However, she hesitated again after two seconds.

If Gu Chongzhen becomes a tractor driver, he won't be able to leave for the city to do business as easily as before.

Because there may be needs on the land at any time, it is necessary to drive a tractor there to solve the problem.

With that thought in mind, Xue Fu tugged at Gu Chong's sleeve, making him lean closer, and whispered in his ear, "But wouldn't it be inconvenient to be a tractor driver?"

She voiced her doubts.

Gu Chong chuckled softly and whispered his answer to her.

"I just want to learn how to drive a tractor," he said. "Perhaps there are some similarities between driving a tractor and driving a car, and I plan to learn to drive a car later."

He talked about his plans for the future.

Xue Fu's eyes lit up; she wholeheartedly agreed with his idea and felt that he was very insightful.

"Great! I also think it's good to be able to drive; it's very agile!"

After the market is fully opened up, if he wants to do business, he will have to travel all over the country to buy goods. If he can drive, he will definitely be more flexible and mobile.

When do you plan to learn to drive?

After Xue Fu finished speaking, she pursed her lips. She remembered that cars weren't so common these days; it was rare to see a car on the street.

Where does he plan to study?

Gu Chong glanced around at the surrounding area; there was no one nearby who could get close enough to hear what they were saying.

He explained briefly: "It's the same truck convoy I used to work with, learning to drive trucks. I did them a favor privately."

Xue Fu: "Is it very expensive?"

Gu Chong couldn't help but smile and coaxed her, "It's not expensive, it's alright."

It was actually expensive; both he and Zhou Zhi felt the pinch when they paid the tuition.

He gave up 20% of the profit from this batch of goods before finally getting the other party to relent, thus gaining a chance to secretly practice driving in private.

"Oh, I see. Then study hard, it's so cool to be able to drive!"

Xue Fu expressed her envy.

She had originally registered for driving school with her ID card after finishing the college entrance examination.

She showed her college entrance exam admission ticket, and her driving school instructor even gave her a 20% discount.

She had already passed her written test (theory test), but before she was about to go to driving school to practice for her practical driving test (the second part), she transmigrated to this world.

She had never even touched the steering wheel.

Otherwise, she might be able to give him some pointers or advice.

Besides talking about the tractor and the tractor driver training program, Zhou Jianguo, just as Gu Chong had told her before, also gave special praise to the comrades who had made significant contributions to achieving the production targets in front of everyone.

For example, there was Liu Erzhuang, who was in charge of feeding and raising pigs; Li Tiezhu, who was good at farming, harvesting, and reclaiming wasteland; and Xue Fu, an educated youth who fed fish in the fishpond for more than half a year.

When these simple words of praise were spoken to Xue Fu, she couldn't help but blush.

Especially when Zhou Jianguo was speaking, everyone else below also looked at her, their eyes fixed on her face. Xue Fu felt that her face must have turned as red as an apple.

She was a little shy, but she stood there without flinching, head held high and chin raised as she accepted the praise.

Of course, she felt that half of the praise should go to Gu Chong.

So as soon as the conference ended, she pulled him aside and praised him profusely in private.

He was her mentor, okay? He led her into the world of fish farming!

The fishpond certainly owes a lot to his efforts!

It's only right that I get praised!

After giving these praises, Zhou Jianguo finally emphasized this year's production goals.

Because last year's target was exceeded, it is only natural that this year's target has also been significantly higher.

Xue Fu's eyelids twitched when she heard about the aquaculture goals for the fishpond.

That's almost double what it was last year.

Although last year's total production exceeded 100%, it cannot be said that this year's target can definitely be achieved.

This can be considered as entrusting him with an important task.

As Xue Fu received Zhou Jianguo's approving gaze, she thought to herself that she would have to talk to the team leader tomorrow about her plan to return to the city in April.

The team leader needs to be aware of the situation regarding the fishpond as soon as possible and choose a successor.

That evening, Xue Fu returned to the educated youth settlement and, while lying in bed, overheard Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei discussing the events of the morning's meeting.

The two of them seemed to be debating whether or not to sign up to be tractor drivers.

“I’m a little tempted. Eight work points! I can only get eight work points at most even if I work my hardest. If I could drive a tractor, that would be so much easier. I could just sit on the machine all day without having to stand or bend over.”

Liu Ling was somewhat moved.

Cheng Pei-pei agreed, saying with a sigh, "I'm just afraid I'm clumsy and will break the machine, which I definitely won't be able to afford to pay for. Just thinking about it makes me anxious. Even if I wanted to learn, I would definitely be hesitant and wouldn't be able to master it."

Seeing their expressions, Xue Fu encouraged them, "If you want to learn, then go ahead and learn! You'll only know if you're suited for it or if you have the talent after you learn. Maybe you two are very talented!"

Liu Ling smiled, but still hesitated: "Let me think about it some more. Anyway, I can go to the team leader to register tomorrow morning."

Cheng Pei-pei shared the same thought; she could consider it for another night. Making a decision tomorrow wouldn't be too late.

Xue Fu nodded and didn't say anything more.

The next morning, when Gu Chong came to find her, Xue Fu's first question was: "Did you go to the captain's house to register?"

Seeing him nod and hum in response, Xue Fu finally felt relieved and smiled faintly.

"When will the training to drive a tractor begin? Has the team leader mentioned a timeframe?"

Gu Chong brushed aside the stray hairs that had fallen onto her cheek, making sure they didn't disturb her eating. After tucking them behind her ears and making sure they were neatly hidden, he replied, "We'll go to the commune the day after tomorrow. It'll only be a week, it'll be quick."

"A week?" Xue Fu was surprised by the learning duration. "That's so short!"

She couldn't help but wonder, "Can I really learn it?"

Gu Chong smiled: "With this arrangement, you should be able to learn it."

He said, "The commune probably doesn't want someone who can't even learn to drive a tractor in a week."

Xue Fu was choked by his words: ...

"You're right." Time is also a cost.

After all, spring plowing is just around the corner, and the fields can't be left unattended.

Judging from the scene yesterday, Xue Fu guessed that there would definitely be a lot of people signing up.

"Oh right, the team leader said that we need to pick up the newly allocated fish fry from the commune the day after tomorrow. I'll go get them myself, since I'm going to the commune to learn how to drive a tractor the day after tomorrow anyway."

Xue Fu hummed in agreement. If it was on his way, she would let him go and get it.

There's still some free time these days, and since there aren't any new fish fry in the pond yet, Xue Fu doesn't have much to do.

After having breakfast, Gu Chong, who had been assigned farm work at a meeting yesterday, went to the warehouse to get a hoe and start working in the fields.