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Chapter 174 Expensive Recycling The Starting Place of Dreams 1

Chapter 174: Chapter 174 Expensive Recycling The Starting Place of Dreams 1

The Spring Festival in 2009 came earlier than usual. After the annual meeting, everyone was eagerly anticipating the year-end bonuses and the New Year.

Regarding the year-end bonuses, Zhou Xueyin had heard some rumors. Wang Anqi revealed to her that this time, due to 51buy’s performance exceeding expectations, not only was her bonus astronomical, but the bonuses for her subordinates were also very substantial. However, she couldn’t find out the specific figures.

On payday, Zhou Xueyin received a salary notification text from the bank. She glanced at it casually and didn’t count the zeros too seriously, "The group is really stingy, only gave 150,000 yuan for the year-end bonus... Didn’t they say the reward would be more substantial?

"Yinyin!" Li Jiniang jumped next to Zhou Xueyin and asked quietly, "How much was the year-end bonus?"

"150k, can you believe it?" Zhou Xueyin said in a displeased tone.

"Stop kidding! I got a 200k bonus, how could you only get 150k? You must have seen it wrong," Li Jiniang didn’t wait for Zhou Xueyin’s consent and took her phone, "I’ll kill you if you don’t believe me! Count the zeros!"

"Hmm? Could it be 1.5 million?" Zhou Xueyin snatched her phone back and seriously counted the digits, "My God... the group is so generous!"

"No kidding, you earned it. If it weren’t for the acquisition, you’d have controlled the revenue!" Li Jiniang said sourly.

"Don’t say that, if it weren’t for the group’s contribution, we probably wouldn’t have secured many big clients. Especially orders from luxury brands like Barbour..." Zhou Xueyin said, lacking confidence.

"Don’t ever say that, securing Barbour was also thanks to Annson’s recommendation and our successful packaging! Have some confidence!" Li Jiniang firmly patted Zhou Xueyin on the back, "Just wait, with this foundation, we’ll probably have plenty of luxury brands coming to us for advertising in the spring!"

"I hope so... as long as that idiot over there doesn’t screw anything up... Speaking of which, the Langri Razor project still doesn’t have a clear plan; I don’t even know how the discussions are going," Zhou Xueyin scoffed in distaste.

"Wanwan said they just went out eating and drinking, and didn’t discuss any serious matters..." Li Jiniang glanced at Zhang Yongzhong’s office, who had taken leave and gone home early for the new year, so everyone felt free to chat.

"Looks like he’s been enjoying himself with public funds! When he comes back after the New Year, I’ll follow up on the progress... We can’t be working hard to make money while he’s wasting it like crazy!" Zhou Xueyin took out a calendar and marked on the upper left corner.

Thinking back to when Zhang Yongzhong joined 51buy, it seemed that he only actively pulled in the Langri project, but he still hadn’t signed the deal. He talked about other projects, but never followed through.

Hopefully next year, he would deliver on his words and secure the brand, which might open up the men’s products market.

"By the way, Jixiang, how did you handle the money we split before?" Zhou Xueyin asked Li Jiniang blankly.

"What do you mean by handle? You mean how did I spend it? When I went back home during the holidays, I bought a house for my parents and one for myself. The rest of the money I just put in the bank..." Li Jiniang said nonchalantly.

"With the money I have now, I should be able to afford a house, right?" Since Zhou Xueyin was a Beijing local, she was not that demanding about housing.

Moreover, since her parents already owned a house and she lived in a stable rental place, she hardly ever thought about buying a house.

"You can buy more than just one house! You could even buy a villa in the suburbs of Beijing!" Li Jiniang exaggerated.

"Do I look sick? Buying a villa in the suburbs... a place with neither villages ahead nor shops behind." Zhou Xueyin chuckled and shook her head, "What do you think about me buying the house we’re living in now?"

"Why would you buy that? An old neighborhood with no elevator. If you’re going to buy, you should get a new house!" Li Jiniang frowned, looking at Zhou Xueyin, not quite understanding her idea.

"Huh? Yinyin, are you buying a house for your wedding?" Yao Shanshan’s gossip antenna perked up.

"Damn! I don’t even have a boyfriend! What wedding house would I be buying?" Zhou Xueyin wished she could throw a ballpoint pen at her.

"Then what are you doing?" Yao Shanshan continued to look at Zhou Xueyin, puzzled.

"I just want to buy the place we’re living in now... It’s where we started our entrepreneurship after all." Zhou Xueyin explained her thoughts.

"Huh? Yinyin? You want to buy the house we’re living in now? I totally support that!" Kang Siyin also chimed in, lifting her head.

"Oh~~" Li Jiniang suddenly nodded her head in understanding, "If it’s for the sentiment, of course, I support it! But you’d have to see if the landlord is willing to sell."

"The landlord only shows up to collect rent, seems to disappear otherwise... just after the Spring Festival, I’ll have to pay the rent, I’ll ask him then!" Since everyone seemed supportive of her buying the place, Zhou Xueyin was determined to purchase it, no matter what.

During the Spring Festival holiday, Zhou Xueyin shared her thoughts with her parents.

The old couple had long wanted her to buy a place, thinking of her future, since she couldn’t live with her parents forever.

"In my opinion, you should have bought one earlier. Property prices have gone up quite a bit since a few months ago! You could have saved a lot if you had bought it back then!" Zhou Dad complained about why she hadn’t thought of buying a house sooner.

"Hey, I was busy with work at the time, had no time to think about buying a house. And what I want to buy is the house in Zhongguancun... after all, it’s where we started our business. I want to buy it to keep the memories." Zhou Xueyin honestly shared her thoughts with her father.

"Are you out of your mind? With the money you’d spend on that old building in Zhongguancun, you could buy a much better new house elsewhere!" Zhou Dad still spoke relentlessly.

"Give it a rest. She earned the money herself, she can spend it wherever she wants. Besides, that house in Zhongguancun is quite nice, close to the schools, definitely better than ours here, which is miles away from any school." Zhou Mom supported Zhou Xueyin’s decision to buy the house in Zhongguancun.

Being a mother, she thought more comprehensively. She considered that if Zhou Xueyin got married and had children in the future, the kids could go to a nearby school with a widely praised education quality, certainly better than the schools here.

"Two against one, I can’t argue with both of you. Just listen to your mom! When will you meet with the landlord? Don’t let them rip you off!" Even though he cared, Zhou Dad’s tone shifted.

But the mother and daughter were used to Zhou Dad’s way of grumbling but meaning well, they exchanged smiles.

"After the Spring Festival, when the landlord comes to collect the rent, I’ll talk to him." Zhou Xueyin had already planned it, as soon as the landlord appeared, she would plead with him to sell the house.

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