Siheyuan, Kaiju replaced He Yuzhu as the chef

As soon as Lu Qing entered the cafeteria, his fellow workers arrived one after another and greeted him.

"Master Lu, good morning."

"Good morning, Master Lu."

Lu Qing responded with a smile: "Good morning, everyone." Then he walked to the vegetables that had been delivered and began to organize the dishes to be prepared for lunch.

At this time, Ma Hua took the initiative to come over with a warm smile: "Master Lu, let me help you."

Lu Qing looked up at him and smiled: "It's just a small matter, so I won't bother you. It's not necessary."

Ma Hua's expression changed slightly. Lu Qing's refusal was too obvious and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Zheng Min, who was standing next to him, was planning to go up and try to build a relationship with him, but when he saw Lu Qing's attitude of keeping people at a distance, he hesitated and stopped.

But at this moment, Lu Qing suddenly raised his head and looked at Zheng Min calmly: "Come and help me."

Zheng Min was stunned. He didn't expect Lu Qing to take the initiative to invite him for help. He nodded quickly: "I'll be right there!"

Zheng Min knew this was a rare opportunity.

Although Lu Qing is not a formal employee yet, his cooking skills are obvious to all.

Being able to study with him is definitely a good opportunity to improve his skills, and Zheng Min dare not miss it.

Lu Qing quickly arranged the next work, and Zheng Min cooperated without hesitation and worked hard.

Only Ma Hua stood aside, alone like a neglected child, with no one paying any attention to him.

When the other workers saw this scene, they all understood.

Ma Hua used to be He Yuzhu's helper and often helped bully Lu Qing. Now, everyone doesn't have much sympathy for his situation.

At this time, Director Li walked into the cafeteria and saw Ma Hua doing nothing. He asked casually, "Why are you standing here? What are you doing?"

Ma Hua smiled awkwardly and was about to speak when Director Li seemed to have thought of something and smiled: "Oh, I almost forgot. Your master is gone, so there is no one to arrange a job for you now, right?"

Ma Hua was even more embarrassed and responded with a forced smile: "Director Li, please assign me some work, anything is fine."

Director Li crossed his arms, thought for a moment, then turned to look at Lu Qing and said with a smile: "Now that Lu Qing has taken over your master's position, you have to listen to his arrangements. Although I am the manager here, how you cook is your own internal matter, don't ask me about trivial matters."

This sentence made Ma Hua's face even uglier.

He understood that Lu Qing was deliberately embarrassing him and didn't want to be nice to him.

Now I have to listen to Lu Qing's arrangements? Isn't this just walking into a trap?

Director Li ignored Ma Hua's embarrassment and said to Lu Qing, "Come out with me. I have something to tell you."

"Okay." Lu Qing put down what he was holding, stood up and followed Director Li out.

After they walked away, Zheng Min raised his head and looked at Ma Hua meaningfully, saying, "Brother, Lu Qing is in charge now. If you still want to continue learning cooking, you should know how to do it, right?"

"We have known Lu Qing for such a long time, we should know him well. As long as you sincerely admit your mistakes, he will not make things difficult for you."

Ma Hua frowned and began to think about what Zheng Min said.

Is Lu Qing really such a magnanimous person?

At this moment, Lu Qing followed Director Li outside. He was mentally prepared, knowing that Director Li's visit to him would not be a simple matter.

"Lu Qing," Director Li said with a smile, "the dishes you have cooked recently are really good. They taste great."

Lu Qing nodded modestly: "Thank you Director Li for the compliment."

But I was already alert in my heart, knowing that nothing good would probably come from such words.

Director Li continued, "There will be a dinner at my house tomorrow night, and all the guests are important people. I would like to invite you to come over and help me cook a good meal, how about that?"

Lu Qing raised his eyebrows but did not agree immediately.

Seeing that he was silent, Director Li's smile faded a little, and he added, "You are not a formal employee yet, right? As long as you agree, I will help you lobby for a formal employee position, how about that?"

Lu Qing thought about it and felt that this deal was not a loss.

Although the salary for this job is not high, the job is stable. Especially in this era, being able to maintain the status of a formal worker means that you don’t have to worry about going to the countryside in the future.

He knew that although Director Li was somewhat bureaucratic, he had helped him before by driving He Yuzhu away and repaying a favor, so there was no need to care about it anymore.

"Okay, I agree." He nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, Director Li showed a satisfied smile on his face: "Okay, then you go prepare the dishes for tomorrow night. Buy whatever you want. It's up to you to make whatever you want."

Lu Qing smiled slightly and held out his hand: "Then Director Li, give me the money for the groceries first. I'll go shopping tomorrow."

Director Li's face changed slightly. He didn't expect Lu Qing to ask for money directly. He frowned, but still forced himself not to get angry.

"You put it on first." His voice was a little stiff, and he was obviously dissatisfied.

Lu Qing didn't say anything more, just nodded lightly and took his hand back: "Okay, no problem. Director Li, is there anything else?"

Director Li waved his hand, his tone slightly impatient: "That's all, go and do your thing."

Lu Qing turned and left, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Advance money? Can he pay me back? Don't be kidding.

Director Li's attitude just now was very clear. He wanted me to be a free laborer and even pay for the groceries myself. How could he give such a good thing to others casually?

Lu Qing sneered in his heart and decided to keep an eye on Director Li for a while. If he continued to push his luck, he would not be polite anymore.

After returning to the cafeteria, Ma Hua immediately came up to him with a flattering smile on his face: "Master Lu, I have already peeled the lettuce you were going to peel just now. Take a look."

Ma Hua's words attracted the attention of others. Seeing Ma Hua's flattering look, everyone understood a little bit and smiled knowingly at the scene, but no one said much, just shook their heads silently.

Lu Qing glanced at the lettuce that Ma Hua had peeled and nodded: "Well, well done."

Ma Hua was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Lu Qing to give in so quickly. He was immediately delighted and said quickly, "Then I'll go do something else. You can take a rest first."

Lu Qing nodded slightly, indicating his tacit agreement.

Ma Hua was delighted, thinking that he finally had a chance.

As long as Lu Qing is willing to give him a way out, he can not only continue to stay in the steel mill, but also learn more cooking skills. For him, this is enough.

Zheng Min observed all this from the side and felt relieved.

Since Lu Qing can tolerate MCA, shouldn’t he be more tolerant towards himself?

He felt that he could always learn something by following Lu Qing, so he could devote himself to his work with greater peace of mind.

Looking at their busy figures, Lu Qing couldn't help but think of the time when he was an assistant here.

He Yuzhu had enjoyed the same privileges here in the past, and now it was finally his turn. It was indeed a refreshing feeling.

However, he stayed in MCA not because he was magnanimous, but because he had his own considerations.

To deal with someone like He Yuzhu, the best way is to let the person who knows him best and used to be his helper take action.

Ma Hua used to be He Yuzhu's "right-hand man". Now keeping him can just become a chess piece to attack He Yuzhu.