May 31st.
She came early to watch Nan Hua’s thesis defense. It was just the beginning of the scheduled time, and as soon as Nan Hua’s defense concluded, he pulled Qiu Xi and left.
Fortunately, Zhao Hua Sheng and the other dorm brothers were not in the same major as him.
“Ah Hua, when is your college taking its graduation photos?”
They had received the notice last night. Their outer college’s graduation photos were scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Coincidentally, it was June 1st, which could be considered a good day.
“Ours is on the 3rd.”
“Mhm.”
There was a bit of a gap, which meant their photos together could only be taken on graduation day.
“Let’s go, let’s go for a walk.”
They had been so busy with graduation matters that they hadn’t properly gone for a walk together. Since they had time today, they couldn’t waste it.
“Okay~”
So, hand in hand, they started walking at a leisurely pace.
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Afternoon -
As soon as Qiu Xi returned to the dorm, she saw three people wearing academic gowns getting their hair done.
“Xiao Xi, hurry up, come take a look too.”
Seeing Qiu Xi return, the three immediately called out to her.
“When did you get these academic gowns?” Qiu Xi asked as she walked over.
“Not long before you got back, the class representatives delivered them.”
“Since we have time, we thought we’d figure out what hairstyles and inner garments would go well with the academic gowns…”
For the undergraduate graduation photos, they could finally dress up properly. They had to think carefully and strive to leave a stunning impression in the graduation photos.
“Let me see…”
Watching the three busy figures, Qiu Xi put down her things and joined in.
With the four of them working together, time flew by until evening.
“Done!”
“I’m so tired! We’ll go with this look tomorrow!”
“It was worth spending so much time figuring this out!”
“Indeed…”
…
“Xiao Xi, do we need to get the flowers for the teacher after taking the group photos tomorrow?”
Qiu Xi thought about it, then shook her head. “That might be too rushed. Teacher Yan might not have that much time. We’ll likely need to pick them up before taking the group photos.”
After taking photos tomorrow, they planned to take photos with Teacher Yan and had ordered a bouquet. The flowers for the other teachers were prepared by the class and bought collectively. For them, they decided to buy one bouquet together for the teacher. Although it might not serve much practical purpose, it was a necessary gesture for the sense of gratitude and ceremony during graduation.
“Okay, I’ll let Fang You and Lü Qing Qing know. We two will pick them up and go straight over, so they don’t have to rush.”
Qiu Xi nodded. “Alright, you inform them.”
“Okay.”
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After dinner -
Just as Qiu Xi was about to wash up and get ready for bed early, she received a message from her counselor.
Qiu Xi clicked on it and saw it was about outstanding graduates.
Reading to the end, Qiu Xi noticed an additional small message about the student representative’s speech at the graduation ceremony.
“Xiao Xi, you need to prepare this material yourself and send it to me in the next couple of days. Don’t delay too long.”
“Finally, regarding the graduate representative’s speech, this is a notice that just came down from the college. You need to hurry and prepare the script.”
“The graduation ceremony is scheduled for the 18th, so there’s still some time. Remember to send it to me for review after you’re done, to ensure everything is perfect.”
The counselor lectured Qiu Xi on a lot of things, essentially urging her to do a good job.
Although Qiu Xi felt a bit overwhelmed for a moment, she immediately confirmed with the counselor.
“Okay, thank you, counselor.”
“It’s nothing, just make sure you pay attention to it.”
“Okay.”
The counselor was also happy that their college had a student who would be speaking as a graduate representative, so naturally, there were a few extra words. The conversation finally concluded after ensuring there were no omissions.
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