Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 48 Elementary Translation Exam
On her way back to her dormitory, Su Nuannuan unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance.

This person was none other than Chu Mingzhou, who had met Su Nuannuan briefly yesterday.

The boy was tall and slender, and even in a plain white shirt, his refined and otherworldly air was undeniable.

Looking at the steaming Su Nuannuan, Chu Mingzhou paused for a moment, then nodded at her.

Su Nuannuan was a little surprised that the aloof boy had taken the initiative to greet her. Although he only nodded slightly, she subconsciously returned his smile.

After two months of nourishment from the spiritual spring water, Su Nuannuan has completely shed her withered and thin appearance from when she first arrived. Now, Su Nuannuan is sweet and lovely, with a pair of round, grape-like eyes that seem to sparkle when she looks at you, and two dimples on her cheeks when she smiles, making people want to reach out and poke them.

Chu Mingzhou looked at the dimples that were faintly visible on the little girl's cheeks and twitched his fingers.

Su Nuannuan figured that Chu Mingzhou was only talking to her because of his sister, Chu Mingxia. So, she simply greeted him and left.

Chu Mingzhou didn't know why he had unusually taken the initiative to greet people today. After Su Nuannuan left, he stood there pondering the question. Ultimately, he attributed the reason to Chu Mingxia.

When Chu Mingxia returned home last night, she kept praising Su Nuannuan. Clearly, she really liked the girl named Su Nuannuan. When her family learned that the girl's university major was clinical medicine, they were all full of admiration for her. It was also at this time that Chu Mingzhou remembered this girl named Su Nuannuan.

When Su Nuannuan returned, Hong Xiu and Sun Xiuhua were already up, only Zhou Menglu was still asleep.

There were no classes for the first three days of the semester at Beijing University, and today is the second day. Su Nuannuan and Hong Xiu plan to go to the Xinhua Library today.

Xinhua Library is just across the street from Beijing University, less than a 20-minute walk away.

When Su Nuannuan and Hong Xiu arrived, the Xinhua Library was already open, and there were many students from Beijing University coming and going.

Although Peking University also has a library, its collection isn't as up-to-date as that of Xinhua Library. Xinhua Library frequently collects recently published works from both domestic and international sources and also translates the original texts.

Therefore, students at Kyoto University really enjoy reading here.

Hong Xiu led Su Nuannuan to a counter, behind which sat a thin, old man wearing glasses, who was reading a foreign language novel.

Seeing Hong Xiu approach, the old man put down his book, looked at her with a smile, and asked.

"Ah Xiu, you're here. Have you finished translating the documents you brought back yesterday?"

The old man was Sun Guosheng. Hong Xiu had introduced him to Su Nuannuan before they arrived; he was the head of the Xinhua Library. He was previously a primary school principal, and after retiring, he was hired as the head of the library.

Hong Xiu quickly waved her hand.

"Teacher Sun, I can't be that fast."

Su Nuannuan could tell that Sun Guosheng was deliberately teasing Hong Xiu. Hong Xiu seemed very relaxed around him. Clearly, the two were quite familiar with each other.

Sun Guosheng knew that Hong Xiu couldn't possibly translate that quickly; he just wanted to tease the quiet young girl.

"Alright. Enough joking. What brings you here today?"

Although she was speaking to Hong Xiu, her eyes were fixed on Su Nuannuan.

Seeing this, Su Nuannuan smiled at him and took the initiative to speak.

"Hello, Teacher Sun. My name is Su Nuannuan, and I'm Axiu's roommate. I'd also like to translate some documents to earn some money."

Su Nuannuan's few simple words revealed her identity as a student at Beijing University.

Xinhua Library receives a large number of foreign language documents that need to be translated every month. As the head of Xinhua Library, Sun Guosheng enlisted the help of many students from Beijing University. However, the sheer volume of foreign language manuscripts received each month meant that the number of students from Beijing University was far from sufficient.

Workers from other units didn't understand these foreign languages, and those who did didn't have time to translate. Therefore, Sun Guosheng would always ask students from Beijing University to help introduce someone to translate.

It seems that Su Nuannuan was introduced by Hong Xiu.

Sun Guosheng smiled. "You were introduced by A-Xiu, so you should know that we will test you before the translation."

Su Nuannuan nodded. Hong Xiu had told her before she came that Xinhua Library would conduct a translation level exam for every translator. After obtaining the translation certificate, she could take documents back to translate.

There are three levels of translation certificates: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Hong Xiu obtained the beginner level Russian translation certificate. She said she took the exam three times before passing.

"Teacher Sun, I would like to take the English proficiency translation exam."

Sun Guosheng's eyes lit up when he heard that Su Nuannuan's exam was in English. He was worried about not being able to find anyone to translate the many English documents in the library, and now one of them had come knocking on his door.

If she can pass the English proficiency test, even the beginner level one, it will help ease the library's English translation workload.

"Ah Xiu, can you watch the shop for me? Comrade Su Nuannuan, come with me."

Sun Guosheng led Su Nuannuan to the westernmost part of the first floor. After pushing open the door, Su Nuannuan discovered that it was actually an archive room.

Sun Guosheng asked Su Nuannuan to sit down at a table, where there were pens and draft paper laid out beforehand.

He took a document from a bookshelf; it had English words printed on it.

"This is a beginner-level English translation test. You have two hours to complete it."

Sun Guosheng opened the file bag, took out an exam paper, and placed it in front of Su Nuannuan.

Su Nuannuan did not start writing immediately, but glanced at the test paper and found that it was not difficult at all.

Picking up the fountain pen, Su Nuannuan, who was used to ballpoint pens, was still a little unaccustomed to the feel of the fountain pen. She wrote a line of English on the draft paper. After getting used to it, Su Nuannuan began to answer the questions.

Sun Guosheng had been watching Su Nuannuan closely as she wrote. When he saw her fluently write a line of English on the draft paper, his eyes lit up.

Su Nuannuan was engrossed in answering the questions, and time flew by. By the time she wrote the last word, an hour had passed.

Actually, Su Nuannuan could have done it even faster. However, the last thousand-word translation took her quite a bit of time. The translation itself wasn't difficult, but writing took time.

After blowing the ink off the exam paper, Su Nuannuan handed it to Sun Guosheng.

Sun Guosheng was surprised that Su Nuannuan had finished the elementary translation exam so quickly.

"Comrade Su Nuannuan, shall we not check again?"

Su Nuannuan smiled, her voice full of confidence.

"No need."

Sun Guosheng frowned. He felt that translation should be meticulous and cautious, requiring repeated study and analysis of the work. He had seen people translate as quickly as Su Nuannuan before.

However, their translations are often dull, uninteresting, and soulless, sometimes even failing to capture the key points. Even if such people manage to translate an article, they will not pass translation exams.

"you sure?"

Sun Guosheng's expression was somewhat serious.

Su Nuannuan showed no fear and looked him straight in the eye.

"I'm sure. Ms. Sun, I believe in my abilities. I think you can take a look at my test paper first."

Perhaps it was Su Nuannuan's confidence that inspired Sun Guosheng, who actually thought that Su Nuannuan might really have a talent for translation.

(End of this chapter)