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My goodness, that's a huge bonus!
Zhou Yuanchao smiled, ate some snacks, and said, "Boss, those bonuses were all spent by everyone. Why don't we save the money and do something big for everyone?"
"What's the big deal?" Huo Yingjie asked. "If anyone has any good suggestions, please feel free to share them. You deserve them. As long as it's reasonable, I'll try my best to help everyone."
Some people want money, some want possessions, and some even suspect that the leaders are embezzling the money...
“Boss, I visited the homes of our institute’s employees privately before. Some live in tenement buildings, some in large courtyards, and some who are better off live in the old staff dormitories of their former workplace. But since they’ve come to work at the new institute, living in the old dormitories is a bit awkward. I was thinking, could we pool all this money to build dormitories for everyone? If we can afford it, we’ll build big houses, so that everyone can rest well after their busy work, and also let their families feel the importance of this job, feel proud, and continue to support their spouses’ work at the institute,” Zhou Yuanchao explained. He added that while everyone is enthusiastic about their work, their living conditions are not good.
Even if you get the bonus, you'll just spend it anyway. It's better to use it to do something big, like building a house.
Huo Yingjie thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's a good suggestion. I'll discuss it with the leadership. If someone wants a house, then we won't give out the money; if someone wants the money, then we won't give out the house. I, Huo Yingjie, am an upright person. I won't embezzle a single penny, nor will I allow anyone else to embezzle a single penny. This is everyone's hard work, and I will distribute it all to everyone."
Zhou Yuanchao chuckled and said, "As long as you work for the boss, you can ask the boss to solve everything else."
"Thank you, boss!" everyone responded in unison.
“Alright, you all go back and discuss it carefully today. Tomorrow morning, we’ll hold an anonymous vote to decide whether to build employee welfare housing,” Huo Yingjie said. He also wanted to provide benefits for his employees while contributing to the country.
Only in this way can everyone work with greater peace of mind.
"Yes, boss." Zhou Yuanchao echoed, and the others followed suit, especially since most of them had poor housing conditions and were eager to move into welfare housing as soon as possible.
When he got home that evening, Huo Yingjie told He Tiantian about the welfare housing.
“Okay, there’s a hillside about three kilometers away from your research institute with flat land at the bottom. You could definitely use that land to build welfare housing. Do you have enough money?” He Tiantian asked. If not, she was even willing to donate money.
Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "I'll take care of the money myself. Yuan Chao mentioned it to me today, and that's where I thought of it. With just a few minor renovations, it can be transformed into a beautiful residential area. The mountain doesn't need major repairs either; just some steps and railings will be enough for everyone to enjoy hiking. Planting peach trees on the mountain will make it very beautiful, and when the peaches ripen, we can even eat them."
"Your money is all with me, how are you going to solve this?" He Tiantian asked, as building a house requires a lot of money.
"We'll ask the higher-ups for the land for the homestead and wait for approval. As for the money, our research funds are more than enough, and we've also developed so many cutting-edge materials for the country, saving a lot of money. These materials even surpass the advanced levels of foreign countries. If this were made public, I, Yuan Chao, and people in our institute could definitely win the Nobel Prize. But for the sake of national defense, we don't care about these fame and fortune, but the country can't just leave us without any compensation." Huo Yingjie said confidently, indicating that he would not return the excess funds.
He Tiantian was stunned. "You can't believe it!"
"Aren't you afraid that the higher-ups will think you don't have enough money and will reduce the budget next year?" He Tiantian asked rhetorically, because doing so is not a long-term solution.
"We might encounter such a situation, but I have a solution. If funding is limited, we'll extend the project timeline. If time is wasted, it's not our fault, since we don't have enough funding anyway." Huo Yingjie shrugged. "However, I believe the higher-ups won't cut our funding, after all, our research is world-class. My lab equipment isn't world-class, but I can guarantee that all the new materials we develop are internationally top-notch."
“Actually, you can make some concessions on the funding issue. Now that we have a market economy, you can absolutely ask for more rewards based on the success of the project. That would be perfectly legitimate,” He Tiantian suggested, since what Huo Yingjie said earlier was somewhat biased.
Although he was talented and was working for the benefit of his employees, not for his own benefit, things were not as simple as Huo Yingjie made them out to be.
The former, Huo Yingjie, is suspected of being passive and uncooperative, giving others ammunition to criticize him; the latter, he is a good leader who actively and diligently conducts scientific research and consistently strives to improve employee benefits.
Although both have the same goal, the process of doing so may have different effects.
Huo Yingjie thought about it carefully and nodded, saying, "Yes, my employees and I may not get fame, but we need to get benefits so that our families can live a better life. That is also the motivation for everyone to work."
“Yes, that’s exactly right. In this way, no one can say anything about you. On the contrary, they will think that you care about your subordinates, work hard, and are selfless!” He Tiantian said with a smile. “Furthermore, you will receive the care of the country, so you will naturally have more energy to do research. It’s a virtuous cycle.”
"Okay, let's do it this way. I'll tell the higher-ups to use this method from now on," Huo Yingjie said with a smile. "Tian Tian, you're amazing! You thought of everything so comprehensively. If I hadn't discussed it with you, I probably would have given the leaders the impression of being arrogant and conceited."
“We’re husband and wife, so if I find something you’ve done wrong, I’ll naturally have to talk to you about it in detail,” He Tiantian said with a smile. “Alright, today you should keep Grandpa Qi, Secretary Qi, and Second Brother Qi company and have a few drinks. I’ll have someone prepare some more food and drinks.”
"Okay, don't worry, I'll definitely take good care of my relatives." Huo Yingjie assured him that these were his elders, and he wouldn't neglect them.
Just then, Huo Zhegan, Huo Yingjun, Old Madam Huo, Song Chunli, and Zhao Huanhuan arrived with their two children.
Old Qi was somewhat excited to see his former leader.
"You rascal, you've finally decided to come out of that mountain valley." Old Master Huo walked up to Old Man Qi, patted him on the shoulder, and with just a simple sentence, a gesture, and an expression, one could see the deep affection between the two.
Old Qi's eyes filled with tears as he recalled the glorious years they spent together.
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I recommend Feng Qingqing's "The Rich and Beautiful Woman of the 1960s". It tells the story of a young educated youth who gets his own space, cultivates the land with spiritual springs, and becomes a rich and beautiful woman, having fun in the 1960s.
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