Chu Tian was just a captain, so since the director had said so, what else could he do? He had no choice but to ask.
"So how many vehicles and people will our transport team need?"
Captain Meng immediately responded, "We've decided to have one person each from Team One and Team Two. Team One will be Feng Jie. Who do you think is suitable for Team Two?"
Chu Tian blinked, thought for a moment, and suggested, "Why not send Master Adili? First, he's a Uyghur. Since he's going to southern Xinjiang, he'll definitely need to communicate with the ethnic minorities there. With Master Adili around, communication will be much more convenient if anything comes up! Secondly, Master Adili is an old master, and he's steady no matter what he does..."
Director Li and Captain Meng were both stunned when they heard this. Director Li reacted and said with a smile, "I thought you would let Zuo Zhuang go..."
Captain Meng also said, "I also thought you would let Zuo Zhuang go."
Chu Tian smiled, "Zuo Zhuang? Forget it! He won't be willing to run so far and stay away from home for such a long time..."
"Let him continue to work on the route that will allow him to return home in two or three days..."
They both laughed when they heard this. Finally, Director Li stood up, patted Chu Tian on the shoulder and said, "Why don't you go tell Master Adili later? Tell him to go home and pack up. We'll be leaving tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest."
After a pause, he continued, "By the way, tell him that because this job was commissioned by the city, our regiment has secured benefits for the two drivers who will be dispatched this time. In addition to receiving the salary from our regiment's transport team, the city's transport team will also subsidize the two drivers in our regiment with two months' apprenticeship salary..."
"Okay, I understand."
Chu Tianxin thought this benefit was good. You know, the salary of an ordinary apprentice in the city is 18 yuan a month, which is only more than 30 yuan for two months. It may not sound like much in the future, but in this era, more than 30 yuan is really a lot...
After finding Master Adili, Chu Tian explained his tasks to him and went home after get off work.
"Brother Tian..."
Before Chu Tian reached home, he heard someone calling him. He stopped his bicycle and looked back, and saw Chu Lifang and Sun Jianjun standing not far away holding their three-month-old daughter.
"Lifang, Jianjun, what are you two doing?"
Sun Jianjun and his family of three walked forward and said with a smile, "We wanted to tell Brother Tian that I received a call from your father-in-law this afternoon."
"He asked me to tell you that the three of them will be coming here by bus tomorrow morning."
Chu Tian was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Ah, I see. Thank you for coming to tell me."
Chu Lifang wiped the saliva from the mouth of her daughter in Sun Jianjun's arms, and smiled when she heard it, "Little Brother Shi, you are too polite. I just come to visit grandma and my parents every day..."
Chu Tian smiled and nodded, "Lifang, come and help me push the car, I'll hug Xiao Huanhuan..."
"Hey, Xiao Huanhuan, I'm your uncle. Do you know me?"
The child, who is only a few months old, certainly doesn’t recognize him, but that doesn’t stop Chu Tian from liking him.
The few of them returned to Chu Tian's home chatting and laughing. The couple took their children and chatted with Old Mrs. Chu for a while before saying goodbye.
Before going to bed that night, Chu Tiancai said to Yao Xiujuan, "Dad, Mom, and the friendly forces are coming to stay at our house for two days tomorrow. During the day, have Xiuli clean up the other room for Dad and Mom to stay in. Xiuli will sleep with Grandma for the time being."
Yao Xiujuan was surprised, "Mom and Dad are coming? Is there something wrong?"
Chu Tian hugged her and kissed her on the forehead. "I don't know. Jianjun said on the phone that he just told me to come tomorrow and stay for two nights."
"Don't overthink it. We'll know tomorrow anyway. I happen to have a meeting at the transport team tomorrow. If nothing else, I'll bring them back at noon. If not, I'll find someone to send them back..."
"Um···"
The next day, after Chu Tian finished his meeting in the morning, he waited at the transport team until the time was almost up. Then he pushed his own bicycle with one hand and the bicycle he borrowed from Zuo Zhuang with the other and went to wait for them outside the bus station.
When Chu Tian saw them, he immediately waved and shouted, "Dad, Mom, friendly forces, I'm over here."
Father Yao looked at Chu Tian and asked with a smile, "Chu Tian, aren't you going to work today?"
Chu Tian tied the bag Yao Youjun was holding to the front bumper of the car and replied without turning his head, "Yes, I came here for a meeting this morning. I'm not busy lately, so I can usually go home after the meeting..."
Yao's mother exclaimed, "So comfortable?"
Chu Tian just smiled and didn't explain that he hadn't always felt this comfortable.
Yao Youjun spoke up for Chu Tian when he heard this, "Mom, what's so comfortable about this? This is only when we're not busy. When we're busy, my brother-in-law is on the road for more than 20 days a month, driving for more than ten hours every day, sleeping in the open air..."
"Oh, right. I remember last year after the autumn harvest, my eldest brother-in-law was away for a month before returning home. After returning home, he was sent out again after only two days of rest..."
Mother Yao looked at Chu Tian in surprise, and after a while she said, "Well, that must have been very hard..."
Chu Tian smiled and patted Yao Youjun on the shoulder. "Okay, your elder sister and younger sister are preparing the meal at home. You take mom on your bike and I'll take dad."
On the way back, Yao's father's voice came from behind Chu Tian, "Chu Tian, how much did you spend on this bicycle?"
Chu Tian glanced back at Father Yao and smiled at him. "The bicycle cost 180 yuan, and I exchanged the ticket with someone. So the total is probably 212 yuan, right?"
"Dad, are you asking for Youjun to buy this? I told Youjun last time that if you can't get a ticket, I'll help find one. It's just that they haven't been available recently."
Before Yao's father could say anything, Yao Youjun, who was riding a bicycle beside him, spoke up, "Brother-in-law, you don't have to help me find it. My master issued a ticket this month. His family has a bicycle, so he gave that ticket to me first."
Chu Tian raised an eyebrow, "Give it to you for nothing?"
Yao Youjun chuckled foolishly, "Well, I wanted to give him some money, but my master refused. He said that once I've been a regular employee for two years, he'll give me a bicycle ticket. I'll get one in a few months, and then I can just return my ticket to him..."
Upon hearing this, Father Yao exclaimed, "Friendly Army, your master is really good. You must treat your master well in the future!"
Yao Youjun nodded, "Dad, I know. Although I'm a regular employee now, I still have a lot to learn!"
Mother Yao thought for a moment and said, "Didn't we bring a lot of dried goods from home when we came here? When the time comes, let's have our allies give some to your master. It will be a token of our appreciation."
"Xiujuan's father, what do you think?"
Father Yao nodded and said, "Okay..."
After a pause, he continued, "But, that's for my son-in-law..."
Before he finished speaking, Chu Tian quickly expressed his opinion, "Dad, Mom, you don't have to give us any. My grandma likes to dry all kinds of dried goods, so my family never lacks dried goods to eat."
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