public function getBonusPayoutDelay()
    {
        $result = $this->scopeConfig->getValue('praxigento_downline/referral_bonus/delay_days', AScope::SCOPE_STORE);
        if (is_null($result)) $result = 7; // default value for delay
        $result = filter_var($result, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT);
        if ($result < 0) $result = 7;
        return $result;
    }