Upon hearing this, Ma Hua finally realized, "I knew it! This 'remembering the bitter past and appreciating the sweet present' is Cui Dake's original creation!"

And this Cui Dake is pretty impressive; he's actually managed to get a job in the steel mill's canteen. Tsk tsk.

As expected, someone like Cui Dake can get along well anywhere.

"Alright, Uncle Yan, for the sake of our good relationship, I have to remind you."

"This Cui Dake is now a favorite of the leaders; we dare not offend him."

Xu Damao said this almost through gritted teeth.

Why should I be the one to do these things? Why shouldn't I be the one to do them? These are things that should have been done by me, Xu Damao.

Why should it be taken away by Cui Dake, a country bumpkin?

Upon hearing this, Ma Hua immediately pushed his cart into the courtyard house.

This startled Yan Bugui and Xu Damao, who were talking at the time.

MCA did not greet the two people.

This brings us to the relationship between MCA and those beasts in the courtyard; they're not even as close as strangers.

If we meet, we'll just pretend we didn't see you; the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) will be happy to stay out of it. Become friends with you?

What a load of rubbish! Are you waiting to stab me in the back? It's best to just stay neighbors.

When Ma Hua arrived at the Intermediate People's Court, he happened to see Cui Dake walking out of the Jia family's house.

When Cui Dake saw Ma Hua, he immediately gave him a disdainful glance.

It's only in the last six months that I've realized why I used to call MCA a leader.

With so much laughter from the people in the courtyard, it turns out that Ma Hua is just a lousy cook from a steel mill.

The more Cui Dake thought about how he had previously groveled before MCA, the angrier he became.

No way, Ma Hua, you just wait. I'll give you a chance to be transferred back.

I'll put you under my control and show you how I'll torment you.

When Ma Hua saw the change in Cui Dake's eyes, he immediately understood what Cui Dake meant.

If Xu Damao and Cui Dake are both villains, then Cui Dake is utterly shameless and a complete opportunist.

He'd do anything that benefits him, even if it means selling his ass, let alone being ashamed.

However, since Cui Dake isn't targeting him now, the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) is too lazy to deal with him.

After Ma Hua returned home, he immediately locked the door and slipped into the courtyard of the system.

Ma Hua had a premonition that his days in Beijing might be numbered.

Whether it's foresight or personal preference,

MCA plans to produce a batch of pre-made meals in the system's courtyard.

Anyway, the warehouse in the system's courtyard is permanently preserved. It will never spoil.

The main products MCA is currently producing are dried meat, dried chicken, and braised meat.

These things not only have a mild flavor, but they are also inconspicuous. When others see them, they will only express their envy and will not suspect anything.

Unlike fresh meat, this stuff is now strictly limited by supply and marketing cooperatives, and you can easily find out if you check.

Furthermore, MCA also learned several classic old-fashioned street dishes from Nan Yi.

Braised eggplant cubes. Roasted radish strips, roasted cabbage, stir-fried pheasant with pickled cucumber and melon seeds, dry-fried fermented black beans.

The term "roadside dish" refers to the inconvenience people faced when traveling in ancient times.

I made some pre-made dishes that can be stored for a long time, just like pickled vegetables, which have a particularly long shelf life.

After finishing his work, Ma Hua finally drifted off to sleep.

When MCA woke up the next day and rushed to the machine repair shop canteen,

Just then, I saw Nan Yi leading the kitchen staff, busily working away.

Ma Hua walked up to Nan Yi and asked in a low voice, "What are you planning to do?"

"Didn't Director Jiao say yesterday that we should make a 'bitter-sweet' meal? I've been thinking about it for a long time..."

We happen to have some wild vegetables in our cafeteria, so I'll make her some wild vegetable dumplings.

"What do you think?" Nan Yi said, staring into Ma Hua's eyes.

Seeing the confusion in Nan Yi's eyes, Ma Hua immediately smiled and said, "That's good, do it."

"That's fine then." Nan Yi's entire demeanor immediately changed after hearing Ma Hua say this.

Seeing Nan Yi seem relieved, Ma Hua sighed inwardly, "This cannibalistic era..."

Ma Hua watched quietly as Nan Yi and his men busied themselves in the kitchen.

As for why Nan Yi's wild vegetable dumplings are so delicious, don't ask, just know that they're all authentic.

Just like Nan Yi first had people carefully select the wild vegetables, then blanch them, squeeze out the water, and then chop them up.

Place it in a bowl and set aside. Then add lard, light soy sauce, chicken bouillon, and salt.

Mix the special spice powder well and set aside.

Then prepare an appropriate amount of cornmeal, and scald it thoroughly with boiling water in small amounts several times.

Add a small amount of baking soda and let the dough rest.

"See that? Just do it like that. If you don't understand anything, just ask me. Let's get started!"

After Nan Yi demonstrated how to make wild vegetable dumplings with corn husks, he urged everyone to get busy.

MCA particularly appreciates this about Nan Yi: he's not like that bastard, Silly Zhu.

The techniques were always kept secret, even though Nan Yi wasn't the master chef of the people in the kitchen.

But if you ask a question, the people at Nanyi are genuinely willing to teach you.

Unlike Sha Zhu, who would be lucky if he didn't even hit you, let alone teach you.

"Nan Yi, remember to save some for me. I need to make a 'bitter-sweet' meal for the boss later."

This will also save our Director Jiao from saying that MCA is a bunch of useless bums.

Ma Hua gave a cold laugh and shouted loudly at Nan Yi.

“You… fine,” Nan Yi was taken aback when he heard Ma Hua say that.

He then glanced at the MCA with a hint of helplessness.

He had a strange feeling that MCA was up to something today.

Nan Yi originally wanted to say a few more words to MCA, but seeing MCA wave his hand, he didn't say anything more.

It's not that MCA wants to target anyone; wouldn't it be better to just live a peaceful life? But that's not allowed now.

Jiao Min has become arrogant, thinking he's someone who can be easily manipulated.

He intends to rectify himself and establish his authority.

Hmph, making an example of someone to scare others works, but unfortunately you chose the wrong person.

Let's see if your knife is harder, or if my MCA's neck is harder.

What's more, my father and the others still work at the machine repair shop, so I have to do something drastic to make an example of them.

When Ma Hua saw the kitchen staff about to pick wild vegetables, he immediately stopped them: "Hey!"

I said, "What are you doing? Put it down right now, put it down!"

"Ah, Master Ma, I was just about to pick and wash them for you. What's wrong?"

Yang Xiaodong looked at Ma Hua with some confusion.

"Ma Hua, Xiao Dong is my apprentice, this is..."

I've arranged for him to help you. Feel free to ask him for anything. Nan Yi thought Ma Hua was just being shy about asking people for favors.

He immediately explained. Although his apprentice was a bit slow, he was diligent.

It would be perfect to assign him to MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) so he could help them out.

"It's alright, I appreciate your kindness, but this thing doesn't need to be done like that, look,"

"As he spoke, Ma Hua picked up the wild vegetables on the ground without even picking them off."

I simply rinsed it a few times in the big pot.