The fat man watched Sha Zhu from afar, tears welling up in his eyes, a flame of hatred slowly growing in his heart.

Sha Zhu finished cooking and sat back down in his chair. Get some food? Qin Huairu wasn't here again. But Fatty and the others were here! He was the head chef; all he had to do was cook the food.

Soon, the cafeteria began to fill up with people.

The workers, overjoyed after getting their meals, immediately found a place to sit down and eagerly put the food into their mouths.

Um, something feels off as soon as I took a bite of this food. Why does it taste so strange today?

And why is this stir-fried cabbage so watery?

At first, the workers thought the seasonings hadn't been properly mixed; after all, mistakes happen when cooking in a large pot, and nobody's perfect.

I forced myself to eat, hoping that next time, I could come later.

But gradually, more and more people said that this was wrong.

The workers, who had been holding back their anger, were now puzzled. This was the first time something like this had happened since Comrade Ma Hua became the canteen chef.

They immediately started whispering among themselves, only to discover that it wasn't just them; everyone's food was just as bad.

Immediately, a coworker who was busy went to the food window and shouted to Liu Lan, "Liu Lan, is this dish still cooked by Chef Ma today?"

Seeing Liu Lan's surprised look, her coworker immediately explained, "The taste of today's dishes is much worse than before, so I wanted to ask what happened."

Logically speaking, Chef Ma's skill level shouldn't be like this. What happened to Chef Ma that caused such poor cooking, or was today's dish not even cooked by Chef Ma?"

Seeing Liu Lan's unfriendly expression, her coworker hurriedly explained.

The coworkers in line, seeing that the man actually asked that question, immediately retorted, "Bullshit! I saw Master Ma when I came this morning!"

Master Ma even greeted me; how could Master Ma be in trouble?

And how could Chef Ma's cooking be bad? I think you're just a wild boar that can't stomach fine food.

"What's wrong? You don't actually want to eat what Sha Zhu makes for you, do you?"

When the person in line heard what he said, they burst into laughter. During the time that MCA was in power, their mouths had become very picky.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai's eyes lit up and he immediately sneered, "I think maybe some people don't want to do a good job and are starting to fool everyone."

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, everyone looked at him with suspicion. Could it really be true?

Liu Lan found this rather amusing. "Go ahead and tell me," she thought, "and see what you'll do when you find out the truth."

And this Yi Zhonghai really does have a grudge against MCA, actually making up stories about them like this—I can't tolerate that!

"Master Yi, what are you saying? Ma Hua is very hardworking and conscientious in our kitchen. You can't just talk nonsense and slander her."