"That makes sense," Shen Qingyi said, "This is the one."
She placed the order decisively and asked Zhou Mo to help her choose nice packaging boxes and greeting cards online.
Zhou Mo patiently helped pick a few.
Shen Qingyi finally chose a lake blue gift box from several options.
"My daughter likes lake blue." Shen Qingyi looked relieved. "I wonder if she is going to have a birthday party today. If she does, you and I can go together. I want to introduce you to her. She has been abroad for a long time and doesn't have many friends in Dongjiang. If you want to study abroad in the future, you can also look for her."
"Ah? This..." Zhou Mo was a little embarrassed.
Shen Qingyi said, "They are both little girls, about the same age, you two will definitely be able to chat. My daughter is very well behaved."
"Okay," Zhou Mo nodded with a smile.
She had heard of tutors matchmaking people up with potential partners, but this was the first time Zhou Mo had experienced a tutor introducing her to a friend.
This is a bit difficult for Zhou Mo, who is used to chronic socializing.
You know, up to now, the only friend she can get along with is Shen Pan.
"By the way, when is your friend's birthday? Don't let it happen on the same day." Shen Qingyi asked.
"June 1st."
"Such a nice day?"
"Yeah, so I always wish her a happy Children's Day."
Shen Qingyi was amused. "June 1st is indeed a good day. My daughter's birthday is June 4th. It would be great if she was also born on June 1st so I could celebrate Children's Day for her. By the way, how old is your friend?"
Zhou Mo: "Twenty-six after my birthday."
Shen Qingyi: "One year older than my daughter, my daughter is twenty-five."
Zhou Mo: "It's quite a coincidence. Like you, she has the same last name as Chen, Chen Pan. 'Pan' is the same as 'hope'."
Shen Qingyi was surprised: "It's also a single name, my daughter has the same one. What a coincidence."
Zhou Mo: "Yeah."
Shen Qingyi wanted to chat for a few more minutes when his cell phone suddenly rang.
She glanced at the caller ID and asked, "Xiaohuan, how are you doing lately? Are you coming back for your birthday this time?"
I don’t know what was said on the other end of the phone, but Shen Qingyi’s expectant face instantly turned into lost.
"I see. Does your father know? Okay, I have no objection if he agrees," Shen Qingyi hesitated, "Xiao Huan, how about... come back, okay? Come back to China, back to Dongjiang. Your father and I are here. You're all alone abroad, and you're a girl. It's so chaotic, we're worried... Okay, think about it. Don't worry, we just want you to come back, and we will never force you to get married. I know you can't forget Xiao Gu, and I respect that. I also hope you can understand how we feel as parents. Xiao Gu is gone, and you've persisted there for so many years. Why bother? Okay... OK... then let's wait until the New Year."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Qingyi sighed again, "It seems that she is not coming back again, and I can't invite you to her birthday party."
"It's okay," Zhou Mo asked, "By the way, teacher, regarding Zhang Lanlan's matter...how do we explain it to the people in the group?"
Shen Qingyi: "Just say... Lanlan feels that the academic pressure is too great and wants to take a break."
"OK."
With Shen Qingyi's approval, this seemingly unreasonable reason became reasonable.
After all, students who apply for leave of absence must obtain the signature and consent of their supervisor.
If even Shen Qingyi acquiesces to this reason, others will not disbelieve it.
Graduate Office.
After Zhou Mo came back, he clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.
It just so happened that all the students in the group were there, and Chi Zhouxu and Tang Jiahui were also rarely present, so Zhou Mo felt that this was a good opportunity.
"I have something to inform you all," Zhou Mo said, "Lan Lan has recently applied for a leave of absence. She will be resting at home for a while and will not be coming to the academy. Please don't bother her if you have any problems."
Zhao Xiaoshuang was surprised: "What's going on? Why did she suddenly drop out of school? Hasn't she been off for almost a month? Why is she still off? Is she not feeling well?"
Zhou Mo: "I don't know the details, but Director Shen said that she's under a lot of academic pressure and needs to adjust her mindset."
Zhao Xiaoshuang was puzzled: "Academic pressure? That's impossible. Director Shen didn't use PUA on her or push her to do anything. How can she still be stressed? I don't feel stressed even though I'm graduating next year."
Zhou Mo: "Everyone has different tolerances. Let's stop guessing and just focus on doing our own things. Lanlan will come back naturally after she's rested."
Zhao Xiaoshuang: "She's been acting mysterious for the past month. I'm afraid she's done too many bad things. She should find time to repent."
Zhou Mo: "Okay, have you finished the data I asked you to help Liu Kai with earlier?"
Zhao Xiaoshuang: "Um...still working on it."
Zhou Mo glanced at her helplessly, "Liu Kai, help her."
Liu Kai said embarrassedly: "Senior sister, I'll do it myself, after all, it's my own thing."
Zhou Mo: "Have you finished processing the rest of the data?"
Liu Kai: "Soon, maybe another three days."
Zhou Mo was a little surprised. "That's pretty fast. Okay, Xiaoshuang, you take over and do it yourself."
Liu Kai: "Okay."
Zhou Mo turned to look at Chi Zhouxu and Tang Jiahui, "What about you two? You're about to submit your final drafts. Are you all set?"
Chi Zhouxu: "It's confirmed."
Zhou Mo: "Director Shen, have you seen it?"
Chi Zhouxu: “Yeah.”
Zhou Mo: "What's the defense date?"
Chi Zhouxu: "June 15th."
Zhou Mo: "There are still more than two weeks left, so you must prepare your PPT thoroughly. Especially the question-and-answer session, which is when you're most likely to show your timidity. Most people who fail the defense fall here. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."
Tang Jiahui said gratefully, "Thank you, Senior Sister."
"You're welcome," Zhou Mo reminded, thinking of something. "The statistical modeling part of the materials method is the key point. Modeling is the most important part of our major, and the reviewers are most likely to ask this kind of professional questions. Before the defense, you must go over the principles of the model in detail. Where is correlation used, where is Euclidean distance used, and what is the difference between Euclidean distance and Mahalanobis distance."
"Yeah, I know."
Seeing that the two of them were serious and didn't seem too nervous, Zhou Mo gradually felt relieved.
"Will our defense be organized by our own department or by the college?"
Zhao Xiaoshuang was very enthusiastic. "Senior Sister, you don't want to be with those people in the West Building, right?"
Zhou Mo: "You know a lot."
Zhao Xiaoshuang pouted and sat down obediently.
Tang Jiahui said, "It was organized by our own department. The West Building... As you know, the teachers there are very protective of their students. During graduation defenses, before the students even do anything, the instructors will already be fighting. That's why our department head didn't go with the West Building staff."
Zhou Mo: "That's good."
As for what Tang Jiahui said about the tutors in the West Building "protecting their students", Zhou Mo had naturally witnessed it since he graduated from there as a graduate student.
If her supervisor had not been very old and had great prestige at the time, she would have had to go through a bloody storm to graduate with a master's degree.
The sharp defense style of the teachers in the West Building is no longer a secret in the academy.
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