Ma Hua did not refuse. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Liu Feng, he followed the others to the cafeteria.
When Ma Hua arrived at the canteen, he was shocked. This machine repair factory canteen looked unremarkable from the outside, but it was much cleaner than the steel rolling mill canteen.
Ultimately, this whole thing is Sha Zhu's fault. Sha Zhu is a coward, and so is the kitchen. Although Ma Hua led the team to clean up after everyone when he was the head chef...
In the end, it was defeated by the accumulated grime and couldn't be cleaned at all.
Just as MCA was about to apply to Director Wang for a thorough cleanup, MCA was dispatched to the machine repair shop.
After introducing Ma Hua to the kitchen staff at the machine repair shop, Liu Feng's secretary left, as he had other things to do.
Ma Hua smiled at the unfriendly looks from the kitchen staff. "What's wrong? Do you really think I'm going to take your seats?" Having watched the original series, Ma Hua knew these people were even worse than the fat man.
"Everyone, don't look at me like that. I'm just here to make a formality at our machine repair shop." As soon as Ma Hua said this, everyone looked at him with suspicion.
MCA didn't explain anything further. In MCA's mind, these people were just a bunch of petty scoundrels. They should keep to themselves and ignore them. They were just here at the machine repair shop for a few days of vacation.
While boasting about his culinary skills in the restroom, Nan Yi learned that the head factory had sent a master chef, and he began to feel anxious. Although he was confident in his cooking abilities, he was also afraid.
If that guy from the main factory really settles down in the machine repair shop, how am I supposed to go back? Am I supposed to spend my whole life cleaning toilets in the machine repair shop?
Time flew by, and Ma Hua's first day at the machine repair shop came to an end.
Ma Hua didn't wait for his father and elder brother; instead, he went home first. He still had many things to ask his father. After the whole family finished eating,
Ma Hua then said to his family, "Dad, I've been assigned to your factory."
The mother, who had been cheerfully teasing Ziming and Zishan, immediately turned grim.
"Xiaohua, what's wrong?" Chen Hongmei, the mother, asked with concern. Her son was doing well at the steel rolling mill, so why did he go to this godforsaken, run-down factory that his father worked at?
Ma Hua recounted in detail to his family what had recently happened at the steel rolling mill.
The mother said to Ma Hua with some reproach, "You child, why didn't you tell the family about such a big thing?"
“What are you talking about? I think Xiaohua did the right thing!” the father retorted from the side.
"I didn't say Xiaohua did anything wrong," the mother shouted at the father, somewhat unhappy. She was a little sad; her child was all grown up and didn't tell her mother anything anymore.
Seeing his parents arguing about this, Ma Hua immediately tried to persuade them, saying, "Mom, think about it, I have no choice. Do you remember my old master, Sha Zhu?"
Factory Director Yang is Sha Zhu's backer, and our canteen manager Wang treats me very well.”
"What's so great about him? I think he's a bastard. If he were good to you, would he have introduced Sha Zhu to you as your master?" the father said with some disdain.
The mother's face flushed red: "Alright, it's no use saying it now. Let's just leave it at that. Xiaohua will probably be transferred back soon. Just think of it as him looking after your dad at the machine repair shop."
"Hey, don't take this nonsense seriously in front of the child," the father said, feeling a little embarrassed by the mother's words.
"Ahem, Dad, it's just a pig as a reward! Why did you all go to the trouble of naming it Xiao Zhuang? When you first heard Xiao Zhuang was coming, I thought some leader was coming to inspect the area,"
Ma Hua quickly changed the subject, not daring to respond.
"What do you know? The lousy factory your dad works at, apart from having a more stable salary, can't compare to the benefits at your steel rolling mill. At your dad's factory, let alone slaughtering pigs, you can't even eat meat once a month."
The mother immediately complained.
The father didn't refute her; his wife was right. It was true. The machine repair shop was just a small factory with a few hundred people; it couldn't compare to a steel rolling mill.
"What can I say? Your older brother and I were both promoted without our knowledge. It turns out it was all thanks to Xiao Hua," the father said after a moment's thought.
Hearing her father say this, her mother and Ma Hua exchanged a glance.
The mother murmured, "Xiaohua, the person you're with is no ordinary person. You'd better be careful in the future."
"Hmm," Ma Hua nodded. No wonder Li Huaide told him that; so this was the compensation.
Ma Hua's resentment towards Li Huaide has subsided, replaced by a sense of wariness.
My family is my weakness, so I need to be extra careful. This is both a reward and a warning to myself.
... (Divider line)
The deaf old lady in the courtyard was furious. She had thought that after complaining to Yang Cuihua, she would be treated like before, with Yang Cuihua eager to serve her.
Unexpectedly, Yang Cuihua only comforted herself a few times before leaving. The deaf old lady was a very clean person, so she had to empty the chamber pot herself.
The deaf old woman was starving after doing all that. She hadn't eaten anything the night before, and this morning the Jia family brought her food, which she then tripped over.
The deaf old lady had originally planned to go to Lou Xiao'e's place to ask for some food, but it turned out Lou Xiao'e wasn't home at all. The old lady's trip was a complete waste.
Fortunately, Jia Zhangshi brought lunch to the deaf old lady at noon. The old lady looked at the half bowl of corn porridge in front of her and was so upset that she wanted to cry.
But I couldn't not eat, so I took out the snacks I had bought earlier from my cupboard and ate them with the porridge.
After finishing her meal, the deaf old lady didn't even bother with her afternoon nap. She immediately carried a stool and sat down in the courtyard. She waited and waited, and finally, Sha Zhu returned to the courtyard.
The deaf old woman saw Sha Zhu and immediately called out to him, "Zhu Zi, Zhu Zi!"
When Sha Zhu saw the old lady, he first handed the lunchbox in his hand to Qin Huairu before walking towards the deaf old lady.
"Grandma, it's so cold outside, why are you still sitting here?" Sha Zhu said with a smile. He thought the old lady had come here to sunbathe in the afternoon.
"Zhu Zi, I've been waiting for you! Let's go back and talk." When the deaf old lady saw that Sha Zhu had returned, tears streamed down her face.
"Oh." Although Sha Zhu was a little confused, he still obediently helped the old lady back home.
Looking at everything before her, Qin Huairu felt a sense of unease. Thinking of this, she immediately asked Jia Zhangshi as soon as she entered the room, "Mom, have you delivered the old lady's meals on time?"
Jia Zhangshi's eyes darted around nervously. What was there to give? She and Bang Geng had eaten it all.
Madam Jia then remembered that the old lady could just eat cornmeal porridge.
Thinking of this, Jia Zhangshi said to Qin Huairu with a straight face, "I sent it, Qin Huairu, you jinx, hurry up and cook, can't you see that Banggeng is already saying he's hungry!"
Qin Huairu, who had initially been somewhat skeptical, turned to cook after hearing Jia Zhangshi say that Bang Geng was hungry.
On the other side, as soon as the old lady entered the house, she tightly grabbed Sha Zhu's hand and cried, "Zhu Zi, the Jia family is simply inhuman, waaaaah!"
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