Chapter 415 A Flower for Takeout
The woman pushed her electric scooter, walking and crying. When she heard Chen Yang’s voice, she suddenly looked up. Seeing that it was Chen Yang, she quickly wiped her tears.
Zhang Li forced a smile towards Chen Yang and said, "Chen Yang, long time no see. What have you been doing lately?"
"I see you're not as proactive with deliveries anymore. You used to complete the minimum requirement of three orders a day, but these past few days, you can't even manage that. If you continue like this, not only will you not get your base salary, but the company will demand compensation from you."
Chen Yang smiled and walked towards Zhang Li.
Chen Yang felt grateful towards this woman.
Zhang Li was twenty-seven years old and had a five-year-old child.
In reality, even though she was twenty-seven, a mother of a five-year-old, and worked as a delivery driver, Zhang Li looked quite young and pretty.
There weren't many women in the delivery industry, and Zhang Li was a tall, beautiful woman. Therefore, almost all the delivery drivers in the vicinity knew Zhang Li, the beautiful widow with a five-year-old child.
A year ago, Chen Yang returned to Qingzhou City and married Liu Xin at the behest of the old man Liu Rushan.
Upon arriving in Qingzhou City, unable to access the Heavenly Doctor Hall's accounts or use his abilities, Chen Yang could only find a job delivering food.
At that time, delivering food was quite profitable, but among the delivery drivers, all sorts of unscrupulous methods were used to snatch orders, and it was common for colleagues to undermine and ostracize each other.
As a Celestial Venerable of the Heavenly Doctor Hall, Chen Yang was naturally not adept at delivering food and lacked any sense of service. Fortunately, he met Zhang Li.
Zhang Li took care of him like an elder sister for a while.
Zhang Li told him how to grab orders, how to shorten delivery times, and how to choose routes to deliver multiple orders at once.
These valuable experiences, accumulated by delivery drivers over several years, were their most precious assets. Zhang Li, finding Chen Yang rather pitiful at the time, passed them all on to him.
This was how Chen Yang managed to become number one in delivery volume within a year. Seeing Zhang Li now, Chen Yang naturally felt a sense of gratitude.
He hurried over and said, "What's wrong, Sister Zhang? Who bullied you?"
Zhang Li immediately shook her head, then sighed and smiled at Chen Yang, "Who else would bully us? The customers, of course. My scooter is getting worse and worse."
"I just finished a delivery, and the scooter suddenly broke down. I called the customer to plead for understanding. The customer was a twenty-year-old girl. I thought she might be sympathetic."
"But instead, she cursed me out. I pushed the scooter and ran desperately, but I was still a few minutes late. After I delivered the food, she directly gave me a bad review."
"At the time, I thought that since she was a girl, she might just be angry, and a few soft words might get her to remove the bad review."
"But after I called and begged, she actually reported me. You know that in our line of work, we rely on bonuses. One complaint means five hundred yuan gone."
"The more I thought about it, the more wronged I felt, and I couldn't help but cry. You happened to see me, making a fool of myself."
Zhang Li lowered her head as she spoke.
Chen Yang listened to this, his heart feeling a little heavy. After thinking for a moment, Chen Yang said to Zhang Li, "Sister Zhang, leave the scooter here. I'll take you out for a meal and recommend a new job for you."
Zhang Li looked at Chen Yang strangely, then glanced at Chen Yang's car parked by the roadside. Then, Zhang Li chuckled and said to Chen Yang, "Oh, Chen Yang, you've hit it big! You've even bought a car!"
"Speaking of which, if you don't need your old delivery scooter anymore, sell it to me. My scooter always breaks down. Recently, Duoduo has been sick twice, and the kindergarten fees are getting higher and higher. I don't have the money to buy a new scooter right now. Sell me your used one at a cheaper price, okay?"
Hearing this, Chen Yang's heart ached even more.
He snatched Zhang Li's scooter, placed it by the roadside, and said, "Sister Zhang, I'm serious. I really have a new job to introduce you to."
Zhang Li laughed and shook her head, "There are plenty of jobs, but you know my situation. I have a daughter to raise and debts to pay for my deceased husband. Most jobs only pay three to four thousand yuan, which I really can't accept."
"This delivery job, though a bit tough, pays well. I can earn eight thousand to ten thousand yuan every month, so I'm content. A little hardship is fine!"
As they were talking, Zhang Li's phone rang.
Zhang Li picked up the phone and answered.
A man with a sharp voice came from the other end, laughing heartily and saying to Zhang Li, "Zhang Li, don't forget about dinner. We agreed to get together today. Don't worry, I'm treating."
"And what we talked about before is still valid. My cousin said there's an opportunity right now to get a job. Zhang Li, hurry up and come."
Zhang Li was stunned when she heard this, then exclaimed with surprise, "Oh, Brother Hu, I almost forgot if you hadn't called. It’s great that your cousin has a job opening. Hurry up and come over. My scooter just broke down, and I got fined. It would be wonderful if I could work for your cousin in the future."
Tian Hu laughed heartily and said, "Your scooter broke down? How about this, I'll pick you up. Send me your location."
Zhang Li quickly said, "No, no, it's okay. I'm with Chen Yang right now. Oh, what a coincidence, Chen Yang is also one of our delivery drivers. Why don't I invite Chen Yang along? He has a car, so we can go together."
Hearing this, Tian Hu was displeased, but he couldn't directly refuse. He laughed and said, "Alright then, hurry up and bring Chen Yang along. We're just waiting for the two of you."
With that, Tian Hu on the other end hung up the phone.
Zhang Li put down her phone, took off her helmet, revealing a simple, beautiful face with a hint of mature allure.
Zhang Li said to Chen Yang, "Chen Yang, let's go eat. Tian Hu is treating today. Speaking of which, this is an opportunity. Tian Hu's cousin has a batch of job positions under him with very good benefits."
"The key is that the company is a large one, and they provide five social insurances and one housing fund. The base salary is over six thousand yuan, and doing even casual work is said to earn over ten thousand yuan a month. If we're lucky, maybe we can both get hired."
Chen Yang wanted to explain something, but Zhang Li had already pulled him towards the car, smiling and saying, "Chen Yang, if you don't have anything important to do tonight, let's go together. It's just a meal."
"Besides, you know Tian Hu, Wang Lei, and the others. We used to deliver food together, so we're colleagues. Let's go, let's go."
Seeing Zhang Li's enthusiasm, Chen Yang could only force a wry smile and nod, "Alright then, let's go together."
Afterward, Chen Yang drove Zhang Li straight to a restaurant called "Brother Liu's Food Stall."