Yu Jun took Yu Baiwei up to the third floor.
They entered an antique-looking room, and Yu Jun sat down in the seat of honor at the top.
"Xiao Wei, do you know why our Anshintang has been able to develop to this point after so many years in River City?"
Yu Baiwei pressed her lips together.
"It was thanks to the generations of our Anshintang ancestors striving one after another!"
Yu Jun shook his head, then nodded, his expression filled with disappointment.
"That's only one aspect!"
"But there's something even more important. It's because of the rules our Anshintang has always abided by!"
"What is Article 26 of Anshintang's rules? Do you still remember?"
Yu Baiwei furrowed her brows in thought, then stammered,
"Article 26 of Anshintang's rules states that every customer entering the shop must be greeted sincerely and cordially. We must not show neglect or indifference..."
As she spoke, Yu Baiwei's face gradually went pale!
"Grandpa, I..."
Yu Jun shook his head and sighed.
"Old Xu was right to do what he did just now!"
"You shouldn't have treated that..."
Yu Jun thought for a moment. Since he did not know the other person's age, he followed Old Xu's wording.
"You shouldn't have treated that young brother with such an attitude!"
"Even if he isn't our customer, the fact that he came into our shop is already support for Anshintang!"
"Besides, he spent 100,000 Blue Star Coins here!"
"..."
Yu Jun earnestly lectured her at length, only stopping after he had made Yu Baiwei feel utterly ashamed.
He gazed outside through the window and let out a long sigh.
"Alas!"
"I'm old, and your parents passed away early. In the end, I'll have to hand this business over to you!"
"When will you finally be able to shoulder it?"
Seeing this, Yu Baiwei hurriedly spoke in a tearful voice.
"Grandpa! I was wrong!"
Yu Jun glanced at Yu Baiwei and sighed inwardly once again.
He knew this granddaughter of his far too well.
Whenever he reprimanded her, she admitted her mistakes the fastest—but afterward, she never changed in the slightest.
If this continued, he truly did not dare hand Anshintang over to her.
"Alas!"
"Zhenyao Workshop and Miaofang Pavilion have both developed new Blood Replenishing Agents. Their effectiveness is about 20 percent higher than our third-generation product, and their prices are lower!"
"I'm currently looking for prescriptions outside, hoping to launch a product that can stand against theirs, but I haven't found one yet!"
"Our third-generation product is the foundation of Anshintang. If we can't find one this time, we may lose our position as one of the three major pharmaceutical groups!"
"You... alas!"
"I had you study pharmaceutical knowledge from a young age because I hoped you could achieve something in this field and keep these core technologies in our own hands!"
"But you... I heard the new Blood Replenishing Agents released by the other two companies were both developed by members of their third generation!"
Hearing this, Yu Baiwei felt even more ashamed.
"Grandpa, I'll go research it right away!"
When Yu Jun heard Yu Baiwei's words, he suddenly felt even more miserable.
If it could be researched in a short while, would he have needed to put in so much effort?
"Forget it. There isn't enough time now!"
"I've already contacted some friends and asked them to acquire a prescription. Hopefully, they can find a formula that meets the requirements for a fourth-generation product!"
When Yu Baiwei left the room, her expression changed in the blink of an eye.
Her former pitiful look instantly turned into one of gritted teeth.
That bumpkin was to blame for making Grandpa scold her!
Even if he was a customer here, it could not change the fact that he was a swindler.
How could Chinese medicinal ingredients be used to brew a blood-replenishing soup?
They might not even be able to cure an ordinary person's fever or cold!
Hmph! He wanted to scam his way into Anshi Hall?
She would never allow it!
With that thought, she changed direction and headed toward the decoction room.
There was only one decoction room for Chinese medicine.
No one usually went there at all. Since Old Xu had said Jiang Fan had prepared medicine at Anshi Hall, he could only have done it there.
Although she did not know when Jiang Fan had last prepared medicine there, as long as she found even a trace of evidence, she could prove that he was a swindler. Then she would see what Grandpa had to say!
The passwords for the decoction rooms were all the same. Although Yu Baiwei had basically never visited this Chinese medicine decoction room, she still entered it with ease.
The moment she stepped inside, her brows knitted together.
Although the room looked neat and orderly, a strong scent of Chinese medicine rushed into her nose.
It was residue left behind by the decoction equipment, something that could not be cleaned away.
This was the smell she hated most, from childhood to adulthood.
The new pharmaceutical agents developed with modern technology were all colorless, odorless, and exceptionally clean!
By comparison, this place seemed even more like a filthy den to her!
Yu Baiwei hesitated for a moment, but steeled herself, pinched her nose, and began checking the equipment.
A few minutes later, she finished her inspection, her brows drawn tightly together.
The equipment in the room was spotless—indeed, even cleaner than the pharmaceutical room she had used.
But... that wasn't right!
Shouldn't Chinese medicine practitioners all be as slovenly as Old Xu?
Unwilling to give up, Yu Baiwei searched the room again.
When she once more confirmed that there was nothing wrong, she stood there, her expression shifting between gloom and uncertainty!
Someone must have come to clean up!
In that case, she would come back next time and expose him on the spot!
With that thought, Yu Baiwei did not linger. She prepared to leave and tell Old Xu to notify her in advance the next time Jiang Fan came over.
But after she had just taken two steps, her gaze was suddenly drawn to a small glass bottle in the trash bin beneath the desk.
Her eyes lit up. She walked over, bent down to inspect it, then pulled two tissues from the desk. She folded them into two layers and wrapped the glass bottle with obvious disgust.
This was the bottle Jiang Fan had used to hold the Blood Replenishing Soup when he prepared it for the second time. He had used it on the spot to test its effects, then forgotten to clean it up when he left.
After several days, most of the medicinal liquid in the bottle had dried up, but some liquid still remained at the bottom.
Yu Baiwei picked up the bottle and examined it under the light.
Then she took a sealed plastic bag from beside her, carefully placed the bottle inside, sealed it, and slipped it into her pocket.
After finishing everything, she went to the sink and washed her hands several times. Only after she felt that no scent remained did she open the door and hurry away.
A few minutes later, Yu Baiwei appeared in the pharmaceutical research room.
"Miss!"
The moment she entered, several researchers in white lab coats immediately greeted her.
Yu Baiwei nodded.
"Professor Xu, I have a bottle with some medicinal residue here. Could you help me test it and see whether it's toxic?"
Professor Xu was Anshi Hall's chief professor, specializing in the development of new pharmaceutical agents!
Seeing the serious expression on Yu Baiwei's face, he hurriedly put on his gloves, took the bottle from her, and placed it on the worktable in the pharmaceutical research room.
He then brought over various pieces of equipment and arranged them. Carefully, he used a dropper to draw out some of the residue and added it to a new test tube.
Next, he diluted it with water, then added various other pharmaceutical agents for testing...
More than ten minutes later, Professor Xu's expression grew increasingly solemn.
Seeing this, Yu Baiwei's heart leaped with joy.
"Professor Xu, are the results out? Is it toxic?"
A brilliant light burst from Professor Xu's eyes.
"Miss!"
"Where did you get this pharmaceutical agent?"
"This pharmaceutical agent isn't toxic at all. In fact, I discovered that it contains an enormous amount of energy!"
"Even though I've diluted it several times, the energy within it is already almost comparable to that of our third-generation product!"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became.
"If we can get our hands on this prescription, Anshi Hall's fourth-generation product will definitely surpass those of the other two companies..."
Yu Baiwei stared at Professor Xu, who was growing increasingly fanatical, and stood there completely dumbfounded!
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