Chapter 111 What? Layoffs?

The New Year atmosphere in the countryside is very strong. In addition to paying New Year's greetings and staying up all night, the village also has community performances, dragon and lion dances, operas, and the Lantern Festival, which lasts until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

This year has been a good one. With the beginning of spring, the weather has gradually warmed up. Two heavy snowfalls in winter have brought life to the crops. Once spring arrives and temperatures rise, rapeseed and wheat will take advantage and grow rapidly.

Xiaowan Village has always had an unwritten custom: No digging on the land before the second day of the second month.

This "not breaking ground" means that the house is not built on the ground or the foundation is not laid.

Therefore, except for workers working in factories and children going to school, most people stay at home during the first month of the year.

Tian Xin doesn't like to join in the fun. Since she came back from the county on the second day of junior high school, she has been at home studying the online store.

Lin Zhou called and said he would take her to meet the logistics company after the 15th. Thinking that he was busy, Tian Xin said she would talk to him when he had time.

Tian Fushun was in charge of most of the village committee's affairs. He told Tian Xin early in the morning to focus on the online store.

The persimmon trees have started to grow. If there are a few spring rains, the wells in the field can be used.

When the persimmon trees bear fruit, this year will surely be a bumper harvest. To increase our income, we must find more ways to sell our produce.

Taking multiple factors into consideration, Tian Fushun kept the online sales matter to himself, letting her take charge first and report it when she saw some progress. This would prevent those old men in the village from causing trouble and interfering with her again.

After being cooped up at home for several days, Tian Xin couldn't stand it any longer. As soon as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed, she went to the factory.

The stone factory was in great shape after the New Year.

"Work together to achieve great results and join hands to write a new chapter. Banner: Create greater glory"

As she approached the gate, Tian Xin first admired the couplets at the door.

"It's handwritten, and the calligraphy... is really good!"

"Xiaotian is here? Why don't you come in?" Liu Shengli drove in from the door and saw her at a glance.

"Oh! I'm on my way in, uncle. Happy New Year!"

"Okay!" The two were talking through the door when a truck came back from behind. Seeing the truck was about to enter the door, Liu Shengli quickly moved his car to the side. After the truck entered, he parked his car next to the garden and waved to Tian Xin.

"What's wrong, uncle?" Tian Xin walked over and asked.

Liu Shengli didn't say anything, just busy taking things out of the trunk. After a while, he took out a bottle of wine and a box and handed them over: "Come on, Xiaotian. Say hello to your mother for me!"

ah?

this……

Tian Xin was stunned!

"Uncle, what are you doing?" She took a few steps back.

"It's just a little gift from me. It's the New Year. Take it!" Liu Shengli picked up the thing and stuffed it into her hand.

"How can this be justified?" Tian Xin stepped back repeatedly, pushing Liu Shengli's hand: "I am a junior, and I didn't go to wish you a happy new year, but you gave it to me instead. It's so embarrassing!"

"Hey! You can't say that. Take it quickly, or I'll break my hand if you don't!" Liu Shengli grabbed Tian Xin's hand with a smile and forced the box into her hand: "This bag of tea is the best jasmine tea. I heard you love drinking tea, so I bought it specially for you!"

Ah... hehe...

Bought it specifically?

Mr. Oda, what have you done to deserve this?

Where is your face that the head of supply and marketing can respect you so much?

Seeing her embarrassed expression, Liu Shengli quickly said seriously: "Oh! Then you go ahead and turn around. I still have to meet someone to discuss something!" After that, he strode away, leaving Tian Xin alone looking at the box in her hand in a daze.

Help! What should I do?

As she was hesitating, Li Baiwan also drove up. Seeing Tian Xin standing in a daze by the garden from a distance, he rolled down the window and called out, "Xiao Tian!"

"Hey!" Tian Xin subconsciously turned around and responded.

Li Baiwan got out of the car with a rosy face. After the New Year, his belly seemed to have grown even bigger, and his belt buckle was about to give out.

"Hahaha..." She couldn't help but turned her head and laughed wildly with her lips pursed.

Li Baiwan saw her laughing, straightened his clothes, walked over and asked: "What are you laughing at?"

"No, nothing to laugh at." Tian Xin teased, "Director, you've had a pretty good year!"

Li Baiwan looked down at his big belly and smiled: "It's okay, it's okay!"

"Are you here to wish your uncle a happy new year?" he asked, pointing at the box in Tian Xin's hand.

pay a New Year call?

Tian Xin glanced down at the box in her hand.

Oh my god! What should I do?

"Ah...haha, yes, Happy New Year!" She greeted with an awkward smile, but did not hand over the box in her hand.

Li Baiwan was about to reach out to take it, but when she didn't hand it over, he was stunned for a moment: "Then... then let's go first and sit in the office!"

Ah Xi - it’s killing me!

"Okay, uncle." She agreed reluctantly: "You go first, I'll be there later!" After that, without waiting for Li Baiwan's reaction, she ran out of the factory gate at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, leaving Li Baiwan alone in a circle.

What's wrong with this kid?

Twenty minutes later, Tian Xin returned to Li Baiwan's office carrying two boxes of snacks.

"Uncle, Happy New Year!" She put the snacks on the desk and greeted him solemnly.

Li Baiwan looked at the snack box, then looked at her, confused: "What were you doing just now?"

How can I say this?

She immediately said to Li Baiwan with a big smile on her face: "Uncle, you don't have any soft and crispy ones, right?"

"No."

"Try this, it's delicious! It's a local specialty!"

Is that okay? Stop asking!

"Oh! Okay, thank you!" Li Baiwan accepted the box and put it aside. "You've come just in time. Uncle has something to tell you! Sit down!"

Tian Xin pulled out a chair and sat down, waiting for Li Baiwan to continue.

"Xiaotian!" Li Baiwan said as he poured tea for the two of them: "It's a new year and a new beginning. Our factory has been open for a year and things are slowly getting better! But last year's performance was very poor. We had planned to lay off some people before the New Year, but then we didn't do it because it was the New Year!

Now that the New Year is over, I plan to reduce the number of staff in various positions. Here is the list, take a look! "

"Layoffs?" Tian Xin stood up from her chair in shock.

"This... you didn't need to tell me this," she said worriedly. "But you know the situation in the village. If it weren't for the fact that I wanted to give them a job to support their families, I probably wouldn't have even mentioned this! I doubt this factory would exist now!"

"Don't be impatient, I haven't finished talking yet." Li Baiwan pushed her down and said, "You are too impatient!"

He held the teacup and said slowly, "I know it wasn't easy to build this factory. You have your considerations, and I have mine. If it weren't for this, the factory wouldn't have anyone to subsidize the laid-off workers for three months. Do you think this is okay?"

"It's not just about three months' salary; they want long-term security. Once they lose their jobs, some families' finances are completely cut off! Those who can find work outside are fine, but for people like Guo Zhenmin and Guo Wanshun, if they get laid off, their entire family will be left with nothing!"

Tian Xin was extremely anxious. It was just the end of the Chinese New Year. If everyone knew that she had been laid off, the whole village would be in an uproar. How would she handle the rest of the work?