mchenry-crisis.org Chapter 397 Clear Rewards and Punishments Reassure People's Hearts; Envy Causes All to Faint fr
Chapter 397 Clear Rewards and Punishments Reassure People's Hearts; Envy Causes All to Faint fr
Jiang Shitou made a good start.
The entire banquet on the long street turned into a thrilling awards ceremony and a celebration of wealth.
Jiang Chen stood on the stage, holding the roster, like an emperor who held the power of life and death over mortals.
Every time his voice rang out, it would create a frenzy among the audience.
"Jiangshi Logistics Fleet, Outstanding Driver Li Tiezhu! 300,000 kilometers of safe driving throughout the year with not a single instance of cargo damage! Please come forward to receive your award!"
A middle-aged man with dark skin and calloused hands excitedly rushed onto the stage.
Jiang Chen took three small gold bars, each weighing 100 grams, directly from the gold mountain and stuffed them into his hand.
"Uncle Tiezhu, thank you for your hard work! These three gold bars are for you: one for your wife to buy jewelry, and the last one for your son's tuition!"
"Thank you, Brother Chen! Thank you, Brother Chen!" Li Tiezhu was so excited that he was incoherent, and tears were almost streaming down his face.
"Jiang Mancang, a top-level planting technician at the smart greenhouse in the back mountain, has cultivated 'miracle strawberries' that have brought huge profits to the company! Come up to the stage and lead me!"
Jiang Mancang, the hardworking and honest old ox who had worked diligently all his life, walked onto the stage trembling.
This time, Jiang Chen didn't give gold bars. Instead, he had Wang Dagou bring up a huge red suitcase.
Open it in front of the whole village!
"Splash—"
Bundles of brand-new, still-smelling red banknotes poured out like a waterfall, filling the entire box!
A full two million in cash!
The visual impact was no less than that of a gold mine!
"Uncle Mancang, take this money. Go back and renovate the house, and buy a nice car!"
Jiang Mancang looked at the box full of money, his legs went weak and he almost knelt down, but Jiang Chen caught him.
The villagers below the stage stared in disbelief.
"My goodness! They're even packing all the money into suitcases!"
"What a huge achievement that would earn you two million in cash!"
The prize-giving ceremony continued in an almost frenzied atmosphere.
Anyone who has contributed to the development of Jiangjia Village in the past six months, worked hard and sweated for it.
From technical backbones in factories to sanitation workers sweeping the streets in villages.
Every single one of them received the reward they deserved.
At the very least, they received a small gold bar weighing fifty grams or a cash bonus of 50,000 yuan.
The entire Jiangjia Village was completely immersed in a golden sea and a blissful clamor.
Even Jiang Huixin, the socially anxious volunteer teacher who had been quietly tutoring the children in the corner, was not spared.
"Jiang Huixin, a special-grade teacher from Jiangjiacun Hope Primary School, has made indelible contributions to the century-long educational plan of our village! Please come up to receive your award!"
Jiang Huixin was startled when she heard her name called, her face instantly turning bright red, and she waved her hands repeatedly.
"No...no need, Jiang Chen, I...I just did what I should do..."
Her voice was so soft it was like a mosquito's hum.
Jiang Chen smiled, but there was no room for doubt.
"Sister Huixin, this won't do! Education is fundamental; your contribution is greater than anyone else's!"
As he spoke, he stepped off the stage and, without saying a word, forcibly stuffed a thick gold bar, weighing a full two hundred grams, into Jiang Huixin's hand.
"Here you go! This is your award for contributing to education! If the school needs anything else in the future, just let me know!"
Jiang Huixin held the heavy gold bar, feeling it was hotter than a scalding potato, her face turning so red it looked like it was about to bleed.
The surrounding villagers, however, objected.
"Take it! Teacher Huixin! You deserve it!"
"Exactly! Without you, our little rascal would still be out there a hoodlum!"
"Take it! You must take it!"
Finally, Jiang Huixin was practically pushed and half-carried by several enthusiastic aunties before she accepted this heavy reward.
She looked at the gold bar in her hand, then at the young figure standing in the light in the distance, with a gentle smile, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
Amidst this revelry, the expressions on the faces of two people grew increasingly grim.
It was Jiang Jianye and Zhang Guifang, a couple who had rushed back from the county town, ready to have a big meal.
From the very beginning of the banquet, the two of them seized the most advantageous positions, craning their necks like two hungry crows, their eyes gleaming with greedy green light as they stared intently at the mountain of gold on the stage.
While stuffing a king crab leg into her mouth, Zhang Guifang nudged Jiang Jianye next to her with her elbow.
"Hey, how much do you think our family will get?"
"I think we should at least give him a big gold brick, right? After all, we're Chen-ge'er's uncle!"
Jiang Jianye's mouth was stuffed with abalone, and he spoke indistinctly.
"Of course! Blood ties speak for themselves! If he dares not give it to me, I'll hang myself at his doorstep and make sure he never has a peaceful life again!"
The couple ate while dreaming of getting rich.
However, time passed second by second.
The gold mountain on the platform visibly shrank and shortened rapidly.
Finally, when Jiang Chen awarded the last small gold bar to the village's most hardworking night soil collector.
Wang Dagou, accompanied by several security guards, went directly onto the stage, took out several huge empty boxes, and banged them cleaned the stage thoroughly before locking them up and carrying them offstage.
Gone.
Kingsoft, that's all.
From beginning to end, Jiang Chen didn't even mention the name "Jiang Jianye" once.
Jiang Jianye and his wife were completely dumbfounded.
They looked at the gold bars others were holding and the bundles of cash they were clutching, then looked at the mess of leftover food in front of them and the black plastic bag full of takeout leftovers.
A tremendous, indescribable sense of humiliation and anger surged to the top of his head in an instant.
Why should I?!
Why is it that those peasants can get gold bricks, while I, their own uncle, can't even get a single gold hair?!
Jiang Jianye could no longer hold back.
He suddenly jumped up from the bench, knocking over several plates on the table.
He pointed at Jiang Chen on the stage and shouted at the top of his lungs in an extremely shrill voice.
"Jiang Chen! You stop right there!"
"What do you mean by that?!"
"I'm your uncle! I'm your elder! Why didn't I get a prize when you were giving out awards today?!"
"Don't you even respect me as your uncle?! Don't you have any respect for the law?!"
His shout successfully drew everyone's attention to him.
The villagers, who were originally immersed in joy, all showed expressions of watching a good show.
Jiang Chen looked at Jiang Jianye, who was barking like a mad dog below the stage, without any surprise on his face. Instead, he revealed a cold smile.
He had expected this guy to jump out.
Jiang Chen took another, thicker, black-covered booklet from Wang Dagou's hand without any haste.
Those are the attendance records and work logs of everyone in the village. Every single entry is recorded by the AI system with unparalleled accuracy.
Jiang Chen didn't even bother to leave the stage. He just stood there, looking down at Jiang Jianye as if he were a pitiful ant.
He opened the black leather booklet and read aloud.
Jiang Jianye.
"This year, I worked in the fields for a total of three days."
"The first time, I was sleeping on the edge of a field when a stray dog stole one of my shoes."
"The second time, he lied and said he had a stomachache, and then hid in the toilet and smoked half a pack of cigarettes."
"The third time, I stole two bags of newly purchased imported compound fertilizer from the company and sold them for thirty yuan at the town's recycling station."
"In addition, according to statistics from the AI access control system, you have returned to the village for meals a total of 127 times this year, and on average, you took away 3.5 kilograms of leftovers each time."
Jiang Chen's voice was clear and cold; every word was like a resounding slap across Jiang Jianye's face.
"puff--"
Someone couldn't help but laugh first.
Followed by.
"Hahahaha!"
"That's hilarious! They stole fertilizer and sold it for thirty yuan?!"
"His shoe was stolen by a dog while he was sleeping? That's some serious talent!"
The whole village laughed so hard they were doubled over, and tears streamed down their faces.
Jiang Jian stood there, his old face instantly turning a deep liver color, so red it looked like it was about to bleed.
He felt as if he had been stripped naked and thrown in front of the whole village, mercilessly watched and ridiculed.
He wanted to refute it, but found that everything Jiang Chen said was true, not a single word was wrong.
He wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground right now.
"You...you..." Jiang Jianye pointed at Jiang Chen, trembling with anger, unable to utter a single word.
"What are you still standing there for? You're a disgrace!"
Zhang Guifang, standing nearby, also felt her face burning. She pinched Jiang Jianye hard on the waist, grabbed him, and, with her tail between her legs, slunk away from the banquet amidst the laughter of the whole village.
They even forgot to take the black plastic bag full of leftover food.
Meanwhile, outside the village entrance, there were idle men who had been watching the whole thing while clinging to the railings.
They were so jealous their eyes turned red, and their gums were almost bleeding from biting so hard.
They beat their chests and stamped their feet, filled with regret.
"Damn it! If I'd known Jiangjia Village was this powerful, I should have found a way to transfer my household registration here back then!"
"It's too late to say anything now! We're not destined for this good fortune!"
The minor incident at the long street banquet quickly passed.
Jiang Jianye's fate did not affect everyone's mood; on the contrary, it made everyone feel relieved.
Yes! That's exactly how it should be!
Clear rewards and punishments! No lazy people to be tolerated!
Everyone raised their glasses again, gazing at the young figure on the stage.
"Brother Jingchen!"
"Brother Jingchen!!!"
The roaring sound, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing, converged into a powerful torrent.