Chapter 558: Poor Performance
"Miss, are you adapting to work?" Ma Hong asked, looking at Yu Nianzhen with an especially kind expression.
Seeing the look, Yu Nianzhen cringed.
He had seen the same look on Rong Huang.
Unfortunately, the eyes were on other people.
Short of doing something criminal to stop men from looking at him that way, there was nothing he could do.
"I am adapting, thank you." Yu Nianzhen answered in a flat voice.
"There are other work opportunities in our factory. As a matter of fact, my secretary has gone on maternity leave. I can transfer you to an office position if you are interested." Ma Hong said and a trace of calculation flashed in his eyes.
"Thank you, factory manager. However, I want to work in the same place as my husband." Yu Nianzhen said and intentionally looked at Jiang Yue.
Hearing this, Ma Hong frowned.
He didn’t expect the beauty he found was already married.
However, after thinking about it, he felt it was not a big deal.
Among his women, one had a fiancée and two had boyfriends.
When he first approached them, they also rejected his advances.
In the end, didn’t they still become his women?
After figuring it out, Ma Hong decisively ignored the beauty’s relationship status. Instead, he looked at her lips and tried to decide what colour of lipstick would suit her best.
In the following days, Ma Hong prepared all kinds of gifts for Yu Nianzhen.
Cosmetics, clothes, shoes, handbags, perfumes, chocolates, flowers, specially packed meals...
Unfortunately, he underestimated Yu Nianzhen.
No matter the size or shape of the gifts, Yu Nianzhen never opened them. Not only did he not open them, but he also sent them back with the messenger.
In this way, two weeks passed.
On this day, the employees in warehouse seven gathered in front of a notice board.
"It’s uncle Guan again." Someone said and everyone turned to look at Guan Mutong.
"Uncle Guan has been topping the list for several years now." Another said with a trace of envy in his voice.
Hearing this, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen looked at each other.
Today was the last day of the month and their first performance review.
According to factory practice, a performance list was placed on the notice board for everyone to see and compare.
"Let’s look." Jiang Yue said, taking Yu Nianzhen’s hand.
"Is there a need?" Yu Nianzhen sighed but still accompanied his lover to look at the list.
Warehouse seven had one hundred employees.
Of the one hundred, eighty-seven were old employees and eleven were employed in the same batch as Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue.
However, the performance list didn’t differentiate between old and new employees.
Although it seemed a little unfair, the factory felt the performance list was a way to motivate all the workers.
"Jiang couple..." Someone called as soon as they saw Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen.
"Aunt Li." Jiang Yue greeted while looking at a middle-aged woman.
Seeing the look and hearing the call, Li Jing sighed.
"You are good children." She said; shook her head, and patted Yu Nianzhen’s shoulder as if to comfort him.
Feeling the touch, Yu Nianzhen frowned and subtly stepped out of reach.
Although the woman meant well, Yu Nianzhen was a man and couldn’t tolerate a stranger’s touch.
At the same time, Jiang Yue noticed his lover’s discomfort and immediately stepped up to distract the woman.
"Is it bad?" Jiang Yue asked.
"Look for yourself." Li Jing said and gave the two a pitying look.
Hearing this, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen turned to look at the list.
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’As expected.’ Jiang Yue thought and squeezed Yu Nianzhen’s hand.
At first, Cheng Fang disliked Yu Nianzhen for questioning her decision regarding the ’compensation’.
Most importantly, she disliked that Yu Nianzhen was more beautiful than her.
However, she didn’t blatantly show her dislike.
Unfortunately, that changed after Ma Hong began courting Yu Nianzhen.
In the beginning, she did petty things like asking Yu Nianzhen to run errands during work hours. Later, she began to take fault with his work and often accused him of being lazy.
As his husband, Jiang Yue was not spared.
In the end, Cheng Fang under-evaluated their performance.
"At least we won’t have to pay the ’protection fees’ since she is already targeting us." Jiang Yue muttered and Yu Nianzhen forced himself not to smile.
"Don’t be discouraged." Li Jing said while looking at the two.
"It’s not easy to find a good job. This will all pass if you endure."
"Don’t worry about us, Aunt Li." Jiang Yue said with a smile on his face.
However, his eyes were dark and cold.
If he and Yu Nianzhen were still in the cultivation world, they would never tolerate Cheng Fang. They would teach her a lesson without worry of consequences.
Unfortunately, Earth was not the cultivation world.
If they dared to do anything to Cheng Fang, they would, without a doubt, end up in trouble.
Considering that, the two could only endure until they were strong enough to deal with her.
’This feeling is too uncomfortable.’ Jiang Yue thought and was suddenly reminded of their early years in the Cangxing world.
Back then, they left Han town to escape from Lady Chu; the madam of the Pleasure Palace.
At that time, they were powerless and could not protect themselves.
Looking at it this way, Jiang Yue suddenly felt the mortal world was no different from the cultivation world.
’In the cultivation world, those with the biggest fists are kings and in the mortal world, those with the most money are kings.’ He thought.
’Fundamentally, mortals and cultivators are the same. Their only difference lies in their pursuits. However,...’ Jiang Yue frowned.
He still remembered what Ao Tian said before they left the Cangxing world.
At the time, he and Yu Nianzhen were concerned because they couldn’t feel the barrier to the immortal king realm.
It was only after listening to Ao Tian that they understood the qualitative difference between the immortal realm and the immortal king realm.
"Advancing to the immortal realm is a physical transformation but advancing to the immortal king realm is a state of mind transformation. Cultivators still retain human nature. Only after they transcend this nature can the immortal realm cultivators feel the barrier to the immortal king realm. The processing of transcending human nature is the way of comprehending the heavenly law." Jiang Yue muttered.
"Jiang..." Someone called, interrupting his thoughts.
"Aunt Li?" Jiang Yue was startled and looked at the woman in confusion.
"Supervisor Cheng is calling you." The middle-aged woman informed.
"Awh." Jiang Yue turned about and saw Cheng Fang glaring at him with a dark look.
"Is there something that Supervisor Cheng wants to say to me?" He asked.
Hearing this, Cheng Fang sneered with unconcealable hostility.
"Jiang couple, you did not perform well this month." She stated with a disgusted look in his eyes.
’We didn’t perform well?’ Jiang Yue almost snorted in anger.
Compared to other new employees, he and Yu Nianzhen were among the best.
Unfortunately, Cheng Fang’s jealousy undermined their performance.
However, this truth could not be spoken out loud.
"We will work harder next month." Jiang Yue said without a trace of humility in his voice.
At that, Cheng Fang snorted.
’No matter how hard you work, it will come to nothing.’ She thought.
However, she didn’t say this.
Instead, she generously nodded but she had a playful look in her eyes.
"If Mrs Jiang ranks last for three months in a row, she will be fired." Cheng Fang said while looking at Yu Nianzhen.
"We understand." Jiang Yue assured and Cheng Fang sneered before she walked away.
After that, the employees dispersed and everyone returned to their rooms.
In their room, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue sat on the bed.
"It seems I won’t have a job in three months." Yu Nianzhen said but he didn’t look depressed.
"It doesn’t matter." Jiang Yue reassured while leaning on his lover.
From the beginning, they didn’t plan to stay in the factory until their retirement age.
Although three months were a little shorter than they originally planned, the two were not too worried.
"We will receive our first paycheques in a few days. After we cash them in, let’s buy a cheap laptop." He continued.
"What do you have in mind?" Yu Nianzhen asked but Jiang Yue didn’t answer.
Instead, he smiled and playfully pinched his husband.
"What about you? Don’t you have any plans?" He asked.
"You know me too well." Yu Nianzhen chuckled.
Before they began their mortal life experience, Yu Nianzhen hacked into the registry database to create new identities for them.
However, since they wanted to experience a different life, he gave them ordinary backgrounds and basic education.
Fortunately, although they didn’t have documents to prove their skills, they still had the knowledge they learned during their original life.
After buying a laptop, Yu Nianzhen planned to find some freelance online jobs. Later, after they accumulated enough money, he wanted to enter the forex and stock markets.
With the knowledge he accumulated as the CEO of the Yu group, Yu Nianzhen believed he would soon make enough money to support himself and Jiang Yue.
If things went as planned, they would become financially independent within a few years.
After that, they could do whatever they wanted without worrying about not having enough money to survive.
’XiaoYue, wait a little longer. I won’t let you suffer for too long.’ Yu Nianzhen thought and subconsciously rubbed his lover’s hair.
"Azhen, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. I am here and can also work for money." Jiang Yue reminded.
"Don’t worry. I don’t plan to work too hard." Yu Nianzhen said with a doting smile in his eyes.
"Good."
