Upon hearing this, Wen Ruan realized that Teacher Wang Qing had asked her to translate and organize that document today in order to assess her, and she had successfully passed the assessment and could now intern here.
Wen Ruan was secretly pleased, but she remained calm and composed. She politely said goodbye to Wang Qing and went out of the office to find Qin Jianwen.
"Comrade Qin, Teacher Wang told me to ask you to take me to complete the onboarding procedures."
Qin Jianwen was quite pleased: "Congratulations on passing the assessment. I knew you must have some ability to be recommended. From now on, we will both be Teacher Wang Qing's interns."
“Every new employee has a similar assessment, and senior staff are not allowed to give reminders, so… don’t mind, I’m just afraid that if I tell you, you’ll get nervous and perform poorly…” Qin Jianwen said somewhat embarrassedly.
“It’s alright, I understand,” Wen Ruan replied with a smile.
Seeing that Wen Ruan seemed completely at ease, Qin Jianwen finally felt relieved and smiled, saying, "Teacher Wang, there are only the two of us interns now, so you can just call me senior brother."
Wen Ruan obediently called out, "Senior Brother Qin."
Qin Jianwen was beaming with joy, saying repeatedly, "I'm finally no longer the youngest in this office!"
He then introduced Wen Ruan to two other men in the office, both around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. They had previously been Wang Qing's interns, but after graduating from university, they were hired full-time and stayed on to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Both of them currently have important projects to manage and will be unable to come to the office for an extended period of time. In other words, for the foreseeable future, this office will only house Wen Ruan and Qin Jianwen.
Qin Jianwen was very helpful and told her that she could ask him if she needed any help or had any questions.
Wen Ruan nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, Qin Jianwen took her to various departments to fill out employment forms and obtain entry and exit permits, and Wen Ruan's internship officially began.
Her daily life was very fulfilling and busy. She originally thought that since she had just arrived, Teacher Wang Qing might not assign her any major tasks and would let her start with small or unimportant projects, but she was wrong.
As soon as she arrived, Wang Qing entrusted her with important responsibilities. In Qin Jianwen's words, "There is no such thing as an unimportant job in the department, only important and extremely important jobs."
Wen Ruan calculated the current time. According to history, diplomatic relations with the United States will be officially established in December of this year. Before the establishment of diplomatic relations, a lot of work and a long period of preparation are needed, and now is the busy peak period.
Wen Ruan and Qin Jianwen were busy from head to toe every day, working with extreme seriousness and meticulousness, not daring to make the slightest mistake, even though they were only responsible for a very small part.
Wen Ruan had mixed feelings about truly participating in this momentous event that influenced the course of history. Although she had learned about this history from history books and thought about how complicated it was, she was truly involved, even if it was only a very small part.
They were also shocked by the variety and complexity of the communication.
Putting everything else aside, Wen Ruan felt extremely lacking in professional knowledge, and there was a significant gap between her and Qin Jianwen. Although he kept comforting Wen Ruan, saying that she was already very good, she clearly knew that she was still far from perfect.
She had no problem with English, German, and even French for everyday communication, but when it came to her professional field, she had many shortcomings.
Wen Ruan knew that she had only taken advantage of the times and had a natural advantage. After all, talent was extremely scarce at this time. But when she was put into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was full of big shots, she realized that no matter how difficult the environment was, people's thirst for knowledge in this era was unprecedented, and her level was only average.
So every day after get off work, Wen Ruan would lock herself in her study to constantly recharge herself, studying various materials on interpretation and translation, as well as learning various professional terms.
The long hours of intense, mentally taxing work had made Wen Ruan extremely thin. Her mother and mother-in-law, noticing that Wen Ruan hadn't been home for almost a month, came to the courtyard house together on Saturday to check on her work.
Wen Ruan heard a knock on the door in the courtyard while she was in her study. She was a little dazed and, before she knew it, she was looking at the stack of documents in her book until dawn. She quickly organized the documents on her desk, put them in the drawer and locked it.
This stack of materials was collected by Wen Ruan after she realized her shortcomings. She took the initiative to go to Teacher Wang Qing, hoping he could give her some advice. He provided Wen Ruan with some materials to read carefully, and the ones she just saw were among them.
Looking at those books, Wen Ruan felt they were extremely precious. It was said that they were books that Teacher Wang Qing had collected exclusively, passed down to him by his master. The most valuable parts were the annotations made by his grandmaster and Teacher Wang Qing, as well as the notes taken while reading the books.
Wen Ruan cherished it and watched it very carefully.
After tidying up the books, Wen Ruan quickly got up and felt the ceiling spin around, her head spinning. After a dozen seconds, she came to her senses, and then there was another knock on the door.
"It's almost ten o'clock, Ruan Ruan is still not awake, is she?" Wen's mother said somewhat apologetically after knocking on the door.
Song's mother quickly chimed in, "The children have been working for a week. I heard they're under a lot of pressure. It's no big deal for them to rest a little longer on the weekend."
Seeing that Song's mother truly had no reservations and was wholeheartedly speaking up for Wen Ruan, Wen's mother finally felt relieved.
Before the two could discuss whether to continue knocking and waiting outside or go home first, Wen Ruan opened the door.
Seeing both Wen's mother and Song's mother standing outside the door, she was quite surprised, not knowing the exact time, and asked anxiously, "Mom, why are you here?"
When the two saw Wen Ruan, she was thin, pale, and had deep shadows under her eyes, which was a clear sign that she had not had enough rest for a long time.
This made Wen's mother and Song's mother very distressed. They waved their hands repeatedly, saying, "It's nothing, nothing's wrong at home. Don't worry, we just haven't seen you for a long time and wanted to come and see you."
Hearing this, Wen Ruan finally felt relieved.
Her mind had been tense, so she hadn't felt anything until now that she relaxed, and Wen Ruan felt dizzy again.
But she dared not show it, afraid of worrying the two of them. She simply invited them to enter the house first, then followed behind, remaining motionless until the dizziness subsided...
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