Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Li Jiuzhou was extremely excited when he received the car keys:

"Secretary, the keys look like they belong to the older brother's car?"

Secretary Nie smiled and nodded:

"I didn't realize you had such good taste. A Soviet-made GAZ-69, four-wheel drive off-road vehicle, less than two years old. You got a good deal on it!"

Li Jiuzhou was so excited he almost jumped up:

"Secretary, where's my car? I need to go pick it up now!"

Secretary Nie burst into laughter upon seeing this:

"Hahaha, didn't you see it when you came up? It was parked downstairs."

"But can you even drive? Don't ruin the car."

In fact, Secretary Nie could understand Li Jiuzhou's feelings. Back when he first drove, he was driving without a license and drove straight into a ditch.

Li Jiuzhou waved his hands repeatedly:

"Of course I can drive it. I've driven my second uncle's car countless times, I know it like the back of my hand."

"But Secretary, now that we've been provided with a car, what about the fuel?"

Secretary Nie answered Li Jiuzhou calmly:

"We've provided you with a vehicle, and the fuel will be reimbursed as well. However, there's a limit: only three tanks of fuel per month. You'll have to fill up at the transport team. Anything beyond three tanks will have to be paid for out of your own pocket."

Li Jiuzhou was overjoyed upon hearing this:

"That's enough. There's still more than three tanks of gas left. I usually only use it for commuting, so it's more than enough."

Secretary Nie waved his hand:

"Come on, let me show you your driving skills."

"Good leader."

After the two went downstairs, they immediately saw the jeep parked in the snow.

Li Jiuzhou strode over, his eyes filled with light. He touched the hood, the tires, and the steering wheel.

He felt the coldness of the metal in his hands, but his heart was burning hot.

He likes this GAZ-69.

Get in the car, start the engine, and Secretary Nie waves his hand from the passenger seat:

"Come on, let's go to the pig farm. To celebrate your new car, we'll slaughter a pig for a treat!"

Li Jiuzhou nodded quickly:

"One pig isn't enough, we have to kill two. I'll have Zhu Zi prepare a whole table of food for lunch. Don't you love braised pork intestines? You can eat your fill today."

"I'll also prepare a pound of tiger bone wine for you. Mmm, the taste is simply divine!"

Secretary Nie's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

He reached for his waist with his right hand and instantly drew a Type 52 pistol, something only high-ranking officials could possess.

"Click."

That's the sound of a pistol being cocked.

At this moment, Secretary Nie's authoritative yet somewhat menacing voice rang out:

"Target: Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill's breeding base. Charge at the target at top speed! Brothers, follow me and kill!!!"

Li Jiuzhou was initially intimidated by Secretary Nie's imposing manner in drawing his gun, but after recovering, he felt a surge of excitement and shifted into first gear.

With the clutch and accelerator pressed in sync, the car lurched forward with each press and release, and the driver kept talking:

"Kill them!"

Secretary Nie truly lived up to his reputation for surviving countless hardships; even when the car was speeding at nearly 100 miles per hour, his expression remained completely unchanged.

Actually, that's not the case. He regretted it in his heart because he was really afraid that Li Jiuzhou would make a mistake!

If the car crashes, it's uncertain whether Li Jiuzhou will survive, but with his old bones, he'll probably die without a doubt!

I breathed a sigh of relief when the car came to a safe stop at the gate of the farm.

It didn't take much effort to kill two pigs.

Secretary Nie meant to treat the factory's leaders and cadres to a meal.

After all, the steel mill received praise this time, so it's not unreasonable for them to get a treat.

In the afternoon, Li Jiuzhou's car was parked at the back door of the first canteen. Sha Zhu and the others, who had nothing better to do, came over to watch the excitement and found it fascinating.

Sha Zhu pleaded desperately with Li Jiuzhou:

"Senior brother, give me the keys, can I take a stroll around? I'll call you 'Dad' if you want, okay?"

Li Jiuzhou impatiently threw all the keys at him:

"Alright, alright, alright, let's just stroll around here by the back door. Driving out there won't look good."

Sha Zhu happily took the key and waved it at his apprentice, nephew, and other curious onlookers:

"Get in the car, I'll take you guys for a spin."

The crowd, who had been waiting impatiently, swarmed in and took up a seat; there were about seven or eight people in total.

Sha Zhu strolled around several times, finally satisfied, and was extremely excited.

Senior brother's car, isn't that his car?

Why make such a big difference? Starting tomorrow, he won't be riding his bike to work anymore.

My senior colleague is a division-level director, it's not prestigious for him to drive himself to and from get off work. I, He Yuzhu, will take charge and be the driver.

Li Jiuzhou had no idea what Sha Zhu was thinking. Even if he did, he would only praise Sha Zhu. That's right, it was so undignified for him to drive, and Sha Zhu's thoughts were exactly what he wanted.

Li Huaide also came over for a chat, nothing much, just looking at the car. It was really nice, a whole lot better than his, damn it!

When the car was driven back to the compound in the evening, it caused a sensation. People were even more envious after learning that it was a car provided to Li Jiuzhou by the factory.

"Dad, Dad, take me for a spin!" Tie Niu pleaded, clinging to Li Jiuzhou's leg.

Li Jiuzhou patted his son's head:

"Dad needs to cook. Can you have Uncle Zhu take him for a few drives?"

"Great!" Tie Niu cheered immediately.

Sha Zhu shouted loudly after hearing this:

"You little rascals, come on, let's go for a couple of laps."

After two laps, the group of little rascals were still not satisfied.

The stick was perched on the exhaust pipe at the rear of the car, sniffing the exhaust fumes as if they were the most delicious food in the world!

The adults in the yard also came over to touch and look at it. They were very excited because it was a toy car!

There's only this one car in the entire Nanluoguxiang area; even the local street office doesn't have one.

They felt proud when they saw people from other courtyards coming to watch the spectacle.

See that? That's their car. Do you have one? You'll be so envious!

Li Jiuzhou had driven back to the compound before, but that was Li Huaide's official car.

But things are different now. The car was assigned to Li Jiuzhou, and it also represents their No. 95 compound.

Li Jiuzhou planned to park the car in the open space of the courtyard, and he would just open the gate when he had some free time in the next few days.

I was worried someone might try to sabotage me by parking at the entrance of the compound, since there were too many curious people around.

Jia Dongxu's envious eyes reddened again as he stood in the crowd.

He was thinking, "When will I, Jia Dongxu, be able to drive a car?"

purchase?

He didn't even dare to think about it; a car costs tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, and he couldn't afford it even if he risked his life.

There is only one path to take: to keep making progress. Only those who become leaders are entitled to own a car.

Li Jiuzhou's family is having pig's feet today. It's not unreasonable to celebrate getting a new car. They brought them back from the factory, and Sha Zhu shoveled them into a pulp, making them easy for the kids to eat.

Of course, the deaf old lady also benefited.

Li Jiuzhou slept soundly with his wife in his arms that night, and the next day when he went to work, Sha Zhu came over excitedly to get the keys.

The car drove straight to the gate of the courtyard and waited for Li Jiuzhou, acting exactly like a driver.

Seeing this, Xu Damao couldn't help but tease him:

"Silly Zhu, not bad, you've become a driver."

Sha Zhu sneered:

"Xu Damao, I'll just say you're jealous of Master Zhu. You're not even qualified to be my senior brother's driver. Go cool off somewhere else."

Xu Damao was indeed very envious, and he redefined Li Jiuzhou's status in the factory.

You have to understand that there are only a handful of leaders in the factory who can be provided with a car, and Li Jiuzhou is now one of them, which makes him quite influential.

Previously, the section chief was someone he could never reach, but now things are different. He has also earned a section chief position, and his future looks promising.

"Just you wait, you idiot, I'll be driving a car sooner or later." Xu Damao said this harshly and rode away.