The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 152 This is my relative

Not long after, someone in the lobby of the supply and marketing cooperative said that the driver at the warehouse in the back had an argument with the logistics staff of the supply and marketing cooperative, and someone called for Director Xiong to come out and resolve the issue.

Director Xiong was handling the matter in the back, so the salespersons at the supply and marketing cooperative felt embarrassed to go and watch the fun. The supply and marketing cooperative was not busy now, so if anyone wanted to watch the fun, they could ask someone to look after it.

For unknown reasons, something happened that alarmed Director Xiong. The salesperson in front of them ran to the back to watch the fun, and was seen by Director Xiong, which meant that he was condemned.

However, there were still some brave people who loved to watch the fun and sneaked in through the back door of the supply and marketing cooperative to see what was going on.

He came back in less than ten minutes, and everyone knows what happened next.

It was a truck that came to restock the headquarters, but I don't know if the goods were not loaded properly or the floor of the warehouse at the back was uneven. Plus, the shock absorption of cars of this era was not good at all, so a lot of the goods on the truck slid down.

They are arguing in the back now. The goods are not from the same supply and marketing cooperative, they are all daily necessities. Although some of them can be used after falling, many of them are deformed or something like that.

The drivers of the headquarters not only have to give the fallen items to the supply and marketing cooperative here, but also ask the supply and marketing cooperative here to replace the items if the quantity exceeds the replenishment requirements. Otherwise, not only will they not unload the goods, but they will also go to the headquarters to complain.

It is true that the road behind the warehouse is uneven, but it is not as exaggerated as the driver said. The road surface is paved with blue bricks, not cement. It is normal to have some bumps. It is fine for the egg delivery truck to drive in, so how can it be a problem for the daily necessities delivery truck to drive in normally?

Just as Zhu Lan and her colleagues were talking about how to deal with the following matters, another car from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative drove over and stopped directly at the main entrance.

"Sister Zhu, are you busy?"

"Jiang Cheng, why are you here~?"

The car stopped at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative. Jiang Cheng said hello to Zhu Lan in the driver's seat. He didn't expect that the supply and marketing cooperative that delivered mooncakes would also be the one where Zhu Lan worked. Since he was going to deliver it here, he naturally said hello to Zhu Lan.

When Zhu Lan saw Jiang Cheng driving the Supply and Marketing Cooperative's car, she was really surprised. She grabbed a handful of melon seeds sold in the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, walked out while greeting him, and gave the melon seeds directly to Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng was not polite and gave half to the statistician. He smiled and said to Zhu Lan, "Sister Zhu is really awesome. Eat as many melon seeds as you want. I came to deliver mooncakes to your supply and marketing cooperative. You didn't expect that, did you?"

"Yesterday I heard from Lingying that you reported to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. I didn't expect that you would come to our supply and marketing cooperative to deliver goods today. I will go with you. Lingying said she is pregnant. I will treat you to lunch today. Let's get together at the Oriental Restaurant here." Zhu Lan said to Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng hesitated for a moment. Why should he invite Zhou Lingying when she was pregnant? If he had to invite anyone, it should be the people in the courtyard. Although he had doubts, people of this era would not easily talk about inviting people to dinner. When they said they were inviting people, they were basically asking for something from the heart.

This era is not like the later generations. In later generations, "please" is often just a polite way of speaking. When it's time for dinner, people would say, "You haven't eaten yet, let's go eat something together."

In such a situation, even if you don't eat, you have to politely respond with "No, I have to go home to eat" or some similar excuses.

Unless they are very close to you, if you really agree, it is possible that they do not have cash, but their cell phone may suddenly have a problem.

Zhu Lan was walking in front, and Jiang Cheng was driving slowly behind. When they arrived at the warehouse behind the supply and marketing cooperative, Jiang Cheng saw a car from the same unit as his. He saw someone arguing next to the car, wearing the work clothes of the supply and marketing cooperative.

The statistician in Jiang Cheng's car also saw the situation and got in. He came forward to ask what was going on. Then he naturally stood on the side of the headquarters staff and said that the road was uneven.

In fact, let alone the roads of ordinary supply and marketing cooperatives, even the main roads of the headquarters are cement roads, after all, there are so many cars coming in and out every day. There are many side roads, and it is good to have gravel roads.

The supply and marketing cooperatives in the rural communes all have hard dirt roads.

"Jiang Cheng, can you help solve this problem?" Zhu Lan pulled Jiang Cheng's sleeve and said. If Jiang Cheng also stepped forward to speak for the people from the head office, then she would have to run away.

"Let's give it a try. If he doesn't give me face, I'm not afraid of offending others." Jiang Cheng said with a smile.

If we talk about roads these days, we don't have to run long distances at the transport station anymore. Those mountain roads are narrow, so there are times when one wheel is left hanging in the air when turning.

Jiang Cheng took Zhu Lan forward, took out a cigarette from his pocket, walked to the driver and said, "This is my relative, from the supply and marketing cooperative here. The road is a bit bumpy, but can we just let it go?" Jiang Cheng didn't want to say too much, and didn't blame the driver for anything wrong. Jiang Cheng also looked at the goods in the back compartment. A lot of them had been unloaded in other places before, but the goods piled high were not put into the empty space below.

The driver and the crew were clearly careless and are trying to pass the buck here. But if no one steps forward, the people at the supply and marketing cooperative might really take the blame.

"Which team are you from? I've never seen you before."

"He's from the new transport team's third team. He's here today to help with the deliveries."

When the driver saw Jiang Cheng coming out to solve the problem, he didn't have the energy to argue with the people from the supply and marketing cooperative. Instead, he asked about Jiang Cheng's situation first, and the statistician who came here with Jiang Cheng helped Jiang Cheng introduce himself.

After hearing this, the driver who was delivering daily necessities pondered for a moment. The company had formed a new fleet, and all the drivers in the company knew about it.

And now everyone knows that the new fleet is responsible for the transportation of products from foreign trade to domestic sales. This is a good job, and the one who is close to the water gets the moon first. Maybe they can get priority in getting products for domestic sales, but the transportation capacity of the first and second teams is tight, so they can't go to the third team, and they need drivers with good skills to go there.

Hearing that he was from Team 3, the driver who was transporting daily necessities did not dare to look down on him. Jiang Cheng was so young that it was easy for people to think that even if he was a driver, he might only be a Level 5 driver.

"My colleagues from the new team, look, this road is sometimes high and sometimes low~~."

"Yeah, I know, my relative works here."

"No, I just want to~~."

“This is my relative.”

Jiang Cheng didn't want to argue with the other party, so he pulled Zhu Lan to the front. He had given the other party a way out, so if he didn't, don't blame him for getting angry.

When driving in the future, you might look for blind spots or emergencies to shirk some responsibilities.

But in this era, drivers have to face all emergencies. There are so many traffic rules in later generations, but not in this era. If you can't handle it, it's your responsibility.

Drivers are supposed to keep their eyes and ears open. If a child suddenly jumps out on the road and is hit, it is the driver's fault. But in reality, if drivers do hit someone, they will shirk responsibility. And those who are hit are also easily fooled, and they will be grateful to the driver for giving them some compensation.

"Okay, for the sake of my colleague, I won't pursue this matter. You should quickly arrange for people to unload the goods." The driver who was transporting daily necessities did not argue about right or wrong.

If the drivers of other supply and marketing cooperatives have slightly deformed goods, they will accept them if they can be disposed of. No one will offend the drivers for such a small matter.

The driver transporting daily necessities turned the car around to make it easier for the staff here to unload the goods. Jiang Cheng also parked the car in the same position. The rest was the statistician's job.

Jiang Cheng was squatting on the side cracking melon seeds. The original flavor of melon seeds was quite fragrant.

Zhu Lan was pulled aside by Director Xiong and asked what was going on with this relative. Didn't they say before that a distant cousin worked at a transport station? How come a relative who worked as a driver at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative suddenly appeared?

When the director asked, Zhu Lan said directly that her "cousin" had just been transferred to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. She was going to treat her cousin and sister-in-law to lunch at the Oriental Hotel today, and asked Director Xiong if he wanted to join them.

"Oriental Hotel, I know the chef there, and his cooking skills are really good. So, today's meal will be charged to the supply and marketing cooperative, and I will go over there to say hello. Your cousin is also a member of our supply and marketing system, so it is only right that we treat him." Director Xiong said.

The director of this supply and marketing cooperative looks very good, but there are so many supply and marketing cooperatives in a city, and he is only a little bit powerful in his own area. Just now, when facing a driver from the head office, he dared not give him face.

In fact, sometimes when they go to the head office for meetings, these so-called directors have to treat any ordinary clerk there politely.

If there is a good connection with someone at the head office, even if he is a driver, he may be able to help a lot when help is needed.

(End of this chapter)