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Ye Fangfei was very happy to hear that the department store was hiring accountants. For Yao Feixue, however, this news was not particularly significant. After all, she had only provided Ye Fangfei with a tip. The exam was something Ye Fangfei had to take on her own, and Yao Feixue had no intention of asking her father for any favors on her behalf. Regardless of whether Ye Fangfei passed or failed, it did not affect Yao in any way.
But for Ye Fangfei, this news was incredibly important. She had the skills and the educational background; all she needed was a lead, an opportunity. As soon as she learned that the department store was hiring accountants, she signed up the very next day. She kept it to herself and instead bought an abacus to practice at home.
Ye Fangfei had learned to use an abacus in her university's mandatory courses, but after starting work and using computers, she hadn’t touched one in years and had become quite rusty. However, she had a solid foundation, and after a few days of practice, she quickly regained her familiarity with it. Moreover, having learned mental arithmetic since childhood, she could calculate accurately even without the abacus.
Before long, the day of the exam at the department store arrived. Ye Fangfei woke up early, brewed herself a cup of malted milk drink, and ate two boiled eggs before heading out on her bicycle to the back courtyard of the department store to wait for the exam.
There were neither too many nor too few candidates for this exam—sixteen people in total—most of whom were likely informed because someone in their family worked at the department store; otherwise, they wouldn’t have known about it. Ye Fangfei arrived early and found only a few scattered individuals standing in the courtyard. They seemed unfamiliar with one another, each keeping to themselves as they waited.
Ye Fangfei didn’t engage with them; instead, she found a corner to wait for the exam room to open. Gradually, more people arrived. Some clearly knew each other and gathered together to chat.
“Hey, do you know how many people the department store is hiring this time? My mom said they didn’t publicly announce anything; why are there so many people here for the exam?” asked an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl standing next to another candidate.
The girl was clearly more cunning than the younger one. Instead of responding directly, she asked, "What did your mom say? Did she get you the exam questions?"
Her voice was low, but Ye Fangfei, standing downwind, still caught the words.
"No, my mom said that this time the questions are set by the higher-ups and that they will send someone to supervise the exam," the younger girl pouted. "I don't know why they're taking this so seriously this time. My mom didn't even dare to get me the questions."
Listening to the two girls talk, Ye Fangfei felt reassured. As long as the exam was fair, she was confident she could pass.
When it was almost time, a door in the opposite room opened. The ten or so candidates entered one by one.
Inside sat a few people who appeared to be leaders. Ye Fangfei didn't recognize any of them and simply sat there quietly.
After a brief discussion among the leaders, someone handed each of them a ledger. They weren't allowed to do anything else; they were just instructed to identify any issues in the ledger and correct them.
For Ye Fangfei, this was not a challenge at all. The ledger was likely from a few years ago regarding inventory for the department store. After glancing at it briefly, she pulled out her abacus and began calculating.
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