Zhang Bing was overjoyed.
This is what they call "after the darkest hour comes the dawn"—he thought all hope was lost, but his wife is now telling him there's still a chance!
"Zhang Bing, I got this for you, so you'd better do your best and don't embarrass me."
Zhang Bing snapped out of his daze and looked at the wife he had married for his own selfish reasons. He thought to himself that he was indeed clever and resourceful. If he hadn't married Li Lanhua, he wouldn't have had such a good life.
Fortunately, the other girl he had his eye on didn't want him.
That girl was also from the Lianhua Brigade. She had several older and younger brothers, but her father wasn't a cadre.
Zhang Bing originally wanted to avoid labor, which is why he fawned over that girl.
As a result, her older and younger brothers found out and she almost got beaten up.
Later, he turned his attention to Li Lanhua.
Looking back now, his decision was absolutely right. Although Li Lanhua looked burly and taller than him, and wasn't exactly gentle, she was still a formidable figure.
But she really can help me.
Not only is he no longer required to work, but he now also has the opportunity to work in the workshop.
He thought he was really amazing!
Zhang Bing's eyes sparkled as he said to Li Lanhua, "Wife, thank you so much."
Li Lanhua was unusually a little embarrassed, but remained calm on the surface.
He patted Zhang Bing's thin shoulder and said, "No need to thank me. Just do your best. This is all I can do to help you."
Zhang Bing nodded, very confidently: "I will pass the interview, I am confident."
Zhang Bing was reading at home with great interest.
Those were all textbooks he brought from the city, from junior high to high school.
He was halfway through high school when a riot broke out at the school, and all the students were sent home instead of attending school.
Therefore, he did not have a high school diploma, and his education only went up to junior high school.
When he went to the countryside, he brought his junior and senior high school textbooks with him, thinking he could finish studying all the high school books on his own.
According to Li Lanhua, the workshop is recruiting for office positions, including accountants, salespersons, and office clerks.
Then the exam will definitely cover cultural topics.
So Zhang Bing devoted himself to studying at home, neglecting to eat or sleep, which even impressed Li Lanhua.
Li Lanhua only has a primary school education and her grades were not good when she was in school, so she admires people who love to learn.
One of the main reasons she agreed to marry Zhang Bing was that he was educated.
Although she herself is not very educated, she hopes to have a child who is as refined, knowledgeable, and cultured as the educated youth sent to the countryside.
As it turns out, Zhang Bing is indeed a studious person, and he is actually quite intelligent.
Even Lin Yu found his exam paper pleasing to the eye.
He not only answered all the questions correctly, but his handwriting was also very beautiful.
This exam paper was created by Lin Yu and Qiao Feng together. They are both high school students. Lin Yu has only recently graduated and still has some knowledge left in her mind.
Qiao Feng had excellent grades when he was in school, and the questions he sets now are still very high-level.
The two of them graded the papers together, and they approved several papers, including Zhang Bing.
That afternoon, Lin Yu arranged another interview for them.
After passing the final assessment, the only ones who will remain are Song Meili, Ou Manqing, Zhang Bing, and Zhou Huanan.
Upon learning that he had passed the interview, Zhang Bing happily hugged Li Lanhua and cheered.
Song Meili and Ou Manqing, who were at the educated youth settlement, were also very happy, as Lin Yu's early reminders to study had not been in vain.
Zhou Huanan pushed up his glasses and asked Gu Yunze, "Why don't you sign up?"
For this workshop recruitment, all the workers from the educated youth settlement met the requirement of having at least a junior high school education.
Everyone except Gu Yunze signed up.
Gu Yunze shook his head: "Working in an office is not suitable for me."
He's not someone who likes to work from inside a room.
"Then you can also be a salesperson. I heard that you don't have to sit inside and you can even travel by train for business."
Gu Yunze shook his head again and said, "I don't want to be a salesman either."
Seeing that he didn't seem interested, Zhou Huanan was puzzled, but since he didn't say anything, Zhou Huanan didn't press him.
Some are happy, some are sad.
"Sigh, we're all new to this area and don't have any good friends, so it's normal that we didn't pass the exam."
Zhao Xiumei glanced at Song Meili and Ou Manqing, while talking to Zhang Lili.
Zhao Xiumei, Zhang Lili, Yu Haiyang, Su Qing, and Yuan Bo all participated in the interview, but none of them passed.
Zhang Lili was originally an innocent and naive girl, even more cunning than Zhao Xiumei, but her marriage to Yu Haiyang changed her.
She became unable to hide her true feelings and became particularly sharp-tongued and sarcastic.
"Ha, it's just favoritism and corruption."
Song Meili frowned: "Don't make veiled accusations. Weren't you all there during the interview? You need evidence to accuse us of cheating."
To avoid gossip, Lin Yu held a public interview so that everyone could see how others performed and compare it to their own, thus understanding why they hadn't passed the interview.
I never expected there would still be people who lack self-awareness.
Zhang Lili said dismissively, "Who knows if Lin Yu told you the interview questions beforehand so you could prepare?"
Besides, we don't know how well you did on the test.
Ou Manqing thought Zhang Lili was getting dumber and dumber. So many people had failed, and she was the only one questioning them.
Isn't this just being used as a pawn?
In the past, she would have been able to think of this, but now that she's married, her IQ seems to have regressed.
Ou Manqing said coldly, "Everything requires evidence. How can you prove that we cheated?"
"If we didn't cheat, how will you compensate us for our emotional distress?"
Zhang Lili's face stiffened, but she still wouldn't let it go: "Then you have no evidence to prove that you didn't cheat."
"Who said they don't have them?"
Lin Yu was just about to visit Song Meili and the others when she heard Zhang Lili's words.
"You all suspect me of favoritism and corruption?" She looked around at the educated youth and found that their eyes were shifty, and in short, they did not believe Lin Yu.
With a sigh, Lin Yu said, "Alright, come with me, I'll show you the evidence."
She led the group to the middle of the brigade's threshing ground, and the other members of the brigade, seeing the commotion, quickly came over.
"Xiaoyu, what are you doing?" the older women from the village asked.
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Lin Yu said, "Dear elders and fellow educated youth, there are some doubts about the list of those who passed the recruitment process, so I would like to make an explanation here."
Zhang Bing, standing in the crowd, felt a pang of anxiety. Hadn't he already passed all the tests? Could things be about to change again?
The ups and downs were almost too much for his heart to handle.
Standing next to Zhang Bing, Li Yulan saw that he was sweating profusely and knew he was very nervous, so she reached out and held his hand.
He whispered, "Don't be nervous, it's okay."
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