In front of everyone, Lu Zhixia counted out the money for Factory Director Niu, handing him a thick wad of cash.
"675 yuan. There was a 300 yuan deposit beforehand, so that's half of the payment."
Factory Manager Niu took the money and counted it. Everyone around was watching, so he couldn't possibly not count the money.
The amount was accurate to the last penny. With this money, the immediate crisis was solved, and the employees could be paid an extra month's salary temporarily.
We can also buy them some things; everyone has been going through a tough time lately.
"The amount is correct."
"So, can we start hauling the goods now?"
"Make way!" Factory Manager Niu waved his hand, signaling them to clear the way.
The short man in the crowd saw everything. He had met Song Weidong at a dinner party and had specifically told him that the umbrella factory had a backlog of goods.
Make him take the goods, and then give him a kickback.
Since the deal fell through, his kickback was naturally gone.
He was the one who started the commotion, trying to make the factory manager pay the price.
Now that everyone sees they can get a share of the money, no one is arguing anymore and they're just waiting to get their share.
He watched as the umbrellas were loaded onto the truck, and then a group of people got on and drove away. He glanced in the direction of the warehouse.
There was still half the goods left inside, and he couldn't help but tell Factory Manager Niu...
“We’re losing money selling like this. We should raise the price now, even if it’s just a penny or a dime. Why should they buy it at the original price?”
Factory Director Niu looked at the brat in front of him. His father was a long-time employee, and he let the boy into the factory out of respect for his father.
It turned out he was an idle scoundrel who caused trouble everywhere, and we had to deal with several cases involving him.
"I don't need you to teach me how to do things. I'll do exactly what's in the contract. You have to have a conscience. You can't just eat someone's food and then smash their bowl!"
These words were so harsh that the young man lost face and, in anger, uttered some harsh words.
"I'm not doing this job anymore!"
After saying that, he turned around and left in a huff, and no one stopped him.
Everyone was wondering when the factory manager would distribute the money he had.
Factory Manager Niu understood everyone's situation, so he said to them, "As you can see, only half of the payment has been settled, so this money can only be paid for one month temporarily."
I will definitely pay everyone the remaining money on time when the next payment arrives.
The dozens of people at the scene were very happy. They had come all this way just to get the money; otherwise, what would they be after?
Factory Manager Niu had a table brought out, and then distributed money to everyone on the spot. He recorded how much each person received in the ledger and had them sign their names to prevent mistakes from happening again.
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Lu Zhixia took turns going to each of these people's doors and handing them the corresponding number of umbrellas. Everything went smoothly.
Before we knew it, it was noon. The sky was overcast, and it looked like it was about to rain.
The car returned to the tenement building, and the umbrellas left in the trunk belonged to Zhou Cheng and Xiao Wang.
Lu Zhixia was a little tired, so she told them...
"You can just divide it as you see fit, the numbers are all correct anyway, I'm going upstairs now."
Zhou Cheng was worried that his daughter wanted to go to the hospital, so he said to Xiao Wang,
"I have to go to the hospital in a bit, let's hurry up and divide the umbrellas, it doesn't matter if there are a few more or a few less."
"Okay, let's get started." Xiao Wang was a straightforward person.
Lu Zhixia returned to the room, sat down, and rubbed her swollen legs. She had suddenly felt uncomfortable earlier and looked up at the calendar on the wall.
That's when I remembered that my period was about to start; no wonder I felt so uncomfortable.
I took out the sanitary napkins I bought from the cabinet, ready to go to the toilet to check.
Just as she had expected, the regular event arrived as scheduled.
When I got home, I poured myself a glass of warm water and drank it.
Then she thought about how sanitary napkins are only available in big cities, and in smaller places, they are not easy to buy.
If sanitary napkins could be promoted to smaller department stores and factories, wouldn't they also be able to make a profit?
However, you need money in hand to do anything, otherwise where will you get the goods?
Her stomach started to hurt, so she lay down on the bed, covered herself with a blanket, and decided to just tough it out.
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After making some inquiries, Li Youwei and the others found the apartment building, but they didn't know which floor Lu Zhixia lived on.
Instead of asking rashly, they took the information to the hospital.
Song Weidong was already in a bad mood after eating such unpalatable food; it had no taste except for a little salt.
Upon seeing them arrive, he asked without any hesitation,
"Has the person been found?"
“We found her,” Li Youwei said first. “We asked many people along that road, and some of them actually knew that she lived in a tenement building.”
"Really?" Song Weidong asked urgently. "Do you have a specific address?"
"We didn't have time to ask that. We just found out the location and rushed back to tell you the news."
Li Youwei felt he had said the wrong thing again, because he saw Song Weidong's face change from a smile to a cold expression in an instant.
"You're good for nothing but causing trouble! Why didn't you find out more clearly!" Song Weidong threw off the covers and got out of bed. "Come with me to arrest her! She dared to divorce me, I'll tear her to pieces today!"
"Director! We're not gangsters, so please be careful!" Li Youwei was worried that he might cause big trouble and end up in jail, losing his job in the process.
Although the steel plant is doing well now, there are just too many people. Every year, new interns come in, so the older employees have to step down and make way for the new ones.
"Just follow along!" Song Weidong wanted the imposing presence of a large group.
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