My cousin-in-law helped me achieve my ambitions.

The two warehouse workers exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with admiration. One of them walked over and patted Su Ming on the shoulder: "Brother, you've trained before, haven't you?"

Su Ming smiled and said, "I practiced with my grandfather for a few days when I was a child."

"This isn't something you can learn in 'a few days'." The man gave a thumbs up. "Impressive!"

Several girls gathered around and started asking questions all at once.

"Were you ever in the military?"

"How long have you been practicing?"

"Could you teach me?"

Surrounded by people, Su Ming scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

On the outskirts of the crowd, Wu Yumin's face was so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water.

He had intended to use this opportunity to suppress the newcomer and dampen his arrogance. Unexpectedly, it backfired, allowing him to steal the spotlight.

Now, things have gotten really bad. Everyone in the office is looking at him differently now. They're not looking at a newcomer anymore; they're looking at a celebrity.

He spoke coldly, "What are you all doing? Don't you have any work to do?"

The crowd then dispersed and returned to their respective positions.

Wu Yumin glanced at Su Ming, said nothing, and turned to leave the office.

Tian Jing leaned closer to Su Ming and whispered, "Be careful, the team leader doesn't seem too happy."

Su Ming nodded: "Thanks for the reminder!"

Watching Wu Yumin's disappearing figure, he vaguely understood. This team leader probably wouldn't let him off easily.

But it doesn't matter. He has a stubborn streak. The more you press down, the higher he bounces.

As expected, Wu Yumin didn't give Su Ming a friendly look.

After leaving the office, he ignored Su Ming, only glancing at him every now and then with a scrutinizing look, his eyes filled with provocation and contempt.

Su Ming pretended not to see it and followed Tian Jing to familiarize himself with the receiving process.

The receiving team's office wasn't big, but it was quite busy. Tian Jing moved a chair for him and had him sit next to her, explaining things to him while processing the documents at hand.

"Our receiving team mainly liaises with suppliers," Tian Jing said, pointing to the densely packed tables on the computer screen. "Every day when goods arrive, we have to check the delivery notes, count the quantity, inspect the appearance, affix labels, enter the data into the system, and then notify IQC to inspect them..."

She explained in great detail, and Su Ming listened attentively.

It was almost eleven o'clock when the office door was pushed open and Wu Yumin walked in. He was holding a receipt in his hand, and had a smile on his face that made Su Ming vaguely uneasy.

"Su Ming, come here for a second!"

Su Ming stood up and walked up to him.

Wu Yumin waved the documents in his hand: "The finished goods warehouse needs someone to help load the containers. Go there."

Before Su Ming could speak, Tian Jing stood up and asked, "Team leader, aren't there general laborers for loading the containers? Where are Lao Li and Lao Liu?"

"They unloaded a lot of goods today, they must be tired," Wu Yumin said casually. "Besides, Su Ming is new here, he needs to go to other departments to get familiar with things. I'm doing this for his own good."

"But he's the warehouse manager for the receiving team," Tian Jing said anxiously. "He's going to take over the receiving work soon, and he needs to familiarize himself with our procedures first. Sending him to load containers will only delay him from getting started with his new job..."

"What work is being delayed?" Wu Yumin interrupted her, his eyes turning cold. "What do you know? Although we're the receiving team, the entire warehouse department is a unified whole. Let him go to the finished goods warehouse and see what's wrong with the other aspects of the warehouse work."

Tian Jing opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something.

Wu Yumin turned to Su Ming, a creepy smile playing on his lips: "Su Ming, are you willing to go?"

Su Ming wasn't stupid; he had already figured out that Wu Yumin was deliberately making things difficult for him, while Tian Jing was trying her best to protect him, but unfortunately, Tian Jing didn't have as much power as him.

Having said all that, how can one say they are unwilling?

If you say you're unwilling, then you're deliberately making things difficult for Tian Jing!

Su Ming nodded calmly and said, "I'll go!"

Tian Jing grew anxious, walked over to him, and lowered her voice: "Be careful, Team Leader Wu will probably make things even more difficult for you."

Su Ming smiled and said calmly, "It's alright, I can adapt to the pace here."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yumin sneered, "Alright, there's no point in saying more. Now that you're here, you have to work. Come on, follow me."

Su Ming followed him out of the office.

The finished goods warehouse was located at the very back of the factory area, even further than the receiving area. After walking for about ten minutes, passing through two factory buildings, the two finally saw a row of tall corrugated iron sheds.

Under the shed, a long container truck was parked with its doors wide open. Seven or eight men were busy around the truck. Some were standing on the truck, stacking cardboard boxes inside; others were pushing a hydraulic forklift under the truck, pushing pallets of goods forward; and several others, shirtless and covered in sweat, were passing heavy boxes of goods onto the truck.

The June sun was scorching, and the tin shed couldn't block out all the sunlight; sweat reflected off everyone's skin.

Wu Yumin walked to the container truck and greeted a man in overalls who was counting items: "Li Wei!"

The man looked up; he was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, of medium height, with tanned skin and sweat beading on his face. He saw Wu Yumin and greeted him with a smile, "Hey, Brother Wu, what brings you here?"

"I've brought someone to you." Wu Yumin patted Su Ming on the shoulder. "This is Su Ming, a new guy in the receiving team. He's got great stamina, so feel free to order him around."

Li Wei looked Su Ming up and down, about to speak.

Su Ming suddenly spoke up, his tone neither humble nor arrogant: "Team leader, just say what you want to say, don't pat me on the shoulder, okay?"

Wu Yumin's smile froze.

He didn't expect Su Ming to dare to talk back.

He looked at Su Ming, a sinister glint in his eyes: "Oh, kid, you're getting a problem with me patting you on the shoulder?"

Su Ming didn't speak, he just looked at him.

Wu Yumin was annoyed by his unwavering gaze and raised his voice slightly: "Let me tell you, in the warehouse, you have to obey. If you don't do it, plenty of others will!"

Damn, this bastard is really arrogant! If we don't teach him a lesson, he'll just keep pushing his luck. Su Ming's eyes widened and his fists clenched.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Li Wei's eyes darted around, and he quickly smiled and smoothed things over. He took a bottle of Wanglaoji herbal tea from a nearby shelf and handed it to Su Ming: "Hey buddy, come on, have a drink to quench your thirst."

Su Ming took it, thanked him, and pulled the tab. With a "pop," the bottle cap opened, and he immediately tilted his head back and gulped down several large mouthfuls.

Seeing this, Wu Yumin perked up again, winking at Li Wei with a smile: "Buddy, you're buying my henchmen water but not me? You're clearly not giving me any face!"

Li Wei slapped his forehead, his face beaming, "Hey, Brother Wu, what are you saying? How could I not give you a drink? Wait here, I'll go get it right now!"

As he spoke, he turned and strode quickly into the warehouse behind him.

Wu Yumin stood there, a smirk playing on his lips, looking like he was waiting to be waited on.

Two or three minutes later, Li Wei came out empty-handed.

He walked up to Wu Yumin, looking apologetic. "Brother Wu, I'm so sorry, I forgot, we just finished distributing Wanglaoji. Next time, I'll definitely treat you."

Wu Yumin's face turned ashen.

He stared at Li Wei for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed and punched Li Wei in the chest: "You bastard, you really don't know what's good for you! I lent you someone, and instead of thanking me, you're sucking up to my henchmen. Next time, I won't lend anyone out!"

Li Wei put his arm around his shoulder, smiling apologetically, "Dude, I was careless this time. How about this, I'll treat you after work, okay?"

Wu Yumin's expression softened: "That's more like it."

He turned to look at Su Ming, his smile fading: "Su Ming, do a good job. You've benefited from their water, so you need to work even harder."

Su Ming hummed in agreement.

Wu Yumin was dissatisfied with his reaction and frowned: "Don't just talk the talk, go ahead and jump up and load the goods!"

Li Wei quickly stopped him: "No rush, no rush, this truck is almost full, let's wait for the next truck. Just follow my instructions."

Wu Yumin didn't say anything more and waved to Su Ming: "Stay here and listen to Team Leader Li's instructions. I'm leaving now. Don't slack off, or I won't want you anymore."

After saying that, he swaggered away.

Watching his figure disappear around the corner from the factory, Li Wei's smile gradually turned into disdain. He spat and cursed, "That bastard, he really thinks he's something special. If his sister weren't the finance manager, who would even give him a second thought!"

Several handymen who were taking a break nearby chimed in, "Exactly, they act all high and mighty all the time."

"If his sister weren't in finance, he'd be nothing!"

"Last time I asked him to sign an overtime form, he dragged it out for three days..."

"He got in through connections!"

Li Wei waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop talking. He turned to Su Ming, his tone much more amiable: "Dude, ignore him. He won't dare fire you. As long as the work isn't too hectic, I won't pressure you. Everyone relax, there's no need to work yourself to the bone."

Su Ming felt a warmth in his heart and nodded, "Thank you, Team Leader Li."

"Don't call me team leader, just call me Brother Li." Li Wei patted his arm. "Come on, let's rest for a while. After this truck is loaded, the next one will probably take half an hour."

Su Ming sat down with him in the shade. A handyman next to him offered him a cigarette, but he waved it off, saying he didn't want one. The group then started chatting casually.

As they chatted, Su Ming learned that Li Wei had worked in the warehouse for seven or eight years, starting as a handyman and rising step by step to become the finished goods warehouse foreman. He was well-liked, hardworking, and respected by his subordinates.

"And you?" Li Wei asked. "Why did you get assigned to the receiving group? Wu Yumin is a difficult person to deal with."

Su Ming gave a wry smile: "I just arrived, I'll take whatever I'm assigned to!"

"That's true." Li Wei nodded. "But be careful, that guy is petty. You're with me today, who knows what tricks he'll come up with to mess with you when he gets back."

Su Ming smiled but didn't say anything. He knew that his forbearance was only temporary.