Zuo Zhuang blinked and said with a smile, "Isn't it that I was in such a hurry when I came out that I didn't even have time to eat? I just wanted to have a meal with Master!"
"How about it? Master, let's go have a meal together and have a chat?"
"Okay, but since I'm your master, I'll treat you well."
Chu Tian thought about it and didn't refuse. Seeing that Zuo Zhuang didn't refuse either, the two of them pushed the cart together towards the state-owned hotel.
"Sister Huang, are you busy?"
In the past two years, Chu Tian has become more and more familiar with Sister Huang, the eldest sister of the state-owned restaurant. Sometimes when he comes back from a trip, he will give her some worthless things, and sometimes he will help her bring some cheap items. In this way, every time she sees Chu Tian, she is very enthusiastic.
"Oh, no, no, brother Chu, are you back from driving?"
Chu Tian smiled and said, "I haven't been out driving recently. I came to the transport team for a meeting today."
"By the way, Sister Huang, what delicious food does the kitchen have today?"
Sister Huang looked at Zuo Zhuang behind Chu Tian, thought for a moment and said, "You are late. If you had come earlier, there would have been braised pork."
After a pause, he continued, "But it seems there is still a pig's trotter left."
"How about it? Do you want it?"
"Yes, Sister Huang, please help us order two stir-fried dishes and six steamed buns."
Chu Tian asked Zuo Zhuang to sit down while giving instructions to Sister Huang.
Because they were acquaintances, Sister Huang specifically asked the chef in the kitchen to cook faster. Soon the meal was ready. She brought it to the table herself and said to Chu Tian with a smile, "Brother Chu, I specially asked the chef to fry some sugar-coated pig's trotters. They are so delicious. Come and eat."
Chu Tian smiled, "Sister Huang, thank you."
Sister Huang laughed heartily, "Brother Chu, you are still so polite. We are so familiar with each other, why should we say thank you or not? Well, I won't disturb you anymore, you guys eat quickly..."
With that, he turned around and went back behind the cashier counter.
Both of them were hungry, and even if they wanted to chat, they had to eat until they were about 30% full. So after they each finished a steamed bun, they slowed down and chatted while eating.
"Master, don't you have any ideas?"
Zuo Zhuang took a big bite of the steamed bun, chewed it, swallowed it into his throat, and then opened his mouth.
Chu Tian raised his eyes and glanced at him. Seeing his curious expression, he said helplessly, "Does my idea matter?"
Zuo Zhuang was puzzled, "Why is it not important?"
Chu Tian picked up a piece of fried eggplant with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He shook his head helplessly and said after a while, "Except for you, everyone in our transportation team has worked longer than me and has more experience than me. I have only been driving for two years. How could it be possible..."
Before he could finish his words, Zuo Zhuang retorted unconvincedly, "So what if they've been working for a long time? They're all like useless. They often fail to notice even the smallest problem with their trucks. As long as Captain Meng isn't around, you're the one who handles it all!"
"Anyway, if you ask me, Liu Jian from Team 2 should have been fired long ago. He's not a very good driver and doesn't know anything about car repairs. He always calls for Captain Meng whenever something happens. I don't know how he became the captain!"
"Besides, I think the length of time you've worked here isn't important. What's important is the quality of your skills. Look at you, you can drive and repair cars, so you're a good candidate to be the team leader."
Chu Tian remained silent after hearing this. In fact, he didn't have any idea about being a captain or not. Being a captain would only make a few dollars more a month than being a driver. Anyway, if he was allowed to be the captain, he would be the captain. If not, he would continue to be his driver. It was not bad to make a trip and take a few days off.
Seeing that Chu Tian didn't say anything, Zuo Zhuang thought for a moment and looked around. He saw that he and Chu Tian were the only two people eating in the state-owned restaurant at this time, and the waiter was sitting behind the counter doing something unknown. So he moved closer to Chu Tian and whispered.
"Master, if you're worried about not being selected, I can help you..."
Chu Tian glanced at him with a half-smile, "How are you going to help me?"
Zuo Zhuang laughed, "I can ask my dad to talk to Director Li..."
Chu Tian put down his chopsticks and looked at Zuo Zhuang with a raised eyebrow. "If that's the case, why don't you find some connections for yourself?"
Zuo Zhuang waved his hands frantically, "I want to be the captain? Forget it! I'm not cut out for that. I can just be a co-driver and wait to be promoted to a regular driver and just muddle through. But being a captain means you can't just muddle through. When you're not driving, you have to come to meetings all the time. How troublesome..."
Chu Tian looked at Zuo Zhuang helplessly. He also discovered that Zuo Zhuang was the type who just lived a life of idleness and waiting to die. No matter how powerful his family connections were, he didn't want to climb up the social ladder.
After thinking for a while, Chu Tian said, "You don't need to ask your father to say hello for me. I saw Director Li talked to Captain Meng alone today. He must want to listen to Captain Meng's advice. If Captain Meng makes a suggestion, he must choose someone with good skills. As for good skills..."
Before Chu Tian finished speaking, Zuo Zhuang understood. In the entire transport team, apart from Captain Meng who had really good skills, only Chu Tian was almost as good. As long as there were no so-called relatives, Captain Meng would definitely mention Chu Tian's name.
After dinner, Chu Tian said goodbye to Zuo Zhuang. When passing by the supply and marketing cooperative, he remembered that there seemed to be not much kerosene left at home, so he went to buy a few liters of kerosene and went straight home.
The next day at work, Captain Meng talked to Chu Tian alone.
"Captain, you're looking for me?"
Captain Meng nodded, "You understand what happened yesterday, right?"
"Know."
"The director asked me if there was a suitable candidate. I recommended you to the director, and he had no objections. He also reported it to Deputy Secretary Lu yesterday. The leaders from the regiment headquarters will probably come to your brigade to investigate in the next few days. Go back and tell your family not to be afraid. Just say what you need to say. There's no need to be afraid. It's just a process."
Chu Tian was stunned. Although he thought that Captain Meng would definitely recommend him based on his character, he didn't expect that Director Li had no objection either?
Seeing that Chu Tian didn't say anything, Captain Meng frowned, "Chu Tian, do you understand?"
Chu Tian nodded hurriedly after hearing this, "Ah, I understand, I understand."
Captain Meng nodded. "Well, since you haven't decided yet whether you can be the captain of the second team, I didn't arrange for you to travel to the southern and northern Xinjiang regions. Instead, I arranged for you to go to the coal mine every day for the past week to haul coal."
"Once you've decided, I won't have to make arrangements for you. You can arrange them for the second team members..."
He patted Chu Tian on the shoulder and said, "Do a good job, I am optimistic about you..."
Chu Tian nodded quickly and said gratefully, "Thank you, Captain Meng. Regardless of whether I succeed or not, I appreciate your care over the past two years."
Captain Meng smiled and said, "No need to thank me. Our transport team is missing someone as capable and intelligent as you."
"Okay, it's getting late. You should go to the coal mine quickly. Finish loading it early, and then you can come back and unload it and go home to rest early."
After saying that, Captain Meng waved his hand and left.
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