Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

"Let's put aside the question of whether or not to get food. Can you please clarify this matter first? We won't be in a hurry for a few minutes. Let everyone see why the factory canteen can ride roughshod over the working class!"

"right!"

"Absolutely! What makes them think their cooks are superior?"

When Ma Yingjie raised his arm and called out, he actually received a lot of support from his fellow workers.

Firstly, the habit of shaking the ladle in the cafeteria has been a real nuisance for them for a long time, and they've been holding back their anger for a while now!

Secondly, I also want to enjoy the spectacle to my heart's content.

These days there aren't many entertainment options. The only thing we can do to pass the time is sit together and chat for a while.

From this perspective, all the workers in the factory should thank Sha Zhu!

The topic that got everyone discussing for so long last time was provided by him and Xu Damao, wasn't it?

Unexpectedly, just as that incident cooled down, this silly Zhu came up with something new!

Through the throng of people, Ma Yingjie, with his sharp eyes, caught a faint smile at the corner of Zhou Feng's mouth, and immediately understood what was going on.

He suddenly turned around and roared at Sha Zhu, "Master! In the old society, we were oppressed by landlords and rich people. Now it's a new society, are we, the working class, going to be oppressed by your rice scoop?"

"You're overthinking it! Where there is oppression, there is resistance! Right?"

He can be said to have fully absorbed the lesson he learned from being confronted by Zhou Feng last time, and mastered the opponent's moves, so he immediately put an enormous label on Sha Zhu.

Before Sha Zhu could react, the entire canteen was filled with the workers' angry roars: "Yes!"

Whether they were just there for the fun of it, had actually been tricked by Sha Zhu and his friends when they were serving food in the canteen, or simply wanted to support Ma Yingjie, at this moment, the thoughts of the large group of workers in the canteen were surprisingly united!

That same spirit from the struggles of over a decade ago seemed to have returned to these people, and they united as one, raising their arms and shouting together.

People of this era are full of enthusiasm, and their bones burn with a flame that is not afraid of struggle and dares to take anyone seriously.

However, along with this kind of core spirit comes a drawback: this group of people is also very easily swayed.

Since most people are not highly educated and cannot distinguish right from wrong, they often act on impulse.

Now, stirred up by Ma Yingjie, everyone's eyes were bloodshot as they stared intently at Sha Zhu behind the cafeteria window.

If it weren't for Ma Yingjie intentionally or unintentionally standing in front and keeping them in check, along with the remaining rationality holding them back, this group might have already started storming that greasy, twisted wooden window.

"What are you doing! What are you doing? Have you all gone mad?"

An angry voice rang out from the cafeteria entrance.

The cafeteria manager, wiping the sweat from his brow, pushed and shoved his way through the crowd, carving a path through them.

The factory leaders following behind him all had ashen faces.

He felt like dying right now. For so long, the cafeteria had never had any problems under his management.

Today, during the factory leaders' routine inspection, before they even entered the door, they heard a commotion inside!

To let these factory leaders watch as the workers gathered in a noisy uproar was like a public slap in the face!

"What happened here? Can someone explain it to me?"

Director Yang walked to the front with a stern face. His voice was not loud, but it immediately silenced the entire room.

This man was highly respected in the factory. As soon as he stood there, the workers who had been leading the commotion immediately fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Ma Yingjie.

Although he was being watched by nearly a hundred people, the latter showed no sign of panic on his face and calmly picked up the two lunch boxes and handed them to Director Yang.

"Factory manager, look, these are the two portions of food the kitchen staff gave us today. You be the judge, how much is this one different?"

He pointed to the portion with less meat, his tone clearly suppressing anger: "We can tolerate you skimping on vegetables on a normal day, but how hard is it to save up a meat ration coupon? Is this how you bully people?"

"Exactly! This is so unfair!"

"They tremble every time they serve food, and if you say anything to them, they shake even more!"

With Ma Yingjie taking the lead, the workers also started shouting.

Factory Director Yang rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled, and turned to his side: "Comrade Huaide, you're in charge of logistics. What do you think we should do about this?"

Li Huaide, who was standing next to Director Yang watching the commotion, froze with a smile. It was obvious that his brother Zhou had the upper hand in this matter, so he had no intention of getting involved at all.

Who would have thought that Director Yang would pass the buck to us directly!