Of course, under normal circumstances, there would be no problems.
After all, the payroll department staff calculated how much money each person received clearly.
Including all the bills and documents, everything was put into an envelope.
The three checked each other.
Even if one person made a mistake, it wouldn't matter.
The probability of all three making a mistake was almost impossible.
Soon, Chen Jianye was at the front of the line.
"Hello, my name is Chen Jianye."
Chen Jianye, following the example of the workers who had queued before him, voluntarily reported his name.
"That's right, he is Chen Jianye from our squad."
Wang Lif stood by, confirming the information was correct.
"Comrade Chen Jianye, here is your salary. Take it."
A staff member from the payroll department handed him an envelope.
"Thank you."
Chen Jianye took the envelope and instinctively walked to the right.
After a few steps, he opened the envelope and took out a few banknotes and several bills.
There were three ten-yuan Big Unity banknotes.
The bills were more complex: fifteen bath tickets, two industrial tickets, and also cloth tickets, shoe tickets, and so on.
A slip of paper was also included inside.
It stated the composition of Chen Jianye's salary: half a month as an Intern Fitter and half a month as a regular worker, so his salary was 30 yuan.
As for the bills, the slip of paper also listed them, for example, how many of a certain type of ticket.
Chen Jianye was too lazy to look at the miscellaneous bills and stuffed them into his pocket along with the Big Unity banknotes.
In reality, he put them into his personal space.
He usually bought his food and drinks from the Black Market and didn't need tickets.
Using tickets meant queuing at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, enduring others' expressions, and sometimes for popular goods, he had to queue as early as six in the morning, and still likely wouldn't get them.
Chen Jianye found it troublesome; since he wasn't short on money anyway, he just bought everything directly from the Black Market.
As for the 30 yuan salary, Chen Jianye didn't really take it seriously.
After all, he could earn 40 yuan by setting up a stall in the Black Market for an hour and a half.
Earning only 30 yuan for a month of work made it difficult for him to feel joy.
He joined the workforce more for the identity of a worker and to improve himself.
Chen Jianye, imitating other workers, returned the empty envelope to Wang Lif, preparing to leave.
Granny Jia also received her salary.
After checking it, she hurried to catch up with Chen Jianye, her face anxious: "Chen Jianye, how much money did you get?"
"Why do you care? The Squad Leader said there's no need to discuss salaries, why aren't you taking it seriously?"
Chen Jianye deliberately taunted her.
"Oh, we're from the same compound, what's the big deal if you tell me?"
"Why are you so petty?"
Granny Jia said, looking displeased.
"Then why don't you tell me how much salary you got?"
"You tell me first."
Chen Jianye retorted.
"Hiss, you brat."
Granny Jia was a little surprised, her lips mumbled a few times, and she whispered: "I got 22.5, hurry up and tell me, how much did you get?"
"Hehe, I won't tell you."
Chen Jianye chuckled, revealing two rows of white teeth.
"Chen Jianye, you little bastard, you're bullying an old woman like me, I don't want to live anymore!"
"Damn it, everyone, look! Chen Jianye is bullying people!"
Granny Jia was so angry her head spun; she directly slumped to the ground and started cursing.
Immediately, many people's gazes shifted to this area.
"Everyone, don't misunderstand, this old woman suddenly went crazy, I didn't provoke her at all."
Chen Jianye's tone was relaxed.
He wasn't afraid of Granny Jia making a scene; after all, he wasn't the one losing face.
"Jianye, what's going on?"
Wang Lif quickly walked over to ask.
As a Team Leader, he had the responsibility to mediate conflicts among team members.
And they were still distributing salaries, everyone was watching, it didn't look good.
"I don't know, Granny Jia must have suddenly gone mad."
Chen Jianye looked puzzled.
"Squad Leader, this scoundrel Chen Jianye tricked me into telling him how much salary I got, but he refuses to tell me how much he got."
"You tell me, how can someone be so bullying, it's truly heartless."
Granny Jia screamed.
"Oh, for such a small matter, is it really necessary?"
Wang Lif didn't know whether to laugh or cry, looking at Chen Jianye: "Jianye, stop teasing Zhang Jie, quickly tell Zhang Jie how much you got?"
"I got thirty yuan."
Chen Jianye said respectfully.
He still greatly respected Wang Lif.
The reason Granny Jia was still alive was that Chen Jianye was unwilling to act, also thinking he shouldn't cause trouble for Wang Lif.
If Granny Jia had been working elsewhere, Chen Jianye would have already made her have an 'accident'.
"Zhang Jie, now you know how much Jianye got, you should..."
Wang Lif continued to work on Granny Jia.
"Damn it, you actually got so much more money than me?!"
Granny Jia sprang up from the ground, completely ignoring what Wang Lif had said.
"You're lazy and gluttonous, you spent ten days just in training, and you got 22.5, and you still think it's too little?"
"I think you got too much."
Chen Jianye said grumpily.
Wang Lif immediately understood.
Granny Jia only received 22.5 yuan, compared to Chen Jianye's 30 yuan, there was indeed a significant difference.
Don't underestimate this 7.5 yuan.
For Granny Jia, that was one-third!
Taking the average salary of later generations as an example, it's equivalent to Granny Jia getting 5,000, while Chen Jianye got 6,666.
A direct difference of 1,666 yuan!
"There's no justice! Why do I get so much less money than Chen Jianye?!"
"He took over his father's post, I took over my son's post, where's the difference?!"
Granny Jia fumed, looking at Wang Lif.
This matter had to be made clear today.
"Zhang Jie, you were docked five yuan for taking a day off, remember? This matter was signed off by the Leader, so it definitely has to be reflected in your salary."
Wang Lif regretted it deeply; he wished he had known Granny Jia would react this way, he shouldn't have let Chen Jianye reveal his salary.
Now he had to pacify Granny Jia.
"Then I should have 25 yuan, why is it only 22.5 now? There's still 2.5 missing, did you eat it?"
Granny Jia said fiercely.
"The envelope has your salary information, you can check it yourself."
Wang Lif felt tired.
His thoughts were similar to Chen Jianye's.
You sleep all day in the squad, and you got over twenty yuan, are you still not satisfied?
Jianye works hard in the squad, it's only right that he gets a few more yuan than you, isn't it?
"Chen Jianye, take out your pay stub, let's compare them."
Granny Jia took out her slip of paper, holding it in her hand.
Chen Jianye looked at Wang Lif.
"Show it to her, let's sort this out clearly so there are no disputes later."
Wang Lif waved his hand.
Chen Jianye took out his pay stub from his pocket and handed it to Granny Jia.
"I can't read, Squad Leader, please read it for me."
Granny Jia handed both pay stubs to Wang Lif.
"If you can't read, you should study. There are literacy classes in every district now, you need to start learning."
"If you can't even read, how can you improve your Fitter Skill?"
Wang Lif took the opportunity to educate her.
Granny Jia pouted.
Improve what nonsense.
"I understand what's going on now."
After reading the pay stubs, Wang Lif said: "First, about Chen Jianye, his monthly salary is divided into two parts: half a month as an Intern Fitter, and half a month as a First-Level Fitter."
"The Intern Fitter's half-month salary is 13.75, and the First-Level Fitter's half-month salary is 16.25, totaling 30 yuan, no problem there."
"What about mine? I should also have 30 yuan, right?"
Granny Jia asked eagerly.
