Yi Minghui said, "I go to the workshop every day to check, and the problem does exist. It takes time to apply for funding from higher authorities to build the workshop."
To be honest, the machinery factory is currently in the contracting stage, so applying for a contract is quite difficult. Here's what we'll do: the inventory in the warehouse is almost sold out, and there are some spare rooms in the staff dormitory at the back. I'll arrange for someone to move the inventory to the dormitory at the back tomorrow and free up the warehouse for you.
That warehouse is big enough for you. Besides, there's some steel already stored there. It's not a large quantity, so I'll turn a blind eye. Use what you need; you can get some money from it, and it won't get in the way. Just put what you don't need where it won't be.
Yi Minghui benefited from Dong Qing's offer. Ten thousand yuan a year during the contract period was no small sum. Even a ghost could be manipulated, let alone a human!
They're just using each other now. Yi Minghui has to maintain Dong Qing's relationship in every way. If you really offend him, he won't give you the 10,000 yuan a year.
The money belongs to Dong Qing, and whether or not it is given to him is up to him. Whether or not it is given to him at the end of the year really depends on his mood. His mood depends on the couple, and Yi Minghui is well aware of this.
Dong Qing's money wasn't given away casually; he was given a sweet treat of 10,000 yuan every year to ensure that he would serve him wholeheartedly. As long as Yi Minghui didn't leave his position as factory director, he would still be in charge of the machinery factory. As long as Yi Minghui could lift a finger, Dong Qing would get more than 10,000 yuan a year from it. It can only be said that he was very business-minded; to put it bluntly, it was a matter of mutual need.
Take this workshop incident as an example. If Dong Qing had handled things strictly by the book and hadn't agreed to the bait of 10,000 yuan a year, Yi Minghui would never have given him the warehouse.
He'll readily agree to help you apply for factory construction, but he just won't do the work. Even if you could get it approved, he won't help you apply.
If that were the case, Dong Qing would lose more than just 30,000 to 50,000 yuan a year. With tricycles selling so well right now, he can only watch helplessly.
After Dongqing contracted the machinery factory, he made a lot of money. But if he's as stingy as a miser and doesn't spend a penny, who will listen to him? No one will sincerely help him. Instead, they'll just pass the buck and try to fool him. That's the rule of life.
This proves the saying: "Money makes the world go round, but a poor beggar is ignored and deserves to starve."
Dong Qing said, "Thank you so much for saying that. How many spare welding machines are there in the warehouse?"
Yi Minghui said, "We have some welding machines in the warehouse. If you don't have enough, I'll immediately make a plan to buy more for you, and I can get them back within three days."
Compared to a factory workshop, a welding machine is really nothing; with Yi Feifei's complex network of connections, she could easily handle it.
The factory had this clause in the contract: special equipment must be purchased by the contractor, such as the tricycle body forming machine. Dongqing had to pay for it himself. The welding machine and other equipment belonged to the factory, so the contract included the equipment.
Of course, contracting also includes factory buildings, but it is difficult to apply for the construction of factory buildings. The factory only receives tens of thousands of yuan in contracting fees per year, and the factory also has some expenses. Such a large factory construction project is not easy to get approved, and it is not as simple as getting some equipment.
During the contracting phase, Dongqing paid the workers' wages, while the machinery factory paid the wages of all departments. Dongqing only gave them some bonuses, which were higher than those for the workshop workers; otherwise, they wouldn't have worked so diligently for him.
For example, the sales department gets a commission for every tricycle sold. These are all business tactics to fully motivate them. No one will work hard for you if they don't get any benefits.
After Dong Qing took over the contract, the "iron rice bowl" was completely broken. Although he didn't pay the salaries of the staff in each department, if they didn't work hard, they could only get a basic salary. Bonuses were paid according to monthly performance, not whether they worked or not. If Dong Qing didn't earn money, how could he pay them bonuses? He didn't know how to make money either.
"We're not strangers; we'll help you if we can, and we'll find a way to help you even if we can't!"
Yi Feifei was telling the truth, because the 10,000 yuan she and her husband earned each year was tied to Dong Qing's production. If Dong Qing didn't earn money, how would he give her the money? She wasn't afraid that Dong Qing would earn more money; only if he earned money would there be any hope of getting the 10,000 yuan promised each year.
Yi Feifei paused for a moment, then changed the subject, saying, "How could you two get a divorce so easily? Minghui and I didn't believe it when we first heard it, but we had to believe it after hearing it on the radio."
Dongqing said, "The divorce is entirely my fault. As you all saw, our assets weren't divided. I feel sorry for Yuzhu, and this is the only way I can make it up to her."
Li Yuzhu didn't say anything; she felt that it wouldn't be appropriate to say anything in this situation.
Yifeifei said, "Every couple gets angry sometimes. Minghui and I often argue too. Couples fight in bed and make up in bed. Divorce only shows that you are too young. I advise Yuzhu to try not to move out. Once you move out, your marriage is really over. You two should calm down and find a suitable time to remarry."
Li Yuzhu remained silent for a long time. She finally said, "Feifei is right. We were really too young. Now that we're divorced, let's calm down. Whether we can remarry is another matter."
Yifei only offered a few words of advice regarding their relationship; she didn't have any real feelings for them. To put it bluntly, it was just polite talk. Whether they remarried or not had nothing to do with her; it was just idle gossip.
Tonight's goal was achieved. The group quickly finished their meal, and Li Yuzhu went to the front desk to pay the bill.
The four of them didn't drink much. They opened a bottle of wine but didn't finish half of it. Besides, they said they couldn't drink that much; if they got drunk, how could they continue talking about serious matters?
Dong Qing put the half-bottle of wine back into the wine box, carried the cigarettes and alcohol out of the restaurant, and walked with Yi Minghui and his wife towards the machinery factory's residential area.
Back in the residential area, Li Yuzhu went to the gatekeeper to get her things. Dong Qing handed the cigarettes and alcohol to Yi Minghui, who accepted them after a few polite words. He and his wife then carried the cigarettes and alcohol towards their apartment building entrance.
After Yi Minghui and his wife left, Dong Qing and Li Yuzhu walked home together.
Back home, Dongqing sat down on the sofa in the living room. Li Yuzhu poured two glasses of water, then sat down next to Dongqing and asked, "How are the tricycle sales lately?"
Li Yuzhu rarely went to the machinery factory, and she didn't know much about its production and sales.
Dong Qing said, "The workshop is paying by piecework this month, with a 12-hour workday and two shifts, day and night. Even so, the tricycles produced are in short supply."
I took the truck back to the machine factory and went to check on the workshop. Chen Hong happened to be there too. There were too many welding processes, and the main problem was that the chassis couldn't be welded properly. So I came back and invited Yi Minghui and his wife out for dinner. You know what happened after that.
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