It's almost midnight, and the street lights on the streets of Qingshu County have been turned off. On a normal day, the chance of seeing pedestrians on the street at this time is almost zero. However, today is Valentine's Day, and occasionally you can see a pair of young people ignoring the cold wind.
The cold and tired people are together, kissing me and me, laughing constantly.
Moreover, there are a few scattered taxis passing by on the road, which makes Shen Dapeng a little surprised. There are not many taxis during the day, but there are more at night than during the day. The taxi driver probably thinks that there are more men and women who drink too much at night.
They were all moving between various KTVs, bars, and hotels, which was a lot of work, so I drove out in the middle of the night.
At the door of the hotel, I saw a pair of young people walking back and forth coquettishly. It seemed that the girl was too shy to enter the hotel. Shen Dapeng smiled knowingly. Once upon a time, he also had such a young memory, but he was the coy and shy protagonist.
, her first love in her previous life had already become familiar with her.
Just as he was smiling at the couple in love, a taxi stopped at the door. A pair of older middle-aged men and women got out of the car. In a drunken state, they helped each other into the hotel. The taxi's empty sign came on, and Shen Dapeng got in.
Got the car.
"Master, the family building of the Public Security Bureau."
"Hey, it's you, young man. I just said that there are very few young people going to the family building of the Public Security Bureau. That incident in the county compound, if your father hadn't intervened, the matter would probably have been even bigger.
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"Huh? You were... working with Uncle Xie, right?" Shen Dapeng felt familiar at first, but after hearing this, he remembered that when the taxi driver protested at the county government compound, the driver in front of him was always following Xie Guangshen.
"That's right, Lao Li, we have a very good relationship with Xie Guangshen and Xiao Hou." The street lights were turned off at night and the light on the road was not good, so Lao Li didn't drive very fast.
"I remember, Uncle Li! I heard that your problems have been solved, which is good! Everyone has to live a normal life, and it is the right way to earn money by running a normal life."
"Yes, yes, the cars are our own. It is better to make less than nothing. We just feel wronged by Lao Xie and Xiao Lu." Lao Li let out a long and helpless lament, and accidentally increased the accelerator pedal according to his mood.
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"Is the company still holding on to it?" Shen Dapeng probably heard some punishment plans for striking drivers from Li Zeyu, but Li Zeyu also heard it from hearsay, so his credibility was naturally not as good as that of Lao Li who had personal experience.
"Due to the strike, the company has decided not to sign a contract with them this year. Without the company's operating procedures, all their taxis have to find a way to sell them quickly when the weather is cold and business is good. Otherwise, when the weather warms up and the off-season comes, they will be rented second-hand.
The car won’t be sold at a high price.”
"It seems that what my friend said is true, Uncle Li, how many people have been refused to sign the contract in total?"
"There are more than 20 people, including the teams of Lao Xie, Xiao Hou, Xiao Lu, and the two teams who have a good relationship with Xiao Lu and discussed the strike together. No one is left. They are all blacklisted by Jinhui Company."
Lao Li's tone became more and more indignant, but also full of helplessness, "This time, without waiting for Lu Shibo to say anything, his brother Lu Shiyong directly made harsh words. Whoever dares to make trouble with Jinhui Company, then he will make it difficult for that person. In the future,
As long as Jinhui Company is in Qingshu County, the people who started the trouble will never be able to earn a living in the taxi industry."
"More than a hundred of you went on a collective strike to demand an explanation, and now it's ended in a muddle? Even if you don't win what you expected, at least you shouldn't lose your original rights, right? This time Jinhui Company can intimidate Uncle Xie and the others away.
Next time there is a conflict, Jinhui Company can use the same method to scare away the remaining people."
"Oh, there is no way. My arms can't hold my thighs. During the previous strikes, many people wandered away and fell with the wind. Now that it has become like this, although everyone feels embarrassed, for the sake of their livelihood, they have begun to recover.
As long as most of the drivers are on the road during normal operations, the major issues will be reduced to trivial matters, and the affiliation contract for this year will be signed immediately. It is said that Jinhui Company will increase the affiliation fee by 20%."
"This is unreasonable. The taxi company has no right to refuse the operation procedures of taxis that have passed the annual inspection. You can go to the Transportation Bureau to sue Jinhui Company. There was such a big thing as a strike in the county, and it was not easy to calm it down. The county leaders wanted to
The situation will not continue to deteriorate and they cannot sit idly by."
"The first shot is to kill the first bird. Being blacklisted by Xiao Lu and others is the best warning. How can anyone dare to stir up trouble? Besides, the deputy director of the Transportation Bureau is the brother-in-law of the Lu family brothers. The poor will not fight with the rich, and the people will not fight with each other.
Official dispute!"
Lao Li took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the dashboard, held it in his mouth and lit it. He was so depressed that a somewhat sad mood filled the car with the smoke he breathed, "I thought about quitting it with Lao Xie and the others.
Anyway, with Jinhui Company’s ethics, sooner or later we won’t end up well, but it won’t work, I still have to support my children in college.”
"Uncle Li, I believe you are a loyal person, otherwise you wouldn't have risked your life to start a fight on the day of the strike."
Life is such a variety of tastes, bitter and sweet, crying and laughing. Sometimes I know that taking a step forward will be a pitfall, but I have no right to choose. I can only hold my breath and close my eyes and move forward, simply hoping that I will take a step forward soon.
The pit you have fallen into is not deep, and you will not waste time licking your wounds. This is... life.
"These days, all those who are loyal are dead."
Lao Li took a big gulp of the cigarette butt and threw it away along the crack of the car window. "Okay, we're here. Go home quickly in the middle of the night. Don't run around. There are a lot of young people today and they all like to drink. Don't mess with it anymore."
It’s over.”
"okay."
Shen Dapeng handed the money that he had prepared to Lao Li, but Lao Li refused to take it. Finally, Shen Dapeng directly put it on the car seat and got out of the car. He took a step and turned back, "Uncle Li, please give me Uncle Xie's phone number."
Really? I’m thinking that if I have nothing to do, I can have a drink with him and chat.”
"It's convenient. Who is Lao Xie? Why is it inconvenient! Remember it, 13944..."
"Well, well, Uncle Li, please pay attention to safety when driving. Making money is more important, and your health is more important."
Shen Dapeng saved the phone number, gently closed the car door, watched Lao Li's car drive away, and then used the flashlight function of his mobile phone to illuminate it and entered the community.
He opened the door carefully and tiptoed to his bedroom, but he still woke up his mother for some reason.
"Dapeng? Why did you come back so late?"
"I didn't pay attention to the time when I was eating with them. Mom, you can go to bed. I'm going to bed too."
"Did you drink? Wash your face and drink some warm water before going to bed. This will save you a headache when you wake up tomorrow morning."
"okay, I get it."
Shen Dapeng washed his face casually with cold water, went back to bed and lay down quietly. He closed his eyes when he was tired and wanted to have a good sleep. But the more he wanted to sleep, the more awake he became unable to sleep. All that flashed in his mind was Wang Xueying's tearful eyes.
The scene of crying made me feel that I really hurt Wang Xueying's heart today.