Sure enough, after Ma Hua's article was published, it resonated with many of the oppressed apprentices in the factory. Being an apprentice in this era is truly unbearable; not only is it tiring and bitter, but they are also subjected to arbitrary beatings and scoldings by their masters. They have to endure so much in order to learn some new knowledge. They also secretly admired Ma Hua's courage.

As the incident escalated, the already divided master and apprentice began arguing even more daily. Factory Director Yang, who had initially wanted to suppress the matter, saw that it was already affecting the factory's production schedule and had no choice but to agree to Li Huaide's suggestion to hold an employee meeting.

This was also the first time Ma Hua had seen Sha Zhu sitting so obediently in a chair. At this moment, Sha Zhu had completely lost his previous arrogance and was sitting obediently in the chair.

Upon seeing Ma Hua approach, Sha Zhu jumped to his feet. He glared at Ma Hua with bloodshot eyes, thinking to himself how much suffering he had endured these past few days. It was all Ma Hua's fault; if it weren't for him, how could he have gotten in there? That treacherous scoundrel who betrayed his master!

Seeing Sha Zhu's attitude, Ma Hua wasn't angry; he just chuckled at him. "This Sha Zhu, this reckless fellow, really thinks he can get away with anything in prison? Looks like he's definitely going to get himself into trouble," Ma Hua thought to himself.

Seeing the smile on Ma Hua's face, Sha Zhu couldn't hold back any longer and immediately tried to pounce on Ma Hua, ready to give him a good whack. However, Yi Zhonghai, with quick reflexes, grabbed him and pulled him back. "Zhu Zi, so many people are watching!"

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Sha Zhu suppressed his anger and, remembering Yi Zhonghai's previous instructions, snorted coldly and sat back down in his chair.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Factory Director Yang immediately instructed the union leaders to announce the start of the meeting. He was extremely worried; Ma Hua's little article had turned the steel rolling mill into chaos.

After a series of established procedures were completed, the conference came to the most important item: a debate between MCA and Sha Zhu and others. Although it was called a debate, it was actually a power struggle between Yang Changzhang and Li Huaide.

Sha Zhu took the microphone and immediately shouted at Ma Hua, "Ma Hua, you traitor! How dare you sit here? Seeing you makes me sick. How could I have taken you as a disciple? You've disgraced the family!"

Ma Hua chuckled twice and replied indifferently, "I don't know what sins I committed to have such a master like you. I've seen your true colors over the years, but how can you still have the nerve to call yourself my master in front of so many comrades? Don't you have any shame?"

"All these years, what have you taught me? Besides enjoying my daily tributes and having me do this and that, what else have you made me do? You even made me take the blame for you. What a great teacher you are!"

Silly Zhu was speechless for a moment. He really hadn't taught Ma Hua anything, but he couldn't bring himself to say that in front of so many people. He could only argue, "I'm testing whether you understand or not. Isn't this how every apprentice goes through it? Why is Ma Hua the only exception?"

"Yes, Sha Zhu is right," "Yeah, how will we know if he's got the talent if we don't test him?" "Learning a skill starts with learning virtue. How will we know a person's character if we don't test them? I think Sha Zhu did the right thing!"

A group of workers below the platform shouted loudly, explaining that it was because MCA's own income had decreased significantly recently. Hearing Silly Chu's words, they immediately nodded in agreement.

Hearing what the audience said, Ma Hua was speechless and retorted, "What this master said is very good, but I want to ask you, learning a skill should start with learning virtue. What am I supposed to learn from Sha Zhu? To steal things from the factory to support a widow?"

Hahahaha, as soon as Ma Hua said that, the audience erupted in laughter. There had been rumors in the factory before that Silly Zhu and Widow Qin had an ambiguous relationship, but there had never been any evidence.

Unexpectedly, MCA exposed it today, and those who had just echoed Sha Zhu immediately turned pale and quickly explained, "I didn't say that."

The silly man on the stage immediately turned red in the face: "Ma Hua, you're talking nonsense. I'm doing a good deed, don't you understand? Sister Qin's family is living in such a hard time. They live in the same courtyard. Sister Qin's family doesn't have a man. She's an orphan and a widow. What's wrong with me helping her? I think you just have no compassion."

As Sha Zhu spoke, his tone grew increasingly forceful. He claimed he was doing a good deed, that Sister Qin's family was already suffering so much, and that these people couldn't even be a little considerate. Bah!

Ma Hua nodded hurriedly, agreeing: "Yes, yes, Sha Zhu is right. Qin Huairu lost her man, so you, Sha Zhu, should help her. That's fine. But if you're going to help, why steal from the factory? Goodness, it's lucky you only helped Qin Huairu. If you helped more people, would our comrades at the steel rolling mill even have anything to eat?"

Wow, after hearing Ma Hua's words, everyone immediately objected. "What? You, Sha Zhu, want to be a good person? Go ahead and do it! You're using our rations to be a good person!" "No wonder I'm never full when Sha Zhu gets food. So he saves it all to give to widows!" "Yeah, yeah, I'm wondering too, why is the food in the cafeteria never enough?"

Yi Zhonghai, who was standing to the side, immediately sensed something was wrong. Why did this silly Zhu say such things? He was both angry and relieved, and hurriedly ran to Sha Zhu's side: "Ahem, comrades, Zhu didn't mean that. Zhu and I are from the same courtyard."

Zhu Zi has always liked to unite with his neighbors and help the weak since he was a child. However, his methods were sometimes wrong, and he has learned his lesson. He won't do that again today, so please keep an eye on him.

Hearing the curses from the crowd below, Sha Zhu immediately understood Ma Hua's sinister intentions: "Yes, Master Yi is right. I have learned my lesson, and I will definitely not do it again. Please rest assured, comrades."

At this moment, Director Yang on the stage could not hold back any longer: "Comrades, Master He has made a mistake, but after all, he is a senior master in our factory. Moreover, Master He has sincerely admitted his mistake and has vowed not to do it again. Please give Master He a chance. In addition, our factory has already dealt with Master He."

The crowd gradually calmed down after hearing what Director Yang said.

Sha Zhu nervously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He was terrified. He was just glad that there were so many leaders in the factory, otherwise he probably would have been beaten to death.

Sha Zhu thought for a moment and then continued, "Ma Hua, since you say I didn't teach you anything, where did you get your cooking skills? I heard from the factory that you have a Level 6 chef's certificate."

After saying that, Sha Zhu looked at Ma Hua smugly and said, "Let's see how you explain this. Didn't you say I didn't teach you anything? Then tell me, where did you get your cooking skills?"

Ma Hua's heart tightened. Just as his mother had predicted, Sha Zhu was here to deal with him. Fortunately, he had been prepared: "Speaking of which, I should thank you."

Sha Zhu was taken aback when he heard Ma Hua's words, but he immediately became happy. Ma Hua, hurry up and tell us! If you can't tell us, you are the one who stole the master's skills and betrayed his master.