Editor's Note:
Time sequence changes, dreams move forward. In the moment of reunion of thousands of families, but there are always some people who are trying to move forward because of their dreams, they cannot be reunited with their relatives, keep the age, and even eat a Chinese New Year's Eve meal. They are a group of people who are fighting for the beauty of the city.
The most authentic life at the grassroots level. With the Spring Festival approaching, the public network poster reporters went deep into the grassroots, listened to the feelings, recorded the extraordinary deeds of those ordinary people, photographed the figures of those who insisted on the reunion of thousands of families, and reflected the most real happiness and vision of the grassroots masses. Touch the pulse of the new era with them, forge ahead, and pursue dreams to the future.
Public Network Poster News Reporter Tian Zewen Trainee Reporter Wang Zihao Dong Kai Xie Wenke Zibo reports
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There is such a group of people, no matter the wind, frost, snow and rain, whenever night falls, you can see their figures, wearing helmets, wearing reflective vests, pedaling motorcycles waiting in front of restaurants, hotels, KTV doors, they often appear as the end of the city's nightlife, carrying those who have returned home with fun. They are the surrogate drivers.
Celebrate the New Year on the spot and guard other people's way home
Before he could finish dinner, Huang Shucheng heard the phone ring, grabbed a few sips, and picked up the phone.
"Hello sir, do you need to drive for you?"
At 19:30, when night fell and the lights came on, the substitute driver Huang Shuocheng received the first order of business and began the busy work of the night.
Huang Shuocheng is from Zhumadian City, Henan Province, working alone in Zibo, and has been working part-time as a substitute driver for a year and a half. This year, due to the needs of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, he chose to stay in Zibo and celebrate the New Year on the spot.
A helmet, an ear protector, a cell phone, a reflective vest, a backpack, and a motorcycle are all his equipment. From receiving the order to rushing to the location of the guest, Huang Shuocheng only took five minutes. He took the key in the hands of the guest with both hands, smiled and asked, "Sir, can I put the electric car in your car?" Of course, it doesn't matter if you're inconvenient. ”
After getting the permission of the guest, Huang Tuocheng quickly opened the rear seat door, covered the edge of the car with his right hand, and politely invited the guest to get on the car. He then took out a piece of cloth, spread it in the trunk, and folded the electric car into it. After a week of circumference, carefully inspect the situation around the car, and complete this series of processes in an orderly and standardized manner in just a few tens of seconds.
Fifteen minutes later, Huang Taocheng sent the guests to their destination safely, and then he rode on a motorcycle to the next location. "I start work at 19:30 every day, I can pick up to six or seven orders a night, and sometimes I even have to travel across the distance of the district and county chief, and it is common to go home after two or three o'clock in the morning." Huang Shuocheng said.
"After thinking about it, I decided not to add chaos to my hometown and wait for the peak period of the Spring Festival to pass before going home." In the face of the upcoming Spring Festival, Huang Shuocheng chose to stay in Zizi for the New Year. "On the one hand, because of the needs of epidemic prevention and control, in response to the call of the state and the government, on the other hand, I also want to earn more money to go back to my wife and children." Speaking of this, Huang Taocheng's face was filled with a happy smile.
The night of the northern waxing moon is cold and windy, and the yellow bolt is shuttled through the streets and alleys of Zibo, and he wraps himself tightly with a cotton coat on the electric car, but he still can't resist the cold wind of the winter night. Although it is hard, I have also encountered many things that make the yellow plug into a heart-warming. "Last summer, it was raining heavily, I sent guests back to Zhoucun, and on the way back, the electric car ran out of power, and a kind taxi driver took me a ride for free." Talking about the warm heart of the work, Huang Tuocheng was particularly moved. "I chose to stay in Zizi for the Chinese New Year this year, so I will come out to take orders Chinese New Year's Eve evening." In the past, others guarded my way home, but this year I will guard everyone's way home. In Huang Shuocheng's view, his job is not only to drive, but also to guard, to guard every passenger's safe home.
There is no difference that female substitute drivers can do well
"Most people are surprised to see women driving on behalf of others." Xu Yanan is not tall, speaks softly, and drives this job in the wind and rain, but she prefers white, and always wears a white down jacket in the winter to work in a particularly eye-catching position among the substitute drivers.
The temperature in Zibo on a winter night is very low, and the cold wind blows on the body. The white down jacket wrapped Xu Yanan tightly. At this time, she was standing in front of a restaurant on the side of West Fifth Road, waiting with several other male drivers to receive orders.
"Do you need a driver?" When he saw the guests walking out of the hotel, Xu Yanan would smile and greet him with an inquiry.
If the guests did not need it, Xu Yanan would smile and retreat to the side.
"I love driving, and I used to have a driving-related career, so I'm no stranger to it."
Xu Yanan has been joining the driving industry for almost half a year, and in the past half a year, she has accumulated more than 900 orders, with an average of 5 to 6 orders per day, and this work efficiency is not worse than that of male drivers.
In half a year's driving work, there is one thing that impressed Xu Yanan. That day she sent the guests home, because the remote location is not easy to take a taxi, she stopped a tanker truck, along the way, Xu Yanan was very nervous. Until the tanker truck driver brought her safely back to the city, "there are still many good people in this world." Xu Yanan said with a smile.
"In fact, as a female substitute driver, the identity of the female driver sometimes makes people question my driving level." Xu Yanan said that the most expensive car she has ever driven is the Maybach, and when she first got on the car, she was still a little nervous, after all, such an expensive car is usually not common, "When reversing, the owner sat in the back seat and said to me, I didn't expect you to drive quite steadily, which is actually an encouragement to me." Xu Yanan said. In the face of doubts, she proved herself with practical actions.
"Thank you Master, you have worked hard." Whenever he heard the guests say this, Xu Yanan's heart was warm.
Because of her busy work, she naturally loses a lot of time with her family and children. "Mom, you've worked hard, drive slowly and come back early." This is a sentence that Xu Yanan's daughter will tell her before going out every day. "My only guilt is that I can't spend more time with my family and children, but what touches me is that no matter how late I come home, my husband will cook a good meal and wash my feet." It is the understanding and support from her family that allows Xu Yanan to do a good job in this profession and grasp her own happiness.
Single fathers strive to create their own happy background
Substitute drivers drive other people's cars and walk other people's way home, but they are also walking their own way.
Wang Donghui is a substitute driver and a single father. There is a lovely daughter in the family. After the bankruptcy of his previous unit, he became a substitute driver for five years.
As a full-time chauffeur, it is common to be busy running until one or two o'clock in the morning, but there is one thing that he must do every day, that is, to go home and have dinner with his daughter.
Wang Donghui's daughter Tong Tong is in the first grade of primary school this year, and Wang Donghui will accompany her daughter to dinner every day for a period of time before the start of work in the evening and help her children write homework. "Don't go out, it's very cold", is What Tong Tong often said recently, Wang Donghui smiled: "As long as my daughter and mother are happy and healthy, it doesn't matter if I am tired." ”
Since Tong Tong was born, Wang Donghui has been engaged in driving work, until now, Wang Donghui's mother still has a lingering feeling for her son's job, "My father died because of a car accident. "Wang Donghui said that his mother is very worried about his work, but it is not always on his face, but more often through many, many greetings and instructions." My mother would often call to ask me when I would be back, to come home early if I didn't have much to live, or to tell me to ride slowly and be careful on the road. ”
For his mother, Wang Donghui blamed himself. Last year, Wang Donghui's mother was hospitalized due to illness and needed a minor operation. Considering that her granddaughter needed to be picked up and dropped off at school and her son was busy at work, the old lady dragged on until Tong Tong was on vacation and went to the hospital for surgery. "The chores of life in the family have always been borne by the mother." Speaking of this, Wang Donghui's eye sockets were moist.
Wang Donghui said bluntly that he felt guilty about his family. However, it was through the job of driving a substitute driver that Wang Donghui met a "half-brother". Wang Donghui recalled that once he sent someone to Gaoqing on the night, and it was very late on the return trip, "There was no car on the road, I had to call my 'brother', he did not say a word and drove over to pick me up." It was also from then on that Wang Donghui was very relieved to entrust the family's major affairs to his friends.
At night, the street stalls are filled with substitute drivers who have just left work. They may not really know each other, but they can always be quickly familiar with such a job. Behind this seemingly ordinary, ordinary job, there is a responsibility of escort.
Evening stars and street lights light up the night sky, and the city's night strivers warm people's hearts. It is precisely because there are ordinary laborers like Huang Shuocheng, Xu Yanan, and Wang Donghui who chase their dreams in the night and work hard to create their own happiness background.
Struggle is the glory of grassroots strivers, the vision of a better future, and the epitome of those unknown workers; thanks to your dedication and dedication, the city has become better because of your efforts.