Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

"Driver? Who is the driver?" Qin Jingru's question brought Sha Zhu back to reality from his fantasy and prevented him from making a fool of himself again.

"No one, I'm just asking. I know the benefits of being a cook, projectionist, salesperson, etc., but I don't know why drivers can be listed among the eight major positions. Do they get paid very high salaries?" Qin Jingru has always wanted to know this, so she took this opportunity to ask Sha Zhu.

"You've asked the right person!"

"As for the drivers, their salary is really high. Drivers can be divided into five grades and ten levels. Even the lowest level five driver can earn over forty yuan."

"This is not considered welfare. Outsiders will definitely not understand. In fact, compared with our cooks, the welfare of the drivers is not less at all!"

"The simplest thing is that in addition to wages, they also have subsidies. When driving, 60 cents for local residents and 1 yuan for other places, and this amount is given every day."

"Are there any other benefits? Please tell me in detail." Qin Jingru put on a curious look and looked at Sha Zhu hopefully.

Sha Zhu suddenly felt overwhelmed with vanity.

"Okay, then I'll tell you."

"First, let's say a car is going to your Qinjiatun, and you have something you want someone to take back home, then do you have to give the driver a benefit?"

"Uh-huh."

"If someone wants to take a ride, they have to give the driver some benefits. Of course, these are just small amounts. You definitely don't know what the big amount is."

"For example, our steel mill needs a lot of coal, and dozens of trucks are needed every day. Doesn't the person in charge of logistics have to serve the drivers well?"

"Although it is their job to transport the coal, they have the final say on where to unload the coal. It's OK for others to park the coal anywhere, or just back it up into the warehouse door in one go. The difference between the two is huge!"

"You say, it's okay for the logistics department to serve the drivers with good food and drinks, right? Apart from anything else, I have never seen a driver from the transportation department buy cigarettes for himself."

As Sha Zhu spoke, he picked up the teacup and took a big sip.

"Where is the driver of the car?" Qin Jingru asked again.

"There are definitely more people like that among car drivers! Have you ever heard this saying?"

“The first-class driver drove a small car and followed the leader to have food and drink.

The second-class driver drives a large bus, and all relatives and friends can sit on it.

The third-class driver drives with handrails, gets covered in dust while riding, and the passengers are shaken by the vibrations.

The leader’s private car driver is the invisible superior. The more powerful the leader is, the more powerful the driver is.”

"When the leader goes out to do business, the local authorities prepare gifts for the leader, so should the driver also have one? I am a specialist in this matter. The director of our factory always brings his driver with him when he goes to the private room."

"A driver who can drink will accompany the leader to drink a few glasses even if the leader doesn't drink. A driver who can drink is no different from the leader at the dinner table. He is completely different from Xu Damao, who drinks and amuses others. He is just a clown!"

While showing off his knowledge, Sha Zhu did not forget to step on Xu Damao, but Qin Jingru did not pay attention to this at all. Her mind was completely on the benefits of the car driver.

Is the car driver that good?

Then Wang Hongtao...

Before entering the yard, she saw a small car parked at the entrance of the alley early in the morning. On the rest day, the car was under the control of Wang Hongtao!

What does that mean?

This means that Wang Hongtao has won the trust of Deputy Director Li, and Deputy Director Li will never let him down!

Wang Hongtao just entered the city yesterday and he rented a house today. Is this something an average person can do?

Qin Jingru quickly made a choice in her heart: she was going to marry Wang Hongtao, and this Sha Zhu was nothing compared to Wang Hongtao!

Except for cooking, I can't compare to Wang Hongtao in anything else!

"Um...Comrade He Yuzhu, it's getting late. I'm going back to my sister's house first."

"Goodbye."

After saying that, he ran back without waiting for Sha Zhu to answer.

Sha Zhu was so absorbed in watching Qin Jingru's departing back that he licked his lips unconsciously.

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Qin Jingru was seen by Xu Damao when she ran out of the door.

???

Who is this little girl? How did she run away from Sha Zhu's house? And then ran into Qin Huairu's house?

Xu Damao did not go directly to the Jia family to ask, but went to the front yard to find the third uncle first. Xu Damao cared about Sha Zhu more than anyone else.

"The little girl from the Jia family? Are you talking about Qin Jingru?"

When Yan Bugui saw Xu Damao coming over to ask him, he did not hide anything and told him everything he knew. Of course, all this had nothing to do with the string of dried mushrooms in his hand.

"That's Qin Huairu's cousin, who was called here for a blind date with Sha Zhu. The girl is really pretty, but it's a pity that she's from the countryside." Yan Bugui said with some regret.

Their family's Jie Cheng has already married, but he is not yet of liberation age. However, even if he were to marry into the Yan family, it would be impossible for him to marry a rural woman.

There is no quota in rural areas, and this is more important than anything else in Yan Bugui's opinion!

"Shui Ling? How Shui Ling?"

"Do you remember what Qin Huairu looked like when she first married us? If you think like her, it's pretty much the same, except that you're a little thinner than she was then."

"Okay, I got it. Thank you, Third Uncle." After saying that, Xu Damao pretended to be calm and left, but in his heart he was cursing: Isn't Shazhu just a poor cook? Why did he marry a young girl?

From the countryside? No, even from the countryside! And she's so pretty!

He is a fool and has to follow his father's lead and help the widow to get into trouble!

No, I have to find a way to mess him up!

Xu Damao returned home with a gloomy face, thinking constantly in his mind.

When I got home, Lou Xiao'e was sitting and eating melon seeds.

Lou Xiao'e felt inexplicably unhappy when she saw Xu Damao coming back, so she wanted to find an opportunity to say something to Xu Damao.

"Why are you back at this hour? Why don't you hurry up and cook?"

In the Xu family, Xu Damao was the one who usually cooked. Lou Xiaoe only helped wash vegetables and clean occasionally, and she never touched the cooking or dishes.

If Xu Damao happened to go to the countryside, she would go out to eat or go to her mother's house to eat.

"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat all day long. You're just eating without me noticing..."

Under normal circumstances, Xu Damao would have gone to cook, but today he was feeling upset and unconsciously spoke out what was on his mind.

Although he didn't finish his words, his meaning was clear.

"You..." This made Lou Xiao'e so angry that she stood up and went to find a feather duster. This was what she hated to hear the most.

"Hey, wait a minute, I said something wrong just now and I'm sorry. Um, do you know why I'm so angry today?"

"I don't care why you're so angry! Where's the feather duster? Where's the feather duster?"

"Oh my dear daughter, at this critical moment, you still have time to look for a feather duster? I'm telling you, our middle courtyard's idiot Zhu is going to find a wife!"

"What does it have to do with our family if he finds a wife?!"

Lou Xiao'e said this, but her attention was obviously diverted by Xu Damao and she was no longer looking for the feather duster.

"Why is it none of our business? Who was the first to say that about you? I'm telling you that you're just an idiot!"

"As your man, can I watch him get married? Grandma!"

Xu Damao was filled with righteous indignation and seemed to be standing up for Lou Xiao'e.

"Then what else can you do? Blind dates are their own business, no one else can interfere!"

Lou Xiao'e thought so too. Usually, Sha Zhu was very careless with his words. Although he mostly criticized Xu Damao, saying that Xu Damao was incapable of laying eggs was the same as saying about himself, wasn't it?

"So, I have to think of a way to ruin his meal. There's no rush to eat beforehand. It doesn't matter if it's earlier or later!"

"Then you take your time to think about it here. I'll heat up the buns first."

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