sbdcsierra Chapter 1741 Reward
Chapter 1741 Reward
Chapter 1741 Reward
"You shameless scoundrel..."
"I know you're jealous of me, but it's no use. I'm going back to my dorm to write a letter!" Lin Guangming strode ahead triumphantly.
"You're crazy! Who's jealous of you? If you're so capable, why don't you just go get your marriage certificate tomorrow?"
"Who are you as impatient as you? I want to enjoy the process of dating."
Everyone's teeth were aching from listening to it.
Ye Xiaoxi tugged at Ye Chengjiang, who was also about to stride forward, and said, "Brother Jiang, are you going to write a letter too? Do you want to ask her out tomorrow? You don't start work until tomorrow afternoon anyway."
"I will think about it."
Why even consider it?
Lin Guangwen leaned closer, "Why do you still need to think about it? Don't you like it? If you don't like it, give it to me, I'm not picky..."
Ye Chengjiang's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Fine, never mind. Seeing your hopeless look, I think I'll go find my brother and have his girlfriend introduce me to some girls. That seems more reliable!"
After saying that, he quickly ran after Lin Guangming, his gaze from behind almost turning into knives.
"It's not even close to being a relationship yet!" Ye Chengjiang glared at the person next to him after criticizing the one in front of him. "Don't be so gossipy. Has the little brat finished his homework?"
He poked Ye Xiaoxi's forehead again, "You talk the most and are the most gossipy. When you grow up, I'll be your matchmaker."
"By the time I grow up and become a matchmaker, you'll be too old, and it'll be too late..."
Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"You brat."
"Brother Jiang, you'd better go back and write a love letter, or you'll be outdone by Cousin Ming."
The group bickered as they walked back to their dorm. The dorm was noisy all night, with everyone teasing each other or trying to outwit each other by reading the letters they had written.
As soon as Lin Xiuqing returned to the house, she asked Ye Yaodong, "What are your plans for the Spring Festival this year? Will the factory arrange overtime work like last year?"
"Yes, everything is based on last year's model. This year's orders are even more than last year's. If the factory hadn't expanded, we wouldn't be able to produce this much. But we still have to work overtime to catch up. We just delivered one batch of goods, and now we're waiting for repeat orders."
Chinese New Year is early this year, with Lunar New Year's Eve on January 22nd. The factory hasn't posted any notices yet because of the New Year's Day activities, and plans to post the holiday notices after the social events are over.
However, the workers all knew that, just like last year, the holiday schedule would be based on the fishing company's schedule.
The 25th day of the lunar calendar is a holiday. Overtime work is optional and will be paid double. Overtime from New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year will be paid triple.
With a generous reward, there will always be brave men. Just like last year, apart from a small number of people who had to go home and registered early, most people chose to stay and work overtime to earn more money.
With last year's experience, the bylaws were prepared well in advance this year, and we are just waiting to post the announcement.
"Are you going back a little later too?"
"This year, according to the factory's holiday schedule, we will definitely have to make two trips to go back. The fishing boat workers will go back with the villagers on the 20th. The rest, like Ajiang and the others, who have to drive to the factory for the holiday before they can leave, will come back with me on the 25th."
This route definitely cannot be completed in one trip; it will require two trips.
Lin Xiuqing breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, it's earlier than last year. Last year you didn't go back until the 27th, and you didn't get home until New Year's Eve."
"Well, this year's regulations are all in place, and everyone has experience. We'll see how things go. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, we don't need to come so early."
"That's good, otherwise I would be exhausted from running back and forth all the time."
"Okay, you should take the child and go back early with the village's fishing boats. You don't need to wait for me. Chenghu can stay with me."
She had no objection; it was the same last year.
The day after the event ended, Lin Xiuqing took the three children back to Shanghai by boat, and the three children had to prepare for school again.
Final exams are coming up soon, and the three of them need to go back and study hard. They can come back for a few more days after the exams next week before returning to the village.
After they left, he also got busy. New Year's Day was a dividing line. Before New Year's Day, he was busy, but not so urgent. After New Year's Day, the time between New Year's Day and the Spring Festival was even shorter.
Ye Yaodong takes a group of people out to collect debts every day. Besides collecting debts, he also attends social events. With the Chinese New Year approaching, this is the most important thing.
He doesn't need to worry about things at the factory now; all he needs to do is collect the accounts, and spend his evenings socializing.
Lin Xiuqing was also very busy. It should be said that she hadn't had a moment's rest since the exhibition ended. Several groups of guests visited every day, and her phone kept ringing with appointment requests.
Fortunately, there are quite a few people in the office, so she doesn't have to do everything herself. Her coming to stay for two days during the New Year's holiday won't affect the operation of the office.
The three siblings returned to Shanghai on Monday, as their elementary and middle school final exams were earlier than usual.
Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi attended classes for two days and finished their exams on Wednesday, giving them a holiday. However, they had to wait for their older brother.
Ye Chenghu has his final exams on Thursday and Friday.
Once they were all on winter break, Lin Xiuqing immediately packed up all three siblings and sent them over.
I just came last week, and now I'm back again after finishing my exams, only five or six days apart.
She was too busy to come herself, so she arranged for two bodyguards to escort them, and Ye Huimei and her three children also accompanied them.
The children are all on holiday, so Ye Huimei doesn't need to stay in Shanghai. She can pack her bags and come over, then wait to go home.
Lin Xiuqing and her three children did not come over for New Year's Day. She couldn't take them with her everywhere she went. She herself was one adult and three children, and Ye Huimei's three children were even younger than her three children. Moreover, A-Guang was at sea.
The children, big and small, were overjoyed. They had finally finished their exams and were on winter vacation. Now that they were back in Zhoushan, they could soon go back to their village and brag to each other.
When Ye Yaodong saw Ye Chenghu coming, he immediately grabbed some men and took them out for a meal and social gathering, hoping to help them avoid drinking too much. It was almost the New Year, and Ye Chenghu was already sixteen or seventeen years old, so he could get some exercise.
As for Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi, they were simply handed over to the factory for assignment, to be moved wherever needed. Pei Yu was the same.
Anyway, they won't be able to work for more than a few days before they have to be packed up and sent back to the village. Now we're finding them something to do so they won't cause trouble everywhere. We also need to find someone to watch over them, in case they run away to other places.
Pei Yu and the others rested for a night. As soon as they arrived at the factory, Lin Dongxue called her over and asked her to sign her pay slip.
She was surprised, "Huh? What's this, cousin?"
"Your summer payslip? You didn't come to collect it then, so the boss said to give your payslip to your mother and call your aunt to give it to her."
"Later they said your mother didn't want it, saying that you're just a kid, you can't do much work here, just treat it as a game, you've already received it for a month, you can't take so much more."
"Then your salary has been sitting there unclaimed. A few months ago, the boss mentioned that he would give it to you when you came back."
"Once you sign the document, I can balance the books. It's almost the end of the year, and I need to do the accounting too."
As she spoke, Lin Dongxue shoved a pen into her hand, placed the payslip in front of her, and urged her to sign it quickly. She then opened a drawer and took out a sum of cash.
Pei Yu threw down the pen as if it were a hot potato and took a step back.
"Ah, I had forgotten about that. My mother said I can't take it, so I can't take it."
"Why can't you take it? This is your salary, it's what you deserve. Yangyang and Xiaojiu took it a long time ago. You don't live at the factory and you haven't come over, so it's been sitting there. Take it quickly so I can do the accounting."
She quickly shook her head, "No, my mother said I can't take it, so I can't take it. If I take it, I'll get scolded and beaten."
"No, just say it was your uncle who said it, and he'll pay you back."
"No, I can't take it, I have to go to work now, sister." After saying that, she quickly ran out, and no one could stop her.
Lin Dongxue looked at her payslip, then at the money she had counted in her hand, and felt a headache coming on.
She simply tied the money together with a rubber band, put it in the drawer, and locked it.
When evening came, Ye Huimei came to pick up the child and handed the child the bag directly to her. The child was too afraid to accept it, so it was safe to give it to Ye Huimei.
Otherwise, if she doesn't want this or that, what kind of situation is it? The Chinese New Year holiday is almost here.
Ye Xiaoxi looked at Pei Yu curiously, "Why did my cousin call you?"
"My cousin wanted to give me my wages for 20 days of summer vacation, but my mother told me long ago that I couldn't accept it."
"Why can't I take it? Why can't I take what you earn from working? I wish my dad would give me more."
“My mother said I’m too young to do much work, I just came here to play and keep you company. I’ve already taken a lot for a month, that’s too much, I can’t take any more.”
"Huh? Don't you do a lot? I do a lot too. My teachers all say I'm diligent and capable. I go to help out at my family's factory as soon as I have a holiday. Look at the gatekeeper, he sits there every day and gets paid. He doesn't do anything. I'd like to sit at the gate for him."
Pei Yu shook her head. "I already have a lot of money."
"Then you definitely don't have as much as me!"
Ye Chengyang reacted quickly, "Then you'll treat us to snacks later."
Ye Xiaoxi clutched her pocket tightly, forcing a smile, and said, "Alright, little sister, let's go to the convenience store. You can see what you like to eat. When Dad comes back, I'll talk to him and ask him to give you your wages instead of Auntie."
"No, Mother said we can't have it, so we can't have it."
"Ok."
The three little ones sneaked out of the convenience store when no one was looking.
Even if someone sees it, they'll turn a blind eye; the work they're doing isn't particularly important anyway, so it doesn't matter if they dawdle.
Ye Chengyang had originally planned to have Ye Xiaoxi treat him, but he ended up paying the bill himself.
She didn't do anything; she and Pei Yu just looked up at him, and he automatically surrendered and took out his wallet.
"This is almost the same as paying for my own job, and I also have to cover your snacks every day..."
Pei Yu said apologetically, "I'll bring more money tomorrow to treat you to a meal."
"My brother is rich! He makes money by helping people copy and do their homework every day!"
Pei Yu's eyes widened. "You can do that?"
Shh, don't tell my mother!
She nodded.
Ye Chengyang rolled his eyes. "You've already told her everything, and you still don't want to tell Mother? You told your older brother, you told Brother Jiang and the others last night, and now you've told Xiaoyu. You're practically telling Mother."
"Hehe... You said I can't tell Mom, but you didn't say I can't tell anyone else..."
"Then you should at least keep it a secret, instead of telling everyone you meet."
"I'm so close to them, I definitely wouldn't tell anyone else. Besides, I'm praising you for being smart, for knowing how to make money by copying homework."
"Then I really thank you," Ye Chengyang said irritably.
Pei Yu whispered a reminder, "We need to hurry up and get to work..."
They quickly started jogging; they had already slipped out for a while and couldn't stay away from their posts for too long lest they be discovered.
Discovering something small is a minor issue, but if it leads to a pay cut, that would be a much bigger problem.
"When are we going back to the village? The factory said we'd have a holiday on the 25th of the lunar calendar, next Sunday," Pei Yu asked as she ran.
Ye Chengyang replied, "I know that. I'm going home the day after tomorrow. They said the fishing boats will start returning one after another starting this afternoon. The fishing boats from our village will return on the 20th, but Dad and my older brother will have to wait until the factory gives them a holiday on the 25th to go back."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaoxi immediately stopped in her tracks. "Huh? We're going home the day after tomorrow? What's the point of us doing this then?!"
"Then if we don't come to work, we'll have nothing to do, right?"
"Do your homework."
Ye Chengyang and Pei Yu stared wide-eyed; these words didn't sound like something she would say.
Ye Xiaoxi continued, "If you finish your winter vacation homework now, you won't have to do it again when you go back to the village. Besides, I definitely won't want to do it when I go back to the village. It's so much fun with everyone. We can go out and set off firecrackers every day and visit other villages. Are you going to stay at home and do your homework? It's Chinese New Year, it's such a fun holiday."
"Besides, if I finish my homework early, I can ask my dad for credit and get a big red envelope. It's much better than sitting here at work all day!"
She put her hands on her hips and said, "And then there's my older brother. He definitely won't have time to do his homework, so I can outdo him. Dad will definitely reward me even more when he sees that I'm well-behaved and sensible, and that I finished my homework early!"
"I can get even more lucky money! I'm too embarrassed to speak loudly because I haven't finished my homework."
The two were convinced by her words.
Makes sense!
Ye Chengyang couldn't help but give her a thumbs up, "You're so smart!"
Ye Xiaoxi proudly raised her chin, "That's right, I'm definitely the smartest person in our family."
"That's not necessarily the case."
"Cut~"
"Let's go talk to Uncle Qi and tell him that we're not going to work and we need to go back to do our homework."
The three of them ran very fast.
Pei Yu said, "Sister, then I'll bring my schoolbag here every day to do my homework."
"Sure, you can sleep with me. We're going home together the day after tomorrow anyway."
"Okay."
They ran over and talked to Manager Qi, then went back to their dorm to do their homework. They were basically dispensable anyway.
As soon as they got back to their dorms, they immediately started writing, unlike their usual dawdling.
The winter vacation is already short, and it's interspersed with the Lunar New Year. The village is most lively before and during the Lunar New Year. They rarely come back to the village, so they don't want to stay at home to do their homework. They want to finish it now before going home, and then they'll be really happy.
And you can watch others suffer while doing their homework!
When Ye Chengjiang and the others woke up, they saw two people writing furiously at the table and thought they were seeing things.
"Didn't you go to work?"
"We don't go to work, we do homework, and after we finish, we can go home and play."
"Wow, the sun's risen in the west, so enthusiastic?"
"Don't make any noise!"
Ye Chengjiang noticed that neither of them looked up, and they were really working hard on their homework. He was amused by their dedication, but then decided not to disturb them.
Ye Yaodong simply nodded after hearing this and ignored them.
In the evening, Lin Dongxue finally forced Ye Huimei to accept her salary. As for Ye Huimei refusing it, she was told to ask Ye Yaodong for the money back, not to come to her, since she was just a lowly accountant.
She's been incredibly busy these past few days. The holidays are almost here, and they need to tally up the year-end bonuses. No one in the factory isn't busy, and Ye Yaodong is so busy he's practically invisible. Ye Huimei wouldn't dare bother him with such a small matter.
In the evening, the fishing boats in the nearshore all returned to shore, and even the fishing boats in the deep sea gradually returned during the night.
Ye Yaodong didn't wander around the next day. After waking up from his nap at noon, he chatted with his older brothers and the village boat captain at the factory, telling them what to do when he got back.
While we're at it, let's settle the accounts with these boat captains so they can go back and have a bountiful harvest.
In general, the main purpose is to collect payment in person before leaving for home.
Barring any unforeseen natural disasters or man-made calamities, this year's profits should be good, after all, this is a fishing ground, and it's 1993 now.
However, not all fishing boats have a smooth journey.
There are two fishing boats in the village that are near the coast. During the night shift change, someone took advantage of the gap and climbed onto the boat, stealing the most valuable equipment on board. The thief is still unknown.
When fishing boats dock and unload their cargo, one person usually stays on board to guard the boat, taking turns each day, to prevent valuables from being stolen. In some cases, the entire boat can even be stolen.
However, sometimes the handover is not timely, resulting in loopholes that can be exploited by others.
However, they can all afford it, and everyone has increased their vigilance.
After chatting with everyone, Ye Yaodong casually mentioned that the village might be building roads this year.
“When I went back a few months ago, the village chief and the village party secretary brought it up with me. They applied to the county at the beginning of the year, and it was easy to get approved, but they have been waiting for the funds to be allocated.”
"They say that a sum of money will definitely be allocated for road construction, but we villagers must also support it. This is a good thing for us villagers."
"If you want to get rich, build roads first. If the roads are built well and widened, it will be easier for large trucks to enter the village, and our village's livestock industry can also be developed vigorously."
"At the same time, it also leaves us a way out. If fishing boats from other places are really not allowed to fish here, everyone can still go back to the village to fish and raise fish."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Road construction is a great thing, and everyone has made a lot of money here in recent years, so they are all very enthusiastic about it.
"Of course, if our village needs to repair roads, those with money should contribute money, and those without money should contribute labor. Someone has to do something."
"At the beginning of the year, I also heard that road construction is a good thing, and future generations will benefit from it."
“If we’re going to build a road, we’ll need to erect a monument, and we’ll definitely have to donate money.”
“This road must be repaired in our own village, it absolutely has to be repaired.”
Ye Yaodong said with a smile, "I don't know the specifics, but they mentioned it before, so I'll let you all know. If they really want to build a road, I'll definitely take the lead in donating. You can go back before me and see what the regulations are. The village committee will definitely hold a meeting, and my dad will call me then."
“Oh, no problem. If you need money, we’ll donate. If you need manpower, we have people in our family.”
Ye Yaodong nodded, then changed the subject, "If anyone on your ship is unable to return this time due to illness or other matters, they can return with me in a few days and leave their name in advance."
"Let's go back and tell each other. If anyone is going to be a few days late, they can come over and talk to us then."
"Okay, I'll go call the finance department. They should have found all the invoices. Let's reconcile the accounts and settle the payment."
"Good good..."
I've been looking forward to this.
The people in the room sat and took turns checking the accounts sent over by the finance department. They also took out the bills and calculators they had brought with them to check if any amounts were missing or calculated incorrectly.
Ye Yaodong was the only one drinking tea with his legs crossed; he was no longer involved.
Now all we have to do is wait for them to finish calculating, and then the finance department will go out and transfer the money to them in turn with the bills. This year's accounts for the fishing boats will all be settled.
Two heads peered out the doorway, watching the office filled with the sounds of calculators being pressed, their eyes brimming with curiosity.
Ye Yaodong also saw them and waved to them.
"Finished your homework? What are you doing here?"
Ye Xiaoxi hurried over to massage his shoulders and whispered, "Dad, I've finished all my vocabulary homework, outlines, and exercises. I only have a few diary entries left. I'll wait until I get back to the village and something interesting happens before I write it down. So I've almost finished all my homework!"
"My second brother is the same. He only has a few 800-word essays left. He has to wait until something interesting happens after he goes back to the village before he can write them!"
Ye Chengyang tapped her on the head, "You've already said everything I have to say, so what should I say?"
“I’ll explain it for you, you don’t need to! Dad, didn’t we work very hard? We finished our homework as soon as the holiday started, without waiting to cram at the last minute.”
"Yes, I'll give you guys a shout-out."
Ye Xiaoxi's eyes sparkled. "Is there more?"
"What else? Are you here to ask for a reward?"
"Father, you're so clever, wise and mighty Father, will you give it to me?"
Ye Yaodong patted the hand on his shoulder with a little force, "I knew it. You're always so eager to help without a reason."
Ye Xiaoxi continued massaging his shoulders without changing her expression, and even moved closer.
"No, I'm not trying to curry favor. I'm going home tomorrow, and I won't see you for many days. I'll miss you."
"Do you miss me as a person, or do you miss the RMB in my pocket?"
"I am an honest and good child. I want both, but I miss you the most, Dad. You are closer to me than Chairman Mao."
"How about I let you choose one of the two?"
Ye Yaodong had already started reaching into his pockets.
Ye Xiaoxi happily leaned over and kissed his cheek, "No need to choose, it won't affect my choice."
Ye Yaodong pulled a handful of banknotes from his pocket and rolled them out like he was holding a deck of cards.
She had already reached out and poked at the 50 yuan note, "This one, this one, I want this one, I don't want the 100 yuan bill, I choose you! 50 yuan is fine!"
"You little devil, break up with your brother and get out of here. There are so many people in the room, everyone's busy with something."
"Thank you, Dad. I love you."
She took the money and smacked her lips, then happily dragged Ye Chengyang away.
P.S.: The section about Xiaoyu refusing wages was originally written in chapter 1735, but because I forgot to write about the social event, I made a major change and moved this section to the end. The content of chapter 1735 has been changed to the social event; you can go back and take a look.
There was no duplicate charge; only the content was replaced and modified.