Work or Get Out

Because Chen Mo entered the stage of entering the body, his body and spirit were both exercised. Therefore, the delivery that used to take more than 6 hours, he finished in 4 hours. Of course, he did not count the time for lunch. However, he did not eat lunch today, it was really that the lunch was too unpalatable.

Especially after ordering a bowl of noodles, he felt that the oil was a bit rough on his throat, so he concluded that this oil was gutter oil. But it was useless for him to taste it, so he could only silently give up the noodles he had just taken a bite of, and went to deliver express packages on an empty stomach.

He returned to the express delivery point more than two hours earlier than usual, handed over the collected packages to the counter, and filled out today's work report. He was about to leave when Manager Wu called him.

"Xiao Chen, come here." Manager Wu called him over after seeing Chen Mo hand in his work.

"Manager, are you looking for me?" Chen Mo asked after entering the office.

"En! Here, this is for you." Manager Wu handed Chen Mo a folder with more than ten pages of paper clipped together and said, "This is the internship report you mentioned to me before. I have prepared it for you and stamped it. You can directly submit it to the school as your internship report."

"Manager Wu, thank you." Chen Mo said happily when he saw it was what he needed.

"It's no big deal, just a small matter, no need to thank me." Manager Wu said with a smile.

"Manager Wu, are you..." Chen Mo asked when he saw that Manager Wu's smile was a bit forced.

"I'm resigning tomorrow. The new manager will start working tomorrow, so this is all I can do for you." Manager Wu explained.

"What? Manager Wu, aren't you doing well? Why are you resigning again?" Chen Mo asked, a little confused.

"Alas! It's nothing, I just don't want to do it anymore. Chen Mo, do a good job. I originally wanted to give you a raise this month, but there's no way now. However, I've already told the finance department to approve a 2,000 Yuan bonus for you. Go and collect it later. Also, everyone gets a bonus, please notify them for me." Manager Wu said.

"Okay, then I'll leave first, Manager Wu." Chen Mo could only bid farewell. There was nothing he could do. He was just a small nobody with no ability.

"Go!" Manager Wu said with a wry smile.

After Chen Mo informed everyone and collected the 2,000 Yuan bonus from the finance department, he vaguely heard some employees discussing Manager Wu. It seemed that a relative of a department head from headquarters was coming, so Manager Wu was being transferred to a township.

Manager Wu was doing well, but he unexpectedly suffered a disaster. This was like being shot while lying down. His whole family was here, and going to the township would be very inconvenient. Moreover, his child had just been born and needed his care, so he resigned in anger and distributed all the bonuses before resigning.

After hearing this, Chen Mo could only shake his head and turn to leave. He had no good solution either.

Returning home, having been hungry all day, he cooked a meal with the stove and pot he bought, and finally ate his fill with some satisfaction. Although it was all vegetarian, it was at least much tastier and healthier than the breakfast and lunch he bought.

Thinking about it made him tear up. It seemed he would have to bring his own lunch tomorrow. He really couldn't eat outside food anymore.

After dinner, he took stock of all his assets and was somewhat depressed to find that after saving for two years, due to rent, tuition, and living expenses, he only had 10,000 Yuan left. What could this amount do? He probably couldn't even afford the land contract fee to go home.

Forget it, he would cultivate to Qi Refining Layer One for now. The most important thing now was cultivation. Other things could be resolved later. If he really had no money, he could get a loan to go home, or borrow some from Oldest Brother and the others. If there was absolutely no other way, he could go home and farm his own land. However, thinking about his Dad and Mom's expressions at that time, he immediately got a headache. His family hoped he could live in the city, but he wanted to go home and farm, which would make his parents lose face in the village!

Forget it, he would cultivate to Qi Refining Layer One first. There would be a way when the time came. As long as he reached Qi Refining Layer One, many things would be easier. Thinking this, he still placed the Little White Bead in his palm and began the Internal Circulation.

After finishing the Internal Circulation around 5 AM, he felt that his connection with the Little White Bead had become a little closer, and he was very happy. According to the feeling of circulating the energy, when he reached Qi Refining Layer One, he might be able to unlock some of the Little White Bead's secrets.

However, he himself was covered in black matter. It seemed that without the nourishment of Spiritual Energy, how many toxins would accumulate in his body.

After washing up, tidying up, and eating, he walked to work. However, he had a lunchbox in his hand, which was the lunch he had prepared.

Chen Mo's job at the express delivery point was actually very simple. He was responsible for delivering and picking up express packages in a certain area every day. However, because it was a part-time job, he wasn't assigned to a fixed area for deliveries and pickups. Therefore, any undelivered packages in an area, the need for timely pickups, and areas where people were absent due to leave all fell under his responsibility. He was like a brick, used wherever needed.

However, on this particular day, no one had left when they arrived for work. They were all gathered, waiting for the new manager's speech. Manager Wu had already handed over his duties, and the new manager had taken over.

The morning meeting didn't last long. A supervisor from Headquarters introduced the new manager as Guo Xing. Then Guo Xing said a few encouraging words, and the meeting was adjourned. Everyone went back to their work as usual, and there was no difference from normal. So Chen Mo didn't pay much attention to it and continued with his tasks. However, he still felt a bit regretful about Manager Wu's departure.

A week passed like this. As his cultivation time increased, the amount of black substance he expelled also decreased. His skin became a bit more supple, and his body and mind were in a consistently good state. It also seemed like his height had increased. His previously ordinary height had suddenly shot up, reaching almost 1.8 meters.

Chen Mo realized he was close to the critical point of Qi Refining Layer One. Last night, while cultivating, he had vaguely felt a blockage in one of his meridians. If he could break through it, he would reach Qi Refining Layer One. The Transmission Jade Talisman had explained this, which made Chen Mo extremely happy. He was smiling all the way to work.

"Chen Mo, come here!" Manager Guo called out to him as soon as he arrived at work.

"Manager Guo, is there something you need?" Chen Mo asked. Since Manager Guo arrived, he hadn't asked anyone for anything. Two days ago, a new employee had joined. Rumor had it that this new employee was Manager Guo's brother-in-law, but it didn't seem to concern Chen Mo, so he didn't pay it any mind.

"Starting today, you will be responsible for deliveries in Zone 4," Manager Guo said.

"Zone 4? Isn't that Su Huaiming's responsibility?" Chen Mo asked. Su Huaiming was Manager Guo's brother-in-law. The express delivery point divided its service area into several zones, identified by numbers.

The day after Manager Guo started working, he brought his brother-in-law into the company. However, since all the positions were in the county town, and a newcomer couldn't immediately replace an experienced employee, his brother-in-law was assigned to a position with a vacancy. Coincidentally, the delivery person for Zone 4 had resigned, so his brother-in-law, Su Huaiming, took over the position.

"If I tell you to be responsible, then you'll be responsible. Why so much nonsense?" Manager Guo said impatiently.

"Then do I still need to handle the leftover packages and temporary replacement work I'm currently responsible for?" Chen Mo asked.

"You still need to do those. I'm only assigning you the delivery work for Zone 4. Su Huaiming will still be responsible for pickups," Manager Guo said.

Chen Mo felt a surge of disgust. Everyone knew that delivery work didn't pay much and was exhausting. Pickups, on the other hand, were good work. For every package picked up, there was a one-yuan commission. It was both easy and profitable. Chen Mo hadn't expected Manager Guo to be so calculating.

"Manager Guo, this arrangement is not in accordance with regulations. If I'm responsible for Zone 4, then the pickups should also be assigned to me," Chen Mo said. He couldn't just work without getting paid.

"Are you the manager or am I? Are you going to do the job I've assigned you or not? Either get to work immediately, or get out!" Manager Guo said. He had long disliked Chen Mo. Not only did he leave earlier than others every day, but he also returned to work early. He had been watching Chen Mo for a week, and today he wanted to make Chen Mo the first target of his tenure!