Recruitment Turmoil (2)

The moment Pei Shao heard that, his face flushed with embarrassment. He knew that, with his current education, he wasn't qualified to argue with her. He could only suppress the turmoil in his heart and say, "Although our university isn't particularly famous, I'm confident I can do any job. As long as you're willing to give me a chance, then I..."

"Why should I give you a chance?" The middle-aged woman put on that punchable expression again. "Fine! Since you seem so sincere, don't say Auntie isn't looking out for you or giving you a chance! Come work as a cleaner at our company. Three hundred yuan a month. Are you taking it or not?"

"Fuck your mother!" Pei Shao nearly rushed over to give her a combination punch. Fortunately, reason prevailed in the end. He held back his impulse, stood up, and stormed off without looking back.

But just as Pei Shao was boiling with anger, he accidentally dropped Castle from his pocket. Luckily, Castle was currently in the form of a mobile phone, which somewhat prevented a scene. Still, the recruiting auntie saw it and even remarked, "Your clothes are trash, and your phone is trash too..."

Pei Shao quickly picked up Castle and scurried away in humiliation. Although he had ten thousand reasons to prove that Castle was incredibly cool, he didn't want it attracting too much attention. After all, mobile phones with such a unique design were rare. If someone took a photo and posted it online, who knew whether those online experts might discover its connection to Transformers?

"Ah..." Pei Shao stood in the middle of the square with his head hanging helplessly, watching the tide of people flowing past him, feeling an inexplicable ache in his heart.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Castle's voice suddenly came through the earphones, making Pei Shao raise his head slightly. "Nothing. I'm just in a bad mood!"

"Yes, regrettably, by Earthling standards, you are obviously a useless piece of trash!" Castle showed Pei Shao no mercy at all. In an unquestionable tone, he said, "Now, straighten your back, find another recruitment booth, and then do as I say. Do you hear me?"

Although Castle's tone hadn't changed in the slightest, Pei Shao knew from his words that this petty robot had definitely been provoked by that old woman earlier.

Pei Shao's eyes lit up at once. Slapping his thigh, he suddenly thought, That's right! Castle knows everything. With his help, what the hell am I worried about? Delighted, Pei Shao eagerly plunged into the crowd once more.

Watching Pei Shao's excited retreating figure, the middle-aged woman who had just "spoken harshly" felt slightly puzzled. But she soon snorted disdainfully in her heart. With credentials like yours, let's see who would dare hire you!

Naturally, Pei Shao didn't hear her thoughts. By then, he had squeezed his way to a recruitment booth in the northeast corner that was surrounded so tightly it was impossible to get through. He vaguely saw that the person in charge seemed to be a very young woman. Though he couldn't make out her face, her waterfall-like hair and snow-white blouse alone were enough to suggest that she was no ordinary girl.

Sure enough, once he got closer, Pei Shao saw what she looked like. A small lock of coffee-colored hair floated gently in the wind before her forehead. The skin on her bare arms was even whiter than snow. Her slightly slender figure carried an air of classical elegance and striking delicacy. The long hair draped over her shoulders made her graceful and ethereal, like a fairy descending from the heavens.

However, her expression was icy. It was even colder than the chill Castle gave off, seemingly piercing straight into one's bones, colder than the poles. Pei Shao was completely captivated by her lovely figure as she sat there quietly. At that moment, two men in their thirties, with glossy hair and flashy clothes, approached and asked a few insignificant questions.

The girl opposite them swept them a cold glance, frowned, and said, "Didn't you come yesterday? Please don't cause trouble!"

The instant her voice emerged, Pei Shao felt dizzy. Even the orioles described in novels as singing upon leaving the valley probably weren't this enchanting, were they?

The two men immediately left in shame after being told off. Then several more people dressed neatly, who looked like they were at least PhD holders, rushed forward, only to return in defeat soon afterward.

Pei Shao particularly noticed that when the girl looked at those "PhDs," her expression didn't change at all, as if she were looking at a stone by the roadside.

Soon, several more decent-looking applicants arrived. Although they could answer some of the questions the girl asked, very few were allowed to leave their resumes behind. As for anyone whose resume interested the girl enough for her to read it, there was practically no one.

The more Pei Shao watched, the stranger it seemed. The thick glasses on those applicants certainly weren't fake. He had even overheard that one of them had graduated from the Renmin University Department of Journalism, while another was a talented graduate of a very famous media school in Australia. Yet in that beautiful girl's eyes, they were no better than those earlier PhDs—not worth a damn.

Heavens! Just who was this girl, and what kind of company was this?

Pei Shao began to feel a little uneasy. Compared to the two people just mentioned, his own school was simply too embarrassing to bring up. He wasn't even fit to carry their shoes. And judging by their dejected expressions, the outcome had clearly been far from ideal.

Without realizing it, Pei Shao tightened his grip on his resume, his palms covered in sweat.

"What are you doing?" Castle's dissatisfied voice came through again. "You've been standing here for over half an hour. Are you planning to stand there until the sun sets?"

"But..." Pei Shao tried to explain, but before he could say anything, Castle impatiently interrupted him. "Do as I say. Go over there immediately..."

"Oh, all right!" Although Pei Shao was still somewhat nervous, he had great faith in Castle's abilities. But the moment he stepped forward and came face-to-face with the beautiful woman, cold sweat instantly poured down his face.

"Hello, my name is Lin Meijing. Welcome." Her words said welcome, but her face showed no trace of it. Her tone was equally mechanical, devoid of any emotion. Moreover, her very first question was extremely direct. "How much do you know about computers? Are you proficient? What level have you reached in literature? Can you write poetry? Can you write novels? Have you previously published any form of writing? Physically, can you handle the work of a reporter? If you had to work twelve hours a day, running around outside in the wind and sun, could you endure it?"

Oh my god! Was she recruiting Superman or Iron Man? Pei Shao finally understood why those talented applicants had looked so dejected. With standards this high, this newspaper must be several times more insane than every other recruiting company here today, right? Those places didn't even want me, so how could this celebrity-like beauty possibly think highly of me?