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Chapter 1419: Good Advice Harms the Ear

When Na Jun got home from get off work, he found Li Xiaoyue busy making hairpins. She boasted that she might become a master handicraftsman in the future, and her works would naturally be worth a fortune by then.

However, Na Jun scoffed at this, but he said nothing because he knew that some things did not make sense.

Instead, he rubbed his dry and red eyes helplessly. It was completely the sequelae of staring at the computer screen for a long time, so he felt helpless as an old employee in his early thirties.

Seeing Na Jun rubbing his eyes again, Li Xiaoyue hurriedly and considerately got him eye drops and ran over to serve him soup.

When Na Jun saw that Li Xiaoyue was so virtuous, he suddenly felt itchy and directly picked up Li Xiaoyue and carried her into the room.

In fact, Na Jun and Li Xiaoyue are the most regrettable couple. If they can give in and understand each other, their future happiness will definitely not be comparable to that of Na Wei and Shen Lin.

After fifteen minutes of passion, Na Jun felt exhausted again. The pressure of work was really too great.

Then, after the pressure valve was released, Na Jun started thinking again. Mr. Wu from their company's R&D department had changed jobs. Mr. Wu was only 30 years old, but he had successfully transferred from a technical position to a management position.

Na Jun, who is already 33 years old, is still just a team leader. He naturally feels uncomfortable, so he asked President Lu to change his job today. President Lu did not agree and even made promises for Na Jun. So the matter had to end like this.

At this moment, Li Xiaoyue looked at the sighing Na Jun with some displeasure and asked, "What? I've already cooperated so well, are you still not satisfied?"

Na Jun quickly looked at Li Xiaoyue with a look of confusion and explained, "No! I was thinking about the company. Mr. Wu from our R&D department has successfully transferred to a new position and no longer needs to be a miserable programmer."

"Uh? Najun, are you moved?"

"Yes! I'm already 33 years old this year. I can't keep relying on my youth, so I'm thinking of moving to a management position."

"Will your boss not agree?"

"Hey! Yes! Mr. Lu from our company has already rejected it."

"Don't worry! There will be milk! There will be bread too."

"Hey, Xiaoyue, I suddenly want to drink milk."

"what……"

……

The unemployed Na Wei was naturally always thinking about the future. One day he made a special appointment with his brother's girlfriend Li Xiaoyue, told her about his idea of starting a business, and asked her if she was willing to join him.

Li Xiaoyue agreed without thinking and gave Na Wei a lot of constructive suggestions.

Na Wei agreed to let her invest her technology in the company, with the two of them sharing the profits in 70:30, and he would provide the money to open the studio.

After getting home from get off work, Na Jun chatted with Li Xiaoyue. He always felt that her and Na Wei's entrepreneurship was just a small venture, and believed that they would eventually have to return to tradition and that finding a stable job would be the safest option.

Li Xiaoyue was dissatisfied and said that Na Wei had no choice but to start a business. He had already gambled his whole family and had to cross the river. Na Jun, who was on the shore, not only did not help, but he was also being sarcastic here.

The next day, Shen Lin accompanied Na Wei and Li Xiaoyue to choose a work location, but they found that either the location was bad, the rent was too expensive, or there were no windows and it was not suitable as a studio.

Na Wei was torn between the office building and the three-bedroom apartment facing north. He tended to choose the three-bedroom apartment with larger space. Shen Lin explained to him the advantages and disadvantages of both, and finally Na Wei agreed to rent the office building.

Na Wei's studio opened after many twists and turns. His younger brother Na Jun came to congratulate him and directly transferred 50,000 yuan to his brother Na Wei.

Li Xiaoyue had a smile on her face. It seemed that Na Jun had taken the warning from last night to heart.

Of course, Suning also came with his girlfriend Hu Haili to express his congratulations, but he returned the 300,000 yuan to Na Wei. After all, Na Wei, who was starting his own business, was the one who needed financial support the most.

At this time, Na Wei and Shen Lin were both surprised, "Shen Lei, where did you get so much money?"

"Brother-in-law, you forgot that I have been trading stocks. The market has been good recently, so I quickly sold the stocks and withdrew the cash to pay off my debts." Suning explained to Na Wei and Shen Lin with a smile.

"Huh? Which stock did you buy? How could you make so much money all at once?"

“Your average tech stock.”

"Haha, Shen Lei, then I won't be polite with you."

Then, Suning couldn't help but remind Na Wei. To put it bluntly, he was not optimistic about Na Wei's business venture. "Brother-in-law, I know a little about your industry. You often need to advance funds, and there will be all kinds of arrears. You have to be mentally prepared in advance!"

"I know! No matter what, I have been working in this industry for more than ten years, so I still know this common sense." Sure enough, Na Wei still said with a nonchalant smile.

"Haha, congratulations on your successful opening, brother-in-law."

"Thank you."

As the saying goes, money is a man's courage. Now that he has sufficient funds, Na Wei is naturally ambitious, and the look in his eyes when he looks at his cheap brother-in-law Suning is much softer.

However, Na Wei, who was starting a business, still had the mentality of saving as much as possible. With the introduction of the agent, he bought some office supplies at a low price from the company downstairs that had just vacated the lease.

And Li Xiaoyue was even more amazing. She took the opportunity to talk to the agent about the studio's main business, added him on WeChat, and asked for two unused sofas downstairs for free.

On the opening day, everyone was naturally very happy, so they planned to go out for dinner in the evening to celebrate.

Halfway through the dinner, Na Jun was suddenly called by Mr. Lu from their company to work overtime because there was an unsolvable bug in the company's product.

When Na Jun left for the company to work overtime, Na Wei and Shen Lin both noticed Li Xiaoyue's displeasure, and then they lost interest and left.

When Su Ning and Hu Haili drove away to go home, Hu Haili looked at Su Ning in confusion, "Shen Lei, is Na Wei's brother Na Jun always busy?"

"Yes! It is not easy to get a million-dollar annual salary, and the price to pay is also very high." Suning said casually without any concealment.

"But why does it look to me like his girlfriend is a little unhappy?"

"Well, Na Jun is a true industry king of rolls. He's also the most skilled and oldest programmer in his company, so he faces a lot of pressure every day. However, Li Xiaoyue is a person who takes things as they come, so the conflicts between them are not that small."

Then Hu Haili suddenly looked at Su Ning and said, "I see! But I feel that Li Xiaoyue and you have similar personalities."

"You know what! It seems to be true! I just like a slow pace of life. Sometimes being content with the status quo is really a pleasure."

Then Hu Haili changed the subject and asked about the 300,000 yuan. "By the way! Shen Lei, why did you borrow so much money from your brother-in-law?"

"My ex-wife's mother was ill and hospitalized a while ago, and my ex-wife and I didn't have enough savings, so we borrowed some money. After we divorced, we agreed to each be responsible for the borrowed money. Plus, I was short of money to buy this car, so the total is exactly 300,000 yuan."

"You're making a lot of money trading stocks?"

"I can only say that I was lucky! It's impossible to get rich by speculating in the stock market."

"Ah."

……

Just when everything was going in a good direction, Shen Lin unexpectedly encountered a setback.

It turns out that Jia Yongwang's mistress Chen Xiaoqi is ruthless and also very ambitious to control the Human Resources Department. This is because she regards Shen Lin, who is outside the power, as a thorn in her side.

Recently, a new employee with a strong background happened to join the company, so Chen Xiaoqi quickly whispered in Jia Yongwang's ear, and then Jia Yongwang fired Shen Lin, who was in an awkward position.

Upon hearing the news, Su Ning immediately came to Shen Lin to advise her, "Sister, I heard you were fired from the company?" Shen Lin shook her head bitterly and explained, "Well, my position was targeted by someone with connections, and I didn't have a good relationship with the company's management, so I was fired without any suspense."

"How about you try to start your own business?"

"Starting a business is too risky. Your brother-in-law hasn't gotten into the formal business yet, so I'd rather be safe and continue looking for a job."

"Sister, it's so difficult to find a job now. You'll be fired before you even work for a few days. You don't have the advantages of being young."

"It's okay! I'm mentally prepared. I plan to ask my old classmate Zhu Peidong for help. He's doing pretty well now."

"Sister, isn't it awkward for old classmates to become superiors and subordinates?"

"This……"

"Sister, this is what I'm thinking. Instead of shamelessly competing with young people for jobs, it would be better to open a specialty braised food shop. With your cooking skills, you can definitely open up new opportunities."

"Braised food shop?"

"Yes! You can think about it carefully."

"..." Shen Lin was naturally very tempted by Suning's proposal at this time.

But thinking that Na Wei's current business venture was not going very smoothly, he called all the partners he had worked with in the past one by one. However, these former partners either said they were busy or turned off their phones, leaving Na Wei no chance to speak.

So Shen Lin still wanted to find a stable job, which made Su Ning seem helpless. After all, all he could do now was to contact Shen Lin.

The next day, Shen Lin sat downstairs of Zhu Peidong's company for a long time before she mustered up the courage to call him.

Zhu Peidong seemed very enthusiastic and immediately asked someone to come down and take her to the company.

While drinking tea, Shen Lin was very conflicted. Finally, when Zhu Peidong was about to go out to get busy, she asked him directly if he was short of staff.

Zhu Peidong didn't look down on her, he was just surprised.

At the same time, he was willing to help Shen Lin, but arranging work was not a trivial matter, and he needed to discuss it with the human resources department.

Shen Lin was grateful and her heart was filled with gratitude.

Soon, Zhu Peidong sincerely explained to Shen Lin that the company's human resources department was indeed not short of staff.

But if Shen Lin is willing, she can first work in administration and be responsible for logistics. The salary will be 6,500 yuan after tax, and there will be no probation period. She can officially start work next Monday.

Shen Lin was filled with gratitude. She never expected that this old classmate would lend her a helping hand.

Knowing what was happening, Su Ning still wanted to persuade Shen Lin again, "Sister, are you really sure?"

"Yes! Your brother-in-law's business is not going very well now, so we can't put all our eggs in one basket. It would be too risky for me to start another business." Shen Lin knew that Suning still wanted to persuade her to start a business, so she looked at her brother in front of her and explained again.

"Alright! But a 'paratrooper' like you probably won't be very popular. You must pay more attention to your interactions with your superiors. Don't report anything to someone higher up the chain of command, and don't let others misunderstand your relationship with your old classmate."

"Huh? Shen Lei, what's wrong with you? I find that since you and Xie Meilan divorced, you have become more and more timid?"

"It's not that I'm timid! It's just that the internal competition in this world is too intense, and it's not easy for someone with your temperament to adapt."

"Okay! Don't worry about me. How are you and Hu Haili getting along?"

Then Su Ning briefly explained the situation, "Hu Haili has found some jobs that are not suitable for her, and her parents keep urging her to return home, so..."

"Hey! Let's take it one step at a time. There's no point in thinking too much." Shen Lin now sees that it's a bit difficult for his brother to find a wife.

"Ah."

……

On Monday, Shen Lin successfully joined Zhu Peidong's company. Her boss is Peng Xinyi, who is younger than her and seems to be a nice person.

After Shen Lin tidied up her workstation, she took the initiative to ask Xiao Zheng from the administration department if he needed her help, but Xiao Zheng said no.

Shen Lin felt embarrassed to be idle, so she went to find Manager Peng. Manager Peng did not assign her any substantive work, but instead gave Shen Lin a copy of the company's rules and regulations to read.

At noon, Shen Lin took the initiative to show goodwill to other colleagues and invited them to have lunch together, but they either ordered takeout or brought their own lunch.

After returning from lunch, Shen Lin heard that Xiao Zheng and the others wanted to share the order of milk tea. She took the initiative again to show her goodwill, added them on WeChat, and joined the group to order milk tea together.

Shen Lin originally thought that this was the beginning of her breaking the ice in the company, but she didn't know that the two young people were chatting with each other privately, mocking Shen Lin for insisting on joining them in the fun.

Shen Lin naturally felt very uncomfortable at this time, but Shen Lin, who was stubborn, naturally could not give up, so he had already decided in his heart to fight hard.

The next day at work, Shen Lin delivered gifts to everyone, even Manager Peng was not left out.

Shen Lin said that she had read the company information and rules and regulations and could start work today.

Manager Peng assigned work to her and Xiao Zheng. Although the administrative work was complicated, Shen Lin was able to handle it. She worked very diligently and carefully and found the damaged chair.

However, she felt that the chair could still be used after being repaired. Manager Peng thought about it and said that President Zhu cared a lot about the corporate image, so it would be better to replace it. Then she sent the manufacturer's phone number to Shen Lin and asked her to be responsible for contacting the manufacturer.

But the manufacturer replied that they had no stock and it would take at least five days.

Shen Lin reported the manufacturer's response to Manager Peng, but Manager Peng seemed a little impatient and asked Shen Lin to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

Then Shen Lin, who was helpless, asked Na Wei for help. Na Wei gave Shen Lin the contact information of the second-hand dealer. Unexpectedly, Na Wei really found the same chair for Shen Lin, and the chair was in very new condition, and it was almost impossible to tell that it was second-hand.

During lunch break, Zhu Peidong called Shen Lin in to ask about her work situation. It was just a courtesy between old classmates, so he only needed to respond casually.

However, Shen Lin got carried away and blurted out the matter of the chair, having long forgotten Suning's reminder. Zhu Peidong was very satisfied that she had done a good job with the least money, and told her not to report to Manager Peng. Zhu Peidong would mention it to Manager Peng later.

Zhu Peidong also hopes that Shen Lin can pay attention to whether there is any room for savings in the administrative department in the future, as he believes that the administrative department's expenditure is really too high.

Shen Lin agreed on impulse, which also laid the groundwork for her sad resignation later. But later, Manager Peng did not receive any notification from President Zhu, and found that Shen Lin did not do as she asked. Naturally, she felt dissatisfied.

At a company meeting, Zhu Peidong was very satisfied with the preparations for the meeting. He then asked Manager Peng to learn how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure in the future. Everyone could see that this was Zhu Peidong's warning to Manager Peng, so the helpless Manager Peng became even more dissatisfied with Shen Lin.

Coincidentally, Xiao Zheng happened to use the documents that Shen Lin placed in the waste document recycling area to make an expense reimbursement form, and was seen by Zhu Peidong, so he called Peng Xinyi for questioning.

As soon as she came out of Mr. Zhu's office, Peng Xinyi angrily asked Shen Lin why she was doing this behind her back and why she had to report to a higher level.

The stubborn Shen Lin naturally refused to admit what she had not done. Zhu Peidong, who was sitting firmly on the Dianyutai, called Shen Lin in for a talk, hoping that she would not have any grudges about this matter and must adjust her mentality.

Before leaving get off work, Shen Lin planned to explain to Peng Xinyi, but Peng Xinyi had to go out for something and did not give Shen Lin the chance to apologize.

At this time, Shen Lin undoubtedly regretted not following Suning's advice, otherwise she would not have lost face and endured conflicts and disputes in the workplace. However, she had to walk the thorny road she chose with tears in her eyes.

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(End of this chapter)