Forced to go to the countryside, the arrogant young lady got married and became a military wife

Shi Qingqian got on the bus to the city.

An hour later she finally got off the bus. This time the ride was much more comfortable than the last time, probably because she was almost used to it.

It was almost noon and her stomach started to growl, so she decided to go to the state-owned restaurant to eat something and replenish her energy.

Walking into the state-owned restaurant, there were not many people inside. Shi Qingqian ordered a simple meal, including a plate of braised pork, a bowl of rice and a bowl of vegetable soup, and then found a seat by the window.

After a while, the meal was ready. Shi Qingqian picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of braised pork and put it into her mouth. She couldn't help but admire the fat but not greasy taste.

While eating, she was thinking about asking about the bookstore later.

After finishing the meal, Shi Qingqian paid the bill and walked out of the restaurant.

She stopped a female student dressed like a student and politely asked, "Hello, do you know where the bookstore is in the city?"

The female student said, "There are several bookstores in the city. Which one do you want to go to?"

Shi Qingqian thought for a moment and asked, "Where should the biggest one be?"

"The largest bookstore is the Dawn Bookstore. If you want to go there, just go straight ahead, past three intersections, then turn left, past one intersection, and then go straight right. You will see the Dawn Bookstore sign."

After thanking the female student, Shi Qingqian began to look for the Dawn Bookstore according to the route she told him.

After walking for almost half an hour, Shi Qingqian finally saw the sign of Dawn Bookstore.

It was a large store with some promotional posters for new books at the door.

Shi Qingqian walked into the bookstore. The space inside was very large, and the shelves were filled with all kinds of books, including literature, history, science, etc.

Shi Qingqian took a deep breath. She liked this kind of place filled with the fragrance of books.

She wandered around the bookstore, carefully examining the books on every shelf, and discovered that there were many classic foreign literary works.

Shi Qingqian came to the counter and saw an old man sorting books.

She smiled and said to the staff, "Hello, I'd like to ask, do you have any work that requires translation?"

The old man raised his head and looked at Shi Qingqian, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He put down the book in his hand and said, "It's you."

Shi Qingqian was a little surprised: "Have we met before?"

"You haven't seen me, but I've seen you," the old man said with a smile. "More than two months ago, I heard what you said to the salesperson in the department store. I remember your husband was a soldier, right?"

Shi Qingqian was even more surprised. She didn't expect that she would be remembered under such circumstances.

She nodded and said, "You have a really good memory."

The old man smiled and said, "I tend to remember special people and events very clearly. I'm Yao Guangming, the director of the Liming Bookstore."

"We really need translation talent here, but we have very high requirements for foreign language proficiency. Which language can you translate?"

"I know a little English and French," Shi Qingqian said with reservation. After all, knowing too much in this era is not necessarily a good thing.

Director Yao Guangming took Shi Qingqian into the office at the back of the bookstore.

The office is simply decorated yet full of cultural atmosphere. The bookshelves are filled with various books, and some documents are piled on the desks.

Director Yao randomly picked up an English book and a French book from the bookshelf. He flipped the pages open, pointed to a paragraph, and said to Shi Qingqian, "These are excerpts from some books our bookstore is currently processing. Please translate these two paragraphs and let us see how good you are."

Shi Qingqian took the book and lowered her head slightly to glance at the two paragraphs.

She pursed her lips slightly, picked up the pen and immediately started translating. Those complex words and sentence patterns were quickly transformed into fluent and accurate Chinese under her pen, without any hesitation or pause.

Her speed is astonishing.

Director Yao stood aside, his eyes fixed on the tip of Shi Qingqian's pen. The scrutiny in his eyes was gradually replaced by shock.

He has been in the industry for so many years and has seen many talented translators, but this is the first time he has seen someone translate as quickly and fluently as Shi Qingqian.

In just a short while, Shi Qingqian had completed the translation of two paragraphs.

She gently put down her pen, raised her head, and with a hint of confidence in her eyes, she smiled and said to Director Yao, "Director Yao, I have finished the translation."

Director Yao Guangming was shocked by Shi Qingqian's translation speed and fluency. He quickly walked out of the office and found several other deputy directors.

Director Yao handed them the paper that Shi Qingqian had translated and said, "This is a translation that a comrade who applied for the translation job just completed. Take a look at it."

Several deputy directors took the paper and began to read it carefully.

At first, their expressions were relatively calm, but as their eyes moved over the translated texts, surprise gradually appeared on their faces.

One of the deputy directors looked up and said admiringly, "The quality of this translation is truly high. Both the English and French versions accurately capture the meaning of the original text, and the language is very fluent and natural."

Another deputy director nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, look at the translation of this English sentence. She accurately conveys some very subtle meanings. And this French paragraph is handled very skillfully."

Director Yao watched their reactions from the sidelines, feeling very satisfied. He said, "I was also shocked by Comrade Shi's speed and quality. Her performance exceeded my expectations."

At this time, a more rigorous deputy director raised a question: "Although her ability is indeed very strong judging by these two translations, it is a bit overshadowed by her only translating ordinary books."

"We still need to focus on investigating her background. If there are no problems, we can ask her to translate some highly professional books."

Director Yao thought the question made sense: "You can rest assured about her identity. Her husband is a soldier, and her background has long been investigated by the military. There will be no problem."

After hearing Director Yao's explanation, several deputy directors nodded.

"In that case, we can give her some more challenging translation tasks and offer her a higher price."

After discussing it with several people, Yao Guangming returned to the office.

Yao Guangming returned to the office, looked at Shi Qingqian, and said with a smile, "Comrade Shi, we all highly recognize your translation ability, so we would like to give you some more challenging tasks."