The Leisure Life in the 1970s

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Chapter 50 50. Changes in the Village

Qiao Zhenzhen came back this time, and it was Qiao Erge who came to pick her up, and he also wanted to bring the noodle machine back to the factory.

The engineer who came with her was Liu Guanjun, who was in his early 40s and a little fat. Everyone liked to call him Fatty Worker instead of Liu Gong, and Liu Guanjun didn't mind it, and he was happy every day.

Qiao Zhenzhen introduced Qiao Erge and Fatty Worker, and Qiao Erge and Fatty Worker quickly arranged a truck to unload the goods.

Ten trucks were rented temporarily from a transportation company in the city. In fact, there is a transportation company in Changfeng Town, but it is small, with only seven trucks in total. Three of them are still on long-distance trips and will not be back for a while. Brother Qiao simply rented all of them from the transportation company in the city.

Qiao Zhenzhen also took the car to the non-staple food processing factory in Changfeng Town.

The assembly and debugging of the noodle machine is much easier than the chili sauce production line. However, it is too late today and it will not be completed in a short time. Moreover, the fat worker just got off the train, so it is embarrassing to ask him to start work right away.

So, after Brother Qiao settled the wages for the drivers of the transport company, he took Fatty Gong and Qiao Zhenzhen to the state-owned hotel for dinner.

Now, individual businesses have emerged one after another, and the business of state-owned hotels is not as good as before. In order to maintain the performance, the hotel manager has to hold meetings with the people below every day under the pressure from above.

Therefore, the attitude of the waiters in state-owned hotels is much better now than before. They are no longer arrogant and indifferent. The chef is also more attentive when cooking, and the taste is still very good. After all, he is a chef.

Qiao Erge booked a private room, ordered five dishes, a soup, and two bottles of white wine. He drank and talked with the fat worker. He was free and easy, and laughed and talked happily.

Qiao Zhenzhen watched from the side, and was secretly surprised. Qiao Erge now looked like a business elite in the shopping mall instead of a peasant. Such a change was unexpected, but also reasonable.

People will always change when they are exposed to more things and see more of the world.

Brother Qiao always thought that he would be a farmer for the rest of his life. He never thought that one day he would be able to run a factory and become the director, sit down to eat and talk with a great leader like Mayor Su, go to Beijing to see the Great Wall and watch the flag-raising ceremony, and even say hi to a foreigner.

That happened at a foreign trade fair. Qiao Zhenzhen taught him that when greeting foreigners, you should say "hi" instead of "comrade".

The foreigner saw the chili sauce gift box in Brother Qiao's hand and wanted to ask about it. He said a lot of things, but Brother Qiao didn't understand a word. However, he still remembered to say "hi" to him and then gave him a business card to send him off.

After returning to Changfeng Town, Qiao Erge seemed to have his Ren and Du meridians opened up suddenly. Not only did his state of mind change significantly, but he also became more proactive in his actions.

He worked in the factory during the day, thinking about how to improve efficiency and manage meticulously every day; when he got home at night, he studied hard. Not only did he read the books Qiao Zhenzhen bought for him, he would also take the initiative to go to the bookstore to buy books and study.