“……”
This caught Shen Yan off guard.
It turns out she was the only one… so lazy?
In this situation, Shen Yan reflected on herself…
“Good!”
“I’ll work hard too…”
“……” The three remained silent.
In fact, they hadn’t understood anything at all…
A few days later—
Today was the group meeting. Qiu Xi and Liang Yunfei arrived at the office a little earlier as instructed by Teacher Yan.
“Xiao Xi, there’s someone at the door. Could it be the other two from our group…”
As they emerged from the stairwell, Liang Yunfei spotted the people at Teacher Yan’s office door.
“I don’t know, maybe.”
Qiu Xi replied casually, and the two walked towards the office.
Just as they arrived, the other two were knocking on the door.
“Come in.”
Qiu Xi and Liang Yunfei followed suit.
“Hello, Teacher Yan.”
“Teacher Yan…”
“You’re all here. Sit down and get to know each other first. Give me two minutes to process some documents.”
“Okay, Teacher, you busy yourself.”
With that, the four of them sat on the sofa nearby.
Of the four, apart from Qiu Xi, the other three, including Liang Yunfei, were a little reserved.
Qiu Xi had been to Yan Baitao’s place often and was familiar with Old Yan, so she felt at ease sitting there, as if she were on her own sofa. She looked very comfortable.
“Should we get acquainted? It’ll save Old Yan some trouble later.”
After watching for a while, Qiu Xi finally spoke.
It was boring to just sit there, looking at her phone was inappropriate, and facing each other was awkward.
Liang Yunfei naturally complied and nodded silently.
The two sitting opposite didn’t think much of it. As soon as Qiu Xi spoke, they responded, “Okay.”
Qiu Xi smiled, “Alright, I’ll start first. I’m Qiu Xi…”
“We know you!”
Before she could finish, Qiu Xi was interrupted.
“You know me?” Qiu Xi raised her hand, feeling a bit flustered.
The person opposite nodded, “Yes, Qiu Xi!”
“Even if not throughout the entire school, you’re definitely a celebrity in our department!”
“Isn’t that right~”
Another girl blinked, “Qiu Xi, the great beauty from another department, um… and also a talented woman. She just came back with an international speech competition trophy not long ago. The big banners in the department… it’s hard for us not to know!”
“……” The two of them, back and forth, rendered Qiu Xi speechless.
Then, Liang Yunfei, sitting beside her, pursed her lips and finally lowered her head, chuckling.
“Oh~”
“It seems, Qiu Xi, that you’re more likable than I am as a teacher~”
“Look, look~ I haven’t had a student praise me like this before~”
At this moment, Yan Baitao walked over and happened to overhear their conversation, so he made a joke with the students.
“Old Yan, who’s who here? You’re joining the fun!”
Since Teacher Yan said so, everyone was a friend.
If they were familiar, they might as well address him as Old Yan.
“Hahahahaha~”
“Xiao Xi is right, sit down.”
Saying that, Yan Baitao was the first to find a seat and sat down.
“Come on, you continue. After you’ve introduced yourselves, I’ll talk to you about your graduation theses.”
“Got it~” Qiu Xi nodded, “I’ll continue. Qiu Xi, from Class 1 English. Please give me your guidance from now on~”
After Qiu Xi finished, it was Liang Yunfei’s turn, followed by the two girls opposite.
“I’m Fang You, from Class 3 English.”
True to her name, Fang You was a girl who looked straightforward and handsome.
“I’m Lü Qingqing, from Class 5 English. Please give me your guidance from now on as well.”
Lü Qingqing was a very refined girl, who looked gentle and demure.
“Since you’ve all introduced yourselves, it’s my turn now.”
Seeing that the young ladies had finished, Yan Baitao continued.
“Old Yan, just say it.”
“Mmm.”
“I’ve called you here today to talk about writing your graduation theses.”
“You’ll all be preparing for internships soon. My requirements aren’t high; during these three months of internship, just submit the outline and the opening report to me.”
Getting straight to the point, Yan Baitao stated the matter directly.
“……”
Teacher Yan made it sound quite easy…
It was just a bit difficult for them…
If they had a topic, it wouldn’t be difficult to write, but the lack of a topic made it difficult for many people.
“How about it? No problems, right?”
Seeing that the students were silent, Yan Baitao asked with a smile, as if he hadn’t noticed anything.
“Old Yan, I can only give it to you after the internship is over.”
Qiu Xi explained, “I plan to find a job first and then write a translation practice report.”
Liang Yunfei also quietly raised her little hand, “Me too…”
“Mmm? Are you sure?” Yan Baitao was a bit conflicted.
This practice report really tested a student’s ability, and a small internship alone couldn’t cultivate it.
Especially the writing part, it demanded a fairly high level from students.
After all, there had been cases of writing practice reports before, but in the end, more than half of them were the teachers’ work…
One thesis didn’t exhaust the students but rather exhausted the teachers.
He didn’t want to be exhausted like this in his old age.
He was confident about Qiu Xi, but he wasn’t too sure about young Liang…
Having two practice reports at once was a bit much…
“Old Yan, you don’t need to worry too much. We know what we’re doing…”
Qiu Xi truly knew what she was doing.
When she first started following her master, she had already begun to engage with theses. The initial assignment reports were the most basic version of practice reports, so she was confident.
“It’s good that you know what you’re doing…”
As a teacher, he couldn’t really interfere with what they wrote; he could only guide them. The specifics could only be reviewed after they wrote them.
If they weren’t good enough, they could be sent back, and there would still be time.
So, he wouldn’t dampen the students’ confidence for now.
With that thought, Yan Baitao’s gaze shifted to Fang You and Lü Qingqing beside him, “You two… you don’t have any plans along these lines, do you?”
He didn’t want four of them at once…
If they wrote well, it would be fine, but if not… it would exhaust him, this old man.
Fang You and Lü Qingqing were stunned.
From the moment Qiu Xi and the others started talking, they had been listening in a daze.
The feeling of having a big shot in the group was really not great…
They felt so useless!
Their four years were fulfilling years, while their four years were spent just getting by…
Involuntarily, they started to think about striving for progress, feeling touched by themselves…
“Mmm? Xiao You, Xiao Lü?”
Hearing Teacher Yan’s voice again, they slowly shook their heads, “Teacher Yan, I don’t have any such plans…”
Even if they wanted to, they didn’t have the ability to do so now…
“Phew~”
“That’s good~ You two, hurry up. I’ll look at yours first, Teacher~”
Since the other two were uncertain factors, they would be put off until later. He would focus on these two obedient ones first.
The two nodded mechanically, “Okay, Teacher Yan.”
If they could, they wouldn’t want this “special attention”…
“Good!”
“Then it’s settled!”
“Regarding the requirements for the opening report and outline, I’ll send them to you later. When you email them to me, please follow the requirements I’ve given you.”
“Okay, thank you, Teacher Yan.”
“Alright, so our group meeting will end simply like this.”
“We’ll inform you of any further news in the group. I’m waiting for your good news, everyone~”
As for what good news?
It was, of course, the good news of finishing early!
Graduation theses; it wasn’t just the students, but sometimes the teachers were even more anxious than the students!
“Old Yan, just wait~”
“It will definitely be good news!”
Saying that, Qiu Xi quickly pulled the others and rushed out of the office.
Leaving Yan Baitao behind, he directly began to mutter.
“This Qiu Xi!”
“Really…”
The four who had already come out were silent face-to-face for a moment, and then they all burst into laughter.
“Hahahaha~”
Old Yan’s expression must be very amusing right now~
Very spectacular!