Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 248 The Driver (Real-world Featured+)

Chen Hui said, "They just stay at home and lie around. What can they do? Zhang Jie's relatives are well-off. The old couple both have retirement pensions. They only have one son, and the young couple just stay at home all day doing nothing. Whenever we try to find them a job, it's either something tiring or something dirty. They always think that if they can just lie at home, someone will give them a few hundred a month like their father."

Xia Maosheng paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Damn, aren't they just a pair of good-for-nothings? Their parents must have had a tough time."

Xiao Wei said, "A man needs someone like Brother Hao, who can endure hardship and get things done, otherwise life won't be good." Guan He, holding the money, glanced at her husband with a watery look, her eyes brimming with charm.

Xia Maosheng said, "Then Brother Hao, why don't you go back tonight? The three of us are staying here now. Just let me know when you leave, and come back tomorrow morning."

Hao Xiaodong shook his head and said, "We need to add coal several times a night. You can't handle it. I'll go back and take a look and then come back."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, you can arrange it. We really don't know anything about this stuff. We'll be going now. Sister-in-law, come to work tomorrow."

Guan He stood up and nodded in agreement. The three of them turned and left the boiler room, with Chen Hui smiling as he closed the door behind them.

Xia Maosheng looked back at the boiler room and said, "Won't this place be renovated when the weather gets warmer? I think we should modify this area, remove half of that wall inside, connecting it to the coal shed at the back, and turn this end into a large room so that the boiler workers have a proper place to live in the winter. We can build the bathhouse in this corner; it doesn't need to be very big."

Xiao Wei said, "Isn't it my dad who burned it? He can just stay in his own room."

Xia Maosheng glanced at Xiaowei and said, "Why are you so naive? You really want your dad to keep the boilers burning day and night? Just give him something to do so he's not idle. We still need to find someone to help. Just set up a boiler team and have my uncle manage it. There are three boilers in total."

Chen Hui said, "There are also odd jobs. The restaurant needs them, and we need them here too. They'll all be put in one shift and managed by Uncle Zhang. And there's the pig farm too."

Xia Maosheng nodded and said, "Yes, let's put the sea lion in this team. We can rest assured with Uncle Zhang watching over it, whether it's odd jobs, miscellaneous tasks, purchasing, or delivery."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Okay, I'll do as you guys say. I'm not going to let my dad enjoy a life of luxury. But speaking of which, I feel like one Hiace isn't enough for us."

Chen Hui nodded and said, "It's definitely not enough. Once the food factory is in normal production and the pig farm is up and running again, we'll need at least three trucks."

Xia Maosheng said, "Anyway, it's next year's problem. We'll figure something out when we don't have enough."

Chen Hui said, "No need. I'll ask my subordinates to get a few more when the trucks come down. They don't need to be too good, just in good condition. You need one, and I need one too. But we need to pay in cash. Let's figure out how to raise some money."

The 30,000+ yuan for the boiler, plus the 50,000 yuan Chen Hui threw out, has almost been spent.

Xiao Wei said, "It's okay, just ask me for money if you need it, I'll pay for it first."

Xia Maosheng scratched his head and said, "I'll pay for the pig farm in the spring. I don't think I've spent any money on this from beginning to end."

Chen Hui laughed and said, "I didn't even pay anything, and I still made 100,000."

Xiao Wei said, "There's no point in talking about that. We'll figure it out when we make money. It's not like we've lost everything."

The three of them strolled slowly through the courtyard, listening to the workers talking and the sounds of machines in the old building. A sense of accomplishment slowly rose in their hearts.

Xia Maosheng said, "I'll be back tomorrow. I have to be back before the 10th. It's almost the end of the year, and I'm afraid people will gossip."

Chen Hui asked, "Are you going to pick up the car in Fengtian?"

Xia Maosheng said, "I can't drive it yet. Besides, I usually just go to work. I don't know what people would say if I actually drove that car. I was just joining in the fun with you guys back then. I'll pass. When I actually make money in the future, I'll just get a cheap car and drive it. You can use the car."

Chen Hui nodded and said, "Indeed, I only drive it outside, I don't dare to drive it to the office. Then let Uncle Zhang use that 100, and let Hongliang be the driver. Oh dear, we still need to find a few drivers, where are we going to find them?" These days, drivers are really hard to find. There's a popular saying, "If you have a piece of iron under your feet, you'll be a driver wherever you go." Being a driver is considered a pretty high-end profession these days. You earn a lot and you're powerful. Driving a truck is considered powerful.

The key issue was that in the early 90s, it was still quite difficult for ordinary people to obtain a driver's license, and driver resources were mostly concentrated in work units.

Xia Maosheng thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid we'll have to ask Huang Laowu and the others to come up with a solution. We know a few people, and it would be difficult for Sister Li and Xiao Bin to find a driver. The company's drivers can't come out, so we'll have to find a solution from outside."

Chen Hui said, "There are too few private drivers now. Let's go ask around the neighborhood committee. It seems that private drivers usually register their licenses with their work unit or the neighborhood committee. Hmm, I'll have to find Huang Laowu. I'm not familiar with the neighborhood committee either."

Xia Maosheng said, "It's no use. You have to talk to the person directly. The neighborhood committee can't possibly ask each one of them. Besides, there might be idle people in their workplaces. Drivers registered with the neighborhood committee definitely have jobs to do. Do you think they'd be idle after spending ten thousand yuan on a license?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's find Huang Laowu. It's convenient to use someone we know, and at least we know his background."

After walking around the courtyard for a while, the three of them felt a bit cold, so they went into the old building to check on the production situation.

They've already started working here. Sister Shang is leading a group of female workers, chatting and fiddling with the dough as they prepare to bake some steamed rice cakes. The dough they just kneaded is being turned into noodles on the noodle press.

Seeing the three people come in, Sister Shang said, "I think we could sell noodles. I'll have them make some and try it tomorrow. I'll bake some steamed rice cakes and some bread this afternoon. I don't know how to make anything else for now. The food factory only makes these few things. Let's not make cookies for now, we can start making them when the cake shop opens over there, okay?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Okay, you can make the arrangements for now. We'll make adjustments once the technicians from eastern Guangdong arrive."

Master Chang walked in from outside and said, "Xiao Wei, back the car out, I'll fix the gate for you. Old Xu from the lumberyard went over to the restaurant, aren't you going to go check on him? He said he was installing some private rooms, but you handed over your third floor to Old Xu?"

For convenience, the Hiace has always been parked in the first heated garage. Now that they're installing an automatic door, the first garage needs to be modified, and the Hiace won't be able to park there anymore because the car is too long.

Good cars actually have antifreeze, so it's fine to leave them parked outside without affecting their use, but it's not good for the car after all.

Xiao Wei said to Sister Shang, "Sister Shang, we're going to the restaurant over there. You're in charge of this part."

Sister Shang agreed, then said, "Hey, wait a minute, boss, how are we going to get food? If you bring your own, we need a place to heat it up and steam it."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's go home for lunch first. Let's hold on for two days. After my mom comes, we'll eat lunch here. We'll provide one meal a day."

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