My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 458 Year-end Awards

January 1, the day before Lunar New Year 27.

Today is the last day of work. Xu Dong came to the power company early in the morning. There are two meetings in the morning, one is the meeting of the city bureau, and the other is the internal meeting of the company. The time is relatively tight.

When I came back from the meeting, it was already noon.

Taking advantage of his lunch break, he sent a text message on wechat and called Xiang Xin into the office.

"Boss, are you looking for me?"

"The year-end bonus has been issued, 60,000 yuan per person, you will notify everyone later and ask them to check their accounts."

Xu Dong cut to the chase.

"Really? I thought it was cancelled?"

Xiang Xin couldn't help it.

In the past year, not only was the food supply tight throughout the country, but the economic situation was also not optimistic. The most direct reason was the shortage of energy, especially the lack of coal.

Xu Dong waved his hand: "The regular year-end bonus is indeed cancelled. The 60,000 yuan is not so much a year-end bonus, but a reward for the last meritorious service. The two should not be confused."

"So that's what happened. I thought our company has a solid foundation and is not short of money!"

"Okay, the cancellation of the year-end bonus is a unified regulation made by the above. No matter how courageous Mr. Liao is, he will not dare to risk the disgrace of the world."

"It's such a pity. I got [-] yuan last year, but I didn't expect to get nothing this year." Xiang Xin said dejectedly.

"With 60,000 yuan, are you still not satisfied?"

Xu Dong said unhappily. .

"Hee hee, that's right, following the boss really has meat to eat."

Xu Dong shook his head, took out a large paper bag from the drawer, and handed it over.

"Boss, what is this?"

Xiang Xin took the paper bag and asked curiously.

"Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year. I asked your sister-in-law to pack some chicken cakes for Mengmeng. You can take them home as snacks for the children!"

There are not many chicken cakes, only about a catty.

Xiang Xin happily opened the paper bag, and took a deep breath into the mouth of the bag: "It smells so good, thank you boss, and thank you sister Na."

"Okay, it's okay, you go out!"

Xiang Xin hesitated for a moment, seemed to hesitate to speak, and finally said softly:

"Boss, is it true that the company won't give benefits during the Spring Festival this year?"

"If you say no, then there is no, I can still lie to you." Xu Dong waved his hand.

"Companies are getting more and more stingy."

"Don't complain, this time not only we don't have it, but other units don't, and don't look at the current situation, we have to tide over the difficulties together."

"Oh, if you don't have it, you don't have it!"

Xiang Xin sighed and was about to leave the office, but when she was about to walk to the door, she suddenly turned around and asked:
"Boss, do you want meat?"

"What meat?"

"It's pork. On our family's food card, two catties of pork were just distributed yesterday. I want to exchange some pork with you for other things."

"Why don't you keep it for yourself?"

Xu Dong was a little puzzled. He knew that the living conditions of Xiang Xin's family were not bad, and they should be second only to himself in the security department.

Xiang Xin pursed her lips: "I can't afford it. If I eat it, my heart will die. It's better to change it to something else. My mother often tells me that life needs to flow slowly."

In fact, the real reason is very simple. The pork that my father-in-law bought was too lean, with no fat, and it was too bad to eat. That's why Xiang Xin came up with this idea.

Xu Dong nodded.

Although two catties of pork is not too much, it is still enough to fry two dishes, and the New Year's Eve dinner can just come in handy.

Therefore, he was not polite and asked directly:

"What do you want in exchange?"

"White sugar, dried shrimp, cooking oil, you can just give them whatever you want."

"Is five catties of sugar enough?"

Xiang Xin nodded again and again: "Enough is enough, I will call my father-in-law immediately and ask him to deliver the pork in the afternoon."

"I don't have white sugar on me right now, so I can only bring it to you in the next year."

"No problem, any time is fine."

The elders are really too rich, and Xiang Xin is not worried about the other party's repudiation at all.

……

Soon it was time to get off work, and Xu Dong went to Daben with two catties of pork. The pork was all high-quality lean meat, and it was worth it.

Back home, Mama Xu was picking vegetables in the yard, followed by Ma Lingling and Da Jie.

"Uncle, you are back."

"Well, when did you and Xiaojie come back?"

"It's a holiday at noon. The year-end awards were given out today. I took Xiaojie to go shopping. Xiaojie bought you gifts."

Ma Lingling and Dajie belong to the logistics staff of the bakery factory, and they usually have holidays as usual on holidays. If they are front-line production staff, they are not so lucky.

Xu Dong asked casually, "How many year-end bonuses have you two paid out?"

"I got [-], but Dajie only got [-] because she didn't come here for long." Ma Lingling replied.

Xu Dong shook his head secretly. One of the two little girls was a temporary worker, and the other had been employed for less than a month. If it wasn't for the sake of his mother, the year-end bonus would not be given to them at all.

"Your bakery is very good! My uncle's company didn't give out year-end bonuses this year!"

"Uncle, do you still need this money for a dignified section chief?" Ma Lingling said with a smile.

"No, why not? Lingling, my uncle is usually nice to you, but now it depends on your performance."

Xu Dong made a gesture of counting money.

Ma Lingling quickly covered her pocket.

Madam Xu couldn't help laughing and cursing: "As an adult, you have the nerve to ask the junior for money? Stop making trouble, Nana is digging in the vegetable field, you hurry to help her."

Xu Dong didn't take it seriously, handed the bag in his hand to his mother, and introduced casually:

"I got some fresh pork."

"Yo, good stuff, where did you get it?"

"Don't worry about where you got it, it must not be stolen." Xu Dong replied.

Madam Xu weighed the bag in her hand: "The portion is a bit small, if only a few more catties would be fine."

"I'll go to Panjiayuan tomorrow to see if I can buy a few more catties." Xu Dong echoed.

"It's probably going to be difficult." After Mama Xu finished speaking, she looked at Da Jie beside her, "Xiao Jie, don't you like braised pork? Auntie will make it for you tomorrow night."

Dajie blushed.

A few days ago, she, sister Lingling, and sister Jingyi sat together and chatted. When they talked about their favorite dish, she blurted it out without thinking, but she was overheard by her aunt.

"Grandma, I want to eat braised pork too."

Ma Lingling took her grandmother's arm and said coquettishly.

"Yes, there are."

The happier the children were eating, the happier Xu's mother was.

Xu Dong went back to the bedroom and changed into a coat, then went into the vegetable garden.

The triplets immediately surrounded their father when they saw their father.

Xu Dong pinched the little faces of his sons one by one, and asked with a serious face:

"Did you help mom with work?"

"Yes, I pulled the weeds for my mother." Dabao hurriedly replied.

"And me, I help my mother look at the water glass."

"I helped my mother crush the clods."

Xu Dong quickly praised: "Okay, they are all good boys."

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(End of this chapter)