Shazhu was vigorously stir-frying a large pot of vegetables with a heavy iron ladle when the announcement came over the loudspeaker: "Comrade Yang Weimin is hereby issued a major disciplinary demerit and will be transferred..." The iron ladle clattered loudly as it hit the stove.
"Master!" his apprentice, Ma Hua, lunged forward to steady the swaying Shazhu.
The cook, usually so full of himself, looked ashen. Beads of sweat as large as peas rolled down his forehead, and he slumped into his apprentice's arms, looking as though his spine had been pulled right out of him. The kitchen descended into chaos.
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