Chapter 18, The Road to the Public Examination

Xiao Xu, I think you are under too much pressure to apply for this position, it really doesn't hit you, you can't get a graduation certificate when you study a third-rate college, do you think you are sure? I have never heard of a junior college student who can pass an undergraduate or even a graduate degree.

Wu Xu: Don't talk about uncle, I've been reading books for a long time, and if I can't pass this position, I won't be admitted to other positions. You said that I should be a primary school teacher, I also thought about it, but I really don't want to be a teacher, I still insist on taking this position, I can take the test, and if I can't take the test next time, I don't believe that I won't be able to get a job in the next eleven years.

Uncle: Okay, then you can work hard.

Back at home, Wu Xu continued to card books on the bed, and he didn't go downstairs to eat until his mother made dinner and called him.

Xiao Xu, I heard that you applied for the public institution in our Longxi Town, you have to prepare well, if you can work in this town, it must be the blessing of the ancestors, the manifestation of the Bodhisattva. Hey..., I didn't hear that his eldest brother was a leader in the town, so let's ask him and see if we can help. Wu Xu's mother said.

Wu Xu: Okay, I know, I'll read the book and take the exam, as for the eldest brother working there. But it's been decades since the second uncle came to the door, and the age difference between us is too big, and there is basically no contact, so I think it's better to forget it.

Wu Xu's father said: No matter what, with the same surname as Wu Zi, I think he will help, I will call and ask immediately.

Feed... Brother Yangyang? I'm the second uncle in my hometown. There is something I want to ask you to help me with , my brother Wu Xu in my hometown heard that Longxi Town was recruiting, and he was going to sign up for the exam, but he didn't know what the situation was, so he wanted to ask you about it.

Wu Yang: Hello second uncle, I have also heard about this, it is in the open recruitment of personnel in the establishment of the career, and there are many positions recruited, but there are too many college graduates in recent years, and the competition must be very big, you let him sign up first, and we will find a way after passing the written test. The two exchanged a few words and hung up the phone.

Wu Xu's father: Brother Yangyang is a party and government leader in the town, and the official is quite big, you should prepare well first, and we will go to him for help in the interview process after the written test.

Wu Xu: Okay Dad, I know, let's eat first, the dishes are cold.

In the blink of an eye, in July, special post teachers, recruitment of enterprises and institutions, public security recruitment in the second half of the year, etc., Wu Xu has no choice, he does not want to miss the academic qualifications and majors that meet the entrance examination, and he is preparing for exams and exams almost every month. His good friends Zhang Yuan, Li Ruping, Yang Kuan, etc. also participated in the preparation army like him.

How could it be so coincidental to meet you here? Wu Xu said.

Li Ruping: Coincidentally, I work here, how could you not meet you, I saw you pass by here several times, but I was dressed dirty, so I didn't greet you.

Wu Xu: Aren't you all taking exams? How did you come here to work?

Li Ruping: What can I do, I have to pay the registration fee and the bus fare for the exam, and I don't dare to take the exam without any income. Where are you going?

Wu Xu: This time, the province recruited 1,000 policemen and civil servants, and the Ping'an District Public Security Bureau alone had 40 indicators, and I also applied for the exam, and I had a hunch that I would definitely be able to pass the exam this time. So I've been exercising on this road for a long time, and I'm worried about my physical fitness if I really get in.

Li Ruping: Okay, I also applied for the exam, but I'm not sure, I'll be working hard next time. Let's go, I'm just getting off work, let's find a place to sit.

Go..., go directly to the reservoir, where can I eat barbecue, you can drink, the environment is not bad, after Wu Xu finished speaking, the two walked for more than ten minutes, came to the Red Lake Restaurant, ordered some barbecue and beer, and slowly tasted it.

Wu Xu: Did you hear that you took the police officer exam in the provincial capital last year? What's going on?

Li Ruping: It's hard to put into words, I have passed everything in the exam, and the unit has notified me to go to work. But my ex-girlfriend repeatedly asked to go back to my hometown in Ping'an City to find a job, so I gave up, and I haven't been admitted so far, which is ashamed.

Wu Xu: You are also an amorous seed, if it weren't for women, you would be able to call for wind and rain in the provincial capital now, work for four or five thousand a month, and reward fifty or sixty thousand yuan for year-end target performance appraisal, which is really a pity. How's your girlfriend?

Li Ruping: We broke up, we talked for seven years, I just gave up my job in the provincial capital, he was admitted to graduate school, and found a university professor in her graduate studies, and now they are all married. As he spoke, Li Ruping couldn't help crying.

Don't cry,... Come..., drink some beer, there are so many good women, what you do now is to make yourself stronger, the trees are bigger and deeper, and there are more birds, and you will mix better than her in the future. Wu Xu said.

Li Ruping: You don't know, we talked about high school for three years and college for four years, and I was very unwilling to break up so unexplained.

Wu Xu: Are there many things that you are unwilling to do? Be strong.

"Send you away, thousands of miles away, are you still there", the phone rang, Li Ruping picked up the phone: Hey..., Brother Ping, the results of the township institutions recruited this year have come out, and they have failed again. After hanging up the phone, Li Ruping said to himself, I didn't take his party seriously in this unit, and he didn't take me seriously, so I didn't think about it.

Wu Xu: Shui called you, how about helping me check my grades?

Li Ruping: Okay, I'll send him a message, and he will check it for you. After a while, Li Ruping received a text message: Wu Xu, applying for the position of Safety Supervision Station of Longxi Town, Longxi Scenic Area, with a total score of 116 points, ranking first.

... Damn..., Brother Xu, you have a good grade, first place, congratulations, prepare for the interview.

Wu Xu: People are in good spirits on happy occasions, it seems that I have hope to eat this public dinner, I have to call home to tell about it. After speaking, Wu Xu told his parents about the first place in the exam, and hung up the phone after a burst of instructions and concern from his parents.

Hey..., hello big brother, I am Xiao Xu, my brother from my hometown, I would like to give you good news, we have the position of Longxi Town Safety Supervision Station, more than 150 people took the exam, I took the first place, if you have the opportunity to participate in the work, please give more advice to the eldest brother.

Wu Yang: ... Are you sure? Great, our hometown brother is promising, don't worry, it's on my head, as long as it's not too big, you can rest assured that the interview is complete.

More than half a month later, Wu Xu's hometown was erecting a monument to his grandfather, and relatives and friends from the close branches of the Wu family came to help. Wu Xu, along with other elders, did not fall behind in the same rough and heavy work as digging pits, lifting stones, and mixing mortar.

Uncle Tang: No wonder your reading grades are not good, looking at your body is the life of doing farm work, give more incense to your ancestors, and bless the Zhuang family to be better in the coming year.

Wu Gui: What do you say, Xiao Xu took the first place in this exam, and after the interview, he can go to work in the town government, how can he have no achievements with you in his life, Xiao Xu is still very good.

Wu Yang: Yes, Uncle Wu Gui is right, more than 150 people took the exam, and Xiao Xu took the first place, which is amazing.

Second brother Wu Shaoxiang: Really, you have to prepare well, but don't be afraid, there is a big brother who is a party and government leader, and there will be no problem in the interview.

Uncle Wu Gui: Hey, our family's talents are withering, dozens of families will work with me and Yangyang and Shaoxiang, if Xiaoxu is really shortlisted, it would be good to win glory for us.

Uncle Tang: What are you trying, now this society is about relationships, and the three of you are not big officials, so I don't think it can help much. I said Xiao Xu, if you don't want to send some money, or just give up.

Uncle Tang: Which position did Xiao Xu take the exam, my Wu Peng took the village and town construction management center, and he was recruited by village cadres, and he had been the village party secretary for more than three years, so he had the opportunity to take the exam. He entered the interview second, I don't know if you are taking the same position?

Wu Xu: Second uncle, the safety supervision station I took the test was not the same as that of Brother Xiaopeng, and there was no competition.

Uncle Tang: That's good, I was shocked, I thought it was a competition between the two of you.

You say a word to me, say more bad, and say less good. Wu Xu only listened, and rarely talked. During the meal, Wu Yang, Wu Gui, Wu Shaoxiang, and Wu Peng were at the same table. Wu Yang said suddenly: Xiao Xu, the second place in this position you took is only 0.2 points less than you, but this is a comrade from the three branches and one support in Longxi Town before, who has worked in the Party and Government Office of Longxi Town for three years. I heard that the examiners for this interview were 2 from the Ping'an Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2 from the Organization and Personnel Department of the Party Working Committee of Longxi Scenic Area, and 3 from the Party and Government Team of Longxi Town. That is to say, 5 out of 7 examiners know him, although I have worked hard, but I am not sure, you have to be mentally prepared.

Wu Shaoxiang, Wu Peng, and Wu Gui said in unison: It's him, it's really hopeless, this person has a strong work ability, has many years of government work experience, whether it is the response to the interview, the language style and the examiner's impression, you can't compete. Wu Shaoxiang added: "It's important to participate!

Uncle Tang: I said Xiao Xu, it's not what I said, if you want to blame your grandfather, you have to live well below, you have to move to the mountains to live, where the place is small, you can't let go, you can't produce talents. If you say in the following words, maybe you will make a fortune.

Wu Xu has lived in a remote mountainous area with only a dozen families since he was a child, and rarely comes into contact with the children of the big village, so he has been very inferior since he was a child, and always feels that he is inferior.

Wu Xu: Uncle, big brother, don't worry, I won't take this little thing to heart. Longxi Town Safety Supervision Station is not my only choice, this long time I applied for the Ping'an District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau Archives, more than 2,800 people took the exam, I took the first place in the interview; The provincial recruitment of civil servants is named police, and the Ping'an District Public Security Bureau recruits 40 positions, and I took the seventh place in the exam; Guanshan County recruited 4 people for the special family planning post, and I took the second place; Anping County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau recruited 2 people, and I took the third place; Qianjiang City recruited 3 township civil servants, and I took the second place. So I've been preparing for the interview for a long time, and I think that with so many opportunities, there will always be one success, so don't worry about me.

Wu Yang: Brother, you are amazing, come on, my brother is optimistic about you, especially that civil servant position, you must prepare well, the opportunity is once in a lifetime.

Wu Gui: Your eldest brother is right, but don't have too much pressure, with your exam level, you don't have to worry about not having a good job.

Friends and relatives had dinner, had a drink, and then went home. What Wu Xu didn't expect was that the clansmen who didn't interact much before were very enthusiastic, and some of them were extremely warm. Especially Wu Shaoxiang, Wu Peng, etc., because Wu Shaoxiang married a good daughter-in-law, he was assigned a good job after graduation, and never took Wu Xu's family seriously. Wu Peng relied on his father to be the village party secretary for decades, and he himself was the village director and village party secretary for two years. Unexpectedly, Wu Shaoxiang, Wu Peng and others also toasted Wu Xu in person and took the initiative to shake hands.

In the later interview, Wu Xu really failed, as Wu Yang said, the second-place exam was a bad motorcycle, among the candidates in formal attire, he easily entered the examination room wearing a yellow coat, and then easily got the highest score in the interview and directly erased Wu Xu.

The reality is very cruel, fortunately, Wu Xu has been lucky in the exam for a long time, as he said, he didn't do well in the exam when he was studying, and he has never taken a bad exam after graduation, and he can enter the interview for big and small exams. The rest of the interview and job selection turned out to be a happy annoyance.