"Seniors... the dishes are ready, can you come help carry them out?" Qiu Qixi called from the kitchen doorway to the outside.
"Coming!"
Upon hearing her, Wei Ziqin and the other two immediately stood up.
"Teacher, Teacher's Wife, we'll go carry the dishes. Please wait a moment."
"We heard you, go ahead."
As soon as the others left, Qi Xizhi and Zheng Jiu also stood up and walked towards the dining table.
After a slight tidy-up, they carried the dishes out.
"Alright, that's all of them."
"Teacher, Teacher's Wife, please try them first. My cooking should be passable." Qiu Qixi said with a shallow smile.
"Little Xi, setting aside the exact taste, your dishes look incredibly appetizing already." Zheng Jiu looked at the table full of dishes whose colors alone were enough to make one's mouth water. She truly praised them from the bottom of her heart.
"Teacher's Wife, you're right. If you had been in the kitchen just now, you would have smelled how even more enticing the aroma was."
"..."
"Alright, enough talk!" Qi Xizhi glanced at them. "Why don't you sit down quickly and taste it yourselves? Wouldn't that be more convincing?"
He could hardly wait to pick up his chopsticks!
Getting older, and following Jiu'er, many of these delicious foods were restricted. Today, they finally had a table full of dishes, and they looked so good...
"Your teacher is right. Everyone sit down. Standing around isn't very proper."
With that, Zheng Jiu pulled Qi Xizhi and sat down.
"Okay, Teacher."
Wei Ziqin and the others slowly sat down as well.
"Eat!"
As soon as he said that, Qi Xizhi was the first to pick up his chopsticks.
Seeing this, the others also reached for their chopsticks.
"..."
"Mmm~"
"Little Xi, these chicken drumsticks of yours are my favorite!"
"What should I do... I dare not eat anymore..."
Mo Yaya patted her belly, feeling a bit regretful.
These delicious chicken drumsticks, she had already eaten so many.
These last few, if she didn't eat them... wouldn't that be a shame?
Qiu Qixi chuckled and leaned closer to her senior sister's ear, whispering, "Senior Sister, you've already eaten them. At worst, we can do two more sets of exercises when we get back..."
"Hm?" Mo Yaya thought for a moment, "Little Xi! You're right!"
Delicious food should not be wasted!
At worst... she would just add two more sets of exercises tonight...
"Then I'll continue!"
"Good."
The others beside them saw their whispered exchange, but no one spoke up.
"Little Xi, I'm only realizing now that some people can truly make dishes this delicious!"
Luo An had eaten quite a lot, purely because the taste was so exceptionally good!
Qiu Qixi smiled faintly, "You flatter me."
"Little Xi, you're such a good cook. When did you start learning?"
"Teacher's Wife, I started gradually experimenting during the summer after graduating from high school. Before that, I was just fumbling through. My father's cooking is also quite good..."
Since it was just casual chat, Qiu Qixi spoke with a mixture of truth and fiction.
The group sat there, facing the table full of dishes, and didn't finish for over an hour.
"Little Xi, you don't need to worry about the cleanup. Leave it to us three!"
Seeing Qiu Qixi's hand also reaching out to help, Mo Yaya quickly stopped her.
"Exactly! You've worked hard enough as the chef; we can handle it."
"Alright," Qiu Qixi nodded and withdrew her hand.
Watching the three of them start tidying up, Zheng Jiu behind them called out to Qiu Qixi.
"Little Xi, come over here, let's chat."
"Okay, coming right now." Qiu Qixi washed her hands and walked over.
"Teacher's Wife, what shall we talk about?"
Qiu Qixi knew that the main topic of the evening was about to begin.
"Little Xi, your teacher mentioned that you can solve my problem?" Zheng Jiu's expression turned serious, and she sat without a trace of emotion, looking rather stern.
Qiu Qixi wiped her hands and sat down with her hands clasped, "Teacher's Wife, I never said that!"
"Hm?"
Qiu Qixi smiled faintly, "I don't know the specific details yet, so I can't guarantee anything."
"If Teacher's Wife is interested, you can tell me about it. If I can help, I naturally won't refuse."
Qiu Qixi was always meticulous. Perhaps today, speaking to Teacher Qi was a bit impulsive, but she wasn't a completely clueless young girl.
So, when talking to Zheng Jiu, Qiu Qixi employed the same tactics she used in the company.
For a moment, the two sat there, and from a distance, they appeared to be having a pleasant conversation.
In reality, both of them were full of schemes and calculations at that moment.
"..."
"Hmm... You're quite an interesting young lady!"
She, Zheng Jiu, had lived for decades, more than half her life, and this was the first time she had met a female graduate student in her early twenties who was so outstanding.
She was a good prospect, and Zheng Jiu found herself liking her.