Gong Linglong ran out with a smile, opened the door and shouted excitedly: "Brother Jing, I passed, I will officially start work tomorrow."
Lu Jingchuan stood outside for more than half an hour, his body as straight as a javelin. The sound insulation of the room was very average, and he heard everything she said in the interview in the room clearly. He was sure it was safe at that time.
"Comrade Gong Linglong, congratulations." Lu Jingchuan smiled.
Gong Linglong smiled with a smile on her face, and she was also a little excited. She picked up her bag and said impatiently, "Let's go and tell my dear mother and respected mother-in-law the good news."
"Okay, let's go."
Lu Jingchuan was happier than her and was also very proud of her.
The others who were still waiting for the results were envious when they saw that she was admitted. Now that she had snatched up one spot, there were only two left, and the others instantly became more nervous.
The couple first went to the post office and called Zhou Lanqin's office.
Zhou Lanqin was extremely happy when she received a call from her daughter-in-law. She learned that she had found a job and had just passed the assessment of the civil affairs department. She praised her for a long time on the phone.
Phone bills are extremely expensive these days. Gong Linglong talked to her mother-in-law for five minutes, and Lu Jingchuan took the phone and talked for another two minutes.
After calling her mother-in-law, Gong Linglong called Zhou Lanping again. She had been communicating with her aunt since she came to Seoul, but this was the first time she called her.
After the phone call, the two went to the nursing home together.
After hearing the announcement from the reception desk, Bai Shuixian asked her senior supervisors for five minutes' leave and hurried to the door. Upon seeing them, she loudly asked, "Linglong, did you pass?"
"Mom, I passed. I will officially start working tomorrow."
Bai Shuixian ran up to them, took the notice from her daughter's hand, looked at it, and smiled: "Linglong, congratulations."
After saying that, he took out five yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into her hand. "I'm busy here and can't spare the time to accompany you. You and Jingchuan go to the state-owned store to buy some candy, and then go to the meat processing factory to buy some meat to celebrate."
Lu Jingchuan responded, "Mom, go ahead and do your work. We're going to go shopping now and catch the morning bus back to the army."
"Go ahead, go ahead. I'll be back on Sunday. You guys can focus on your own work and don't need to come pick me up."
After watching the two of them leave, Bai Shuixian ran back to work. As soon as she entered the room, she thanked her old leader who told her the news.
When the couple returned to the family compound, they learned that Gong Linglong had found a job in the city, a lucrative job in the civil affairs department. A group of military wives were extremely envious.
"Deputy Commander Lu's family, you knew the news about the civil affairs department recruiting workers, why didn't you inform us? It's such a rare opportunity, you should ask us to try it out." A family member of the Third Regiment was so jealous that his teeth were broken.
Gong Linglong knew that they were jealous. She had a golden rice bowl job in a government department, which was more respectable than a stable job in a state-owned factory. Her envy was understandable.
Although the other person's words were a bit provocative, she was in a good mood today and didn't bother to argue with her. She explained, "My mother found this job opportunity for me. There are educational requirements, and the minimum required is a high school degree. I thought I was the only high school student in the family compound, so I didn't tell anyone."
“So you need a high school diploma.”
Liao Qiuhua was also envious and wanted to ask Gong Linglong for help in recommending her, but when he heard this condition, he gave up the idea.
"A high school diploma is the entry-level qualification, and we're only recruiting three people."
Lu Jingchuan, who was handing out candy, then took over. "We only had an hour to register, and there were forty or fifty people who signed up. First, there was an hour-long exam on academic subjects, followed by an on-site interview with the leaders. They asked a lot of questions, and we had to do mental arithmetic in front of them. We also had to be physically fit and strong. It was much stricter than the military enlistment exam we had back then."
The group of military wives were all shocked: "Is it so complicated?"
"Well, the cultural exams were okay, covering all the knowledge from high school textbooks. The hardest part was the interview."
Gong Linglong followed suit, pretending to have just recovered. She introduced herself with a somewhat exaggerated expression, "The interview took place in a large office. I sat on a bench while five senior executives took turns asking questions. They took notes while I answered. I was so nervous my tongue was tied, and I was sweating profusely after the interview."
Lu Jingchuan: "..."
She answered easily, clearly, and eloquently, with a normal tone and intonation. He didn't hear a trace of nervousness.
"Also, after asking the questions, the leader asked me to lift a large table to see if I had enough strength. Luckily, I grew up in the countryside and have a lot of strength, otherwise I would have been in trouble today."
"After moving the table, they gave me a thick statistical manual and asked me to do mental arithmetic on the spot. I couldn't use an abacus. I had to finish the calculation within half an hour. If I didn't finish or made a mistake, I would fail."
After she finished speaking, the previously sour family member said with an embarrassed face: "So it's so difficult. No wonder this golden rice bowl is inlaid with gold. It's really not something that ordinary people can get."
"According to what Linglong just said, even if my husband Zhao goes there, he may not be able to pass." Yu Ximei said.
Lu Jingchuan smiled and continued, "I've seen their test papers and listened to the interview questions from the leaders. I think I'd barely pass if I took the test."
Gong Linglong: “…”
Her man is really sensible.
Lu Jingchuan is the youngest and most promising deputy regiment commander of the Seoul Military Region. He has a high school education and his military achievements are beyond words. Now even he says that he barely passed, and the jealousy in the hearts of the military wives has completely disappeared.
"Sister Linglong, you are working in the city now, so you are much more informed than us. If you encounter any job recruitment information in the future, please tell us." There was a military wife in the Second Regiment who was very insightful and spoke very politely.
Gong Linglong responded without hesitation: "Sister-in-law, we are all military wives and a family. If there are suitable job opportunities in the future, I promise to inform you as soon as possible."
Everyone felt relieved after hearing her words. Regardless of whether there would be job opportunities in the future, her kindness was enough.
After chatting for a while, they both turned around and went home to cook lunch. As soon as they got home, they smiled at each other.
At noon, Political Commissar Zhao came over after get off work and asked about Gong Linglong's assessment process. When he returned home, he urged the children to study hard and asked them to ask Gong Linglong in the evenings and weekends if they had any questions about their studies.
It's time to go to work tomorrow. Gong Linglong weeded and loosened the soil in the vegetable garden in the afternoon, picked up pig manure to use as fertilizer, and spent some time planting crops and vegetables on the new land in the space.
When Lu Jingchuan came home from get off work, a rich aroma was already wafting from the kitchen, and the glutton in his stomach was instantly awakened.
A bowl of tempting and greasy braised pork, a braised carp, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish. The couple sat opposite each other and enjoyed the sumptuous dinner happily and sweetly.
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