Chapter 76 - Dividends

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

President Song had to admit that Wu Jin was a good choice, but such a radical person might not be suitable for this position in this era. If Wu Jin was a pioneer, the other two candidates were defenders.

Rather than saying that President Song was worried that Wu Jin would not do well, it was better to say that he was worried that Wu Jin would be too radical!

In this era where policy restricted development in all aspects, if one wanted to really lead a small village’s economic development, it was impossible to completely follow the national policy. One had to step into the grey territory or even cross the red line!

As the president of the commune who managed the five villages, President Song was a doer, but this doer would at most jump between gray and white. He didn’t dare to cross the red line, so he had to consider these three candidates carefully.

President Song was silent for a moment before looking at Yu Bing. “I can tell that you really admire Wu Jin’s philosophy, but we still have to hold a meeting to discuss this matter.”

They naturally had to be cautious when choosing the village chief.

Seeing this, Yu Bing didn’t say anything else. She opened her canvas tote and took out the pastries wrapped in oil paper. “Uncle Song, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Thinking that you would be coming today, I made some pastries for you to bring back for your family to try.”

President Song took them and placed them in his briefcase with a smile. “Since you’re so considerate, I won’t stand on ceremony. You don’t have any relatives here, so come to our house for dinner on the Mid-Autumn Festival.”

Yu Bing thought of Jiang Chun, so she refused. “There’s no need, Uncle Song. My roommate and I agreed to spend the night together. Her family lives in the same courtyard as mine, and we have no relatives here. We can accompany each other.”

President Song didn’t force her anymore. The two of them chatted for a while before parting.

Time passed quickly. The pumpkin cakes were supplied for 10 days in a row. After Yu Bing and Jiang Chun finished dinner, they arrived at the Xiao family’s house. Tonight, the three of them were prepared to calculate the dividends during this period and settle the bill.

Xiao Sheng carried a metal box and placed the kerosene lamp on the table. “We’ve been working together for a while. Let’s settle the accounts during the Mid-Autumn Festival so that we can distribute the money.”

These words struck a chord with Yu Bing. She looked at Xiao Sheng with sparkling eyes.

During this period of time, in order to keep up with nutrition, Yu Bing had been eating an egg every day and meat every week. Only 50 yuan of the money she had brought previously was left. It was impossible for her not to be anxious.

Xiao Sheng opened the metal box and took out an exercise book. “This is the account book. Every transaction is accounted for. Take a look and see if there’s any problem.”

Yu Bing and Jiang Chun took the notebook and wrote for a long time.

When Yu Bing saw the last number, she nodded in satisfaction and looked up at Xiao Sheng. “There’s no problem with the accounting. It’s very clear.”

Compared to the calm Yu Bing, Jiang Chun was a little excited. She didn’t expect to earn so much in just a few months.

Jiang Chun had always felt ashamed to accept the share that had been set previously.

She was only helping to cook things. Firstly, she didn’t have any innovative ideas, and secondly, she didn’t have the courage to expand her network. Therefore, all she could do was work hard. The more she did, the better she felt. Therefore, she had never calculated how much profit she had made.

Seeing this, Xiao Sheng reported the number again. “After deducting the cost, the profit from this batch of jam is 532.6 yuan, the loach mustard soup is 18 yuan, and the pumpkin cake is 40 yuan for 10 days. You can hire someone to run errands for you for 5 yuan a month.”

With that, she looked at Yu Bing and Jiang Chun. “Yu Bing and I will split the profits from the batch before Jiang Chun joined 30-70. For the batch after Jiang Chun joined, we will split it 40% for me and 30% for each of you. In the end, I will get 258.6 yuan, Yu Bing will get 174.8 yuan, and Jiang Chun will get 152.2 yuan.”

Xiao Sheng moved the money that had been divided in advance to the table in front of the two of them.

Yu Bing picked up the money and started counting skillfully.

Jiang Chun’s eyes widened as she stared blankly at the thick stack of money in front of her. “Oh my god, this is almost half a year’s salary of an ordinary worker!”

Yu Bing was amused by Jiang Chun’s reaction. “Work hard. There will be more in the future!”

Jiang Chun looked at the smiling Yu Bing and then turned to look at the calm Xiao Sheng. She nodded vigorously. “In the future, I’ll do whatever you guys say!”

Yu Bing noticed from the corner of her eye that Xiao Lin, who was sitting at the side, was looking at the money in his brother’s hand with sparkling eyes. She couldn’t help but smile and say, “We’ve already given you the money for running errands. We can’t refuse to pay you for picking firewood and doing chores just because you’re one of us. I want to give Xiao Lin five yuan a month!”