In the 1970s, it started with contracting out communal dining.

"Line Manager Liu, you're off work so early today, what should we eat?"

Seeing Liu Dayou rushing into the kitchen, Chen Wei had no choice but to go out and greet him. He then called Lin Jun and together they carried the two dishes they had prepared to the front.

Liu Dayou couldn't help but give a thumbs up as he smelled the delicious aroma of the dishes in front of him.

"Chef Chen, your cooking skills are getting better and better! I've been eating your dishes for over a month now, and I still can't get enough! I've been so busy online today, and my husband didn't feed me properly this morning, I'm starving! Quick, one of each, please!"

As Liu Dayou said this, he immediately opened his mouth wide and stretched out his huge lunchbox with a grin.

With his right hand, he didn't forget to stuff the food tickets he was supposed to pay into the money box next to him.

Having known each other for so long, Chen Wei had gotten used to Liu Dayou's style. He knew Liu Dayou was a reincarnated starving ghost, and wished he could be the first to rush into the cafeteria to eat every day.

So he smiled and replied, "Okay, one of each, right? I'll serve you right away!"

As he said this, he was about to scoop the dishes into the ladle in front of him when Wu Xiaochun suddenly screamed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Brother Chen, no!"

"what?"

Chen Wei was startled by his loud shout, and his hands paused for a moment.

Turning his head, he saw Wu Xiaochun staring nervously at the vegetable bowl in front of him, with a hesitant expression on his face.

Chen Wei couldn't help but frown. Something was wrong! Something was very wrong!

If Wu Xiaochun was so attentive when he first came back in order to win my favor, then what is he doing now?

Are they going to stop the cafeteria from selling vegetables?

Could it be that this dish contains...?

Before Chen Wei could figure out what was going on, the curtain at the front door of the cafeteria was suddenly lifted, and another familiar face entered.

"Old Liu, you're getting yourself treated to a special meal at the cafeteria again! You only have 20 minutes, so get on with your work or you'll starve!"

The person who said this was half-joking and half-seriously, but it was Ma Qianjin, whom no one wanted to see.

Upon seeing Ma Qian enter, Wu Xiaochun's expression immediately changed. He averted his gaze from the vegetable basin, lowered his head, and became gloomy.

Ma Qianjin glanced at him discreetly from outside, then walked over to Liu Dayou as if by accident, patted him on the shoulder, and peered into the cafeteria window.

"Wow! This dish looks great today! It's all my favorites! And there's shredded pork with green peppers too! Give me a serving!"

As he said this, Liu Dayou's embarrassment lessened considerably. He had originally thought that Section Chief Ma would be angry if he saw him running away early, but who knew that even the leader couldn't resist the temptation.

Liu Dayou was originally a carefree person, and now that he was so hungry that he was even less likely to think about anything else.

With a grin, he said, "Section Chief Ma, you go first! I've finished serving you. Chef Chen, give me one too! Old Liu is really starving!"

"Hahaha!" His words made Ma Qianjin burst into laughter, and without saying a word, he pointed out Chen Wei.

"Serve him first, lest he starve to death; I can't afford that!"

Ma Qianjin's words seemed like a joke, but in reality, his eyes kept glancing at the dish in front of Chen Wei.

However, because the beam above the cafeteria window blocked his view, Chen Wei didn't notice at all.

Although Chen Wei felt that something was off about Wu Xiaochun, he figured he could ask Wu Xiaochun a question properly after those two troublemakers left.

So he simply stretched out his large ladle, ladled out a portion of rice for each of them, and handed it to them directly.

Liu Dayou ate his lunchbox right there in the cafeteria with a grin, while Ma Qianjin slowly walked out of the cafeteria with his lunchbox, seemingly heading back to his office.

Chen Wei then quickly pulled Wu Xiaochun aside, his face serious.

"What's wrong with you? I've noticed something's off about you ever since you came back this morning!"

"Brother Chen, I...I..."

Wu Xiaochun looked hesitant and unsure of what to say.

But after stammering for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a coherent answer.

The two remained locked in a stalemate for a while. Before Chen Wei could hear Wu Xiaochun's explanation, he first heard Liu Dayou's shouts.

"Oh no! My stomach is upset! I need to go to the toilet! I have to go to the toilet!"

What happened?

Chen Wei frowned and looked outside, only to see Liu Dayou looking like he had eaten something bad. He was in pain, bent over, clutching his stomach, and rushed out.

He glanced instinctively at the dish of vegetables he had just left, his brows furrowing.

Just then, the kitchen door was suddenly pushed open.

Several leaders walked in with furrowed brows, all heading straight for Chen Wei.

Even Ma Qianjin, who had just gotten his food, followed behind with his lunchbox.

Of course, Chen Jianguo was also among them.

As soon as they entered, they surrounded Chen Wei. Several leaders looked unfriendly, but Chen Jianguo was the first to look around and speak.

"Section Chief Ma, didn't you say the food in our kitchen wasn't clean? Look at how clean our dishes and utensils are, even the stove is sparkling clean! Where's the unhygienic condition?"

broken!

Chen Wei inwardly groaned, then immediately understood what was going on.

He turned around and glared at Wu Xiaochun with a serious expression, but it was too late to say anything now. Wu Xiaochun lowered his head and didn't dare to meet Chen Wei's gaze at all.

But then he heard the sound of a horse moving forward, and he walked up with a smile.

"Section Chief Chen, I didn't mean that our cafeteria isn't clean, but rather that the food your nephew made might be unhygienic! Everyone just saw it, Liu Dayou, who was getting food with me, rushed straight to the toilet, and the noise was..."

At this point, the leaders immediately became serious.

Just now, Ma Qianjin said that someone from the Production Department reported that the food in the canteen was unsanitary, and he hoped that all the leaders would come to the canteen with him to testify, so as not to let Section Chief Chen of the Administration Department misunderstand and think that he was making a mountain out of a molehill.

No sooner had the leaders left the office building than they saw Liu Dayou, looking pale and clutching his stomach, rushing into the restroom.

People come out of the cafeteria, so naturally they must have eaten the cafeteria food to become like that.

The leaders' expressions immediately turned sour.

Zhao Hongfei frowned, his face serious: "Chen Wei, you cooked this dish, what do you think of it?"

Chen Wei squinted at Ma Qianjin, who was up to no good, and saw a cold smile on the other's lips, which made him feel uneasy.

But he couldn't avoid the factory manager's questions, since the canteen was indeed under his jurisdiction.

"Factory manager, I can guarantee that the food produced in our canteen has absolutely no hygiene problems! If you don't believe me, I can say so on the spot..."

"I can eat it right here and show everyone!"

Just as Chen Wei was about to speak, Wu Xiaochun interrupted him abruptly. He rushed forward, took over Chen Wei's words, and shouted loudly.

"I can taste the dishes Brother Chen makes right here. I guarantee with my life that there's absolutely nothing wrong with them!"