Because Qiu Siliang had gotten up early today, when he and several colleagues followed Wu Yan to the Personnel Department, it was not yet half past seven.
But the Personnel Department, which normally did not open until eight, had already opened its doors.
Because many students had arrived before work hours to wait for registration.
Seeing these fresh graduates, their eyes brimming with excitement and longing but their mannerisms slightly "dull and foolish," Qiu Siliang thought of himself at this very time last year.
Going from school to work was an important turning point from child to adult.
After more than ten years of studying by the light of cold windows, he had finally reached the time when he could "make money." Qiu Siliang had been so excited that he barely slept the whole night.
He had gotten up shortly after five in the morning and caught the first bus to the registration unit, terrified of being late on his first day of work and leaving a bad impression on his future leaders.
But he had arrived too early, and the Personnel Department had not yet opened. Everyone had crowded outside the office, awkwardly looking at the other graduates who shared their identity, using stiff smiles to face this utterly unknown environment.
Since students had been left waiting outside last year, that absolutely could not be allowed to happen this year. The Personnel Department had opened early to make sure the students would not be left waiting outside for nothing.
"Don't rush, everyone! Put your luggage on the blankets over there. Don't worry, nothing will be lost. Then wait according to the number tag in your hands. If your number hasn't been called, go sit on those benches over there for a while. There's no need to stand here in