Ma Hua stood up and shouted to the kitchen staff, "Everyone, we've been colleagues for so many years, so I won't stand on ceremony with you all. From now on, everyone in the canteen will have their own responsibilities. I don't want to see anyone slacking off anymore. Alright, everyone, let's get to work!"
After Ma Hua finished speaking, he ignored the fat man with the ugly expression beside him. "What a joke! How you treated me before, this is how I'm treating you now. Is that right?" he thought. He had no interest in teaching this fat man anything.
When Ma Hua finished cooking the last pot of vegetables, Director Wang, who had been waiting nearby, came over and patted Ma Hua on the shoulder gently: "Master Ma, how are you? Are you tired?"
Upon seeing that it was Director Wang, Ma Hua immediately changed his demeanor and smiled, saying, "Not tired at all, this is much easier than before."
Director Wang nodded in satisfaction, then addressed the kitchen staff, "Today is Chef Ma's first day on the job. I hope everyone will cooperate well with him. If anyone disobeys, don't blame me for being ruthless." Director Wang looked at the fat man as he spoke the last sentence.
Ma Hua immediately glanced gratefully at Director Wang. The director was standing up for him, afraid that he would be looked down upon. "Thank you, Director. Our kitchen staff are all great, and they do their jobs very well. Thank you for your help."
"That's good. Your appointment has been approved by the factory. Remember to check your salary when you collect it this afternoon," Director Wang said before leaving.
When Ma Hua returned after receiving his salary, the kitchen staff looked at him with gossipy eyes, as if they wanted to ask him how much money he had received.
The others only glanced at him furtively, but Liu Lan, ever the gossip, walked up to Ma Hua and quietly asked, "Ma Hua, how much salary did you get?"
Ma Hua glared at Liu Lan with annoyance: "Sister Lan, you're really something, you're everywhere."
Unexpectedly, Liu Lan chuckled and said, "Tell us quickly, we all want to hear it too!"
"Then let me tell you all? The basic salary plus the chef's allowance of 2.5 yuan, that's a total of 50.5 yuan,"
As soon as Ma Hua finished speaking, everyone gasped in surprise. Liu Lan grabbed Ma Hua's arm and exclaimed, "Ah, how come Ma Hua has so much? How come Sha Zhu, an eighth-level chef, only has thirty-seven and a half yuan?"
Ma Hua slapped Liu Lan's hand away and glared at her angrily. If someone with ulterior motives told Li Huaide, would he still be able to keep his job? However, seeing the exclamations of the crowd, Ma Hua still explained, "I am a level six chef. My basic salary is 48.5 yuan. Sha Zhu is a level eight chef with a basic salary of 35.5 yuan."
After hearing Ma Hua's explanation, everyone looked at him with envy. They never expected that Ma Hua, who previously only had a few dollars, would suddenly become so wealthy. Liu Lan even grumbled, "Ah, I wish I had this much money every month!"
Ma Hua thought about it and realized that even Liu Lan, who was closest to him, was like this, let alone the other older women. Thinking of this, Ma Hua immediately said to everyone, "Aren't you envious? As long as you work hard, you can all achieve it. Unlike Sha Zhu, you can all watch me cook from the side. Even if I don't pass the CET-6, getting an CET-8 is still better than what you are doing now."
Upon hearing Ma Hua's words, the kitchen staff immediately thanked him. Although they had all come to the canteen because they thought it was easy, who wouldn't want a higher salary?
Seeing that no one was watching, Liu Lan quietly asked Ma Hua, "Wasn't it supposed to be level eight? How come it's level six now?" Liu Lan was puzzled. What was going on? She had asked Ma Hua a few days ago, and Ma Hua said it was supposed to be level eight. How come it became level six when she received her salary?
Ma Hua said mysteriously to Liu Lan, "Sister Lan, have you forgotten about the last conference? Besides, according to the rules, I should have been at level six." Ma Hua sneered inwardly. Director Yang probably thought he was easy to manipulate and wanted to take advantage of his lack of knowledge.
He wanted to put Li Huaide in his place. But he didn't expect that his own meeting would leave Li Huaide speechless, and he could only obediently give himself a level six rating. Director Yang was probably afraid that he would write about this and publish it.
Ma Hua didn't tell Liu Lan that he had actually already written an article titled "Why I, a Level 6 Chef, Only Receive 35 Yuan in the Factory." How could he possibly tell her? He wasn't that cunning.
{The canteen belongs to logistics, with level one being the highest and level eight the lowest. In the workshop, for machine maintenance workers, level eight is the highest and level one the lowest; the two are reversed.}
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While Ma Hua was riding high, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were having a tough time. Today, when Qin Huairu was receiving her salary, someone noticed and asked in surprise, "Why is Qin Huairu's salary only twenty-seven and a half dollars?"
"He didn't have enough seniority, so he was replaced."
"Oh, why hasn't she left yet?"
"You don't understand, do you? I guess Sha Zhu hasn't arrived yet!"
“Oh, oh, oh,”
Qin Huairu listened to the others' conversation expressionlessly. She was used to these rumors; as long as she got her wages, nothing else mattered. Once she had them, she could buy herself some good food. These past few days, Sha Zhu hadn't brought home any groceries, and Bang Geng had even lost weight. Her child was waiting for this money to buy new clothes; the scolding from her coworkers was nothing compared to the sweetness of money.
What's more, I overheard Sha Zhu's conversation with his sister He Yushui yesterday. He Yushui has a boyfriend, and she won't let Sha Zhu use all his salary to buy dowry for his sister. So she can only wait here. I have to persuade him. I don't know what's wrong with Sha Zhu lately. He goes straight to his room as soon as he gets off work and avoids me.
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