Da Zhang

Lin Yuan contacted his former Good Group Waimai delivery riderss, and he quickly realized he had made a mistake.

Because it was nearing noon, the midday peak was approaching, and everyone was busy delivering food to earn money, so they had no time to chat with him at the mall.

In the end, Lin Yuan still managed to trick Da Zhang into coming over with the promise of a big meal.

Da Zhang's real name is Zhang Fushun.

Because he is tall and big, he got the nickname Da Zhang.

His hometown is in a central province, and he has been working in Zijin City with his wife for several years.

Initially, he worked on the assembly line in an electronics factory, but after the delivery industry boomed, he joined the more flexible Good Group Waimai industry.

Lin Yuan had a deep impression of him because Lin Yuan met him on his very first day of delivering food.

Da Zhang was used to being casual, so he chose crowd-sourced delivery, the advantage being that he didn't have to guarantee online time every day like dedicated delivery.

Coincidentally, Lin Yuan also chose crowd-sourced delivery at that time because he had to balance it with his postgraduate entrance exam preparations.

He still clearly remembered the first time he chatted with Da Zhang, the other party asked him, “Where did you work before?”

Lin Yuan naturally replied, “I just graduated, this is my first job.”

“Oh, just graduated from high school?”

“I just graduated from university.”

“University? University students are also delivering food now?”

The fact that Lin Yuan, a university student, came to deliver food, greatly refreshed Da Zhang's worldview.

Especially after Da Zhang learned that Lin Yuan was studying at a legitimate second-tier university, he was even more shocked.

Thereafter, Da Zhang even used Lin Yuan as an example multiple times in phone calls with his wife.

To prove that their child didn't need to enroll in any tutoring classes, as even if they got into university, they might still end up delivering food, so it would be better for them to just follow him and deliver food directly in the future.

Several times when he was on the phone, Lin Yuan was right there next to him. Awkward...

With this understanding, Da Zhang's demands on himself when delivering food became even lower.

Because he felt his life was already complete, after all, his own child didn't need to make getting into university a goal anymore.

When Da Zhang, dressed in his yellow uniform, walked into the Haidilao hotpot restaurant, he was mistaken for someone picking up a delivery.

After Lin Yuan spent a few words explaining to the waiter, the waiter quickly apologized.

Although it had only been a little over a month since he stopped delivering food, Lin Yuan was now wearing a plaid short-sleeved shirt and black-rimmed glasses, looking exactly like a refined IT guy.

However, in Da Zhang's world, there was no concept of an IT guy; in his eyes, “Oh~~, you really still look like a student now.”

Da Zhang knew that Lin Yuan had been admitted to Zijin Aviation School for postgraduate studies, as Lin Yuan had mentioned it in the former delivery riders group, but Da Zhang did not know the significance of a Zijin Aviation School postgraduate degree.

“Lin Yuan, after you finish your postgraduate studies, will you still deliver food?”

This question immediately stumped Lin Yuan.

If the two were not close enough, if it were someone else asking this question, Lin Yuan would obviously think the other party was deliberately looking for trouble.

However, the person sitting opposite him was Da Zhang.

“As for delivery, I don't need to deliver anymore,” Lin Yuan replied while getting up to pour tea for Da Zhang, “but I'm still dealing with delivery now; I'm interning at the Good Group Waimai Zijin Branch.”

“What?” Da Zhang was stunned, “You went to the top? You became the one who manages us delivery riderss?”

“No, no.

I'm currently responsible for algorithm testing, and I'm not interested in station master management or anything like that.”

“Your tone is incredible now; you're not even interested in station master management?

So you mean, you could manage station masters like Liu Huzi if you wanted to?”

“Uh, uh...

There's a division of labor within the company, that's not my responsibility.”

Lin Yuan patiently explained, but in fact, functional positions like Good Group Waimai station master management are quite low-level within Good Group, and related practitioners may not even be official Good Group employees, but rather third-party outsourced personnel.

“Then you're doing well.

No wonder you invited me to Haidilao for hotpot.”

When they used to deliver food, everyone would go to those cheap, large-portion buffet hotpot restaurants for hotpot.

They would only enter Haidilao when picking up delivery orders.

Lin Yuan smiled faintly, “It's not that I'm doing particularly well, but I can still treat you to a hotpot meal.

You order first, I still have something to attend to.”

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he turned his head and continued to stare at his laptop screen.

“How much can I order?” Da Zhang asked tentatively.

“Order as much as you can eat.”

When Lin Yuan first started delivering food, Da Zhang personally took him around to roughly visit every merchant.

Just for that, Lin Yuan had to treat him to a good meal.

“Then I'm really going to order.”

“You've ordered well.

If you can't finish it, pack it up.”

Although Lin Yuan wasn't very rich now, he had received a subsidy as soon as he joined Hao Tuan Company, so treating someone to a meal was more than enough, especially since Good Group would pay him when his internship ended.

In fact, in another week, he would be able to receive another 3,000 yuan for half a month's rent subsidy.

Da Zhang didn't stand on ceremony with Lin Yuan; he was just that kind of person.

If you clearly told him “don't be polite,” he really wouldn't be polite with you.

Soon, a four-grid hotpot base was brought up, followed by various hotpot ingredients: tripe, sliced lamb, yellow throat...

Da Zhang even specifically picked up the menu the waiter placed on the table and looked at it, “I, I... how did I accidentally order nearly 500 yuan worth?”

“This is Haidilao, not a buffet hotpot restaurant.

It's normal, just order freely.”

Lin Yuan, while busy, didn't forget to comfort him.

A moment later, Da Zhang stopped a passing waiter.

“Miss, can I return this portion of yellow throat?

I haven't touched it yet.”

“Sir, are you dissatisfied with the dish?” the waiter asked softly.

“Nothing dissatisfied.

It's just... too expensive, I ordered too much.”

Lin Yuan's face was full of black lines, and he quickly stopped Da Zhang, “It's okay, it's okay.

No need to return, no need to return.”

Da Zhang was clearly continuing his style of picking up food from buffet hotpot restaurants.

After all, in some buffet hotpot restaurants, you could eat unlimited tripe and grilled meat for 99 yuan.

The prices at Haidilao clearly exceeded his understanding.

“Lin Yuan, what are you busy with? Hurry up and eat!”

“You eat first, I'm almost done.

Is Good Group Waimai busy lately?”

“Busy with what?

I just run two peak shifts, noon and evening, every day.

If my wife gets home early and nags me, I'll go out and run a late-night shift.”

Lin Yuan finally shifted his gaze from the laptop screen, “I have a small favor I'd like you to help me with.”

Da Zhang stopped his chopsticks and immediately responded, “Tell me quickly, I'll do anything you want.”

Da Zhang, having accepted the meal, finally found his chance to shine.

“It's a small thing, just installing a small software on your phone.

Don't worry, it's not some financial app or a Trojan horse or anything.”

Lin Yuan quickly added, “It won't cause you any financial risk.

And you don't need to send or receive any text messages, or enter any password verification codes, nothing at all.

I just want to do a small test...”

“Here, you can do whatever you want with it.”

Before Lin Yuan could finish speaking, Da Zhang handed over his phone.

In this online society where scams are constant, Lin Yuan had no choice but to explain a few more words to him.

“What money do I have in my phone?

The money I earn every day, except for food money, is transferred away by my wife as soon as I get home.”

Da Zhang said with a simple-minded laugh while blanching yellow throat.