Chapter 199 Help him find a job
From the doorman, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao learned that Chu Guoan had taken a car trip two days ago. Because the distance was far, he deliberately asked another driver to go with him. As a result, he encountered a highway robbery on the way back.
"It was the middle of the night, in the mountains, with no village in front and no shop behind. The road was blocked with stones and the car could not go through. There were only two people in Chu Guoan's group, and they decided to retreat immediately. However, those people blocked the road behind them as well. They had no choice but to get down and move the stones, and then rush forward. There were a total of seven people on the other side, holding axes and sickles. They were ruthless, and Chu Guoan and Lao Guan were not to be trifled with. They showed a desperate momentum. Chu Guoan and Lao Guan, one had his hand chopped off, and the other had an abdominal injury. Among the seven people on the other side, one had his head smashed, one was blinded in one eye, and another died. In the end, Chu Guoan drove the car to the town single-handedly, and this saved his life." The security guard sighed.
Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao looked at each other and thought that the situation was more serious than they had expected.
"Because of this incident, our factory is now short of two drivers, and a lot of goods have piled up. After hearing about this, other drivers are afraid to go out. If they have to go out, they have to be accompanied by five or six people." The guard said distressedly. There are only four or five drivers in the factory. Everyone has their own routes and usually works together. Now suddenly two are missing. After two days, a lot of goods have been piled up. It was said that drivers were popular before, and they did everything they could to send their children to be apprentices. After this incident, those apprentices transferred to other positions, leaving only two or three.
Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao learned Chu Guoan's hospital address from the security guard and rode their bicycles towards the hospital.
The inpatient department was on the second floor. The nurses were impressed by the two drivers from the machinery factory. When Xu Hexiao asked, they pointed without even checking, "That row, the second one is it."
There are four beds in a ward. It is winter now, and there are a lot of people hospitalized. The whole ward is full. Chu Guoan's ward is right at the door. I saw it when I pushed the door open.
"Hey, look who I saw!" Chu Guoan was surprised, "How did you know I was here?"
Seeing that he was in good spirits, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao both breathed a sigh of relief. "We went to the machinery factory, and the security guard told us that you were here."
"Guoan, could these two be the noble people you mentioned last time who helped you carry the car on the road?" said the woman next to Chu Guoan.
"Yes, it's them. They are so good-looking, it's hard to mistake them." Chu Guoan teased, and called Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi, "Don't just stand there, sit down quickly, sit on the bed."
"There are children in front and behind us, so there is no room for us to sit down," said Xu Hexiao.
Chu Guoan suppressed his laughter, "You are having sweet troubles."
"You can still laugh, it seems your condition is not very serious." Xu Hexiao said lightly.
"He only laughs when you guys come. For the past two days, not to mention joking, he didn't say a word. A grown man bit his lips so hard that they bled." The woman's tone was full of heartache.
"This is your sister-in-law, just call her sister-in-law." Chu Guoan introduced, "She also works in the machinery factory. Because I was injured, the factory approved her ten days of leave so that she can concentrate on taking care of me."
Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi laughed and said "sister-in-law". Sister-in-law Chu smiled and responded, "Sister-in-law doesn't have any gifts with her. When your brother Guoan is released from the hospital, I will prepare a table of food at home and you can come over to meet me."
Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi agreed and asked about Chu Guoan's injuries.
"The situation is quite serious. All the bones are broken, and only the tendons are still connected. He needs to stay in the hospital for 25 days." Chu's wife poured water for Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi. Although she felt distressed, she was also optimistic. "The doctor said that he recovered well and his life will not be affected much in the future. He can no longer be a driver and has to change jobs."
"I only broke my hand, but Lao Guan's injury was serious, and he almost hurt his spleen and stomach. He is still in the intensive care unit." Chu Guoan recalled the situation at that time, and he still felt scared. "I was so scared that I cried when I saw Lao Guan's stomach bleeding. Brother He Xiao, we are all drivers. You are so good at kung fu, but you can't understand the difficulties of ordinary people like us. Every time I drive on the road at night, I am terrified."
"I'm not a driver. I learned to drive by accident." Xu Hexiao said.
Chu Guoan was stunned. "You are not a driver, so what do you do? What unit do you work for?"
"I don't have a job. I used to do farm work in a rural brigade."
"What? Is this true? It doesn't look like it."
Chu Guoan and his wife looked at Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi and shook their heads. They didn't look like farmers in the countryside at all. They were clearly the children of powerful families from wealthy families.
Xu Hexiao let Chu Guoan look at him. He put down the cloth bag in his hand and took out a blood orange from it. He peeled the orange with his slender hands in a few seconds and handed it to Chu Guoan.
He took another one for Chu Guoan’s wife, “Sister-in-law, you eat too.”
"You really used to be a farmer?" Chu Guoan said.
"Yes." Xu Hexiao said calmly, "Qiqi and I used to be farmers in Jiahe Commune, Yao County."
"I really can't tell." Chu Guoan was a little absent-minded. He took a bite of the peeled orange. The next second, he suddenly came back to his senses, "So sweet——"
"When eating fruit, the juice flowed out and all the clothes were dirty. You are even dirtier than your son." Mrs. Chu interrupted Chu Guoan, her tone full of helplessness.
"Don't worry about me. Eat it too. The fruits that He Xiao and his sister-in-law brought are so sweet." Chu Guoan finished an orange in two or three bites. After eating, he looked at Xu He Xiao and asked, "Have you eaten it before?"
"I've eaten it, and there's some more at home." Xu Hexiao said.
"As long as there's more." Chu Guoan looked at the cloth bag. "A full bag should be about 30 to 40 kilograms, all oranges?"
"Yes, both."
"Oh, how can this be so embarrassing? Who would bring so many things when visiting a patient? Just leave five or six kilograms, and you can take the rest back later." Mrs. Chu scolded.
Representatives from the factory who came to visit did not bring so many things, but this couple was good, they brought 30 to 40 kilograms of fruit. Fruit is not cheap now, even with a ticket, it still costs 50 or 60 cents per kilogram.
Chu Guoan was a little reluctant to hear his wife's words, but still said, "Yes, take them back, just keep a few."
Xu Hexiao glanced at Chu Guoan who was speaking insincerely, "My friend brought it from Yao County, and I still have two bags at home."
Chu Guoan smiled immediately after hearing this, "That's so many, I'll take them without hesitation. Come on, peel another one for me. Wife, it's already noon, go buy two lunches for He Xiao and my sister-in-law."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Mrs. Chu stood up.
"Sister-in-law, that's not necessary. We have been out for quite some time and it's time to go back." Lin Qi called out to Sister-in-law Chu.
"After dinner, go back."
"No, I don't have the milk powder for the kids. I have to go home and feed them. They must be hungry."
"What about next time? Next time we'll host, and we'll go to a state-owned restaurant."
"good."
Before going back, both parties left their home addresses and agreed to keep in touch frequently.
As soon as Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi left, Chu Congjun, the production workshop director of the machinery factory, arrived.
Chu Congjun also brought food to Chu Guoan and his wife. "It's from the factory cafeteria. It's still hot. Come and eat."
"Thank you, Dad." Mrs. Chu took it and handed an orange to Chu Congjun, "This orange is delicious, Dad, you try it."
Chu Congjun took it and was a little surprised. "It's big, and the skin is smooth and bright. It's rare to find such a beautiful fruit."
"Then you can take a closer look. There is a bag on the ground. Feel free to look." Chu Guoan was still biting a blood orange. "I don't know if it's my illusion, but after eating this orange, I feel much better. Even the pain in my arm has eased a little."
"Is it true?" Mrs. Chu was skeptical.
Chu Guoan didn't answer directly, but felt it carefully, "It is indeed much more comfortable."
Not only Mrs. Chu, but also Chu Congjun was amazed. "It's really that magical. I'll give it a try."
Not only Chu Congjun tried it, but Chu's wife also tried it. After eating two or three, they sat still.
"What's going on? I suddenly feel more energetic." Chu Congjun was surprised. The change was not very obvious, but it was definitely different. His feeling should be correct.
"All the fatigue seems to have disappeared." Mrs. Chu felt that the effect was immediate. After taking care of her husband for the past two nights, she was sleepy and tired. But after eating a few oranges, her body was obviously much more comfortable.
"I'll leave this orange for you. We won't eat it." Chu Congjun said decisively.
"Yes. Although I don't know the reason, since you feel comfortable after eating it, I will leave it all to you. Oranges can be kept for a long time, so you should eat them slowly and don't eat them all at once." Mrs. Chu also said.
Chu Guoan disagreed, "No, take a few back for mom and the kids to try. Thirty or forty kilograms, enough for me to eat."
Chu Congjun nodded and said, "There are three of them, I can just take six back.
Speaking of oranges, Chu Congjun couldn't help but ask where the oranges came from, and Chu Guoan took the opportunity to mention Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi.
"Dad, Lao Guan and I are both in the hospital. We probably won't be able to drive in the future. The factory is short of drivers now. Can you arrange for Brother He Xiao to work in our factory?" Chu Guoan felt that this was a good opportunity.
Chu Congjun was a little hesitant, "After what happened to you, is Xu Hexiao still willing to be your driver?"
"He Xiao is different. He and his wife can lift a truck weighing 30,000 to 40,000 kilograms. I asked, and they both practice martial arts and have extraordinary skills. It is no problem for them to fight ten people alone." Chu Guoan said.
"Is it really that powerful?" Chu Congjun didn't believe it.
"It's absolutely true. If you don't believe it, you can ask someone to fight He Xiao."
"Even if I agree, the factory probably won't approve it."
"I don't think it's a big problem." Mrs. Chu interrupted, "There are only five drivers in the factory, and now two are missing. The factory must be worried. The drivers of the previous apprentices were worried that they would starve the masters to death if they taught their apprentices, so they didn't teach them very seriously. It's difficult to find two people who can drive a car alone now. Besides, Xu Hexiao knows kung fu, so the factory can rest assured that he can drive."
Chu Congjun thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to the factory about it this afternoon, but I can't guarantee whether it will work or not."
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