Seeing Chef Yang's somewhat dejected expression, Ma Hua immediately comforted him, "Chef Yang, what are you saying? You're a senior member of our kitchen team, and I, as a junior, still have to learn from you. Besides, if it weren't for Sha Zhu using up so much of your oil, your dishes would taste much better than mine."
When Master Yang heard Ma Hua's words, he felt a warmth in his heart. Who could understand his suffering? These days, the amount of oil used in the canteen is strictly controlled. Sha Zhu knew that no matter how good his skills were, it would be useless if there was too little oil. He was afraid of ruining his reputation, so he cut back on the amount of oil from Master Yang's supply.
However, Master Yang knew in his heart that even if he made it with the same ingredients, it wouldn't taste as good as Ma Hua's. In any case, Ma Hua had given him a lot of face today.
Master Yang immediately went to Ma Hua's side and whispered, "You need to be careful of Yi Zhonghai in Workshop One." Seeing Ma Hua's confused look, Master Yang immediately whispered, "It was his idea to make you take the blame."
Ma Hua then realized, "No wonder! Given Sha Zhu's recklessness, he should have refused to admit guilt to the death. Why would he think of letting me take the blame? Turns out, there's that old bastard Yi Zhonghai involved."
Ma Hua thanked Chef Yang. Just then, Director Wang, noticing the commotion in the kitchen, rushed in, thinking Ma Hua had messed up the cooking.
As soon as I entered the house, I heard the group of middle-aged women in the kitchen excitedly packing dishes, saying, "Ma Hua's cooking is so delicious! How come we never noticed before? We'll have to eat a lot for lunch today!"
Director Wang immediately relaxed upon hearing this. If these middle-aged women were praising it, then Ma Hua's cooking must be excellent. However, a slight doubt arose in his mind: was it really that delicious? Thinking this, Director Wang coughed a few times: "It seems Chef Ma has already cooked it, right? Um, could you get me some to try?"
The moment Director Wang took a bite of the food, his eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Give me two lunchboxes, no, three lunchboxes!"
Director Wang hurriedly left the cafeteria with his lunchbox in hand, not forgetting to say before leaving, "Remember the time, don't be late for the regular meal service."
Soon it was lunchtime, and a large number of workers poured into the canteen from the entrance. As soon as they entered, they smelled the aroma of the food. Some workers greedily inhaled the fragrance and confidently said to Liu Lan, who was serving the food, "This must have been made by Sha Zhu, right? Give me some, it smells so good!"
Liu Lan, who was initially quite happy, immediately turned stern upon hearing the words "Silly Zhu" and said, "What 'Silly Zhu'? This was done by the MCA. 'Silly Zhu' didn't even come today."
Seeing the workers' incredulous expressions, Liu Lan, who was always outspoken, immediately picked up a large ladle and banged it against the bowl impatiently, saying, "It was made by Ma Hua. Are you going to eat it or not? If not, eat the next one."
"Eat, eat, eat! Sister Liu, please, please get me some of Chef Ma's food, it smells so good!" The coworker immediately changed to a pleading expression, afraid that his words had angered Liu Lan and she wouldn't give him the food.
When the first person who finished getting their food sat down at the table and took the first bite, their expression immediately brightened with joy. This food was so much better than what they'd had in the cafeteria before! Chef Sha Zhu? Bullshit! He was nowhere near as good as Ma Hua, Chef Ma! But who was Ma Hua? The name sounded familiar. They'd better remember him from now on and always order Ma Hua's cooking.
One by one, two by three, the coworkers who had finished their meal immediately began discussing with those around them how delicious the food was. Soon, someone in the know said, "It was cooked by a chef named Ma Hua." Now everyone realized that there was a chef named Ma Hua in the kitchen, and that his cooking was exceptionally delicious.
At the same price and with the same portion size, naturally the workers will recognize whoever cooks better. Workers these days have a very simple understanding: good is good, and bad is bad. Sha Zhu used to be so domineering and bossy in the canteen, wasn't it all because he was good at cooking?
Don't be fooled by the fact that the cooks don't have the right to skimp on the workers' meals. If you offend the canteen staff, you can forget about getting extra food. There's a real art to serving food like that. Besides, if Sha Zhu is unhappy, the next day's communal dishes will definitely taste off. Gradually, the more Sha Zhu fawned over them, the more arrogant they became. The workers had a love-hate relationship with him. And now, well, there's MCA involved.
The latecomers, hearing everyone boasting about how delicious Ma Hua's cooking was, all curled their lip in disbelief. Though they said they didn't believe it, they secretly resolved to come earlier the next day.
Qin Huairu listened to her coworkers discussing Ma Hua and was somewhat surprised. Wasn't this the person Zhu Zi had expelled from his master's school? Zhu Zi had said he hadn't taught him anything, so how could his cooking be good? Although she felt disdain, she didn't show any other emotion on her face. She just looked towards the kitchen from the line.
Seeing Qin Huairu's gaze, Liu Lan couldn't help but sneer, "Stop looking, Sha Zhu isn't here today."
"Oh," Qin Huairu sighed, sounding slightly disappointed, "then give me two steamed buns."
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