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The Christmas holiday is approaching. According to the usual practice in previous years, Meisi Department Store will remain open until three o'clock in the afternoon on the day before Christmas.

The number of people visiting the mall on this day was no less than the previous two days, and some customers who usually didn't come to the mall seemed to be rushing to the last day.It takes more time for these working-class people like Caroline to go shopping, and they often exhaust the details when asking about products. After all, if you buy this pair of shoes, you may have to give up that shirt, so you are always cautious and entangled when making a decision.

Caroline also met an old lady who made her dumbfounded, she kept asking if the price could be lower, and she had to explain it several times before she understood that the mall was selling at a fixed price.

Although it is not Saturday, the mall has notified all employees in advance that there will be a work summary after the end of today, and the salary from this week to today will be issued in advance.

After everyone reached the third floor and stood in their usual positions, Manager Adler stepped forward to announce that Ms. Green will host the summary meeting today.

Ms. Green stood directly in front of everyone, her eyes slowly passed over the faces of each employee. Instead of wearing her usual work clothes, she changed into a silver-gray long skirt suit, and the bustle supported the layers of silk. The skirt is formal enough without being too flamboyant.

"In the past year, Max's sales have doubled compared to last year. This achievement is inseparable from the efforts of every colleague present. As one of Max's shareholders, I would like to say to everyone One word, thank you."

Although only a handful of old employees know the identity of Ms. Green's shareholder, everyone, including Caroline, has more or less guessed about Ms. Green's identity.So although it was the first time that shareholders were publicly identified, few were surprised.Caroline also secretly said in her heart, it really is so.

"In order to thank everyone here, I would like to announce some 'employee benefits' for you.

First of all, as the new year begins, every quarter Max will hold a special shopping event for our employees.All Meisi employees who buy products from Meisi Department Store for themselves and their families can enjoy a [-]-point discount on the original price on the day of the event. "

"Not only that, Meisi also prepares an installment amount of 50 yuan for each employee in the first quarter. If you have a favorite product, you only need to pay half of the price on the day of purchase. The rest of the payment, as long as it is less than 50 yuan, will be paid. You can choose to pay in one lump sum for the remaining two months, or deduct it from your salary on a weekly or monthly basis.”

"Besides, we also decided to select five outstanding salespersons every month, each of whom will be awarded a shopping voucher worth ten yuan as a reward, which can be used directly at any counter of Max Department Store."

There were buzzing voices around, and some young salesmen who often saved money to buy things in the mall immediately realized how much these new "employee benefits" would bring them. Of course, some employees felt that these "benefits" seemed like It has nothing to do with myself.

From the moment Ms. Green talked about employee in-app purchase activities, the corners of Caroline's mouth began to rise uncontrollably. She liked the feeling that this proposal was recognized.But she did not indicate that the proposal was related to herself, and Caroline has only talked to Ms. Green about the report.

Ms. Green clapped her hands lightly for silence.

"Next, I will announce a reward for every Meisi employee today." Ms. Green took a green box from Manager Adri, and took out a dozen paper tickets from it.

"In order to thank everyone for their efforts, we have decided after consultation that we will hold the first employee shopping event today, and issue a coupon of ten yuan to each employee present as a bonus for hard work during this time. Everyone You can choose to use it today, or you can keep it until after the holiday. However, in order to allow everyone to bring gifts back to reunite with their families earlier, I am afraid that everyone has to return to their jobs first and take turns to receive colleagues!"

After Ms. Green bowed slightly to salute everyone, Manager Adler, who had been standing aside just now, stepped forward,

"It's a quarter to four, and the mall will close at 05:30 today. Please come to me in order to collect your salary and shopping vouchers, and the rest of the time belongs to us!"

"great!"

"This is amazing!"

"Thank you, Ms. Green, and thank you, Manager Adler!"

Everyone started to cheer and applaud for the new event and bonus, and the voices came and went.

The last announced event was a real cash deduction, which was a pleasant surprise for everyone.After all, even those who are more frugal will consider buying some gifts in the mall before Christmas.

Caroline stood in the back row, applauding with everyone, and staring ahead.

Under the light, the satin and tulle on Ms. Green's dress reflected a faint light, and there was always a confident and elegant smile on her face.

Caroline used to be a person who followed the steps in life and work. Even when teaching students, she didn’t like to use those innovative and advanced educational methods, because she never thought of being a leader. Be the best.

However, now looking at Ms. Green in front of her, Caroline felt that her hands were trembling with excitement. She vaguely felt what she wanted to pursue and become, not just being encouraged and recognized as an employee and subordinate. , not just earning enough money to live a comfortable life, but some more ambitious goals, some goals that make life more fulfilling...

"Hey, Caroline, what are you thinking? Do you have anything you want to buy?" Joanna pulled Annie and Vivienne and squeezed to her side, "Annie and I decided to go to one of you to buy a pair of sheepskin gloves first. Haven't figured it out yet."

"I should buy some gifts for my family. I've been too busy these two days, so I haven't had time to prepare yet." Caroline thought for a while and said.

"If I had known there would be employee discounts, I would have waited until today to buy them." Annie had already prepared gifts for her family, and the pipe for her father was selected on the second floor the day before yesterday.

"Don't think so much, an hour will pass quickly." Joanna pulled everyone to go downstairs.

"Stupid, we have to go get our salary first." Vivian quickly dragged him back.

"I didn't forget, this is not to take advantage of everyone's queue to go shopping first," Joanna muttered, saying that she didn't want to wait a minute longer.

After Caroline received her salary envelope, she glanced at it, and immediately stuffed it into the interlayer of the small bag she retrieved from the lounge, and put the shopping coupons outside.

She and Vivian made an appointment to take care of the counter first, and while introducing products and billing to her colleagues, she thought about what she would buy later.

After Vivienne finished shopping, Caroline went upstairs to buy a box of Christmas candy for Minnie's child Tony.Children grow up fast, and the usual clothes, shoes and toys are either remade by Minnie from old clothes, or bought from second-hand stores.If you buy new clothes, hats, shoes and socks for Christmas, you will be nagged and wasted by Minnie.

After that, Caroline bought a large box of body oil for Minnie. The simple apartment they live in has no hot water, and Minnie often washes things in cold water even in winter. If she is not careful, she will easily get frostbite.As for Han Sheng's gift, she couldn't think of anything to buy, so she simply bought the most common men's hat.

Adding some small things for herself, Caroline quickly used up her shopping coupons.

The girls had already agreed that they would not give each other gifts this year for the sake of each other's wallets.

"Do you have any plans for your vacation?" Vivian asked after Caroline came back.

Max's, like the other malls on Debone Street, is closed from Christmas to the third day after New Years, and employees only have such a week-long holiday throughout the year.

Even so, some people don't want to take a break, because not working means no income for more than a week.

However, Caroline is looking forward to the holiday. After a few months of work, she plans to organize her manuscripts and relax.It's always two o'clock and one line. She hasn't seen the city well yet.

"Tomorrow, we'll have dinner at Minnie's. After that, we should rest at home. If the weather is nice, we'll go out and have fun. We don't have any special arrangements for now," Caroline replied.

"Then why don't you come to my place? My brother sent some high-quality coffee beans back two days ago. I remember you like coffee very much."

"Okay." Vivienne invited her for the first time, and Caroline happened to be free, so she made an appointment to visit Vivienne's house the day after Christmas.

If it was in her previous life, Caroline might have regarded this kind of invitation as polite, but after a few months, she was sure that if the girls didn't really want to invite you, they wouldn't even say a word in front of you.

Before closing the doors, Manager Adler asked the ladies to take away all the flowers used for decoration in the mall, and Caroline also got a small bouquet of white roses.

She tied a ribbon left over from the counter packaging on the shaved flower stem. She originally wanted to give it to Isabella as a gift, but she held it all the way home, but she was reluctant, and finally decided to wrap a small box to buy it. Gingerbread and chocolate for myself for roommates tomorrow.

When I got back to the apartment, the living room was still dark, and there was a faint light from Isabella’s door. Caroline lit the lamp, lit two candles and put them in her room, and found out the Making a decorative vase in the corner of the bathroom, kneeling on the carpet and humming a little tune casually, while trimming the roses she brought back and putting them into the vase, she put her nose close to the petals, smelling the fragrance of roses , feeling a long-lost satisfaction.

After a while, Caroline remembered the salary she received today, and took out the paper envelope from her bag.The paper seal containing the salary in the mall had an opening. She saw that the amount inside seemed to be much more than expected, so she put it away directly.

She dumped the soft money in the paper envelope directly on the carpet. Inside were three ten-dollar bills and one one-dollar bill.Just 20 yuan more than her income this week.Inside the note is a stamped card that says "Keep up the good work".

Caroline was already familiar with the handwriting on it.

She knew that the card and bonus, like the encouragement she received when she first received her paycheck, came from Ms. Green.