Factory Director Li's concerns were not unfounded; indeed, what he feared came to pass.
Many workers gathered in the canteen, and the noise was deafening. Li Jianjun claimed that he was recuperating at home due to his injury. He was the one who had been wielding the large ladle, and his apprentices were the ones working under him. After hearing his instructions, they started causing trouble.
Xu Qingqing got her food and sat down. The first bite was overwhelmingly salty and bitter, a taste that spread throughout her taste buds.
Holy crap! How many bags of salt did they put in?!
They quickly spat out the cloyingly salty cabbage from their mouths, grabbed their own water cups to rinse their mouths, and washed away the bitter and salty taste. Everyone else did the same, and suddenly everyone started making a fuss. They were all people who had paid money and tickets, and now that the food was ruined, it was obvious that this was done on purpose.
There was only one elderly woman at the window. Facing the angry crowd, she stammered and couldn't explain herself clearly: "Well, I... I don't really know either. I'm just a food server."
"Get the people cooking inside out here and give us an explanation, or give us our money and tickets back!"
"Yes! Give us all our money and tickets back! Don't you all agree?"
"Yes! Is the food you cook even fit for human consumption? Even a dog wouldn't eat it!"
"..."
Everyone started clamoring for a refund and their tickets. The woman inside, rubbing her large pregnant belly, came out and yelled, "What's all the fuss about! The money's already been collected, no refunds! Eat it or don't!"
Xu Qingqing noticed with her sharp eyes that the other person's mouth was covered in grease, and he had a bamboo skewer in his mouth. He looked roguish and compared to the lean workers, his fat body was obviously the result of overeating. No wonder being a chef was so popular in this day and age. It turned out that he had been secretly cooking for himself and getting so fat.
With a quick glance, Xu Qingqing bypassed the crowd and walked to the back door of the cafeteria. She tentatively pushed the door open, and there was no resistance. She secretly opened a crack in the door and peeked inside. She saw two people sitting face to face with a small table between them. On the table was a nearly eaten chicken, and they were eating and drinking happily.
"Brother Ma, your method is truly amazing. No wonder Master likes you the most."
Liu Cheng raised his glass and toasted him.
"Of course!" Marvin proudly accepted it, drank it down in one gulp, squinted his eyes and savored it. After finishing the wine, he ate a bite of roast chicken. The taste was simply amazing.
"Brother Ma, you think Master's wife must hate that little girl to death after losing so much face this time? Master told us to teach that little girl a lesson and put all the blame on her. But with Qiangzi like that, can he really fulfill Master's instructions?"
Brother Ma: "Don't worry, Qiangzi can handle those workers outside. Their anger will be directed at that little girl. They can't blame us. It's because our master was injured by her and can't move. We are just lucky to have something to eat."
"Come on, let's keep eating. The food won't taste good if it gets cold. After we finish eating, we'll bring the chef a roast chicken."
Roast chicken!!
Wow, this special meal is so lavish, even better than what the leaders eat.
Xu Qingqing really wanted to pull Director Li over to see his expression when he found out that Li Jianjun and his apprentices were giving him special treatment. So, while the two of them were enjoying their meal, Xu Qingqing carefully let go of his hand and ran briskly towards the director's office.
Factory Director Li usually has someone prepare his meals and leave them in his office. Today, he had a lot of things to do and didn't have time to eat. After he finished, he finally had some free time and picked up the lunchbox to eat when Xu Qingqing suddenly pushed open the door, ran to his side, grabbed his sleeve, and ran outside.
Factory Manager Li, carrying his lunchbox, was forced to run after Xu Qingqing: "Oh no! Slow down! I'm going to drop my lunchbox!"
Xu Qingqing said excitedly, "At this moment, don't worry about whether the lunchbox falls or not. I'm going to take you to see something good!"
I can't eat anything anyway, and eating would only be a painful experience, so I might as well not eat.
Factory Director Li had no idea. Having lived through that era, he couldn't stand wasting a single grain of food. When he saw Xu Qingqing not cherishing food, he wanted to give her a good talking-to. However, he was being dragged along, and his heavy body couldn't take more than a few steps. He had no energy left to argue with her, so he could only hold onto his lunchbox tightly.
Xu Qingqing led Factory Director Li to the back door of the canteen. Factory Director Li asked in confusion, "Why did you bring me here?"
"Shh!"
Xu Qingqing put her index finger to her lips to shut Director Li up, then gently opened the door, gesturing for him to look inside. There was a good show waiting for him there.
Factory Director Li couldn't understand what she meant, so he had no choice but to peek through the crack in the door as she instructed. But what he saw inside made him furious. He stood up, kicked the door open, and went inside, with Xu Qingqing immediately following him.
Inside, Ma Wen and Liu Cheng, the two apprentice brothers, were devouring the last bit of chicken. Hearing the noise, they thought it was some ignorant fool. They turned around and saw that it was Director Li. Their arrogant attitude immediately turned into cowardice.
The two said in unison, "Director Li, Director Li."
When Factory Director Li found out about their private tutoring, Ma Wen and Liu Cheng were filled with remorse. How could they have been so careless as to forget to lock the back door? Otherwise, they wouldn't have been caught red-handed by Factory Director Li. Now they were in real trouble.
There has always been an unwritten rule in the canteen: they can secretly cook for themselves. As long as they are not discovered, they can secretly add extra food to their meals and even take it out. Li Jiancheng had already bribed the security guards at the gate to turn a blind eye when they checked, so that he could secretly take some food home from the canteen every day.
They saved money on vegetables and coal; they made a clever calculation.
Xu Qingqing followed Director Li to the small table and looked at the leftover food scraps and small chicken bones. Goodness, she also discovered that the two of them didn't eat the skin at all, but spat it all out to the side. Are they really that willful?
Factory Director Li naturally noticed the chicken skin on the table as well, and pointed at Ma Wen and Liu Cheng, saying each word clearly and deliberately, "Good! Good! Very good!"
He originally thought it was just Li Jianjun, but he didn't expect that others also had problems. What the hell was the logistics department doing? They didn't even notice this serious problem.
Waste! All of them are waste!
Xu Qingqing found the roast chicken wrapped in kraft paper. It was still a little hot to the touch, having just come out of the oven. She took a sniff and smelled the aroma of roast chicken. Her little scheme came to mind, and she picked up the roast chicken and ran back to Director Li.
When Ma Wen and Liu Cheng saw the roast chicken that Xu Qingqing was preparing for their master, they exchanged a glance and knelt down together to plead with Director Li, saying, "Director Li, we know we were wrong. We promise we won't do it again. Please forgive us this time."
“We also work with our master. It was our master who led us to do it.”
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