Chapter 453 Parallel Time and Space (VIII)
Because of the competition, Lin Xiaotong and Xie Yi chatted more frequently.
Sometimes when we meet in the cafeteria, we will get together and complain while eating.
Because of my busy work, I basically have no time to read the questions during work, so I have to take out my lunch break to read them several times.
Lin Xiaotong was also puzzled, and her chopsticks kept picking at the peppers.
The canteen chef may not have bought any bell peppers today, so he used pepper instead. It tasted extremely spicy, but luckily there was only one spicy dish.
"What bad luck! How come we were arrested?"
Xie Yi has only been working for a year. In the eyes of his leaders, anyone under 35 is considered a young person.
Young people, they are like leeks, you can harvest them anytime and anywhere.
There are endless leeks to harvest, and new people come every year.
Xie Yi suggested: "I'll drive you on Friday morning and we can go together, okay?"
She had just started working and had no money to buy a car, so she naturally nodded when she heard this.
"Sure, but I'm sorry to bother you."
Xie Yi touched his head and grinned.
"What's the big deal? We are comrades in the same trench."
After all, the preliminary results are calculated based on the total score of the two teammates, and nearly half of the teams will be eliminated based on the ranking.
She asked quietly, "Hey, is there any prize money for this competition?"
Xie Yi was very honest: "It's not mentioned in the document."
The two sighed again, there was really no hope at all.
After finishing his meal, the minister came over with his big pink stainless steel bowl, still bulging with food.
"Xiao Lin, Xiao Xie, how are you two doing with the questions?"
"Still watching."
"That's fine, isn't this just a simple question? I think you two will definitely make it to the finals."
What else can they say about this?
I couldn't say anything and could only fake smile.
While the minister was waiting in line to wash the dishes, the two young leeks looked at each other and sighed slightly.
There are other tasks to do during working days. Life is not easy and workers sigh.
From then on, whenever Lin Xiaotong finished her work in the office and was about to take a break, the minister would come in.
This forced her to place a stack of question books on her left hand side to facilitate inspection.
The preliminary round was coming soon. The examination was held in the conference hall on the second floor of a restaurant, and a free buffet was provided in the morning.
Lin Xiaotong packed up simply, went downstairs, got into Xie Yi's car, fastened her seat belt, and the two rushed to the examination room together.
They arrived half an hour early and had a buffet meal on empty stomachs.
The representatives from other units simply ate a few dishes and then finished their meal. They took out the question bank from their bag, wrote and drew on it, and muttered to themselves.
Only Lin Xiaotong and Xie Yi were hiding in the corner, eating breakfast leisurely.
There is no leader here anyway, so what is there to be afraid of?
After eating, we also like to comment and share with each other the breakfasts we think are good.
"I think this is delicious. The purple rice one is not too sweet, but a little sticky."
Xie Yi loves sweets.
"This spring roll is delicious too. It tastes a bit like the ones made by our cafeteria chef."
Lin Xiaotong is an omnivore and likes to eat everything, but of course, she loves meat the most.
After finishing the meal, they saw that there were still ten minutes left, so they went to get another serving of fresh meat wontons.
The skin is thin and the filling is big. After eating, I wiped my mouth and entered the examination room on time.
After handing over their phones, the two of them tacitly chose to sit in the last row near the door.
This location is good and convenient for running.
Lin Xiaotong held her chin with one hand, listening to the leader's passionate opening remarks on the stage, and thinking about what to eat for lunch.
The hotel does not provide lunch and asks them to prepare it themselves.
So stingy.
As soon as the speaker finished speaking, the papers began to be distributed.
Holding it in her hand, it was even longer than the comprehensive liberal arts paper she took in the college entrance examination, and her face turned green.
It's just a competition without any prize money, there's no need to be like this, right?
When she turned to the last page, there were actually short-answer questions. Fortunately, she had looked at a few of them at night.
He pressed the refill of the pen and began to concentrate on doing the questions. For a moment, the only sound in the quiet meeting room was the rustling sound of writing.
It lasts for one and a half hours and includes four question types: single choice, multiple choice, judgment, and short answer. There are indeed quite a lot of questions.
Moreover, the order of the options on the test paper changes, and it is easy to fall into a trap if you only remember the serial numbers.
An hour passed, and the sound of flipping test papers became louder, and some people began to get anxious.
When Lin Xiaotong finished the last short-answer question based on her memory, she stopped writing after filling in the answer sheet.
I glanced at Xie Yi on my left who was still filling in the answer sheet with his head down. After he finished filling in the answer sheet, the two of them handed in their papers.
When I got the paper envelope containing the phone, most of the seats in the venue were already empty.
"It's time for lunch. Where do you want to eat at noon? It's my treat."
After the exam, Lin Xiaotong put the matter out of her mind and discussed the issue of eating with others.
Xie Yi opened the car door and turned on the air conditioner.
"Let's go to the local restaurant on Huaiyang Road."
"Where's the back door of No. 1 Middle School?"
When she was studying there, she invited Mother Lin to have a meal there when she first received a scholarship in her first year of high school.
She remembered that the owner was a chubby uncle who loved to laugh and swung the iron pot and big spoon around very quickly.
Xie Yi's eyes lit up: "I'm also from No. 1 Middle School, a grade higher than you."
He was the last one to be admitted to the ordinary class of No. 1 Middle School.
“So they’re still alumni.”
Lin Xiaotong felt that the sense of intimacy was instantly enhanced.
Xie Yi raised the corner of his mouth. In fact, he recognized Lin Xiaotong as soon as she entered the unit.
When he was in his second year of high school, there was a flag-raising ceremony at school on a Monday morning. It was drizzling that day and the speaker was a tall girl with short hair.
The voice was very nice and he remembered her voice.
The headmaster was standing by holding an umbrella for someone, and he didn't dare to look at him for too long.
I often saw her name on the school bulletin board. Among all the photos, she was the only one smiling happily, with her eyes curved into crescents.
Xie Yi blushed. He was still a young man at that time and didn't dare to look at it any more.
Because we were not in the same class and did not have each other's contact information, we never met again after going to college.
I didn't expect to meet you in the same unit in the end.
Xie Yi shamelessly thought to himself: This might be what Comrade Xie meant by fate.
Yes, that must be it.
"Hey, here we are, this is the one."
When they arrived at the place, seeing that the man was still stepping on the accelerator and rushing forward, Lin Xiaotong quickly warned him.
Xie Yi braked in time, turned the car around, and found a parking space to stop.
The two of them went downstairs and entered the store together. When they opened the door curtain, the aroma of rice hit them in the face.
"What do you want to eat? Order anything you like. We have delicious dishes everywhere."
A thin older sister came over from the counter with a menu in hand. A chubby older man was busy in the kitchen.
Lin Xiaotong said: "Sister, I want a private room."
As soon as she came in, she found that the store was much bigger than before. She guessed that they had bought the small restaurant that used to sell cold noodles.
The eldest sister spoke crisply and chose a private room and took people in.
"Okay, go inside, the place is a bit small, I'll turn on the air conditioner.
Girl, what do you and your partner want to eat?"
Xie Yi, who came in with two cups of barley tea, trembled when he heard the last sentence and almost dropped the cup on his head.
Lin Xiaotong quickly explained: "Sister, you really misunderstood. We are not lovers, we are colleagues."
Fortunately, they are both single, otherwise it would be even more embarrassing.
"Hey, you two are colleagues, I think you two look like a family.
Big sister, you must have seen it wrong. Just treat me as if I was talking nonsense. Just order according to the menu."
The elder sister knew she was wrong, so she apologized quickly and prepared to give the person a discount when she paid the bill.
Xie Yi was almost smoking, and he covered his mouth to hide the corners of his mouth that were curled up again.
But I still couldn't delay the meal, so I came over and said, "This sweet and sour pork is delicious, order one."
"Okay, fried shrimp is good too, and a corn pancake..."
The two of them gathered together to draw.
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