Chu Qianli had a good idea. She planned to divert the trouble away. As long as He Shichen and Qi Yan had a fight, no one would come to monitor her final exam.
The two of them argued so loudly that the sky was dark and the sun and moon were dim. They argued from education issues to investment capabilities, and from their own grades to teaching standards. In the end, they barely ended up in a draw.
Neither party had ever taught anyone else, and they thought that their good academic performance did not mean they could teach others, so they finally decided to rely on facts rather than arguments.
Qi Yan retorted: "You are not a teacher, right? Just because you do well on the test doesn't mean you are a good teacher. These are two different things."
"It's true that I've never been a teacher, but you haven't taught before either. Our work experience is similar, but at least my resume is better than yours."
“No, I have complete teaching experience and have even coached many people.”
"You're not going to talk about teaching classmates how to do their homework, are you? People with better grades all do this, so why do you need to bring it up specifically? I've read more books on education than the number of wrong questions you've corrected." He Shichen sneered.
Qi Yan fell silent. She had indeed never read any books on education, and she was not as well-involved as He Shichen, who was persecuted at home. She suggested, "Just reading is just empty talk. Why not compare whose method works better?"
"How do you compare?"
"See whose method helps her improve her grades faster."
"Oh, sure. You probably haven't taught her anything, have you? Then I advise you to be prepared. You'll find out how ignorant you were just now."
"That's because you don't know how to teach." Qi Yan looked at Chu Qianli and said with a smile, "Let's go to the library. As long as we find the right learning method, we will improve very quickly."
Chu Qianli was originally enjoying the show, but she didn't expect the flames would burn her. She waved her hands in panic and said, "No need. Zhishi, Xiaoke and I can learn together..."
He Shichen said coldly, "Are we studying together? I am just trying to coax you into studying. You are so slow in doing a set of questions, and you have to say a lot of good things about Mu Xing."
Chu Qianli would run off to watch a variety show with Qiu Qingkong. Whenever they met, they would start chattering, often leaving Tan Muxing no chance to get a word in.
Chu Qianli was ruthlessly exposed, and she looked away guiltily.
He Shichen and Qi Yan reached an agreement. They each came up with a teaching plan and drove the Cardcaptor Girls team into the library. Only then did the five of them gather together to study.
Chu Qianli was distracted in the library. She wanted to watch the sequel of Shi Bu De with Qiu Qingkong, but she was caught on the spot just after watching the first stage. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and do the questions.
He Shichen gave a tactic of doing a lot of questions. Practice classic questions and you can basically reach an average level. Qi Yan emphasized flexible thinking. You can draw inferences from one question to another, and you can change the question without deviating from the original idea.
Both of them asked Chu Qianli to learn in their own way, which instantly put her under great psychological pressure. He Shichen taught with a cold face to improve her test-taking ability, while Qi Yan used a smiling offensive to emphasize happy education.
But it’s obviously difficult to be happy with exams and education!
Chu Qianli was dizzy from studying under the double pressure. Finally, the break time set by the two teachers came, and she followed Tan Muxing and others to the outside of the library to buy drinks.
"Milk tea, cola, mineral water..." Tan Muxing queued up to order. He looked back and thought of He Shichen and Qi Yan, and added, "Coffee and oolong tea?"
After a while, everyone got their drinks, and Qiu Qingkong suggested excitedly: "Since you are all in the group, why don't you change your profile picture too?"
He Shichen and Qi Yan just joined the group, and their profile pictures are different from those of the original members.
"Avatar?"
Chu Qianli wanted to persuade the two to leave. She nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, you have to change your profile picture when you join the group. If you don't change it, you have to leave the group. This is our rule."
He Shichen looked unhappy: "What kind of rules are these?"
Qi Yan responded generously: "Okay, I'll change it then. What avatar do you have?"
He Shichen: “…”
He Shichen, as a master of involution, first discovered the pain of having someone hold him back. Why must he follow their weird rules?
Qi Yan chose Tongze Elio, the reincarnation of Clow Reed. He Shichen had never watched this anime, so he randomly picked Touya Kinomoto, Sakura Kinomoto's brother.
Chu Qianli looked at the newcomers in the group. She saw He Shichen's avatar again and muttered to herself, "Sure enough, the two-dimensional world cannot enter the three-dimensional world. When I see Touya now, my filter is instantly broken and I start to reflect on whether the rules I set will anger the people in Touya's fan club..."
He Shichen: “?”
Chu Qianli studied hard under the encouragement of the top students and made considerable progress. It is true that people do not know how much potential they have unless they are pushed.
She made it through her final exams without incident, and finally had a happy time.
The car stopped at the gate of the He family villa. Chu Qianli and He Shichen finished their exams and finally relaxed, walking slowly towards home.
As soon as the two entered the house, they noticed something was wrong. Warm yellow lights were on, decorative strips were hung on the walls, and the table was filled with delicious food.
Aunt Li was still busy in the kitchen. Yu Xin heard the sound and hurried out, saying happily, "Good, the birthday stars are back!"
"Are they back?" He Zhenghe put down the phone, his face showing helplessness, "Yuanyang is the slowest."
Not long after, He Yuanyang also arrived with a gift and apologized, "Sorry, there was a traffic jam on the road!"
The family gathered together to celebrate the child's birthday and started the meal while chatting and laughing.
Chu Qianli's eyes sparkled. She looked around, picked out her favorite dishes, and devoured them with full concentration.
He Shichen didn't have the habit of celebrating his birthday. He was startled when he entered the room and asked in amazement, "Is it so grand?"
Yu Xin smiled and said, "Qian Li wants to celebrate her birthday with her friends, and you have a summer training session that day, so I said we should get together in advance and celebrate together today."
He Yuanyang: "The kids are all very busy with their work."
He Zheng raised his glass and agreed: "We are so idle that we should retire."
Chu Qianli had already made an appointment with Tan Muxing and others to celebrate her birthday, and He Shichen had to attend a training camp right after his holiday. The two of them couldn't meet on their birthdays, and they each had plans, so they simply celebrated in advance.
The family also specially ordered a cake, with fine coffee powder sprinkled on the white cream, juicy fruits dotted in between, and a beautiful star and moon pattern on the top. The cake has a slightly bitter coffee filling inside, which alleviates the sweetness of the cream itself, so you won't feel the burden even if you eat more.
Chu Qianli was also not celebrating her birthday, so it was the first time she saw all this. She watched with curiosity as Yu Xin lit the candles, holding onto the back of the chair like a leaning cat.
Yu Xin lit the candles and said gently, "Okay, make a wish and then blow out the candles."
The room was dark, and the flickering candlelight looked like swaying starlight.
"So silly and childish." He Shichen said impatiently. He was mature beyond his years. He looked at Chu Qianli and said, "You make a wish."
Chu Qianli was stunned: "Can't we both agree?"
He Shichen said calmly: "Please wish for two. I have no wishes."
He Zhenghe laughed: "Sure, then the possibility of Qianli realizing his wish has increased."
He Yuanyang sighed: "Wow, Shi Chen, you don't have any wishes? I still have wishes at my age!"
"I can get whatever I want by myself, without having to make birthday wishes." He Shichen laughed, "But she probably wants a lot, maybe a thousand wishes won't be enough."
He Shichen knows Chu Qianli's psychology very well. If you give her 1 billion yuan, she will spend it all, and if you give her hundreds of wishes, she will definitely use them all. This person has no idea how to write the word "moderation".
Chu Qianli lowered her eyes and muttered softly, "That means what you want can be solved by manpower, but what I want may not be achieved by manpower."
Yu Xin said kindly, "Come and make a wish."
The candlelight was bright and warm, flickering in the darkness. The boiling tears slowly fell like particles in an hourglass, announcing the countdown.
Yu Xin and the others waited with smiles on their faces. He Shichen crossed his arms over his chest, with a look of disdain on his face, but he was also tinged with warmth by the candlelight.
Facing this scene, Chu Qianli suddenly felt fortunate that she did not come back early.
She has never had the habit of burning incense and praying to Buddha, but it should be okay to make a birthday wish?
He Shichen gave his wish to her, but she didn't know how many people's wishes were needed to make her wish come true. She wanted more, a thousand wishes were not enough, even tens of thousands or hundreds of millions were not enough.
Chu Qianli made a wish quietly.
The candle went out and the room became dark.
The family members burst into cheers, and He Zhenghe immediately turned on the lights, and the villa was brightly lit again.
Yu Xin brought out a clean plate and distributed it to everyone present: "Let me share the cake."
Chu Qianli said eagerly: "I want the stars above."
He Shichen: "Mom, I only eat the part without butter."
As the family enjoyed the cake, the three men began to talk about investment and various complicated terms.
Chu Qianli held the star-shaped cake in her hand, and she approached Yu Xin and said, "Mom, I want to go back to the village during the holidays."
Yu Xin looked surprised: "Oh? Then I'll go back with you. I'll make arrangements tomorrow, or your dad can go with you..."
He Zhenghe once went to the village to take over Chu Qianli. He was more familiar with the village environment than Yu Xin.
Chu Qianli shook her head: "No, I'll just go back and take a look. It's very convenient to go back and forth by myself."
Yu Xin worriedly said, "But if you go there by yourself..."
Chu Qianli: "I will be an adult soon!"
Facing the stubborn Chu Qianli, Yu Xin said that she would discuss it with He Zhenghe and book a ticket for her daughter once it was confirmed. Chu Qianli had no objection, she just needed to find time to go back, and she hadn't decided on a specific week yet.
Chu Qianli celebrated her birthday at home in advance, and soon after, she celebrated with Tan Muxing and Qiu Qingkong. She felt that birthdays were indeed a wonderful experience, not only receiving gifts from elders, but also receiving blessings from friends.
On the birthday, Chu Qianli and Qiu Qingkong ran to Tan Muxing's house to eat and drink for free. The three of them got together to play games, watch anime, and watch variety shows. They had a great time at the beginning of the summer vacation and were having a great time.
"Let's wait until we get a college admission for next semester and plan a vacation to go traveling." Qiu Qingkong asked, "Teacher, have you ever been abroad?"
Chu Qianli shook her head obediently: "No."
"Then we can travel abroad together. I'll organize it!" Qiu Qingkong touched his chin, "But the teacher needs to get a passport first."
Tan Muxing hesitantly reminded: "I think you should think about college first, and then think about how to have fun after college."
Qiu Qingkong: "He Shichen and Qi Yan take turns teaching. How come all teachers should have gone to college?"
Chu Qianli's scalp tingled: "...You make me not look forward to college anymore."
After the three of them had some fun, it was time to give gifts.
Chu Qianli has already received gifts from He Shichen and Qi Yan. He Shichen and Qi Yan are both attending training camp. They are both busy with their work and are not at home at the moment.
He Shichen simply and crudely transferred the money directly, and also noted "Buy whatever you want, this money will not be counted in the year-end profit sharing", without any sense of gift-giving ceremony at all.
What Qi Yan gave was an exquisite and small Western telescope. It was not very accurate, but it looked beautiful, inlaid with gems, and was an antique.
Qiu Qingkong placed a pink gift box on the table. She gave away peripheral items related to "Cardcaptor Sakura", including figures and co-branded products.
Chu Qianli put it away with surprise and thanked the astrology apprentice repeatedly.
Qiu Qingkong said with a smile: "When you go back, put Xiaoying and Xiaoke together!"
What Tan Muxing gave was a set of gold jewelry, which was exquisitely crafted. There were more than a dozen pieces in total, all neatly arranged in an ancient wooden jewelry box.
Chu Qianli could see different accessories when she opened each small wooden drawer. The design elements were quite unified and basically all related to ancient astrology.
Tan Muxing really listened to her advice and won by numbers, just attacking her directly, thinking that there would always be someone he liked.
Chu Qianli did not thank him immediately. Instead, she stretched out her hand to Tan Muxing and asked for it with confidence, "What else?"
Tan Muxing was stunned: "Ah?"
Qiu Qingkong looked surprised: "Anything else?"
Chu Qianli said seriously: "He told me last time that there were two choices. There must be another one hidden."
Tan Muxing didn't expect that she remembered it. His eyes wandered and he explained in a panic, "There is another one that I can't quite give away..."
Chu Qianli muttered unhappily: "Don't you just give them all away?"
Qiu Qingkong chimed in: "A gift is a token of your thoughts. How can you not give it away? What else is there?"
"That one is not finished yet..." Tan Muxing faced their repeated questions, he tilted his head awkwardly and whispered, "I want to make a set of clothes, but I don't have much experience."
Tan Muxing also thought of "Cardcaptor Sakura". He tried to imitate Chiyo to make clothes, but found out that he didn't know Chu Qianli's size. This made him instantly confused and he didn't know what to do.
Because of this, he chose to give Chu Qianli gold jewelry, which was more valuable than the clothes he made himself.
Tan Muxing said helplessly: "I'm not doing well now, wait until I become more proficient, and then I'll give it to you next year."
"Life can't stand waiting." Chu Qianli stood up decisively. She looked around and said firmly, "Give it to me, whether it's good or bad. You can't wear women's clothes, right?"
Tan Muxing desperately refused: "No, it's really bad, don't take it..."
"If you don't give it to me, I'll do it myself and I'll always be able to find the location." Chu Qianli pretended to tell fortunes. "It's just about finding something. I'm best at this."
Seeing that she was really looking for it, Tan Muxing quickly stopped her: "If you want to give me another gift, I'll give you something else instead of this one!"
Qiu Qingkong deliberately made things difficult, and she fanned the flames by saying, "The teacher likes your yard."
Tan Muxing fell into thought: "Then I..."
Chu Qianli continued: "Not only that, I also want the mountain behind the yard, but it belongs to the country now. Can you give me that mountain?"
Tan Muxing was hesitant just now, but he stood up decisively and said, "Okay, I'll go get my clothes now."
It was even more outrageous that she wanted all the mountains in the country than that she wanted him to design clothes that were poorly made.