Chapter 16: From now on, employees’ lunch will be reimbursed by the company

“Mr. Chen, did you earn too much?”

Shen Rou looked at the transfer amount and then at Chen Mo, puzzled.

“That’s right, wasn’t it 6400?”

Chen Mo was confused, wondering if he had missed a zero and transferred 640 instead.

But when he opened the transfer record, it was indeed 6400.

“It’s 6400, but isn’t my salary 6000?”

Shen Rou asked, puzzled.

Chen Mo suddenly understood and said with a smile.

“Ah, your salary is indeed 6000, and the other 400 is a full attendance bonus.”

“But I haven’t even started working yet, and I might not have full attendance.”

“We’ll issue it as full attendance for now. If you don’t have full attendance, will you return it then?”

Chen Mo said this outwardly, but thought to himself.

Return?

How could it be returned?

How could money that has been spent ever be returned?

He was already calculating how to refuse a refund if she didn’t have full attendance.

Shen Rou looked at Chen Mo’s relaxed expression, feeling deeply moved. This money might not be much to Chen Mo, but to her current situation, it was life-saving.

Thinking this, she bowed deeply and thanked him.

“Thank you, Mr. Chen, I will definitely work hard.”

Chen Mo looked at Shen Rou’s serious demeanor and his heart skipped a beat. Working hard was fine, but…

No.

He absolutely had to dispel that notion.

“Uh, Shen Rou, our company advocates for a relaxed and pleasant work environment, not internal competition. So, working hard is fine in moderation; don’t lose the joy of life for the sake of work.”

“Thank you, Mr. Chen, I will keep that in mind.”

Shen Rou thanked him again.

This boss was too considerate of his employees; no wonder the workers in the workshop were so respectful of him.

Seeing this, Chen Mo sat down, feeling slightly relieved.

“Mr. Chen, when do I start work?”

Shen Rou asked. Now that the contract was signed and her salary had been advanced, she naturally wanted to know her working hours.

“If you don’t have anything else, you can officially start work today.”

Shen Rou’s face lit up with joy upon hearing this. She naturally hoped to start as soon as possible.

“Then I’ll start today. Is there anything I can do?”

“Uh… please organize the documents for the five social insurances and one housing fund. We might be processing them uniformly for the company’s employees in the coming days.”

Chen Mo thought for a moment and then spoke.

He had already mentioned the five social insurances to the employees yesterday. Now that Shen Rou was here, he wouldn’t have to worry about it himself.

“Okay, Mr. Chen.”

Shen Rou nodded, then looked around the office, only to realize she didn’t have her own workstation yet.

Chen Mo also noticed this problem and immediately stood up.

“You can sit here. The computer is a bit slow, so please make do with it for now. We’ll get a new one in a couple of days.”

“Mr. Chen, this…”

Shen Rou stood still and didn’t move over.

Taking the boss’s workstation right after starting work didn’t seem right.

“Don’t worry about it, just use it for now. Once the new desks and chairs arrive, you’ll have your own workstation.”

Chen Mo said gently, thinking to himself that he needed to quickly sort out the social insurance matter so he could spend another sum of system funds.

Seeing that Chen Mo truly didn’t seem to mind, Shen Rou no longer refused and sat down directly, starting to organize the documents for the five social insurances and one housing fund.

Chen Mo, meanwhile, sat not far away, idly scrolling on his phone.

Soon, it was noon, time for lunch.

Chen Mo suddenly realized that he hadn’t eaten lunch the previous times he came to the company, so he now didn’t know where to eat lunch.

After thinking for a moment, he called Li Shen over.

“Mr. Chen, you called me.”

Li Shen came into the office and asked respectfully.

“I want to ask you something. Where do the workshop employees usually eat lunch?”

“Usually around noon, fast food trucks come outside the Industrial Park. Everyone usually buys food there and brings it back to eat.”

“You pay for it yourselves?”

Chen Mo’s eyes lit up. He felt he had found another way to spend money.

“It’s always been like that.”

Li Shen nodded, somewhat confused as to why the boss was asking this.

Ever since he came to this company, he had always paid for his own meals.

“This is my oversight. As the company’s boss, how can I let employees pay for their own meals?”

“How about this, from now on, the company will reimburse employees for their lunch.”

“Thank you, Mr. Chen.”

Li Shen’s expression was joyful, and he quickly thanked him.

With the company reimbursing lunch expenses, they would save money on lunch, which could amount to several hundred yuan a month. To some extent, this was equivalent to a salary increase of several hundred yuan.

Then he thought of a question and asked.

“Mr. Chen, there are several price points for the fast food trucks. Which price point should I buy?”

“What’s the most expensive price point?”

“The most expensive is 16 yuan per serving, all meat dishes.”

Only 16 yuan?

Chen Mo frowned upon hearing this. There were only about twenty employees in the workshop, which meant a single lunch would only cost a few hundred yuan.

That’s a bit too little.

It seems fast food won’t work; the expense is too low. He needs to think of other ways.

However, today’s meal definitely had to be eaten.

Thinking this, he looked up at Li Shen.

“Count the number of people, buy the most expensive option, and add a drink for each person.”

“Also, this is Shen Rou. She’s my new assistant. From now on, some company affairs will be managed by her.”

Chen Mo gestured to Shen Rou and introduced her, then sent Li Shen off to buy food.

………

Inside the workshop,

Li Shen excitedly came to the second floor and shouted loudly.

“A few of you, come with me to buy food.”

“Li Shen, it’s still a while until mealtime. If you go buy food so early, and the boss finds out, it might not be good.”

“That’s right, Mr. Chen is very good to us. How can we use working hours to buy food?”

Li Shen looked at the few people who objected and smiled mysteriously.

“This is the boss’s instruction, and the boss said that from now on, everyone’s lunch will be reimbursed by the company.”

As his words fell,

The workshop fell silent, then became chaotic again.

“Li Shen, you’re not joking, are you?”

“Is that true?”

“…..”

One by one, the employees spoke, with expressions of disbelief.

Li Shen clapped his hands.

“Everyone, quiet down. Mr. Chen himself told me this, so there’s no mistake, and I wouldn’t joke about something like this with everyone.”

“So, just two people to help me carry the food will be fine; it won’t affect anyone’s work.”

As his words fell.

Two men walked out and left the workshop with Li Shen.

After lunch,

Chen Mo was considering how to increase the cost of employee lunches when the office door was knocked again.

“Come in.”

Chen Mo looked up and saw a middle-aged man with a weathered appearance walk in, his face covered in large beads of sweat, as if he had just undergone strenuous exercise.