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Xu Xiaoqin had been held back by Zhang Tianhua, watching Su Yi confront the head chef, Wang, alone.
She was also furious and used all her strength to break free and rush forward, “Su Yi is right, Chef Wang has been looking down on Su Yi since her first taste test. It’s because Master Ma praised Su Yi’s cooking skills, saying they were no less than his, and the favoritism of Old Master Mo made him resentful.”
“We were first squeezed into the cold dish window, and when we saw our cold dishes were popular, he came over to steal our sauce. Now that we’ve finally switched to making Hotpots, he wants to use dirty tricks to isolate Su Yi. He’s simply not fit to be a leader!”
Chef Wang pointed at Xu Xiaoqin angrily, “What are you yelling about? Do you want to get fired too?”
Xu Xiaoqin snorted coldly, “That’s right, I’m not serving you anymore! I feel disgusted working with someone like you!”
She then ran to Su Yi’s side, “Su Yi, let’s leave together.”
Seeing this, Zhang Tianhua also lost his composure and walked up to them, “If we’re leaving, we’re leaving together. We three were a team from the start. Since Chef Wang can’t stand us, then we’ll leave.”
The commotion of the three stunned everyone.
They were all taken aback.
Master Ma was so anxious he couldn’t speak, “You three kids, don’t act rashly.”
Everyone else also chimed in, “Yeah, you can’t just leave like this. Your hotpots are famous in this cafeteria. If you leave, what will we tell the higher-ups when they ask?”
“What else can we say? Chef Wang drove them away. If they ask, they should go after him.”
“Someone should have dealt with him long ago. Otherwise, he’d really think he’s something, bossing everyone around in the kitchen and not even tolerating a young girl.”
Master Ma anxiously knocked on the table, “Old Wang, go over there and apologize to them!”
Chef Wang had always been used to being the boss in the kitchen, how could he possibly apologize to three newcomers in public?
He just snorted coldly, “I’m not apologizing! They want to leave, let them go! In fact, I think we should just close the hotpot window altogether!”
As soon as he said this, the expressions on everyone’s faces changed.
They knew he was shameless.
But they didn’t expect him to be this shameless in public.
Master Ma was so angry he stood up, “This cafeteria is not yours to run! I will report this matter to the higher-ups truthfully. As for you—you don’t need to come tonight, you’re suspended from work, pending an investigation by the organization.”
Chef Wang panicked when he heard he was being suspended and investigated, “No, Master Ma, what’s there to investigate? What happened today is very clear. They wanted to leave.”
“Besides, what will the kitchen do without me, how will we serve food?”
Master Ma scoffed, “The world will keep spinning without you. The kitchen will serve food just fine without you!”
As soon as he finished speaking, those who had long been dissatisfied with Chef Wang started chiming in.
“That’s right, Chef Wang just walks around all day, shouting here, knocking there. We’ll be better off without him!”
“Yes, that’s right!”
“Master Ma, I want to report Chef Wang! During the Spring Festival when he was on duty in the cafeteria, he forced us to mix the leftover dishes from the previous meal into the new dishes every meal and serve them to everyone. The extra ingredients were all taken away by him!”
“Yes, that’s right, he even took a lot of meat home yesterday, I saw it with my own eyes! I just didn’t dare say anything before.”
As soon as he said this, the whole place was in an uproar.
Even Su Yi was speechless.
Master Ma was so angry he immediately instructed a few men to watch him, and he immediately called the logistics department.
When they heard about the situation, they immediately took Chef Wang away for investigation.
Chef Wang knew that he couldn’t hide it anymore, he frantically begged.
But unfortunately, no one in the kitchen truly respected him, and no one stood up to say a word for him.
Seeing that they were running out of time to prepare dinner, Master Ma quickly dispersed everyone and told them to go about their tasks.
He stayed behind to continue working on Su Yi and the other two’s thoughts.
“Little Su, the higher-ups will definitely give you an explanation about Old Wang. Don’t let your anger get the better of you and leave. I guarantee you, even if he comes back, he definitely won’t dare bully you again.”
Hearing Master Ma say this, Su Yi felt a little embarrassed.
“Master Ma, to be honest, I was planning to tell you about leaving tonight after work, even without today’s meeting.”
Master Ma raised his head in surprise and looked at Su Yi. Seeing her calm expression, he couldn’t help but ask, “Are you really leaving?”
Su Yi nodded and then told him about her plan to open a restaurant in town.
He then turned to Xu Xiaoqin and Zhang Tianhua, “But those two were definitely impulsive when they said they were leaving. You two should think it over carefully, don’t be influenced by what happened today.”
Xu Xiaoqin immediately expressed her stance to Master Ma, “I’ve made up my mind, I’m going to leave with Su Yi.”
She then turned to Zhang Tianhua, “What about you?”
Zhang Tianhua didn’t hesitate, “Where you go, I go.”
His words immediately made Xu Xiaoqin feel embarrassed, and she glared at him angrily, “What do you mean where I go? You figure it out yourself.”
Zhang Tianhua laughed, “I’ve made up my mind, I’m going to follow Sister Su Yi and fight alongside her!”
Seeing that all three were so determined, Master Ma couldn’t persuade them anymore.
He just sighed and said with emotion, “Times have changed! Your young people’s ideas are indeed something this old man can’t understand for a while. But since you’ve decided to go out and make your own way, then I support you. In the future, if you get tired out there, as long as I’m still alive, you’re always welcome back here!”
After the three of them went through the procedures at the logistics department and left the courtyard, Xu Xiaoqin and Zhang Tianhua were both very excited.
Although they didn’t know what awaited them, just thinking about it made their blood boil.
Su Yi first took them to town and showed them the storefront she had bought.
“There’s a courtyard behind this, with a few rooms that you can live in. But I’m still going to live in the courtyard for now. You two—”
Xu Xiaoqin glanced at Zhang Tianhua and immediately blushed.
“I’ll go home to stay, my family lives just behind this town, it’s convenient to go back.”
Su Yi nodded, “Alright, I’ll move here and live with you two after a while.”
She then went to the next room and pushed a half-used bicycle out of her space, “You can ride this bike when you go back.”
Xu Xiaoqin was about to refuse, but Su Yi stopped her, “It’s second-hand, not worth much. Just leave it here, whoever needs to go out can ride it.”
Xu Xiaoqin happily agreed, “Su Yi, are you staying in the courtyard because of Commander Zhou?”