A strong winter chill was in the air, with fewer and fewer vehicles on the roads in Beicang urban area.
Even the usually crowded buses only had a few scattered elderly passengers, and the free shuttles to and from various Tianrunfa stores and major towns also had many empty seats.
Today is January 31st, the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month.
Migrant workers who were going home for the New Year have mostly left.
After today, Jinpeng Trade will officially begin its New Year holiday, resuming work on February 16th, the eighth day of the first lunar month next year.
With a full half-month holiday, the Li sisters were very satisfied.
However, for some reason, it was almost noon today, and Boss Tan still hadn't arrived.
They were still waiting for their salaries to be paid before heading home.
There were no specific work tasks today; after cleaning the office and distributing salaries, they could leave early.
Boss Zhang was already at the company, and the office had been tidied up in the morning, so they were just waiting for Boss Tan.
The Taobao store has also stopped shipping from today onwards.
Orders placed before the New Year will be processed together after work resumes post-holiday.
This month, Jinshang Yidu sold 1255 items in total.
Among these, 140 pieces of two down jackets priced at 199 yuan each were sold, bringing the total monthly turnover to 93,645 yuan.
With the factory as the source, low purchase prices, and labor costs, the store required little investment this month, resulting in extremely high net profits.
At this moment, Zhang Xupeng was calculating in the office.
The calculated figures startled him: after deducting all expenses, this Taobao store made a net profit of 51,700 yuan this month!
"Holy crap! What kind of monster did Xiao Tan create? He even said it was pocket money for each other's parents, 25,000 a month, and you call this pocket money?"
Last month, due to store investment issues, expenses were higher, so Zhang Xupeng didn't feel much.
But this month, the Taobao store had almost no expenses other than paying for goods to Jinpeng Trade, express delivery fees, and Li Jinglan's commission.
This was like making money effortlessly.
Was online store business really that good? Honestly, Zhang Xupeng was starting to get jealous of his own mother!
He always felt like Xiao Tan had gotten one over on him.
But why hadn't this kid shown up today?
Buying New Year gifts shouldn't take this long, right?
Those two outside were still waiting for him to pay their salaries.
Around 11 AM, Tan Jincheng arrived at the company and walked into the office empty-handed.
Seeing this, Zhang Xupeng asked,
"Didn't you say you were buying New Year gifts? Why did you come empty-handed?"
"They're in the car. Is everything tidied up here? We'll clean up a bit, and after lunch, you won't need to come back this afternoon."
"Oh, it's tidied up. But let me ask you something, the Taobao store made so much money this month. Weren't you just casually doing this as pocket money?"
"We'll talk about that later. Let's distribute salaries first. After that, we'll go eat."
Immediately after, Tan Jincheng called out from the door,
"Sister Li, Jinglan, could you come in for a moment?"
Jinpeng Trade usually pays salaries on the 15th of each month, handled by the accountant through bank transfers.
This month, due to the New Year, payments were made in advance and in cash.
As for part-time staff, like the accountant, they are paid monthly.
Others, such as clothing designers, are paid per task or per project, and these payments had already been disbursed.
After the two sisters came in, Tan Jincheng asked with a smile,
"Is everything tidied up?"
"Yes, it's all tidied up,"
Li Yanning replied.
"Okay, good. Then let's not waste any more time. Let's quickly distribute the salaries, and after that, we'll go eat together. Consider it our pre-New Year gathering."
Immediately after, Tan Jincheng pulled out two envelopes of different thicknesses from the inner pocket of his down jacket.
Li Yanning's and Li Jinglan's names were written on them respectively.
The two sisters looked at the envelopes with some anticipation; after all, traveling thousands of miles was for money.
"Although we haven't known each other for long, we've had a pleasant time together. Boss Zhang and I recognize Sister Li's and Jinglan's abilities, so in addition to your salaries, we're giving you year-end bonuses based on your last month's salary."
"I took the liberty of rounding it up: Sister Li, yours is 5,000 yuan, and Jinglan, yours is 3,000 yuan."
Li Yanning's envelope contained 10,000 yuan, and Li Jinglan's envelope contained 6,000 yuan.
These amounts had already been discussed with Zhang Xupeng.
Tan Jincheng handed the envelopes to the two sisters.
Taking the envelope and feeling its thickness, Li Yanning happily said,
"Thank you, boss."
This was truly an unexpected surprise.
Boss Tan had mentioned there would be a surprise for the New Year, but she never expected it to be this big.
She hadn't even dared to dream of 5,000 yuan; she had thought one or two thousand would already be exaggerated.
Li Jinglan, unlike her more reserved sister, couldn't resist taking the money out of the envelope and counting it:
"Wow, there's six thousand yuan! Boss, you're too kind, thank you, boss."
Seeing this, the other three people in the office smiled.
Tan Jincheng, on the contrary, greatly appreciated her action; counting the money openly was good for everyone.
Zhang Xupeng also said with a smile,
"Sister Li, you count yours too. You have ten thousand yuan, see if there's any mistake."
Li Yanning then somewhat shyly pulled out the money from her envelope and counted it.
And honestly, the feeling of counting money was great, especially when it was all hers.
"Sister, you actually have ten thousand yuan, you've struck gold!"
Li Jinglan said enviously.
"Work hard next year, and your income won't be less than your sister's. Also, try to learn more in your spare time."
"Mhm, mhm, mhm, I understand,"
Li Jinglan nodded.
She was already very satisfied with six thousand yuan.
In the first few months after graduating, she hadn't saved much money at the electronics factory, but after her cousin introduced her to this company, she had earned ten thousand yuan in just a few months.
"I should buy a gift for my sister for the New Year, what should I get?"
Li Jinglan secretly wondered.
Watching Li Yanning put the money back into the envelope, Tan Jincheng said,
"No problems, right? If not, put it away safely, don't lose it. Next, we'll go for lunch. After lunch, you don't need to come back this afternoon. Turn off all the power, and lock the door."
Small companies are that simple.
There are no annual meetings.
Most people clean up on the day of the holiday and quietly go home.
Some bosses organize a dinner a few days before the New Year holiday.
A good meal and a few hundred yuan for travel expenses, in the boss's eyes, were already the best reward for employees.
Li Yanning had been working for several years, but she had never heard of a private company giving a 5,000 yuan year-end bonus, especially to an employee who had only worked for just over three months!
Li Yanning was stunned by the young boss's generosity.
With an excited Li Jinglan in tow, the two quickly packed their belongings, turned off the main power in the company, and followed the two bosses downstairs.
"Did you two come by electric bike or bus today?"
"We came by bus. The weather is cold now, and the bus isn't crowded, so it's more convenient to take the bus."
"Alright then. After we eat, I'll give you a ride back."
The car wound its way around for about 15 minutes, arriving near a magnificent restaurant, where Tan Jincheng parked the car.
"Eating here? Damn, such a fancy meal?" Zhang Xupeng had been to this place twice, and in his words, it was "super expensive."
Tan Jincheng asked with a smile,
"What's wrong? After working hard for a year, can't I enjoy myself a little?"
(End of chapter)
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