After the New Year, Su Xiaotian reported to the Translation Department under the leadership of Su Shouwen.
Su Xiaotian arrived early, and soon, three more people arrived – two men and one woman.
It was then that she learned that including herself, there were four intern employees in the Translation Department this batch.
Su Xiaotian observed them. The only girl among the three seemed to have a proud and aloof personality, appearing difficult to get along with.
The other two men seemed rather ordinary compared to her.
However, Su Xiaotian had a premonition that she wouldn't get along with any of them.
Fortunately, she didn't plan to work at the Translation Department for her entire life. These people were just someone she would interact with for a few months.
Whether they got along or not wouldn't have a significant impact.
Yulia, the cadre in charge of personnel at the Translation Department, smiled and gave them a brief introduction once all four had arrived.
"Welcome, students, to the Translation Department for your internship. From now on, you are colleagues. Let me introduce you. Tang Ping, a student majoring in French at the University of Foreign Studies, with minors in German and Japanese. Ye Kaiyu, a student majoring in Arabic at the School of Foreign Languages of Q University, with a minor in Spanish. Lu Xuan, a student majoring in Spanish at the School of Foreign Languages of H University, with a minor in Arabic. Su Xiaotian, a student of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing University, proficient in multiple foreign languages!"
Yulia's introduction caused the others to cast surprised glances at Su Xiaotian.
Beijing University was indeed a top-tier prestigious school, but what was the meaning of a student majoring in Chinese Language and Literature coming to the Translation Department?
It was unheard of!
Did the Chinese language, as a domestic language, also require translation?
Furthermore, a student of Chinese Language and Literature who was proficient in multiple foreign languages, was this a lie, or a lie?
"Don't be fooled by Su Xiaotian's young age; she was admitted to the Chinese Language and Literature program at Beijing University as the top student in Beijing that year."
Tang Ping let out a soft scoff. A student majoring in Chinese Language and Literature, no matter how good her grades were, what could that achieve?
Could her foreign language proficiency be better than theirs, who studied foreign languages?
Su Xiaotian keenly sensed Tang Ping's unfriendliness but didn't take it to heart.
After becoming colleagues, they didn't interact much. However, since they were the only four new employees that year, the Translation Department discussed them quite a bit.
Soon, Su Xiaotian learned that apart from herself, the other three were all top students from foreign language departments with high proficiency.
Tang Ping was twenty-three years old this year and already knew three foreign languages before graduating from university.
In this era, students admitted to foreign language departments generally had a solid foundation.
Some of them even had family members working in translation.
Tang Ping was one such person. Both her parents worked at the embassy, and it was through their influence and guidance that Tang Ping chose to study foreign languages and aspired to work at the Translation Department.
As Su Xiaotian learned about Tang Ping, Tang Ping also gained a preliminary understanding of Su Xiaotian.
Tang Ping indeed had a high talent for languages, learning very quickly and with more ease than ordinary people.
She had always considered herself the most outstanding.
However, Su Xiaotian, who suddenly appeared, had good rapport with many people in the Translation Department. Many cadres knew Su Xiaotian and spoke highly of this still underage young girl.
Moreover, to Tang Ping's surprise, she knew that Su Xiaotian had received an invitation letter from the Translation Department.
Even her own spot at the Translation Department was something she had fought hard to obtain.
And a young girl who was clearly not as capable as her had been invited, which, for someone as proud as her, instantly made her feel unhappy.
Her gaze towards Su Xiaotian was somewhat hostile, especially when she learned that out of the four intern students, two could be directly hired by the Translation Department. Her animosity towards Su Xiaotian intensified.
After all, without Su Xiaotian, the three of them would have a seventy percent chance of securing two positions.
Now, with Su Xiaotian, who was invited to intern with an invitation letter from the Translation Department, occupying one spot, their chances of being hired were only thirty percent.
She seriously treated Su Xiaotian as an enemy and meticulously inquired about her.
She discovered that Su Xiaotian was related to Fan Shufang.
She also had a brother who wasn't a foreign language graduate but was now working at the Translation Department.
The fact that both siblings could come to the Translation Department suggested something fishy.
Furthermore, it was rumored that Su Xiaotian was very popular at Beijing University and was the last disciple of the esteemed Mr. Chi Ge.
But what did that matter?
This was the Translation Department, not just any random unit. Could one truly establish themselves solely through connections and favors?
She directly categorized Su Xiaotian as someone with background and backing.
Seeing Su Xiaotian navigate the Translation Department with ease, she felt even more indignant.
Should someone who came to the Translation Department relying on connections and influence be placed above them, the truly talented individuals?
As for the other two male interns, while they didn't harbor as much hostility towards Su Xiaotian as Tang Ping did, they still felt a prickle of resentment.
They had never known that the Translation Department would issue invitation letters to students for internships.
If it were a top student from a foreign language college, it would be understandable.
Inviting a student majoring in Chinese Language and Literature, how could they, who were professionally trained, feel about this?
Su Xiaotian, naturally, was unaware of their thoughts.
In fact, Su Xiaotian greatly admired the professional level of these individuals.
At their age, their professional standards were quite good. In Su Xiaotian's opinion, these individuals were comparable to her own elder brother.
Of course, her elder brother had a slight disadvantage for not graduating from a foreign language major, but fortunately, he was diligent, and diligence could compensate for lack of natural talent!
If these individuals could focus their efforts on translation work, their future achievements would certainly not be lower than her elder brother's!