That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 690 Who told you that? How come I don’t know?
At twelve o'clock noon, the bell for the end of get off work rang on time.

Li Ye followed his colleague Xiao Yue, carrying their backpacks and leaving get off work.

When colleague Yue Lingshan saw Li Ye following her toward the factory gate, she asked curiously, "Hey, Li Ye, you're not eating in the cafeteria today?"

Before Li Ye could answer, she said with a sly smile, "You can't get used to the pig food in the cafeteria, right? You've had enough of it after just one meal!"

Li Ye quickly shook his head and smiled: "No, I have something to do at noon today, so I won't eat at the company."

Yue Lingshan tilted her head to look at Li Ye, and said with a smile: "Don't be embarrassed. Everyone says the food in the cafeteria is unpalatable. There are two small restaurants near the door that have good food. I'll take you there to get acquainted with them, okay?"

"No, no, I'm not that pretentious. I haven't even received my salary yet and I'm already eating out. Won't people laugh at me? Hehe~"

Li Ye refused with a smile. He didn't want rumors of his "greedy" to spread around the factory tomorrow.

Yue Lingshan looked Li Ye up and down, and finally her eyes fell on Li Ye's shoulder bag.

"Yes, you have to be frugal when you first start working. At least you have to buy a bicycle."

Li Ye's clothes were custom-made and looked very nice, but there was no label on them, so Yue Lingshan was not sure how much they were worth.

However, Li Ye's shoulder bag was a standard military green bag. Although it was considered fashionable in this era, it was far less fashionable than the cowhide shoulder bag carried by Yue Lingshan.

In addition, Li Ye walked to work, so Yue Lingshan mistakenly believed that Li Ye was a frugal and good boy.

In fact, Li Ye has a cowhide backpack, and he has many of them. Some were sent by Fan Xiuling from Hong Kong Island, and some were bought for him by his young wife Wen Leyu.

But Li Ye felt that carrying a military green bag with the words "Serve the People" on it was a good idea, as it was modern and would not stand out in the crowd.

But Li Ye’s means of transportation is very conspicuous.

The factory directors all rode Fei Ge brand cars, but Li Ye drove a Santana.

So Li Ye did not drive the car to the workplace, but parked it a few hundred meters away from the workplace, across several alleys.

There is a Fenghua clothing store there. Sister Li Yue made some arrangements and a special parking space was prepared for them at the door. Someone also volunteered to watch Li Ye's car.

Li Ye turned two alleys and arrived at another street. Three minutes later, the red Santana drove briskly eastward.

However, Li Ye was not going to drive back to Zaojun Temple in the east, but to find someone.

He drove along the street for a while before he saw a small bicycle repair stall. Director Lu from the factory office was sitting on a stool, anxiously urging the technician to repair his tire.

Lu Zhizhang had just ridden his bike out of the factory today when the rear wheel was flat. Upon closer inspection, he found that several thumbtacks had been driven into it.

While cursing in his heart, he quickly pushed the car to the repair stall to fix the tire.

His junior high school child is waiting for him to come home and cook!

"Woo~"

When Lu Zhizhang was getting anxious, the sound of a car engine suddenly rang in his ears.

As soon as he turned around, he found a red Santana parked beside him.

"Whose car is this? Why is it parked next to me?"

Lu Zhizhang subconsciously looked at the license plate and confirmed that it was not one of the cars he recognized.

Santana was launched in 1984, and production capacity began to increase in 1985, but it is still in very short supply until now in 1986.

So even if Lu Zhizhang was the director of a large state-owned enterprise, he would only know a few Santanas that might park next to him.

After all, the car drivers nowadays are all very awesome. Even if they are from related units, they may not necessarily see a deputy director-level official like you riding a bicycle.

However, Lu Zhizhang did not recognize the license plate of the car, but he recognized the driver who got out of the car.

After Li Ye got out of the car, he smiled and said, "Director Lu, is your car broken down?"

Lu Zhizhang was surprised and asked, "Hey, Xiao Li, whose car are you driving?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "I borrowed my sister's. I was busy moving these days, so I borrowed a car to use. Beijing is really too big, and it takes an hour or two to take the bus. A lot of time is wasted on the road."

"You are absolutely right," Lu Zhizhang said with a smile, "The capital city is indeed big. It takes a whole day to drive from the east end to the west end. Xiao Li, do you have a driver's license? Don't drive without a license."

Li Ye nodded: "Yes, yes. In a few days I have to transfer the driver's license to our unit. I will have to trouble Director Lu then."

"Hey, isn't that what should be done? It's no trouble at all."

Lu Zhizhang looked at Li Ye and felt that he liked him more and more.

When this kid came to report last week, he felt different. He was handsome and energetic, and had a very calm temperament, which made people feel comfortable when interacting with him.

At this moment, the tire repairman said to Lu Zhizhang: "Hey, comrade, your inner tube has three holes. I can't fix it in ten minutes!"

Lu Zhizhang said gloomily: "Just make up for it quickly, I won't owe you any money."

The tire repairman lowered his head while working, explaining: "I'm not talking about money. Didn't you just rush home to cook for the kids? I have to tell you, don't be in a hurry when the time comes."

"Hey, you're so slick!"

Lu Zhizhang felt a little uncomfortable. There were three holes in the bicycle, which showed that someone had done something bad.

Who are the people who usually get bullied in the workplace?
Lu Zhizhang was also the director of the factory office and had the right to make suggestions on all matters, big and small, such as housing allocation and job positions. This made it easy for him to be accused of being "unfair".

Now that Li Ye sees it, isn't it embarrassing?
Li Ye was not embarrassed at all because of these three holes hehehe.

"Director Lu, you still have to go home to cook for the kids! Then I'll take you home quickly. Leave your bike here and let the mechanic fix it. Why don't you come back and ride it in the afternoon?"

"Ah? Isn't this inappropriate?"

"What's wrong with that? It's our own car, so we can just step on the accelerator."

"Well, that's fine. Thank you for your help, Xiao Li." "This is nothing but trouble. When I work in the factory in the future, I don't know how many things I will have to trouble Director Lu for!"

In the eyes of middle-aged people, children are the most important in the world. Lu Zhizhang's child is in the critical stage of growing up and preparing for high school entrance exams, so he cannot delay his meal.

Lu Zhizhang's home was not far from his workplace, and he only had to turn a few corners to get there. Li Ye was driving fast, so it was really just a matter of stepping on the accelerator.

"I really didn't realize that! Li Ye, your driving skills are really good!"

"Ah? Haha, to be honest with you, Director Lu, I'm an experienced driver with four years of driving experience. During the summer vacation, if my sister drives back to her hometown, I have to drive most of the way for her!"

"is it?"

Lu Zhizhang glanced at Li Ye and asked casually, "Which unit does your sister work for? Doesn't the unit assign her a driver?"

Li Ye said naturally, "My sister works for the Beijing office of Pengcheng Seventh Factory, which is the Fenghua brand clothing. Their company does have a few full-time drivers, but there are more cars than drivers. Several salesmen drive when needed, and they all have licenses."

"Wow, there are more cars than drivers, is it that luxurious?"

Lu Zhizhang was a little surprised. After all, in a state-owned enterprise, there were countless people competing for the position of a car driver, but in the end, they had more cars than drivers.

"It's not that I'm being extravagant," Li Ye explained with a smile, "I just didn't hire that many drivers. Most people can drive anyway, so I let them do the work of two people with one salary."

This is indeed the case. Li Yue has several full-time drivers under him. They are used in drinking occasions and are usually idle.

Lu Zhizhang smiled and said, "Okay! This is not one person doing two jobs! This is giving your sister a car for free! I am willing to do this job."

He had figured it out. Since the company had more cars than drivers, how did Li Ye borrow his car? Was it the kind that could be borrowed but not returned?
This kind of thing is not uncommon these days.

Li Ye smiled and said, "It's not like they're giving away a car for free! It's just that their company is very humane. If employees really need it, they'll accommodate them.

I have to move house these days and I am also busy with my wedding, so my sister gave me the car. I don’t drive it very often.”

"Burn out?"

Lu Zhizhang glanced at Li Ye and asked with a smile, "Xiao Li, are you having trouble with your marriage?"

Li Ye nodded slowly and said sadly, "Yes! We were going to get the marriage certificate, but I heard that the rules in Beijing are different from those in my hometown. Men who are not yet 23 years old cannot get a letter of introduction.
I was explaining this to my wife! She had everything ready, but something went wrong here, so she was really anxious, wasn't she?"

"Can't get a letter of introduction?"

Lu Zhizhang smiled playfully, then asked in confusion: "Who told you that? How come I don't know about this?"

It’s okay that you don’t know. If you knew, I would have to find someone else.

However, Li Ye did not speak his mind, but said in surprise: "I heard it from the people in Corey! They also asked me to find someone who knows about it.
I just came to the company and I don't know anything. Director Lu, how about I host it today and we can find a place to do it and you can let me understand it, okay?"

Lu Zhizhang quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, I still have to go back and cook for the kids!"

But Li Ye would never give up so easily, and immediately said: "Then let's pick up the child and eat together! Or we can order a few dishes in front and bring them home for the child to eat."

"No, no, the child is used to eating the food I cook," Lu Zhizhang said with a smile, "How about this! Come to my office as soon as I get to work in the afternoon, and I'll write you a letter of introduction.
Marriage is an important matter that cannot be delayed for a moment. It is not a big deal if you make your wife angry, but it is no small matter if you make your mother-in-law angry~"

"Ah? Thank you so much, Director Lu, but we still have to eat this meal."

"Hey, what do you want to eat? Just give me some wedding candies. When we get to the front, just stop at the door."

Lu Zhizhang directed Li Ye to park the car in front of the dormitory gate, and he opened the door and got out of the car neatly.

Li Ye had no choice but to come down and said, "Director Lu, I'll wait for you here when you get to work!"

Lu Zhizhang waved his hand: "No, I can just sneak over there by myself."

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Li Ye looked at Lu Zhizhang who entered the dormitory building. He never expected that this man was so straightforward that he didn't even use the two Hongtashan cigarettes in the trunk.

In the 1980s, the custom of giving cigarettes and alcohol as gifts based on connections was very popular, and Li Ye did not expect that he could be completely immune to this custom. As long as the person looked nice, then giving him two packs of cigarettes was nothing.

But Lu Zhizhang's vision is far superior to that of Section Chief Wu Qingyi.

[Heh~ Is this what they call having help from a noble person? ]

Li Ye, who had struggled for more than ten years in his previous life, knew that there were not so many so-called noble people in the world.

You can meet a noble person either when the noble person needs to "use" someone and you happen to be in that position and can use the person readily.

Or you have your own value and are worthy of investment.

A noble person bought in exchange for a few packs of cigarettes and bottles of wine is not really a noble person.

Li Ye has just demonstrated some of his value. Although he only has a capable sister, it is already worth Lu Zhizhang giving him some convenience.

It's just a letter of introduction. Whether you are old enough to get married is something that the marriage registration office needs to determine. What does it have to do with you?

Li Ye shook his head and drove back to the repair stall.

"Master, don't fix that tire. Please replace it with a new one."

"What? I already have two replacements. You can change them if you want. Do you want to pay?"

"Well, I'll give you the money."

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Li Ye helped to change the tire, then found a place to eat, and then went to wait for Lu Zhizhang on the way to work.

People told you not to send it off, did you take it seriously?
You have to do things thoroughly. People don't want to smoke or drink, but you can't be ignorant.

After all, I have offended Chief Wu, and he said he wanted to eat wedding candy. Should I still treat him at the wedding?
(End of this chapter)