She had already withdrawn her salary from the bank, along with her bonus.

If the factory is doing well, it's only right to provide benefits to the workers.

Aunt Chen, "Too much..."

She said that, but the smile in her eyes was palpable.

The chubby girl stepped forward and looked at the red bags; each bag contained couplets.

She didn't open it, just glanced at it, and said with a smile, "Ayan, you even prepared the couplets, how thoughtful."

Lin Ziyan shook her head and chuckled, "With your help, preparing these things didn't take me any effort at all."

The group chatted for a short while, then helped load the last batch of shrimp paste onto the truck before calling the workers to collect their New Year's gifts.

The shrimp paste factory started its annual holiday 7 days early, a few days earlier than other factories.

After receiving their New Year's gifts and exchanging many auspicious words, everyone left the factory.

"Ah Yan, we've been out of work for so many days, but we're still getting paid. Isn't that too much of a loss?" Aunt Chen asked doubtfully.

The chubby girl helped close the door of the shrimp paste factory before saying, "We stopped production early, but we also started production early."

Lin Ziyan nodded and said, "That's right, Aunt Chen, you can rest assured and take a vacation. Before the New Year, every household needs to clean and do other things. How can we manage if we don't take a few days off early?"

Aunt Huang took the account book out of the cloth bag and handed it to Lin Ziyan. "We'll listen to you. I'm taking advantage of my vacation to take Hu Zi to the county town to buy New Year's goods."

She smiled so hard that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes; she was genuinely happy.

Aunt Chen slapped her forehead. "Alright, then let me know before you go, and we'll go together. Er Gouzi has been looking forward to it for a long time."

The couple is usually busy and has been missing taking their child to the county town for a long time, so they're feeling anxious.

The chubby girl and Lin Ziyan exchanged a glance and then burst into laughter.