Chapter 97 Why wasn’t the bonus paid out?

She suddenly said this and everyone present was stunned.

We haven't even toasted yet? Why are we already celebrating? Should I give my kid a red envelope?

Everyone was embarrassed!

Liu Shengli took one look and quickly responded: "Come on, let's borrow Xiaotian's auspicious words and wish you all the best next year! Come, raise a glass!"

As soon as everyone saw the atmosphere was getting lively, they quickly picked up their cups and stood up. Li Baiwan extended his hand, and all the cups around him "banged" with a crisp sound: "Happy New Year!"

"Okay! Everyone, sit down!" After finishing a glass, Li Baiwan asked everyone to sit down.

Normally, a normal drinking party starts with a clink of glasses, followed by eating, drinking, chatting and bragging.

But Tian Xin was in the room today, and she was an outsider to the factory. So naturally, everyone turned the conversation to her. Because the factory director was there, everyone was afraid of saying the wrong thing, so teasing her was naturally easier, without having to worry about making the wrong thing.

"Xiaotian, what have you been busy with recently?" Liu Shengli was the first to attack her.

"I... am just busy doing nothing!" Tian Xin laughed dryly and awkwardly picked up the cup and took a sip of the drink.

Seeing that she seemed unwilling to talk, Liu Shengli gave her another drink and smiled.

Everyone started drinking and toasting, and several people took turns to toast Li Baiwan. After a round of drinking, the men started rolling dice and playing finger-guessing games.

Tian Xin wanted to talk about the bonus, but no one gave her a chance.

Zheng Yali wanted to talk to her, but seeing that she looked frowning, she was too embarrassed to shout at her.

"Come here, Tian Xin, I toast you!" Zhang Feng picked up the white wine glass and said to Tian Xin.

"Ah?" She was in a daze when Zhang Feng suddenly spoke, startling her.

"Have a drink?"

"Oh! Okay!"

The two clinked their glasses. Zhang Feng watched her take a sip of the drink, then raised his head and finished the glass.

"In a few days, I think..." He looked at Tian Xin's hand holding the cup and said, "Let's go to the street to buy some things for your family, some New Year's goods! What day do you think is suitable?"

"Hey, no, no, no, please don't say that! I can handle my family affairs! I won't bother you, I won't bother you!" Tian Xin was afraid that others would hear it, so she interrupted him quickly.

However, despite the loud noise of the finger-guessing game, this sentence was still heard.

Liu Shengli made an expression of sudden enlightenment and said: "So the person you were talking about just now was Xiaotian? Why didn't you say so earlier!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned around and looked at Tian Xin and Zhang Feng and smiled.

"Xiao Tian..."

"Director, I'm here today because I have something to say! Please stop making fun of me!" Tian Xin stood up straight, picked up her drink and said to everyone: "Let me toast to everyone first!"

Everyone didn't know what she was going to say and stared at her.

Tian Xin held the drink in her hand, looked around at everyone at the table, and said, "I've been visiting people these past few days, and everyone said that the factory didn't give out year-end bonuses this year..."

"Xiao Tian, ​​let's not talk about work today. Let's have a happy meal and talk about this when we get back!" Wang Jianjun, the production section chief who was sitting on the side, was playing finger-guessing games with Li Baiwan. When he heard this and saw that Li Baiwan's face had fallen, he quickly stopped Tian Xin from saying anything with a look.

"Hehe..." Tian Xin smiled bitterly, put down the cup and sat on the chair.

The bottle of white wine was placed in front of Liu Shengli. She picked it up and poured herself a small glass. Before Zhang Feng and Liu Shengli could react, she drank it silently.

Putting down the cup, she stood up, walked up to Li Baiwan and asked, "Director, how much did this meal cost today?"

Li Baiwan was puzzled by the question and thought she was drunk, so he quickly asked Zheng Yali to come over and help her sober up. Zhang Feng came over and tried to help her but she pushed him away.

"I'm asking you, how much did this meal cost?" The voice was very loud, and it sounded like it was questioning Li Baiwan.

Everyone was shocked. Who would dare to speak to the factory director like that? Tian Xin was so bold! Liu Shengli quickly came over and pulled her: "Xiao Tian, ​​are you drunk? How can you speak to the factory director like that? Come on, let Zhang Feng take you back first."

"I'm asking the factory director, why are you interrupting?" She turned around and shouted angrily at Liu Shengli.

Now everyone present was silent, and those who were playing finger-guessing and shaking dice stopped, and the situation became deadlocked!

Li Baiwan knew Tian Xin's personality and didn't mind her yelling at him in private. But today, in front of so many people in the factory, he felt a little embarrassed.

He threw the dice, sat down, looked at Tian Xin, and asked in a low voice: "What do you want to say?"

"I just want to ask you, why haven't the villagers received their year-end bonuses?"

"No bonus?" Li Baiwan turned to look at Zheng Yali: "Is that true?"

Zheng Yali quickly stood up and stammered, "Well, I sent it... I sent part of it, but there are still some accounts that haven't been settled..."

"Look, it's already happened! Why are you so angry? You're just having a good meal and you're making a fuss!" Li Baiwan said with a dark face.

"Given it? Which ones? Who among these people in the village got it? It must be your relatives and friends who got it!" Tian Xin asked Zheng Yali.

"I dare not, Xiaotian, you dare not say that! I am also here to work, and you are going to wrong me to death by saying that." Zheng Yali complained to Li Baiwan repeatedly.

"Don't you dare? The workers in the village don't get paid much to begin with, and they're all waiting for the New Year to come. Now that the bonuses aren't being paid, everyone's feeling miserable and can't even get through the New Year. You keep putting it off. So, let me ask you, when will the bonuses be paid?"

"This..." Zheng Yali stammered and couldn't say anything.

"Xiaotian, this is our first year of operation, and we're really facing financial difficulties. You wouldn't know if you weren't in the factory, but the price of raw materials we purchased this year is nearly 5 percentage points higher than in previous years, and the clinker we sold barely breaks even!

Where's the extra money for bonuses? You have to understand the factory director. It's not easy for him to revitalize a factory!" Liu Shengli said to Tian Xin, looking at Li Baiwan's expression.

"So that means you won't send it?" Tian Xin asked Li Baiwan.

Li Baiwan remained silent. He turned around and asked Zheng Yali, "How much money is left on the account?"

Zheng Yali quickly reviewed it in her mind and said, "Apart from the funds needed to purchase materials over the next few days, there are almost 200,000 yuan of funds available for use!"

"200,000? How many employees in the village have not received this bonus? Based on their performance, how much does each person get?" Li Baiwan asked.

Zheng Yali was almost unable to stand. How could she explain this? There were so many people, each with a different job. She could remember one or two, but how could she possibly remember so many?

She thought for a moment and quickly gave a rough estimate: "There are about 50 people in the village, and the average amount per person is 800-1000 yuan."

"Go back and calculate it, and send it out in one or two days!" Li Baiwan said. Without waiting for Zheng Yali's response, he said: "Don't wait for one or two days, just the day after tomorrow.

"Finish the calculation tomorrow, and notify all employees the day after tomorrow to come and collect! Don't leave anyone out! Give more subsidies to those with financial difficulties at home! Have each employee sign and send me a copy of the list!"