifting steps to stop and for them to walk properly.
After Jin Qiong had a very serious talk with the students, in less than a day, she had collected the registration information of all the training students, and they all expressed their intention to participate in the assessment.
Therefore, soon after, Jin Qiong, in collaboration with the other training teachers, worked overtime for three days and finally finalized the final assessment topics.
Then, on the same day the assessment topics were approved, without waiting, she informed the students, asking them to prepare for the examination.
Although this assessment was just a practice run for most of the students, it couldn’t be treated perfunctorily; it still needed to be taken seriously.
……
The day after the news was released, at noon –
“Day n of cramming!”
“Xiao Xi, I’m bothering you again.” Gu Rou saying this to Qiu Xi had become a habit.
From when the notice was issued until now, as soon as Qiu Xi said she had time and could help, she immediately pulled her along to practice.
She worked overtime every noon, sometimes pulling Qiu Xi for overtime at the end of the afternoon. In most cases, when Qiu Xi was not around, she would stay to work overtime herself.
In short, since the notice was issued, she had almost become obsessed.
At the same time, Wang Yanyan and Zhao Muchu were similar to this person, exactly like Gu Rou now.
To put it nicely, the three of them had become an iron triangle in training.
Of course, it was more or less the same for the other students in the class. The learning atmosphere had suddenly become much more intense, which, in the words of some teachers, could be called rapid progress.
“Xiao Xi, do you think I still have a chance?”
Qiu Xi glanced at Gu Rou, who was practicing diligently, and was about to speak when Gu Rou interrupted herself.
“I know, the hope is not great…”
Qiu Xi, “……”
You really know how to ask and answer yourself…
“Alright, you three continue practicing. I’m going to take a nap.”
She still had to teach them after the lunch break, so she wouldn’t listen to the ramblings of these three for now.
“Mm, go ahead. We three will mess around a bit more…”
After Zhao Muchu finished speaking, she pulled Gu Rou and Wang Yanyan along and earnestly threw themselves into training.
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