If there were any changes in their relationship, how could Miss Yusha still be smiling? How could she have the mood to treat them to afternoon tea?
"Miss Yusha is only eighteen years old, and she's already a winner in life. She was born into a good family, and her fiancé is so outstanding."
"She's much stronger than us in every aspect."
"Look at us, twenty-eight-year-olds, either without boyfriends, without savings, or from poor backgrounds... sigh, I don't know when we'll be able to live a good life."
"Alright, calm down. Keep your voices down. If anyone hears us, the company's reputation will suffer!"
...
On the other side.
Qing Yan walked into the office, and her assistant, He Ning, had already arranged the packed lunch dishes on the coffee table one by one. There were a total of thirteen dishes.
"Qing CEO, you're here?" He Ning looked up respectfully and said, "These are for lunch."
Qing Yan's gaze swept over the food in front of her. She picked up the fish soup and took a sniff, then examined a portion of corn and sautéed meat with lily bulbs carefully, even using chopsticks to separate the sausages.
The color and taste made her expression turn slightly cold.
"Are these dishes still fresh, Qing CEO?" He Ning clearly noticed the change in Qing Yan.
"Let's go to the cafeteria."
Seeing Qing Yan storming off to the cafeteria, several curious employees secretly followed to watch the show.
Qing Yan arrived at the cafeteria, where a dishwasher was washing dishes inside, and two chefs were lazily sitting outside in the flower bed, smoking and cooling off.
When they saw Qing Yan suddenly appear, they didn't know who she was, but seeing He Ning following behind, they guessed the identity of the girl before them, the recently appointed terrifying CEO, Qing Yan.
"He Ning, is this Qing CEO?" one of the young chefs stubbed out his cigarette on his shoe and asked as he approached.
Seeing Qing Yan enter the kitchen, He Ning explained indifferently, "Qing CEO is just casually looking around, no need to be nervous."
As soon as Qing Yan entered the cooking area, she noticed that the sanitary conditions inside were extremely poor. The young chef explained, "We haven't had time to clean up after cooking lunch. Normally, it's spotlessly clean. Look, the regulatory authorities came last week and gave us an A grade."
"Call your supervisor."
Upon hearing Qing Yan's cold voice, the young chef paused for a moment and hurriedly said, "Our supervisor is usually not here..."
"Then please ask them to come." Qing Yan added coldly, "Immediately."
"Yes..." The young chef had never encountered this kind of atmosphere before, so he quickly called the supervisor.
Just a few minutes after making the call and before the supervisor arrived, Hu Linquan arrived first.
"Qing CEO has nothing to do, so she even came to the kitchen."
Having received the news, Hu Linquan rushed over as quickly as possible. At this moment, he saw Qing Yan opening the refrigerator and looking at the frozen meat inside.
"Forget something, Qing CEO? Our cafeteria has long been contracted out to an external catering company. Even if you want to inspect, it's not our company's people who inspect."
Hu Linquan raised a confrontational smile, looking coldly at Qing Yan.
"From a legal perspective, the company has a regulatory responsibility for the contracted cafeteria. Hu CEO, you're getting older and don't understand the law, that's okay."
Qing Yan raised her gaze calmly, looked at the man in front of her, and smirked. "I heard that the cafeteria supervisor is your relative?"
Hu Linquan froze for a moment, coldly chuckled, and said, "Qing CEO, do you have any dissatisfaction with me? Do you want to go after the cafeteria contracted by my relative?"
Qing Yan coldly hooked her lips, raised her gaze to the camera above, as expected, it had already been turned off.
"Go and turn on the camera." Qing Yan turned her head and instructed her assistant standing beside her.
"Qing, what are you up to?" Hu Linqian expressed his dissatisfaction with her actions. "Even if the cameras here are going to be turned on, it's not our company's turn to operate them."
"Qing, they are already turned on," He Ning returned after finishing his task and said respectfully.
At that moment, the restaurant manager hurriedly approached, sweating profusely. He noticed the young girl next to Hu Linqian and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Hu, who is this...?"
"Haven't you received the news? A new official has arrived recently, and he likes to demonstrate his authority. Now it has reached you..." Hu Linqian completely disregarded the girl in front of him.
The manager, Liu Guang, understood Hu's intention, but being adept in the business field, he still smiled respectfully and said, "Miss Qing, may I know your instructions?"
"There are a few leftover dumplings from lunch, I just reheated them, and there are other dishes as well. He Ning, please serve Mr. Liu, Mr. Hu, and yourself," Qing said.
"Yes," He Ning immediately went to fetch the food.
Hu Linqian and Liu Guang exchanged glances, unsure of what she meant.
"Qing, if you want us to taste the food and suggest improvements..." Liu Guang hadn't finished his sentence when Qing said a single word, "Please."
Fragrant food was placed in front of them.
Liu Guang didn't refuse and picked up a dumpling, taking a bite. "The taste is good."
Hu Linqian didn't eat and impatiently looked at the girl in front of him. "If Qing wants to invite us for lunch, there's no need. I have already eaten."
"Mr. Hu, are you full or just afraid to eat?" Qing's words were like a taut string, fiercely striking everyone present, and even the employees who were secretly watching felt a bit scared.
"What do you mean, Qing?" Hu Linqian immediately became displeased.
Liu Guang hurriedly explained, "These dumplings were freshly made by the chefs during lunch, right?"
The two chefs nodded hastily, but their gazes clearly showed nervousness and unease.
"I didn't say they weren't freshly made," Qing coldly smirked. "I'm just curious about the filling... What was used to make it?"
"The filling..." Liu Guang hesitated for a moment and then laughed. "Qing, you're just joking! The filling inside is, of course, fresh pork bought by the chefs early this morning, minced... and wrapped individually."
"Chopped soy protein blocks, mashed with cassava starch, and a series of food additives, along with pork essence oil added. That's what you call minced meat, right? As for the green onions inside, they were replaced with fragrant oil. Am I correct?"
Upon hearing this, the people present were shocked. What? The dumplings they had for lunch didn't contain even a bit of meat, just a bunch of food additives?
They felt like throwing up.
"Qing, you can't speak without thinking just because you're young. Do you have any evidence to support what you're saying? If not, you're just tarnishing our cafeteria..." Although Liu Guang said this, his eyes clearly showed some avoidance, and even Hu Linqian couldn't conceal his expression.
"To find out whether the filling inside these dumplings is indeed fresh minced meat, why don't we send it for testing?" Qing looked at them with interest. "Mr. Liu, when you ate that dumpling just now, did you feel a bit resistant and afraid?"