A reborn mother longs for her daughter's happiness.

Chapter 172 The Surprise of Chapter 38 (1)

The March breeze, carrying a gentle touch, blew into the impressive office building of Huaguang Group. In the spacious and bright conference room on the top floor, an important discussion about International Women's Day benefits was in full swing.

Chairwoman Li Yuan, dressed in a smart business suit, with wisdom and decisiveness in her eyes, placed her hands on the conference table, her gaze sweeping over each senior executive present. She smiled and began, "Ladies and gentlemen, International Women's Day is just around the corner. We need to prepare some tangible benefits for our female colleagues so that everyone can feel the company's care and warmth. Please feel free to speak your minds and share your thoughts."

As soon as she finished speaking, General Manager Chen pushed up her glasses and spoke first: "Chairman Li, I think sending flowers is definitely a must. What woman doesn't like flowers? Let's also give the female employees half a day off so they can relax, go shopping, get a beauty treatment, or something."

Sales Director Lao Wang scratched his head and frowned, saying, "President Chen, giving us half a day off is fine, but our business is at a critical stage, and many projects are underway. If all the female employees take the day off, the work progress will definitely be affected."

Upon hearing this, Sister Chen was somewhat unconvinced. She crossed her arms and retorted, "Old Wang, this work is certainly important, but employee benefits can't be ignored. Besides, it's only half a day off. How much can it interfere with? We can definitely overcome it by arranging the work reasonably."

At this moment, Xiao Li from the Human Resources Department cleared his throat and said cautiously, "Leaders, I have an idea. In addition to sending flowers and giving holidays, how about we give our employees some practical little gifts? Like skincare products or cosmetics, the female colleagues will definitely like them."

Li Yuan nodded slightly, a hint of approval flashing in her eyes: "Xiao Li's idea is good, practical and thoughtful. Does anyone else have any other ideas?"

Marketing Manager Zhao slammed his fist on the table and said excitedly, "I think we can also hold a lucky draw with a variety of prizes. This will not only increase the fun of the holiday but also boost employee morale."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and the discussion in the meeting room grew increasingly heated. After a heated debate, everyone finally reached a consensus: to distribute welfare bags to all employees, containing practical items such as lipstick, facial cleansing products, and bath products; to give female employees half a day off; and to hold a lively lucky draw within the company.

Li Yuan smiled with satisfaction and said, "Okay, it's settled then. Sister Chen, you're in charge of arranging for the notice to be sent to all subsidiaries, making sure every employee is aware of it."

Sister Chen nodded and replied, "Okay, Chairman Li, I'll take care of it right away."

As a result, notices regarding International Women's Day benefits began to arrive at various subsidiaries of Huaguang Group, like snowflakes. Zhang Chen, the business manager, and Li Shiqing, the marketing manager, of the first subsidiary, were currently sitting at the same desk, studying the notice.

As Zhang Chen looked at the notice, he couldn't help but mutter, "The benefits are quite generous, but the organization distributing these benefits and playing these mini-games will keep us busy for a while."

Li Shiqing rolled her eyes at him and said with a smile, "What, you're not happy about it? This is a good thing for the company to benefit its employees, so we have to do a good job and make everyone happy."

Zhang Chen pursed his lips, "How could I dare to disagree? I'm just afraid that things will get chaotic and something might go wrong."

Li Shiqing patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, I'm here. Let's plan it out properly, and we'll definitely make the event a great success."

Soon, International Women's Day arrived. Early in the morning, Zhang Chen and Li Shiqing, along with several employees, neatly arranged the employee benefit bags in the company lobby. The exquisite bags, illuminated by the lights, gleamed enticingly, attracting the attention of the employees.

Wow, these benefits are amazing!

"Exactly, exactly, the company is so thoughtful this time."

The employees chatted amongst themselves, their faces beaming with anticipation as they waited for the event to begin.

At 10 a.m., Zhang Chen stood on the temporary stage in the lobby, holding a microphone, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Good morning, colleagues! Today is the annual International Women's Day. First of all, on behalf of the company, I would like to extend my sincerest wishes to all our female colleagues. I wish you all a happy holiday and eternal youth!"

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, and the female employees beamed with happiness.

"Next up is the part everyone's been waiting for—distributing the perks! Please come up to the stage in departmental order to receive your perk bags," Zhang Chen continued.

The employees lined up and walked onto the stage in an orderly fashion to receive welfare bags from Zhang Chen and Li Shiqing. Each time they received a bag, they said thank you, their joy evident on their faces.

After distributing the perks, it was time for the games. Zhang Chen and Li Shiqing had carefully prepared several fun games, the first of which was "Test of Teamwork." The rules were: two people form a team, one person acts out a word, and the other person guesses it. The team that guesses the most words correctly within the time limit wins.

As soon as Zhang Cheng finished explaining the game rules, the employees eagerly signed up. Before long, several teams were formed.

The first pair to go were Xiao Wang and Xiao Li from the sales department. Xiao Wang acted out the words, and Xiao Li guessed. Zhang Chen gave the first word—"elephant." Xiao Wang immediately spread his arms, imitating an elephant's trunk, swaying them from side to side, and making "whoosh" sounds. Xiao Li glanced at him and said without hesitation, "Elephant!"

"You got it right!" Zhang Chen announced loudly.

Then, Zhang Chen gave a second phrase—"a peacock spreading its tail feathers." Xiao Wang was stumped. He thought for a moment, then turned around, stuck out his buttocks, and waved his hands behind his back, looking just like a peacock spreading its tail feathers. Xiao Li, watching Xiao Wang's comical actions, laughed so hard he almost fell over, unable to guess the answer for a long time.

"Time's up!" Zhang Chen shouted. "This group answered one question correctly, not bad. Next group!"

The second group to go up were Xiaomei and Xiaoli from the marketing department. Xiaomei gestured, and Xiaoli guessed. Zhang Chen's first word was "Zhu Bajie" (Pigsy). Xiaomei immediately put her hands to her ears, flapping them up and down, muttering, "Here comes Old Pig!" Xiaoli guessed it right away, "Zhu Bajie!"

"You got it right!" Zhang Chen said with a smile.

The games continued one after another, filling the hall with laughter and joy. The employees were having a blast, and the atmosphere was incredibly lively.

During a break in the games, Li Shiqing took a microphone and walked onto the stage, saying, "Dear colleagues, everyone had a lot of fun playing the games today. However, we have one more special segment—a lucky draw! Now, let's see who the lucky winner is today!"

The employees got excited when they heard about the lottery, their eyes widening in anticipation of winning.

Zhang Chen took out the raffle box and began drawing lucky prizes. As names were called out one by one, the winning employees cheered and went up on stage to receive their prizes.

Finally, it was time to draw the first prize. Zhang Chen reached into the lottery box, pulled out a slip of paper, and deliberately kept everyone in suspense, saying, "The winner of this first prize is very lucky! Can you guess who it is?"

The employees held their breath, waiting anxiously.

"The winner of the first prize is—Li Shiqing!" Zhang Chen announced loudly.

Li Shiqing was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening, smiled and walked onto the stage, saying, "I never thought I would actually win the lottery, this is too lucky!"

A round of applause and cheers erupted from the audience; everyone was happy for Li Shiqing.

After the lucky draw, Zhang Chen went back on stage and said, "Dear colleagues, today's International Women's Day event has come to a successful conclusion. I hope that everyone will continue to maintain this positive attitude in your future work and contribute to the company's development. Once again, I wish all my female colleagues a happy Women's Day!"

The employees dispersed, their faces still bearing lingering smiles. Zhang Chen and Li Shiqing looked at the lively hall and exchanged a smile.

"Today's event was quite successful," said Li Shiqing.

"Yes, it's all thanks to our meticulous planning in the early stages," Zhang Chen said proudly.

“But this has really exhausted me.” Li Shiqing stretched. “Come on, let me treat you to lunch, let’s treat ourselves.”

“Okay, I’ve been hungry for ages,” Zhang Chen said with a smile.

The two walked out of the company side by side, the sunlight shining on them as if draping them in a golden coat. This International Women's Day was a joyful and surprising holiday for all the employees of Huaguang Group, and Zhang Chen and Li Shiqing also gained a great sense of accomplishment and happiness in the process.