How Could I Ever Shortchange My Own Daughter?
Lin Yi nodded and scanned the Jiabeier formula again.
Sure enough, all the nutrients the saleswoman had just mentioned appeared in his mind.
Jiang Yuehua knew nothing about maternity and baby products. As long as what they bought was safe and wouldn't harm her precious granddaughter, that was enough.
She then reminded Lin Yi from the side, "Son, buy the good-quality stuff. We're not afraid to spend money."
"Mom, how could I ever shortchange my own daughter?"
Lin Yi shook his head with a rueful smile and glanced at the little baby in his arms, his eyes full of love.
"If you dare shortchange her, I'll break your dog legs."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Lin Yi nodded. Ever since the little one came along, his standing in the family had taken a serious dive.
Hearing their conversation, the saleswoman thought she was sure to earn a hefty commission today.
"Sir, how many cans of formula would you like?"
"Ten cans to start."
Lin Yi didn't yet know how much the baby ate, so buying extra certainly couldn't hurt.
Behind Lin Yi, a middle-aged woman decked out in jewels and finery curled her lip in disdain when she saw him buying a domestic product.
"Young man, judging by how you're dressed, you don't look short of money. Don't let these salespeople fool you."
"How could domestic products be as good as imported ones?"
"I'm only telling you this because I'm kindhearted. I wouldn't bother telling anyone else!"
"Take my advice. This Baoyoule from Rice Country is much better than that domestic stuff of yours."
"It only costs a little over a hundred more per can than the domestic kind."
As the woman spoke up here to "right a wrong," the saleswoman felt utterly helpless.
In fact, every time this woman came to buy formula and saw a customer buying domestic formula, she would come over and lecture them. The saleswomen were used to it by now.
They had warned her several times before, but she wouldn't listen, so they turned a blind eye. After all, the customer was king.
After hearing her out, Lin Yi said coldly, "I think domestic products are pretty good."
Lin Yi detested people like her who worshipped foreign things and fawned over foreigners. They always thought the moon was rounder overseas.
Jiang Yuehua was also thoroughly annoyed. The woman before them was dressed like a respectable person, so why did her elbow bend outward?
Mother and son were united in rejecting outsiders on this.
"Hmph! You're beyond saving." The woman snorted coldly and prepared to promote the formula in her hand to the people around her.
Honestly, it was a shame the woman wasn't a salesperson!
Curious, Lin Yi scanned the Baoyoule in her hand. An exclamation mark appeared in his mind, labeled "unqualified."
In the cost column, melamine flashed red.
Finally, the system thoughtfully added a warning: melamine could not be used in the production of dairy products, and long-term consumption would cause a baby's head to grow larger.
After learning this, Lin Yi felt a wave of lingering fear. Fortunately, he didn't worship foreign things and fawn over foreigners.
Seeing the woman about to promote it to others, Lin Yi suddenly felt sorry for the children. If those parents took her advice, the ones who suffered would be the children.
Perhaps because Lin Yi was now a father, he found it increasingly hard to bear seeing children suffer. He said to the woman seriously,
"Ma'am, there's something wrong with Baoyoule formula. Drink too much, and a baby will develop a big head."
"Nonsense! I think you're just blatantly jealous. You can't bear to spend the money yourself, so you're spreading rumors."
"Believe it or not, it's up to you," Lin Yi said helplessly.
Even when told the truth, people like her wouldn't believe it.
The saleswoman looked at Lin Yi in surprise and asked him skeptically, "Sir, what evidence do you have?"
"None, but you can have someone test it."
"If there's nothing wrong, I'll apologize."
Seeing Lin Yi's confident expression, the saleswoman hesitated, unsure whether to believe him.
But then she thought that if there really was something wrong with the formula, the babies would suffer.
After an internal struggle, the saleswoman decided to believe Lin Yi. "We happen to have testing personnel and equipment in the store. One test will tell us whether there's a problem."
"Okay."
Lin Yi nodded, and the saleswoman took the formula from the woman's hand to the laboratory.
The woman had nothing else to do, so she waited nearby for the test results, eager to see Lin Yi apologize.
"Son, is there really something wrong with that can of formula?" Jiang Yuehua looked at Lin Yi in disbelief.
"Yes, and it's a serious problem."
Lin Yi frowned deeply and spoke slowly.
Twenty minutes later, the saleswoman came running over with the test results.
Her face was full of worry.
When the woman saw her, she couldn't shake a bad feeling, but she kept telling herself over and over that there absolutely couldn't be anything wrong with Baoyoule formula.
The saleswoman ran up to Lin Yi and announced the results to everyone.
"Everyone, Baoyoule formula contains melamine, and the amount is far above the permitted limit. We've called the police, and they'll be here shortly."
"Please don't panic."
"Impossible, impossible, how could this be..."
The saleswoman's words struck the woman like a bolt from the blue, and she kept repeating that it was impossible.
"Ma'am, if you don't believe me, you can look at the test results."
With that, the saleswoman handed her the report. Ridiculously enough, the woman couldn't read.
But the onlookers around her could tell at a glance that Baoyoule had failed the test.
"Good thing I didn't buy Baoyoule formula, or I'd regret it to death."
"What a relief, what a relief. I think I'll buy domestic from now on."
"Young man, which formula did you buy?"
At that moment, a shrewd old lady approached Lin Yi and asked him.
"Jiabeier formula."
"All right, I'll follow your lead and buy it. It definitely won't have any problems."
With that, the old lady hurried to find the saleswoman and place an order, afraid there wouldn't be any left if she waited.
Everyone in the store went to grab formula. Only the woman in jewels and finery lay sprawled weakly on the floor.
She seemed to have lost all her spirit, her eyes vacant.
Seeing her like that, Lin Yi kindly reminded her,
"Ma'am, hurry and take your child to the hospital for a checkup."
"My child?"
"Yes, Mingming, my precious grandson. I have to get him to the hospital."
Coming to her senses, the woman hurriedly scrambled to her feet and rushed out the door, no longer looking anything like the bejeweled woman who had arrived.
Jiang Yuehua and Lin Yi shook their heads helplessly at the sight.
By then, the saleswoman had packed the ten cans of formula.
"Sir, your formula is all packed. Is there anything else you need?"
"Give me two of everything a little baby can use."
"And ten packs of diapers to start."
"Certainly."
The saleswoman responded with delight. Lin Yi was a major customer, and her commission from this sale was sure to be substantial.
Honestly, the saleswoman envied the little baby in Lin Yi's arms. She had to be very happy to have a father who loved her so much.
Lin Yi had only just become a dad and really didn't know what the baby needed, so he simply bought everything she needed!
His mother, Jiang Yuehua, stood to one side and left it all to him. In her view, this was a way to develop her son's ability to care for a baby.