Siheyuan starts to activate the task system

When Zhang Yuan saw Ma Hua coming in with peanuts, he was stunned at first, then quickly checked Ma Hua's tasks. Seeing that his tasks had not been completed yet, Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ma Hua, why did you come in?"

"It was Sister Lan who asked me to bring in a plate of peanuts, fearing that the guests would not have enough peanuts for the drinks."

"Okay, Liu Lan is indeed sensible." Deputy Director Li nodded with satisfaction.

"Ma Hua, you go down first. Zhang Yuan, you stay and continue to drink with our guests."

"Okay, Director Li."

Seeing Li Huaide's words, Zhang Yuan had no choice but to stay and drink with the guests. Zhang Yuan did the same as before, no matter which guest he toasted, he would bring Xu Damao along. Xu Damao, who was already drunk, was led by Zhang Yuan all the way. Finally, he could not resist and vomited in public, which scared everyone.

Li Huaide was dissatisfied to see Xu Damao in such a miserable state, but he still looked concerned about his subordinates. He ordered Zhang Yuan to call for help and help Xu Damao away. However, when helping Xu Damao, maybe because he was drunk and daring, he suddenly reached out and pinched Liu Lan's face, which scared Liu Lan. Li Huaide's face was ugly at this time. He suppressed his anger and sent them away quickly.

"Deputy Director Li, we've had enough tonight, how about we just call it a night?"

"Oh, I'm really sorry. I really didn't greet you well enough."

"What are you talking about? Your steel mill cafeteria is famous. It is really amazing. We made the right decision to come here this time."

"So what about our contract?"

"Let's just follow what we agreed on during the day."

“That’s great, thank you so much for your trust.”

"We'll sign the contract tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll ask Zhang Yuan to cook a few more dishes to celebrate."

"Then we'll have to wait and see."

On this side, Li Huaide negotiated the order and his mood calmed down a little. However, when his eyes moved to the dirty vomit on the ground, Li Huaide's better mood slipped again. He thought that Xu Damao was too unreliable. He always boasted that he could drink, but he ended up vomiting after drinking a lot.

In the kitchen, Xu Damao was placed in the lounge, Liu Lan went to clean the private room, leaving Zhang Yuan and Ma Hua in the kitchen.

Zhang Yuan stared at Ma Hua for a long time, and after thinking it over, he felt that he should have a good talk with Ma Hua. Otherwise, what happened today would be enough to make his heart unable to bear it. If it weren't for the system prompting the task, if Ma Hua succeeded, everyone would be doomed.

"Ma Hua, please stop what you are doing for a moment. I have something to tell you."

"Okay, Deputy Director Zhang."

Hearing that Zhang Yuan had something to say to him, Ma Hua felt uneasy, but he still obediently stopped what he was doing and walked up to Zhang Yuan.

"Ma Hua, there are things I've wanted to tell you for a long time, but I just haven't found the opportunity. Since there's not many people around tonight, I want to talk to you."

"Deputy Director Zhang, please speak."

"Since I started working in the cafeteria, what do you think of me?"

"You are a nice person, not arrogant, and you like to teach us your skills. We are all very impressed by you. In the cafeteria, you are definitely the best." Ma Hua gave a thumbs up as an analogy.

"How about comparing yourself with your master Shazhu?"

Faced with the question suddenly raised by Zhang Yuan, Ma Hua hesitated and was a little at a loss.

"Why don't you speak?"

"My master is a nice guy, but he has a bad mouth and a very kind heart."

"Being kind means I want you to drug today's guest?"

Ma Hua was suddenly shocked, staring at Zhang Yuan with wide eyes, wondering how Zhang Yuan knew that.

"I didn't drug you." Ma Hua was stunned, then slowly lowered his head and said.

"Humph, if you really did it, you would be in the security department now. It was Shazhu who asked you to do it, right?"

"No..." Ma Hua wanted to argue, but he didn't have the courage to raise his head.

"If it were you, why would you do this? You must have a reason. Did a leader scold you or offend you, or did the factory treat you unfairly? So you want to take revenge on the company and the leader."

"No, none."

"If there isn't any, why would you want to drug me?"

Ma Hua was silent.

"It must be Shazhu who asked you to do it. Apart from him, who else would be so bold as to do this?"

Ma Hua nodded, admitting that it was Sha Zhu who ordered him to do it.

"How can I say good things about you?" Zhang Yuan said angrily, pretending to be disappointed with Ma Hua. "Have you thought about the consequences? Even if it's just croton powder, it's an act of harming people. When it's discovered, do you think Sha Zhu will speak for you? Will he plead for you?"

"Yes." Ma Hua still had illusions, thinking that Sha Zhu would help him because of their relationship as master and disciple.

"Bullshit! If this really happened, he probably wouldn't be able to hide, so how could he be implicated by you? If it were me, I would have found ways to put the blame on you and let you take the blame. Anyway, you were the one who drugged him, so you just need to insist that I didn't order you to do that."

When Ma Hua heard this, he started to panic and sweat profusely. He kept thinking about what Zhang Yuan said in his mind. No matter how he thought about it, based on Sha Zhu's personality, the only answer Ma Hua could come up with was exactly what Zhang Yuan said.

"Think it through now, and think about what will become of you. You will lose your job, be sent to labor camp, have no one to take care of your parents, and be criticized by the neighbors. When you are released from prison, it will be difficult for you to find a job because of the labor camp you have been in. It will also be a problem for you to get married and have children in the future. Even if you really start a family, your children will be affected by you and will not be able to find a suitable job. So, Ma Hua, think about it carefully. Is it worth it to continue listening to Sha Zhu?" Zhang Yuan said earnestly.

Every word Zhang Yuan said impacted Ma Hua's psychological defenses. It was indeed as Zhang Yuan said, is it worth it to consider the relationship between master and disciple and potentially become like that in the future?

"What else do you want? Ma Hua, do you want to be implicated by Stupid Zhu forever?"

Suddenly, a voice startled the two of them. Liu Lan, with a flushed face and her clothes a little messy, walked into the kitchen. She also heard what Zhang Yuan said just now. She thought Ma Hua was too stubborn and almost did something stupid.

"Sister Lan, did you hear that too?"

"Humph, what else?" Liu Lan was also angry at Ma Hua's disappointing appearance. She pointed her finger at Ma Hua's chest and asked, "Touch your chest. Ever since you became Sha Zhu's apprentice, how has Sha Zhu treated you? He only knows how to make trouble every day, and when something goes wrong, he blames you and Fatty. You've been cutting bricks for so many years. If it weren't for Deputy Director Zhang coming, I'm afraid you wouldn't have learned any skills at all. What's the point of having such a master? Are you going to be his servant forever?"

Zhang Yuan said: "If you don't believe it, you can go ask Sha Zhu and see how he answers you."

Then Zhang Yuan told Ma Hua a method and asked Ma Hua to follow it.