Northwest Hanzi, born in 1979, said, "He has passed the most desperate moment of his life, and he has found a feeling of home at the Heart-warming Station in Scott Zhuang Street." ”
He was once a millionaire boss, in Shenyang has a logistics fleet of 35 trucks, operated a hotel of more than 400 square meters, and opened a supermarket of more than 200 square meters in Beijing.
Over 40 years old, in order to pay off the 600,000 debts owed by the company, he came to Beijing as a takeaway rider. Today, Lu Zhiqiang has come out of the trough of life and harvested fullness and happiness. Looking back, he said: "There are many unexpected things in life, but it is never too late to start again at any time!"
3 years to pay off 600,000, he ran for Xinyi
Lu Zhiqiang was a former special soldier in the Beijing garrison district, and after retiring from the army, Lu Zhiqiang was assigned to the Shenyang Tobacco Company as an inspector. The income of more than 300 yuan a month, not only to bear the life of his brother, but also to support the family, often makes him stretched.
In 2001, after some thought, Lu Zhiqiang decided to fight, so he resigned from the tobacco company's "iron rice bowl".
Under the introduction of his comrades-in-arms, he joined the headquarters of Beijing Gome Electrical Appliances, and he was responsible for the security of important leaders and families of Gome Electrical Appliances as a good fighter.
In the following 7 years, he joined the personnel department, and with the development and growth of Gome, he successively moved to Zhengzhou, Tianjin and Shanghai branches.
In 2008, Lu Zhiqiang spent 60,000 yuan to buy two old trucks and started his own business.
In less than two years, the company's employees have grown from 2 to nearly 70 people, from 2 cars to 35 cars, basically covering the home delivery work of Gome, Suning and Ande Logistics in Liaoning.
In 2016, Lu Zhiqiang's company transformed, and he invested more than 2 million yuan in all his savings to invest in a hotel and supermarket.
In 2017, due to poor management and broken capital chains, hotels and supermarkets have closed down one after another, and the 2 million yuan invested in them has also been adrift, and after more than 30 cars have been sold, they still owe 600,000 wages to employees.
"I had a serious illness, like I had died once." Lu Zhiqiang said that after the failure of the business, he has not been afraid to face his family. When he fell into the trough of his life, he did not want to be idle, in order to make more money, he came to Beijing to become a takeaway rider.
Soon after joining the company, nearly 1800 orders were sent a month, and Lu Zhiqiang became a "single king", with a monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan. In addition to the increase in income, through the delivery of takeaways, Lu Zhiqiang has gradually come out of the haze of entrepreneurial failure.
"You can't owe someone else, even if you don't eat or drink, you have to pay off your debts!" In order to pay off more debts, he lived in an underground garage with a monthly rent of 260 yuan. Every day at noon, I ran back to cook, sometimes only willing to eat one meal. He got up at 6 a.m. to deliver takeaways and worked until 2 a.m., and his weight had risen from 140 pounds to 110 pounds.
Once, when it was raining heavily in the summer, there were many orders in his hand, and an order could not find the way, so he groped for an hour and a half in the heavy rain and delivered it to the customer at 2 a.m. He wanted to compensate the customer, but the customer did not accept it, insisting on complaining to him.
"Still fined 50 yuan, during the epidemic period can not go into the office building, after the middle of the winter was locked in the community security guards do not open the door, grievances are really wronged," Lu Zhiqiang said with red eyes, "the daughter who is in junior high school is my motivation to persevere, every exam is the top 5 in the school, the daughter said to me, Dad, you are the best!" ”
"Too able to endure hardships, often until the middle of the night," said Luo Baoliang, a takeaway brother who worked hard with Lu Zhiqiang for 4 years from Shenyang: "People are good, otherwise you can't come to Beijing with him, especially a good big brother with positive energy!" ”
One day in March 2021, Lu Zhiqiang called his wife, "Wife, the debt I owe to others, I have paid it all off, I have been away from home for 3 years, I want to go home to see!"
Due to his excellent performance and management experience, in March 2021, Lu Zhiqiang, who had been employed for nearly three years, was promoted to captain of the Ele.me takeaway team in Zhuxinzhuang Area, managing a team of more than 30 riders.
Scott Zhuang's home, they warmed their hearts
"Too lonely, in fact, the wind meal camping is not the most bitter, the most sad is the customer's white eyes, and discriminated against, in the station of this home, we have a sense of belonging," alone outside the hard work, looking at the lights of thousands of homes, traffic, Lu Zhiqiang can not help but miss home, "Here, we feel valued and warm." ”
Scottzhuang Street has established a flagship store of "Scott zhuang street warm heart station" in the Pearl River, Aeon and Hopson Hui (under construction) business circles with many people in the surrounding areas, large demand for express delivery takeaways, and relatively concentrated "little buddies", providing "home-like warm" rest places for outdoor workers such as couriers and takeaway workers.
On the sign board of the warm heart station, there is a pattern similar to "tai chi", and liu Bin, a volunteer of the station, told reporters that this is jointly designed by the street and the courier brother, which integrates the iconic colors of the express delivery companies, implying that the warm heart station is "a family".
In order to better serve the "little brothers", the street set up a "Shi Gezhuang Area Express Delivery Enterprise Alliance", and the staff collected the problems that were more concentrated in the reflection of parking difficulties, not allowing them to enter the community, and their children's schooling by visiting the field, holding forums, and establishing a WeChat group for express delivery brothers. For simple questions, there are special class personnel to handle or reply, and for more complex issues, link the street citizen appeal handling platform, and use the appeal handling mechanism to supervise and handle.
"Now nearly 30 little brothers come to the station every day to rest their feet." Shi Gezhuang street staff said: "According to statistics, there are about 400 express delivery brothers in the jurisdiction, in order to better serve them, a total of 14 three-level warm heart stations have been built." ”
At the same time, the street adheres to the concept of "building well and making better use of it", in addition to recruiting enthusiastic volunteers to be responsible for the daily operation of the station, relying on the physical position of the warm heart station, according to the demand orientation, insisting on doing practical things for the new format group, so as to solve the "careful wish" at any time and concentrate on helping the "big wish". Through free clinics, prosthetic scissors, first aid knowledge training and other "send health", through traffic regulations training, customized safety helmets and other "send peace", through the provision of legal advice, trade union membership and other "send rights and interests", jointly produce mooncakes, flower arrangements and other holiday items "send blessings".
"After having this station, we have a home in Scott Zhuang, drink hot water without having to ask for people, and will not be picked up by people," Lu Zhiqiang picked up his mobile phone and pointed to a rider WeChat group and said, "We asked about things in the group, such as: vaccination, the street staff are the first to respond, never impatient, are asked and answered, help us solve practical problems, let us really feel warm." ”
In view of the problems of parking difficulties, charging difficulties, and storage difficulties reflected by the new format groups, the street coordinated the efforts of all parties to demarcate the takeaway vehicle parking area on the north side of the Pearl River Moore No. 7 Building, reroute and install 354 meters of safety guardrails, set up 2 charging boxes opposite the Warm Heart Station, and place storage racks in the Changyiyuan community to solve 57 reasonable appeals.
"After Zheng Xue, deputy secretary of the street working committee, learned about this situation, she communicated with the property many times," Lu Zhiqiang said happily, "the fence was finally opened, so that we saved 5 or 6 minutes of time, and our electric vehicles can be parked directly on the steps and quickly enter the commercial area!" ”
The iron fence of the Pearl River Moore Commercial District is not only opened, but also re-planned the driving area, the newly built railing distinguishes the pedestrian and cycling areas, which is not only beautiful, but also convenient for the brothers to deliver food and delivery, and the newly built ramp for the convenience of the car is highly praised by the brother group.
"Spend 300 yuan a month, we can scan the code here to change the battery, no need to go home to charge, so it is safe and convenient", Lu Zhiqiang pointed to an electric vehicle replacement rental equipment at the entrance of the station, said, "The street listened to our suggestions, in less than two days, this equipment was matched, these are really warm to our hearts!" ”
See the righteous bravery, he is Scott Zhuang's part-time "security officer"
"When it comes to traffic laws, I used to think about logistics." In the face of danger, Lu Zhiqiang, who was born in special forces, instinctively rushed upwards.
One day in August 2020, under the Scottson Bridge, an Audi car hit a pedestrian.
"The pedestrian's leg has been crushed, the owner is too nervous, but also to go up to the reverse car," Lu Zhiqiang said nervously, "the pedestrian's head is stuck on the side of the rut, as long as the owner moves the car again, the pedestrian is in danger of life at any time." ”
"Quickly dial 122" "You dial 120", pulling the panicked owner, Lu Zhiqiang quickly intercepted several pedestrians, everyone worked together to lift the Audi car, and the ambulance arrived in time to take the injured to the hospital.
After saving people, Lu Zhiqiang hurried to deliver food again, and the Owner of the Audi gave him a deep bow.
"The little brothers walk the streets every day, they can find the details of the problems in social governance, through the 'little brother to help' mechanism, let them become 'grid members', the problems found will be reported, the street will take the lead in solving, and jointly practice the return to heaven and me." Scott Zhuang street staff said.
"Hello, we invite you to join us in the civilized travel team." For the main use of electric bicycles - express delivery brother, takeaway brother, recently the street has organized and held a "traffic civilization I go first, brother in action" theme publicity activities, in the call on the majority of brothers to strictly abide by traffic laws at the same time, especially strengthened the electric bicycle charging safety related issues of publicity and popularization, through the distribution of publicity materials and relevant knowledge of the explanation, the activity has played a good publicity effect.
"It's the trust the street has in us, and I feel like I have more responsibility." Lu Zhiqiang said, pasting an electric bicycle charging safety poster into the trunk, "Every week our squad will post, wherever we go, we will bring safety propaganda to wherever we go." ”
"We are very touched by Master Lu's spirit of self-improvement and unremitting struggle, and we hope that he will actively move closer to the party organization and pass this positive energy to more takeaway brothers," said Song Meishan, a street worker in Scott Zhuang.
On October 1, 2021, Lu Zhiqiang solemnly submitted the "Application for Joining the Party" to the Scott Zhuang Street Working Committee.
"When the time is ripe, we will also consider starting a business," For the future, Lu Zhiqiang and his daughter have an agreement, "Dad is struggling here, waiting for you to be admitted to a university in Beijing!" ”
Text/Meng Yulin
Editor/Xie Qi