Chapter 52 Connections
Gu Yunze's eyes swept over the corner of He Qiaofang's clothes that she had been tugging at. He Qiaofang stiffened and reluctantly lowered her hand.
"This isn't Beijing, don't cause trouble." Gu Yunze said this without any emotion.
He Qiaofang also felt scared and immediately became obedient and sensible, saying with a slightly aggrieved tone, "I know, I didn't cause any trouble~"
Gu Yunze didn't have time to coax this willful young lady, so he said a few words and went back to the boys' dormitory.
Once Gu Yunze was out of sight, He Qiaofang stomped her feet in anger. It was the same thing again. She had been by his side all these years, yet he had always been so cold to her.
Seeing that Zhou Zhipeng looked like someone was chasing him, Ning Xuan looked at Lu Xun with a puzzled expression.
Lu Xun said with a smile, "He's afraid someone will ruin his reputation."
Zhou Zhipeng said firmly, "Was I wrong? I can't give other women the chance to get close to me. What if they try to take advantage of me?"
Ning Xuan roughly guessed what had happened. "You ran into He Qiaofang?"
Lu Xun nodded.
Ning Xuan then told him about He Qiaofang's earlier suggestion to buy a room from her.
Zhou Zhipeng asked anxiously in a loud voice, "You didn't agree, did you?"
Actually, Zhou Zhipeng felt that Ning Xuan had a good personality and that Jiajia got along well with her. If someone else came, Jiajia might not be comfortable living there.
However, his behavior could easily lead to misunderstandings, with people thinking he simply couldn't bear to part with Ning Xuan.
However, Lu Xun and Ning Xuan were not ordinary people, and neither of them thought in this direction.
"Of course not, I wouldn't trade even if she offered 10 times the amount." What Ning Xuan didn't say was that she wouldn't trade even if she offered 100 times the amount.
It's not about the money, it's just a hassle. She really doesn't like changing things. Now that things are settled for the time being, she's just waiting for the college entrance exam so she can go back to the city after passing it.
She never considered returning to the city through work, because her current job, well, the salary is high and the benefits are good, but it's not suitable for someone like her who likes to slack off at work and whose dream is to lie down and relax.
Another point is that there are basically no houses to buy in the city now, and there are few detached houses to rent. When the time comes, there will be many people around, and every day, no matter what you eat or do, many eyes will be watching you.
It's better to stay in the countryside. At least we're not too far from the team members. The educated youth compound is closer, so it won't have a big impact. In short, it's more convenient than staying in the city.
Therefore, Ning Xuan plans to return to the city once the college entrance examination is reinstated, in accordance with the policies and the development of the times. At that time, many things will be much more convenient.
When the topic of work came up, Jiang Xiaohong was also worried about it.
Her return initially made her family very happy, although Wu Meili was not very happy but did not show it too obviously.
But after the initial excitement wore off, Jiang's parents began to feel somewhat conflicted.
The reason was that Jiang Xiaohong's family was sent to the countryside. They were all urban residents, and Jiang Xiaohong had graduated ahead of schedule. If she hadn't gone missing, she probably would have been sent to the countryside back then.
If Jiang Xiaohong hasn't found a job by the end of the year, she'll have to go to the countryside next spring.
Jiang's parents were in a dilemma because they had money and could have bought Jiang Xiaohong a job, even if it was just a temporary or apprenticeship, so she wouldn't have to go to the countryside.
However, if they buy a job, the family's savings will be almost depleted, and the youngest son is approaching the age to find a partner, while the eldest son has gotten married, but his wife has some objections.
Jiang's mother is currently unemployed, and even though she really wants her daughter to stay, she doesn't have the confidence to do so.
Since Jiang Xiaohong returned, Wu Meili has been making a fuss and being indignant. She feels that not only has the house become more crowded since Jiang Xiaohong came back, but there is also an adult in the house who is eating and drinking for free, and all the food and money she spends is paid for by Jiang Xiaohong.
Jiang Xiaohong wasn't stupid. She had seen everything her family had done, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't sad, but she could also understand.
She thought of the girl who had saved her and left her a message about work.
She said the commune food factory would hold a recruitment exam in early December, but the recruitment notice was only posted for less than half an hour, so not many people knew about it.
Moreover, the exam is held in the morning, the results are released on the spot, and the onboarding procedures can be completed in the afternoon.
This is what Ning Xuan saw in the book. It happened later when the female protagonist befriended a salesperson at a department store, and the salesperson told her about it as gossip during a chat.
Since it was just gossip, Ning Xuan didn't know the exact time.
Jiang Xiaohong decided to wait outside the food factory every day. In order to get her household registration booklet, Jiang Xiaohong told her mother that she was going to queue up to buy things, so that she could do something for her family.
Jiang's mother had no doubts and handed the household registration book to Jiang Xiaohong directly.
Then, starting from the end of November, Jiang Xiaohong began to squat near the entrance of the food factory every morning.
After squatting there for almost half a month, Jiang Xiaohong finally saw someone come out and stick a piece of paper on the gate of the food factory on December 9th.
Jiang Xiaohong excitedly ran over immediately, and when she saw that it really was a recruitment exam notice, she found that her education, age, and urban household registration all met the requirements.
She was so excited that she immediately asked the staff member to register her for the exam.
Xiao Liu, from the personnel department of the food factory, thought to himself, "Could this be some leader's child or relative? Otherwise, how come this girl appeared so soon after he left?"
But that's none of his business. Anyway, this exam is all about connections, so it's up to the leaders to decide.
So Xiao Liu enthusiastically helped Jiang Xiaohong fill out the registration form and told her that the exam would start in an hour.
Jiang Xiaohong was especially glad that she had made it in time. She had been carrying her household registration book and a pen in her bag recently.
Xiao Liu removed the recruitment exam sticker even less time than Ning Xuan had said—less than half an hour. Just ten minutes later, after Jiang Xiaohong finished filling out the application form, Xiao Liu removed the sticker.
Jiang Xiaohong didn't dare to leave, so she simply followed Xiao Liu, who then told her to wait outside the examination hall.
Half an hour later, several more people arrived and were led to an empty office where a leader-like person began distributing test questions.
The exam lasts one hour, and three students will be selected based on their scores, from highest to lowest.
Jiang Xiaohong felt the questions weren't too difficult, and she finished writing them in less than an hour. She then carefully checked her work before handing in her paper with the others when the time was up.
There were fewer than ten people taking the exam. After handing in their papers, everyone stayed where they were and waited for their results.
The head of the personnel department looked at the name on the highest-scoring exam paper and had a headache. What was going on? What was going on? The name was different from what the leader had said.
More importantly, the most influential person, the factory director's sister-in-law's daughter, didn't make the top three; she just ranked fourth. What should we do?
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