Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 413 Bonuses and Benefits
What is the exact amount of money in the account?

Actually, Lao Hu could understand it at a glance, but he just liked to stretch out his fingers and count them one by one.

He ignored the accountant, Deputy Director Huang, and Sister Qiao, Sister Hua, and Lu Qiaoge who were looking at him with mocking smiles.

He counted it over and over again, a total of three times.

Before the Spring Festival of 1975, or more accurately, 1976, the street office actually had 118,000 yuan that he, as the director, could freely dispose of!

My goodness, this is unbelievable, they are so incredibly wealthy.

It was probably from this moment that Lao Hu, along with the street office cadres and even the employees of the military factory, truly realized the benefits that the affiliated enterprises, Xiangyang Food Factory and Xiangyang Arts and Crafts Factory, brought to the factory and the tangible welfare they provided to their lives.

Of course, it was a few days later that we fully perceived this change.

Right now, the subdistrict office needs to first distribute bonuses and benefits to the workers, cadres, and elderly people who work hard in the neighborhood committee.

New Year's Day is just two days away.

The subdistrict office will also hold a meeting first to review the work of the past year, look forward to the prospects of next year, summarize and improve the shortcomings in the work, and then commend outstanding workers, cadres and neighborhood committee leaders.

Grandma Wang put on her cotton-padded coat and scarf at home, and even applied face cream.

Her husband took off his reading glasses, glanced at her, and said with a smirk, "Oh dear, anyone who didn't know better would think you were going on a blind date!"

"Pah! You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth!"

"To be honest, look at you, it's been so many years since you've dressed up like this. Why are you so serious today?"

The old man wiped his reading glasses while looking at Grandma Wang.

This old woman is so conscientious and responsible every day.

She organizes snow removal, cleans stairwells, and maintains the cleanliness of the area. She's always promoting this and that; anyone who didn't know better would think she was some kind of high-ranking official.

"What do you know? The neighborhood committee is holding a general meeting for all staff today, and all of us neighborhood committee leaders are required to attend. Qiao Ge even said we'll get bonuses!"

As for what the other benefits were, Grandma Wang didn't know, so she didn't mention it. If it was just a towel, her old man would definitely not be interested, and might even be sarcastic.

"You think you can get a bonus? With your monthly allowance of just a few dollars, how much can you possibly get?"

"I don't care how much they give me, even if it's just one dollar, I'll be happy!"

Too lazy to pay attention to her husband anymore, Aunt Wang strode confidently through the door, down the stairs, and headed straight for the neighborhood office.

Several other neighborhood committee leaders shared the same sentiment as Wang Dama, including Wu Dama, whom Lu Qiaoge had first met.

The meeting was held in the neighborhood office's conference room. Square pieces of red paper were pasted on the wall, bearing the words: "Hard work and self-reliance, all employees of Factory 516 joyfully welcome the New Year!"

The meeting room was decorated in a particularly festive manner.

Aunt Wang, with her sharp eyes, spotted a large pile of things in the corner as soon as she entered the meeting room. They were packed in boxes and sacks.

Her eyes lit up, and she tugged at Aunt Wu beside her, lowering her voice to say, "Look, so many things, aren't they welfare benefits for us?"

Aunt Wu nodded: "I guess so, but I don't know what it is. Last year, everyone got a towel."

Aunt Wang simply said "Oh." It wasn't that she looked down on towels, but towels were actually included in the work safety supplies, and the families in the military factory's residential compound didn't really need them.

However, the neighborhood office occasionally organizes bartering. In the summer, at the market that Lu Qiaoge organized, they exchanged their stockpiled enamel mugs and white towels for a lot of fresh vegetables, eggs and dried vegetables.

I'm happy no matter what I receive. I'm happy even if I don't receive anything.

Aunt Wang said happily, "I feel particularly energetic and motivated in my work in the second half of the year. It's like no matter what I do, there are always people backing me up."

In other words, your efforts are recognized.

Aunt Wu echoed this sentiment: "Yes, look at what happened with Fan Xiaoyu. When problems arose, Comrade Lu really dared to step up!"

"Yes, I didn't know back then. Zhao Xiulian's family kept it a secret. If Li Cuizhi hadn't gone to the security department to complain, we would still be in the dark. If Comrade Lu had been like some people and just let things slide, issuing the letter of introduction without thinking, and letting that wicked family trick Xiaoyu into coming home, Xiaoyu might be a mother of two by now. Just thinking about that would be terrifying."

Aunt Wu wholeheartedly agreed.

Fan Xiaoyu is now the deputy director of an arts and crafts factory. Isn't that great? Who wouldn't envy her?

As they spoke, the conference room was already full. Old Hu was presiding over the meeting, with Deputy Director Huang, Sister Qiao, and Lu Qiaoge sitting beside him.

Lu Qiaoge presided over the meeting with a clear and loud voice, which delighted the entire audience.

Then, she said with a smile, "Next, please welcome Director Hu from our subdistrict office to give a New Year's address!"

Old Hu chuckled: "Speaking is fine, why bother with a speech..."

He cleared his throat, signaling everyone to be quiet and maintain meeting discipline, and then began to summarize the year's work.

In the past, these kinds of speeches would have been boring, but today everyone listened with great interest.

Before we knew it, Lao Hu had been talking for over an hour, but no one got tired of listening.

It turns out that Xiangyang Subdistrict Office has accomplished so much this year!
When Lao Hu finished speaking, enthusiastic applause immediately erupted in the conference room.

Many people looked at Lu Qiaoge with shining eyes.

It was this mediator, Mr. Lu, who organized two street-run factories, solving the employment problems of thousands of unemployed youths and educated youths returning to the city.

Not only that, they also developed new products and went abroad to earn a lot of foreign exchange. You should know that this foreign exchange is very important, as it can bring back a lot of technical data and equipment for the country.

Most importantly, at the end of his speech, Lao Hu announced to everyone that this year's benefits are different from last year's.

Old Hu pointed to the large pile of things in sacks and wooden crates, then pointed towards the door. Only then did everyone notice the small mountain of things piled outside. One sharp-eyed person couldn't help but exclaim, "Hey! What does that look like? Is pork part of the welfare program this year?"

"Oh my god! That's so exciting!"

Sister Hua had already assisted the finance department in completing the statistics.

Deputy Director Huang said with a smile, "Alright, let's not waste any more of your time. Now, the finance department will start distributing bonuses. Lu Qiaoge, Lao Qiao, and Shao Le, you are in charge of distributing the benefits."

Whether they were workers or cadres, each person in the subdistrict office received ten jin of pork, a frozen fish, ten salted duck eggs, five bags of instant noodles, one jin of shortbread, three jin of plain sunflower seeds, and ten jin of snow-white rice.

Only then did everyone realize that the pile of items contained these valuable things, not the enamel mugs and white towels they had guessed.

Lu Qiaoge emphasized that neighborhood committee leaders and street office staff enjoy equal treatment.

This made Aunt Wang so happy that she slapped her thigh. She pulled Aunt Wu's hand tightly and said, "Oh dear, so much stuff, how are we going to carry it all back? I should have asked my husband to come along!"

Aunt Wu stared wide-eyed, her heart pounding. She hadn't expected the benefits to be so generous, and her face beamed with joy...

(End of this chapter)