Chapter 48 Salary

At the end of the month, things were quite busy. Gu Yihan arrived at the office early and was calculating salaries based on the attendance records sent by HR.

Wow!

Hearing Sister Li's exaggerated voice, Gu Yihan looked up at the door and saw Wang Xiang standing in front of the door wearing a beautiful green military uniform.

Sister Li said with a suggestive look, "Who is this? She's so fair-skinned, as white as a White Rabbit candy, she looks so sweet."

"I really want to go up and lick it."

"Hahahaha." Laughter filled the office.

Gu Yihan laughed until tears streamed down her face. She rubbed her eyes with her fingers and said, "Sister Li, you're so funny."

Wang Xiang blushed and said to Sister Li, "Sister Li, I just realized how talented you are! You were just lying to us all along."

Sister Li said with a smile, "I couldn't resist because you looked so good in your clothes."

Zhou Na looked Wang Xiang up and down, and asked bluntly, "Are you married?"

Seeing everyone looking at her, Wang Xiang nodded shyly and said, "I'll listen to you and get my marriage certificate with my boyfriend first."

Zhou Na immediately objected, looking at her coldly and saying, "What do you mean by listening to me? You want to get the marriage certificate yourself, so don't make me take the blame."

Sister Li looked at Wang Xiang with a puzzled expression and said, "Your mother agreed to give you your household registration book so you can get a marriage certificate?"

Wang Xiang said guiltily, "Yes, I agree."

Seeing her guilty expression, Gu Yihan knew that things weren't so simple. As the saying goes, "Mind your own business and you'll get into trouble."

Since Wang Xiang has already obtained the marriage certificate, she will not say a word out of respect for other people's fate.

For the next few days, Gu Yihan spent her time checking attendance records, calculating each person's actual salary, and compiling receipts to be issued based on the actual salaries.

There are just too many workers at the machine factory, and Wang Xiang has taken leave again; they're almost overwhelmed with work.

Zhou Na and Sister Li also helped Gu Yihan organize the various tickets that needed to be distributed.

As Zhou Na worked, she complained, "I don't know what Wang Xiang was thinking, she just asked for leave like that."

Sister Li whispered to them, "You don't know, Wang Xiang stole the family's household registration to get a marriage certificate."

Gu Yihan and Zhou Na both looked up at Sister Li.

Zhou Na said anxiously, "Sister Li, what else do you know? Tell me quickly, saying only half of what you want to say is just asking for trouble."

Then Sister Li said mysteriously, "When Wang Xiang got her marriage certificate, her mother went to the groom's family and demanded an additional dowry. Guess what happened?"

They've kept them in suspense for a long time.

Sister Li straightened up, put her hands on her hips, and mimicked the other person's sharp tone with a sarcastic expression: "Your daughter is practically giving herself away, yet you still want a dowry? What kind of daydream is that?"

"Is she that desperate for a man? She's practically begging my son to marry her. If it weren't for the fact that she has a job, would she even be allowed into our family?"

"Pah, who knows how many men she's slept with, making my unlucky son the one who ended up with her."

Sister Li sighed and said, "Even Wang Xiang's mother, who is so formidable, was so angry that she fainted on the spot."

Gu Yihan and Zhou Na were both dumbfounded.

Looking at their expressions, Sister Li said, "There are even worse things to say. I'm too embarrassed to tell you two unmarried young ladies."

Zhou Na swallowed hard and said, "Didn't you do any research before you started dating?"

Sister Li curled her lip and said, "What's the use of asking around? They pretend to be so nice in public, but their true colors will be revealed once they get married. They're living together now, what are they going to do about getting a divorce?"

Gu Yihan shuddered. Goodness, if it weren't for the times that forbade it, she would have preferred to never get married.

However, in this era, a single woman who doesn't get married is likely to attract old bachelors and scoundrels, making it difficult to guard against.

She must carefully select someone with good character and a decent family background to marry; she can't marry someone from a poverty alleviation background.

Zhou Na sighed, turned to look at Gu Yihan who was counting receipts, and said with a bright look in her eyes, "Xiaohan, do you have any extra industrial receipts?"

Gu Yihan looked at Zhou Na and said, "Are you short of industrial tickets?"

Zhou Na frankly said, "I want to buy a bicycle, but I can't save enough even if I save for a year. My monthly salary is 40 yuan, and I only receive 2 bills a month."

"I'd like to swap tickets with you. What kind of tickets do you need? I'll swap them with whatever I have."

Gu Yihan thought for a moment and said, "Do you have cotton coupons? Are you still short a few industrial coupons?"

Zhou Na said happily, "I have some. I'll trade with you. I have cotton coupons that my family bought for me to use as quilts in my dowry."

“I’m still short 15 tickets. I’ll trade you 10 jin of cotton coupons.”

"After hearing about Wang Xiang's story, I felt that I should treat myself better and buy my own bicycle. The sooner I buy it, the sooner I can enjoy it."

Gu Yihan looked at her, thinking to herself, "With money, one can do whatever they want."

She pretended to take 15 industrial tickets out of her pocket, but actually took them out of her spatial storage and handed them to Zhou Na.

Zhou Na took the tickets, then looked at Gu Yihan's pocket in surprise: "You carry them with you at all times? You've saved up so many?"

Gu Yihan rolled her eyes at Zhou Na and said, "You know perfectly well that I live alone, so why would I need so much?"

Zhou Na slapped her forehead and said, "I forgot, you live alone."

"I don't usually carry tickets with me, I'll give them to you tomorrow."

Gu Yihan nodded. They were colleagues, so there was still some trust between them.

On payday, Gu Yihan stood at the door of the accounting office with the pay receipts and called out, "Line up!"

The workers at the machinery factory lined up neatly, and Zhou Na directed them to sign and put their fingerprints on the paper money. Gu Yihan counted the money and tickets, and the wages were distributed quickly and in an orderly manner.

Ma Chao from the Human Resources Department ran breathlessly to the accounting office door: "Zhou Na...you...quickly hide."

Gu Yihan and Zhou Na looked at her strangely and said, "We're busy, we need to pay salaries."

Ma Chao felt like his lungs were about to explode from running. He caught his breath and said, "You're still paying wages? You'd better hide. Wang Xiang's mother is coming to settle accounts with you."

“We live close to their house, and we know that woman is no pushover.”

Zhou Na didn't care about any of that; what did it have to do with her? She continued to direct the people in line to sign and put their fingerprints on the paper, and noticed that they were craning their necks, even more curious than she was.

He slammed his hand on the table and said, "Hurry up and sign it, stop looking around."

Ma Chao from the HR department was frantic. He grabbed Zhou Na's arm and pulled her toward the office, saying, "You should hide first."

Thinking of Wang Xiang's situation, Gu Yihan also advised, "Sister Zhou, why don't you hide for a while and let Sister Ma help you out?"

Zhou Na looked at the two of them helplessly and said, "Alright then. I'll go into the office first."

Ma Chao from the HR department said worriedly, "Lock the door from the inside."

Zhou Na, seemingly unconcerned, replied, "I know."

Ma Chao took over Zhou Na's job, while the workers queuing up were also anxiously wondering what was going on.

One of the older women, after pressing her handprint at the spot where Ma Chao was giving instructions, asked in a low voice, "Young Ma, what's going on here?"

Ma Chao replied irritably, "How would I know?"