Chapter 651: Chapter 651 Professional Translation
“Mom, if you like the job of translation, let’s give it a try. Education is important, but ability is even more so,” Jiang Mianmian encouraged.
“That’s right, wife, our daughter is right. Let’s go and try it out later, see if they have any hard requirements for education. When the time comes, you can show them what you’ve got, amaze them, so they’ll make an exception and hire you,” Jiang Changhai said with full confidence.
His wife was so smart and capable; how could the town government possibly not want her? In Jiang Changhai’s heart, his wife was the best person in the world.
Seeing that they all had so much confidence in her and were so supportive, Su Wanyu finally made up her mind, “Okay, Brother Hai, my girl, I’ll give it a try.”
The reason Su Wanyu wanted to find a job was also that her daughter went to school every day, leaving early and returning late.
Jiang Changhai went to work every day, getting only one day off a week. She was the only one at home all day, and it wasn’t fun to be alone. It would be better to find something to do, pass the time, and earn some money. Why not?
The Jiang family were all about taking action. They decided on this matter at noon, and in the afternoon, Su Wanyu was to take Jiang Mianmian to the town government to inquire about the educational requirement for translators.
Jiang Changhai: “Wife, I’ll take a half-day off from the factory and go with you.”
“Brother Hai, you should just go to work. Don’t keep taking leaves. Our daughter is with me, you can rest assured,” Su Wanyu persuaded gently.
“Alright then.” Jiang Changhai, seeing his wife say so, didn’t insist further.
After Jiang Changhai went to work, Su Wanyu took her daughter, head held high, to the town government.
Upon their arrival at the town government, the staff inside saw the two of them and hurried over to ask, “Comrades, what can we do for you?”
“Hello, comrade, I would like to ask if you are hiring a translator?” Su Wanyu asked politely.
“Translator? Yes, we do need one, but we require a high school education for the position. What is your educational background?” the staff member asked.
“I—I have a junior high school education. I didn’t finish high school.”
Su Wanyu noticed the staff member’s frown after she mentioned her junior high school education, so she quickly added, “However, I know German, French, Russian, and English. I can communicate with foreigners in these languages without barriers.”
“Four foreign languages?” The staff member sounded surprised upon hearing this, and thought that under such circumstances, they could make an exception for her.
“Yes, four foreign languages,” Su Wanyu nodded and reiterated.
“If you know four languages, then you are considered a special talent, and we can lower the education requirement a bit. However, being a translator is not only about speaking; you also need to be able to read and write. Can you do that?” the staff member asked.
Su Wanyu, who was never fond of reading, felt a bit like backing out upon hearing the requirements.
Seeing her mother ready to succumb to laziness again, Jiang Mianmian immediately stepped forward, looking proudly at the staff member. “Auntie, my mom can read, recognize, and write. She knows everything.”
Jiang Mianmian also thought that her mom had been somewhat lonely since moving to the town.
If it had been back in Stone Bridge Village, her mom had good friends in the village, and after dinner, she could go for a walk, chat with friends, and pass the time.
But now in town, all of their next-door aunts had jobs.