The method Li Cheng mentioned was very simple, which was to let the taxis deliver meals to various outlets.
Du Xue also thought of this method, but it would increase the cost, so Du Xue did not do it.
Li Cheng said, "There are more than a dozen outlets, but only three are far away. The others are all within a five-kilometer radius. How much more money do you think this will cost?"
Du Xue looked at the meal delivery route Li Cheng had drawn on the map and thought that with this method, only four vehicles would be needed each time. Previously, the branch staff had delivered meals on their own, with only one person per vehicle, which obviously would have been very slow.
Li Cheng rummaged in the drawer for a while, then took out a stack of business cards and gave them to Du Xue.
Du Xue looked at the contents on the business cards and found that they were all taxi drivers' phone numbers.
Du Xue didn’t know how Li Cheng had so many taxi drivers’ phone numbers, and thought that Li Cheng often took taxis!
"These taxi drivers all graduated from Yintong Driving School, so they're my students. Leave the meal delivery to them, and they won't miss any of the requests. As for the fees, you can negotiate with them. They can even pick up passengers while delivering meals, or they can drop off meals while picking up passengers. That way, they won't charge extra."
Du Xue now understood why Li Cheng had asked the taxi driver to deliver the food, and even if she had thought of it, she couldn't do it. Li Cheng had many apprentices who drove taxis, and for Coach Li's sake, they couldn't ask for more money.
Du Xue smiled and thought to herself that she only thought of asking the taxi driver to deliver the food, but didn't think of how to reduce the cost.
She looked up at Li Cheng and thought to herself, this young deputy director is truly special! He seems capable of anything. Furthermore, he himself is wealthy, and the branch is not short of money, but he is very frugal when it comes to spending. He doesn't do things without regard for cost just because he has money.
Such people can accomplish great things. They dare to spend when they should, and know how to save when they should. Such people can accomplish great things.
Just as Du Xue was thinking about her worries, Li Cheng said, "Well, let's do this! You run it for a month first. If the cost of delivering meals is too high, I'll find another way."
These words seemed to indicate that she was sending the guest away, so Du Xue stood up and left.
Delivering food was a big deal for Du Xue, but just a trivial matter for Li Cheng. The branch had a lot of things to do, and since Bai Yanhua had given it to him, Li Cheng was now in charge.
Just as Du Xue was about to leave, Li Cheng suddenly said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, your child's schooling has been settled. He'll go to the primary school on South Street. He can go to school when school starts in September this year..."
Du Xue froze in place when she heard this. The primary school on South Street was a key school in the city, and it was difficult for children from ordinary families to attend school there.
Moreover, the primary school is very close to here, only a few hundred meters away.
Du Xue looked like she was about to cry, but she held it back again and again before finally saying, "Thank you!"
Li Cheng smiled, nodded at her, and then went on to do other things.
After Du Xue left, Li Cheng looked at the snow outside the window and thought that this matter was all thanks to Weng Xiaozhu.
There is an old man who often goes to Weng Xiaozhu. I heard that this old man used to be the deputy director of the Education Commission and is now retired.
Li Cheng wanted to arrange schooling for Du Xue's child, so he set his sights on this retired old man.
The old man is very arrogant and never plays mahjong with businessmen like Principal Han. He only plays with people like Li Cheng who work in the office or those who are retired.
Li Cheng was puzzled and thought, if you don’t play mahjong with people like Lao Han, why are you here?
So, Li Cheng found an opportunity to ask him the reason, and then he learned that the old man used to be a teacher, then a principal, and later became the deputy director of the Education Commission.
As for why he didn't play mahjong with Principal Han and the others, it was because he looked down on their nouveau riche looks.
Li Cheng laughed at this and thought that Principal Han and his friends neither stole nor robbed, but earned money with their own abilities. Although they were nouveau riche, they were the inevitable product of social progress.
It doesn’t matter whether you like them or not, there will be more and more people like them in the future anyway.
As for the fact that he came here to play mahjong, it is quite interesting.
The old man had originally come just to drink tea because he liked the name of the Tea House, but after a few visits, he was dragged to the mahjong table by some of his friends in the education industry.
After playing mahjong a few times, he became addicted and played three or four times a week.
After knowing these things, Li Cheng wanted to deliberately lose some money to him at the mahjong table so that he would arrange schooling for Du Xue's children.
But Weng Xiaozhu refused, saying that the old man had a strong sense of self-esteem and seemed quite upright when he was a leader. He was not the same type of person as Director Pi of your city branch.
Li Cheng thought about it and decided not to insult the old man with money.
So, Li Chengjiu talked with the retired old man about his ideals in life and his yearning for a happy life in the future.
Li Cheng also said that he did not have the opportunity to study back then. If he could study for a few more years, he would have become the director now instead of a deputy director.
When the old man heard this, he was unwilling and said, "Studying is not for becoming an official, but for the rise of China."
Li Cheng quickly said, "Yes, it's for the rise of China. But if I become a higher official, wouldn't I be able to do better for China?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, thinking that what the young man said was right. He had only been a deputy director back then. If he could become the director, wouldn't he be able to better display his talents?
Seeing that the old man seemed to agree with his point of view, Li Cheng pretended to be regretful and said, "I was able to study well back then, but I just didn't meet a good teacher, which delayed my future. If I had met you back then, I would have been admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University."
This was half true, half false. Li Cheng had indeed not had a good teacher back then. His English teacher was known for hitting and scolding, which made Li Cheng and his classmates skip classes whenever they had English lessons.
The old man felt very sorry after hearing what Li Cheng said. He thought Li Cheng was a good person and must have been a good student. The reason why he didn't go to Tsinghua University or Peking University was because he didn't meet a teacher like him.
"You are still young and can continue learning!" said the old man sincerely.
Li Cheng smiled wryly and shook his head, saying, "That's easier said than done. I'm very busy with work right now, so I don't have time to study. I can only rely on the next generation."
The old man asked, "Deputy Director Li has a child?"
Li Cheng shook his head and nodded. The old man didn't understand what he meant, so Li Cheng told him, "There's a kid like this. He's my nephew, you know? He's quite smart and can recite over a hundred poems. But he's not from our city, so he can't go to a good elementary school."
The old man was not stupid. At this point, he already knew Li Cheng's purpose.
So the old man asked, "Which primary school does your nephew want to attend?"
Li Cheng quickly said it was the one on South Street.
The old man smiled and said, "That's easy. The principal there is my student------"
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