However, the deaf old lady next door was not so lucky. She thought Yi Zhonghai would be able to buy the meat and bring it home soon, but she didn't expect that Yi Zhonghai would take two hours to arrive.

The old lady was getting increasingly impatient, and finally, Aunt Yang Cuihua brought over the food. But there were only three or four slices of meat. The deaf old lady immediately realized that Yi Zhonghai was playing a trick on her.

The deaf old woman was so angry that she knocked the lunch Yang Cuihua had brought to the ground. She roared angrily, "Didn't I say we were having meat for lunch?! What do you mean? Why is there so little? Where's Yi Zhonghai? Call him here!"

Yang Cuihua looked at the spilled food on the ground with heartache. This was all food! How could they waste it like this? Ignoring the deaf old lady's shouts, she silently began to clean up.

What could she do? She listened to everything Yi Zhonghai said. She also felt that she hadn't given him enough, but Yi Zhonghai told her that the old lady was getting on in years and wouldn't be able to digest too much.

Seeing Yang Cuihua silently tidying up without saying a word, the deaf old woman cursed inwardly, "What a useless thing! No wonder you're like this!"

After Yang Cuihua finished tidying up, she said to the old lady, "Grandma, I'll call Lao Yi over for you right away."

When Yang Cuihua arrived home, she saw Yi Zhonghai sitting to the side, drinking a little wine and looking quite happy.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Yang Cuihua return, he glanced at her and said indifferently, "Alright, the food has been delivered. Come and eat quickly."

"This..." Yang Cuihua stammered, unsure how to explain it to Yi Zhonghai.

"Speak quickly!" When Yi Zhonghai saw Yang Cuihua's expression, he immediately understood that something must have happened again with the deaf old lady, and he immediately scolded Yang Cuihua to speak.

"The old lady said there wasn't enough meat, and she even threw the food I had just brought over on the ground." Yang Cuihua gritted her teeth and told Yi Zhonghai about what had just happened.

"Hmph, alright, since the old lady threw the food on the ground, it means she's not hungry, so let's just ignore her. You must be hungry too, so hurry up and eat. Don't worry about her. Oh, and remember to take this plate of meat to the Jia family, then come back for dinner!"

Yi Zhonghai said to Yang Cuihua somewhat impatiently,

Hmph, old lady, eat it or don't, it's all your fault. You've spoiled me rotten. Before, I was taking care of you to maintain my status as an old man, but now the neighborhood committee has stripped me of that status long ago.

Moreover, He Daqing returned all the money he gave to Sha Zhu. Did he really think he wanted to take care of you? If it weren't for the fact that you could help me, I wouldn't bother with you at all. Now?

I don't care anymore. Take it or leave it, you've really spoiled me.

At first, Yi Zhonghai and the old lady supported each other and colluded in their evil deeds. Unfortunately, their statuses are now unequal, and Yi Zhonghai no longer has any leverage over the old lady, so he is naturally not as enthusiastic towards her.

Time flies, and the next day arrived in the blink of an eye. As Ma Hua was wielding the spatula rapidly, he suddenly heard someone call his name from the side.

Ma Hua glanced at him out of the corner of his eye. He didn't recognize him. He wasn't from the kitchen. Why should he bother with him? With that thought, Ma Hua calmed himself down and continued to focus on cooking the vegetables in the pot.

The man who had shouted "Ma Hua" was furious upon seeing Ma Hua's behavior. He walked straight to the cafeteria office and yelled at Director Wang, "Director Wang, is this the standard of your cafeteria workers?!"

Director Wang was writing something on his desk when he suddenly heard someone speaking to him. He immediately became furious. Who was this person who dared to enter his office without even knocking?

Director Wang looked up and realized it was Factory Director Yang's secretary. "Hmph, who do you think you are, daring to boss me around like that?" he thought angrily, slamming his fist on the table. "What do you mean we canteen staff have low manners?"

"Director Yang is treating people to dinner tonight. I just told Ma Hua about it, but he ignored me completely. He has no manners at all. Director Wang, I think the quality of our canteen workers really needs to be improved."

Factory Director Yang's secretary snorted coldly; he didn't take Director Wang seriously at all.

“I think our canteen workers are all of good quality, there’s nothing to improve. But Director Yang is treating everyone to dinner tonight, how come I didn’t know?” Director Wang frowned.

"Didn't I just tell you? Remember to inform Ma Hua that Director Yang is hosting a dinner party at the small canteen at seven o'clock!" Director Yang's secretary said bluntly.

"I understand," Director Wang said through gritted teeth. Rank matters, especially since it was Director Yang who gave the order. No matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice but to obey.

Seeing Director Wang's attitude, Director Yang's secretary couldn't help but sneer inwardly. "I love seeing you all look down on me, yet can't do anything about it."

After Director Wang and Director Yang's secretary left, he picked up the phone on the table and talked to someone, no one knows who.

After a long silence, Director Wang sighed. "Oh well, I'm really stuck in the middle," he thought, and headed straight for the cafeteria.

When Director Wang arrived at the cafeteria, he happened to run into Ma Hua, who had just finished cooking and was sitting in a chair drinking tea.

Director Wang immediately walked up to Ma Hua with a smile: "Ma Hua, are you tired?"

Seeing Director Wang's expression, Ma Hua immediately smiled and said, "Director Wang, do you have something planned for tonight?"

Director Wang blurted out instinctively, "Is it that obvious?"

“What do you think?” Ma Hua retorted.

"Alright, Director Yang will treat us to dinner tonight at seven o'clock, remember that." Before Director Wang could finish speaking...

MCA simply replied, "No time!"