Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Qin Huairu was also helpless. If her husband had not been injured, she might be very happy with her cousin's arrival. As long as she introduced the two to He Yuzhu, she could receive a red envelope from the matchmaker and even strengthen her relationship with the Jia family. But in the current situation, she was worried that her and her husband's lives would be in trouble. She thought that letting her cousin go back was the best option, and she would consider other things after her husband was discharged from the hospital.

She couldn't arrange for her cousin to live with He Yuzhu immediately, because no matter whether the two agreed or not, once the news got out, she was worried that she would be scolded by her relatives. Was it an arranged marriage or selling her cousin?

He Yuzhu forced a smile and asked, "Sister Qin, your cousin rarely comes here. It's so late now and there's no car to leave the city. How can you let her go back?" Qin Huairu said expressionlessly, "Then stay at my house for one night and leave tomorrow." The cousin listened to her, feeling wronged but not daring to speak out. She was used to listening to Qin Huairu's words since she was a child, and she didn't dare to resist even if she didn't want to.

Seeing Qin Huairu's firm attitude, He Yuzhu wanted to give up persuading her, but when he saw his cousin's pitiful appearance, he softened his heart for a moment.

"Sister Qin, I have a suggestion. Your husband is in such a situation that he definitely needs someone to take care of him. You have already received a lot of advance on your salary. If you take more leave, I'm afraid you won't even have enough food and clothing in the future. It would be better to let Xiao Qin stay and take care of your husband while you go to work." In order to save some face for Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu did not explicitly say that his salary was deducted because of a mistake, but said that a lot of his salary had been received in advance.

Qin Huairu's eyes flickered when she heard this. Thinking about it carefully, what he said seemed to make sense. Even with Li Weidong's support, she couldn't lose this job. Although the factory work seemed stable, it didn't mean that she could get paid for nothing. After a long time, the factory would definitely have some ideas, not to mention that her business ability was often criticized. Once she lost her job, what would happen to her husband's future? In his current situation, he could only take over her position in the future, and other units might not welcome him.

Accepting her cousin only meant increasing her food rations and letting her eat less. In this way, she could be freed from these troubles.

This incident made Qin Huairu understand a lot. She realized that it was not enough to rely too much on her beauty to deal with men. Once a problem occurred, she still needed to rely on herself. After returning, she needed to study hard and strive to become a regular employee as soon as possible. In this way, when her husband took over, she would be treated better.

After thinking it through, Qin Huairu's expression eased and she nodded, "Okay, you can stay, but you have to help me take care of my husband."

The cousin quickly agreed: "Sister, don't worry, I will take good care of them and let you work with peace of mind."

He Yuzhu was happiest that his cousin stayed at Jia's house. Near noon, he rode his bicycle to Chaoyang Vegetable Market to buy two kilograms of meat, went home and cooked a pot of potatoes and meat, and sent it to the hospital.

"Come and try my cooking skills. I am the heir of Tan's cuisine, and I am not bragging." He Yuzhu borrowed a stool, put the enamel basin in front of his cousin, opened the lid, and the aroma filled the air. Seeing the rosy and shiny pieces of meat, his cousin couldn't help but salivate.

Life in the city is really good, and you can eat meat on a regular basis. Just as she was about to pick up the chopsticks, she heard Qin Huairu's son Banggeng shouting on the bed: "Auntie, is it meat? Let me try it."

Bang Geng hasn't fully recovered yet, and the doctor told him to only eat liquid food, but he's been craving for it for a long time.

"No, your injury hasn't healed yet." The cousin shook her head.

Bang Geng was so angry that his teeth were chattering. He was eager to be discharged from the hospital. When he had mastered the sword technique to ward off evil spirits, who would dare to bully him?

After getting rid of the bastard, the cousin breathed a sigh of relief. There were only three or four pieces of meat in the bowl, not enough for her alone. She looked at He Yuzhu timidly and asked, "Can I eat it?"

"Eat it, I bought it for you." He Yuzhu waved his hand generously. If Qin Huairu hadn't spent all his money, he would have bought at least a pound of pork this time.

The cousin picked up the chopsticks with a sense of relief, and was about to pick up a piece of trembling meat, but suddenly heard footsteps coming from the door. She immediately stopped what she was doing and looked towards the door nervously.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded: "Hey, you guys are secretly enjoying the food here!"

Qin Jingru was startled, the chopsticks in her hand trembled slightly, and a piece of meat fell.

She looked up and saw Qin Huairu looking at her with strange eyes. Qin Jingru was an unmarried girl after all, and her face instantly turned red with shame. She stammered, "Yes, it was sent by He Yuzhu."

"Shazhu, you are quite a capable boy." Qin Huairu glared at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu understood what Qin Huairu meant and quickly smiled: "Sister Qin, you should try it too, try it."

"Then I won't be polite!" Qin Huairu quickly picked up the chopsticks and ate up all the meat in the enamel bowl without leaving a single piece.

Qin Jingru looked at the remaining pile of potatoes and felt like crying.

However, she did not dare to speak. For the future of the capital, she still had to rely on Qin Huairu. In desperation, she had to eat a bowl of rice with potatoes.

After dinner, He Yuzhu felt that he owed Qin Jingru something, so he offered to help her take care of Banggeng. Qin Jingru didn't sleep well last night, and was looking forward to someone taking her place.

After saying thank you, Qin Jingru walked back to the courtyard alone.

In the steel mill's fleet, today is the day for vehicle maintenance. The drivers did not drive out. Instead, they stood at the door of the maintenance workshop, watching the workers changing the engine oil and checking the brakes, smoking and chatting.

Shan Xiaolin curled his lips and said, "There is obviously nothing wrong with our car, why do we need to inspect it? It's a waste of time and oil. Li Weidong's suggestion is really bad. I don't know why the captain always listens to him."

Niu Meng glared at him and said, "Xiao Lin, you only remember getting beaten. Have you forgotten that last time when you drove to Hongqi Commune in Inner Mongolia to deliver spare parts, your car broke down in the wilderness halfway and you were almost chased by a wolf for more than ten miles?"

The experience made Shan Xiaolin feel ashamed, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "It was just bad luck."

Niu Meng retorted: "Luck? Later the mechanic found that the oil had leaked out. The round trip took half a month, and the engine was almost broken. You might still be reflecting on it at home."

At this time, Han Zhizhi crawled out from under the truck, holding a wrench, and habitually mocked Shan Xiaolin: "You said that this guy only knows how to hang around women and didn't even check the car. Li Weidong was kind enough to help us check, but you are still picky. I think you should be eaten by wild wolves!"

Shan Xiaolin wanted to fight back, but when he saw Han Zhizhi's greasy hands holding a large wrench, he just curled his lips and said nothing.

Everyone supports regular maintenance. Although they will also check, professional repairmen are at a higher level.

At this time, Niu Yong stood at the door of the office and shouted, "The task volume for this month has been calculated. Everyone come over here."

Hearing this, the drivers were all excited. The fleet counts the drivers' tasks every month and ranks them according to their completion. In addition to extra meal ticket rewards, the top-ranked drivers also have the honor of being in the "front row".

Last month's champion was Lao Bai, who had superb skills and often took on dangerous tasks. Since Li Weidong joined, everyone found that his skills were even better than Lao Bai's, and Niu Yong gave him many tasks that were originally only completed by Lao Bai.

Who will be this month's champion?

Under everyone's expectant gaze, Niu Yong read out the data loudly: "Lao Zhang, last month he ran 1.5 kilometers and transported 320 tons of cargo, all simple tasks, with a total score of 215 points. Dan Xiaolin, 2 kilometers, transported 526 tons of cargo, no extra points, with a total score of 321 points. Lao Bai, 1.1 kilometers, transported 400 tons of cargo, completed 10 difficult tasks, with a total score of 456 points. Li Weidong, 2.1 kilometers, transported 620 tons of cargo, completed 6 of the most difficult tasks, with a total score of 678 points."

After saying that, he looked at Li Weidong and said, "This month's champion is Comrade Li Weidong. With his perseverance and hard work, he has made great contributions to the country's construction. Let's applaud!"

“Clap, clap, clap!” Warm applause broke out, and the drivers cheered, “Front row! Front row! Front row!”

Lao Bai did not look lost in the crowd. Instead, he looked at Li Weidong with satisfaction, tears in his eyes: "Brother Li, look, your son is even better than you!"

Niu Yong felt the atmosphere was good, and he pressed his hands down, and the office slowly quieted down. He took out a stack of tickets from the drawer and announced loudly: "With the approval of Director Yang and Deputy Director Li, in order to commend Comrade Li Weidong for being our front row, the team decided to reward Comrade Li Weidong with 20 kilograms of meat tickets."

There was a sudden gasp in the office, and the temperature seemed to rise several degrees. In the past, the winners only received 10 kilograms of national food coupons, so why did Li Weidong get 20 kilograms of meat coupons? But the drivers quickly remembered that last time Li Weidong earned a pig for the steel mill.

At that time, the factory only gave him a meal coupon and pig intestines as a reward. At that time, the drivers felt sorry for him. But now, the factory managers obviously have more far-sighted plans.

Li Weidong was naturally very happy when he got the meat coupons. With the business cooperation with Fatty Yu, he was not short of money. But this was not enough, these meat coupons came too timely.

It was already past eleven in the morning when Li Weidong got the meat ticket. He had agreed with Fatty Yu to settle the accounts today, so he rode his bike straight to Yu's house.

Fatty Yu has been in the pigeon market for many years and has long become a shrewd businessman. He understands that even brothers have to settle accounts clearly.

After seeing Li Weidong and briefly greeting him, Fatty Yu took out the bill from the drawer.

“Here are the sales records for last month. You can take a look.”

Li Weidong took the bill and looked at it carefully. Every item on the bill was clear, including the purchase price, sales price, loss, and even the wages and food expenses of the brothers.

The total profit was 562.8 yuan. According to the previous agreement, because Fatty Yu did not invest, Li Weidong could only get 105.36% of the net profit. He took out yuan from the stack of banknotes and handed it to Fatty Yu.