stjorthotic Chapter 18 Moral Suspension
Chapter 18 Moral Suspension
Choosing a name can be a difficult task.
At least for supermarkets, it seems they have a hard time coming up with distinctive names.
There is a supermarket called Carrefour, and then you'll see names like Jiajiafu, Lelefu, Lefujia, Jiafule, Jialefu, and so on, like a series of permutations and combinations.
Chu Kong had seen at least a hundred such names.
Even large supermarkets cannot avoid this.
Do supermarkets really have to include these words?
Chu Kong stood at the entrance of Fulekang Supermarket, lost in thought.
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Work-study programs are conducted in many companies or organizations, and the company Chu Kong was assigned to was the supermarket right in front of him.
"Chu Kong? Why are you here so early?"
Not far away, Tangtang came running over, her hands in her pockets and her body wobbling.
She was born and raised in the south, and for her, this temperature was already quite cold.
"Good morning, Tangtang. I woke up early today and came straight here since I didn't have anything to do." Chu Kong said as he sat down on the steps at the entrance of the supermarket.
"Have you had breakfast?" Ning Wantang rubbed her hands together and hunched her neck even tighter.
"No, I'm waiting for the staff meal."
"Here, these are the steamed buns I just bought. I thought I could finish them, but I didn't. You can have them if you don't mind."
Ning Wantang took a steamed bun out of her pocket and placed it in Chu Kong's hand.
The warmth of the steamed buns, mixed with the fragrance from Ning Wantang's clothes, made Chu Kong slightly absent-minded: "Oh, okay, thank you."
After thinking about it, he didn't hesitate and took a bite.
Ning Wantang, on the other hand, blushed a little.
She suddenly remembered that the steamed bun she had just eaten was also in this bag, so she had eaten it with her mouth facing the plastic bag.
"Seeing that you two get along well makes me feel relieved."
Long Mengmeng's voice appeared at the right time, carrying a hint of teasing.
Chu Kong looked around before he saw her walking up the steps from the parking lot not far away.
It's definitely not because Teacher Long is too short.
Chu Kong added a sentence in his mind.
"Hello, Teacher Long." Chu Kong stood up and greeted Teacher Long.
"Good morning, Teacher Long." Ning Wantang greeted him obediently.
Chu Kong suddenly noticed that Ning Wantang's voice would involuntarily become softer when she spoke to her teachers or elders.
Abbreviation: 夹.
"That's early enough, there's still more than half an hour before the meeting time."
Long Mengmeng glanced at her watch, then at Chu Kong, and a wicked idea quietly formed in her mind.
She's still holding a grudge.
"Since we're just killing time anyway, I'll test you on a few formulas."
"Huh?" Ning Wantang's face immediately fell.
Chu Kong didn't say anything, but he always felt that Long Mengmeng was looking at him with ill intentions.
It's an illusion, an illusion, it must be an illusion.
"Come on, class monitor, you set an example." Ignoring the complaints and dissatisfaction, Long Mengmeng asked, "The classical probability model formula?"
"P(A) = m/n" Ning Wantang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it wasn't a very difficult question. Although she could eventually figure out the answers to other questions by thinking about them, it wouldn't look good if she stumbled along.
"Hmm, not bad." Long Mengmeng nodded, then smiled.
To be precise, it was a wicked grin.
"Chu Kong, it's your turn."
Chu Kong took a deep breath.
"To be fair, Ning Wantang will be tested on probability theory, so I'll test you on that too, is that alright?"
Chu Kong nodded, a bad feeling welling up inside him.
"Just explain all the random variable forms of Bayes' theorem."
Chu Kong: "..."
"Pfft." Ning Wantang, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but laugh.
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After tormenting Chu Kong for more than ten minutes, the other classmates also arrived one after another, and Long Mengmeng had no choice but to stop the game with a regretful look on her face.
However, this does not mean she doesn't hold grudges.
"Song Chen, Chu Kong, Li Lingchuang, Miao Qiang, Ji Ran... Shu Wenxue, these six. Class monitor, you're in charge. If there are any problems, communicate with me promptly."
Long Mengmeng pointed out six people and handed the list to Ning Wantang.
Song Chen and Miao Qiang were also classmates of Chu Kong in Class 19, so Chu Kong was not surprised that they were assigned to the same group.
But Shu Wenxue's arrival was clearly unexpected by Chu Kong.
This girl, who appears to be untouched by worldly affairs, is quite different from the typical image of someone who works part-time to support herself through school.
Noticing Chu Kong's gaze, Shu Wenxue walked to his side: "What a coincidence."
Chu Kong then remembered that Shu Wenxue was not a key participant arranged by the program team, so he replied, "What a coincidence."
"My family was against me appearing in public, so I finally had a legitimate reason to participate."
Shu Wenxue seemed to be able to see through Chu Kong's thoughts and took the lead in explaining.
Chu Kong nodded without pressing further, as the two weren't very familiar with each other, and saying too much or too little could easily lead to misunderstandings.
As for families that oppose their children appearing in the public eye, those are things Chu Kong can't even imagine, so it's better not to think about them.
Ning Wantang approached Shu Wenxue and extended her hand: "Hello, Shu, I am the class monitor of Class 19 and the person in charge of this group. You can talk to me anytime if you have any questions."
After she finished speaking, she gave a signature warm smile.
But just as the morning sun cannot melt solid ice, Shu Wenxue simply nodded and hummed in agreement.
Seeing this, Ning Wantang awkwardly withdrew her hand.
Although Chu Kong didn't think anything of it.
However, several other students from Class 19, including Ji Ran, glared angrily at Shu Wenxue.
Li Lingchuang, in particular, looked like he was itching to make a move.
But ultimately, probably out of consideration for Shu Wenxue being a girl, he didn't lash out, instead glaring angrily at Chu Kong.
After all, this girl had just spoken to Chu Kong.
Sensing the blatant hostility, Chu Kong sighed.
This is truly an innocent victim of collateral damage.
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"Our supermarket is divided into many departments. Although you are in a group, members of the same group cannot work in the same department, nor can they work in the same department all the time."
This is to train your ability to adapt to all kinds of work, and on the other hand, it will allow you to come into contact with all kinds of people and things.
I hope that all students will gain something from this activity.
If you need any help at work, please feel free to ask the experienced employees at the supermarket.
There are roughly four groups of people working at this supermarket, each with about five or six people.
There were more than twenty people in total.
According to Teacher Long, this number of students participating in work-study programs at a company is not considered a large number.
Firstly, students are not very efficient and have weak work skills. It may take two or three people to be as good as one experienced person, and that's assuming they don't cause any trouble.
On the other hand, at least half of the members who participate in the work-study program each year give up halfway through.
There's no other reason than that these students genuinely came with the mindset of experiencing something new.
Most students come from families where they don't need to work part-time. They've been pampered since childhood, so it would be strange if they could endure hardship.
In the end, work-study programs are just a campus activity and are not mandatory. Quitting halfway through is allowed.