“All right, after you’ve finished reading, start revising. Submit it once you’re sure there are no errors.”
Since she was already here, Qiu Xi had no intention of going back to revise later.
“Mhm, let’s revise~”
After all, she had brought everything she needed, so revising it now would save her trouble later.
...
After revising for a long time, the four of them kept glancing at each other.
“Are we good now?”
Stretching her limbs, Song Daiyao asked impatiently.
She had been revising the printed copy in her hand, checking it two or three times.
“Mhm, no problems. This is fine.”
Looking at it any longer wouldn’t reveal anything new.
“Then it’s settled. Let’s submit!”
With a light click of the mouse, the four of them sent out their revised work.
“All done. Time to get back to grinding...”
“Yan Yan, what kind of grinding?” Song Daiyao asked curiously.
“What else? Didn’t I mention earlier that I found an internship? Now I’m struggling with my thesis...”
She was initially the most inclined to just ‘slack off,’ but with all four in the dorm feeling this way, it was definitely not an option!
So, she hadn’t even gone home for the holidays. Since she was far from the others, she had to rent a place and work here instead...
It truly brought tears to her eyes!
“...”
Song Daiyao’s words, which were about to escape her lips, suddenly stopped.
She was also...
It was Teacher Yang Yue who recommended them to her. Now, she was so busy that she was starting to hate seeing English letters!
For the first time, from morning till night, all she saw were English words, filling her entire small head.
Even when she got home, she occasionally had to work overtime...
Even if she wasn’t working overtime, she was holding her thesis, preparing to write it!
In the teacher’s words, the more literature you read, the less you can afford to start writing with such limited accumulation...
It was truly exhausting...
“...”
Seeing the two of them exchanging glances, looking like they were about to hug each other in misery, Qiu Xi and Liang Yunfei exchanged a look.
Excellent!
It seemed everyone was in a similar situation to her!
Her heart suddenly felt more balanced.
...
After returning from school, Qiu Xi’s hands never left the keyboard.
Her internship was more than halfway done, and she decided it was time to start writing.
She had read countless papers, and combining them with her recent translation practice, she could write a preliminary draft.
The specifics would have to wait until after her internship, and then she would submit the complete version to Teacher Yan.
Besides, she still had the matter of recommendation for postgraduate studies to deal with, so she had to write whatever she could now.
...
While Qiu Xi was diligently working, Du Bin in the courtyard was enthusiastically chatting with Ding Yujing.
They were on the phone, and Ding Yujing’s voice on the other end grew louder and louder.
“...”
“I think it’s best to find a time to talk to the child about it. There’s no point in the two old men like us arguing like this.”
Du Bin kept rolling his eyes and didn’t say anything.
He wondered who it was just now, going on and on.
If it wasn't for the fact that saliva was free, that old fellow would have gone bankrupt by now...
“Alright, I’m not talking to you anymore. Find a time when Xiao Xi is home, call me, and we’ll talk to the child together, ask for her opinion.”
Saying this, Ding Yujing, who understood Du Bin very well, hung up the phone immediately after speaking.
Du Bin looked at his now-darkened phone screen and smiled helplessly, shaking his head.
It seemed he would have to find a chance to talk to Xiao Xi later...
...
“Xiao Xi, come here, come here.”
After waiting for a long time, Du Bin, who was sitting in the hall, waved to Qiu Xi as soon as he saw her coming down from upstairs.
Qiu Xi looked up, “Master, what’s wrong?”
She said this while walking over quickly.
“Come and sit, I have something to discuss with you.”
After Du Bin finished speaking, Qiu Xi sat down.
“Master, go ahead, I’m listening.”
“Didn’t you say earlier that the university’s notification for recommendation to postgraduate studies had come out? How are your preparations going?”
Qiu Xi nodded, “Mhm, I went to school today with some friends to review each other’s work. When I came back, I submitted the organized tables.”
“You’ve already submitted them... Good, good...” Du Bin murmured, nodding repeatedly.
He had never doubted his little apprentice’s efficiency in handling matters.
She was someone who could get things done!
“Oh right, Old Ding video-called me today and talked about your postgraduate recommendation. We were chatting about it for quite a while.”
Qiu Xi was curious, “Chatting about what?”
There was still no news yet, so what could they possibly be chatting about?
“We just wanted to talk to you about how you plan to proceed after the announcement is released...”
The two old men had some ideas, but this was the child’s matter. Their ideas were just speculation, and it all depended on what Xiao Xi thought.
Qiu Xi was puzzled, “Proceed?”
“Master, are you asking about what major and which professor I plan to choose later?”
Apart from that, she couldn’t think of anything else that would make these two old men ponder for so long and even seek her out for a discussion.
“Yes, it’s coming up soon, isn’t it? We just wanted to ask for your thoughts.”
Qiu Xi chuckled lightly, “Master, you guys think much further ahead than I do. You really trust me~”
She had initially planned to wait until after the announcement period.
The deadline for submitting information was this week, and then the announcement would follow.
If they waited until after the announcement period, and then the proportion of quota was announced by the department.
Du Bin’s gaze swept over her, a hint of annoyance in his eyes, “You don’t trust yourself!”
“With your abilities, how could we not understand!”
He and Old Ding had absolute faith in their little apprentice!
Not to mention her other excellent performances, just her grades alone were miles ahead of many others!
Qiu Xi couldn’t help but smile when Du Bin said this, “Master, you’ve misunderstood!”
“Your disciple is very confident~”
“It’s just that I’m not in such a hurry.”
She was quite confident about passing this evaluation and announcement.
This GPA, which had been number one for years, wasn’t just for show.
“What’s the hurry! No hurry at all!”
“According to what Old Ding said, it’s better to have your decision made early, as interviews will be starting soon!”
That’s right!
They had carefully considered everything before starting their discussion.
Hearing Du Bin say this, Qiu Xi also had an idea and asked, “Master, have you guys discussed anything yet?”
Du Bin nodded slightly, “Mhm, we do have some thoughts, but there’s been a bit of a disagreement...”
It would be strange if these two old men didn’t have any disagreements.
Thinking this, Qiu Xi said understandingly, “Master, could you find a time, and we can talk about it again?”
After hearing what her master said, she felt that it wasn’t too early to start now...
Du Bin’s lips curved upwards upon hearing this, “You’re the smart one, this girl. Tell me, when are you free? I’ll call Old Ding over, and we can have a good chat to give you some advice.”
Qiu Xi smiled helplessly. It wasn’t that she was smart; with Master and Teacher Ding like this, how could she not understand.
“Master, how about next weekend? Could you call Teacher Ding over?”
Du Bin nodded repeatedly, “This is acceptable!”
The child was busy with her internship and work every day, and even if she returned early, she was occupied with her thesis. The weekend was the most suitable time.
It was just that Old Ding mentioned it a bit late; otherwise, this week would have been fine too...
Now that it was past the halfway point, they would have to wait until next week.
However, that was also good. Based on what they had learned earlier, after this Monday, it would be the university’s announcement period.
“Okay, then it’s settled.”
“Alright, let’s leave it at that.”
After speaking with Qiu Xi, Du Bin turned around and relayed the message to Ding Yujing.
He reminded him not to forget the time and to remember to come next week.