Gift box test
Hu Yufeng initially just wanted to test the waters and did not expect the gift box to be a best-seller.
All merchants have the same mentality and are very conservative in wholesale.
However, after the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the factory welcomed a wave of unexpected big customers. First, the Yangqiao Township Government distributed New Year gifts to its cadres and purchased a batch of them on site.
Hu Yufeng had not originally intended to recommend the gift box. Since the cadres would be eating it themselves, affordability was more important. Unexpectedly, the purchasing staff set their sights on gift boxes. Compared with plastic bags, it would be much more prestigious to give them out. After all, they were not taking money out of the cadres' pockets.
These towns may have communicated privately, and then other towns’ governments, hospitals and other departments successively purchased the products.
As a result, all the original gift boxes were sold out, so Qin Wenli urgently ordered a second batch, this time ordering one thousand.
The four children, who heard the news, were in tears and said they could not finish the installation even if they wore out their fingers.
Of course Hu Yufeng knew that it would take more than she needed to install. Could she really use a few child laborers? So he waved his hand and recruited a group of temporary workers.
Seeing batches of orders being sent out and payments being collected, Hu Yufeng collapsed back and breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction.
But now is not the time to relax. The factory has been open for three months now, and it is the end of the year, so it is time to hold a summary and commendation meeting.
Looking at the bare factory, Hu Yufeng called Huizi and Yang Xiu, and they wrote and drew while discussing.
While they were busy preparing for the meeting, Qin Wenli was also busy building relationships.
This is the case at the end of the year: merchants coming and going, leaders who take good care of us, banks that lend us money... every aspect has to be taken care of.
For this purpose, Hu Yufeng specially approved 3,000 yuan of funds.
In a blink of an eye, it was the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month. More than fifty people from the management and employees of Yufeng Food Factory gathered together to hold a summary meeting. Workers from the workshops and shops also rushed to participate. This was the first year after the establishment of the food factory and also the first time a general staff meeting was held. Its importance can be imagined.
Although it was the coldest time of winter, the factory was filled with joy and excitement. A big red lantern was hung at the gate, with festive Spring Festival couplets and door paintings on both sides. Several small lanterns were hung in the yard, and colorful lights were hung in front of the building, making the place very lively.
A blazing fire was burning in the conference room on the second floor, and the cold wind outside made the room seem even warmer than spring.
The conference room had been decorated, with banners hanging on the wall and plates of melon seeds, peanuts and orange candies on the table. Qin Yu and Qin Shu worked together to serve cups of hot tea to the employees.
The employees who came in took their seats in an orderly manner, some chatting in low voices, and some eating melon seeds.
Everyone arrived, and Hu Yufeng and Qin Wenli came on stage. The employees who were more capable of handling things immediately took the lead in applauding enthusiastically, and Hu Yufeng smiled and waved to everyone.
Everything was ready, and the host Qin Wenli began to open the program according to the agenda.
The first item is Qin Wenli’s summary of the food factory’s performance this year. He succinctly summarized the impressive performance of the past three months with a set of figures, pointing out that all this was inseparable from the efforts of everyone present and hoped that continued efforts would be made in the coming year.
The second item is the speech by the factory director Hu Yufeng. Hu Yufeng looked at the fifty or so pairs of eyes in the audience, and a feeling of pride suddenly surged in her heart. Clearing her throat, she emphasized three points of opinion.
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude. Thanks to the support of my family, the help of relatives and friends, the guidance of noble people, and the hard work of my employees, the food factory has been able to achieve this level. The second is affirmation. It affirmed the factory's goals and direction, affirmed Yang Xiu's innovative research results, and affirmed the hard work of the management and front-line employees. Finally, it is suggested that the factory will continue to expand production next year, and I hope that everyone will guard against arrogance and impatience and pass on this down-to-earth and hard-working style.
After saying these three points, she waved to Yang Xiu, who came on stage carrying a plate of cash.
There was a sudden cheer from the audience.
Hu Yufeng and the others' cheers gradually died down. She smiled and made a downward gesture, saying, "Comrades, today is not only our annual summary meeting, but also a commendation meeting. This month's achievements are inseparable from your overtime work. I won't say much. I will give you bonuses as agreed before."
There was a sudden burst of applause from the audience.
I had only heard rumors before, but I didn't expect that I would actually receive cash. This is a huge sum of money in addition to my salary. Especially when Qin Wenli read out the amount, the employees couldn't help but be happy, because the bonus was more than one month's salary.
After the bonuses are distributed, the top three performers of the month will be recognized. These three people had just received their bonuses and then went on stage to receive their awards, all with smiles on their faces.
The last item on the agenda was Hu Yufeng’s New Year greetings to all employees and their families on behalf of the factory, and distributing New Year gifts.
The employees did not expect to receive New Year gifts after receiving their salary. They lined up to receive the gift boxes and said Happy New Year to Hu Yufeng and others with a smile.
After everyone received their New Year gifts, Hu Yufeng announced a holiday and that work would resume on the 16th day of the first lunar month of the following year.
There was another round of thunderous applause from the audience.
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A few people watched with a smile as the employees left in twos and threes, and checked the circuit sockets and other safety hazards separately, leaving Qin Wenli and Uncle Hu to look after the place. Yang Jian drove Hu Yufeng, Yang Xiu, Huizi and three children to the street to buy New Year's goods.
When she returned home, Hu Yufeng met her sister-in-law whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
Holding Chen Xiulian's hands affectionately and looking at the white hair on her temples, Hu Yufeng couldn't help but sigh that time passed so quickly. The days when they met were like two fighting cocks, which seemed like a lifetime ago.
Chen Xiulian also had mixed feelings. She has now completely given up the idea of competing with Lao Hu. What is there to compare? She is still riding a bicycle while he is already driving a car. No matter how hard you try
She was so angry that two legs couldn't outrun four wheels, not to mention that she couldn't even pedal a bicycle.
It doesn’t seem that difficult to accept that you are not as good as others.
So she also greeted her with a smile, and the two sisters-in-law walked home hand in hand, and they were as harmonious as ever.
The two hostesses reached a grand reconciliation, and the New Year was celebrated in harmony.
Liu Rong cooked a lot of dishes this year and even dragged the other two families to her house for a meal. Although she has a bad temper and a small heart, her cooking skills are really good.
The only discord is Liu Rong's attitude towards Qin Ling. Qin Ling is a thorn in his side and he never has a good face for her.
After dinner, the family went home, squeezed together on the sofa, drank hot tea, watched the Spring Festival Gala, and laughed from ear to ear.
As soon as ten o'clock passed, faint sounds of firecrackers and fireworks came from various valleys. Qin Yu and Qin Shu quickly took out their lighters to light the fireworks.
The gorgeous fireworks ignited with crackling sounds.
Another year ends with the sound of firecrackers.
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On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the condensation fog that shrouded Lao Qin's home was little by little forced back by the warm sun slowly rising from the eastern hills. Pheasants got up early with their colorful tail feathers to look for food, and magpies chirped non-stop on the branches.
Wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys of the houses in Qinjia Bay. After one rooster crowed loudly, the roosters from the other two families stretched their necks and crowed sharply.
"Oh-oh-oh--"
In Lao Qin's kitchen, Yang Xiu was holding a rolling pin in both hands, swinging the stick to stir the batter in the pot.
As the old saying goes, "On the fifth day of the New Year, fill the poverty hole." What to use to fill it? Paste. If the batter is not enough to fill the stomach, people would add more flour and make it into stir-fried dough. Thus, the custom of eating stir-fried dough on the fifth day of the New Year has been passed down.
The Qin family strictly respects every old custom.
Qin Wenli secretly complained that it was all feudal superstition, otherwise why were they still poor every year after eating jiaotuan for so many years. Yang Xiu argued with him: "It must be that your family's poverty is too deep, and it took so many years to fill it up!"
Qin Wenli: ...
I don’t believe it. It’s obvious that the three women in the family love to eat jiaotuan.
What the father and his two sons fear most is the disturbance of the group. As for the old father Qin Shengtian, he can eat anything and loves to eat everything!
In previous years, he didn’t dare to protest and could only eat a few bites in silence and then gnaw on the steamed bun. This year, he urged his youngest son, and the youngest son hugged his grandmother's legs and asked for long noodles.
Hu Yufeng reluctantly agreed and cooked noodles for the three men first. They used the noodle soup to make glutinous rice balls. After all, they had to fill the gap in their poverty!
After eating two bowls of stir-fried rice balls with great satisfaction, Hu Yufeng burped comfortably.
I'm so bored in the first month of the lunar year, what should I do?
Before I could think clearly, the puppy started barking and another guest came.
Hu Yufeng took a closer look: Oh, what a rare guest, it's Old Fu with his little girl.
If it was Old Fu alone, he would be a bad guest, but Fu Honglan was a good girl, so for her sake, Hu Yufeng stood up with a smile.
Old Fu smiled like a withered chrysanthemum and hurried forward.
Qin Wenli and his wife came over, greeted them, poured some tea, and then tactfully left.
My second uncle never comes to visit unless there is something important. If he comes, it must be for something. He would not feel comfortable keeping him here.
As expected, after a long chat, Old Fu explained his purpose, which was to ask her to help his younger daughter.
Fu Honglan here was already crying uncontrollably. If she hadn't been unable to make ends meet, she wouldn't have come. Her parents had irritated her aunt, and she was too embarrassed to speak up, but...
The father and daughter were arguing with each other, and Hu Yufeng became furious.
The family that Fu Honglan married into was really well off. My home is on a plateau not far from Shangguan Town, with flat terrain and convenient transportation. Her parents-in-law are a capable couple. Her husband is a welder. She got married and gave birth to a pair of children. Four of the six people in the family can earn money, and they live a rare and stable life.
But the bad thing is that her husband became addicted to gambling while working away from home. At first it was just small-scale fun, but later it got bigger and bigger, to the point where we even stayed out for Chinese New Year and played "shaking treasures" outside.
What is "Yaobao"? Even if you have a fortune, it is not enough to lose, not to mention that they don't have any.
At first, Fu Honglan said that he still had some patience, but later he would not listen even when his parents scolded him, and even beat Fu Honglan when they got annoyed. Fu Honglan had never suffered such a punishment since she was a child. The first time she was beaten, she went home crying. As a result, her mother persuaded her that a girl who is married is like spilled water, and everything is determined by fate, so she should just bear with it.
Fu Honglan had no choice but to go home. Fortunately, her parents-in-law were nice people. They beat their son and her husband apologized, saying that it was just a momentary mistake.
But once you hit someone, there will be a second time. The husband beat Fu Honglan, and the parents-in-law beat the husband, and they fell into a vicious cycle.
Fu Honglan really didn't want to live anymore, but she couldn't bear it when she saw her two children.
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