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Chapter 2036: Poor So Specific
"Don't worry about it. These bastards are made of special materials. They eat the cigarettes they hold in their mouths, and their mouths basically have no taste. So when they taste hypochlorous acid, it tastes numb, similar to the feeling of chewing tobacco!"

"The poorer the place, the more likely people are to use these things to harm themselves. Just tell them not to do that. Put a sticker on the workshop and show it to the local officials during inspections."

Old Sichuan was also strolling back and forth, and when he saw Qianpo and the others' incredulous looks, he explained in a low voice.

Qian Po's expression was distorted at this time. Looking at the people in the workshop, it seemed that several of them were secretly monitoring the Chinese.

"Do you think they usually steal?"

Looking at the big water cups of several people, Qianpo had a bad feeling. Lao Sichuan gave Qianpo a look that said "you know". Qianpo rubbed his face hard and thought to himself that Ji Donglai was right to open the paper mill here.

"Boss, when will the salary be paid?"

A few people in Qianpo were talking when a worker walked up to Qianpo. Qianpo looked at Longju, and Longju looked at the translator.

Everyone was very surprised. According to company regulations, salary would be paid tomorrow afternoon, and today was the final settlement day.

"We all get paid on the first of next month. This is the company's policy. Everyone who has been working here knows it. Why are you asking what's going on now?"

Facing the man, the translator asked with a frown.

"An elderly person in my family passed away and we need money for the funeral. I want to get my salary today."

The workers exaggerated in various ways when speaking to the translator. Long Ju and Qian Po also softened their hearts as they listened to the translation.

Normally, domestic companies will lend money to the other party, especially small bosses, and this happens quite often. If a worker's family has an emergency, they must give money.

"You go to work and we'll discuss it!"

The translator waved his hand. Longju thought that the translator would call the company, but the translator didn't move at all and just looked at the progress chart.

"Translator, no money? Can we lend him some?"

Long Ju and his companion have been working with the Chinese engineering team and have seldom come into contact with foreigners. Now they still have a lot of good feelings towards foreigners.

"Don't listen to their bullshit. This month his grandmother died, next month his grandfather died, then his father died, then his wife died, his daughter gave birth, and all the aunts and uncles died."

"We just want to get paid earlier so that these bastards can have a day to slack off. We pay them on time and at the designated time, not even a minute earlier. Over time, these people know that we are trustworthy."

"These people have the same temper as a donkey. You can't give in to them, and you can't beat them. Just follow the rules, and no one can say anything wrong! You have been dealing with Chinese people for a long time in China, and you also come into contact with Chinese people here a lot. You don't know that these locals are very bad!"

"If you dare to lend money to one of them, the next one will come. These people are capable of doing this. They can even bring their families to ask you for money. Our group has been in business for so long, and there are many such things. Don't say anything, we will pay you on time."

When it came to the matter of borrowing money, the translator refused to give in.

The reason why these people are able to stay now is that they have been under Ji Donglai's management for at least five years and they know the temper of the locals too well. Qian Po looked at Longju. It was the first time that the two of them cared about such a thing.

In the past, in small companies, it was Boss Jia who dealt with the wages matters with the workers. The two of them were only responsible for leading the workers to work. The workers also knew that they could not get any benefits from the two of them and never asked for help.

The fact proved that the translation was correct. Not long after, the second worker came to borrow money. There were more deaths in the family. There was also a newborn child and the mother was old...

One of them exaggeratedly said that his wife was on the operating table and would die there if he didn't have money. Translation had to be discussed, and there was no crying from the workers until the end of the shift. On the contrary, they came to borrow money again for the same reason before leaving get off work.

"How could your wife hold on for so long despite the difficult labor?" The translator was annoyed by the workers' chattering.

The workers immediately became discouraged and seeing their colleagues they had no choice but to go off work.

The next day was the beginning of the month, and the workers had been absent-minded since noon. Fortunately, the accountant from Tashkent arrived at noon, and the workers finally perked up.

In the afternoon, the workers started to slack off at work, and their steps were so heavy that they could barely move. There was still a point before the end of the get off work day, so Longju asked the workers to change their clothes and collect their wages.

"Don't do this next time. Just give the salary after work. You asked this guy to wait 10 minutes early, but he dared to wait 20 minutes. He is getting more and more unreasonable."

Seeing Longju leaving get off work, Lao Sichuan reminded him and Longju looked bitter.

Qian Po was standing with his hands behind his back watching the workers collect their wages. Many of them packed their clothes and went home as soon as they received their wages. The group of people living in the container dormitory had basically all left, and even their pillows were taken away.

"Not coming? We pay you a pretty good salary!"

Seeing how cleanly the workers cleaned up, Qian Po lost his composure.

"Don't worry about losing it. It has nothing to do with you. It's okay! This place is not a surprise. Don't give them anything. No one will mind. Brother, don't treat this place like China. Things that are thrown into the trash can in China are treasures here."

Seeing Qian Po's surprised expression, the old Sichuan people were not surprised. This was the case for all the Chinese who first came here, and they were cured in a few months.

"You stop!"

Before Qianpo could react, Lao Sichuan blocked the exit with a stick in his hand, and a worker immediately glared at Lao Sichuan.

"Tell him to give me what he took away, now!"

Pointing at the worker, Lao Sichuan asked the translator to translate. The factory security guards also came over at this time.

At this time, the workers started to act like scoundrels, shouting all kinds of things. Old Sichuan knew what they meant without translation, which meant that Old Sichuan was slandering them. At this time, the village chief also got the news, and a large group of workers also pointed at Old Sichuan and shouted.

"Tell them to stay back and not get close to the person who's stealing, otherwise the police will come and arrest the wrong person!"

Old Sichuan remained unmoved. He separated the workers with two sticks and kept his eyes fixed on them.

The translator immediately asked people to step back. The workers actually knew what was going on. Some of them were relatives from the village, so they tried to help.

However, Lao Sichuan had experienced this kind of thing more than once or twice, so he asked the security guard to open the other party's package, and there were several tools inside.

"This is mine, I brought it from home, it's not yours... They want to accuse me of using this tool..."

Faced with the things that were found, the workers continued to jump up and down and curse.

"Should he resign, or should we hand him over to the police and ask him, or let the village chief ask!"

The Sichuan people didn't care about this problem. The accountant took the ledger and found that all the tools were numbered, so they found them immediately. The workers were completely confused.

Those who were stealing things in the crowd quickly threw their things on the grass in front of them.

(End of this chapter)