After considering it for a moment, Li Xingguo said, "Factory director, driving a tractor is not such a simple thing. It is not difficult to learn to drive it in a few days, but it is not easy to drive it well."
No matter what, such a good job shouldn't be given to someone else. Even if he had to lie through his teeth, he had to get the job for his nephew.
"I'm not saying this to be rude, but after a few days, all he can do is barely drive the tractor. He probably doesn't know anything else. If that's the case, he could easily damage it by mishandling it. Tractors are so valuable, and if they're broken, no one can afford to pay for it. The factory would have to bear the loss, which would be detrimental to the collective interest."
He took it too seriously, refusing to believe that Jiang Haishan would still give the job to the other party regardless of everything.
"Furthermore, the most important thing about driving a tractor is knowing how to repair it. You definitely can't learn to repair a tractor in just a few days. But my nephew is different. While I was teaching him how to drive the tractor, I was teaching him more about how to repair it. This kind of repair skill is an important criterion for selecting tractor drivers."
Jiang Haishan raised an eyebrow. He could tell that Li Xingguo had come specifically to snatch this job, and was determined to get it.
He sighed inwardly. This old Li was really something. If he was going to recommend his nephew to be a tractor driver, why didn't he do it sooner?
If it had been mentioned before, he would have agreed without hesitation, since no one else would have done it.
But now he had already agreed to Lu Yuan's request, and he had just seen that all five of them drove quite well, especially two of them who were calm and steady, which made him very satisfied.
He was satisfied with Lu Jiefang and He Shenghua. He Shenghua had the best mental fortitude and performed well. Lu Jiefang had no expectations and took the exam with a calm mind, yet he performed exceptionally well.
On the contrary, Xu Dong, Lu Yuanchao, and Sun Maodou, who had performed well before, had mediocre performances due to excessive nervousness.
Jiang Haishan was in a dilemma. He looked at Lu Yuan, hoping that he could say a few words and try to persuade him.
Lu Yuan did say it, but not to try to win him over, but to deliver a decisive blow.
"Director Jiang, I can not only drive tractors, but also cars and trucks. I can not only repair tractors, but also cars and trucks. I can even assemble them, as long as I have the materials and parts."
With each word he spoke, Jiang Haishan's eyes lit up a little more, and finally he burst into laughter.
"Haha, Xiao Lu is indeed amazing, I was right about you."
He's quite capable, and it's good for him, so this job should definitely be given to his people.
Just as he was about to announce today's admission results, Li Xingguo became anxious.
"Factory manager, even if Comrade Lu is very capable, it's useless. He's not the one who's going to drive the tractor to deliver goods. Since it's not him, we definitely need to pick someone with slightly better skills."
Lu Yuan glanced at him indifferently and said, "I will naturally teach the people I teach all the skills I know. Besides, how can Master Li be so sure that their car repair skills are not as good as your nephew's?"
Because diesel engines were difficult to work with, when he taught a few people how to drive a tractor, he focused more on theoretical knowledge, mainly on how to repair tractors.
So he wasn't worried at all that the five of them would be no match for that arrogant guy who looked down on everyone.
Li Xingguo didn't believe for a second that Lu Yuan had not only taught them how to drive a tractor in just a few days, but also how to repair one.
I think he's bragging, and all that talk about driving cars and trucks, car repair skills, and assembly skills is just bragging.
He snorted coldly, "Comrade Lu, young people should be more down-to-earth and not talk big without knowing their own limitations."
Lu Yuan hates people who preach based on their age without ever verifying the facts.
"What makes Master Li so sure I'm exaggerating? Just because I'm young?"
He scoffed, "How come I don't know that judging a person's ability is based on age?"
Li Xingguo was furious and was about to reprimand him when Li Jun spoke up from the side.
"How dare you talk to my uncle like that? You're obviously from the countryside and don't know any manners. A country bumpkin like you probably hasn't even seen a car or truck before, yet you claim you can drive them. Aren't you afraid people will laugh their heads off?"
In fact, it wasn't just the Li family uncle and nephew who thought Lu Yuan was exaggerating; Xu Dong and the other four also thought so. Lu Yuan had only recently learned to drive a tractor from Master Wang; how could he possibly drive a car or truck? Apart from He Shenghua, the other four had never even seen a car before. Lu Yuan had grown up with them since childhood, and they had never heard of him seeing a car, let alone driving one.
But even if we lose face, we can't lose pride. Even if Lu Yuan is just bragging, it's for their sake, and we can't let others talk about it.
“Who are you calling ignorant of the rules? What’s wrong with country folk? Did they eat your rice?” Sun Maodou said.
Lu Yuanchao chimed in, "Exactly! You're looking down on farmers, are you engaging in class discrimination or something?"
Li Jun dared not accept such a serious accusation and immediately retorted, "I have no intention of looking down on farmers or engaging in any class discrimination. I just can't stand Comrade Lu's unrealistic and empty talk."
Lu Yuan glanced at him and said, "Whether I'm lying or not can only be known by verifying the facts. If you conclude that I'm lying without verifying the facts, that can also be called being untruthful."
Before Li Jun could say anything more, Jiang Haishan spoke first.
"Alright, you've all come here today for the tractor driver thing. Let's not talk about anything else. I only hire people with real skills. Since you brought up tractor repair, let's see how you repair tractors today."
Then he called everyone to get on the vehicle, "Master Li will drive the tractor. Everyone get on the vehicle and we're going to the agricultural machinery station. There are broken tractors there. Whoever can fix one will be hired today."
Regardless of whether they had any objections, everyone got on the tractor. Even Zhong Quanyong, who had abandoned his gate, climbed onto the tractor to join in the fun.
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