Chapter 191 Competition
Mr. Cui looked at the 15,000 yuan in An Xin's hand with a deep gaze. After a long time, he slowly reached out and took it and said.
"If you have trouble making ends meet, you can keep this money for now and give it to me at the end of the month."
In another four or five days, An Xin would set off with the convoy. He was afraid that the girl would not have some money to make ends meet, and would have difficulty making any progress in the outside world without some experience in life.
Since Mr. Cui has promoted An Xin, he hopes that the little girl's path will be smoother.
An Xin waved her hand.
"Mr. Cui, I will give you this money sooner or later, so I will pay you back first. As for the money I have, I will work hard to earn money in the next few days."
This guy has to push himself to death to bring out all your potential strength. I decided to work hard to make money by driving a taxi in the next few days, and then go to San Ye to sell some goods the day before I drive the car.
Anyway, you can just set off with a convoy and carry a few thousand dollars with you.
These days, when traveling long distances, you basically have to live a frugal life, and your meals and accommodation are basically taken care of in the car.
It doesn’t cost much, but you still need some money to save your life.
Looking at An Xin's determined face, Mr. Cui took the money and put it aside, then spoke slowly.
"Well, since you've decided to pay back this month's money, I'll keep it for now. If you decide to drive the car and need money again, you can come and borrow from me."
This money must be repaid, and if Anxin has difficulties, he is still willing to help.
An Xin picked up a piece of cake on the table and put it into her mouth, sincerely thanking Mr. Cui.
"Thank you, Mr. Cui. If I don't have enough money, I will come to you to borrow it."
Although this old man looked serious and old-fashioned, he was generally nice to An Xin.
Mr. Cui also picked up a piece of snack, put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and said to An Xin.
"Why thank you? Young people, it's not easy to start a business. You need someone with experience to guide you. Just give you some help when it's time!"
An Xin was full of gratitude as she looked at Grandpa Cui. At this moment, Grandpa Cui said a few words to Cui Yusong next to him, which almost made An Xin swallow all the gratitude she had just felt.
"Hey kid, take this money. Didn't you say you have no pocket money? Spend this 15,000 yuan!"
After saying that, Mr. Cui pushed the 15,000 yuan that An Xin had just returned to Cui Yusong in front of him. The meaning was obvious: this money belonged to Cui Yusong as pocket money.
I sat there in silence, feeling as if a thousand alpacas were galloping past me. I could only silently light a candle for myself in my heart.
"As expected, the young masters of rich families are different from poor losers like her. She worked very hard to earn money and finally managed to get 15,000 yuan to repay the loan. But Mr. Cui just gave the 15,000 yuan to Cui Yusong as pocket money."
So, the woman who was in a bad mood ate Cui's snacks desperately. When she left, almost all the snacks that Cui Yusong brought out from the kitchen went into Anxin's stomach.
When leaving Cui's house, Anxin stroked his bulging belly and pocketed the snacks that Grandpa Cui had asked someone to pack for him. Only then did he leave feeling very satisfied.
Looking at the snack box on the passenger seat, Anxin finally felt a little comforted. She could be considered to have eaten her fill in a disguised way!
Of course, all the snacks that Anxin brought back ended up being eaten by her younger brothers and sisters.
In the following days, An Xin drove the taxi desperately, and tried her best to sell the things in her portable warehouse to those who took her taxi. She made a lot of money. She also found time to go to San Ye's place and sold a batch of rice cookers, electric frying pans and refrigerators. Finally, nearly ten thousand yuan went into her pocket.
Fortunately, Xie Laoer lived up to everyone's expectations and repaired all her cars within three days. After he and Bai Yichen drove the eight repaired trucks around the provincial capital and made sure that there were no problems with the truck engines and other parts, An Xin then prepared the fleet for long-distance travel.
On the way back to the exploration team in the jeep, An Xin hesitated for a moment, but decided to talk to Bai Yichen about the long-distance trip.
"Bai Yi, in two days, I plan to go to the north to do some long-distance freight. I currently have Kaizi, Xiaozhong and Sanmao as drivers. I am still short of four truck drivers. Can you ask Huzi to bring your three brothers to help me?"
She has a total of eight trucks and only four drivers. She can't drive all of them away, so she has to find four more truck drivers. That's why An Xin decided to tell Bai Yichen that she wanted to drive a long distance.
It's because you have something to ask of someone and you want their help.
As far as he knew, Hu Zi often took his brothers on long-distance trips to the north. If he could be used by him, he would be a real expert!
It can be pulled over and used directly, and these people are familiar with the terrain and road conditions in the north, which is simply great.
Bai Yichen was driving the jeep while looking at the road conditions ahead and turned his head to ask An Xin.
"This car has just been repaired. It's still a new car. Why are you thinking of going on a long journey?"
As an experienced truck driver who has been driving long distances for many years, Anxin's batch of trucks has not yet passed the running-in period. He does not recommend that Anxin use such a batch of trucks to run long-distance freight.
If there is short-distance freight, that would be best.
An Xin hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth.
"I have a batch of goods that I can send to the north. I might as well go over there and see how the drivers I sent out for training are doing. Can they be used?"
Although making money by delivering goods is the main thing, An Xin still wants to see how the people he sent out for training to learn how to drive trucks are doing. When can you come back and serve as a skilled worker?
After all, the car is ready, all it needs is a driver.
An Xin's words made Bai Yichen think a little more seriously. He lowered his head and thought for a while before replying.
"Is that so? I'll talk to Kaizi tomorrow and ask him to pick four people, including me, so the nine of us can go on this freight trip together!"
Long-distance freight driving is different from short-distance driving. Sometimes you have to drive overnight, so you need to have one or two extra drivers as backup. Fatigue driving is not allowed.
An Xin didn't expect Bai Yichen to join her on this freight trip. After hesitating for a moment, she still refused.
"Eight people will be enough."
He had inquired with Mr. Cui before and learned that the journey from here to the north was only more than 2,000 kilometers, and eight people could fully handle the task. They could drive during the day and stop the car to rest at night.
In this way, it should be possible to reach the destination and deliver the goods in a few days. After all, Bai Yichen is a person in the system and has things he should do. His work should not be delayed just because of her freight.
Ying was in An Jing's heart. The work of the two of them had always been clearly separated. An Xin didn't want to drag down Bai Yichen's work progress and make it difficult for him to carry out his work at the unit.
Let me ask you, how can a man who always takes leave because of his wife's affairs command others to do things at work?
So An Xin didn't want Bai Yichen to delay his work because of her own affairs.
In response to An Xin's rejection, Bai Yichang's attitude was unusually firm, and he said seriously.
"Don't worry, driving long distances is no joke. The roads in the north are not like the roads in the south. Some places have snow all year round due to the low temperature, and some places lack oxygen all year round due to the high altitude. Some drivers can't adapt to these roads. In case of an accident, it's better to have someone to rescue and fill in the gaps in the driver's job in time."
He still remembered that the first time they went on a long-distance trip, they encountered a snowstorm and he and Hu Zi were almost trapped on that road and couldn't come back.
Fortunately, a passing military vehicle noticed their abnormality and rescued them in time. Otherwise, both of them would have reported to heaven by now.
Ever since that incident, Bai Yichen and Hu Zi made adequate preparations every time they went to the north to purchase goods. Not only were there cotton-padded clothes and pants in the carriage, but they also had oxygen bags, plenty of water and food, and even heating equipment.
It is just in case, if we encounter a day when the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, or a day when there is a lack of oxygen on the plateau, we can survive without anyone to rescue us.
Bai Yichen's words made An Xin feel very scared, and she said subconsciously.
"Ah, so there are so many unexpected situations?"
How could she forget? The weather in the north is indeed different from that in the south. It is not sunny every day. Sometimes there are strong snowstorms, sometimes there is yellow sand all over the sky, and sometimes there is a lack of oxygen on the plateau.
Of course, there is not necessarily a lack of oxygen in the plateau in the north, but you can encounter all kinds of situations when running long distances.
Therefore, An Xin now feels more and more that it is a good thing that she and Bai Yichen mentioned the matter of long-distance travel, otherwise, if their convoy encounters a snowstorm, it will be doomed.
So, a certain woman said in a servile way.
"If there are really so many emergencies, I think it would be better for you to bring Hu Zi and your other brothers with us on this long-distance run. Otherwise, if we encounter any emergencies, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it."
Just thinking about heavy snow makes me feel cold.
As a girl who grew up in the South, what is it like for An Xin to have never seen a snowstorm in her entire life? Not to mention how to survive in a snowstorm? The temperature there would be dozens of degrees below zero. It's unbearable to even think about living like that.
Seeing his wife's frightened look, Bai Yichen felt a little sympathetic in his heart, but still comforted her.
"Well, I will select a few brothers who often run long distances, and then take Kaizi, Sanmao, Xiaozhong, and you to run this long distance together. But you don't have to be afraid, you will have experience if you often run long distances."
The girl in his family is really inexperienced. She thinks she can just drive a truck for a long distance trip, but could she have imagined the dangers on the road?
"Okay, then you can take us there this time and teach everyone various precautions so that they won't suffer when they travel long distances in the future."
As the saying goes, those who plant trees will enjoy the shade. Since we are led by someone with experience in long-distance running in the north, Anxin Jingxian’s long-distance run will definitely go smoothly this time.
Bai Yichen nodded.
"Well, I'll tell them on the way."
An Xin sat in the driver's seat, thinking about the preparations before departure. It would be better to gather everyone together to discuss the precautions, he suggested to Bai Yichen.
"How about we not go back to the exploration team dormitory tomorrow night and live in the provincial capital. We have a house here anyway. Can we gather everyone together for a meal? Well, let's have a meeting to reach a consensus."
Bai Yichen fully agreed with An Xin's proposal.
"Well, I'll do as you say."
After finishing speaking, Bai Yichen looked fixedly at the road conditions ahead, then suddenly remembered something and continued.
"By the way, tomorrow is the time for the exploration team to compete for a chef. You have to let mom go and participate in the competition."
The notice for the competition has been sent out long ago, and we are recruiting a chef from the society based on the principles of fairness and justice.
As far as he knows, three people have signed up so far. One is a veteran chef in the village, who is said to have worked in a restaurant in the county town before. Another one is Chen Saozi, and the remaining one is Chen Hongyan, who registered herself.
Since tomorrow is the recruitment time, it is a good opportunity to settle this matter before they go on a long journey, so that Chen Hongyan can have a stable job.
An Xin really didn't know about this matter and asked with a confused look on her face.
"Ah, is your exploration team going to start the competition for a chef tomorrow?"
She has been too busy these days, and she asked Bai Yichen to pay attention to the chef competition. She didn't expect that the competition would start tomorrow.
But on second thought, it was a good thing that the chef competition started before they went north for the car race. Otherwise, they would be on a long trip and it was unknown when they would be back. If the exploration team's chef competition started during their absence, with someone like Mrs. Chen around, who knows what trouble might arise.
Bai Yichen replied while twisting the steering wheel with his slender fingers.
"Well, we'll start the meeting at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. At that time, several direct leaders from the province will come down to serve as referees. You should ask mom to prepare well."
Nowadays, even if it is just recruiting a non-staff member, the leaders of Shantou attach great importance to it. It is said that several direct leaders of the province will be present one by one, conduct on-site evaluation and observation, and then evaluate the work before making the final decision.
When he heard that a leader was coming, An Xin's expression became serious, which was unusual for him.
"Okay, when I go back today, I'll teach mom a few more of her signature dishes and dim sum, and teach her how to make a few Cantonese-style breakfasts."
Since there is a big leader in charge, An Xin is not afraid of anything happening from that woman Chen Saozi. She just needs to let her mother show her skills and cook the dishes to make them look good and delicious, and there will basically be no problem.
"Um!"
Bai Yichen nodded, and the two of them drove towards the village.
That night, An Xin stayed in the kitchen with Chen Hongyan for most of the night, teaching her all the dishes, snacks, breakfast and other foods, so that Chen Hongyan would be confident when she participated in the job application the next day.
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