dognovel Chapter 247 Reforming the System!
Chapter 247 Reforming the System!
Lin Xia didn't dare to look up at all. She didn't dare to look Chen Yuan in the eye. She spoke faster and faster, as if she was afraid of being rejected. Before he could speak, she stammered an explanation.
"My mother-in-law ran out of her rheumatism medication, and she's been in a lot of pain these past few days. She can't even get out of bed. The school is urging us to pay miscellaneous fees, but I really don't have the money on hand. I know we've only been working for a few days, and we should be able to wait until the end of the month."
"But we really can't wait any longer with the situation at home. In a couple more days, we probably won't even have money left to buy groceries. Boss, I don't mean anything by saying this. If you feel it's difficult, just pretend I didn't say anything."
"Please don't fire me. It wasn't easy for me to find a job, and I'm doing just fine here."
By the end, Lin Xia's voice was trembling and her eyes were red.
She knew all too well what this job meant for a widow and her orphan. She was also afraid that because she caused too much trouble, she would be seen as a troublemaker and fired like before.
Chen Yuan was holding the account book, which was only checking the morning's accounts, when he heard this, he stopped writing.
"Okay, I understand. You can work here without worry."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xia's eyes lit up with joy, but she dared not ask any further questions.
She didn't know what "I know" meant—whether it meant she knew about the matter, would receive her salary, or something else entirely.
Lin Xia felt like she had a rabbit in her heart, so she turned around and went back to work.
When everyone took turns resting at noon, an announcement was sent to Chen Yuan's pickled vegetable workshop's WeChat group.
[Dear Employees: Today, Sister Linxia asked me for an advance on her salary. After thinking about it, I realized that most of us working here have elderly parents to support or children to raise, and our family circumstances aren't great. Settling accounts at the end of the month would put a lot of pressure on you. I fully understand your difficulties, so I've made the following adjustments.]
After careful consideration, starting today, wages will be paid weekly. Every Friday afternoon before the end of the workday, I will settle all accounts and transfer the week's wages to everyone's accounts on time, without any delays.
Everyone was overjoyed upon seeing the news.
But unexpectedly, there was more good news to come.
There's one more thing. I hadn't considered this carefully before, and I've been paying workers purely on a piece-rate basis. I'm worried that if everyone tries to rush the production to earn a few extra dollars, it might backfire.
Therefore, starting tomorrow, the salary structure will be adjusted to a base salary plus a bonus for exceeding production targets. As long as the standard procedures are followed, the base salary will be 150 yuan per day. For any output exceeding 100 jin (50 catties), it will be calculated at 1 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). However, I must tell everyone that it's better to produce less than to compromise on quality. If I find anyone cheating or producing too many defective products, they will be dismissed without exception.
After the message was sent, the group was silent for a few seconds.
The screen was immediately flooded with a series of messages such as "Received," "Thank you, boss," "May you have a long and peaceful life, boss," and "I can finally rest easy."
Lin Xia even sent a prayer-like emoji.
Although Zhao Xiaochuan types slowly, he still managed to type out a line of text carefully.
[Work according to standards, absolutely no rushing. Thank you, Brother Chen, may you live a long and peaceful life!]
The women working there sat together, all praising Chen Yuan's plan.
"That's great, everyone's worries are gone, and I'm not worried anymore."
"That's how it should be. Anyone who doesn't follow the standards and is only interested in making money should be fired immediately. I agree."
"Where can you find a job that pays out weekly these days? This is great! Now I want to give my son some extra nutrition. I'll buy him ribs as soon as I get paid this week."
Chen Yuan turned off his phone; there was something more important to do now.
He now has to prepare breakfast in the morning and manage the workshop in the afternoon. He originally thought that there weren't many people and he could manage it all by himself, but he didn't expect that pickled vegetables would become so popular and orders would come in like snowflakes.
The money kept flowing in, and the various miscellaneous fees inside were giving him a headache.
If he's the only one sitting there typing away at the calculator, things will get chaotic sooner or later.
Especially in the finance department, if even a single penny doesn't match, there will be disputes at the end of the month when settling accounts.
Besides, when it's time to pay taxes, he's so busy, he doesn't have time to deal with this.
Considering the future situation, he directly called Zhang Liping and asked her to help find an accountant.
Without hesitation, Zhang Liping, the "community know-it-all," agreed immediately.
She remembered that in Building 4 of the neighboring community, there was a young woman named Zhou Xiaoyu who had just graduated from a prestigious 985 university with a major in accounting. She was a good student with excellent grades and a good internship.
But fate is unfair; just a few days after graduation, he was diagnosed with leukemia.
That's why the companies that had originally agreed to hire her were afraid of trouble, responsibility, and trouble, so they refused to take her on.
The little girl's family cries every day; they've almost emptied their savings trying to treat this illness.
Zhang Liping took pity on her and let her stay at home to help the neighborhood with electronic accounting, such as recording data on minimum living allowances. Although the salary she received was a drop in the bucket, it was better than nothing.
So when Chen Yuan mentioned needing an accountant, Zhang Liping immediately thought of her.
That afternoon, Zhang Liping went to find Zhou Xiaoyu and led her directly to the workshop.
Chen Yuan accepted all comers as long as they could do the work well. He immediately handed over all the accounts to Zhou Xiaoyu and signed a labor contract with her.
The wages are neither high nor low, but are based entirely on market rates. There is no special treatment given to the other party due to their special circumstances, nor is there any exploitation to lower the price.
This gave Zhou Xiaoyu the dignity of being an ordinary person.
With this financial manager, Chen Yuan's life became much easier.
As expected, Zhou Xiaoyu was very quick and efficient, and she was also fast at arithmetic. The accounts that Chen Yuan found difficult to understand were all solved by her in less than an afternoon.
By Friday afternoon, the money had been successfully transferred to the individual's account.
Lin Xia is the most hardworking and diligent among these young wives.
She was in good physical condition and never held back, always arriving first and leaving last in her batch every day.
After working for a week, my hands were so swollen they looked like radishes, but I didn't say a word.
4:30 PM.
Lin Xia's phone beeped with a text message, and her eyes widened in surprise when she opened it.
"1856? How can there be so many?"
She was somewhat incredulous and immediately opened the group chat, only to find that other members had also received the message.
It seems like I received more money this month than I calculated. Has anyone else experienced this?
[I have a lot too, maybe a hundred or so, anyway, a lot.]
【I have more too, what's going on? Did you miscalculate the accounts?】
At this moment, Zhou Xiaoyu sent a message in the group.
Don't worry, everyone. The extra money isn't a mistake in the accounts; it's a benefit provided by Boss Chen.