When Ning Ge returned to the factory with the competition team, they were welcomed with lined-up employees and enthusiastic applause, and the words "you’ve worked hard" made the whole team feel honored.
The celebration banquet was set up in the factory’s cafeteria, with a rich variety of dishes and drinks on every table.
The trophy gleaming in gold, representing honor, was placed on the keynote stage, engraved with the date and type of the gold award competition.
Xiao Pinshan hosted the opening, and then Cheng Su and Ning Ge took turns to give speeches.
What Cheng Su said was full of gratitude and encouragement: "...This award doesn’t belong to me alone; it belongs to everyone, to all of us at Joy Soon Loy. Because of everyone’s concerted efforts and unity, we, as a company that’s been open for less than a year, have won this gold award. In the future, I hope everyone will continue to strive, and work together to carry forward our company’s spirit of unity."
With these words, the whole place erupted in loud applause.
"Additionally, since we’ve won the award, to encourage everyone, a certain bonus will be issued this month. I hope no one finds it too little, and we’ll aim for more honors and earn more bonuses." Cheng Su continued.
"Great!"
"Thank you, President Cheng!"
"We will definitely work hard!"
Cheers, screams, and whistles resounded; is there anything happier than earning a bonus? After all, isn’t work all for the money?
Cheng Su handed the microphone to Ning Ge: "Say a few words as well."
Ning Ge took it, glanced at her, and said: "Everything I wanted to say, President Cheng has already covered, so I won’t repeat. What President Cheng didn’t mention, I’ll add just one thing; this award was fully dependent on President Cheng taking the field personally, so let’s give some applause to President Cheng."
With that, he led the way in clapping, and thunderous applause echoed around.
Cheng Su, feeling helpless, took the microphone again to say thank you, and said: "If applause is to be given, it should be to our technicians, who delved day and night to develop this jam recipe. Let’s appreciate their spirit of dedication to the company."
Xiao Zhu and Old Liu stood up with a bit of embarrassment, modestly saying it wasn’t them.
This time in the competition, they fell for a trick, completely becoming spectators instead!
Cheng Su shared a few more good news, such as how many new orders the company had received and how many franchisees there would be, and this celebration banquet only then truly began.
Glasses clinked back and forth.
As the big bosses, naturally, Cheng Su and Ning Ge were taken turns toasts by the employees. And this time, it was all white spirits, even if Cheng Su had a high tolerance, she couldn’t withstand it.
She had hurt her body previously due to a miscarriage and wasn’t as robust as before, and soon her face was flushed red in patches.
Those in the know, like Ning Ge, Ying Xiaoya, and others, automatically stepped in to help fend off drinks, including Xiao Pinshan. But as the alcohol kicked in, once the celebration banquet ended, Cheng Su was drunk.
Ying Xiaoya, who wasn’t a heavy drinker herself, was also a bit tipsy and could only be escorted home by Xiao Pinshan.
As for Cheng Su, luckily Chunhua was going the same way, and Ning Ge, not at ease, decided to join Chunhua in helping Cheng Su back home.
Upon arrival, Chunhua went to wring a towel, remembering there was honey at home, and told Ning Ge to watch over her first while she went to prepare honey water.
Cheng Su vomited endlessly, and Ning Ge was exasperated: "I told you not to drink, yet you insisted. Serves you right."
Cheng Su was scolded but unaware, she just giggled foolishly, holding Ning Ge’s face, squinting and saying: "Who are you? Are you our Old Qi?"
Ning Ge had never seen her drunk before; her face was flushed, and she pouted her lips, looking particularly silly, yet incredibly charming.
With her hands holding his face, Ning Ge only needed to lower his head to kiss her.
With a surge of emotions inside, he heard footsteps approaching and quickly pushed her away.
Cheng Su fell to the ground, crying out: "You hit me!"