Qiu Xi, unable to avoid it, happily discussed with the two for a while.
“Just as I expected!”
Song Daiyao nodded vigorously. “Three cobblers are no match for Zhuge Liang, but now we have one Zhuge Liang directly. This comprehension ability has instantly gone up, up, and up~”
“Hehe~” Shen Yan chuckled. “Isn’t that right! We understand Little Xi’s abilities very well~”
“Alright, stop flattering me! Aren’t you afraid I’ll fly up to the sky and show you later…” Qiu Xi gave them both a pretty little eye-roll.
“Not afraid~”
“…”
Utterly helpless ¬_¬｀
“Forget it, you two continue reading. I’m going to tidy up and then go find Teacher Ding.”
Teacher Ding happened to be free in the morning, so Qiu Xi decided to go understand the situation from her first.
“Huh? What are you going to Teacher Ding for?” The two were a bit curious.
“It’s nothing major. Didn’t I mention the international exchange event to you before? It’s for next May. I’m going to find Teacher Ding to chat about that.”
She had mentioned this to her dorm mates before; it wasn’t exactly a secret.
“Oh, I see… Then you go ahead, we won’t tag along.”
The two, who had been thinking of visiting the two elders since they hadn’t seen them in a while, immediately changed their minds.
They wouldn’t disturb them and would wait for a more opportune time.
Qiu Xi nodded. “Okay, you two keep reading. I’ll tidy up by myself.”
“Alright.”
…
“Teacher Ding, I’m here to bother you~”
“…” Ding Yujing glanced at Qiu Xi.
“You’ve become so polite after not interacting for such a short time.”
The subtle blame in her words made Qiu Xi’s facade crumble.
Pretending not to understand Teacher Ding’s meaning, Qiu Xi began to praise her.
“Teacher Ding, you always know what to say~”
“Alright, hurry and come in…” Ding Yujing glanced again.
“Okay~”
Qiu Xi said this as she strode in.
“Grandma Ge~”
As soon as Qiu Xi entered, she saw Ge Jiaojie sitting alone, fiddling with something in her hands.
“Little Xi, you’re here~”
“Perfect timing, I was just about to make some small pastries. Come and taste them for me later~”
“Then this trip of mine was quite fortuitous!”
“I’ll have a good taste later~”
Qiu Xi said this as she leaned in to take a look, finding it quite promising.
“Okay~ I’ll call you first when they’re out.”
She was idle and craving something, so she took it up to pass the time.
With the arrival of this Little Xi, she found herself with a bit more interest.
“Okay.” Qiu Xi nodded and said, “Grandma Ge, I’ll go talk to Teacher Ding about my matter first. If we finish early, we’ll come out to help you.”
“Go on, go on. It’s good to finish up early.” Ge Jiaojie urged her verbally, but she didn’t really expect the two to help.
“Hurry up, you two go about your business, so you can finish early.”
“Alright~”
Qiu Xi glanced a couple more times before following Teacher Ding to the learning balcony beside them.
They were just chatting today, not in a teaching or imparting session, so a slightly more casual location was fine.
Moreover, it was December, and with the rare sunshine, it was quite nice to be outside.
The two sat down, and Qiu Xi looked at Teacher Ding, remembering what her master had mentioned. Without further delay, she spoke directly.
“Teacher Ding, did Master also mention to you about me coming to discuss my pre-exchange event training?”
“He told me after he mentioned it to you. I was the one who initially discussed this with him, wanting him to talk to you and see if you needed to go.”
“But that old Du didn’t end up saying much and told you to come find me to discuss it again.”
Ding Yujing’s tone at the end carried a slight hint of mockery.
Mocking that old Du for not settling important matters with him…
However, he only grumbled about it inwardly. He knew that whether to go or not ultimately depended on Little Xi’s wishes.
So, he could understand why Old Du sent her here.
“Alright, let’s not talk about him. Tell me your thoughts,” Ding Yujing said, looking at Qiu Xi. “What do you think? Do you want to go?”
Qiu Xi was still a bit confused; she didn’t know yet…
“Teacher Ding, you should tell me the specific situation. Master didn’t have time to explain it to me in detail.”
Indeed, after grumbling a bit, he had simply told her to come find her.
“Fine, I’ll tell you about it then.”
Qiu Xi’s statement was within Ding Yujing’s expectations.
“Speaking of places you could go for training, I can think of several, but I’ll only recommend one.”
“Wait for me here, I’ll go get the materials for you to look at.”
“Okay.”
Two minutes later, Qiu Xi was looking through the materials in her hands.
As Teacher Ding had said, there were indeed several places she could go.
For example, going on business trips and attending meetings directly with school teachers, or finding relevant teachers for direct learning as before… In short, there were quite a few choices.
For other students, they might have been overwhelmed by the choices.
Every teacher was excellent, and one could learn a lot from them.
But for Qiu Xi, it was a bit different.
She had been interacting with teachers since her first year of university, starting with Teacher Yan, then taking on a master, followed by Teacher Ding’s assistance. She had encountered a considerable number of people along the way, so this choice wasn’t difficult.
After finishing her read, Qiu Xi had her own thoughts, but she didn’t voice them immediately. Instead, she looked at Ding Yujing opposite her. “Teacher Ding, you said you’d recommend only one. Which one is it?”
Ding Yujing glanced at Qiu Xi, then looked down at the materials in her hands, and chuckled.
“You girl, trying to pry information out of me, aren’t you~”
“I think you have an idea too. Why don’t you lay out the papers in your hands, and we can discuss it together?”
“That’s fine too.” Qiu Xi nodded.
The next second, she had already placed the information in her hands down.
“Teacher Ding, shall we extend our hands together then?”
“3, 2, 1…”
As Qiu Xi counted down, their hands simultaneously reached out.
When the sound stopped, they both pointed to the same piece of paper.
“Hahahaha~~~”
“As expected, Old Du knows his disciple best~”
Ding Yujing looked at where Qiu Xi was pointing and exclaimed with laughter.
That old Du Bin was right, this child Xiao Xi didn’t need much persuasion from them; she had her own plans and ideas.
Look, the one they chose was exactly the same as what the two of them had discussed privately.
“But Xiao Xi, you’ve thought it through, this is not ordinary difficulty!” kanδん
Although they both old folks agreed, it was indeed not easy.
“Teacher Ding, I’ll choose this one.” Qiu Xi nodded.
“If there were no difficulty, I wouldn’t choose it!”
“Besides, I already know this teacher. Things should be easier when we start working.”
Qiu Xi’s words made Ding Yujing nod in agreement.
“That’s true, with Jin Qiong there, you might face less difficulty.”
Speaking of which, she still remembered that after Qiu Xi finished training with them, Jin Qiong and Yuan Qing had both come to her to inquire about information.
Qiu Xi organized the materials neatly placed on the table. “What difficulty or no difficulty, Teacher Ding, don’t you believe in my abilities?”
“Believe! Why wouldn’t I believe~”
“Alright, once I’ve tidied this up, I’ll tell you in detail about this training.”
Qiu Xi nodded and put her things away. “Okay, Teacher Ding, you can start.”
“Mm.”