Chapter 35 Retest "Comrade Wang Ying, come on!"

Wang Ying glanced at the list. In the Food Development Department column, her name was first and Zhang Xiumin was ninth.

The factory is only recruiting five people, so Zhang Xiumin may not be able to pass the second interview.

Wang Ying looked at the red list and turned to look at Zhang Xiumin. Someone from the security department was pulling her arm, while another was pulling her mother apart. Zhang Xiumin's eyes, previously lifeless, now brightened, and she glared at him fiercely.

Wang Ying was a little confused. Why was she so cruel to herself? She hadn't offended her or hurt her in the first place. If she was going to be mad at her, she should have been mad at her parents or her brother. Why was she hating her for no reason?

At this moment, Deputy Factory Director Zheng Liancheng happened to be riding his bike to work. Seeing the commotion at the door, he asked what was going on. The people from the security department told him what had happened.

Zheng Liancheng glanced at Zhang Xiumin, then at her mother, and stepped forward to advise, "Comrade, please don't delay our factory's work. We have a retest today. Let this woman take it first. If she passes, wouldn't that be great for your family?"

"What a good news! If she passes the exam, who will go to the countryside? I won't prepare for her to take the exam! I wonder who dares to let her take it!" Zhang Xiumin's mother would rather no one in the family worked in the non-staple food factory than let her precious little son go to the countryside to suffer.

Zhang Xiumin had initially felt a glimmer of hope after hearing Deputy Director Zheng's words, but after hearing her mother's words, that hope was shattered. She had completely given up on her mother and this family.

"Comrade..."

"I don't want to take the exam anymore. Let's go home." Zhang Xiumin said suddenly.

Before Zheng Liancheng could say anything, Zhang Xiumin had already turned around and left. Zhang Xiumin's mother chased after her and slapped her hard on the back of the head. Zhang Xiumin staggered and continued to follow her mother and brother.

Everyone present who saw it shook their heads and whispered to each other, wondering how it was possible that in this new era, there were still such people. It was totally unacceptable.

At this time, someone in the crowd said, "Director Zheng, there is one person missing from the preliminary examination. What's the matter?"

Zheng Liancheng said, "I need to discuss with the leadership. I'm afraid it's too late for the retest this morning. Those of you who passed the initial test, please come back this afternoon."

It was a wasted trip, and I even got hated by others, Wang Ying thought to himself, and turned around and went home.

In the afternoon, Wang Ying came to the non-staple food factory again and saw that there was an extra name on the red list. It seemed that the eleventh place had been moved up.

The re-examination took place in the conference room of the food factory. Wang Ying was escorted there by the security department. This was Wang Ying's first time working at a food factory. The factory was medium-sized, formed by the merger of several private factories and a long-established soy sauce factory. It primarily sold canned goods, biscuits and pastries, soy products, and soy sauce and condiments. Its primary sales outlets were within Beichong City, with only about half of its canned goods destined for the provincial capital and other cities and counties.

Upon entering the food factory, the main gate leads to the communication room, and the main gate opposite is the second-floor office. Behind the office is the staff cafeteria and three rows of factory buildings. Behind the factory buildings is a row of warehouses and garages, and behind the warehouses is the sauce drying yard.

When Wang Ying arrived at the conference room, there were only a few candidates there and the leaders had not arrived yet.

As soon as Wang Ying arrived, a male comrade asked her, "Excuse me, are you Comrade Wang Ying?"

"I'm Wang Ying." Wang Ying said.

The man quickly extended his hand to shake Wang Ying's hand: "Hello, my name is Wu Haiyang. I saw your test paper, and you answered very well."

Wang Ying shook hands with him briefly, remembering that Wu Haiyang was ranked third on the red list.

"Comrade Wu, thank you for the compliment. You answered very well." Wang Ying said politely. Comrade Wu Haiyang did answer very well, and his handwriting was very beautiful, so Wang Ying remembered him.

"No, no, Comrade Wang Ying's answer to the last question was exceptionally brilliant," Wu Haiyang said with a smile.

"Yes, Comrade Wang Ying, you did answer the last question very well. It's you female comrades who are so careful and thoughtful," said another male comrade.

At this time, a tall, thin man wearing thin-framed glasses sitting in the corner said, "I think Comrade Wang Ying's answer is so good, it's like the answer in a book."

This means that Wang Ying copied the answers.

"Which book? Who wrote it? Which publishing house? And in which year was it published?" Wang Ying doesn't talk much, but she won't back down if she's bullied in person.

The man pushed his glasses and said, "I said it looked like it, not that it was. It's not okay to praise you for giving a good answer."

"That's not the way to praise someone." Wu Haiyang echoed.

At this moment, all the leaders of the factory arrived. Only a few leaders of the non-staple food factory participated in the re-examination, and comrades from the Revolutionary Committee did not participate.

The leaders who came included the factory director and party secretary Qian Tongsheng, deputy factory director Zheng Liansheng, production director Zhao Chengjun, security chief □□ Hai, logistics director Guo Aiguo and others.

Seeing the leader coming, the candidates fell silent and stood upright.

Several leaders looked at Wang Ying, but Director Zhao had a stern face and didn't look at Wang Ying.

Director Qian was in his early forties, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and a pair of eyes that were particularly bright. He looked righteous at first glance. At this moment, he was dressed in a straight Zhongshan suit and said, "Dear comrades, welcome to our non-staple food factory. Please take a seat."

Wang Ying sat down with other candidates, and Comrade Wu Haiyang sat next to Wang Ying.

Director Qian gave a pre-exam speech, which was all the same old stuff. After speaking for more than ten minutes, he got to the point. "Next, we'll proceed to the re-examination. You'll randomly select a question and answer it on the spot. The question selection and the order in which you answer it will be determined by drawing lots. Now, please select your question and the order in which you'll take the exam."

Wang Ying didn't rush to draw the lot, thinking she could just wait until everyone else had drawn theirs. Unexpectedly, she didn't move, and neither did Wu Haiyang beside her.

Director Zhao was sitting in the front of the conference room. He felt a little unhappy when he saw a man sticking around his daughter-in-law and whispering to her.

Everyone else had drawn their lots. Seeing that everyone else had drawn their lots, Wang Yingcai stood up to draw lots, and Wu Haiyang followed her.

"Now, please take your test papers and numbers to the small conference room next door to prepare, and take the re-examination in order. Those who draw number one can stay in this conference room." Director Qian said.

After Wu Haiyang finished drawing his number, he asked Wang Ying, "Comrade Wang Ying, what's your number?"

"Number six." Wang Ying said.

Wu Hai said, "What a coincidence! I'm number seven, behind you."

Wang Ying said nothing and took the test questions and number to the small meeting room next door.

Arriving at the small conference room, the nine of them sat apart, none of them knowing what questions each other had. They were provided with draft paper and pencils, and Wang Ying took a piece of paper and pencil and sat in a corner to start writing down his thoughts on the questions.

Wang Ying found the topic she drew to be quite interesting. It was: If every household could eat four dishes and one soup a day, and add another side dish, what do you think would be the best addition and why?

Looking at the question, Wang Ying couldn't help but think about the future. As conditions improve, most families will be able to enjoy four dishes and one soup. What else will they add to their four dishes and one soup? Will they add drinks, milk, yogurt, desserts... The answer will definitely be different for different people.

Wang Ying quickly came up with the answer. She wrote down the outline of the answer on a piece of paper and mentally reviewed the process of answering the question. After doing all this, her preparation was complete.

Wang Ying looked up and noticed Comrade Wu Haiyang looking at her. She pretended not to notice him and shifted her gaze to the window. From the conference room window, she could just see the factory building behind.

Finally it was Wang Ying's turn to go for the re-examination.

Wang Ying picked up his manuscript, folded it, and put it in his pocket. As he passed Wu Haiyang, Wang Ying heard Wu Haiyang say, "Comrade Wang Ying, keep going!"

Wang Ying left the small conference room without stopping and went into the next conference room for the re-examination.

As soon as Wang Ying entered the conference room, several leaders looked at Director Zhao. Director Zhao coughed and glared at several colleagues.

"Comrade Wang Ying, please come to the front and sit down to answer the questions."

Wang Ying sat in the first row below the podium. Director Qian said, "Okay, you can answer the questions now."

Wang Ying spoke slowly, "The topic I picked is: What other supplementary foods will ordinary people eat on a daily basis after they have achieved the basic needs of four dishes and one soup? This topic is actually about looking into the future of our country and our supplementary food factory. Since we are looking into the future, we can look forward to a brighter future. When I saw this topic, the first thing that came to my mind was dairy products..."

As soon as Wang Ying started talking, the leaders sat up straighter, their expressions becoming particularly serious. Wang Ying started talking about dairy products, then tea, soda, and other beverages, then about dried fruits and nuts, and finally about snacks other than biscuits and bread that weren't meant to stave off hunger but to satisfy cravings and relieve boredom...

As Wang Ying spoke, the leaders' faces lit up with longing, as if they had already seen the bright future of their motherland. Only Wang Ying knew in her heart that everything she had described would be realized in the near future. And she and her leaders would contribute to this cause.

After Wang Ying finished speaking, several leaders wanted to applaud her, but this was an exam, a serious occasion, so the leaders held back.

Director Qian said, "Comrade Wang Ying, what you said is very good, very good. So, do you have the confidence to work with us and all our comrades to realize the future you envision?"

Wang Ying stood up from his seat and said loudly, "Have confidence!"

This was the loudest Director Zhao had ever heard Wang Ying speak. Director Zhao was very pleased. This daughter-in-law is so good!

"Comrade Wang Ying, you have been accepted by our non-staple food factory. Go back and wait for the official admission notice." said Director Qian.

"Thank you, factory director and all the leaders!" said Wang Ying.

"Old Zhao, do you want to say a few words?" Director Qian asked Director Zhao.

"No, no." Director Zhao waved his hands.

"Comrade Wang Ying, you can go back and ask the next comrade to come in for a re-examination," said Director Qian.

Wang Ying left the meeting room and closed the door behind him. After leaving, he saw Wu Haiyang waiting at the door of the small meeting room.

"Comrade Wu, please go in." Wang Ying said.

"Okay, I hope to become a colleague with Comrade Wang Ying," said Wu Haiyang.

Wang Ying hummed a faint "hmm" and walked past Wu Haiyang. Wang Ying felt that colleague Wu had been watching her leave because she did not hear the door of the conference room open.

Wang Ying left the office building and left the non-staple food factory under the guidance of comrades from the security department.

After returning home, Wang Ying began to put the finishing touches on Zhao Yunsheng's sweater. There was only one last bit left, and Wang Ying wanted to finish it in one go. Finally, she finished it before getting off work.

In order to finish the sweater, dinner will be late today. When Zhao Yunsheng got home, Wang Ying just came downstairs.

"How is it? Re-examination!" Zhao Yunsheng asked hurriedly when he saw Wang Ying.

Wang Ying smiled and said, "I've been verbally accepted. I'll go home and wait for notification."

Zhao Yunsheng leaned his bicycle against the corner and rushed over to hug Wang Ying.

Wang Ying saw him rushing towards her and was hugged before she could even dodge. She put her arms against Zhao Yunsheng's chest and said, "The door is open!"