Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "It's not made for the baby in Xiujuan's belly, it's made for your sister-in-law."
Chu Tian was stunned for a moment, then reacted and shouted in surprise, "Grandma, are you saying that the new sister-in-law is pregnant?"
Old Mrs. Chu nodded, "She's pregnant, she's pregnant..."
Chu Tian said "Ah", thought for a moment and said, "Well, then I should make some new clothes."
After showing Chu Tian her clothes, Mrs. Chu lowered her head and continued to sew. Without even looking up, she said, "How many pieces do you want to make? That's not necessary. In the entire brigade, only our family often wears new clothes. But look at other families. Who doesn't wear new clothes for three years, old clothes for three years, and mend clothes for another three years? Making one piece for you is a token of my gratitude as a great-grandmother."
What Mrs. Chu didn't say was that if her Chu Tian didn't have a formal job and now earns more than 40 yuan a month, and everyone knows that his family lives a good life, she wouldn't have made new clothes for the baby in Chu Jun's wife's belly...
What the old man said always made sense, so Chu Tian didn't refute it after listening to it. Instead, he smiled and said, "It just so happens that I bought a few pig bones today. How about sending one to my eldest brother later?"
"Okay, take it out. I'll sew it up and send it to your brother later."
A pound of pork bones was not worth a dime, and Chu Tian would often buy them and make soup for them whenever he came across them. So when Old Lady Chu heard Chu Tian say he wanted to give Chu Jun a pork bone, she didn't feel bad at all.
"Okay, then I'll chop the other two and soak them in blood."
After a few more comfortable days at home, Chu Tian, who was supposed to go to work the next day, received an urgent call from the transport team, notifying him that he must be at the transport team within an hour. Chu Tian did not have time to eat the lunch that was already prepared, and finally returned to the transport team within an hour after rushing.
Everyone who had just returned was called into the conference room to wait for the meeting.
As soon as Chu Tian sat down, Zuo Zhuang beside him leaned close to Chu Tian and whispered, "Hey, Master, have you heard?"
Chu Tian looked at the people present. Except for one person from Team 2 who had not yet returned from the car, the rest were all present. He then asked in a low voice, "What did you hear?"
Zuo Zhuang looked around and saw that Captain Meng didn't look at them, so he continued, "I heard that Captain Liu of the second team had an accident..."
Chu Tian glanced sideways at Zuo Zhuang in surprise, "What's going on?"
Just as Zuo Zhuang was about to say something, he saw Director Li nodding and bowing, inviting a middle-aged man wearing glasses and with a serious face to come in. He didn't dare to say anything at the moment, but immediately sat up straight.
After the middle-aged man sat down, Director Li tapped the table with his fingers and said loudly, "I called everyone to the meeting today because of Liu Jian from Team 2. Captain Liu, no, he will no longer be the captain of Team 2, the Transport Team!"
Upon hearing this, Zuo Zhuang immediately looked at Chu Tian proudly, with an expression that said, "Look, I'm right, I'm so awesome!"
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Seeing this, Chu Tian turned his head away expressionlessly and didn't look at him.
"Let the leaders of the regiment tell you exactly what happened."
Director Li looked at the middle-aged man beside him and said respectfully, "Secretary Lu, please speak."
The middle-aged man glanced at Director Li and said calmly, "It's the Deputy Secretary, don't call me that!"
Director Li smiled awkwardly upon hearing this, "Yes, yes, Deputy Secretary Lu!"
Zuo Zhuang was stunned for a moment, then he leaned closer to Chu Tian and whispered, "This man is my father's new deputy. Although I have never met him, I heard from my father that he is an upright and honest man..."
"In front of him, there is only right and wrong for anyone and anything, no mercy..."
"Oh, really?"
Chu Tian looked at Zuo Zhuang and thought that this was the first time this guy mentioned his father, although he didn't say anything.
Zuo Zhuang wanted to say something, but when he saw Deputy Secretary Lu staring at him expressionlessly, he was so scared that he immediately sat up straight and dared not move. After a long while, the man's gaze finally moved away.
"Because Liu Jian, the former captain of the second team, was out driving his car, he took advantage of his position to secretly resell the regiment's supplies. The relevant departments at the division headquarters were the first to discover this... So we asked the regiment to conduct a thorough investigation... Finally, after a meeting, we decided to expel Liu Jian, confiscate all illegal gains, and send him to a farm to participate in labor reform with some other people who had committed crimes."
"After our interrogation, we discovered that during his time in the transport team, Liu Jian resold a total of 12,354 tons of supplies, of which grain accounted for... coal accounted for..."
Everyone present was stunned at this moment. They usually went to a place and secretly bought some cheap local supplies and then brought them back to resell them. However, those were personal belongings. As long as they were not caught in the act, they would be fine. Even if they were caught, the worst that could happen was that their things would be confiscated and they would be educated for a few days.
But Captain Liu actually dared to resell the regiment's supplies? He was so bold! The regiment's supplies were not personal property, they belonged to the country. How could he dare? This was a more serious crime than just reselling supplies...
Finally, Deputy Secretary Lu stood up and looked at the drivers present, emphatically admonishing them, "All property belongs to the country. Please remember, don't be greedy for a short time and ruin your life!"
"Okay, that's all I have to say."
Upon hearing this, Director Li quickly gestured to everyone, "Applause, applause!"
Everyone applauded immediately after hearing this.
Deputy Secretary Lu frowned at this, but didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Director Li and said, "The captain position of the second team is currently vacant. You must decide on a captain as soon as possible and then report it to the regiment headquarters. The regiment headquarters will have to conduct a thorough review and investigation before anyone can be appointed."
Director Li was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Oh, okay, I understand."
"I'm leaving now. No need to see me off."
Deputy Secretary Lu nodded slightly, turned around and walked away gracefully.
Zuo Zhuang tutted his words and whispered to Chu Tian, "See, I'm right, isn't I? This guy is like that. He doesn't say a word of nonsense. If it were my father's previous deputy, he would definitely say a lot of nonsense at length before getting to the point. Who knows, he might even drag the director out for dinner or a drink afterwards..."
Chu Tian raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that leaders who don't put on airs and speak their mind to things will basically be extinct in the future...
After seeing Deputy Secretary Lu off, Director Li returned and looked at Captain Meng. "Captain Meng, please stay. The rest of you should go to work if you need to, and those who don't should go home."
Chu Tian saw Captain Meng nodded to them, and then they walked out of the transport team's gate one by one.
Standing at the gate and saying goodbye to several other drivers, Chu Tian pushed the cart towards the supply and marketing cooperative. Zuo Zhuang followed him closely. Finally, Chu Tian couldn't bear it anymore and stopped to look at him.
"Zuo Zhuang, why are you following me instead of going home?"
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