Chapter 175 New Year's Benefits

"Why did you bring so much stuff? Are you tired from the journey back? Go back to the main room and rest. Dad will get you something to eat." Lu Zhiheng helped his nephew push the bicycle, piled high with things, in from outside, and didn't forget to tell the little girl to go back inside and sit down first.

"Dad, brother, it's okay, I'll wash up first. Dad, I want to eat wontons..."

"Okay, okay..." Lu Zhiheng watched his daughter walk away, shook his head helplessly, and quickly opened the burlap sacks to see what was inside and why they were still wet.

He Yuping also heard the noise in the courtyard and came out of her room: "Aheng, who is it, so late at night..."

"Honey, our daughter's back! Look at all this stuff she's brought! Honey, come over and see what it is. Help me unpack it, I'm going to cook some wontons for her." Lu Zhiheng waved to his wife as soon as he saw her come out, beckoning her to come over and see what it was.

He Yuping opened all four bags. One bag contained freshly processed mutton. As soon as she opened it, the strong smell was so overpowering that it choked her.

"This is mutton. My daughter should have already prepared it. Go to the kitchen and get an axe and a boning knife. Take all the ribs out; my daughter likes to eat them whole. These two soft bags are probably offal. There's also a piece that looks like beef. Qingfeng, could you bring me the big wooden basin? Let's process these first..."

Upon seeing so much stuff, He Yuping quickly instructed two people to help carry the tools. This girl is too carefree; isn't she afraid of being robbed while dragging so much meat along the road?

"Okay, honey..."

"Okay, Auntie, Uncle, you help me with these things, I'll go make wontons for Weiwei..." Lu Qingfeng looked at the pile of things and knew that it would take a while to finish them all, so he decided to let his uncle stay here and help his aunt.

"Alright, there's still a piece of fresh pork in the kitchen, let's cook it all..." He Yuping knew her daughter was very picky, and with so much stuff on the ground, she didn't know how late it would take to finish, so she had her nephew cook all the meat so they could have some later.

The entire city of Shenzhen is facing a severe shortage of supplies, and this piece of meat was managed to be obtained by my own husband tonight from the meat processing plant.

Nowadays, pigs are slaughtered secretly at night in meat farms. Apart from those ordered by factories, you have to rely on connections to get the meat. Every time you buy some meat, it's a bloody battle.

But seeing how much my daughter brought back today, I don't care about this little bit of pork.

Actually, it wasn't a matter of him caring whether or not he ate meat. After all, his daughter had everything she needed, so it wouldn't be difficult for her to eat some meat.

However, since two of their family members hold high positions, they have to put on a show for others. It's too dangerous outside now, and they could be reported if they're not careful. So even though they have plenty of supplies, they have to be extremely cautious.

It took the three of them more than an hour to pack up the things He Caiwei brought back. He Yuping was so tired that she couldn't straighten her back.

"Oh my god! Having too much stuff isn't necessarily a good thing. My back is killing me..."

"Then you go back to your room first, I'll take care of the rest. Come here, I'll massage you..." Lu Zhiheng saw his wife bending over and quickly pushed her away with his shoulder, telling her to go back to her room first.

"No need, it's almost done. It would be faster if someone helped clean up." He Yuping shook her head. This little bit of work was nothing, but since giving birth to twins, her back had been unable to sit for long periods, which was why it was so sore.

After eating the wontons, He Caiwei rushed back to her house. Everyone knew that she must have been busy and tired these past few days, so they didn't let her do any chores when she got home. With so many people in their family, she could do all the work without them having to.

After returning to her room, He Caiwei went back to her spatial dimension. She hadn't entered the spatial dimension while she was out, in order to hurry on her journey.

When she went out this time, he released all the relief food he had prepared in his space, as well as the seeds he had obtained before.

On his way back from the north, he would secretly leave some food, such as corncobs, at the doorsteps of those who had run out of food in particularly difficult circumstances.

He Caiwei couldn't travel all over the country, so she could only rely on her uncle's influence and the people she encountered along the way.

She didn't know how many people she could save; this was all she could do.

However, he never stopped growing food and producing relief supplies in the space, as well as those seeds.

He Caiwei didn't inquire about the relief food; after returning, she resumed her daily work life.

It just so happens that the Chinese New Year is coming up in the next couple of days. The textile factory will be on holiday after paying wages and benefits in the next few days, and will not start work until the eighth day of the first lunar month.

He Caiwei calculated that she had a total of 12 days of annual leave. She had been working here for half a year, and there was no year-end bonus yet, only benefits.

Benefits aren't something you can just get by asking; they're based on what the purchasing agent buys.

However, the benefits are calculated based on job grade. He Caiwei is a clerk, so she gets four extra coupons for the New Year: two cloth coupons, two meat coupons, two sugar coupons, two snack coupons, and six industrial vouchers.

As the factory manager, Lu Qingfeng received more benefits and had more receipts than she did. However, just like in the previous few months, he handed over the money and receipts and then directly gave them to her.

All the tickets issued here are regional tickets, which can only be used here. My uncle will probably be especially busy during the Spring Festival this year, so my aunt is planning to stay in the capital to accompany Da Ren. My second brother and sister will be coming over; they are already on the bus.

"Brother, when will Second Brother and Yueyue arrive?" When He Caiwei was planning to come back that day, she originally thought Lu Qingyue would come with her. However, Lu Qingyue was attending a training session at the performing arts troupe at that time, and it was just a couple of days away, so she couldn't go with her.

It just so happens that her second brother had the same day off as her, so the two of them could come together.

"Just as we were about to have dinner..."

"Then I can't go over there. You'll have to pick her up yourself this afternoon. Today is the last day at the factory and it's also payday, so they're very busy." He Caiwei had already taken so many days off, so it wouldn't be appropriate to take more. Besides, today is the last day at the factory, and they need to pay out wages and benefits. The finance department staff have been incredibly busy these past two days.

This year's welfare is really scarce. There is a shortage of supplies all over the country. Even if they wanted to bring over two pigs, they couldn't get them. In the end, the purchasing department found my dad and asked the transportation team to help bring some over from other places. Only then did my dad ask him if he could help them get some.

Otherwise, if they give out benefits this time without even a piece of meat, it really wouldn't look right.

Her father wasn't trying to make things difficult for her, but there was a nationwide shortage of supplies. In the past month or two, they had been traveling around and hadn't been able to get any potatoes or cabbages, let alone meat.