Legendary Captain

Fang Ying took the breakfast and turned to the flight attendant: "If there's nothing else, just wait outside. We'll be right out."

Sure enough!

The flight attendant had already given him a clear warning, but Fang Ying still forgot immediately. Either he was deliberately humiliating Xu Xian, or he simply didn't consider Xu Xian as part of the cockpit crew at all.

Perhaps, in Fang Ying's eyes, Xu Xian was at most just a tool for running errands.

Xu Xian told the flight attendant to stop talking, but he was just trying to salvage what little face he had left. Being blatantly ignored by the captain in front of all the flight attendants was hardly a pleasant experience for the second officer. Xu Xian just wanted to get over this as quickly as possible.

The chief flight attendant glanced at Xu Xian, but ultimately said nothing more, and then led the remaining flight attendants out of the flight preparation room.

Xu Xian's mind was in turmoil. It wasn't until the flight attendants were about to leave the flight preparation room that he remembered something and looked up, bumping right into Xia Qing, who was turning to look at him from behind the group.

Their eyes met, and Xu Xian wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Only when the flight attendants' footsteps faded did Xu Xian dare to raise his head. By then, the flight attendants in the flight preparation room had long since disappeared, and Xu Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Is this what the workplace is like? It's so damn real!

Fang Ying tidied up her things a bit, carrying her breakfast and pulling her flight case, and slowly walked out.

As soon as Xu Xian saw the captain preparing to enter, he quickly gathered up all the paper documents on the table. Zhu Jia, on the other hand, dragged his suitcase to the long platform, seemingly to inquire about something.

After packing his things, Xu Xian followed Zhu Jia and found him talking to a middle-aged man who looked like he was wearing a uniform jacket. This middle-aged man hadn't been there just moments before.

"If it's Tianning, go for 544," the middle-aged man said to Zhu Jia.

"544!" Zhu Jia quickly recalled the name. "Thanks!"

Noticing that Xu Xian had caught up, Zhu Jia waved to him, signaling him to follow. As they walked, Xu Xian consciously lagged behind by half a step, and since Zhu Jia didn't speak, he remained silent as well.

"How much was that breakfast?" Zhu Jia suddenly slowed down and walked alongside Xu Xian.

Without thinking much, Xu Xian replied, "Brother, that breakfast costs one hundred and twenty."

"One hundred and twenty! I really..." Zhu Jia was also surprised that the breakfast set meal was so expensive, and said to Xu Xian, "Where's your WeChat? I'll scan the QR code to pay for it. You shouldn't have to pay for this!"

Xu Xian quickly said, "Brother, what are you saying? How could I possibly take your money?"

Zhu Jia also seemed a bit annoyed: "You don't understand, that's just how he treats the passenger seat. You're just a trainee now, you only get a fixed salary each month, it's not your place to pay."

Xu Xian certainly couldn't accept the money. Although he was very unhappy with Fang Ying's actions, how could he possibly shift the loss onto Zhu Jia? Anyone with normal intelligence and emotional intelligence wouldn't do that!

Seeing that Xu Xian refused, and with Fang Ying getting closer and closer, Zhu Jia stopped dwelling on the matter.

At that moment, Fang Ying was talking to the flight attendant at the door and handed her breakfast. Xu Xian got closer and realized that Fang Ying had asked the flight attendant to heat it up on the plane.

Zhu Jia went to Fang Ying's side, composed himself, and said, "Brother, the car is 544."

Fang Ying nodded, walked at the front, and went out the gate. He scanned the license plates of the many vehicles and immediately spotted a car with the last three digits being 544.

Looking at the license plate of the vehicle Fang Ying was heading towards, Xu Xian finally understood that the numbers the middle-aged man had mentioned were the last three digits of the license plate number of the vehicles entering the parking lot. That's an interesting fact I've learned!

As Fang Ying walked toward the entrance vehicle, she suddenly turned to Zhu Jia and asked, "Isn't the duck blood vermicelli soup at Tianning Airport quite delicious?"

Zhu Jia lagged behind, her face immediately darkening, but she still answered in a normal tone, "Yes, I bought some a few times when I flew to Tianning with some instructors before, and it was pretty good."

Zhu Jia really wanted to say, "What a load of rubbish! All they do is eat and drink for free all day." But alas, she couldn't fight city hall.

"I've also heard from others that the duck blood vermicelli soup in Tianning is quite good," Fang Ying said with a smile.

At this moment, Zhu Jia quickly caught up with Fang Ying and walked alongside him: "Brother Ying, shall I go buy it after we land?"

Zhu Jia had a clear understanding of Fang Ying's intentions. Fang Ying was the captain, and he was causing trouble at every turn; the co-pilots could only put up with it. However, this matter couldn't fall on Xu Xian, a mere trainee. They had all been trainees before; it was unreasonable to expect him to treat them to meals and drinks on his meager salary of a few thousand yuan.

Besides, there's the first officer who's always on the front lines! Back when he was still a trainee, when he went out overnight with the captains and instructors, if the captains and instructors wanted to go out for dinner, it was always the senior officers who would cover everything, and he almost never paid for anything.

This could be considered an unspoken understanding between the co-pilots: when it comes to paying, the higher-ranking person should take the initiative. That's why Zhu Jia offered to buy it himself, thus leaving Xu Xian out of the picture.

Little did Fang Ying know, for some inexplicable reason, that he chuckled and said, "Isn't there still a second mate? Just let him go buy it. You still have preparatory work to do in the cockpit!"

"It's alright, I can get the cockpit ready quickly, it won't cause any delays. Besides, Xu Xian probably doesn't know where to buy it," Zhu Jia said.

"Isn't it right across from Gate 34?" Fang Ying said. "I've already asked around. Just tell him the gate; surely he can find it?"

Zhu Jia was speechless for a moment. Good heavens, so they had already found out the shop's address. They came prepared! With such a plan, don't they know how to reflect on their character?

Seeing that Zhu Jia wanted to say something more, Fang Ying interrupted him: "It's nothing serious. Isn't this what the second mate does? What else can we expect them to do?"

After saying that, he got into the car without giving Zhu Jia a chance to continue.

"The second mate just does odd jobs?" These words truly lowered Zhu Jia's perception of Fang Ying to a whole new level.

Every captain instructor today started as a second officer who knew nothing.

Just because you're a captain now, does that mean you should deny the path you've walked before?

What a low-level performance!

Zhu Jia recalled the text message he received from Xu Xian last night; it seemed this was Xu Xian's first flight. He hadn't replied to the message because it was quite late last night. But now, seeing that Xu Xian's first flight had been marred by such a low-quality captain, what would he think of his future career?

At least... it probably isn't something pleasant!