Chapter 20: Tomorrow Will Be Better

"Knock, knock, knock—"

"Come in!" A very majestic voice rang out.

Tang Song pulled open the frosted glass door and greeted: "Director Chen."

Chen Yunteng took his eyes off the computer screen, looked up, and said: "Sit down, Little Song."

Tang Song nodded and sat down on the chair next to the desk.

Chen Yunteng was also a programmer by trade, and his attire wasn't particular: thermal underwear, a jacket, and jeans.

He was thirty-five or thirty-six years old, had an ordinary appearance, and messy hair.

On the surface, he looked kind and sincere.

"Little Song, I heard that your attendance has been a bit lax lately?" Chen Yunteng shifted his office chair, looking serious.

"Director Chen, I have always strictly followed company regulations and will never be late or leave early." Tang Song looked at him calmly, his gaze showing no retreat or hesitation.

He chose to stay in the company just to have the role identity of 【Jinxiu Trading - Development Engineer】.

Before Du Shaokai had the ability to fully take over the SCM project, the probability of him being laid off was extremely low.

He could completely just lie flat.

Hearing Tang Song's answer, Chen Yunteng's eyes flickered, and he said earnestly: "Little Song, you should know that I have been concurrently serving as the team leader of the backend group. In a while, the company will undergo an organizational adjustment, and I should be completely letting go to focus on management. To be honest, I have high expectations for you!"

Tang Song suppressed his laughter and nodded: "Thank you for your appreciation, Director Chen."

If it were him when he first joined, he might have really believed it.

But after experiencing a series of workplace bullying, he had completely seen through the character of this Director Chen—a standard old schemer and master of empty promises.

Even if a team leader really had to be chosen, it would definitely be Du Shaokai; no one else had a chance.

Chen Yunteng paused for a moment and continued: "Regarding your salary increase, I have already mentioned it to HR and am currently waiting for Director Xu's news. At this critical moment, you must not drop the ball; work more overtime and do more work!"

"Alright, Director Chen! Then I'll go back to work." Tang Song lowered his head to hide the sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth.

He had promised him since April 1st that his salary would be adjusted by 10% in May.

But now that half a month had passed, Tian Jing, who was in charge of payroll, still hadn't contacted him to sign.

He hadn't even received any performance review email notification; everything was based entirely on Director Chen's word.

"Knock, knock, knock!" Chen Yunteng tapped the table lightly: "Right, there's one more thing. I've arranged a bit too much work for Shaokai lately. Regarding the development of the new SCM functions, help him out a bit. We are all colleagues in the same department; we prosper together and suffer together."

"Understood."

"Alright, you go back."

Tang Song nodded calmly and walked out of the office door.

Just as he returned to his workstation, a new notification popped up on DingTalk.

It was a requirements document sent by Du Shaokai.

Tang Song looked back and saw Du Shaokai triumphantly waving at him.

He smiled, directly deleted the email, and ignored the other party.

"Ding-dong—" The phone screen lit up.

"【China Merchants Bank】 Your account ending in 6800 received a salary payment on April 14th at 16:14, RMB 6,224.84."

The March salary had been paid!

Generally, the previous month's salary was paid on the 15th of each month, but tomorrow was the weekend, so it was brought forward to Friday.

Opening the corporate email, Tian Jing, who was in charge of payroll, had already sent over the payslip.

Tang Song opened it and looked at it carefully.

Salary 8,000 yuan, meal allowance 225 yuan.

Since the company paid the full five insurances and one fund, the personal burden of insurance + housing fund was about 2,000 yuan.

Calculating it, the take-home pay was over 6,200, with very little tax deducted.

This was also the first time he had received his full post-probation salary, something he had longed for for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel moved.

He had no ill feelings toward Jinxiu Trading; in fact, he was very grateful.

The company's management was humane, the benefits were good, and the salary was paid on time.

It allowed him, who had returned from the Imperial Capital, to gain a firm foothold in Yancheng, possess a stable income, put his parents at ease, and give him fantasies about the future.

This was also the main reason why he hadn't resigned despite being bullied in the workplace.

However, an enterprise was ultimately composed of individuals, mixed with too many personal interests and small calculations.

When the interests of certain managers didn't align with the interests of the enterprise, they were highly likely to prioritize their personal interests.

After all, the company wasn't theirs; if the company was gone, they could completely take an n+1 severance and leave, and the next one might be even better.

For example, Director Chen; he was this type of manager.

……

9:00 PM.

Finishing the "30-minute sweat-drenching fat-burning exercise," Tang Song sat on the yoga mat, panting heavily.

After resting for a few minutes, his body gradually relaxed.

Opening Xiaohongshu, he created a note for "Day 10 of Transformation," uploaded his current weight, today's fat-loss meal, comparison photos, and exercise volume, and clicked publish.

Tang Song glanced at his follower count; it had unknowingly risen to 661, but it was still some distance away from 1,000 followers.

Most of them were attracted by the "bowl-cut" note; the subsequent notes were relatively plain and lacked explosive points, so the growth of followers naturally slowed down.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz—" The phone vibrated and popped up a new message.

【Operations - Guo Peng: "Little Song, send me your address; I'll drive to pick you up tomorrow."】

After thinking for a moment, Tang Song replied: "No need, Brother Guo. Just send me the location of the repair shop; I'll take a taxi there, it'll be faster."

Guo Peng lived in the Yuhua District; it would be a huge detour for him to come over, which wasn't necessary.

【Operations - Guo Peng: "Mingjun Auto Repair Shop. map"】

The two chatted a bit more and agreed on a meeting time.

Tang Song put away his phone, washed up, took off his clothes, stood in front of the full-length mirror, and sized himself up after losing weight.

In just 13 days, his body had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The bulging little belly had disappeared; although he didn't have abs, it was still flat.

A layer of fat on his thighs, chest, waist, and back had been reduced.

The changes in his face were also significant; under normal circumstances, his double chin and the flesh at the corners of his mouth had disappeared, and his nasolabial folds had faded.

The contours of his face were much clearer, and the appearance of his neck was also much better.

Overall, he looked like a decent and spirited young man, neither fat nor thin.

The biggest problem was still his skin condition.

Skin tone, spots, acne, blackheads, pimples, eye bags, puffiness.

He still had all these things that affected his appearance, and he needed to improve them bit by bit under Zhao Yaqian's guidance.

Tang Song's appearance wasn't bad—high nose bridge, thin lips, double eyelids—and with his sufficient height, he was also the type of handsome male student who was very popular in high school, full of youthful spirit.

However, after entering university, in order to chase the footsteps of his "white moonlight," he became silent and hardworking, completely indifferent to his appearance and image.

He studied his major courses better than anyone else, won scholarships, obtained various certificates, and even passed his motorcycle license and teacher's certificate.

In his senior year, he successfully entered a major internet company in the Imperial Capital and stood by her side again, but unfortunately...

Shaking his head, Tang Song bit his lower lip, forcing himself to break away from the memories.

Taking a deep breath, he opened the system interface to check his personal information.

【Player: Tang Song (28')】

【Role: Jinxiu Trading - Development Engineer】

【Height: 180CM, Weight: 81.6KG】

【Physique: 57, Stamina: 55, Agility: 50, Comprehension: 76】

【Asset Status:】

Balance: 25,200.50 yuan (Debt: 20,000.00 yuan)

Enterprise: None

Real Estate: None

Vehicle: Yadea Electric Scooter

…

Agility increased by 1 point, and weight dropped to 81.6kg.

Only 0.6kg remained until the completion of 【Restraint and Persistence】.

This weight was within the normal range of human weight fluctuation; basically, sleeping and going to the bathroom would take care of it.

The 【Lung Strengthening Potion】, this prop for strengthening the body, was right before his eyes!

Besides that, there was the first car he was about to get, as well as the accompanying 【Vehicle Gift Package】.

For tomorrow, Tang Song couldn't wait. ===== CHAPTER 21 =====