“Mr. Yan, thank you for your trouble.”
The two were not Mr. Yan Baitao’s students, and compared to Qiu Xi and the other, they were a little more reserved.
“No problem, take your time.” Yan Baitao said with a smile.
As he spoke, he clicked on the files on his computer, with Fang You’s at the top.
“Then Fang You, you go first.”
Saying that, Yan Baitao scanned the entire article.
He had already reviewed this earlier and had specifically given feedback to the two of them.
“As for your revisions, I haven’t received them yet…”
After finishing the entire piece, Yan Baitao continued, “Since you’re here today, you probably all have some thoughts. Let’s discuss them. What problems did you encounter after revising?”
He hadn’t received new emails from the two of them from the time he sent the notification last night until he arrived at the office this morning, which meant they indeed had questions.
“Mr. Yan, I’ve revised everything I could. It’s just that this case doesn’t correspond to the subheadings, and the logic is problematic. I thought carefully while revising, and I have some ideas now and have made some changes, but I’m not sure. So I wanted to discuss it with you in person.”
Sometimes, the shallow text explanations in chat boxes allowed her to understand the meaning of the sent text, but to accurately grasp the teacher’s intended ideas and ensure she was going in the right direction, she felt it was better to talk to the teacher directly.
Although the pressure was a bit higher, this was the most efficient. To finish the thesis as soon as possible, she felt it was acceptable.
After all, the teacher was very busy, and sometimes it took a whole day to get a reply. It was better not to create unnecessary trouble for herself by resolving issues that could be dealt with all at once.
She couldn’t guess when the teacher was free or busy anyway.
“Yes, your problem is indeed a bit difficult to understand. Since I have time, I’ll explain it to you properly…”
…
“Do you understand now?”
Yan Baitao, after explaining for quite a while, touched his cup and asked his students, who had been silent for a long time.
“Mr. Yan, I understand~” Fang You said, her whole body relaxing. Her stiff shoulders sagged.
As expected, this was the most efficient way!
“Alright, any other questions?”
“Mr. Yan, I have no more questions.” Fang You shook her head. “I’ll wait until this revision is complete before showing the whole thesis to you.”
It was a good opportunity to also fix those minor issues the teacher had mentioned before, to avoid spoiling her good mood if she noticed them later.
“That’s fine too. You can go ahead and revise it then.”
Yan Baitao didn’t insist on seeing it, although he had said he wanted to see these two students last night.
“Okay~”
After Fang You finished, she got up and moved back, preparing to let Lü Qingqing come forward and continue chatting with Mr. Yan.
“Mr. Yan, I’ve revised my thesis, but… it still has the problems you mentioned earlier. Please pretend you don’t see them for now. Just look at the content issues you mentioned before, so I can modify them conveniently.”
As Lü Qingqing spoke, she scratched her head with a hint of awkwardness.
She wasn’t sure if her revisions were correct…
She was no longer afraid of the teacher seeing her minor issues; she had already known about them and had made some revisions.
What she was afraid of now was making a bigger mess by revising incorrectly.
“Alright, let’s take a look first.” Yan Baitao could understand the student’s feelings.
So he began to read.
…
“Hmm…” Yan Baitao touched the pen in his hand and looked at the computer screen. “Your revisions are on the right track, but they lack a certain flair. You can still improve.”
“For example, this part…”
“And this…”
He pointed to about four or five places on the screen before finally clarifying the issues.
“Mr. Yan, I understand!”
“Thank you!”
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she had an epiphany, solving problems that might have taken her one or two weeks.
As expected, your teacher is your teacher!
“It’s good that you understand. Take your time revising after you get back, and send it to me directly when it’s done.”
Saying this, Yan Baitao actually felt relieved.
He was only supervising these four graduates this year, which was already good compared to other teachers in the department who had five or six students.
With Qiu Xi, an outstanding student, the other three students were also very capable. It was only December, and they were all close to the final draft he wanted. He was quite satisfied to not have to worry about this matter before or after the new year!
He no longer wanted to experience those days of frantically urging students to submit their theses in April and May.
As he was getting older, a few more such experiences might bring him closer to retirement…
“Alright, if none of you four have any other matters, then we’ll call it a day.”
It ended faster than he had expected, which was a pleasant surprise!
“Mr. Yan, we’ll be leaving now.”
“Goodbye, teacher.”
Saying that, the four of them greeted him and walked out of the office together.
“Phew~”
“Xiao Xi, thank goodness you’re here. I got praised instead of scolded!” Liang Yunfei sighed to Qiu Xi as soon as they were out.
She knew that coming here so smoothly was partly due to Mr. Yan’s good mood.
“Ah~” Qiu Xi waved her free hand lightly.
“But your own thesis has to be in good condition. If there were many problems, even with Mr. Yan’s good mood, I don’t think it would have worked.”
Even the best mood could turn sour instantly when faced with unpleasant things.
“Hehe~”
“Then I’ll be polite too~”
“Let’s go. It’s about time, let’s head to the cafeteria first.”
“Okay, and let’s ask the two in the dorm if they want to come out.”
When they went to find the teacher today, those two were still asleep. Before bed last night, they had said they weren’t planning to go to the library today and would just finish the remaining revisions in their dorm. They were probably still staring at their computers.
“Okay~”
The two sent messages as they walked.
“Xiao Xi, they’ve just finished getting ready to go out. We’ll wait for them at the cafeteria.”
“Okay, then let’s walk a bit faster~”
It was almost time for everyone to rush to the canteen after class, so they needed to avoid it.
“Yeah!”
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