Chapter 248 The Real Benefit
"Hmm, I know all about it. I went home a month ago, and while I was there, I dropped by the village to see your mom, that's how I found out about this."
Yu Xiaochuan's smile didn't fade away.
It was always Cai Hui who helped him, when he first came to Modu and had no money for food, it was Cai Hui who took care of him.
Although they were such close buddies that they didn't fuss over keeping accounts, Yu Xiaochuan always kept it in his heart.
He was always looking for a chance to repay Cai Hui for all the help over the years.
This time, he could finally help his brother out.
"This... you... sigh, I'll accept it then. Consider this money as a loan from you. I'll work hard to repay you in the future!"
Cai Hui wanted to refuse his buddy's money, but thinking about his mother's lymph cancer that couldn't be delayed any longer, he simply couldn't bring himself to say no.
He really needed this money to save his mother's life.
He had always thought cancer had no hope, for ordinary people the chances were slim and the cost too great, but when he saw the new miracle cancer drug released in the country at the beginning of the year...
He also consulted the pharmaceutical company, and found that this cancer drug was a targeted therapy specifically for his mother's lymph cancer.
Hope was reignited within him.
But when he asked about the price, it was 1.2 million per injection, which immediately quashed his hopes again.
Before his mother was diagnosed with cancer, he, Cai Hui, had no inclination to save money.
After struggling in Modu for five years, he had only managed to save four hundred thousand by this year.
And this four hundred thousand was earned through his company's efforts to expand business and working overtime.
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But his mother's illness couldn't be delayed any longer.
If he didn't get treatment before the end of the year, even the miraculous cancer drug might not be very effective.
But he didn't have the money.
There was still an eight hundred thousand gap.
When Gu Yu pulled out the eight hundred thousand today, he really wanted to take the money, but he knew that half of it belonged to his brother Xiao Chuan.
He could only get four hundred thousand. Even with his savings, he couldn't afford the cancer drug.
Moreover, even after getting the injection, the follow-up maintenance treatments and medical expenses were not something he could afford after depleting his savings.
Originally, he planned to discuss with Xiao Chuan and borrow the money when he got back.
But Xiao Chuan's gesture left him at a loss for what to do.
Four hundred thousand! Xiao Chuan was going to give him all of his four hundred thousand!
Even though it was his close friend, Cai Hui felt he couldn't accept it.
He hurriedly stated the excuse he had thought up beforehand.
"Haha, who are we kidding? Your mom is like my mom, no need to talk about borrowing, I'm just contributing my share."
"But if I ever fall on hard times, you'll have to take care of my food and drink, alright?"
Seeing the tears welling up in his buddy's eyes, Xiao Chuan quickly turned his face away and waved his hand.
It was tough for him, seeing a grown man, especially his buddy, crying like that.
"No way! We have to make an IOU, let's go to the notary office and draft a contract right now!"
Cai Hui grabbed Xiao Chuan's arm firmly.
After a while of arguing, Xiao Chuan couldn't outstubborn him and finally nodded in agreement.
Gu Yu witnessed the whole process, his smile growing wider by the moment.
He often saw in movies and even on the news that brothers become enemies over money.
Today, however, he witnessed deep brotherly love, so strong that they were willing to sacrifice for each other, which moved him as well.
But he wasn't envious because he had three such brothers!
At the start of the company, didn't each of the three, including Boss Pu, risk abandoning millions to work with him?
They always say reality is more magical than movies, but sometimes, reality is also more tangible and real.
"Haha, now I truly feel that inviting you guys to join Ideal Paradise was the most correct decision," said Mr. Gu with a laugh.
"People like you are rare in reality, but there are many in Ideal Paradise. We are all like-minded souls," he continued.
Gu Yu burst into laughter.
Yu Xiaochuan and Cai Hui, hearing this, both felt a bit embarrassed and their faces reddened.
They had almost forgotten that their boss, Gu Yu, was still sitting there!
The two of them were actually discussing how to spend the boss's money right in front of him.
"Gu, sorry for the joke you had to see... Cai Hui is just stubborn, acting all coy like a woman!" said Yu Xiaochuan, taking a sip of tea to mask his embarrassment.
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How was he acting coy? Wasn't he just embarrassed to spend his brother's money?
His eyes widened like those of a furious bull, feeling deeply unconvinced in his heart.
"How is this a joke? If this is a joke, then all of real life is a joke," said Gu Yu, shaking his head in disagreement.
Then, looking seriously at both of them, his lips curved slightly upward, "I wonder if you have looked into Ideal Paradise's benefits system beforehand."
"Cai Hui, your mother has cancer, right? The company definitely can't cover the full cost of her cancer medication, but there's one thing I can guarantee."
"That is, the subsequent medical expenses for your mother's treatment can be reimbursed at 60 percent of your salary."
"Recently, the company's pay scale was upgraded. Someone with your capabilities would certainly start at the base top salary of ten thousand yuan," he explained.
"So, according to the benefits system, the company will reimburse you six thousand yuan every month for your mother's subsequent treatment, and you will surely get salary raises in the future, which means the reimbursement will only increase."
"But for now, I'm sorry, this is all the company can provide," Gu Yu finished, a trace of apology on his face.
If it weren't for the system's strict limit of sixty percent, he would have wished for the medical expenses of all employees and their parents to be fully reimbursed.
But as much as he wished for that in his ideal world, money doesn't work that way.
That would be completely preposterous.
There has to be a limit to everything.
However, his dissatisfaction sounded like a great surprise to Cai Hui's ears.
A base salary of ten thousand yuan wasn't much for someone who was running his own company.
But the sixty percent medical reimbursement for parents' treatment truly shocked him!
How many companies in the nation can do that?
Even among the Fortune 500, how many can achieve that?
Yet, Ideal Paradise, such a "small" company, had already provided it for all employees from the outset!
How could such a company not earn its employees' wholehearted loyalty?
Cai Hui suddenly understood what Yu Xiaochuan had told him.
"Ideal Paradise is different from other companies."
Indeed, it was different, very different!
This was the job Cai Hui had dreamed of, the company he pictured in his ideals!
He felt grateful for making such a choice!
"Thank you, Mr. Gu, you've made me feel that I've made the most correct decision of my life!"
Cai Hui stood up and offered a cup of tea in respect to Gu Yu!
Gu Yu also stood up, smiling cheerfully, "I'm honored that I could win your approval!"