Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 103 A Fei
Half a cigarette's time passed, and Li Mu did not urge him. Instead, he looked at the young man in front of him with interest, expecting how he would answer.

Hong Pengfei on the side seemed to have made up his mind and said with gritted teeth,

"There are many reasons for participating in the interview, but the most important one is that I want to become an awakener, have strong power, and go find my family."

Hearing the answer from the young man in front of him, Li Mu's originally casual expression suddenly became serious. He couldn't help but think that when the end of the world first came, he and his two friends were also the first to care about the situation of their families. In the end, it was with the help of the authorities that they finally got the relevant information and finally took their families back.

Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Not everyone can become an awakener. It depends on whether you have the talent."

After a pause, he continued, "I remember you were transferred from the West Lake Shelter, right?"

Hong Pengfei nodded cautiously, "Yes, Lord City Lord."

Li Mu asked, "Have you ever learned breathing techniques before?"

"Breathing technique?"

After hearing these three words, Hong Pengfei searched for them in his mind and found that he had never heard of this name before. He then shook his head, indicating that he had never learned it.

"It seems that even in the official shelter, breathing techniques are not universally available."

Li Mu seemed to be thinking about something, but this was normal. What the government needed most was stability. If the breathing method was popularized, there would be a lot of chaos in the shelters with tens of thousands of people. What's more, those ordinary people couldn't even get enough food, so even if they learned the breathing method, they wouldn't be able to practice it.

"Then what brings you to the interview? Do you have any farming or marketing experience?"

“Is it because you like plants?”

Li Mu continued to ask.

Based on our previous conversation, and looking at the youthful appearance of the young man in front of me, who is only about twenty years old, it is estimated that he has just entered college and has not yet entered the society and has no work experience.

"My hometown is in the countryside. I have been doing farm work with my family since I was a child. During school holidays, I would also help my family harvest wheat, shell corn, and grow vegetables in my own vegetable garden."

Hong Pengfei felt less and less confident as he spoke, and began to feel that he was useless. He felt a little cold in his heart, but he thought of his friend's encouragement, bowed again, and said to Li Mu,

"I am hardworking and down-to-earth. Please give me a chance."

Li Mu looked at him calmly as he chattered on and on. He couldn't help but think of his first interview. He was just like him, wishing he could reveal all his past to the interviewer.

His clumsy words and actions give people the impression that he is a foolish young man who is a high-quality cheap labor force.

But after too many interviews, I gradually got bored and understood one thing: there shouldn’t be too many ordinary jobs. The relationship between individuals and companies is a two-way selection relationship, not a one-way selection.

But now it is the end of the world, and it is not easy to find a job, let alone working for Li Mu, the city lord. This is equivalent to the assistant to the general manager in the past, which can be considered a quick climb to the top.

Moreover, in Li Mu's vision, those who work with him may not become rich, but as long as they are down-to-earth and hardworking, they should have no problem living a worry-free life.

"I have done farm work with my parents, so I have some experience. I am so young, but I am the first one to arrive, so I am more polite."

Li Mu pondered the young man's strengths and weaknesses in his mind. Although he lacked work experience, it was because he was young and had not had time to work. The most important thing was that he was very polite, always addressing him as "Lord City Lord" or "You".

First impression counts!
"Okay, I'll take you."

Li Mu stated his decision with a smile on his face.

Hong Pengfei was stunned. He thought he had no chance, but how come he suddenly passed.

For a moment, he stood there in a daze. "What? Do you regret it and don't want to work with me anymore?"

Li Mu looked at the confused young man and said jokingly.

Hong Pengfei reacted and waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, thank you for the opportunity, Lord City Lord, I will work hard!"

"Okay, you're my first official employee. You're not that old, so I'll call you A Fei from now on."

"Also, from now on, you can just call me City Lord in formal occasions. You don't need to call me Master. Just call me Brother Li in private. I'm only three or four years older than you."

Hong Pengfei was a little surprised after hearing Li Mu's instructions. Although the city lord looked very young, he did not expect that the city lord was only a few years older than him, and so approachable, without the airs of a leader at all.

Then he shouted without hesitation, "Okay, Brother Li."

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction. Young people who have not been influenced by society are good. They don’t have so many tricks and won’t be blindly polite. They will do whatever you ask them to do.

"There will be other applicants next. You will interview them in the way I asked you just now. In the end, I will decide whether to accept them."

Hong Pengfei nodded gently, "Okay"

"Okay, move a chair and sit next to me."

It turned out that Hong Peng arrived very quickly, because the two waited on the chairs for another five minutes before the second group of people arrived.

The second group of interviewees consisted of three people, two men and one girl.

Li Mu did not know these two men. One of them looked to be in his thirties, with dark skin, wearing a brown cotton jacket, and had a simple and honest look. The other one was in his fifties, with half of his hair silver, wearing a work coat on the outside and a white shirt with a stand-up collar on the inside.

But this girl was someone Li Mu knew.

"Hu Li, why are you here?"

Li Mu stood up and looked at the three girls and asked, and Hong Pengfei next to him also stood up immediately upon seeing this.

"Of course I'm here for an interview, Lord Mayor, have you forgotten that I love plants very much?"

"When I saw the job posting you posted, I wanted to interview right away, but then I learned that you were busy with experiments, so I had to postpone it."

After a pause, she glanced at the young man standing next to Li Mu and showed a helpless expression, "I rushed here as soon as I heard your broadcast, but I didn't expect to be a step late."

Li Mu shrugged. "I can't help it. I was busy with something important the past two days, but now I've made up for it."

"I've already seen your abilities before, so you don't need an interview. I'll admit you directly."

"Great!"

"Thank you, my kind Lord City Lord."

Hu Li cheered and immediately ran to Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled slightly. It was a good thing to have a lively and pretty girl in the team. Not only was she pleasing to the eyes, but she could also adjust the atmosphere.

Then he turned his gaze to stand and wait
The two men, who hadn't spoken, said, "Sit down first, and let the interview begin."
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