Zhao Qin, not far from Yang Shanshan and her student, was also discussing tomorrow's summary with her student Zhao Mingyun.
"Mingyun, how's your preparation for today?"
Several teachers were quite busy today. It was fine at first, but later on, they really couldn't pay much attention to these students.
There was no other way. After all, the main protagonists of this international exchange meeting were not these children; they had to consider the overall situation.
Zhao Mingyun carefully took out her notebook and said softly, "Teacher, it's all here. Please take a look."
"Hmm, let me see." Zhao Qin was quite pleased to see that her student could still produce a notebook.
However, as soon as she finished reading, her brow furrowed again.
"Is this all you've recorded today?"
"Teacher... yes." Her voice was a little hesitant.
"..."
For a moment, Zhao Qin fell into a long silence.
This student was still too far from what she had expected.
Perhaps it was after witnessing the excellence of that girl Qiu Xi that she had raised her expectations for Zhao Mingyun.
Seeing that Teacher Zhao remained silent, Zhao Mingyun became even more nervous.
After a day's effort, when the senior experts were speaking in the morning, she hadn't listened very attentively. The latter parts were from the summary given by the host.
This was because the sharing session initially felt a lot like a school lecture, and she couldn't quite endure it.
However, after everyone started to exchange ideas, she did record quite a bit. Except for some occasional points where she had some thoughts, she really couldn't understand or accept the rest.
Ultimately, her knowledge base was too narrow. It seemed she would have to spend more time in the library.
In an instant, Zhao Mingyun became quite dejected.
"Forget it. I didn't expect much from you anyway..."
Zhao Qin, who had been silent for a long time, spoke with a face full of helplessness. Upon closer inspection, one could see a hint of regret in her expression.
It was unclear what she was regretting...
"Teacher..." Zhao Mingyun sounded worried.
"Alright, don't call out anymore. I'll tell you some things now. You record them down, and say as much as you can tomorrow. You're still young, so it's not a big deal."
As a last resort, Zhao Qin began to ask Zhao Mingyun to prepare paper and pen and started talking non-stop.
Zhao Mingyun, trying to keep up with her teacher's speed, found it very difficult to write everything down in the end.
"Did you record it all?" Zhao Qin looked at Zhao Mingyun.
Zhao Mingyun nodded silently, "I've recorded it all."
"Good, then that's it."
"There isn't much time left, so you should memorize it first. Come and tell me before you rest tonight, and I'll see if there are any problems."
"Mm..."
Knowing that Teacher Zhao Qin never liked to be contradicted, Zhao Mingyun finally could only nod to show she understood.
As expected, Zhao Qin immediately nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this, "Hmm, you may go."
"Okay."
With no other choice, Zhao Mingyun immediately began to memorize upon returning.
However, she wasn't someone who only knew how to rote memorize. To improve her efficiency, she added a little of her own understanding. This way, although a bit childish, it was much more coherent.
Although she knew her teacher would criticize her for this later, she also understood that if she followed her teacher's instructions directly, she might be the one to lose face in the end.
The two teachers, with the same approach, indeed had different intentions.
However, the final outcome for the two young people was somewhat similar.
As for Wang Zhihong, who was the most indifferent to this situation, the scene took a rather strange turn.
"Teacher, didn't you call me over to discuss tomorrow's summary? Why aren't you teaching me any clever tricks?" Xi Weimu had been staring at Teacher Wang for a long time.
Except for his own constant recounting of the little notes he had taken, Teacher Wang had shown no reaction at all.
He just let him sit there bewildered and didn't let him go back to rest.
"You're all young. What need do you have for clever tricks?" Wang Zhihong glanced at his student. "What you all lack most now is the 'beating' from your seniors. Only through personal experience will you grow more easily. If everything goes smoothly, how will you establish yourselves in the future?"
Wang Zhihong spoke earnestly, appearing to care deeply for his student, even the look he gave Xi Weimu was extremely serious.
Xi Weimu, "..."
"Old Wang, if you keep pretending, it's not going to be fun anymore."
If it weren't for his good relationship with his Shiniang (teacher's wife), and if he hadn't heard it from her before coming, he would have believed this act.
Shiniang had said that Teacher Wang was educated in the same way by his own teacher when he was young, which was why he had lost so miserably back then.
Shiniang had said that if Teacher Wang hadn't been so proud and had insisted on maintaining his pride, he would have been forced to persevere later when he was young and impetuous, refusing to admit defeat.
But he also knew that Teacher Wang's teacher had done so because of Teacher Wang's temperament. Those words back then were all for his own good.
After all, a young man with a proud and arrogant disposition, who sometimes couldn't even tolerate others, truly needed such tempering.
And the effect later was very obvious. As time went by, his youthful arrogance gradually faded, and Teacher Wang indeed changed a lot.
Even now, although he had become much thicker-skinned and seemed exceptionally approachable, even appearing simple and honest to outsiders,
he knew that fundamentally, Teacher Wang was still just as concerned about face. When it came to matters of principle, he was even more unyielding than in his youth, never backing down an inch.
However, he wasn't his teacher. Although he was also proud, he had choices. It could only be said that the current era had taught him early on to be more adaptable...
And his bit of humor had long been firmly welded onto his face, serving as a very good protective shell, which he was quite satisfied with so far.
Who would have thought that beneath the refined and elegant appearance, there was a layer of humorous mask, and beneath the humorous mask, there was a youthful pride?
Perhaps no one would have imagined that such a complex young person existed...
But life was like this. The environment didn't allow him to be unrestrained and arrogant. After surviving precariously, to still retain such a perfect protective shell, he felt he had succeeded.
After all, when a mask is worn for too long, it becomes part of the flesh.
Wang Zhihong, "..."
After being a married couple for so long, and still exposing his past in such a manner, Wang Zhihong's face felt a little sore.
He had originally just wanted to strip away his student's mask, but unfortunately, no matter how old the ginger, sometimes it was so tough that it made one not want to bother with it anymore...
"Alright, alright, this is really no fun... Let's get down to business."
"Okay, Teacher Wang, please proceed."
"Mm."
With that, the teacher and student began their final discussion and study for the day.
Finally, it was time for Cheng Su and Zhen Zhu.
After they finished their meal, Cheng Su found a seat outside with Zhen Zhu.
"How do you feel about today?"
Cheng Su didn't directly ask her about her specific gains, but rather about her feelings.
"Hmm, I do have some feelings..." Zhen Zhu briefly shared some of her thoughts with Cheng Su.
"Teacher Cheng, that's all for now."
Cheng Su nodded, "Hmm, that's acceptable."
After all, the day hadn't been completely wasted. From what she said, it seemed she had at least listened attentively.
Zhen Zhu nodded awkwardly.
She had to thank Qiu Xi for this. Her brilliance had made them dare not waste any more time, for fear that they would truly be wasting their time in the end.
This was completely different from their initial intentions.
"Come on, write a summary for me, and I'll revise it for you. That way, you won't be too embarrassed tomorrow."
"Okay."
Zhen Zhu, who had been waiting for this moment, took out her notebook and presented the draft that was already mostly finished, with only a small tail remaining.
"Teacher Cheng, I only have this last bit left. Please wait for me for a moment."
Zhen Zhu accelerated her writing and informed Cheng Su.
"Okay."
Looking at Zhen Zhu's nearly finished draft, Cheng Su, for the first time in a long time, showed a hint of a smile on his aged face.
The exchange meeting was almost over, and finally, there was something to be happy about...
Zhen Zhu wrote for about ten minutes before finally stopping her pen.
"Teacher Cheng, this is approximately it. Please take a look."
"Good." As soon as he took the notebook, Cheng Su began to read it seriously.
While reading, he took out a red pen from somewhere and began to meticulously review Zhen Zhu's work.
"Look, I've revised the framework for you," Cheng Su said, pointing to the parts he had modified. "As for the content within, I have some ideas to share with you. Take notes, and review them carefully tonight."
The points Zhen Zhu had written down were presentable in other contexts, but for tomorrow's exchange meeting summary, they were still a little inadequate.
"Okay, Teacher Cheng, please tell me, I'll write it down now."
"Mm, but if you can't understand it, it'll be difficult to force it in. It's fine for you to slightly understand and modify it yourself."
What was ultimately hers wasn't truly hers. If she could understand it herself and add some of her own thoughts, he would be happy to see it.
Zhen Zhu had no other opinions after hearing Cheng Su's words; she could understand these points.
"Teacher Cheng, please rest assured, I can understand what you're saying."
It had to be said that Zhen Zhu, without other competitive thoughts filling her mind, was quite clear-headed.
Seeing this, Cheng Su was quite satisfied.
"Mm, it's good that you can understand. Since there's still time, hurry up and write it down, and I can explain it to you."
With both happiness and time available, he was willing to spend this bit of time explaining.
Zhen Zhu was also in good spirits upon hearing this.
Teacher Cheng was always very serious and adhered to his principles. It was truly the first time she had seen him use his own time for overtime to help her like this today.
"Okay!" Zhen Zhu nodded heavily, "Thank you, Teacher Cheng!"
"Mm, less of these words. Let's get started directly."
Cheng Su nodded in satisfaction and immediately began his explanation.
...
The five groups of teachers and students each had their own approaches, but they had all completed their tasks in general. The specific results would be seen tomorrow.