Chapter 5: Crazy Day 5, Genius Baby
Weng Meide coughed anxiously, leaned close to Tan Mo's ear, and gritted his teeth, "Assistant Tan, this is not the time to act like a hooligan. You have to be serious."
Tan Mo looked at Lu Xingjian's resume and sighed helplessly. How could she take it seriously?
It says about Lu Xingjian: He could speak five languages at the age of three, was a level 10 piano player at the age of six, had a black belt in Taekwondo at the age of eight, became a top hacker at the age of ten, and graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree from Columbia University. He was only one year younger than Tan Mo.
It's like a genius baby.
The original owner was indeed very talented, having graduated from a 985 university and not pursuing graduate studies. She had received scholarships while in school and actively participated in various competitions, with impressive results. However, compared to Lu Xingjian's resume, she couldn't catch up even if she rode a rocket.
Just like choosing between a job with an annual salary of 500,000 and a job with an annual salary of 700,000, any normal person would choose the latter.
Tan Mo wasn't feeling inferior, but rather objectively. And it looked like Nangong Lie was looking for a replacement. Maybe after six months, Nangong Lie would fire her.
No matter what, Lu Xingjian is her strong competitor.
How could she possibly have a good impression of her competitor? Of course, this was assuming Lu Xingjian's resume was true.
After hearing what Tan Mo said, Lu Xingjian was surprised, but he still kept a decent smile. "Thank you, Assistant Tan, for your affirmation of my appearance. As the boss's assistant, appearance is also an indispensable assessment. Assistant Tan is so beautiful, it is my honor to receive your affirmation."
Surprisingly...he answered so respectfully, even praising her. Truly a formidable opponent.
Tan Mo felt a sense of crisis. After hesitating for a while, she finally asked, "Are you sure this resume isn't random?"
It's really outrageous.
Weng Meide cleared his throat again and whispered, "Assistant Tan, you're doubting my ability to do my job. I've already verified it."
Lu Xingjian said calmly, "I know many people have the same reaction as Assistant Tan when they first see my resume. You may not believe it, but language learning, hacking, and Taekwondo are like innate abilities. I was born with them. Everyone has their own talents, but mine are just more recognized by the public."
Although, it's still very Versailles...
Tan Mo thought again, what is her talent?
Seems stingy...
Thinking of this, Tan Mo's heart sank gradually. She seemed to have seen that it would not be long before Nangong Lie opened up her future because of Lu Xingjian.
Tan Mo said dejectedly: "Then you are really a strange person."
Lu Xingjian's heart skipped a beat and he felt a little nervous.
"Since your resume is fine and your expertise is recognized by everyone, I'll..." Tan Mo cheered up, "I'll ask you a few impromptu questions. For people in our industry, solving unexpected problems is commonplace."
Tan Mo thought, what's wrong with his resume being better than hers? Her ability to adapt to changing circumstances might not be any worse than Lu Xingjian's.
She still has a chance in front of Nangong Lie.
"Yes, yes, it's very important for an assistant to have this ability, especially... when the boss is Nangong Lie." Weng Meide said, recalling the bizarre past of his boss.
Lu Xingjian nodded happily: "Of course."
"Okay, then, here's the question: If you and President Nangong Lie are leaving get off work together and it suddenly starts to rain heavily, but Nangong Lie doesn't have an umbrella, and you do have one, and only one, umbrella. What would you do?"
Weng Meide's eyes lit up instantly. As expected of Assistant Tan, this was a tricky question. He really considered President Nangong's situation very carefully.
Then, she looked at Lu Xingjian, only to see that Lu Xingjian was still sitting upright, fearless in the face of danger.
He said slowly, "I don't think we'll encounter this situation, because President Nangong drives home from get off work, and I take the subway!"
"Wow!" Weng Meide exclaimed. She didn't expect that Lu Xingjian could avoid this tricky question with such a clever angle.
"If it's President Nangong, he'd also want to take the subway. After all, there's going to be traffic jams when driving home from get off work, so he's bound to run into this kind of problem. Don't try to evade me."
Lu Xingjian stared at Tan Mo and spoke faster unconsciously: "Of course it's for President Nangong. I'm just an assistant and I should maintain the president's appearance."
What a flattery, huh.
Tan Mo pressed on, "Second question, why are the flowers outside the window so red, why is the grass so green, and why is the sky so blue?"
Lu Xingjian frowned slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.
Weng Meide bit Tan Mo's ear and said, "That's enough, Assistant Tan. This question involves scientific research and can't be explained in a few words. What perverted boss would ask such a question?"
"Nangong Lie." Tan Mo said as a matter of course.
This is what the system told her. Since Tan Mo had never read the book "The Priceless Little Wife: 99 Escapes", and the book had more than 3 million words, and Tan Mo was too lazy to read it, the system gave her some examples of Nangong Lie's heinous behavior.
This is one of the problems. The original owner was also tortured severely at the time.
Tan Mo glanced at the clock on the wall, feeling confident of victory.
She said to Lu Xingjian, "Don't blame me for not reminding you. More than thirty seconds have passed. If it's more than a minute..."
"No need." Lu Xingjian interrupted Tan Mo and said, "There are many possible answers to this question. I'm just thinking about which one it should be."
"I can tell you right now. Flowers are red because of the pigment anthocyanin; grass is green because of the abundance of chlorophyll; and the sky is because of the way light is scattered in the atmosphere."
Tan Mo smiled faintly. She felt that Lu Xingjian was doomed to lose. "Please pay attention to the question. I said 'so' to emphasize the degree."
"Perhaps it's because Assistant Tan is usually under a lot of work pressure and can only stay in the office, or perhaps Assistant Tan misses someone too much. This is an artistic expression of your yearning for the freedom of the wild. In the eyes of Manager Weng and me, there is not much difference."
Tan Mo's smile froze on her face, because Lu Xingjian's answer was similar to the original owner's. At first, she also gave Nangong Lie a scientific explanation, but Nangong Lie still had a sour face and was dissatisfied. The original owner then pointed out that Nangong Lie really wanted to go out with Xu Xiaonian.
Nangong Lie then expressed his satisfaction, then he left class openly and went to find Xu Xiaonian.
This shows that the original owner's solution was correct.
She really wanted to say that Lu Xingjian was talking nonsense, but if she said that, wouldn't it mean that she was denying the original owner and that she was a person of low character?
Tan Mo couldn't do such a thing.
Faced with Lu Xingjian's outstanding performance, she became more and more serious.
"How is it, Assistant Tan? After asking so far, I think the newcomer Lu Xingjian is pretty good. Do you have any other questions?" Weng Mei dragged her hand and asked.
"The last one." The opponent was so strong that Tan Mo became less and less confident, and her legs became a little weak.
She wanted to stand up, but could only hold on to Weng Meide's hand and asked, "Excuse me, in the original Journey to the West, how many hairs does Sun Wukong have?"
She didn't believe that anyone could answer such a niche and detailed question.
Sure enough, Assistant Tan frowned, as if he was asked by Tan Mo.
The air around her seemed to be sucked away. Weng Meide was so nervous that she could hardly breathe. Sweat broke out on the tip of her nose, as if she was in the college entrance examination hall where life and death were decided!
Tan Mo stared at the clock on the wall and counted down: "Ten...nine...eight...seven...six..."
"Eighty-four thousand--" Lu Xingjian dragged out the words.
"Are you sure?" Tan Mo approached.
In fact, Lu Xingjian was not very sure. It was already good enough to know a rough number, so he was not very confident in reporting this string of numbers.
Tan Mo acted calm and pretended to be expressionless, but in a flash, Lu Xingjian did not miss the cunning that flashed across her eyes.
He suddenly thought of something and blurted out: "--Three, eighty-four thousand and three!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the second hand of the clock passed the number 12, and the outcome of this game was decided.
Tan Mo was defeated and fell back into the chair.
Weng Meide asked in confusion, "Why are there three more?"
"Because that was the life-saving hair that Guanyin Bodhisattva later gave to Sun Wukong!" Lu Xingjian said excitedly.
"Oh my god, I'm really old. I even forgot this." Weng Meide slapped his forehead in frustration. "But then again, who would remember this? Assistant Tan, your questions are so weird!"
It was because of the ghost that I was even more devastated.
Lu Xingjian could actually answer such a question. Is he still human?
"How's it going? Assistant Tan, I've finished asking all three questions. Is Lu Xingjian an excellent employee? Is he qualified for the position of assistant to the president?"
Tan Mo seemed to have been drained of her energy by the competition. She slumped on the stool and nodded slowly: "Excellent, excellent."
It's only a matter of time before he's good enough to replace her.
The system whimpered lovingly: "Woo, woo, woo, poor host, just returned to work and now I have to worry about losing my job again."
"Did you hear that, Xiao Lu? Even Assistant Tan praised you." Weng Meide praised repeatedly.
Lu Xingjian looked a little green and blushed as he said, "Assistant Tan is much better than me. I still need to learn from her."
The business compliments had already started over there. Tan Mo stood up weakly and wanted to leave the interview room that made her sad.
As soon as I stepped out of the interview room, I heard Lu Xingjian say, "I don't have to go to work next week. I can start working now."
Tan Mo staggered and almost fell.
It's over. I'm not as smart as others, so there's no hope of making up for my shortcomings with hard work.
*
"Wow, Assistant Tan, where have you been these days? When you were away, do you know how hard it was for me to face Nangong Lie alone?"
"If you don't come, I'm going to quit in two days."
"Look at my face, it's yellow and dark, it's all because of overtime." Lin Yu can still pretend to be a mature and steady elite office worker outside, but as soon as Tan Mo returns to the general assistant's office, she turns into the character of "abandoned poor and cute sister" and complains to Tan Mo.
"From what you said, I am just someone who works overtime with you in your eyes."
"Of course not! You are still my eating partner, milk tea partner, toilet partner, and complaining partner. My work life cannot be separated from you. During the days when you were not around, I felt like I was heartbroken, sighing all day long and feeling that life was meaningless. Do you know how much I miss you?" Lin Yu acted pitifully.
Sometimes the fate between people is very strange.
The original owner and Lin Yu had an interview on the same day, started working on the same day, and did the same job, but from the first time they met, they got along very well.
Lin Yu is a soft-hearted person with no strong opinions. When she first applied for this position, she felt that Longsheng was backed by the Xinghui Group, so there was security and the salary and benefits were decent.
In this competitive world, she has little desire for a promotion or salary increase, preferring to work from nine to five and slack off. She's the perfect support role.
Tan Mo, on the other hand, is much more assertive, always rushing to the front and capable of taking on responsibilities. Although this is intermittent, she occasionally wants to strive for fulfillment, but when the effort gets too tiring, she'll just lie down. And when she's been lying down for too long, she'll want to strive again.
One of them is in charge of attack and the other is in charge of support, and both of them are very satisfied with each other.
But the first time Tan Mo saw Lu Xingjian, she stood up alertly like an animal, with her spikes and fangs raised, and she had a strong sense of crisis.
"I miss you too. But isn't this just to test your ability to deal with the boss alone?" The first half of Tan Mo's sentence was the truth, but the second half was a lie with open eyes.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yu retorted: "There is no need for a test. I just can't deal with Nangong Lie. Even if I could, I don't want to deal with him."
Tan Mo: ...
"Okay, now that you're back, you can order my milk tea. The minimum delivery fee is two cups."
"Let me do it. I'll treat you." Tan Mo subconsciously touched her pocket and remembered that her cell phone was broken by Nangong Lie.
She laughed awkwardly: "My cell phone..."
"I know. Sometimes I really wonder if the big boss has manic disorder." Lin Yu handed her the phone. "Use mine today. When your new phone arrives in a couple of days, you can treat me."
"Okay." Tan Mo took it.
Lin Yu sighed again, "Should we order a drink for the new guy, Xiao Lu, too? I heard that this new colleague is very proactive."
Tan Mo stopped and looked at Lin Yu.
Lin Yu sighed and said, "If a new person suddenly comes to our office, we don't know if he is on the same side as us. If not, we will have to gossip about him secretly."
Lu Xingjian seemed like a third party inserting themselves into their relationship. Lin Yu was worried about Tan Mo: "And I think Nangong Lie must have been holding back when he invited him in."
Tan Mo was amused by her last vulgar remark and flicked Lin Yu's head lightly: "Incredible, you have made a lot of progress in my absence."
"That's~"
After lunch, Weng Meide came to the president's office, followed by Lu Xingjian holding a box of essential office tools.
"Assistant Tan, I'll leave her in your care. You..." Weng Meide wanted to look around, but when she remembered that there were only two assistants in the CEO's office, she skipped that step and made her choice directly. "You just take care of her, and she'll follow you."
This was expected, Tan Mo nodded.
After Weng Meide left, Tan Mo copied the information in the computer to Lu Xingjian and also gave him Nangong Lie's itinerary.
"On your first day, it's most important to familiarize yourself with the company's charter. Within a week, you need to understand the company's procedures and the responsibilities of each department. You'll need to work closely with department heads."
Lu Xingjian was very respectful and took the information from Tan Mo with both hands. "I understand, Assistant Tan. I will familiarize myself with it as soon as possible."
Lu Xingjian also greeted Lin Yu and then went to his workstation.
There was a lot of work to do, and Lu Xingjian familiarized himself with the process at his own pace, jotting down any questions he didn't understand in a notebook. When he wearily looked up, the sun was already setting outside the window.
Lu Xingjian glanced at his phone. There was only half an hour left before the end of get off work, and he still had a lot to say to Assistant Tan.
He stood up anxiously and saw that Tan Mo's seat was empty.
"Where's Assistant Tan?"
Lin Yu slowly prepared the things he needed for get off work: "Her?"
Five minutes before the end of the get off work day, Weng Meide walked to the president's office and saw only Lin Yu who was turning off the computer, and no one else.
"Where's Lu Xingjian? I forgot to give him his ID card."
Lin Yu said calmly, "Him? He followed Tan Mo to Nangong Lie's house."
Weng Meide gasped, "Oh, so true, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. He even dares to go into such a dangerous place!"
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