INTERVIEW

Lu Siqing sat in the corridor waiting patiently for the interview to start. He felt so nervous and kept fiddling with the documents in his hands. This was his first interview since graduation and he was worried about making mistakes.

He looked at his watch which had just struck ten thirty and he shut his eyes trying to calm himself by doing breathing exercises. A lady dressed in a black suit with hair placed in a pony tail walked to him. She gave him a friendly smile. "Sir the interview has begun. This way please" she said escorting him to the meeting room.

He stood up smiled back at her and followed behind her. She stopped in front of for and gestured him to go inside. He nervously walked in the room and stood infront of the interviewers trying his best to not show his nervousness.

The head of HR looked at him in shock. He was surprised by the young man who stood in front of him. He looked like someone barely eighteen. Was this the genius the CEO was talking about? Or was this some little punk who ran out school and was out here trying to look for jobs?

Before he could open his mouth to question Lu Siqing, his phone which was on the table buzzed. He picked it up and looked at the notification that popped up.

[You know what to do]

Looking at the notification he gulped and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He looked from his phone and his eyes landed on Siqing. He was really the man sent by the CEO.

He took his phone and showed the message to his partner Wang Ziqi who just smiled at him. His expression saying " You know what to do"

He kept his phone aside and finally looked back at the young man infront of him

"Mr Lu, please have a seat" he said with a pleasant smile. "Am very glad that you made it today"

"Thank you" Siqing said smiling. He walked to the seat pulled it and carefully sat down observing the expressions of interviewers. They seemed friendly but this did not help him calm down but made him more nervous.

" Mr Lu, a friend of mine happened to mention your name a few days ago praising you for your skills. At first I thought he was just exaggerating until I saw your CV then I understood. You are such a remarkable talent" Wang Ziqi said smiling

He honestly felt that Lu Siqing had a talent in computer science. At first when the CEO recommended him he had his doubts. He thought that it would be some of those no good second generation heirs who were sent to the work place with no specific talents but after looking at his CV he was amazed by his skills.

At his age his skills were so profound. As much as he lacked professional experience he skills were already profound. He only needed a little training in the workplace and he would become a very important figure in the their department.

He suddenly felt that his talent judgment skills were very inferior to that of the CEO. The CEO had a good eye for talent he thought mentally giving her a thumbs up.

After a few question and answer session Wang Ziqi stood extending his hand to him "Mr Lu, we are looking forward to working with you" he said

Lu Siqing was so excited. With a wide smile he extended his hand to shake Wang Ziqi's " Thank you sir. "

"You can start working on Monday. I hope you will like it here" Wang Ziqi said.

He was determined to keep this young man here. Not because of the CEO'S request but because he was impressed by his abilities and he was worth keeping.

Lu Siqing walked out of the building with a wide grin plastered on his face. He just couldn't believe his luck. Finally he had gotten a chance to work. His efforts had finally paid off despite the frequent suppression he had been experiencing from his family.

He wished he could see the expressions of those brothers of his when they found out he had been given a chance to work and not at some small company but the rival company of his family. Humph! This time they wouldn't be able to control him

He took his phone from his pocket and dialed Su QianQian's number. He wanted to share this good news with her. Her phone rung for a few minutes then it automatically hang up after no response. He assumed that she was busy and decided to go back home and talk to her later.

Su QianQian walked into her office and tiredly sat down in her chair rubbing her throbbing temples. She just finished a shareholders meeting where those old men and women stubbornly tried to force their beliefs on her. She felt exhausted after trying talking some sense into them.

She picked her phone and was surprised to see that she had missed Lu Siqing's call. "Has he already finished the interview?" she asked herself. She quickly dialed his number.

" QianQian!" Lu Siqing excitedly shouted into the phone once he picked the call

"You sound so excited. Did the interview go well"?" She asked as she flipped through some documents on her desk.

"Yeah. You won't believe it. I was asked to report to work on Monday. Am going to start working on Monday!" He shouted through the phone making her to hold her phone away from her ear

Thinking of his excited face she smiled. "That's good to hear." Let's celebrate tonight my treat"

"I was going to cook dinner" he said

" No need. Just prepare yourself I'll come and pick you up later" she said.

After hanging up the phone, Su QianQian leaned in her seat smiling. Finally Lu Siqing had something to do and won't have to waste his talent on the streets doing delivery again. Thinking of this she felt pleased with herself.

In the evening Lu Siqing hurriedly walked out of the house after seeing QianQian drive in. He had been waiting for her for hours. He hopped in to the car and she drove him to a Japanese restaurant.

Walking in to the hotel Su QianQian walked to the reception. "Hello I have a reservation here" she said. She gave her details to the receptionist who assigned a waiter to take them to their table.

"Come" she said gesturing to Lu Siqing to follow her. They followed behind the waiter who stopped at a table near the window. "Miss, this is your table" the waiter said before walking away.

The settled down and a waiter approached them with the menu. Lu Siqing looked at the menu for a while but felt confused. He couldn't read the Japanese words so he closed his menu and turned to QianQian grinning stupidly.

"Why do you do the ordering? I don't understand anything that's written on this paper" he said shaking the menu in his hands. Su QianQian just looked at him and smiled. She ordered a few dishes and watched as the waiter left the room.

"So how was the interview" she asked casually leaning in her seat.

"It was great!" He said smiling. His big eyes shinning with excitement. "It wasn't as hard as I thought and the guys who interviewed me were so friendly. " He sighed happily "can't believe that I finally have a job. "

The waiter entered came back and served them before walking away. "Since it's happy day why don't we drink and celebrate it" QianQian said pouring some sake into their glasses.

"Here. Let's celebrate to your employment" she said handing him the glass. They clicked their glasses and drank the sake. It was his first time tasting Japanese cuisine and he couldn't hide how delighted he was.

After dinner Su QianQian excused herself to go to the washroom leaving him alone at their table. He sat there enjoying his glass of sake when a man approached him."Hello? Was that your sister just now?"

Sister?? Which sister was this man talking about? Lu Siqing looked at him confusedly not understanding his question.