None of us had eaten, so we took a taxi straight to the residential complex.
From the car, we could even see the majestic southern foothills of Mount Tai.
Hearing our out-of-town accents, the driver asked with a smile whether we had come to climb Mount Tai.
We smiled and said yes.
The driver was quite enthusiastic and gave us a detailed explanation of where to buy tickets, where to start climbing, and so on.
Later in the conversation, the driver asked what I did for a living and where I was from.
I was from Mountain City, and I was currently a surgeon.
The driver gave an "oh."
"Being a doctor is great! You're also in a public institution, so it'll be much easier for you to take the civil service exam later!"
I smiled and replied,
"Sir, I'm not taking the civil service exam!"
At that, the driver frowned slightly.
"You young people just don't understand! Taking the civil service exam is good! Since you studied medicine, you could become a prison doctor, forensic doctor, work in medical insurance, health administration, or drug regulation. Any of those would get you an iron rice bowl.
Listen to your uncle. When you're young, you need to take the civil service exam..."
Hearing that, I was extremely shocked.
I had thought that people online were exaggerating when they said people here were obsessed with civil service exams.
I had not expected the obsession to be this severe.
Even a random passerby like me could be urged to take the civil service exam...
I did not argue, merely smiling and saying that I would head in that direction in the future.
Half an hour passed quickly, and the driver safely brought us to our destination.
Taiyun Garden.
It was a nice complex,