Chapter 123
Director Ren's words are the questions that students are most afraid of their elders asking after taking an exam.
Seeing this kid bustling around the office with ease, with a bright smile on his face as always, he had never seen him with a frown. Did he do well in the exam or not? Director Ren really couldn't help it.
Lu Qin, holding the kettle, poured him some tea without a word. He said modestly, "Director, I've filled in all the questions I know how to answer. The rest will be up to the examiner."
Director Ren savored it carefully and told him indirectly that he could do it, right?
If Lu Qin knew what he was thinking, he would definitely refute him, but he didn't say that. He just plainly expounded on his feelings after the exam.
“Oh, when will the results be released?”
"It should be within a month. Don't worry, Director. I will work hard during this time."
He will work hard, and Director Ren believes it. But he still feels unhappy. Why can't he stay in the factory?
While he can still do more work, Director Ren decided to let him run more errands so as not to waste his talents.
The cafeteria lady who served lunch had somehow learned about Lu Qin's college entrance exam. Of course, it wasn't uncommon for factory staff to have connections. When she saw his face at lunchtime, she gave him an extra spoonful of meat.
Lu Qin took the rice bowl and was about to leave when he suddenly noticed something. He half-bent his waist and put his face to the window, staring at the silk scarf around her neck. "Thank you, Auntie. The silk scarf on your neck is so beautiful. You must have just bought it, right?"
His loud cry drew several people's attention. Oh, it really was a red scarf, a new one. Wearing it in the fumes-filled cafeteria was a real no-brainer.
The aunt who served the food originally thought that if Secretary Lu passed the exam, he would come to the cafeteria to eat less often. She was used to it and was even a little reluctant to let him go.
When she heard his praise and noticed the gazes around her, she lowered her head to look at her neck, then subconsciously straightened her back. Wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes. After working for half a day, he was the only one who noticed it. She motioned for him to bring the rice bowl over.
Lu Qin actually reached out, and the aunt poured a few more soft potatoes into the jar for him, buried two pieces of meat at the bottom, and told him, "Eat your fill."
He was lucky that this aunt had a say in the canteen.
"Hey! Thank you, auntie. I will definitely eat them all." He ran to several factories in the morning and he was really hungry.
The comrades waiting for food at the back peeked in and were not surprised at the aunt's preference for him. They were very satisfied with just getting two pieces of meat.
Lu Qin left with his rice bowl, feeling satisfied, and walked to his seat and sat down.
Opposite him was Zhou Jun, and next to him was Xu Youzhi.
Zhou Jun was a big shot in the factory back then, but he didn't even receive this kind of treatment.
The two of them looked at his rice bowl in silence, then looked away at their own. Very good, the difference was even greater than before.
Lu Qin had long ago put away his precious enamel cup in his office to drink water, which meant that the protruding flesh he had gained back was entirely due to his good looks.
Lu Qin picked up the unused chopsticks and without saying a word, he put some food into their bowls. After that, he moved the bowl in front of himself and said, "Eat quickly. After eating, go back and take a nap. I haven't been to work for several days, and I'm not used to it for a while."
His eating movements didn't indicate so; the food in the cafeteria was just as good as ever to his taste.
Xu Youzhi and Zhou Jun shared some of the stir-fried dishes they brought from home with him.
Xu Youzhi ate a few mouthfuls of food, then suddenly looked up and asked, "Lu Qin, how did you do on the exam?"
Lu Qin had also urged him to take the exam, but he declined, considering many factors. He had barely graduated from high school, and to get the job, he had sought help from many people. But people's perspectives aren't static.
Lu Qin heard someone ask about his exam again. Guessing they were just being concerned, he slowly swallowed his words and said the same old thing, "I've finished writing everything I know how to write. The rest depends on how the teacher grades it."
Xu Youzhi nodded, "Then you will definitely be fine."
Zhou Jun interrupted, "I remember you filled in Ningda, right?"
"Yes." Lu Qin almost forgot that there was a college graduate in front of him. "Chief Zhou, where did you study?"
He thought carefully, Section Chief Zhou is a college graduate, no, it should be said that he graduated from college ten years ago, he is less than 30 years old now, after careful calculation, he came to the conclusion, "Section Chief Zhou, you went to college when you were a teenager."
"I started studying early. I went to university at the age of sixteen. Later, I studied at Ningbo Normal University, which is right next to Ningbo University."
However, when the situation became more complicated later, he almost didn't finish college and barely graduated. The shadow left on him was quite large. He thought the situation should be much better now.
Wow, Section Chief Zhou is a very secretive and humble person.
Lu Qin guessed that he would aim for the position of director of a food factory in the future.
Zhou Jun looked at the young man in front of him, who was at the age of youth and vitality. "If you have the opportunity, you should study hard."
Lu Qin agreed, "That's right."
Xu Youzhi on the side seemed to be thinking about something.
After dinner, Lu Qin went back to work. After running around the production department, he went to the R&D department. Although his legs were tired, his mouth was busy. After all, the factory would develop new products after the New Year.
When he got off work, he still remembered the task at home, but he left too hastily that morning and didn't make it.
After returning the lunch box to the Qin family last time, Sun Laimei had given them some pickled cabbage and beans, which Sun Juan quite liked. Just then, another batch of food came out of the tank, along with several homemade salted duck eggs, so his sister and Aunt Sun had someone bring them over.
Riding his bike to the family building, Lu Qin noticed that it was almost dark. He then remembered what Sun Laimei had said about looking at people in the afternoon being a bad sign and impolite. He had done that more than once before, but it should be okay since he wasn't visiting them.
But he had only taken two steps forward when he saw the figures of Sun Juan and Qin Shi. Qin Shi had had her hair cut, and he only realized it from Sun Juan's back.
He stopped his bike and was about to shout to them when he heard Sun Juan's angry voice coming from the front.
Sun Juan held a dustpan in one hand and a broom in the other, her face stern. "How does my daughter's college entrance examination bother you? What's wrong with her at her age? If I hadn't come down to take out the trash, I wouldn't have known you were stopping my daughter and asking her questions. You're so worried about my family's affairs. Why don't you just come to my house? I have plenty of stools at home, so you can sit wherever you want. I haven't finished my New Year's melon seeds yet. How about I bring them out for you to eat? Let's see if you have more free time or my melon seeds are saltier..."
Lu Qin: Yes
Qin Shi had her hair cut short for the exam. Perhaps the hairdresser's workmanship wasn't very good, as the strands of hair on the side barely covered her ears. Sun Juan stood in front of her, and she stood behind her, head bowed, lips tightly pursed. The smile in her usually curved eyes had vanished.
The aunt who was responsible for stopping Qin Shi didn't expect her to be so angry.
"No, Juanzi, I'm just asking. I don't mean anything else. I really don't mean anything else."
They were always gossipy, besides the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issues, they were also about which daughters were not married. She said it was not unfair today because the Qin family kept the matter of Qin Shi's college entrance examination secret very well, and only close friends knew about it. But somehow it got to the family compound. So she and a few older sisters couldn't help but stop Qin Shi and ask her a few questions.
That's right. At Qin Shi's age, she's already 22, and people her age would have been married long ago. They heard that she was not only single but also wanted to take the college entrance examination. If she passed the college entrance examination, she would have to study for a few more years. Wouldn't that make her older? What kind of partner would she be able to find in the future?
Furthermore, there was a conflict between a newly married daughter-in-law and a new bride in a nearby family compound over the college entrance examination. The recent commotion was endless.
Based on this, the aunts couldn't help but stop her and ask questions, and as they asked, they couldn't help but express a word or two of their own opinions.
It just happened that I met Sun Juan by chance. I don’t know what luck it was.
They all want to slap themselves. Sun Juan is the director of the Women's Federation. Why do they have to be so mean and keep complaining? Just complain about other people's things.
But isn't Sun Juan a little too angry recently?
Sun Juan's mouth was swollen. After hearing their apologies and seeing the apology in their eyes, she hissed, "Are you guys too idle to discuss other people's family affairs? Instead of wasting time on this, you should take care of your own family affairs and learn more. I think the previous literacy campaign was in vain."
Qin Shi rubbed Sun Juan's back and stood up. "Aunts, I'm really not in a hurry, so don't worry about my lifelong affairs."
A group of aunts: They, do they deserve to be anxious?
Next time we talk about this, they will be very bad-mouthed.
"Xiao Shi, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean anything else."
Some people just can't help gossiping and feel uncomfortable if they don't gossip for a day. I'm talking about these people.
"Yes, Xiaoshi, you will definitely pass the exam. After you pass, you can find a partner anytime you want."
Qin Shi pursed her lips, smiled and said nothing more.
The aunts finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Sun Juan wanted to open her mouth to say something, but it hurt when she moved.
"Let's go upstairs and go back to eat. Your dad must be waiting anxiously."
"Yeah, goodbye, auntie."
However, when they turned around, they saw Lu Qin in the same place.
As Lu Qin who watched the whole process: It’s so embarrassing.
He raised his hand, a big smile on his face, and walked over with the things in his hand, "Auntie."
Sun Juan's face finally smiled again. "Why are you here? Let's go home and have some tea first."
Looking at this scene, Lu Qin couldn't just throw the things to them and leave, otherwise people would think he was avoiding suspicion, and lesbians are shy.
He said, "I'll be right here pushing my bike. Auntie Qin, please wait a moment."
Qin Shi saw that he didn't seem to have heard anything before, so she lowered her head and looked at her toes. Otherwise, it would be quite embarrassing.
Lu Qin turned and ran. When he came back, he was pushing his bicycle, with two bags hanging on each handlebar.
As he went upstairs, he was holding two bags in his hands.
No one spoke along the way, mainly because Sun Juan had a sore mouth due to a sore throat.
When she got to the door, she said, "Auntie, this is the pickled bamboo shoots my aunt asked me to bring to your house. Didn't you say you loved them? There's just another jar of them, and this salted duck egg. My aunt said it's already pickled..."
He put the things down one by one.
Sun Juan now knew why he came. Favors are a matter of going back and forth. "Thank your aunt for me."
Qin Shi came out of the kitchen and placed two cups of warm water in front of him. She then sat down opposite him.
Lu Qin smiled and nodded at her, replying to Sun Juan, "You're welcome, Auntie, just enjoy your meal. After spring, there will be more wild vegetables in the fields. I'll bring them to you then."
"Hey!" Sun Juan responded. She was in so much pain that she didn't want to open her mouth.
"That's all for now, Auntie. It's getting late, I'll go back first."
Sun Juan had no choice but to look up at him as he stood up, "Why don't you eat?"
She stood up and said, "It's time for dinner. Let's have dinner before leaving."
Comrade Qin Minghai, who was originally at home, had already gone out to buy meat. Their family has a fixed time to eat meat every month, but the type and amount of meat are different.
"No, auntie. If it's any later, I won't be able to see the road clearly."
Lu Qin took two sips of the tea poured by Qin Shi, and his whole body warmed up.
Qin Shi walked him to the door.
Lu Qin was about to leave, but he turned back and said, "Comrade Qin, you will definitely get good grades."
He was not saying words of encouragement, because the fact was that Qin Shi started reading no later than them and was quite well prepared.
"Ah, thank you, Comrade Lu." Qin Shi was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses, "I also wish Comrade Lu success."
Lu Qin smiled, waved his hand and left.
******
After the exam, every day of waiting for the results is particularly torturous for the candidates.
You fill out your application before the exam, and who can be sure you'll be accepted? Who wouldn't be nervous about the uncertainty of the outcome? But after waiting for so long, I became a little numb.
Lu Qin worked hard in class for about a month. Of course, it was probably the blessing of Qin Shi and his family that worked. When the college entrance examination results came out, he firmly occupied the top spot with a high score. On the second day of the second half of the month, he received the admission notice from Ningbo University.
It came so unexpectedly, but it was indeed a surprise. It was truly a wish come true.
He also asked, "Are there any Lu Chunnong and Kong Yue?"
The staff member was rummaging through the paper, his tone slightly respectful, "Yes! Comrade, wait a minute, I'll find it for you."
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