Chapter 1: The Pretty Female Secretary

  "Master, it's time to get up! Master, it's time to get up!" A sweet and gentle female voice whispered in his ear. Han Qin stretched lazily and turned off the alarm on his phone. The ringtone that Boss Xu had downloaded was really making him feel like he was dreaming, as if an ancient beauty was standing in front of his bed, softly calling out to her husband to come and enjoy the breakfast she had personally cooked! Han Qin reached out to turn on the light, but his three roommates were still snoring loudly, completely unaffected.

  Han Qin took his phone and looked at it, it was exactly five o'clock, and outside was still pitch black. He quietly got dressed, washed his face simply, and then ran out of the school gate to the nearby antique market. Han Qin was a senior student in the History Department of Dongfang University, in order to alleviate the burden on his family, he had been working hard and studying diligently in this market since he entered university.

  Dongfang Antique Market is one of China's top ten antique markets, covering an area of nearly 100,000 square meters. It has both shops and street stalls, similar to Panjiayuan in Beijing. When Han Qin arrived at the market, Wang Youxin, the owner of Xinyuanzhai Antique Shop, had just opened the door. After greeting the boss, he started cleaning up and arranging the counter. Han Qin quickly tidied up the shop, and other employees also arrived on time. The business in the shop began to pick up.

  Most of the antiques on the market are fakes, and it is impossible for high-quality imitation manufacturers from other places to supply every stall. Xinyuanzhai is their general agent. Every early morning, as long as other stalls are out of stock, they come to Xinyuanzhai to pick up goods, which are sold at wholesale prices, and how much they can sell depends on their own skills.

  Han Qin skillfully picked up the goods, packaged them, and kept accounts. Sometimes he even had to deliver goods to customers' doors. When there were finally customers in the market who came to buy antiques, the busy work of Xin Yuan Zhai's wholesale business gradually subsided. At the time when formal employees started having breakfast, Han Qin received another batch of goods, which was Tang Sancai from Yuzhou, Henan Province. There were three-color horses and camels. He carefully checked each one with a magnifying glass and only registered them in the warehouse after finding no defects.

  The boss looked at his watch, it was already 8:10. Every morning from 5:30 to 8:00 is the busiest time for Xinyuan Breakfast Shop. Han Qin works here for two and a half hours every day, earning 600 yuan per month. Han Qin has been working here for more than three years, and the boss is very satisfied with him. The young man is not only diligent but also eager to learn, and his skills are now no less than those of the regular employees.

  When Han Qin finished his work, Boss Wang said: "Little Han, it's time to get off work, or you'll be late for class!" Han Qin smiled and said: "Today is Saturday, there are no classes, so it doesn't matter if I'm a bit late." Boss Wang took out a thin envelope from his bag and handed it to Han Qin: "This is last month's salary. Take care of it."

  Han Qin's eyes lit up, this money came just in time. With this month's salary, he can sign up for the civil service exam coaching class. Nowadays, civil service coaching classes are also taking advantage of the situation, with prices changing daily! Asking his family for money, Han Qin really couldn't open his mouth, and the whole family relied on his mother to paste paper boxes for a pharmaceutical factory to make ends meet!

  Taking over the envelope, Han Qin said: "Thank you boss, I'll go back first!"

  After a simple breakfast at school, Han Qin prepared to go to the Municipal Workers' Cultural Palace, where there were more concentrated public examination tutoring classes, and it was good to have a choice.

  Han Qin majored in history, a major with a relatively narrow job market. Few graduates can continue to work in this field after graduation, as museums and archaeological teams are also rare industries! Most of his classmates chose to teach at school, grab the rice bowl of normal students, or switch to clerks.

  People go to high places, water flows to low places! After careful consideration, Han Qin decided to take the civil service examination. This job is not only prestigious and well-paid, but also has a broad space for future development! From ancient times to the present, who doesn't want to be an official?

  Everyone can see the various benefits of being a civil servant, and the competition is naturally fierce! Han Qin looked through last year's data and found that for one position in the national tax system, an astonishing 1,132 people applied! This is truly like thousands of troops crossing a single-log bridge, and becoming the top scorer is probably at this level!

  When Han Qin arrived at the city's Cultural Palace, it was already bustling with people, mostly young students, either attending civil service exam tutoring classes or graduate school entrance exam prep classes.

  At a consultation desk, two beautiful reception ladies were looking around for targets! Seeing Han Qin walking over, one of the more curvaceous ladies smiled and said: "Handsome guy, want to sign up for civil service exam prep classes?"

  Han Qin nodded and said: "That's what I meant, want to ask about the situation first, what price range are they?"

  The receptionist said with a treasured tone: "Our tutorial class is divided into two phases, written test and interview. The written test class is further divided into the elite class for 8,800 yuan and the guaranteed pass class for 12,800 yuan. The interview class includes food and accommodation, full closure and intensive training, and the guaranteed pass class is 18,800 yuan..."

  After hearing what the receptionist said, Han Qin subconsciously touched his pocket, and with just the salary he had just received, it was less than 2,000 yuan, barely enough for a tip!

  Han Qin smiled and said: "Beauty, isn't there still a class of about 1,000 yuan?"

  Another slender girl smiled and said: "Handsome guy, you're out! Who still signs up for that kind of class? It's almost like throwing money away! For our packaged classes, we hire famous experts. Three thousand yuan can guarantee your pass, if not, we'll refund half the fee! The cost-effectiveness is very high!"

  Han Qin didn't react much, and the beautiful woman smiled again: "Nowadays, civil servants are like sweet pastries. For us girls, finding a husband who is a civil servant is our first choice..."

  Han Qin smiled and said: "Thank you, I'll consider it!"

  Two beauties saw Han Qin and just asked a few questions. If they weren't looking at this guy who is quite pleasing to the eye, they might have said something sarcastic!

  She changed several tutoring classes, basically similar, those below 1,000 yuan do not guarantee quality, equivalent to throwing money away. Slightly famous experts all cost more than 10,000! Han Qin took a deep breath, I'll just self-study and save this tuition fee!

  As they came out of the cultural palace, Han Qin found that the sky was getting dark, as if it had already reached dusk. He looked up and saw that more than half of the sun in the sky was covered! Only then did he remember that today there was a total solar eclipse that occurred once in a thousand years!

  For this solar eclipse, the newspapers have been hyping it for many days. The TV station also invited an astronomy expert to explain the viewing method, saying that there will be a beautiful diamond ring and Baily's beads! According to Western legend, when the diamond ring appears during a solar eclipse, presenting a diamond ring to your loved one will bring eternal happiness!

  It is said that the sales of diamond rings in jewelry stores have doubled in recent days, and most of the buyers are male college students! However, these diamond rings are mostly fake goods at a low price! According to a knowledgeable person, there are only a few people who can really get along with each other in college, but it's just to make the girls happy!

  Han Qin took a look and in the small park on the street, there were indeed many couples leaning against each other, waiting for the romantic moment that comes once in a thousand years!

  Han Qin is tall and robust, with a handsome face and a subtle scholarly air, meeting the standard of the white prince in many girls' hearts. Many girls took the initiative to pursue him, including the school flower, but Han Qin never fell in love!

  Dating is romantic and luxurious, requiring time and money! Han Qin has neither of these two things, he needs to use his spare time to work hard and study diligently to supplement his living expenses. Taking the money his mother earned from making paper boxes with great difficulty, to ask a girl out for coffee or to watch a movie, Han Qin felt that he couldn't bear to do so!

  When they arrived at People's Square, Han Qin got off the car and wanted to watch this rare solar eclipse here! As soon as he got off the car, Han Qin felt a cool breeze hit his face! The sun still had one line left that was not covered, as if night was falling.

  Several small birds on the tree cried out in terror, and some even fell to the ground! The sudden arrival of the dark night disrupted their biological clock, and they were at a loss for a moment. In the dark sky, two bright stars suddenly jumped out, shining with eerie light!

  Han Qin also saw a total solar eclipse for the first time, and it's no wonder that ancient people thought it was a heavenly dog eating the sun, a sign of disaster. Even with the development of science to today's level, in front of this strange celestial phenomenon, I still feel a sense of reverence from the bottom of my heart, feeling the mystery and vastness of the universe!

  Just as the sun was about to be completely eclipsed by the moon, a dazzling arc of light suddenly appeared on the eastern edge of the sun's surface, shining with a beautiful metallic luster! Han Qin knew that this was the legendary "Diamond Ring"! In the blink of an eye, a bright spot suddenly appeared on the light ring and grew brighter and brighter, like a diamond inlaid in a circular ring!

  Just as Han Qin was marveling at the natural wonder, the diamond ring suddenly flashed brightly and became extremely dazzling, like a strong light flashlight shining in his eyes. Han Qin felt a bright white light in front of him, instantly losing his sight, unable to see anything! Han Qin cried out in surprise, subconsciously covering his eyes, how could this be?!

  Han Qin didn't see it, but at the moment he covered his eyes, a myriad of auspicious clouds appeared above his head, as if the Buddha himself had descended. The auspicious clouds lasted for several seconds before slowly entering Han Qin's mind, their color gradually fading from golden yellow to pale yellow until they completely disappeared!

  A beautiful female voice rang out:

  "Physical examination qualified!"

  "Intelligence test passed!"

  "Ethical quality inspection: no adverse records found, qualified!"

  "Super work assistant system initialization started, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,... launch!"

  In Han Qin's mind, a virtual screen automatically appeared, and beside the screen stood a woman. About the same age as himself, with a smooth forehead, enchanting eyes, straight nose, beautiful face, a head of elegant hair that was charming to the extreme, long legs, high breasts, slender waist, and an alluring figure. Han Qin could even smell the faint scent on her body, what a stunning beauty!

  "What's going on here?"

  The beauty smiled: "This is a super work assistant system. Due to the solar eclipse, space-time occurred momentarily misplaced, and you accidentally got it! We now have two-way choices, you can choose to accept or give up."

  Han Qin asked: "What is the function of this super work assistant system?"

  "The beautiful woman explained: 'This is a high-intelligence computing center terminal, which can propose the best work plan according to your actual working environment through comprehensive calculation. This system has covered all types of work in the world and can be automatically upgraded!'"

  Is there such a good thing? Han Qin asked with embarrassment: "Can I pass the civil service exam?" The beauty smiled and said, "Isn't that too easy?"

  When the beauty said so, Han Qin didn't think much and raised his hand to press the "accept" button.

  The beauty smiled: "This is a super intelligent computer that can fully understand your brain waves. You can control it with your mind."

  As soon as the thought of "accept" flashed through Han Qin's mind, the "accept" button on the screen lit up, and the screen image also changed, with the beautiful woman standing in the center of the screen.

  The beautiful woman bowed slightly and smiled: "Thank you, Master, for accepting the Super Work Assistant System. I am Hu Mei, from now on, I will be your work secretary."