novellhall Chapter 256 Money or Work?
Chapter 256 Money or Work?
Lu Congyue listened quietly to what Dai Bin had to say, and said calmly, "Okay, I'll go back and discuss this with my wife and see what her opinion is. Just wait for news."
"Okay, okay, I'll wait for your news."
Before hanging up, Dai Bin couldn't help but add, "If you and your spouse agree, I think it would be great for her to be a technician in the technical department."
Lu Congyue gave a slight smirk: "We'll see."
A technician from the technical department? Isn't that just letting her go back to the factory to continue making pastries, and then the factory continuing to use her?
With Zhuang Qingxiang's skills, the food factory must have benefited a lot, and she only earned twenty or thirty yuan a month when she first joined the factory.
Lu Congyue didn't want Zhuang Qingxiang to work at the factory.
She has three children who all need her. If she goes to work every day, who will take care of the children?
After thinking it over for a long time, Lu Congyue decided to go back and let Zhuang Qingxiang make a decision.
If she wants to leave home and work in a factory, he will support her, and the children can find another way.
When Lu Congyue got home, he told Zhuang Qingxiang about it.
Zhuang Qingxiang was so startled that she almost dropped her chopsticks.
"What? A job?" Zhuang Qingxiang's heart suddenly raced. "Really? A job? And a salary?"
"Of course you'll get a salary. Once you're in, you'll be a proper technician, responsible for developing new products."
Zhuang Qingxiang felt like she was dreaming.
A formal job in a food factory...
This means she can have a stable income every month, and because she is a full-time employee, she won't be looked down upon.
Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't help but start having sweet dreams.
I dreamed that I would receive a lot of money every month.
Lu Congyue already knew her choice. She didn't mention the compensation at all; her mind was only on work.
Just then, the two babies who were playing happily on the kang (a heated brick bed) suddenly started crying.
Zhuang Qingxiang immediately forgot about her work, put down her chopsticks and went inside.
On the kang (heated brick bed), two babies cried incessantly, as if they were having a contest to see who could shout the loudest.
Zhuang Qingxiang quickly picked up Xiao Donghua and comforted him, while Lu Congyue followed closely behind and picked up the crying Xiao Chenglin.
After finally calming the two children down, a careful examination revealed that the two toddlers had scratched each other's faces while playing.
She cried from the pain.
Zhuang Qingxiang was both amused and exasperated.
She had taken care of both boys and girls, and she knew that boys were more mischievous, but she never expected that two mischievous boys would get hurt together.
Zhuang Qingxiang paused in holding Xiao Donghua, then turned to look at Lu Congyue, who was constantly comforting Xiao Chenglin, and said softly, "Let's forget about work. The two children are still young, and I can't get away. Taking money is fine; it's more practical."
"Okay, I'll talk to him for you," Lu Congyue replied casually.
The two children were quickly calmed down. After finishing her meal, Xiao Luyue came over to watch over her two younger brothers, while Zhuang Qingxiang and Lu Congyue continued eating.
Fearing that Zhuang Qingxiang might change her mind, Lu Congyue didn't ask any further questions.
The next day, he contacted the food factory and said to Dai Bin, "My wife is really overwhelmed with work, so please give me some compensation, Director Dai."
Dai Bin felt a little regretful. If Comrade Zhuang could have come, he would have been able to get away with these things.
"Director Lu, how much do you think is appropriate?" Dai Bin was on the verge of tears.
"Your decision is yours; this is a gesture of sincerity and apology, and I cannot interfere. Contact me again once you've thought it through."
Lu Congyue hung up the phone immediately.
Dai Bin was so anxious that he kept rubbing his hands together.
Not giving a precise number is just misleading people, isn't it?
There's no way around it, we still have to send it.
In the afternoon, before it was time to leave work, Dai Bin rushed to Lu Congyue's office, saying he would accompany him home after get off work.
Lu Congyue remained noncommittal and continued strolling around as usual. Finally, when it was already dark, he took Dai Bin home.
When Dai Bin saw Zhuang Qingxiang, he sighed inwardly, then greeted her with a big smile.
"Comrade Zhuang, I've come to apologize to you." Dai Bin wasted no time and quickly stated his purpose.
Zhuang Qingxiang was greatly surprised when she saw the money Dai Bin pushed towards her: "Director Dai, it's just a small matter, why are you doing this?"
She hurriedly hid behind Lu Congyue, her heart pounding.
Lu Congyue knew that Zhuang Qingxiang was soft-hearted, and he was afraid that if Dai Bin continued to talk, she would change her mind and go to work in the factory.
"This is no small matter; you've solved a huge problem for us," Dai Bin quickly said. "So, both morally and logically, you must take this compensation. It's not much, just a hundred yuan, but it's a small token of our appreciation."
Lu Congyue almost laughed: "Director Dai is so generous."
Dai Bin blushed and said, "Director Lu, please understand, this is really all I can give."
This matter was decided in a factory meeting, and this was all he could manage to get.
Lu Congyue thought for a moment and said to Dai Bin, "How about this, consider this 100 yuan as the money for buying the recipe for steamed millet cake with milk flavor. If you need to develop new products, just bring 100 yuan to my wife. She is very skilled and makes pastries that taste better than those made by your food factory."
Dai Bin's eyes lit up: "Comrade Zhuang knows anything else?"
"She knows a lot; she learned it in the capital," Lu Congyue replied, "It's a family heirloom."
Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't help but look up at him, but could only see his profile, so she couldn't tell whether he felt guilty or not.
Dai Bin was overjoyed. With such an expert in charge, what did their food factory have to fear? They could launch a new product every month or two, while other factories could only watch with envy!
"I think this is a good idea, Comrade Zhuang. Do you have any other skills you're good at? Could you prepare something else?"
Launching two new products in one month is fantastic!
Zhuang Qingxiang thought for a moment: "I have quite a few skills, I'll prepare something simpler later."
"Okay, okay, when can I come and pick it up?"
"Three days later," Zhuang Qingxiang said thoughtfully. "I'll go buy some materials."
Dai Bin happily agreed repeatedly and was about to take his leave when he saw Lu Congyue extend a hand.
"Director Lu, what's wrong...?"
"Director Dai, as we just agreed, that hundred yuan was for the recipe for steamed millet cake with milk flavor. Now that you want a new product, you should at least put down some deposit," Lu Congyue reminded him, raising an eyebrow.
Dai Bin turned his pockets inside out and only took out eight yuan and seventy cents...
Lu Congyue remained calm: "It's alright, let's put it in writing. I'll go draft an agreement, and if you think it's okay, you can sign it!"
After a flurry of activity, Dai Bin signed and sealed the document, agreeing to come back in three days to pick up the new product.
After finishing his business, Dai Bin took his leave.
The further he got from the Lu family, the more he felt something was wrong.
What's wrong?
It wasn't until the next day, when someone at the factory asked about it, that I finally got around to it.
"Director Dai, has the compensation been paid to them?"
Dai Bin finally realized that something was wrong.
That hundred yuan was clearly compensation, so how did it become money to buy the son?
Dai Bin gasped: Director Lu is truly cunning.