Chapter 228
When I think of them in Hong Kong, they lived such a carefree life. They held their daughter in their hands, in their hearts afraid of dropping her, and in their mouths afraid of her melting. Her daughter had never had to do housework since she was a child, but now, forced to make a living, she had to work hard.
This sense of disconnection from reality made Zhong's mother feel quite guilty.
Zhong Qiao said, "By the way, Mom, what do the hospital say? When will Dad be discharged? We can go pick him up then. It's not good to stay in the hospital all the time, and the environment there is not so good either. After all, living at home is more comfortable."
"Almost there," Zhong's mother said. "The doctors told me yesterday that your father's injuries have almost healed. The only problem is that he's been lying in bed for too long, and he injured a tendon in his leg. His leg strength has weakened, so he's still doing rehabilitation training."
"They also said that you can't do strenuous exercise anymore, otherwise your dad will suffer from sequelae when he gets older. When it gets cold in winter, his knees will hurt."
Zhong Qiao thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Mom? Let Siqi stay with Dad. She can take him out for walks from time to time. That way, he'll recover faster and be able to go home earlier."
"Okay." Mother Zhong also thought it made sense.
"I'll go to the hospital this afternoon and talk about this."
After finishing everything here, Zhong Qiao had a comfortable breakfast.
It had been a long time since she had sat down and had a peaceful breakfast. Too many things had happened recently, leaving her overwhelmed and her breakfast tasted like chewing wax.
However, since his father woke up from his coma, Zhong Qiao's appetite has gradually returned to normal.
After dinner, Zhong Qiao came to the new factory.
Although the location here is remote, the rent is cheap and the space is large. Under Jin Gui's leadership, the assembly line is well organized, and many unfamiliar faces have been added, all of whom are new employees.
"Sister Zhong Qiao, you're finally back." Jin Gui saw Zhong Qiao standing alone at the door from a distance. "Sister, you've worked so hard, why don't you just rest at home? If anything happens here, I'll report it to you immediately."
"Nothing, I just came down for a walk." Zhong Qiao said, "How many of our old employees are left? Also, who is the best salesperson here?"
She remembered that it was Alan last time, but Alan had resigned and gone home. This time there were a lot of new faces, and she wondered if there was any sales champion among them.
Jingui said, "Sister, I was just about to tell you about this. Several of the new employees we recruited this year are good at handling things and have quick minds."
"For example," she pointed at a young girl in the corner. "She's Zhang Xiaoya. She used to go to a key high school. She came here to save for her tuition, so she worked incredibly hard. Within two months, she already topped the sales charts."
"And that one." Jingui pointed at an auntie, suddenly startled for a moment, and smiled, "I don't need to say much about this one. She's a veteran employee of our factory. She's been here as long as our factory was built."
Zhong Qiao looked over and nodded.
She still remembered this girl. She came in at the same time as Alan, but she was not very talkative, so her presence was relatively low, which led to Zhong Qiao still not remembering what she looked like.
Unexpectedly, the one who stayed at the end was the most inconspicuous one.
Zhong Qiao asked, "She's been here for two years now. Is her salary still the same as it was two years ago?"
Jingui was stunned for a moment: "Yes."
She didn't quite understand what Sister Zhong Qiao meant by this sudden remark. Shouldn't the salary always be fixed?
Zhong Qiao said, "Go call her to my office. I have something to say to her."
After saying that, regardless of Jingui's stunned expression, he turned and walked into the office. Before 2 minutes had passed, someone knocked gently on the office door.
"Come in." Zhong Qiao was so engrossed in reading the information that he almost didn't hear it.
Out of the corner of her eye, Zhong Qiao saw the other person cautiously squeezing in through the crack in the door and standing there anxiously. She knew she must have misunderstood.
"Don't be nervous." Zhong Qiao's tone softened a bit. "Sit down. I have something to tell you."
She looked at the employee file on paper.
"Chen Yueji, is that right?"
Chen Yueji nodded quickly: "Yes."
Zhong Qiao continued to fall into deep thought, but her expression almost scared the other person to death.
"Sister Zhong Qiao, is there something I did wrong?" Chen Yueji asked tentatively.
"I haven't taken any leave these days, oh no, I haven't taken any leave in these months..."
"I know I'm old, but I'm not really slacking off at work."
"No." Zhong Qiao interrupted her wandering thoughts. She really couldn't bear to continue listening, for fear that the other party would become too excited and break down.
"I'm going to give you a raise."
"Ah?" Chen Yueji was confused.
She must have heard it right. Sister Zhong Qiao wanted to increase her salary?
Zhong Qiao said, "You've been here for two years, and you've been the top seller for two consecutive months. Your ability doesn't match your salary, so I've decided to give you a raise."
She raised her eyelids, with a smile in her eyes.
"Why? Not happy?"
"No, no, no." Chen Yueji, who realized it belatedly, shook her head, "I'm not unhappy."
Her whole face flushed red.
"I feel that happiness comes too suddenly."
Although the salary given by Zhong Qiao is upper-middle class and enough for her to spend, who doesn't want a higher salary?
"I'll give you +15 every month."
Zhong Qiao tapped her personal file with the pen cap. These were the people that Jin Gui had handwritten down for easy management.
Although 15 yuan a month is not very high, for Chen Yueji, it is already beyond happiness. After all, if she works in other places, even if she works for five or ten years, her salary will not increase.
Unexpectedly, after working here for two years, Sister Zhong Qiao wanted to give her a raise.
For a moment she didn't know whether to laugh or react.
Zhong Qiao knew that there was no so-called salary increase system in this era, and using modern ideas to communicate with people today was like playing the lute to a cow.
She then changed her approach: "You've done a good job, and there will naturally be rewards, Chen Yueji. This is what you deserve."
Chen Yueji's cheeks flushed.
This was the first time in her life that someone recognized her worth, especially telling her that she deserved the salary and rewards for working so hard every day.
"Thank you, Sister Zhong Qiao." Chen Yueji bowed, "I will definitely work harder."
Zhong Qiao smiled.
Sure enough, salary increase is always exciting no matter what era it is.
"Okay, I believe you can do it." Zhong Qiao did not pour cold water on her.
After Chen Yueji left, Jin Gui came in slowly, not forgetting to close the door.
"Sister Zhong Qiao, I have something to discuss with you."
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