Although they were all university students, none of them had the opportunity to dine at such a high-class establishment.
Seeing it today, it was indeed extraordinary.
Many classmates began to worry that the Su family would have to foot the bill for this table today.
The last soup was personally delivered by Liang Xiu and her entourage.
Upon seeing her classmates, Liang Xiu warmly expressed that they should speak up if they needed anything, as if they were at home, and not to be polite.
The classmates thanked Liang Xiu with smiles.
Liang Xiu chuckled and said, "Speaking of which, I should thank all of you. Little Sweetheart is young, and I couldn't have managed without your care over the years."
The classmates felt ashamed. Although Su Xiaotian was young, she didn't need anyone's care at all. Instead, it was they who had been taken care of by Su Xiaotian numerous times.
Just as the classmates were about to say some polite words, Huo Sinian arrived.
Seeing the classmates he had guided for several years, Huo Sinian smiled and said, "This is not right of you all. Having a gathering and not inviting me, your teacher!" Su Dan Novel Network
The classmates felt a bit embarrassed. They had indeed not planned to invite their teacher.
After all, at such a class reunion, if the teacher were present, everyone would inevitably feel restrained.
But now that the teacher had stumbled upon them, they naturally couldn't ask him to leave.
"Teacher Huo, please come and sit. We were all waiting for you to arrive!" a clever and quick-witted classmate quickly invited Huo Sinian.
"I know, you were afraid I would spoil the fun. Don't worry, I absolutely won't interfere with you today! Feel free to say whatever you want," Huo Sinian greeted Liang Xiu and then sat down at one of the tables without hesitation, speaking playfully.
These words indeed dispelled the classmates' worries about their teacher.
Liang Xiu, who had come to greet the classmates, quietly withdrew at this moment.
With Huo Sinian present, the classmates were indeed a bit reserved.
But when Huo Sinian raised his wine glass and began to toast the classmates, the atmosphere livened up.
After drinking, some laughed, some cried, and some hugged each other and talked.
Everyone understood that after this night, the opportunities to meet would become fewer and fewer.
After four years together, they would eventually go their separate ways.
Especially for those classmates who couldn't find jobs in Beijing and had to return to their hometowns, their hearts felt even more distressed.
They were distressed about parting with their beloved classmates, and also distressed that their future work and lives were destined to be incomparable to those classmates who remained in Beijing.
Perhaps the fortunes of life would differ vastly after decades.
The meal lasted from six in the afternoon until past eleven at night before it concluded.
Many classmates were drunk, and in the end, it was Su Xiaotian and Huo Sinian who found a bus to take these classmates back to school.
The next day, the classmates would gradually begin to leave.
It had to be said that the classmates in this class were very united. Those who hadn't left yet took the initiative to undertake the responsibility of seeing off the departing classmates.
As familiar classmates boarded their vehicles and left, there was no shortage of sadness.
Beds were vacated one by one, dormitories were emptied, and finally, only the classmates who remained in Beijing were left.
As a leading university in the country, there were quite a few classmates from the Chinese Language and Literature program who stayed to work in Beijing, about twenty of them.
They were in different positions, with no two people in the same unit.
However, by staying in Beijing, they already had many more opportunities than their other classmates.
They cherished this greatly as well.
As the class monitor, Su Xiaotian was the last to leave the school, accompanied by Li Jianhong.
Looking at the empty campus, Su Xiaotian also felt sad.
But wasn't life just like this?
Where there are gatherings, there are partings, and only through parting can there be reunions.
"Xiaotian, don't be sad anymore, let's go back! We'll meet again someday."
Li Jianhong saw Su Xiaotian's sadness, and in fact, she felt the same way.
"Let's go, at least I still have you!" Su Xiaotian said, cheering up.
She wore a forced smile.
She quite liked this class, which had not had too much turmoil.
Although there were some conflicts and contradictions in the first year, in the end, all the classmates got along very well.
Now, as they parted like this, Su Xiaotian knew that after this farewell, these people would never be able to reunite in this lifetime.
The two of them took a car and quickly returned to the Su family.
As arranged by Grandpa Su and Grandma Su, Li Jianhong would stay at the Su family's residence for the time being.
They really couldn't rest assured letting Li Jianhong, a young lady, rent a place to live on her own.
Besides, both families approved of their marriage.
It wasn't a big deal to stay with her future in-laws and sister-in-law for a while.
As soon as the two entered the door, Grandma Su said that the Translation Bureau had called.
They asked Su Xiaotian to call back upon her arrival and left a phone number.
Su Xiaotian recognized the phone number as belonging to the Human Resources Department of the Translation Bureau.
When she called back, the other party informed her to report to the Translation Bureau tomorrow, as all the procedures had been completed.
Su Xiaotian didn't know what to say.
She had originally thought that after graduation, she could sleep soundly at home for a couple of days, but she didn't expect the Translation Bureau to be so eager.
Li Jianhong, seeing Su Xiaotian's expression, couldn't help but laugh.
"Xiaotian, what's with that expression!"
Su Xiaotian said with a bitter face, "I was still thinking of sleeping for a couple of days at home before going to work! And now they're making me go to work!"
"Then go. I heard that several visiting delegations are coming soon, so the Translation Bureau must be extremely busy."
Even Li Jianhong knew this kind of news, let alone Su Xiaotian.
With no other choice, Su Xiaotian had to abandon her plans for rest, pack her things, and officially start working at the Translation Bureau early the next morning.
The colleagues at the Translation Bureau were very happy about Su Xiaotian's official onboarding.
From top to bottom, from leaders to colleagues, they expressed unprecedented welcome to Su Xiaotian.
It had been extremely busy lately, and the arrival of a new colleague could greatly alleviate the workload.
Especially since it was someone as capable as Su Xiaotian, it would be even more helpful in solving problems.
In fact, out of the four interns this time, three were retained by the Translation Bureau.
Besides Su Xiaotian, there were also Lu Xuan and Tang Ping.
Ye Kaiyu was very dissatisfied that the other three were retained by the Translation Bureau while he was not.
He even harbored resentment towards the Translation Bureau.
He felt that the leaders of the Translation Bureau were showing favoritism.
During his time at the Translation Bureau, the only thing he had managed to find out was that not only Su Xiaotian had connections, but Tang Ping's parents were also talented in this field.
As for Ye Xuan, he hadn't gathered specific information, but judging by the situation of the two girls, he likely also had a background.
He had always thought highly of himself, but he had never considered whether his performance at the Translation Bureau had been satisfactory.
In reality, there was a shortage of translators at the moment. Although it was initially said that two out of the four would be retained, if Ye Kaiyu had been truly outstanding, it wouldn't have been impossible for him to be kept.