After waiting for about five minutes, a young man came over and announced, "Comrade Gong Linglong, please follow me. You will take the cultural examination at the same time as the previous batch of applicants."
"OK, thanks."
Gong Linglong handed the bag to the man for safekeeping and hurriedly followed with the pen in hand.
When she arrived at the small conference room, everyone else was already seated. A middle-aged female leader wearing black-framed glasses was handing out exam papers. She glanced at her and pointed to the last seat: "Sit there."
"yes."
The test paper, which smelled of ink, was handed to the table. Gong Linglong immediately took it and looked at the questions. The front side contained high school cultural courses, and the back side contained subjective questions about ideology and morality.
"You have one hour, starting now. Hand in your paper on time when the time is up." The female leader had a serious look on her face, standing at the back with her hands behind her back to supervise the exam.
The original owner was an excellent student with all the high school knowledge stored in her head. Gong Linglong picked up the pen and started writing with great vigor. She didn't need to think much at all and answered the questions very quickly.
In less than ten minutes, I finished the first page.
When she turned over the test paper to answer the other side, she found that the female leader was standing behind her and watching her answer the questions. She looked up and smiled at her.
The female leader nodded slightly at her without saying anything.
The subjective questions at the end were not difficult for her. She had been preparing a speech for a cultural performance during this period and had read many books on modern red spirit. Her head was filled with spiritual food about ideology, morality and faith. With some casual organization and sorting, she could write several high-level manuscripts.
Twenty minutes later, the reverse interview paper was finished, and it was covered with dense black words.
Gong Linglong was just about to check for any typos when the female leader reached out, took her paper, and pointed outside: "Go to the lounge and wait."
"good."
Gong Linglong immediately stood up. Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she made a "come on" gesture to them and tiptoed out.
When the others saw that she had handed in her paper and the leader's paper was full of words, they immediately continued writing.
"Brother Jing." Gong Linglong walked back to the lounge with a smile.
Lu Jingchuan was sitting inside reading a newspaper. When he saw her come back, he immediately stood up and asked, "Linglong, are you done with the exam?"
"Well, the cultural subjects are over, and they are still taking the test. There is still half an hour left."
Seeing her confident look, Lu Jingchuan smiled and immediately took out the thermos, unscrewed the lid and brought it to her mouth. "Drink some water and take a rest. I'll peel an orange for you."
Half an hour later, the first group of people who took the cultural examination handed in their papers and came out, and the last group immediately went in to answer the questions.
"Gong Linglong, come with me."
The female supervisor in charge of the exam came to the lounge with a stack of test papers. She called her at the door and said to the others who had just finished the exam, "Wait in the lounge. Don't wander around. Come to the interview in the order you handed in your papers. I'll send someone to call your names at the door."
"OK."
They came in. The lounge was a bit crowded, so Lu Jingchuan stood up with his bag and went out with his wife.
In the interview room, there were five leaders sitting in the front and a bench in the middle of the room. Gong Linglong sat down on the bench after entering.
She had seen this kind of interview scene many times and was very familiar with it. She was not nervous at all. Seeing the leaders taking turns to review her paper and score it, she sat quietly and waited.
After waiting for about three minutes, the academic scores came out.
The male leader sitting in the middle seat was about fifty years old and the head of the Civil Affairs Department. His surname was Yan. He was holding her test paper and asked the first question: "Comrade Gong Linglong, I just looked at your personal information. Did you recently get married and come to Seoul to join the army?"
"Yes, I was born and raised in a rural area of Tanchengyang County, X Province. I married my husband a month ago and joined the army."
She was a military wife, so no further investigation was needed in her political review. Secretary Yan continued, "Your academic performance was good, and you expressed yourself clearly on the subjective questions. Now, let me ask you a question. If you passed the assessment and got a job at the Civil Affairs Department's Relief Office, what reforms would you like to implement in your unit?"
Regarding this issue, Gong Linglong has many reform measures in mind. If they were written down in detail, they would be enough to fill a book.
However, some constructive suggestions cannot be raised or implemented in this special era. Speaking them out will only cause trouble for herself, so she organized her words in her mind and then selected seven or eight timely policy reform ideas to answer.
While she was speaking, the five leaders in the front row were taking notes. Perhaps they thought her ideas were very good, so they nodded from time to time.
After she finished speaking, the only female leader asked, "You grew up in the countryside. Have you ever done farm work?"
“Yes.”
Her question surprised Gong Linglong.
The female leader looked at her steadily and said, "You don't look like someone who has done farm work."
Gong Linglong understood and smiled awkwardly, "I was born with fair skin, and the more I sunbathe, the whiter it gets. I also have my mother's looks. I'm proficient in all farm work and housework. I can go up the mountain to chop wood and trees, and go to the fields to sow seeds, plant rice, and harvest. I'm also very strong, so I always get full marks for work in the production team, just as good as men."
Hearing her words, the other four male leaders all laughed. Secretary Yan pointed to the large table next to them and said, "Come on, move the table down and let us see your strength."
When Gong Linglong saw them testing their strength, she had a vague guess that the job she had applied for today would require her to do a lot of physical work in the future.
But it is understandable. This is a service job. All kinds of donated items have to be distributed from the relief center. There are many heavy objects that need to be moved. If you don’t have good strength, you really can’t do it.
Tables these days are all made of solid wood, and this table is quite large. Gong Linglong tried it first, and then easily lifted it up with a little skill.
"Okay."
The female leader lowered her hand, took a blue-covered folder from the cabinet behind her, and handed it to her: "Do the mental arithmetic on this statistical data on the spot for half an hour."
The other leaders' eyes flickered, and Secretary Yan pointed at the large table and said, "Gong Linglong, just sit here."
"OK."
Soon the second person who was taking the interview came in. He first glanced at Gong Linglong, then sat down on the small stool nervously.
The assessments for these people later were far less complicated than the questions in Gong Linglong's interview, and they were not asked to do any calculations. They all answered one question and then left.
After the fourth interview, Gong Linglong stood up and said, "Leaders, I'm done."
The female leader checked her watch and saw that only 18 minutes had passed. Her eyes moved and she reached out to her: "Give it here, let me check it."
After everyone finished reading, Secretary Yan took out a piece of paper from the drawer and quickly wrote a few lines. The five people took turns signing their names and stamping it.
The female leader handed her the paper and said seriously, "Come to office 106 at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning to see me to complete the entry procedures."
Gong Linglong was delighted and took it with a smile, "Thank you, leaders."
"Go out." The female leader waved at her.
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