A Happy and Prosperous Family

Shen Qi's chemical ideas were verified in experiments, and the various research groups were competing healthily with each other, a situation that Shen Qi was happy to see.

That morning, Shen Qi arrived at Xicheng Weihua Kindergarten. He followed the sound of the piano to the door of a classroom and saw his daughter, Shen Nuo Fei, sitting in front of the piano, playing her fingers through the glass.

The chaotic notes failed to connect into a complete rhythm. Nofi was not familiar with the fingering techniques; she kept tapping the keys with her two index fingers. Although her posture was childish, it had an amazing agility and accuracy.

The beautiful, charming, and elegant Teacher Qi was guiding Shen Nuo Fei. There were only the teacher and student in the music classroom, and Nuofei received special care from Teacher Qi.

"Nofi, let Teacher Qi demonstrate it for you again," Teacher Qi said kindly.

"Yes!" Nofi nodded seriously.

Teacher Qi's slender fingers struck out a few simple eight-beat chords on the piano keys. She explained to Nofi how to use the fingering and how to control the chords.

Nofi kept making "uh-huh" sounds, absorbing musical knowledge like a sponge.

Teacher Qi played faster and faster, the notes leaping and spinning under her direction, like a babbling brook eventually flowing into a mighty river, creating towering waves.

Shen Qi stood quietly outside the door. He could feel Teacher Qi's high level of professionalism in music. She played so well, it was a feast for the eyes and ears. She was truly a soul pianist.

Shen Qi has always believed that music is the only subject that can rival mathematics. Both subjects transcend language barriers, and learning either one requires a certain amount of talent.

If the family's financial situation allows, parents will certainly hire the best teachers to teach their children various skills.

Shen Qi was very satisfied with the music education that Teacher Qi had given to Nuofei, and he himself wished he could take piano lessons with Teacher Qi.

Teacher Qi finished playing the piece, Nofi clapped her little hands happily.

"Nofi, come here." Teacher Qi gave Nofi an encouraging look.

"Mmm!" Nofi was a good girl in front of Teacher Qi. She put away her unruly nature and became as docile as Xiao Bai.

Nofi's little fingers tapped the keys again, her fingers rising and falling, the music initially chaotic, but soon gradually becoming rhythmic.

The scattered notes slowly coalesced into a complete melody. Although it was not on the same level as the passionate and eloquent Teacher Qi, it still allowed Shen Qi, the incognito listener, to discern some of its nuances.

Nofi got into the zone, playing faster and faster, like a light summer drizzle that grew heavier and heavier until it became a downpour.

Shen Qi held his breath, both surprised and delighted. "My daughter learns so quickly! She's a musical genius!"

Of course, this is also inseparable from Teacher Qi's guidance. Talented people are common, but discerning mentors are rare.

At noon, Shen Qi personally picked up Nofi and took her home.

Nofi kept complaining, "Why am I only allowed to learn the piano for half a day?"

"Because besides music, you also need to learn other things, dear." Shen Qi was responsible for teaching Nofi Natural Science. In this family, Nofi had the world's best science teachers.

Besides mathematics and Natural Science, Shen Qi can also teach Nofi Chinese and English.

If parents can teach everything, then what's the point of schools?

Nofi definitely needs to go to school; she's not old enough yet.

A few days later, Shen Qi's father and cousin arrived in the capital and were arranged to stay at Academician Shen's villa.

"Nofi, my dear granddaughter, did you miss your grandpa?" Old Shen was overjoyed to see Nofi. He picked her up and lifted her high, but found that his old bones were getting stronger and stronger and he could no longer lift his beloved granddaughter!

Struggling in mid-air, Shen Nuo Fei said, "Um, I miss Grandpa so much. Grandpa, please put me down, I'm a fat girl."

"Hahaha!"

Old Shen was beaming with joy. He so wanted to give everything he had to his granddaughter, but besides money, he couldn't give her anything else of value.

Shen Qi's cousin, Shen Mengmeng, has just turned 18 and has been admitted to Yenching University. She will become a freshman at Yenching University in September.

Shen Mengmeng sees Shen Nuo Fei about once a year on average. In the eyes of this young aunt, every time she sees Nuofei, her niece is changing. "Nuofei is getting smarter and smarter, that's great!"

"Auntie, have some candy." Nofi grabbed a handful of candy and handed it to Shen Mengmeng, acting just like the little mistress of the house.

Family reunions bring much joy.

Besides visiting his son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter, Old Shen also had some business matters he wanted to discuss with Shen Qi.

"At our Ou Beiqi Pharmaceutical., 95% of our sales profits currently come from Kang Shun. This drug is the lifeblood of our factory." Old Shen was chatting with Shen Qi alone in Shen Qi's study.

Kang Shun (I made up the name; it's definitely not listed in the pharmacopoeia, so don't worry about it) is a drug developed by Shen Qi Research Center, and it is manufactured and sold by Old Shen Qi's Ou Beiqi Pharmaceutical., Ltd.

Kang Shun is used to treat diabetes. While it cannot completely cure the disease, it demonstrates excellent efficacy in improving indicators such as blood sugar, plasma levels, and β-cell function, and its side effects are significantly reduced compared to similar drugs.

my country has a large number of people with diabetes, and it has the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world.

Scientific surveys have revealed a disturbing statistic: the prevalence of prediabetes among people aged 18 and above in my country currently exceeds 50%.

In earlier years, diabetes was considered a disease of the elderly, but now more and more young people are getting it.

The high prevalence of diabetes means a huge demand for diabetes medications. Although such an excellent diabetes drug as Kang Shun brought Ou Beiqi Pharmaceutical several hundred million yuan in profit last year, it is actually not a very large amount.

Good drugs don't necessarily have a good market, so pharmaceutical representatives stationed at various hospitals are responsible for developing sales channels.

Kang Shun is, after all, a good medicine. With Old Shen increasing his sales efforts, Kang Shun's market share in China has increased significantly in the first half of this year, and its profit curve has continued to rise.

If this momentum continues, in a few years, Ou Beiqi Pharmaceutical will likely become a star pharmaceutical company.

Old Shen is over sixty, and he'll retire someday. He's said to Shen Qi many times, "When are you going to take over? You don't even want the family fortune, is that right? Back then, the one-child policy didn't allow two children, otherwise your mother and I would definitely have had another one." As it turns out, only children are too willful.

At this moment, Shen Qi finally replied, "The day the drug to treat Ou Ye is launched will be the day I take over Ou Beiqi Pharmaceutical. Um, Dad, could you transfer 200 million to our lab recently? LPJK1 has entered a very critical stage of research and development."

"Is two hundred million enough?" Old Shen asked.

Shen Qi nodded and said, "That's enough for us to complete Phase I clinical trials. We'll talk about what happens after Phase I then."

"I'm quite curious, since you've invested all your money in scientific research, do you have any savings of your own?" Old Shen asked again.

Shen Qi replied, "My food, drink, lodging, and transportation are all provided by the state, and I have enough money in my own pocket."

How much personal savings do you two have?

"Our personal savings are around four billion."

"I..." Old Shen stared in disbelief, even showing signs of dementia. "So much? You and Xiao Ou wouldn't have embezzled research funds, would you?!"

Shen Qi explained, "Of course I wouldn't dare to embezzle research funds, nor would I need to. The income, roughly close to one billion yuan, is the legitimate compensation that Xiao Ou and I earned through our legal work, including wages, allowances, sales revenue from publications, prize money from awards, patent income, and tips from patriotic entrepreneurs, etc."

"The remaining three billion or so is a small portion of the real estate group that Xiao Ou inherited from her mother. That's all the money we have together as a couple, it's more than enough. Dad, you don't need to worry about our livelihood."

"I see, I see. Your family of three is very well-off." Old Shen sighed repeatedly. He instructed, "You have billions of dollars to share. You must cure Xiao Ou's illness. You must cure Xiao Ou's illness."