Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

I plan to deliver this chicken stew with mushrooms to Li Jianjun after I get off work.

This is essentially a case of using someone else's flowers to present to Buddha. MCA has done this many times before, but it has never gone wrong.

But today, because Sha Zhu hates MCA, he is paying close attention to MCA's every move.

Just as Ma Hua sneaked into the kitchen and poured the chicken stew with mushrooms into his food box, he was stopped by Sha Zhu who came in.

"MCA, what are you doing?"

"You MCA, are you planning to bring chicken stew with mushrooms home?"

Ma Hua looked extremely embarrassed. He had just messed with his master, and now he was being accused of bringing leftovers home.

Sha Zhu brings leftovers home every day, but he keeps a tight rein on his subordinates.

Sha Zhu would scold anyone who made even the slightest noise.

MCA was speechless. Stupid Chu himself had done similar things many times before, and no one had ever said anything.

The key point is that he is the head chef of the second canteen, so who would dare to say anything to him?

But today, MCA wanted to take this chicken stew with mushrooms back to Lee Jian Jun as a favor.

You silly Zhu are unhappy about this, and you've even made a big deal out of it.

Ma Hua also had some complaints about his mentor, and he was muttering to himself.

“You always bring food home and you never say anything, but when someone else brings it once, you make such a big deal out of it. What a double standard,” Ma Hua muttered, but Sha Zhu couldn’t hear what he was saying.

"MCA, you little brat, we've got you caught, what else do you have to say?"

Since MCA is working under Silly Chu, they have no choice but to bow their heads under his roof.

Chapter 70 Li Jianjun Takes Action

Even though Li Jianjun was the head of the security department, as the saying goes, a county official is not as powerful as a county magistrate.

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So after MCA was caught by Silly Chu, they quickly spoke up for him.

"Master, please forgive me this time. My mother has been ill for many years, and I'm just bringing her some meat and vegetables to help her recover. Please, I beg you."

MCA has already lowered its stance considerably, but Sha Zhu is still relentless.

“If your mother is sick, you can use your own money to buy things. Taking public property is something you shouldn’t do.”

And Sha Zhu even made a sarcastic remark.

"Don't think I don't know who you're giving this food to. Aren't you just trying to curry favor with Li Jianjun?"

"Kid, don't forget, you're working under me now. If I want to control you, it's a piece of cake."

Sha Zhu was still relentless, and he guessed who Ma Hua was giving the dishes to.

You want to be my apprentice, but you're still currying favor with other people? How could I possibly agree to that?

Those who are under my command must be subject to my authority.

Thinking this, Sha Zhu stood there, glancing sideways at Ma Hua with an extremely sinister look. Ma Hua had never seen Sha Zhu like this before.

Ma Hua immediately understood that Sha Zhu must have been following him and Li Jianjun around in the morning, and was angry that he saw Ma Hua currying favor with Li Jianjun.

That's why Sha Zhu caught him taking meat and vegetables and then threatened him.

MCA had no choice; they didn't have enough power to go against Stuart, so they decided to back down for now.

"Okay then, I'll pour the meat and vegetables in now. I didn't take it out."

"That's all."

Ma Hua said irritably, admitting that he did harbor resentment towards Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu is clearly saying that only officials are allowed to set fires, while ordinary people are forbidden to light lamps.

Not only do they take advantage of public resources, but they also prevent others from doing so?

What's the logic behind this?

After Ma Hua finished speaking, he immediately took his lunchbox and went to wash it.

When I went outside, I saw Liu Lan sitting on a chair eating sunflower seeds.

The chefs will be able to leave soon; there aren't many people in the cafeteria right now.

Ma Hua muttered to himself.

"Hmph, you're not even willing to let me bring a little bit of food, but you bring it home yourself, why don't you say anything?"

Liu Lan had already learned what had happened in the room from their argument.

To be honest, she also disapproved of Sha Zhu's behavior.

Her husband was lame. Sometimes he would try to bring some groceries home, but Sha Zhu would catch him and start arguing with him.

Liu Lan was so frightened that she dared not bring anything home.

But Sha Zhu is really good at bringing things home on his own.

“MCA, tell me the truth, are you also dissatisfied with Silly Chu?”

Ma Hua and Liu Lan have a good relationship, so Ma Hua didn't hold back and directly vented his anger.

"That's right, I just made some chicken stew with mushrooms, and he didn't like it."

Liu Lan knew that everyone had complaints about Sha Zhu's performance as head chef.

He lacks the authority of a leader and the ability to command respect from his subordinates. He constantly argues with this leader and that leader, and his speech is often incoherent.

Sometimes, when he sees that his subordinates' cooking is not as good as his own, Sha Zhu will yell at them.

Many chefs secretly cursed Sha Zhu behind his back.

“Ma Hua, if you ask me, you should stick close to Li Jianjun. Think about it, Sha Zhu keeps bringing things home. We can’t do anything about it, but Li Jianjun can. Li Jianjun is the deputy head of the security department…”

His words were a wake-up call.

The frustrated MCA seems to have found a glimmer of hope.

“You’re right, Sister Liu, I never thought of that.”

Liu Lan and Li Jianjun had already become acquainted, so naturally she was of one mind with Li Jianjun.

The reason she gave MCA this advice was simply to use MCA to deflate Shah Chu's arrogance.

Otherwise, none of the kitchen staff would get any benefits working under Sha Zhu.

"Thank you, Sister Liu, I know what to do now."

Meanwhile, the fat chef, who had been standing nearby, witnessed the entire argument between the two of them from beginning to end.

He was also very dissatisfied with Sha Zhu's way of handling things, and directly pulled MCA aside.

"Brother, if you ask me, we should just climb up Li Jianjun's big tree and find a pretext to bring Sha Zhu down."

Ma Hua didn't expect the chubby chef to be so direct.

"Brother, I didn't expect you to have a problem with Sha Zhu too. I can only say that my master brought this upon himself."

"You bet he is! This idiot Zhu thinks too highly of himself."

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After getting off work in the afternoon, Ma Hua went to Li Jianjun's house.

As soon as he entered, Ma Hua began to complain to Li Jianjun.

"I'm so sorry, Deputy Section Chief Li, I was going to get you some meat and vegetables from the cafeteria, but unfortunately, my mentor found out and he didn't want to."

"I was afraid of his retaliation, so I had no choice but to give up."

Ma Hua and the fat man stood in the middle of Li Jianjun's house and said to Li Jianjun, looking very embarrassed.

Li Jianjun knew that Ma Hua and the fat man had been trying to curry favor with him, and that the matter of getting meat and vegetables was probably true, as was the fact that Sha Zhu had stopped him.

From this perspective, Sha Zhu seems to be deliberately making things difficult for himself.

Li Jianjun could clearly sense Sha Zhu's hostility towards him. Regardless of the reason, Sha Zhu wanted to go against him.

In that case, Li Jianjun might as well test his skills against him.

“Ma Hua, Fatty, I appreciate your kindness.”

"What he did was indeed excessive."

Li Jianjun thought for a while, asked the two of them to sit down, and after they had a sip of tea, an idea immediately came to him.

“MCA, Fatty, since they won’t let you bring leftovers home, let’s find a way to deal with that too.”

"If you can't bring leftovers, then let's make sure he can't bring them either."

Ma Hua and the fat man's eyes lit up.

They said that Li Jianjun would definitely be able to come up with a way to deal with Sha Zhu.

"That's easy. You two just keep an eye on Sha Zhu's every move. Whenever he brings food home, you notify me."

"Anyway, the security office isn't far from the second canteen, I can still make it there in time."

Li Jianjun's statement was echoed by the other two people.

“Deputy Section Chief Li, we’ll do as you say. I refuse to believe we can’t find something on Sha Zhu.”

"From now on, in the kitchen, Sha Zhu will be my enemy. It's either me or him, it's either him or me."

Ma Hua said viciously.

Sha Zhu deserved to be hated so much by his own apprentice.

Li Jianjun made arrangements for the two of them, cast the net, and was just waiting to haul it in.

Chapter 71 A lone man and woman alone in a room

After Ma Hua and the fat man left Li Jianjun's house, Li Jianjun ate dinner alone.