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Chapter 962 The fire extinguisher was covered in ashes
Soon, Chuanmei personally drove the A6, carrying He Xiaoyue, the class monitor, and Director Wang, leading the way.

Following behind were Lin Mo and Miss Yuan's little Zi.

Inside the car, Miss Yuan exclaimed as she drove, "Birds of a feather flock together! I was wondering why you and Chuanmei were so unconventional, and why Director Wang was so ordinary. Turns out he was waiting for me here. He really is a hidden talent!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but sigh, "Actually, Director Wang's dream is not to become a self-media creator, but to take the civil service exam."

If it weren't for the Sichuan girl suddenly doing this, and later dating the class monitor, this guy would have planned to go back to his hometown after graduation to prepare for the civil service exam and get a job.

He was even prepared to be stranded for several years, but things didn't go as planned!

"Oh? Is that so? It's not too late now, let him take the civil service exam in Jiangning City!" Miss Yuan said innocently.

In response, Lin Mo rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you know how difficult it is to become a civil servant in Jiangning?"

Let alone Jiangning, even in my hometown, a small county, the competition for civil service positions is incredibly fierce.

I heard from people in my area that last year, the average number of applicants for a civil service position was over 300-500.

The most outrageous thing is that for one position, there's only one opening, and over a thousand people applied. Seriously?!

"Oh? Is the competition this fierce? I knew it wasn't easy to take the civil service exam, but I didn't expect it to be this difficult!" Miss Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

Because from beginning to end, she never even considered that possibility.

As for Zhao Yun and Jiang Feng, they were both military personnel who transitioned to police work, and neither of them had experience passing the civil service exam.

"What do you think? I don't know about other places, but in our Nancheng, there are only a few civil service positions every year, so the competition is extremely fierce. It's perfectly normal for people to not pass the exam for three to five years."

Of course, there are also those who are exceptionally talented and pass the exam before even graduating. There are also some who are lucky enough to get a job in a position with very few openings.

"If not many people take the civil service exam, how could it still be a job that everyone envies?" Lin Mo laughed.

In the past, he would certainly have wanted a government job, a job that would have been incredibly lucrative in the dating market of a small county.

Regardless of gender, once they've landed a job, they'll find a partner soon after arriving at their workplace, and the relationship will be taken care of internally.

But now, he has no interest in taking the civil service exam. First of all, he has already achieved some financial freedom, and with money, he won't have a bad life anywhere.

Secondly, he also knew that he might not be cut out for studying.

Let alone those extreme positions, even for positions with three to five hundred people competing for them, he doesn't have that kind of confidence.

Back in high school, there were over fifty people in his class, and he still didn't get first place. How could he possibly do it now?

“That’s true. Just look at my uncle. Everyone treats him with utmost respect wherever he goes. Although my family is doing alright, we still have times when we need to ask for favors, and my uncle is usually the one being asked,” Miss Yuan sighed. Then, after thinking for a moment, a yellow exclamation mark suddenly lit up in her mind, and she said excitedly, “Hey Mo, what do you think about me taking the civil service exam? If I become a leader, I’ll definitely be a good official. I certainly won’t be corrupt!”

Hearing this, Lin Mo rolled his eyes at him: "You may not become a corrupt official, but you can definitely turn your department into chaos."

If you're just a junior staff member, the only headaches you'll face are your department head. But if you become a leader, things will be incredibly difficult for the people in your jurisdiction!

Just imagining Miss Yuan becoming mayor is terrifying enough.

However, if Miss Yuan were to become the village chief, she would certainly be a good one, and the village would definitely become wealthy quickly under her financial support, but that would only be limited to her role as village chief.

If she were a township head, she might even dare to do abstract art. If the whole township did it together, the sight would be unbearable to look at.

"Go to hell! Do you believe I'll take you down with me?!" Miss Yuan gripped the steering wheel, threatening to swerve sideways, which terrified Lin Mo, who bowed repeatedly.

"No, Sister Yuan, calm down! This is a tram. If it catches fire, we'll both be incinerated in a flash!"

He'd seen videos of trams catching fire before; the speed at which they caught fire was terrifying.

Soon, the group arrived in the southern part of the city and found a restaurant called "Grandma's Dishes". It wasn't a big restaurant, but it was a bit bigger than a hole-in-the-wall eatery. In fact, many people in the neighborhood liked to eat here. The restaurant's specialty was stir-fried dishes.

Because of its delicious taste, the business has always been good.

"What are we doing here?" Lin Mo asked as soon as they got out of the car.

Upon hearing this, the Sichuan girl couldn't help but say, "What do you know? Leaders have to go down to the grassroots level. These roadside restaurants are the most authentic!"

Lin Mo:
Surprisingly, not only Director Wang, but also the Sichuan girl got into character so quickly.

Seeing this, Director Wang reached out, and He Xiaoyue handed him the thermos. Director Wang took it and went straight into the restaurant.

"Boss, is there any room left?"

"Do you have a reservation? Um... no, that's fine too, we have a table." The restaurant owner didn't even look up at first, but when he saw Wang's attire, he immediately offered a table without mentioning the table at all.

Lin Mo, Miss Yuan, and the class monitor were at the very back, and they clearly saw the boss tremble.

After the three entered, they were led directly to the innermost private room. Upon seeing this, Lin Mo and the others stepped forward and asked, "Boss, is there any room left?"

"How many of you are there?" Because of what had just happened, the boss didn't bring up the reservation directly.

Lin Mo: "Three!"

"That table, I'll have someone clean it up for you," the owner said, pointing to a table in the corner of the hall that hadn't been cleaned and was covered in leftover food.

Miss Yuan:
"This discrimination is a bit too severe!"

Lin Mo: "Otherwise, Sister Yuan, you can just buy this restaurant. Then we won't be treated differently next time we come!"

Meanwhile, the owner himself came in with the menu, all smiles.

"Hot and sour shredded potatoes, stir-fried beef, and a Mapo tofu dish, that's all," Director Wang said.

Upon hearing this, the boss nodded repeatedly and smiled, "Boss, do we have any side dishes? They're free!"

"No, thank you," Director Wang raised his hand, then thought for a moment and continued, "By the way, is the meat in our house fresh?"

"Fresh and fresh, definitely fresh, comrade, you wait here!" With that, the boss grabbed the menu and jogged off to the kitchen.

Soon, a man dressed as a chef, carrying a cutting board with a piece of fresh beef on it, placed it on the table and began to cut it in front of Director Wang.

"Comrade, look at my beef, I guarantee it's fresh, it's all freshly cut," the owner said, while picking up a fire extinguisher that he rarely used in his shop and starting to clean it.

"Wow, this meat is pretty good. What are you doing?" Director Wang asked, watching the boss's performance art.

Boss: "Ahem, this fire extinguisher is covered in ash, let me wipe it."

Just then, the waiter came in with side dishes and fruit: "Hello, these are the side dishes and fruit. Your food will take a little while!"

"I didn't order anything?" Director Wang couldn't help but ask.

Boss: "It's nothing, it's nothing, we're having a promotion, it's free!"

Upon seeing this, Miss Yuan in the outer hall exclaimed, "Hey! Why didn't I receive a gift?"

The owner quickly closed the door, walked over, and said, "Eight yuan for a small dish!"

Everyone:
(End of this chapter)