In the kitchen of Jinwei Restaurant after lunch service, apprentice Shen Ting tried to fix bland soup before the customer complained. She adjusted the soup on her own and was caught red-handed by chef Ma Jiancheng. Ma Jiancheng believed Shen Ting overstepped her duties as an apprentice and operated without permission. He reprimanded her harshly in public and held out a settlement paper stating “Apprenticeship completed, basic salary settled, voluntary resignation”, forcing Shen Ting to sign and leave.
