After withdrawing the money and receiving their salaries and bonuses, Shen Mingzhi asked the cafeteria to prepare a nice meal, and everyone sat together for their New Year's Eve dinner.
Sitting next to Director Sun with Jiang Shaozhen, she had drunk quite a bit of alcohol. Raising her glass, she said to everyone in a slightly slurred voice, "This year has been a perfect ending. Everyone's salary has gone from a dozen yuan a month to twenty-something yuan, and now it's three hundred yuan... I'm very happy... Let's keep up the good work next year!"
Everyone stood up.
The workers' simple faces were full of gratitude.
An old man with a hunched back brought a glass of wine to Shen Mingzhi, his eyes brimming with tears. “I was worried that if the factory went bankrupt, an old man like me would have nowhere to make money… I never imagined that even though I’m over sixty, I could still earn three hundred yuan a month for the last two months of the year. With the bonus, I got a thousand yuan. My grandchildren can afford to go to school now… I’ll drink this first as a sign of respect!”
Shen Mingzhi smiled and said, "Work with me, the more you do, the more you earn. I will definitely not treat you unfairly!"
As soon as she finished speaking, several women couldn't help but burst into tears.
"It's been so long since I've received this much money... I can finally have a good New Year this year... Deputy Factory Director Shen, I'm a rough man, not good at sweet talk, but whatever you say in the future, I'll listen to you! I'll drink!"
"Thank you, Deputy Factory Director Shen!"
"Happy New Year, Deputy Factory Director Shen!"
Everyone was choking up.
Poly is having a really tough time.
In the poorest year, everyone took five yuan home for the Lunar New Year...
Who would have thought that they would one day be able to take several hundred yuan home for the Chinese New Year?
Seeing them all wiping away tears, Shen Mingzhi truly felt for the first time the hardships everyone faced in this era.
“This money is all you deserve. I asked you to work overtime, and you worked overtime without ever complaining… When the product had problems and you were framed, you didn’t scold me for being useless. I thank you for your efforts. Everyone, eat up. If you eat your fill for the New Year’s Eve dinner, you won’t go hungry next year, and you will all earn more and more.” Shen Mingzhi said, finishing the wine in her glass.
Everyone was eating and crying at the same time.
Shen Mingzhi was helped to sit down by Jiang Shaozhen.
Although Jiang Shaochen's projects went well that year, he didn't have as many people involved.
Engineer Ye helped him manage things until the end of the year, and everyone went home with roughly the same salary.
Jiang Shaozhen was emotionally moved to see these people crying like this because they had made money.
Everyone has their struggles...
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Shen Mingzhi and Jiang Shaochen went home together.
After getting on the bus, she hugged Jiang Shao Chen, wrapped her arms around his neck, and whispered, "I feel very accomplished this year... I've made their lives a little better. The food in our cafeteria when they first came here was awful, it was all sweet potatoes, and nobody was really getting enough to eat..."
Jiang Shaozhen held her in his arms, his voice low and deep, "You have improved their lives."
“I just hope that everyone who follows me can become wealthy. They are crying today because their lives are getting better… You know, I’m really happy…” Shen Mingzhi said softly.
After half a year of hard work, everyone's efforts have finally paid off.
Other factories operate on two shifts, but theirs operates on three shifts.
She just wants to sell more goods so that everyone can earn two thousand a year.
In Beijing, this kind of salary is normal. The cost of living here is already high, and now some villages that implemented economic reforms early on have an average annual income of 1,000 yuan per person.
In such a big city, factory workers only earn a few hundred yuan a year. Is that reasonable?
"Yes, thanks to you, everyone is grateful to you." Jiang Shaozhen patted her back.
Shen Mingzhi leaned against him, whispering, "I don't need their gratitude... It's what they should do. I think they've tried their best... They shouldn't be let down..."
Jiang Shaochen patted her.
After she fell asleep, I got in the car and drove home.
Back at the courtyard house, he carried the heavily drunk Shen Mingzhi back to her room.
Jiang Qing, holding Niannian, looked bewildered. "Why do you reek of alcohol?"
"She's happy today because the whole factory made money, and everyone can have a good New Year. That makes her happy," Jiang Shaozhen said with a smile.
"It's a good thing, she's much more capable than us." Jiang Qing initially didn't like her going out to work all the time... but revitalizing a factory is no easy feat.
They also have to compete with the Jiang family.
"She'll probably be even busier next year, Mom. Please be more understanding of her then."
"They don't understand me and they don't care about me either." Jiang Qing felt quite wronged. Shen Mingzhi ran away after arguing with Jiang Shaozhen, and when she came back, she was always cold and distant. It was always Jiang Qing who apologized first...
Otherwise, she wouldn't have called out "Mom" that time.
“If you hadn’t hit her while I wasn’t around, would she have held a grudge against you? She’s been good enough to you. That Jiang Huanyu bullied her. Look at her, during the New Year, she made Jiang Huanyu’s department store earn 100,000 yuan, plus costs. She lost money during the New Year.” Jiang Shao Chen carried her into the room.
Jiang Qing had heard about this.
Jiang Huanyu's father had spoken to Guofu about it. They talked on the phone for a long time last night, and Guofu finally said that it was none of their business and ended the call.
After hearing what Jiang Shaozhen said, she realized that it did make a lot of sense.
Shen Mingzhi is a vengeful person.
She still gave the Jiang family face... otherwise, if she treated Jiang Huanyu's department store like that, they would have been kicked to the ends of the earth long ago.
Jiang Shaozhen put Shen Mingzhi on the bed, took off her cotton clothes and pants, and poured hot water to wipe her hands and face.
“She’s not a child, she doesn’t even bother with us anymore,” he said to Jiang Qing beside him as he wiped her feet.
Jiang Qing said, "Okay, I'll treat her like a goddess next year, okay?"
"Stop being sarcastic," Jiang Shaozhen said unhappily.
"Who's being sarcastic? I won't bother you anymore." Jiang Qing said, and then left their room.
Shen Mingzhi slept for quite a long time.
The next morning, she was awakened by the sound of firecrackers.
She woke up in Jiang Shao Chen's arms with a slight headache.
Jiang Shao Chen woke up groggily, his voice muffled, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"I've been sleeping for quite a while..." she said, sitting up and changing her clothes.
"Have you been working too hard lately?" Jiang Shaozhen asked in a low voice, his eyes narrowed.
"Yeah, I'm too busy." After returning to the factory, she worked alongside the workers to ship goods, often staying up until two or three in the morning.
"Then lie down for a while longer," Jiang Shaochen said, holding her waist.
Shen Mingzhi thought that since it was the New Year, she should stay in bed and lay down.
Snuggling into his arms, she yawned and said, "Finally, I can rest for a few days."
“You beat Jiang Huanyu to a pulp this Spring Festival. He might use some underhanded tricks at the start of the new year. I might not be around then. We need to start the key projects next year.” Jiang Shaozhen also wanted to do what she did and lead everyone to make money.
He believed that Shen Mingzhi must have her reasons for working so hard to earn money.
So he can't be lazy anymore.
Shen Mingzhi nodded and said, "Do a good job. If I lose, I'll rely on you to make money so I can make a comeback."
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