freenovelworld Chapter 141 Very Expensive
Chapter 141 Very Expensive
Xu Youyou took a casual look and saw the middle-aged man wearing a dirty worker's uniform, with messy hair and bloodshot eyes. He looked very poor.
Factory Director Chen said helplessly, "Old Fang, I'm not targeting you. You've seen the situation at the factory. I already owe the bank a large sum of money, so I really don't have any spare money to give you..."
Xu Youyou looked at the man called Lao Fang and suddenly became angry. Her eyes fell on the well-dressed and good-looking Xu Youyou standing beside her. "Chen, a coworker just said you were taking money to play with women. I didn't believe it at first, but now I see it! You beast, you don't even give me my hard-earned money. I... I'm going to kill you!"
Lao Fang took out a fruit knife from his waist and rushed towards Director Chen.
This incident happened extremely quickly and was beyond anyone's expectations. With the idea of dying together, Lao Fang moved quickly, accurately and ruthlessly, and the knife was about to stab Director Chen.
A bodyguard who was closer to Director Chen stepped forward almost instinctively.
Even though Lao Fang had a knife in his hand, he was facing bodyguards who trained every day and were physically strong.
Soon the knife fell to the ground and Lao Fang was pinned to the ground by the bodyguard.
Director Chen's face was pale and his body was trembling slightly. The knife was very close to him, and Lao Fang's hateful eyes were still lingering in his mind.
If it wasn't for Xu Youyou's bodyguard, he might have faced Lao Fang alone. He was unprepared and the knife might have hit him hard. He would be in great danger.
"Lao Fang, you have worked in our factory for more than ten years. Why are you so confused? It's just that you are not able to help me at the moment. When I have money, will you continue to delay paying me?" Director Chen asked.
Lao Fang's eyes were red at this time: "My daughter is only three years old... She needs money for medical treatment... I have borrowed money from all my relatives... She needs to survive... You have money to pay the deposit... But you don't have money to pay us wages... I don't accept it..."
Lao Fang's behavior seemed quite understandable, and Chen Changzi felt mixed emotions after seeing it.
Xu Youyou remained calm and asked, "Director Chen, do you want to send this man to the public security bureau?"
When Lao Fang heard this, his face showed no fear. He said, "I'm a worthless person, and I'll be dead if I die... But my daughter is only three years old... I beg you, at least give me my salary."
Director Chen looked at the collapsed man, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head: "Ms. Xu, when I opened this factory, Lao Fang was one of the first workers. Although he wanted to kill me, I'm not in serious trouble now. Otherwise, don't send him to the public security organs."
Lao Fang was stunned when he heard this.
Director Chen sighed and said, "Lao Fang, I'm just like you. I've borrowed all the money I can. I really don't have any money on me. All my money is tied up in the goods. I was thinking that after completing this big order, I could give you guys a bigger bonus, but... who could have thought!"
A look of confusion flashed in Lao Fang's eyes: "My daughter...what should I do with my daughter..."
Xu Youyou asked, "How much salary do you owe him?"
"Lao Fang is a skilled worker in the factory. His basic salary is 2,000 yuan, plus commissions. He is paid on a piece-rate basis. He has worked overtime a lot in the past two months, so he must be owed 20,000 yuan." Director Chen looked ashamed.
Lao Fang said, "Twenty-one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two yuan."
He remembered this number clearly, it was his daughter's life-saving money.
Xu Youyou asked again: "How many years have you worked in the factory? What is the average salary?"
"I've been working here for fifteen years. My daughter fell ill, so I worked harder in the past two months. I usually earn five to six thousand yuan a month..." said Lao Fang.
Xu Youyou said to Director Chen, "I don't dare keep a worker who causes trouble like this. If I took over this factory, I would fire him."
Director Chen thought of the heavy burden on Lao Fang's family and said, "Miss Xu, Lao Fang has had a hard time too. If he hadn't been pushed to the limit, he wouldn't be like this..."
Xu Youyou held him down and said some words of pity.
"I have always respected labor laws. You've worked here for fifteen years. According to regulations, I will compensate you with 16 months' salary, which works out to yuan a month."
Lao Fang's eyes lit up instantly. If he could get an extra 160,000 yuan, his daughter's surgery would be covered. "I'm willing to be fired, but this money..."
Xu Youyou said to Xu Fang, "Twenty thousand in back wages, plus sixteen hundred thousand in dismissal compensation. You transfer eighty-two thousand to him. I'll count this as a loan to Director Chen."
Lao Fang's eyes turned red, and two lines of tears fell on his wrinkled face: "Thank you... Thank you..."
Xu Youyou looked at Director Chen and said, "Director Chen, you won't blame me for acting on my own, will you?"
Director Chen said, "It's only right to give employees compensation when they are fired."
Xu Youyou continued, "I'm a man of few words. You must write the IOU. If I really buy the factory, the money will be deducted directly from the employees' salaries."
Director Chen nodded: "I'll write it now."
He took out a piece of paper, wrote the IOU with a pen, and then pressed his fingerprint on it.
Xu Youyou kept the IOU and Xu Fang transferred the money. When Lao Fang saw the text message from the bank and looked at the balance in his account, tears streamed down his face again.
The bodyguards released their hands on Lao Fang, and he knelt down on the spot and was about to kowtow to Xu Youyou.
Xu Youyou, however, was stopped by the bodyguards: "This money is what you deserve. You don't need to thank me."
Old Fang nodded with a sob, and whispered "thank you" to Director Chen before he staggered away.
Director Chen sighed and said, "Miss Xu is a kindhearted person. I've run this factory for more than ten years. If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't continue, I wouldn't want to sell it."
Xu Youyou did not sense the greasy feeling from Director Chen like other middle-aged bosses. Instead, she could see that this man really wanted to do business. At this time, she also had the patience to listen to him talk about the story of setting up the factory.
Director Chen's factory does not have high profits, but he has a good reputation in the surrounding area and offers higher wages than other factories, so the villagers nearby are trying their best to get a job in his factory.
It is also for this reason that even though the workers were owed two months' wages, they did not run away on a large scale.
However, due to speed limits, these cars were destined not to be put on the market. He did not intend to fool the buyers, but instead thought of a solution on his own.
At this moment, he faced Xu Youyou and said hesitantly:
"Two months' wages for the workers, plus bonuses, are expected to total over 10 million yuan. The land for the factory was purchased at a low price, and the construction of the factory building also cost a fortune. The machinery, equipment, and inventory in the factory may not seem impressive, but when you add it all up, the price tag is probably quite high."
Upon hearing this, Xu Youyou calculated her own small treasury and felt that such a factory would not cost tens of billions. Her target price was ten billion.
If it exceeds this number, she won't even pick up the leak.
Director Chen carefully gestured a number, his face full of guilt: "Maybe... maybe 80 million..."
Xu Youyou felt relieved. She had thought it was 800 million yuan, so she didn't even bother to discuss the price. "Deal."