"Colleagues on site, fellow citizens." Mu Bai revealed a sweet smile and said excitedly: "Welcome to the Sichuan University Group's year-end party tonight. Today, on behalf of Sichuan University Group and the person in charge, I wish you all a Happy New Year."

Hurrah...

A warm round of applause erupted once again on site.

"Everyone, this is the first year-end party since the establishment of Sichuan University Group, and I believe it will become the fondest memory in each of our hearts." Mu Bai slowly walked to the front of the stage, smiling at the dense crowd under the stage, and said: "See behind me? That huge thing covered in red silk, do you know what it is?"

"No idea!" Everyone shook their heads one after another.

"Actually, I know, but I can't tell you yet." Mu Bai grinned, playfully saying: "Because it's a secret."

"Haha..."

The crowd burst into laughter, amused by Mu Bai's playful words. Everyone was thrilled and excited, the more they were denied knowledge, the more eager they were to find out. Each one craned their necks curiously towards the spot crowded with red silk, trying to discern something from it. Unfortunately, that heap of stuff seemed tightly wrapped by the silk, completely air-tight.

"Today is the year-end party. Lin Chuan has said that Sichuan University Group is a family, and a collective." Mu Bai suddenly stood upright and said: "Those who have contributed will be generously rewarded. Sichuan University Group is a collective where you earn more for more work and less for less work. Everyone is fair and equal..."

Mu Bai said a lot, but the crowd didn't mind and listened attentively with their ears perked up.

After a long while, Mu Bai changed the topic and asked: "Do you know what day today is?"

"The day to distribute the year-end bonus!" Someone in the crowd shouted loudly.

"That's right!" Mu Bai immediately laughed and said: "Seems like everyone is smart. Today is indeed the day to distribute the year-end bonus. So, are you looking forward to it?"

"Looking forward to it!" Everyone shouted excitedly.

"Good." Mu Bai's lips curled into a strange smile, she grinned and said: "The secret I couldn't tell you, today I'm going to reveal the answer to you."

After speaking, Mu Bai slowly walked to the side of the silk, placing one hand on the red silk.

The crowd held their breath, eyes fixed on the red silk. Some said this was today's prize, maybe gold, maybe Apple computers, or Apple phones... People speculated endlessly about the pile of stuff.

Whoosh...

Suddenly, Mu Bai yanked hard, and the red silk immediately slipped off.

A beam of light hit the pile of items, and the crowd was dumbfounded, they never expected that behind the red silk was such a high pile of money. Stacked neatly, the pile of money was even taller than Mu Bai.

Wow...

The site was in an uproar.

"Oh my God, I've never seen so much money in my life."

"So much money, how much is this? Must be millions, right?"

"No way, it should be at least ten million?"

Residents of Changlin Factory had never seen so much money in their entire lives, suddenly seeing such a large amount of money in front of them was a huge visual shock, leaving them dumbfounded, speechless.

Brothers from Changlin Factory were also shocked by the scene, not many knew Lin Chuan took out twenty million for rewards, only Zhou Kai and a few key figures knew. They had practically informed several banks a week in advance to get so much cash for transportation. Other transporting members were completely unaware of this. This sudden appearance of money was very shocking to them as well.

"This... so much money? What's this for?"

"Could it be that all this money is for the year-end bonus?"

Brothers were left wide-eyed.

Mu Bai laughed and said: "How does it feel, shocking isn't it?"

"Of course shocking, never seen so much money in this lifetime." Aunt Zhou sat in the front row.

"Tsk tsk, this money is so much, it could pile up to make a bed, sleep on it." Zhou Kai's mom chuckled.

"Silly woman, so much money, you could buy a golden bed with that." Zhou Kai's dad replied.

Below the stage, the crowd was buzzing in small groups, discussing the money, feeling deeply shocked and stunned. Indeed, this kind of impact gave them a sense of exhilaration. Everyone loves money, money is an aphrodisiac.

"Is all this money awarded to us?" Someone shouted.

"That's right." Mu Bai nodded and said, "Every employee of Sichuan University Group has a share. As long as you've contributed to the company, as long as you've given your all for the company, Sichuan University Group will absolutely not treat you unfairly. This money is meant to reward you all."

Wow...

Everyone applauded enthusiastically, the applause was overwhelming.

After a long while, the applause subsided, and Mu Bai smiled and said, "Alright, now let's invite Mr. Lin Chuan, the person in charge of Sichuan University Group, to come on stage and say a few words."

The applause rang out once again, even more fervently.

Lin Chuan slowly walked onto the stage, holding a microphone. He took the stage, bowed deeply, and then said, "First of all, I thank all the uncles and aunts, and the elder brothers and sisters here, thank you for raising such good sons and daughters. Without them, there would be no Sichuan University Group. To build a high-rise building, every brick and tile needs to make a contribution; your children are the bricks and tiles of Sichuan University Group. Thank you for everything they've done for Sichuan University Group."

Wow...

The applause continued.

Lin Chuan gestured with his hand, the applause subsided, and he continued, "Some say money can buy everything. But I believe money is vulgar; no amount of money can buy family affection. If possible, I would rather buy back my mother's life, allowing me more time to accompany her. But my mother is gone, and even if I own billions in wealth, what use is it?"

The audience was filled with mourning.

"Let's not talk about sad things today." Lin Chuan smiled and said, "Today should be a happy day, a day to give back to Sichuan University Group's employees, a day of gratitude. The reason we invited all the family members here today is to show you the contributions your children have made at Sichuan University Group."

"Chairman Lin, does this mean that today is a day to reward contributions?" Mu Bai interjected.

"Exactly!" Lin Chuan nodded seriously and said, "Today we will take a chivalrous approach, today is a day to reward contributions. Those who have contributed greatly will be greatly rewarded, and those who haven't should reflect."

"Chairman Lin, I'm very curious now." Mu Bai looked at Lin Chuan with a sweet smile.

All along, Lin Chuan had seen Mu Bai wearing a white shirt and ripped jeans. But today, he saw a different image of Mu Bai, which made Lin Chuan feel very surprised and also very curious. The sweet and beautiful side of Mu Bai made Lin Chuan find her even more pleasing to the eye.

"Go ahead," Lin Chuan nodded.

"I'm curious to know, over the two years that Sichuan University Group has been struggling, who in your heart is the greatest contributor?" Mu Bai's lips curled slightly. This point, Mu Bai didn't know, was it Zhou Rui? Zhou Kai, or Lu Dapao? Or someone else?

"This..." Lin Chuan was slightly stunned, then said, "Perhaps, before today I couldn't answer this question. However, just an hour ago, I already had an answer in my heart."

"Oh?" Mu Bai was taken aback; she hurriedly asked, "Then what was it that suddenly gave you a candidate?"

"Speaking of this person, she grew up with me since childhood." Lin Chuan smiled and said, "If someone hadn't told me today, I wouldn't have known that she hasn't taken a penny as salary from the company in the past two years. I wouldn't have known that, in order to save, she's been eating only two buns every morning, even eating takeout and in the cafeteria with a group of big guys every day..."

Lin Chuan said a lot. In the beginning, everyone was rather confused, speculating about who this person might be. By the end, everyone suddenly understood.

"It's Zhou Rui, it must be Zhou Rui."

"Yes, it's that girl."

Everyone started shouting.

Lin Chuan smiled and said, "That's right, the person is Zhou Rui."

"Alright, let's ask Mr. Zhou to come on stage." Mu Bai hurriedly shouted.

Amid the cheers of everyone, Zhou Rui unwillingly stood on the stage, looking quite embarrassed. Being suddenly revealed about these things made her feel very embarrassed. She slowly walked onto the stage, took a deep breath, and immediately regained the aura of a president.

The staff nearby quickly handed Zhou Rui a microphone.

Holding the microphone, Zhou Rui walked to Lin Chuan's side, and Lin Chuan reached out and held Zhou Rui's hand, saying, "If I remember correctly, this outfit was bought last Christmas. The pair of shoes you're wearing was from the year before last during a class reunion. This girl, her bank account doesn't even have three thousand dollars."

The crowd was shocked. A dignified executive president of Sichuan University Group, managing billions of funds for the group, yet didn't even have three thousand dollars in her own pocket. This truly surprised everyone.

"Don't listen to Lin Chuan's nonsense." Zhou Rui blushed and said, "Actually, I just loaned my money to the company. It's not as great as he says."

"If it was just a loan, why did the entire company know about it, except for me?" Lin Chuan retorted.

Zhou Rui was immediately speechless; she glanced at Lin Chuan and decided not to continue the conversation.

Lin Chuan held Zhou Rui's hand and said, "So, Zhou Rui is undeniably the number one contributor in my heart. Since she's a contributor, she should be greatly rewarded. I announce that Zhou Rui's year-end bonus this year is six hundred thousand."

Wow...

A year-end bonus of six hundred thousand?! That's more than many people's annual salary. Even Li Qiang and Liu Cheng's yearly salaries were barely over five hundred thousand. Yet Zhou Rui's year-end bonus suddenly reached six hundred thousand. Isn't this too exaggerated?

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