Merlin asked Sheldon how Preslie got the job.
Even though Merlin did not say much, Sheldon knew she was unhappy with Preslie's performance.
In order to avoid making things difficult for Merlin, Sheldon told her that Preslie joined because of Tremaine.
If an ordinary person heard how the new hire was recruited by the president, they would have donned a shocked expression. However, Merlin was different. She didn't seem to care.
Merlin replied sarcastically, "So it was the president who recruited her. No wonder she's so arrogant. She didn't attend university, she can't even prepare a form, and yet she managed to get a place here."
Sheldon did not say anything.
Although he did not think of Preslie as someone wealthy, he did not expect that she had not attended university, and was unable to prepare a simple form.
Sheldon suddenly felt embarrassed.
Merlin said, "Mr. Hawls, I was going to ask her to leave my department. Since the president is the reason why she's here, however, I'll let it slide. She is of no value to me. I'll just be doing this for the president's sake,"
After that, Merlin turned around and left.
Although she was extremely uptight, she knew when to let things off the hook.
Since it was arranged by Tremaine, Merlin could only accept it.
After she left, Sheldon's face fell even further.
After a while, he went to the department where Preslie was at.
As soon as he entered, he saw Preslie sitting alone in front of a computer, looking rather pathetic.
He wanted to speak to her, but seeing how sad she looked, he held back.
Sheldon walked over to Preslie and said, "Come with me for a moment,"
Sheldon's sudden intrusion surprised Preslie. She followed him outside.
He brought her to his office.
"You don't know how to use computers or create forms, do you?" Sheldon asked Preslie.
Preslie looked down and replied with a hum. She then said, "I know how to use simple functions on computers, but I don't know how to use office-related software,"
Sheldon sighed deeply in his heart.
He didn't know much about Preslie before, which was why he gave her a simple job. He thought it would pose no difficulty, but who would have known that she would not able to...
Sheldon turned on his computer.
"Come here," he said.
Preslie walked over to him.
"I'll show you how to do it once. Watch carefully." Sheldon moved the mouse.
Preslie stared intently at the computer.
A minute later, Sheldon finished the task.
"Just like that, do you understand?" Sheldon asked.
Preslie was nervous and felt awkward. Her heart was pounding in her chest.
She wanted to say that she understood.
However, she did not.
Sheldon was moving the mouse so quickly that she felt dizzy. She was unsure of what had happened.
Preslie looked depressed. "No, I don't understand."
Sheldon was silent.
Sheldon had the patience to train an army, but he did not have the patience to teach her how to create a form.
Naturally, he was overqualified.
Sheldon said, "If you don't know how to do it, go back and practice. This is the easiest thing you can do. Your job was arranged by the president, but that doesn't mean that you can sit here and do nothing,"
Preslie felt even more ashamed. She wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
"I, I, I'll learn how to do it," she replied and walked out of Sheldon's office.
As soon as she left the office, her phone rang. She picked it up without looking at the caller ID.
"So this is Preslie, who's working at the government office," said a sarcastic voice.
Preslie was stunned.
That was Amelia's voice.
"I've told all our relatives that you're working at the president's office. Everyone's ecstatic. When you get back, why don't you tell them all about it. Or are you actually just daydreaming?"
The line was cut off.
Preslie had hung up the phone.
Her shoulders were trembling, and her eyes were
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