Ma Hua then leisurely rode his bicycle to the steel rolling mill.

When Ma Hua walked into the kitchen of the steel rolling mill canteen, everyone was stunned.

Wasn't MCA demoted to a branch factory? How come they're suddenly back? We didn't receive any notification.

Liu Lan looked at Ma Hua with excitement: "You're finally back! Have you eaten yet?"

“I’ve eaten, Sister Lan. Don’t talk nonsense. I’m not back yet. I’m here to collect my salary.” Ma Hua shrugged.

"Alright, I thought you were back!" Liu Lan said, somewhat disappointed.

He then pulled Ma Hua aside and whispered, "However, I guess you'll be next. That idiot Zhu is really no good."

He's utterly useless; he's still in security and hasn't been released yet! Let me tell you, our cafeteria is a complete mess right now.

You'd better come back quickly, Master Yang is really worried about you.

Not only are the leaders dissatisfied, but the workers are also cursing every day, complaining that the food in our canteen is terrible.

"Ahem, well, I can't help you then. I haven't received any notice to come back." Ma Hua shrugged, indicating that he was also helpless.

"Hey, how's it going at the machine repair shop? I heard the pay isn't great there."

What do you do there every day? Is their cafeteria big? How many people are there? How good are the chefs?

"Can I compare to you?" Liu Lan asked with a hint of gossip.

"It's far worse than here. For one thing, they only eat meat once a month."

"It's nothing like here. The machine repair shop only has one canteen. There are so few people in the shop, but the cook there is better than me, and the food tastes better."

Ma Hua sighed. How much better could things be for the branch factories down there?

"Really? Don't talk nonsense. How could there be someone who cooks better than you?" Liu Lan asked with some doubt.

"Really, he's a legitimate descendant of the imperial chefs. What am I? I'm just a monk who entered the profession halfway through his career."

Don't tell anyone else, only tell Old Li in your family.

"And Director Yang can be recruited to our factory now," Ma Hua said mysteriously.

"Okay, I got it. But you seem to have gained weight. Looks like life at the branch factory is really carefree."

Liu Lan looked Ma Hua up and down and asked with some doubt.

"Ahem, that's right. They do nothing over there, just loaf around all day. How could they not get fat!"

Ma Hua said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Ma Hua is back." Just then, Director Wang walked into the cafeteria.

He initially thought the security guard was lying to him, but it turned out to be Ma Hua himself.

"Alright, you guys chat, I have something to do, so I'll go take care of it first," Liu Lan said, realizing that the cafeteria manager wanted to speak with Ma Hua.

She made an excuse and left. She still needed to find Old Li.

When Director Wang led Ma Hua out of the cafeteria...

Just then, they ran into Yang, the factory director's secretary, who was coming from the opposite direction. As soon as Secretary Zhang saw Ma Hua, he immediately greeted Director Wang with joy.

"Look, Director Zhang, it just so happens that Comrade Ma Hua is back. Let Chef Ma cook dinner tonight."

"Ahem. I'm sorry, it might not be possible," Ma Hua said to Secretary Zhang as soon as he noticed Director Wang's hesitation.

"Why?" Factory Director Yang's secretary frowned. What did Ma Hua mean by this? Did he really intend to fight against Factory Director Yang to the end?

"Have you forgotten? I've already been assigned to the machine repair shop. My workplace is there, not in our factory," Ma Hua said somewhat jokingly.

"Well, you just happen to be here! I'll go talk to the repair shop, and you can take charge of cooking dinner tonight."

Factory Director Yang's secretary nodded. That was easy; it would be a simple phone call.

"Sure, give me the documents I retrieved. I'll do it." Ma Hua shrugged. He wanted me to do it.

Okay, issue the document. It's just a phone call away; even if you knelt on your knees begging me, I wouldn't do it.

"Ma Hua, don't be ungrateful!" threatened Yang's factory director's secretary. That damned Ma Hua.

Why make such a fuss? It's just cooking a meal! This is working for the factory manager!

It's his honor, yet he dares to make excuses here.

"Secretary Zhang, I'd like to ask, what's wrong with Comrade MCA that makes him so ungrateful?"

Comrade Ma Hua was simply following our factory's procedures; how did that become ungrateful behavior in your eyes?

"As the canteen manager, I'd also like to hear it," Director Wang retorted angrily. "That damned factory manager's secretary!"

I've been nagging myself nonstop these past few days. You were the ones who transferred Ma Hua away, and now you're complaining about Chef Yang's cooking?

She also complained that Sha Zhu wasn't dignified enough; she's really making a fuss.

"Okay, Director Wang, then I'd like to ask, Comrade Ma Hua's workplace should be in the machine repair shop, not the steel rolling mill?"

"Then what brings you here today, Comrade Ma Hua? I didn't receive any documents informing me of your return." Secretary Zhang sneered.

"I'm here to collect my salary. Today is payday at our factory, you must know that!" Ma Hua looked at Secretary Zhang with a hint of mockery.

"Then you can't come back. Your workplace is a machine repair shop, and you've been absent from your post during work hours."

And you're running around like that. Comrade Ma Hua, do you know that's slacking off?! Your behavior is shameful.

Secretary Zhang felt he had caught Ma Hua red-handed and immediately reprimanded him sternly.

"Yes, that's well said. Don't say that again. I'm just a worker; I can't take such harsh criticism from you."

Ma Hua's face gradually darkened. "Damn it, are you trying to label me?!"

"Alright, learn your lesson. A good comrade is one who can admit his mistakes and correct them. Remember what happened tonight, or else...hehe."

After making the threat, Secretary Zhang turned and left in a hurry.

He's the secretary to the steel mill director, and he's usually very busy. This time, he came on Director Yang's orders.

They came specifically to arrest MCA members. Once they'd accomplished their goal, they naturally slipped away.

Director Wang looked at Ma Hua with some suspicion. Oh, after a few days at the machine repair shop, has the once lawless Ma Hua changed?

Fifteen minutes later, in the director's office.

Director Wang, smoking a cigarette, looked Ma Hua up and down: "I knew it! How could you possibly back down? You really intend to do this? If you do, there's no turning back."

“Well, Uncle Wang, it’s not that I, Ma Hua, am looking for trouble, it’s just that they’re bullying us too much. They want to bully us, so let them see what’s what,” Ma Hua said, snatching the things back from Director Wang’s hand.

"Fine, okay, but this matter," Director Wang gritted his teeth and dialed the phone on his desk,

"Alright, Director Li has agreed, let's go," Director Wang said with a smile. He then planned to leave with Ma Hua.

Ma Hua said to Director Wang with a grin, "I'll take care of this show-off myself."

Director Wang, just wait for my good news!