Text Message Prompt

To Song Guangyuan's great surprise, after hearing his words, his beloved daughter Song Jia took a deep breath and then gave a very strange smile.

"Ah, so that's how it is. It's best not to give him this 30,000 yuan bonus."

"Alright, I'm going back to my room to play on the computer."

With that, a satisfied Song Jia returned to her room.

Before entering her room, she didn't forget to turn back and remind him, "Dad, we made a deal. Don't give Liu Shang that 30,000 yuan bonus!"

Just as Song Jia's room door closed and Song Guangyuan was still in a state of surprise and daze, he was directly pulled into the bedroom by his wife Wu Caiyun, who was frowning.

"I'm telling you, Old Song, what did we agree on last time?"

"Regarding our daughter's love life, especially concerning this Liu Shang fellow, shouldn't we focus on guiding her?"

Song Guangyuan spread his hands, "Yes, and wasn't I guiding her just now?"

"It's just that Jia Jia, this girl, feels a bit unusual today?!"

Wu Caiyun sighed at this point, "Old Song, what you were doing wasn't guiding at all. You were clearly sternly warning our daughter to stay away from this Liu Shang."

"Think about it, she must have heard this news from someone else at the company, that Liu Shang is about to receive a 30,000 yuan technical bonus."

"For a freshman student to receive such a large bonus, she must be feeling curious, excited, and impressed in her heart."

"That's why she happily rushed home from school, only to have you douse her with a bucket of cold water."

"You know your daughter's personality, she's always been independent and unconventional. The more we try to stop her from doing something, the more likely she is to do it."

"If she's only at the stage of being curious about Liu Shang now, I'm afraid our actions will push her to Liu Shang's side instead."

"There's also a worse possibility: in her heart, this 30,000 yuan bonus belonged to Liu Shang, but it was lost because of her."

"Do you think she might try to compensate Liu Shang with something else in other ways?"

Wu Caiyun didn't say the following words, but judging from Song Guangyuan's somber and worried expression, it's likely that Song Guangyuan had also started to worry about this matter.

"Sigh, it's just as I feared, this girl. Why has she become even more troublesome after going to college?"

"Let's leave this for now. I'll see what Manager Zhong says when I meet him tomorrow?"

The next morning, as soon as Manager Zhong arrived at the company, he was invited into Song Guangyuan's office.

"Manager Zhong, I took a look at the list of technical bonus allocations you submitted yesterday. Did you make a mistake with Liu Shang's bonus amount?"

Manager Zhong looked up in surprise, "I marked Liu Shang's bonus as 30,000, and I double-checked the list. It shouldn't be wrong, right?"

Upon hearing this, Song Guangyuan clearly paused, then smiled, lit a cigarette for Manager Zhong, and said in a gentle, casual tone:

"Manager Zhong, Liu Shang is quite an outstanding child, and very likable."

"But he's just a freshman student, and he's only been with our company for a week. Aren't you spoiling him a bit too much?"

To Song Guangyuan's rather tactful questioning, Manager Zhong also smiled, then stared into Song Guangyuan's eyes and retorted, "President Song, I, Zhong Gaokuang, have been working for so many years. Have you ever heard or seen me abuse my position for personal gain or mix personal feelings into my work?"

Song Guangyuan quickly smiled and explained, "Manager Zhong, please don't misunderstand."

"For so many years, you, Manager Zhong, have been known for your diligent work and clear separation of public and private matters."

"If that's the case, has this Liu Shang really made such a significant contribution in such a short time?"

At this moment, Manager Zhong also sighed lightly, "Actually, it's understandable that President Song would have doubts. If I were in your position, my reaction would probably be even more intense than yours."

"However, the fact is, on this technical project, Liu Shang's contribution was even greater."

"Because of his appearance and technical suggestions, the entire technology's development has been accelerated by at least a month and a half."

"President Song, think about it, just within this month and a half, how much manpower, material resources, and financial capital would we have consumed?"

"Therefore, giving Liu Shang 30,000 yuan is actually me shortchanging this child, not truly implementing the principle of 'to each according to his work'."

"In my original plan, Liu Shang should have received at least 35,000, or even 40,000 yuan."

"However, considering various factors, I finally decided on 30,000 yuan."

After hearing Manager Zhong's words, Song Guangyuan's brow remained furrowed, "To be honest, Manager Zhong, even now, I can't imagine Liu Shang making such a significant contribution."

"However, I absolutely believe what you said. But as you mentioned, Manager Zhong, this matter has a great impact on the entire technical department, and even the entire company."

"I'm afraid many people will question it, or even openly criticize it."

Manager Zhong waved his hand indifferently, "President Song, don't worry about this matter. I will take full responsibility."

"At that time, I want to see who dares to step forward and find fault in front of me, Zhong Gaokuang!!!"

"You get paid for the contributions you make, we operate on the principle of 'to each according to his work', and we do it openly."

"Don't say we're a private enterprise; even in the oil fields, I would dare and would act this way!"

"If you're not satisfied? Then, by all means, bring out your real skills!"

"Anyone who doesn't have the skills but jumps out to be critical and picky should get out of our technical department. I, Zhong Gaokuang, don't need such people under me!"

This was the integrity of Zhong Gaokuang, a lifelong technical person. Throughout the oil fields, Zhong Gaokuang had always maintained this working style, earning everyone's respect.

Seeing that he had said so, Song Guangyuan directly signed the document and handed it over to the finance department for the next steps.

Under the joint efforts of Song Guangyuan and many practical management staff, Huahai Company's work efficiency was very high.

Before lunch, Liu Shang directly received a text message notification from the bank that 30,000 yuan had been transferred to his bank card.

In this way, he had taken a small step forward, at least no longer being constrained by the most basic necessities like food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

Just like Liu Shang, everyone else in the technical team also received text message notifications from the bank one after another.

Although this was something to be happy and celebrated, it inexplicably made them feel less joyful.

If it were Manager Zhong himself, no one would question it even if he received 140,000 yuan, let alone 40,000 yuan.

Everyone was genuinely convinced of Manager Zhong's capabilities and technical prowess!

But how could Liu Shang, a freshman who had only been at the company for a week, be worthy of receiving so much money?

It wasn't just the people in their technical team; even others in the company who were not involved in this matter almost unanimously stood on the same ground, believing that Liu Shang had gotten the money through favoritism and was not deserving of such a large sum.