Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

At night, Gu Zhan continued to stay up until three in the morning before going to bed. When he woke up, it was already bright outside and there were already sounds of footsteps outside the lounge.

Gu Zhan turned over, washed his face with cold water and continued to work at his desk.

Not long after it started, Yu Gang came in with two white flour buns and a lunch box of millet porridge in his lunch box.

Gu Zhan stood up, took the lunch box from his hand and put it on the table: "Sorry for the trouble!"

Yu Gang secretly cursed Gu Zhan for being hypocritical. If he really thought it was troublesome to have the food delivered, why didn't he just go to the cafeteria to eat? He had to deliver the food himself early in the morning. However, he had a generous smile on his face, not revealing what he was thinking at all.

He walked around the room casually, picked up the manuscript that Gu Zhan had placed on the table and took a look at it. He saw that the handwriting on the manuscript was neat and powerful.

Yu Gang put down the manuscript in his hand, turned around and secretly looked at Gu Zhan a few more times, only to feel that the saying "the handwriting reflects the character of the writer" was not so accurate.

As he was leaving, he asked casually, "I heard you were the examiner for this English exam?"

Gu Zhan was eating. When he heard Yu Gang's words, he looked up and said with a smile, "Thank you Director Liu and Director Li for your appreciation."

Yu Gang choked. Director Liu was his superior, and Director Li was his direct supervisor. If he really spoke about this matter, it would inevitably reach their ears, and then it would be difficult to deal with it.

It was not worth offending the leadership for his cousin's sake, so he had to think of another way. Besides, if the other examiners had expressed their opinions, Gu Zhan's opinion alone wouldn't be that important.

Li Yuquan was away all morning, probably because he went to check on the situation at the examination room.

After breakfast, Gu Zhan was immersed in his work until Li Yuquan came in and called him for lunch.

"Xiao Gu, let's go eat."

They had lunch in the company cafeteria. Li Yuquan had originally wanted to invite Gu Zhan to eat at a state-owned restaurant outside, but Gu Zhan refused on the grounds that he was busy with work. Li Yuquan had no choice but to ask the chef in the cafeteria to cook two dishes for them, and the two of them sat together and ate while chatting.

"Xiao Gu, how do you feel this morning?"

"very smooth."

Gu Zhan knew that Li Yuquan wanted to ask about his work progress, so he briefly talked about the progress from last night to this morning.

Li Yuquan's other words were hazy, and he only caught a few very clear words: "The second book is now halfway translated."

"Xiao Gu, I didn't make a mistake."

"Thank you for your kindness, Director."

"Come on, come on, eat your food quickly, it will get cold soon."

Gu Zhan ate his food slowly and leisurely, which in Li Yuquan's eyes was restraint and good manners.

The dishes here, which are obviously different from those of other cadres and staff, have long caused discussions among other diners in the cafeteria.

"I heard that the young man sitting across from Director Li is the translator that Director Liu hired as an exception. He's also said to be the examiner for the English exam later."

"Is he that powerful?"

"I heard he's really good. Even Professor Zhang from the provincial capital praised his translations highly."

The contempt that these people showed at the beginning yesterday had long disappeared from their words, and was replaced by praise and admiration.

Gu Zhan could hear some of the discussions. Li Yuquan smiled awkwardly and apologized, "Xiao Gu, I'm sorry. I didn't manage my subordinates well."

"It's okay, Director."

To be honest, in this life, Gu Zhan didn't care what others thought of him, as long as he did what was right by his conscience. But if it were Gu Zhan in his previous life, these comments would have been a big blow to him.

After returning from dinner, Li Yuquan took out a stack of test papers from his bag and handed them to Gu Zhan: "These are the test papers from this morning. Xiao Gu, here's my idea: let the school teachers mark the papers first. After they finish marking, you can review them. This way, you can minimize the time wasted on your side."

Gu Zhan had no objection to Li Yuquan's proposal.

Just as work started in the afternoon, five English teachers came to the Agricultural Technology Center to mark the papers. Yuquan arranged them in a separate office.

This examination was actually not difficult, because most people either left the questions blank or wrote randomly, which could be identified at a glance. Only a handful of people actually finished writing.

As for the difficulty of the test paper, it is quite difficult compared to the English knowledge currently learned, but it is only aimed at the English level that ordinary students can currently access. It is actually far from being truly applied to actual translation, and requires continuous practice and training in the later stage.

The most difficult part is actually the relationship. Several candidates' families have already approached them, hoping that they can provide some convenience and care. The gifts they gave were so tempting that they simply couldn't refuse.

So, after seeing the test papers of the people they had greeted, they hesitated but finally relaxed the grading standards. After all, in the city, no one else besides them could see the clues.

Before the test paper was handed to Gu Zhan, Gu Zhan asked Li Yuquan for leave and went to the supply and marketing cooperative across the street from the Agricultural Technology Center.

The variety of things here is more complete than in the county town.

Gu Zhan looked at the dazzling array of goods and was puzzled for a moment. He didn't even know what Liu Xiaoxi was still missing?

I felt a little regretful that I should have asked her before I went out.

The salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative was a female employee. When she saw Gu Zhan lingering in front of the counter, she took the initiative to ask, "Comrade, do you need anything?"

Gu Zhan thought for a long time, then pointed to a white printed shirt hanging high on the other side and said, "Could you please take that shirt down so I can have a look?"

"Okay, comrade, please wait a moment."

While the salesperson was getting the clothes, Gu Zhan started studying the facial oils through the glass window. There were so many kinds put together that he was a little dizzy.

Although he had seen the diverse categories of cosmetics in later generations, he had no interest in them at that time, so he never understood these things.

Gu Zhan was still studying the shirt when the salesperson placed it on the counter in front of him. His view was blocked, so he simply looked at the shirt first. The fabric was fine, and the print was bright. It was definitely better than the ones in the county town.

After deciding to buy a shirt, Gu Zhan pointed to the facial oils in the window and asked the salesperson, "Which one is best for women around 20 years old?"

The salesperson's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Are you planning to give it to your girlfriend?"

"She's not my girlfriend, she's my wife." Gu Zhan corrected stubbornly.

"Hey, you see he's a man who loves his wife."

The salesperson was also a young woman who had just gotten married. She was very envious of Gu Zhan buying facial oil as a gift for his wife, so she simply introduced all the facial oils on the counter one by one.

After comparing, Gu Zhan chose the Friendship brand of vanishing cream: "Here, take two bottles."

"Hey, good."

"And brown sugar, two kilograms of brown sugar too..."

Gu Zhan didn't have much cash on hand, and he didn't have any receipts, so he could only buy things at the price without a receipt. The price of goods without a receipt was much higher than that of goods with a receipt.

"Hello, I don't have the receipt. Could you please calculate the total amount?"

"The shirt costs seven dollars with a ticket, and twelve dollars without it. And two bottles of vanishing cream cost three dollars in total..."

After the trip, Gu Zhan had almost spent all the money he had, except for the thirty yuan Liu Xiaoxi gave him and the ten yuan he had secretly saved. All he had left was the fare for the return trip.

He left the money for the car fare just in case, but he heard from Director Liu that he would give him part of the royalties when he left tomorrow."