Chapter 557: Encountering Adultery
"Miss Cheng..., this..." A new worker started but didn’t know what to say.
As if asking for help, the new worker looked around and silently pleaded with everyone to help him.
However, although they felt wronged, the workers didn’t dare to resist, so they looked away, not wanting to get involved.
"Do you have something to say to me?" Cheng Fang questioned the worker.
"Miss Cheng, doesn’t the company compensate you for your overtime?" Yu Nianzhen suddenly stepped in.
Because of the new workers, Cheng Fang and several old employees in warehouse seven were forced to work overtime.
In such a situation, the company would naturally compensate Cheng Fang and the old employees.
However, Cheng Fang was not satisfied.
After the second day’s work, she suddenly gathered the new employees for a ’talk’.
The talk was very brief.
She talked about ’appreciation for her hard work’ and mentioned the money she lost because of the need to work overtime.
Even without explicit words, everyone understood.
Cheng Fang was their supervisor and she was responsible for their work performance review.
If they didn’t ’compensate’ her, they could forget about getting a good performance review from her.
In other words, Cheng Fang was blackmailing the new employees.
’Our salary is already low. How can we withstand more expenditure?’ Jiang Yue wordlessly complained while waiting for the woman’s response.
"What’s your name?" Cheng Fang asked, her eyes narrowed into slits.
"My name is Yu Yue." Yu Nianzhen replied and Cheng Fang smiled.
"I see." She said and didn’t bother to answer Yu Nianzhen’s question.
Seeing this, Jiang Yue sighed in resignation.
’My Azhen has been remembered.’ He thought.
"It’s late." Cheng Fang started and quickly continued.
"Go home and don’t be late for work tomorrow."
With that, she turned around and walked out of the warehouse.
After the workers were sure she had gone far, they started complaining.
"How can she do this?" Someone angrily said.
"Our salary is already low. If we take out one hundred and fifty yuan every month, we won’t have enough to live." Another complained.
"If we each give her one hundred and fifty, she will collect an extra two thousand at the end of every month."
"She is too greedy."
"Isn’t she afraid that the company will find out?"
"Should we complain to the manager?"
"You better not do that." Someone said and everyone turned around to see an old lady.
"Old lady, what do you mean?" Jiang Yue asked.
The old lady was called Zhang Shu.
She was sixty-three years old and had worked in the factory for more than twenty years.
Knowing the new employees were aggrieved, she stood up to calm them down.
"It’s not easy to get a job these days. If you don’t want to lose the job you have finally gotten, forget about complaining to the manager." She said.
"Granny Zhang is right." Another old employee said.
The old employee was Guan Mutong.
Although he hadn’t been in the factory as long as Granny Zhang, he knew a lot about what was going on.
With a solemn look, he walked to where the new employees were gathered and sighed before he started to advise them.
"It’s not just our warehouse or our factory. It’s the same everywhere. You can only bear it." He said.
"I used to work in the paper factory next door and it was the same. It’s necessary to bribe the supervisor." One of the new employees said.
"Don’t let others hear you talking about a bribe." Guan Mutong warned with a frown on his face.
After advising the new employees, Guan Mutong was ready to walk away but stopped when he saw Yu Nianzhen.
"Uncle Guan, is there something wrong with my wife?" Jiang Yue asked and subconsciously pulled Yu Nianzhen behind him as if to shield him from the wind and rain.
"Is she your wife?" Guan Mutong asked and Jiang Yue nodded.
"You should take care of her. Don’t let her get into trouble." The man said and walked away without waiting for Jiang Yue to question him.
After that, everyone left the warehouse and returned to their rooms.
As soon as the door closed behind them, Jiang Yue sighed and leaned on Yu Nianzhen.
"This world is so dark." He complained.
"We are at the bottom of the pyramid. Even if we are wronged, we have nowhere to complain." Yu Nianzhen said while pulling his lover to sit on the bed.
After that, they sat in silence; each with their own thoughts.
Before they transmigrated to the cultivation world, they were both heirs and independently rich.
They had never suffered any hardships and had little understanding of the circumstances of those living at the bottom.
Now that they were at the bottom, they instinctively felt the gap between the rich and the poor. Most importantly, they began to vaguely understand the essence of being mortal.
While Yu Nianzhen was immersed in his thoughts, Jiang Yue suddenly sat up.
"Azhen, what do you think Uncle Guan meant?" He asked.
"I questioned Cheng Fang. She will probably cause trouble for me." Yu Nianzhen shrugged.
"I hope it’s that simple." Jiang Yue said with a frown on his face.
"What do you mean?"
"Do you think something is going on between Cheng Fang and the factory manager?" Jiang Yue asked, his eyes filled with the desire to gossip.
When he said that, Jiang Yue was only suspicious because Granny Zhang had warned them not to report the incident to the factory manager.
Unexpectedly, only nine days later, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen encountered ’evidence’.
At that time, the two were going home from the warehouse.
Because it had rained earlier in the day, their usual shortcut was too muddy so they decided to take the long way.
However, as they walked, they suddenly heard a noise from behind a row of bushes.
The noise sounded like something brushing the bushes so the two thought it was the wind or a cat running through.
With such thoughts in mind, they didn’t care about the noise and continued walking.
However, before they went far, they heard another noise.
This time, the sound was distinct and the two looked at each other in shock.
"Don’t tell me..." Jiang Yue muttered but Yu Nianzhen signalled him to keep quiet.
In the silence, the two heard a woman’s voice.
"You promised to take me shopping this weekend." The woman spoke in a petulant voice.
"I also want to take you shopping but the oldest has a football game. I can’t miss it or the old woman will cause trouble again." A man coaxed.
"Your oldest is a girl. Why does she want to play male sports?" The woman snorted and quickly continued.
"I don’t care. You have to make it up to me."
"Don’t worry. How about I take you shopping the weekend after next?"
"You have to buy more things for me." The female didn’t let up.
"I will do whatever my baby wants."
After that, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue heard some rustling, followed by loud slapping noises.
Not wanting to listen to other people having sex, the two hurriedly walked away and didn’t slow down until they were almost at their dormitory building.
"Do they want to be so exciting?" Jiang Yue sighed.
"The man is Ma Hong; the factory manager and the woman is Cheng Fang." Yu Nianzhen stated.
"I heard manager Ma is married to the daughter of the factory owner. They have three daughters and the oldest seems to be in high school. It’s unfortunate that few people take their marriage vows seriously." Jiang Yue said and subconsciously held his lover’s hand.
Hearing this, Yu Nianzhen didn’t know what to say.
Even before they got together, he and Jiang Yue had only had each other in their hearts. Although they couldn’t have children together, they had never thought of having them with other people.
Coming across a man who didn’t keep his marriage vows left them speechless and disgusted.
However, there was nothing they could do.
Most importantly, even if there was something they could do, they had no right to interfere with other people’s lives.
"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. The same is true for a marriage." Yu Nianzhen muttered and then turned to Jiang Yue.
"Forget about them." He said and the two walked to their room.
Unfortunately, the two didn’t care about the adulterous couple but their intentions couldn’t keep up with the changes.
The next day, Ma Hong suddenly came to warehouse seven for an inspection.
"Are the new employees adapting to the work environment?" Ma Hong asked as Cheng Fang and several old employees led him around the warehouse.
"They are slowly adapting." Guan Mutong said and quickly continued.
"In the two weeks they have been here, none has failed to complete their daily quota."
Hearing this, Ma Hong nodded in approval.
Although he was the son-in-law of the factory owner, Ma Hong earned a salary like everyone else. Because of this, he couldn’t allow anything to go wrong in any of the warehouses.
He was especially careful about warehouse seven because he promoted Cheng Fang instead of more qualified employees who were in line for the job.
"It’s good if everything is going well." Ma Hong said and smiled at Cheng Fang.
Seeing this, Cheng Fang smiled back but a trace of mockery flashed in her eyes.
More than anyone, she understood Ma Hong’s situation.
In the factory, Ma Hong was powerful and respected as the son-in-law of the factory owner.
However, she knew the factory’s profit had nothing to do with Ma Hong.
The man lived in his wife’s house and drove the car his wife bought him.
Fortunately, he was a little clever.
Although Cheng Fang didn’t know the details, she knew Ma Hong had a profitable arrangement with the factory’s accountant.
After many years, Ma Hong had accumulated a lot of private wealth.
From what Cheng Fang knew, Ma Hong hated his wife for not giving him a son.
Unfortunately, he feared his wife’s family so he couldn’t openly find another woman to give him a son.
Instead, he embezzled the factory’s funds and secretly kept a few women; hoping that one would give him an heir.
Cheng Fang was one of those women.
Ordinarily, she wouldn’t care about an old man, but she was interested in his private wealth.
As long as she gave birth to a son for Ma Hong, she knew the private wealth would fall to her son, and as his mother, she would benefit.
While Cheng Fang was thinking about the future, the group stopped at Yu Nianzhen’s workstation.
At the same time, Ma Hong looked at the young lady before him and subconsciously swallowed.
