Landlord saves money to throw party, give lucky money to tenants

(Dan Tri) - Nearing Lunar New Year, the landlord Nguyen Thi Kim Hong organized a party and invited singers to join in the fun at the boarding house. She also gave each worker who rented the room 100,000 VND as lucky money.

At rush hour, workers in the boarding house on Tran Thanh Mai Street (Binh Tan District) return home after a long day of hard work at the factory. On the evening of January 7, unlike usual, the group of workers did not rest but instead took the time to prepare and choose nice clothes to wear to participate in the Tet holiday in the boarding house.

Ms. Hong organized a year-end party for workers living in the boarding house (Photo: Character provided).

Without giving anyone any orders, everyone helped prepare for the New Year's Eve party of the whole boarding house.

Looking at the tenants who have been with her for many years, as close as family, the landlady Nguyen Thi Kim Hong is visibly happy. Ms. Hong said that every year, no matter how difficult or favorable the situation is, she still tries to organize a small party with the families in the area.

A month ago, Ms. Hong proactively surveyed households about their preferences and entertainment needs for the year-end party. After that, the landlady planned the menu and program for the party, and invited 3 singers to sing for fun.

Ms. Hong prepared 4 banquet tables for the workers staying there, 1 table for guests and 1 table for neighbors (Photo: Character provided).

"I know that the workers in the boarding house really like to listen to cải lương, so I specially invited a singer to sing. However, when the day of the event was near, there was a problem so the singer could not come. In order not to disappoint everyone, I asked three friends who are professionals to sing instead," Ms. Hong confided.

It is known that her boarding house has 40 rooms. The female landlord has saved money and given each tenant a lucky money of 100,000 VND. She also organized a bingo game and a lucky draw with 6 prizes for the workers.

"This year the economy is difficult so I hope the small joys I bring can encourage people somewhat," said Ms. Hong.

The female landlord said that 2024 will continue to be a difficult year for both landlords and workers in this area. In fact, recently, many rental rooms in Binh Tan district have been continuously empty even though landlords have not increased prices and are still trying to attract tenants.

Many workers choose to leave, return to their hometowns or move to other provinces to find work.

"Those who choose to stay in the city have to shoulder a lot. Workers generally struggle to survive because of low salaries, while the cost of living is too high. In fact, the previous wave of layoffs caused many workers to lose their jobs, and now when they go back to work at the new company, everyone has to accept low salaries and no seniority bonuses," Ms. Hong explained.

Everyone contributed to organizing the year-end party for the whole boarding house (Photo: Character provided).

At this time last year, Ms. Kim Hong remembers, the roads leading to the boarding house were full of vendors selling Tet goods. However, this year, the area is still very gloomy, the workers are no longer excited to celebrate Tet, which "startled" the female landlord.

"I was startled because I didn't think that Tet was only a few weeks away, because the atmosphere was so quiet. I felt lucky to still be able to keep my workers. But seeing the common difficulties, many other landlords as well as workers unable to survive, I also felt sad. Hopefully next year, the situation will change for the better," Ms. Hong confided.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/an-sinh/chu-tro-danh-dum-tien-mo-tiec-li-xi-tet-cho-nguoi-thue-nha-20250110183327377.htm