The monthly assessment arrived as scheduled,
Li Wu realized that not only he but his other coworkers were nervous too, which made him relax a little.
Although his coworkers usually joked around and never seemed serious about work, every one of them was now being as serious as could be.
While answering the exam questions, Li Wu found that for many of them, even though he had seen them before, not understanding them meant not understanding them. He had no choice but to rely on guesses, deduction, and associations. He did his best on everything he could answer. Sure enough, cramming at the last minute had limited effects and was hardly a universal rule.
At least he had fought with everything he had for himself once in this life. He had no regrets.
Before the end of the workday, General Manager Chen took the stage and announced the list of outstanding employees first. Li Wu silently counted. The company had nearly a hundred people in total, but there were only fourteen names—not many.
His name was not among them. That was perfectly normal.
General Manager Chen then announced that the salaries of these outstanding employees would be increased by thirty percent on top of their existing wages. Those employees cheered, while everyone else looked envious and secretly vowed to perform better next month. In the eyes of most people, wasn't the ultimate purpose of working to make money?
Where there was joy, there was also sorrow. The list of those who had failed was announced next. There were very few of them—only eight.
Li Wu was not among those eight.
Those whose names were called wore different expressions: regret, reluctance, and disappointment. Their coworkers who had good relationships with them also looked somewhat gloomy, and the atmosphere around them grew