Chapter 163
The current examination format is not so perfect. In later generations, graduate student interviews were extremely serious and formal, but here, everything is casual like a club interview.
The location was inside the teaching building, and there were no security guards patrolling. Even the teaching building was not completely sealed off. The people inside were nervously preparing for the interview, and the people outside were standing not far away waiting. Some of the bolder ones even put their faces close to the window, trying to hear what was being said inside. Soon, a teacher came over and scolded him.
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Even during the interview, we did not go in individually, but in groups of five. The examiners in front sat together and asked questions one by one. Each question was randomly chosen by someone to answer. No matter how the order changed, everyone would get a turn.
Chu Jiujiu watched helplessly as three rounds of candidates walked out in dejected spirits. Although they didn't really show any signs of dejection, it was obvious that the questions were difficult and they didn't answer them well, so their mood also became worse.
Finally it was Chu Jiujiu's turn. The teacher who called the roll was holding a list in his hand. Chu Jiujiu was the third one called, right in the middle.
She stood up and subconsciously looked back at Han Shengyi.
After being scolded by her just now, Han Shengyi sat quietly and didn't say anything again, for fear of angering the sensitive Chu Jiujiu. Now seeing her looking at him, he quickly adjusted his expression and smiled at her warmly, "Go ahead, do your best."
Han Shengyi always knows when to say more and when to say less. At a moment like now, it is useless to say anything else. As long as he shows the attitude that he is here and will wait for Chu Jiujiu to come out, Chu Jiujiu will feel much more at ease.
As expected, after hearing this, Chu Jiujiu's eyes gradually calmed down. She nodded and lined up with other classmates to walk in.
The door of the examination room was closed again. As a family member, Han Shengyi looked around at the students waiting to take the exam without leaving any trace. He found that most of them were in a similar condition to Chu Jiujiu, so Han Shengyi felt relieved.
Everyone is nervous, and their level will be affected, so it’s okay if Chu Jiujiu performs a little poorly.
Han Shengyi was still thinking in his heart that Chu Jiujiu was good in every way except that she lacked the courage to remain calm during an exam.
It's strange to say, when encountering a truly life-threatening situation, Chu Jiujiu can calm down quickly and make judgments quickly, but if it encounters a small matter, such as a large-scale examination or receiving some important people, Chu Jiujiu will start to get nervous. She knows that it is unnecessary, but she just can't control herself.
For ordinary people, this is not a problem, but for Chu Jiujiu, this is a rather troublesome shortcoming. Being so nervous all the time is not good for her physical and mental development.
Sitting in the chair, Han Shengyi sighed silently.
Forget it. There are only a few such exams in a lifetime anyway, and Chu Jiujiu has chosen the path of academic research. The number of important people she has met in her life is probably no more than can be counted on two hands.
Besides, isn't he still here? Husband and wife should complement each other. If Chu Jiujiu is not good at something, he will fill in the gaps. He will never let her suffer any loss.
Han Shengyi was daydreaming outside. He felt that Chu Jiujiu must be clenching her fists nervously in the examination room. He had made up his mind that no matter what expression Chu Jiujiu had, he had to act naturally and not make her more depressed.
But what he didn't know was that Chu Jiujiu was not nervous at all.
Far from being nervous, she was shocked.
Five people stood in a row on the open space that had been prepared in advance. Students were not valuable these days, so the school didn't provide them with chairs. This was a clear message to them that they had to stand during the interview.
There were five candidates and only three examiners, and one of them was temporarily pulled in to make up the number.
From left to right, they are Researcher Xiao Wang, Director Liu, and Director Pei.
These three people are comrades from the Institute of Ancient History. Among them, Director Pei also teaches at this university, but he only teaches elective courses and has not been in the school for long.
The other students felt very friendly when they saw Director Pei, but Chu Jiujiu felt the least friendly towards Director Pei.
Because these three people are very familiar with her, Director Pei, who has multiple positions, actually spends less time with Chu Jiujiu.
Chu Jiujiu had almost forgotten the ability to read people's expressions that she had learned as a child. Whatever she was thinking was reflected on her face. From the moment she came in, she had widened her eyes and kept looking at the three people. Director Liu felt very guilty. A few days before the exam, Chu Jiujiu called both him and Director Ma. She said she was worried that she would not do well in the exam, and wanted to ask if she could continue to stay in the institute if she did not pass the exam and failed this year.
Both directors already knew what the graduate student interview was about, but they were the examiner's superiors and certainly could not leak this information casually. Director Ma was better and comforted Chu Jiujiu for quite a long time. Director Liu, on the other hand, was more reserved and was afraid that he would say too much and let something slip, so he hung up the phone after just a few words.
Originally, Director Liu thought that he would not run into Chu Jiujiu. After all, he was the director and was in charge of the rear. However, he didn't know that one of the examiners today had a wife who was about to give birth and was having a difficult delivery. He quickly asked for leave and ran away. Director Liu was forced to take over.
With a light cough, Director Liu looked at the test paper in his hand, trying to cover up his mistake. He didn't look up or meet Chu Jiujiu's eyes.
Researcher Wang next to her did not avoid Chu Jiujiu's sight, but kindly reminded her with his eyes.
There are so many people here, just stop looking at us and pretend you don’t know us.
Looking at Brother Wang silently, Chu Jiujiu pursed her lips and, like everyone else, turned her gaze to the ground.
The unsettling gaze disappeared, Director Liu exclaimed softly, and regained his previous dignity. He nodded to Researcher Wang, and then the interview began.
There were five questions in total, and each candidate had one and a half minutes to answer them. Before the interview began, Researcher Wang introduced his work. He did not mention his position, only saying that he was from a national research institute. However, just this statement shocked several people.
They are students of the history department, and the National Research Institute is like an unattainable mountain to them. Some of them will turn around and conquer other goals after taking a look at it, while some will stay for their dreams and climb up with great effort.
Not everyone wants to go to graduate school, but absolutely everyone admires graduate school.
This is probably the effect of making a good first impression.
However, this effect is destined not to work on Chu Jiujiu.
Chu Jiujiu drooped her eyelids, thinking of the crocheted tea coaster that Wang Ge's wife gave her last month, and began to think about whether she should also make some handicrafts in return.
A round of interviews lasts for forty minutes, but usually, everyone inside comes out in half an hour. The door opens again, and Han Shengyi stands up immediately. Chu Jiujiu is the third one to come out. Seeing him from a distance, Chu Jiujiu curled her eyebrows and smiled at him happily.
Han Shengyi suddenly forgot all about looking natural and not wanting to affect her. He also raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that was even happier than Chu Jiujiu's.
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Chu Jiujiu's examiners were all acquaintances, so the probability of this happening was extremely low. And when Han Shengyi took the exam, there was not a single acquaintance among him, so the probability of this happening was even lower.
After all, this exam is relatively simple, and no one has the idea of taking the postgraduate entrance examination in another school. Basically, everyone takes the exam in their own school, so the probability of meeting a teacher is particularly high. In each examination room, there is usually a teacher from the same school, and two working professionals. For example, the physics department sent a physics expert, and Han Shengyi's political economy department sent a senior reporter from Xinhua News Agency and a government official in his thirties.
Anyway, they have finished the exams and the admission list will be announced in July. Chu Jiujiu played hard for a few days and then went to work at the research institute.
The research institute has recruited several more people, and is no longer as busy as before where she even forgets her own last name. Chu Jiujiu can now take a short break, try to determine her own research direction, write papers, and apply for projects.
Now Chu Jiujiu's papers are getting better and better. The number of words is still the same as before, but all the nonsense is gone, and every sentence is the essence. Recently, large-scale excavation of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor has started again. Although Chu Jiujiu has not been there, the information is sent here every day. Director Liu said that if the paper is well written, it can be sent abroad for publication. The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is not only of great significance to the Chinese people, but also a rare treasure for world culture.
Writing good papers and traveling abroad can also allow foreigners to have a new understanding of their country. As cultural strength increases, the corresponding national strength will also increase. When foreigners look at them, they will no longer have only two impressions of poverty and backwardness.
In the entire institute, and even in the whole of China, Chu Jiujiu is one of the people who has the most confidence in her country. She has witnessed and experienced the future prosperity with her own eyes, so it was even easier for her to write about cultural confidence and cultural output. She looked up information while writing. It only took her half a month to finish the paper. She showed it to Director Liu, who didn't even ask her to revise it and submitted it to her.
After finishing the thesis, Chu Jiujiu took another short vacation. At the same time, the admission list for the postgraduate entrance examination was released.
There are fewer graduate students than undergraduate students, so the school sent a letter to all students taking the exam. Chu Jiujiu was watching TV with Han Shengyi when she heard the postman's voice. The postman passed by her house first. When Chu Jiujiu ran out, the postman had not left yet. Seeing Han Shengyi, the postman was happy and directly gave all the letters from the Han family to him to save himself from stopping again.
Chu Jiujiu quickly opened her own envelope. Inside was a piece of printed paper. Only the name was different. The paper was so crude that even the words were printed crookedly. But Chu Jiujiu didn't care about that. She took a quick glance and immediately saw the first few words.
Comrade Chu Jiujiu, congratulations——
Chu Jiujiu was stunned for a second, then burst into screams, "Ahhhhhh I passed the exam!"
Although she had known for a long time that she would pass the exam, she still couldn't help but feel happy when she saw it with her own eyes. Han Shengyi, who was standing next to her, also took a look at his letter and passed the exam as well, but he was not as happy. Instead, seeing Chu Jiujiu's cheerful expression, he felt better.
Han Shengyi looked at her with a doting smile in his eyes. Chu Jiujiu jumped a few times excitedly. Seeing Han Shengyi beside her, she suddenly pounced on him, hugged him and continued to dance.
"Brother Shengyi, I passed the exam. I'm one step closer to getting a doctorate! I'm so happy!"
It was Han Shengyi who could withstand Chu Jiujiu's full-strength attack. Even after being tormented so vigorously by her, Han Shengyi was still able to stand still as still as a mountain.
Helplessly letting her jump up and down, he finally said after half a minute, "Alright, alright, if you keep jumping, the steps at your door will crack."
Hearing him say this, Chu Jiujiu really stopped and even looked down. She found that the steps were fine. Chu Jiujiu raised her head in his arms and said with a silly smile: "It's not cracked. Brother Shengyi, let's go out for lunch. I want to eat copper pot hot pot meat."
Han Shengyi asked her, "Eat now? Aren't you too hot?"
"No complaints, I just want to celebrate!"
Han Shengyi lowered his eyes, the corners of his lips unconsciously raised. He looked at Chu Jiujiu who was still clinging to him, not caring at all that this was the doorstep of the Chu family and the busy roadside.
Pushing aside the strands of hair that were blocking Chu Jiujiu's eyes, Han Shengyi responded gently, "Okay, eat whatever you want."
They both acted as if no one was around. One of them didn't care about being seen, and the other didn't care about those who saw them. They had no objection to this posture, but someone did.
He just got home and wanted to give his family a surprise, but his family gave him a surprise instead.
After a heavy cough, the attention of the two people here was instantly attracted. Seeing them looking over, Chu Shao glared at Chu Jiujiu angrily.
He saw it all just now. It was Chu Jiujiu who pounced first.
As a girl from the Chu family, can't you be a little more reserved?!
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