Chapter 23 Chapter 23
The ginseng spirit claimed to be an old demon who had experienced many wars, wandered in many cities, and knew many demons, but this was the first time he had seen such a grand event as the civil service examination.
The civil service exam seemed like pouring water into an frying pan, making the demon world, which had been silent for many years, lively again.
As the human saying goes, anything abnormal is a demon.
With the ginseng spirit's experience, it couldn't figure out whether this was a good or bad thing for a while.
But the ginseng spirit can live for a thousand years, and it has a good life now. Naturally, it has its own set of theories when it comes to dealing with people as a demon.
If you don't know the answer to a question, put it aside and ask it later. If you don't understand something, stay away from it and discuss it later.
Time is the best gift for these old monsters. Many problems will disappear automatically if they are left alone.
Although he could not figure out the impact behind all the changes, this definitely did not hinder the ginseng spirit's determination to solve the current problem.
Although this exam is difficult, you must overcome it.
With such determination, the ginseng spirit began to ponder new proposals after discussing with Ning Su.
"Enroll in classes? Find a human teacher?" the ginseng spirit asked curiously.
"That's right." Ning Su nodded.
Invite human teachers to teach monsters. This is the first time that the ginseng spirit considers the feasibility of this.
It’s not that the ginseng spirit is arrogant and looks down on humans, but it’s just that its brain doesn’t think in this direction.
"You have a point."
During this time, the ginseng spirit learned a lot of information about the civil service examination, and it also understood how young humans generally review.
Generally speaking, those who are financially well-off and do not want to spend money on classes will use online resources to listen to free courses.
After listening to the class, buy the teaching materials prepared by the public examination institution, and finally, enter the real test simulation stage.
With the intelligence of the ginseng spirit, how could he not understand the scientific nature of this process? This is the most effective way tested by several human candidates and teachers.
The problem is, this process was designed for humans.
The ginseng spirit and these little demons failed at the first step—
“Why should this language be understood in this way?”
Take the simplest question for human test takers as an example. For human test takers, the simplest word meaning analysis problem, when it comes to the demon, they have to slowly type a question mark.
After all, the little demons did not receive nine years of compulsory education, and many of them only knew human characters.
"Then... will we use demonic writing in the exam?"
As a race with a long history, the demons’ writing systems certainly existed. However, with the invasion of human culture, many demon languages have gradually fallen into disuse.
On the contrary, because they have to make a living in human society, many little demons use human writing more than demon writing.
"Will the Demon Bureau translate the questions into demon language?" When it came to this, it was Ning Su's turn to worry.
“That shouldn’t be the case.” The ginseng spirit stretched out its roots and scratched its head. “They probably can’t understand the test questions either.”
Having discussed the issue to this point, Ning Su couldn't help but doubt the rationality of taking the civil service exam in the human way, which he had done alone.
This approach does ensure fairness to a certain extent, but the preparation process does not give anyone a sense of accomplishment and can be described as torture.
"...What are you talking about? This is just some kind of torture." After hearing Ning Su's concerns, the ginseng spirit felt a little amused.
If not being able to solve a problem is painful, then what about the suffering that the little demons endure in order to make a living?
The two cannot be compared at all.
"Don't worry, although the preparation for the exam is a bit difficult, everyone will persevere as long as there is a chance."
At this point, the ginseng spirit was also trying to comfort Ning Su—
Although it was the demon that had deliberately guided the Demon Bureau to take the exam seriously, there is no wall that is impenetrable, and several familiar little demons also knew that it was Ning Su's proposal behind it.
Some short-sighted little students often complain about this when they encounter setbacks in their review.
"It would be great if other monsters didn't know the news, then we wouldn't have to review like this."
"All the demons are taking exams right now, so it's not our turn yet."
"Oh, really."
The ginseng spirit has long established its position as the big brother of the little demons in City A. Many little demons dare not complain directly by name, so they turn to blame Ning Su, who gave the ginseng spirit advice.
"Humans are cunning and cunning. He must be happy that the test is so difficult."
Although it is not stated directly, the hidden meaning of this sentence is known to all demons - during an exam, if the questions are about humans, Ning Su, a "half-demon" who has received proper human education, has the highest success rate.
As a result, it was also speculated that the ginseng spirit was deceived and used as a tool.
"What do you know?" The ginseng spirit got furious at such remarks.
Let’s not talk about whether Ning Su’s suggestion is selfish or not. Even if the other party is doing it for his own good, so what?
Rather than competing with a bunch of people with connections for a number of positions that you don't even understand, it's better to make everything clear and explicit.
For these little demons with no background, the greater the chance, the clearer the process.
Those who keep complaining nowadays are nothing but monsters who have neither ability nor brains.
This kind of monster will not get good results even if he doesn't take the exam and does something else.
"Don't think too much, just relax."
In response to the ginseng spirit's comfort, Ning Su smiled and said nothing - because of the rice cake, he more or less understood the current trend of public opinion.
But just as a decision cannot please everyone, Ning Su did not come up with this idea to please all the monsters.
What's more, compared with the black fans they encountered before, the little fans' little care is really nothing.
All he regretted was that he should have given more detailed advice.
Considering the level of the little demons, it would probably be better to use the questions from the entrance examinations for human elementary or junior high schools as the questions for the civil service exams.
But similar thoughts only flashed through Ning Su's mind and soon disappeared. After all, he was not the leader of the Monster Bureau, and it was not his place to decide.
Those who aspire for the best will get the middle ground. Being able to standardize the examination process and clarify the examination content is already the best result they can achieve.
In this case, the strategy for taking the civil service exam will naturally have to change.
"Are you all learning language comprehension?" Ning Su asked.
The ginseng spirit was a little surprised at how quickly Ning Su changed the subject, but that didn't stop it from continuing: "Yes, the teacher of the public exam online course said this is relatively simple."
"I'm afraid that won't work." Ning Su reviewed the test questions he had just done and said with some concern, "I don't think learning this in the short term will improve my score."
Language comprehension is not difficult for humans, but it is the most difficult part for monsters.
"What should we do then?" The ginseng spirit was a little distressed.
Examinations are indeed its weakest area, and according to Ning Su, they do need a teacher who is very familiar with civil service examinations to help develop a one-on-one study plan.
"Let's hire a teacher." Ning Su said, "Find a few monsters to work with us."
Hearing this, the ginseng spirit's expression was a little complicated. Although he didn't say anything, Ning Su could sense some meaning from the other's face.
Hesitation, regret, hesitation...
A flash of lightning flashed through Ning Su's mind, and he suddenly understood something. He asked cautiously, "Don't you have any money?"
The ginseng spirit coughed, and sensed something from Ning Su's cautious tone, and asked more carefully: "You don't have it either?"
After saying this, the two demons looked at each other and smiled awkwardly but politely.
Poverty not only hinders finding a teacher, but also the review process. After talking about it, Ning Su realized that many monsters, including the ginseng monster, were under considerable financial pressure during the review process.
"Aren't you financially well off?"
Ning Su could understand that other demons were short of money, but many demons did not have an identity recognized by humans, and due to their lack of awareness, it was difficult for them to get a good education.
In this day and age, although a basic academic degree cannot buy you a good job, it is still essential if you want a stable full-time job.
As a result, if the little demons want to live in human society, they can only do odd jobs that are paid daily - cashiering, delivering takeout, washing dishes...
These jobs require you to work but not work, and if you delay for a few days, you will have no income.
But ginseng essence is different. As its name suggests, it is a thousand-year-old ginseng. Any piece of its root can be sold at a very good price.
Speaking of this, the ginseng spirit's expression was somewhat bitter.
"Stop talking - I took this thing out to sell, but no one recognized it!"
The ginseng spirit also suffered an unprovoked disaster—
At some point, human producers began to certify good quality ginseng.
The certificate contains all the information about the ginseng’s origin, variety, and age. It also comes with a barcode that can be scanned, completely eliminating ginseng of unknown origin.
In the past few years, the quality of ginseng on the market was mixed, and ginseng merchants numbered the ginseng in order to combat piracy and regulate the market.
But this approach completely cuts off the ginseng spirit's source of income.
Where can it get a certificate for itself?
If he encounters a stubborn customer, not only will the ginseng spirit be unable to sell his ginseng roots, he may even be reported, forcing him to go to the police station.
After learning about the miserable condition of the ginseng spirit, Ning Su couldn't help but shed tears of sympathy for it.
But no matter how poor you are, the problem still needs to be solved. Ning Su thought about it and came up with a compromise: "How about I look for someone first?"
If that doesn't work, he can pay with his own money and let other little demons use sleight of hand to come in and attend the class.
If the little demons have any questions, he can help ask the teacher.
One solution is to wait until you pass the exam and have a salary and then pay the teacher back.
"That's great." The ginseng spirit breathed a sigh of relief.
Poor humans can be seen everywhere, and poor monsters are even more numerous. Although Ning Su made some money from selling songs not long ago, he didn't dare to spend lavishly.
After all, he has other expenses besides exams.
Even though he had a great advantage in the eyes of the monsters, he didn't dare to say that he would definitely be able to get ashore.
Due to budget constraints, Ning Su's search for civil service exam teachers became difficult - it was simply because the market for civil service exams this year was too good.
Not to mention the expansion of university and postgraduate enrollment, every year a large number of graduates take the civil service exam.
Even some employees of large companies who have lost their jobs due to industry structural adjustments in recent years have considered taking the civil service exam as one of their options.
Mi Gao and Ning Su searched online together, and at this point they couldn't help but wonder, "What's going on? Is it really that good to take the civil service exam?"
"Do humans need to be so curly?"
They, the little demons, have a stable job that can last for thousands of years, but what about humans?
Moreover, as far as it knows, the work of human civil servants is not easy and they do not earn that much money.
Ning Su closed another post introducing a civil service exam training teacher and said casually, "Maybe it's because other positions are worse."
The choices for young people are always limited.
"Of course, this also has to do with personality." Ning Su added.
While some people pursue system and stability, some people turn a blind eye to it.
But in reality, there are only a few people who know exactly what they want. Most of them have no other choice and have to take this path.
Whenever there are fewer other jobs in society, this group of people will rush to the civil service examination track.
"Oh." Mi Gao couldn't help but sigh.
"None of these will work." The observation about humans was just an interlude. The more important issue was that Ning Su's plan to find a civil service exam teacher online had completely failed.
Good teachers have already been reserved by public examination institutions, and those who are slightly inferior also charge very high fees.
Ning Su wanted to find a teacher who could give one-on-one lessons, and the price for each lesson was nearly a thousand yuan.
Of course this won't work. The problems of the little demons obviously cannot be solved in one class. If we want to really solve their problems, we may have to keep attending classes until the exam.
"What should I do then?" Mi Gao propped his head on the sofa and yawned.
Ever since he found out that he couldn't understand the civil service exam questions, Mi Gao's enthusiasm for reviewing has been declining. In the past two days, he used the excuse of accompanying Ning Su to find a teacher to simply give up and not even look at the books.
He had secretly played games last night without Ning Su's knowledge, and now he was dozing off while accompanying Ning Su.
"Let's look for it again." Ning Su was unwilling to give up so easily without trying all possibilities.
"Okay." Mi Gao yawned and lowered his head again.
Ning Su, who was searching for information on the Internet, was stunned for a second, and suddenly thought: That’s not right, finding people should not be his strong point.
Thinking of this, he silently turned his gaze to the rice cake.
"What, what are you doing?" The sleepiness that had just taken off disappeared in an instant.
It was late autumn, and the early October sun still retained a hint of warmth. In the sunny cafe, Su Ruoning stretched and yawned.
Not far from her was the little parrot raised by the store owner.
Not long ago, this parrot was uploaded to the Internet because it blurted out a formula for quantitative relationship in an administrative test under the teasing of a customer, and it instantly became a well-known Internet celebrity bird in City A.
Because of the existence of this internet-famous bird, the cafe's business is better than usual, and there is a good flow of customers even during the week.
"It is said that because of the good feng shui here, these candidates are here to review."
Su Ruoning's friend said.
Perhaps the owner of the cafe realized the purpose of the customers' visit, so he was very good at doing business - he directly separated the atrium in the store, used green plants as a cover, and designated a part of the area as a study area.
In addition, the boss also added some small office supplies to sell in the store, taking the customers' needs into consideration clearly.
"How about it? Do you have a feeling of nostalgia?" the friend asked with a smile.
It’s not Su Ruoning’s fault that he was teased, but because Su Ruoning made his fortune from public exam training.
Speaking of which, Su Ruoning is also a very capable person. As early as when he graduated from university, when his classmates were still aiming for foreign companies and considering it an honor to get an offer from a foreign company, Su Ruoning quietly embarked on a different path.
At first, she chose to take the civil service exam. While preparing for the exam, she discovered a vacancy in the current market:
There are only tutorial materials for the civil service exam, but no specialized institutions.
In addition, these tutorial materials themselves do not have more detailed explanations, and most of them just list the real questions from various places in previous years.
I'm not even sure whether the reference answer is correct or not.
How can this be possible?
Su Ruoning frowned when she was taking the civil service exam, but because she had to take the exam at that time, she had to spend time collecting information on her own.
At that time, the economy was developing well, new businesses were being opened continuously, and job opportunities were increasing year by year. There were not many people taking the civil service exam with her.
Therefore, relying on his extraordinary ability to collect information, Su Ruoning only prepared for more than a month and successfully passed the exam and got the first place in the position.
After the interview, I got a job as a civil servant in a municipal agency.
Since Su Ruoning came from a province with a high number of civil service examinations, her success was recognized by her family and was considered the pride of the family by her parents.
At first, Su Ruoning was proud of her success, but once she entered the workplace, the complicated interpersonal relationships and trivial work content made her collapse.
After a series of late nights, suffering, and internal friction, she finally chose to bid farewell to the system before her internship was converted to a regular employee and return to the embrace of the market.
From a certain perspective, Su Ruoning was lucky. The market was just right at that time, and with her experience in civil service examinations, she became a civil service examination training instructor directly after leaving her job.
In the following years, she worked diligently, her fame soared, she set up her own team, and then made her own teaching materials, adopting differentiated competition.
At that time, the training institution she founded was not the largest, but it definitely had the best reputation. Many students got high scores and realized their dreams by studying in her institution.
When Su Ruoning recalled that period of time long later, she felt that it was the golden time of her life, and every minute and every second was sparkling with rippling water.
Income is growing rapidly, career is booming, and there is an irreplaceable sense of accomplishment.
Su Ruoning, who grew up in a repressive family, realized for the first time that life could be so smooth.
But good times always come to an end.
After working hard for several years and achieving success in her career, her parents became anxious and urged her to get married.
"It will be difficult to have a baby if you wait any longer!" My mother's urging is always direct and realistic. "Why don't you find someone to marry as soon as possible? What are you waiting for?"
As a result, Su Ruoning unexpectedly turned from a successful person into an older leftover woman who couldn't find a husband in the eyes of her parents.
At that time, Su Ruoning had many suitors, but she was still hesitant when taking a step forward.
In the end, after the female friends around her got married one by one, she could no longer delay and chose a man to date.
He was her subordinate when she started her business. He looks young, handsome and caring.
Of course, in addition to these advantages, the other party also has a hidden advantage that Su Ruoning has not announced -
The other party is her subordinate and still needs to obey her orders after marriage.
She is able to take the initiative in this relationship.
With this in mind, Su Ruoning dated her boyfriend for half a year. During this half year, her boyfriend did what he promised before they dated.
He took care of the housework and took good care of Su Ruoning's life.
Su Ruoning's parents were originally unwilling to marry the man because of his ordinary family background, but considering Su Ruoning's increasingly irritable temper, they agreed.
The two got married one year after they started dating, and soon after the marriage, Su Ruoning became pregnant.
At this point, both her biological mother and the man’s mother advised her to take a rest: “You can always make money, but your health is the most important thing right now.”
Su Ruoning frowned: "How can that be possible? There are still so many students."
At that time, Su Ruoning heard her mother say nonchalantly: "Leave it to your husband. Isn't he a businessman?"
Even though she was unwilling, Su Ruoning still handed the work in her hands over to her husband. Although the latter was not as emotionally valuable after marriage as before marriage, he was still considerate.
Then, Su Ruoning witnessed a series of strange and inexplicable phenomena——
Her employees naturally accepted her husband's decision to take over her job and become the leader of the entire training institution.
Not surprisingly, her clients also agreed with this, and joked with a smile that she was so lucky.
Even her competitors gradually studied her husband's teaching style and no longer regarded her as the most threatening competitor.
At a certain moment, Su Ruoning felt it was a little funny.
Why did she give away everything she had to her husband just by getting married?
Her husband went from being an ordinary employee to becoming a big shot in the industry in an instant by marrying her?
What's more, the employees' way of addressing her changed from "boss" to "boss lady".
An unspeakable depression enveloped Su Ruoning, making it difficult for her to breathe.
"You have prenatal depression. You need to learn to regulate your emotions." This is what the doctor said during the consultation.
After returning home, Su Ruoning couldn't sleep the whole night facing the cold and deserted room and her husband who came home drunk and needed her care.
Fortunately, her depressed mood did not last long. Her husband was reported by female students for making obscene jokes in class and could no longer hold his head up in the institution.
Faced with worsening business, Su Ruoning laid off her previous employees and closed the training institution when she gave birth to her daughter.
On the day of closing, her students who had left came to talk to her and said, "What a pity! I thought you would make your organization the largest in the country."
After this, Su Ruoning began to talk about divorce with her husband - but this was obviously not easy. Nowadays, the threshold for marriage is as low as the threshold for divorce.
Thanks to Su Ruoning's persistence, after two years of intermittent relationship, her husband finally agreed to divorce her after taking away a large amount of Su Ruoning's property.
Although Su Ruoning's freedom was hard-won, these two years happened to be the golden period of development of the public examination training industry.
When she sorted out her life and started over, she was shocked to find that the rules of the industry had been changed several times and she had become unknown.
"What are you going to do next?" the friend asked curiously, a little worried about her situation.
"I don't know. Let's try again." Su Ruoning glanced at the students who were studying hard in the cafe, feeling a little disappointed.
Coincidentally, at this moment, the internet-famous parrot heard something and made a chirping sound.
Su Ruoning listened attentively and found that the other party was thinking about a problem about quantitative relationship, but he had muttered several times and didn't get it right. She didn't know what was going on, but she suddenly felt itchy, so she walked over and corrected the parrot.
At the same time, a lot of content was expanded based on this knowledge point.
After saying this, Su Ruoning burst into laughter.
She was crazy, lecturing to a parrot.
The parrot tilted its head and blinked its eyes curiously at the human woman in front of it. After quickly understanding the knowledge points that the other party was talking about, its eyes lit up and it made an excited "ga" sound.
Not long after, both Ning Su and Mi Gao received the good news from the little demon at the front line.
Public exam tutor, it’s found!
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