Chapter 267 Tied for First Place
The next day, Lin Siqiao went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on time because the incident in the south was quite serious.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs worked overtime throughout the Spring Festival, and they did not even take a holiday on New Year's Eve.
Minister Wu has been extremely busy recently. He is either in a meeting or on the way to a meeting.
Look, today is clearly the weekend, but early in the morning, Minister Wu still received a sudden notice to attend a meeting.
"I'm sorry, Junior Sister."
Minister Wu hurried as fast as he could, but he still came back more than two hours late.
When Lin Siqiao saw the black and blue eyes of his senior brother, he knew that he must not have gotten enough rest.
"I'm fine, big brother, work is important."
After saying that, he added, "Your health is also important."
Minister Wu smiled. Since they were the only two people in the room, he asked directly.
"Did Secretary Fu tell you about the situation?"
"Well, I told you that the competition was pretty fierce this time."
"Indeed."
Minister Wu said so, but he was not worried about the strength of his junior sister at all. As soon as he sat down, he asked Lin Siqiao to fill in the registration information.
Go to the designated hospital for a physical examination in the afternoon, which will be needed later.
Lin Siqiao could understand both of these, but the passport application form at the back surprised her a little.
The assessment hasn't started yet. Is it too early to apply now?
"It's getting late. If we apply now, it will take more than a month to get it at the earliest."
Minister Wu explained a few words to her when he saw her confusion. Only then did Lin Siqiao understand that going abroad in this era was not an easy thing.
First of all, there are three types of passports: ordinary passports, official passports and diplomatic passports.
Ordinary passports are managed by public security organs, while the latter two types are managed by public security organs after reviewing the documents.
There will also be special personnel to review the applicant's background, family composition, overseas relations, ideology and politics, etc.
The types of information that need to be submitted are ridiculously numerous.
Lin Siqiao took a quick look and found that in addition to the required materials such as personal statement, invitation letter, financial guarantee, and certificate from the unit or police station, etc.
A certificate from the parents’ work unit or place of household registration is also required.
It would take more than a day or two to collect these supporting documents, so it's no wonder that the senior brother made arrangements in advance.
Lin Siqiao was fine, after all, she now had an independent household registration and had long since severed ties with Lin Jiansheng.
So there is no need to go back to Ancheng to get these things done, otherwise she will be in a lot of trouble.
Fortunately, Lin Jiansheng’s problem was his lifestyle. If he had been accused of treason, even if they had already cut off their relationship in the newspapers, it would still not have been easy for him to pass the political review.
After filling out all the forms, big and small, it was already getting late.
After Minister Wu collected all the information, he told Lin Siqiao about the details of the assessment.
It was similar to what Lin Siqiao guessed. The first round was a written test, which would be held three days later, which was the Lantern Festival.
This is held in the office building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and only candidates who pass the written test are eligible to participate in the interview the next day.
As for what the test will be about, even Minister Wu doesn’t know.
This can only rely on Lin Siqiao himself.
Three days passed in a flash. Apart from visiting her master and Aunt Fu's home to pay respects to her elder son, Lin Siqiao spent the rest of her time at home.
It’s not that Lin Siqiao is so hardworking, but there is really nothing to do in Beijing in winter, so she would rather drink tea and read books at home.
At around 8 o'clock in the morning, Lin Siqiao arrived at the written test site.
There were quite a lot of people, and the written test alone was divided into several examination rooms.
Unlike the first assessment when I came to Beijing, this time there was no language division.
But the written test covers English, French, German, Italian, Spanish...
The whole test paper seems like a book from heaven.
The examiner glanced at everyone and made it very clear that they should write as much as they could.
Lin Siqiao had nothing to worry about. In later generations, there were few people who were proficient in eight languages, not to mention the current era.
It was a pity that she only knew three languages, so Lin Siqiao could only skip the other questions. It was not that she didn't know how to answer them, but that she couldn't answer them.
The exam lasted a total of two hours, and everyone left the exam room in an orderly manner.
In a solemn and sacred place like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, no one dares to make loud noises.
As soon as he left the office building, Lin Siqiao heard a wailing sound.
For a top student, having blank questions on the test paper is quite discouraging in itself.
The assessment results will be posted on the bulletin board outside at 4:00 p.m.
Lin Siqiao didn't want to go back and forth anymore, so he went directly to the Friendship Store at noon.
She first went to see Director Hu to follow up on the arrangements for Valentine's Day activities, which took two hours.
Afterwards, Lin Siqiao handed over the design drafts that he owed to the clothing department.
There are still some details that she needs to communicate with the master in charge of cutting.
After all, Lin Siqiao only provides creativity and ideas, and how to present them depends on the level of the masters.
I was so busy that I forgot about time.
By the time Lin Siqiao rushed over, it was already past 4:30 in the afternoon, and there were still quite a few people gathered in front of the bulletin board.
"Senior Sister Hua, she always gets first place in every exam!"
"Given Sister Hua's ability, it would be abnormal if she didn't get first place, okay?"
"Too."
The students of the School of International Studies were all extremely envious. Just when Lin Siqiao was about to go over and take a look at his own ranking.
A girl in front with a low ponytail spoke.
"But that Lin Siqiao from Beijing University is also very good."
"She is tied for first place with Senior Sister Hua this time."
After that, the man asked the person next to him, "Last time you said that someone named Lin got first place in the exam. Is that her?"
"Yes, that's her."
The person who responded was a male comrade who had also had the honor of participating in the assessment of the Ministry of Commerce a few months ago.
"Last time she took first place in the English group, just a little short of a perfect score."
"Later I heard that she was transferred to Beijing University because of her good grades."
"So that's how it is."
As they continued talking, Lin Siqiao was stunned. She thought she got second place, but it turned out that she was tied for first place.
Okay, whatever, as long as we pass it.
We had glutinous rice dumplings at Uncle Lu’s house in the evening, knowing that Lin Siqiao had an interview the next day.
After eating, Fu Jinglan taught Lin Siqiao some things to pay attention to during the interview.
You should know that every question asked by the interviewer, although seemingly without any rules, actually has profound meaning.
This requires Lin Siqiao and others to analyze what the interviewer wants to know in the shortest possible time so that they can give corresponding answers.
These are Fu Jinglan's experiences, and Lin Siqiao felt that he had learned a lot after listening to them.
The next day, Lin Siqiao got up early and packed up. The first impression in an interview is very important.
For this purpose, Lin Siqiao specially picked out a set of mature and steady clothes and tied her hair into a neat ponytail.
When she arrived, the room waiting for the interview was already full.
Unlike the obscurity half a year ago, the three names Lin Siqiao have now been known to many people.
So when they saw her coming, everyone greeted her politely.
Lin Siqiao also nodded politely, then found an empty seat and sat down.
The interview was conducted by calling numbers based on ranking. After waiting for about an hour, the staff called Lin Siqiao's name.
Lin Siqiao stood up and followed the other party to the next room.
There were six interviewers this time.
Several people sat upright, with no extra expressions on their faces.
I don’t know what the considerations are, but it seems that the interviewers this time are all from the military.
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