Around thirty minutes later, Qiu Xi put down the pen in her hand.
"Teacher Qi, I'm finished." She smoothed out the slight creases on the bottom edge of the paper before moving it back.
"Hmm? Are you sure?" Qi Xizhi's complexion had already improved a bit by this time. Frowning slightly, he looked at the test paper placed before him, awaiting Qiu Xi's answer.
"I'm sure!" Qiu Xi nodded very solemnly.
She was confident about a test of this difficulty.
Compared to the assignments given by the teacher in a short period, this was on a different level entirely.
Even for the deeper meaning of the questions, she could understand what they meant with just a glance, without needing to ponder deeply.
Seeing Qiu Xi nod, Qi Xizhi didn't say anything further. With an expressionless face, he nodded and began to read.
Meanwhile, Mo Yayya, watching from behind, was already starting to worry for the person in front of her.
As far as she knew, among the many people Teacher Qi had interviewed, very few were like Qiu Xi.
She didn't take long to look at the questions, and she started writing immediately. After about half an hour, including the time given by the teacher for the questions, she had finished writing the professional translation and essay questions spread across three to five pages.
Looking at it this way, it didn't seem like she had put much thought into it.
The more she thought about it, the more sympathy Mo Yayya felt for Qiu Xi.
"Good!"
A loud exclamation startled both of them.
"Teacher Qi, what is this?" Mo Yayya felt a bit uncertain.
Was the teacher angry or not?
"Little Ya, take a look."
As soon as he finished speaking, several pages appeared before Mo Yayya.
"Hmm?"
Although confused, she picked them up and started reading.
The more she read, the more astonished she became. No wonder Teacher Qi had uttered that word earlier.
To be honest, she couldn't have answered these questions herself...
She felt ashamed, but she had to admit it!
She had only just enrolled this year. Although she had started studying with Teacher Qi after being admitted through postgraduate recommendation last year, she truly did not possess this level of skill yet.
After all, in reality, she had only been enrolled for three to four months...
While her level was indeed a bit lacking, she could understand the answers.
This was because she was responsible for printing them, and there was another reason: she had only recently encountered a few of the questions herself, which Teacher Qi had given her to broaden her horizons...
"Director, when you show me this, I feel ashamed..."
To be honest, Mo Yayya's face flushed with embarrassment as she spoke.
Fortunately, she was thick-skinned!
Not afraid!
"Hmm... it is indeed a bit unsightly, but you, girl, are thick-skinned and not afraid."
Mo Yayya, "..."
Although she was thick-skinned, couldn't he at least try to save her some face?
Director! She needed to save face too!
...
"Teacher Qi, I'm still here..." Qiu Xi watched as the two of them were about to discuss how to answer the questions better.
Helplessly, she had to speak up to remind them that she was still present...
"Ahem~"
"Look at me, my memory is truly failing!" Qi Xizhi patted his head.
"Classmate Qiu Xi, your answers are truly insightful."
"It seems your foundation is quite solid."
Putting aside other matters, her neat handwriting coupled with these answers had indeed made him quite fond of her.
"Since there's still some time, we won't delay. Let's chat together."
Qiu Xi knew that this statement meant it was time for the oral interview.
"Okay." She nodded gently.
As for oral interviews, this was what she feared the least.
"Little Ya, tidy up and come join us."
After speaking, Qi Xizhi led the two of them to sit on the sofa nearby.
"Come on, let's just have a simple chat."
Qi Xizhi started speaking in English, and Qiu Xi knew that this was the beginning.
"Classmate Qiu Xi, has your internship ended?"
Qiu Xi nodded. "Yes, it just finished not long ago."
There was nothing to hide about this.
"Where did you intern?"
"Yi 'Jia'."
"Oh? That's a good place. Did your teacher introduce you?"
Hearing this, Qiu Xi knew that this Teacher Qi was well-informed.
"Yes, my teacher introduced me before the summer break started."
"Is that so? Then how was the experience? What did you gain?"
At this point, Qiu Xi knew that this was what the teacher genuinely wanted to understand.
After thinking for a moment, Qiu Xi selectively shared what she should.
The focus was on her gains.
Her actual gains weren't extensive. Qiu Xi finally integrated some of the system rewards she had received and shared her understanding.
As for what she encountered, Qiu Xi briefly mentioned some basic content related to her thesis, explaining some of it simply.
...
"Yes! That's indeed good capability."
Undeniably, having chatted up to this point, he was very satisfied with this child's level.
"Having spoken so much, and now that you've successfully secured postgraduate recommendation, do you have any plans for the next three years?"
The most common question, Qiu Xi hadn't managed to avoid it.
However, it was fine. These were things she had mentioned in emails before; now she just had to articulate them in English.
It wasn't a big problem.
She simply stated her plans and ended with some assurances.
Overall, Qi Xizhi was quite satisfied.
Especially when he heard that the child had already started learning another foreign language, his face was practically beaming with joy.
By the time Qiu Xi finished speaking, he was already smiling.