Han Kang and Cao Xue Rong made their plans and then went their separate ways.
Cao Xue Rong returned directly to the Cao family. To mobilize enough funds for a protracted war against the Wang and Gou families, she needed to discuss it with her father.
Han Kang, however, did not return to the Han family. Instead, he eagerly headed straight for the Tian Yi Pavilion.
As he approached, before he could even enter the main gate of Tian Yi Pavilion, Ma Long, who served as a security guard for the pavilion, recognized him immediately.
"Second Young Master? What brings you here?"
Although he had only met Han Kang once, Ma Long had a very deep impression of his impeccably dressed appearance and refined demeanor. However, Han Kang's sudden arrival at Tian Yi Pavilion left him somewhat puzzled, hence his surprised reaction.
Since Luo Jia Ying often mentioned Wang Fang and Ma Long at the Han family's residence, Han Kang was aware of Ma Long's existence. He quickly replied with a smile, very politely.
"Hello, Brother Ma! We're all family, so don't be so formal. Just call me Han Kang. Besides, I'm not very fond of the title 'Second Young Master'."
Han Kang's gentle and refined manner greatly increased Ma Long's good impression of him. Ma Long immediately responded with a chuckle.
"Alright! Then you can call me Ma Long too! Are you here to see the young master?"
Han Kang nodded noncommittally and then asked, "Yes, is he in?"
Ma Long quickly pointed to Han Lang's examination table, which was surrounded by patients, and replied, "He's here! But there are usually quite a few patients in the morning. He's probably very busy right now. Shall I go call him?"
After saying this, he prepared to get up but was repeatedly stopped by Han Kang.
"No, no, I'm not in a hurry. Let him finish his work!"
Han Kang was actually in a hurry, but this was the first time he had seen Han Lang so focused.
To be honest, he was somewhat shocked.
In his memory, his elder brother had never been serious since childhood.
It was precisely because of this that he had looked down on him so much before.
Although his perception of Han Lang had greatly improved after the previous crisis at the pharmaceutical factory, ingrained impressions were not easily changed.
Seeing him work so diligently now, and with the patients seeming to respect him greatly, Han Kang, as the younger brother, felt a sense of relief for some inexplicable reason.
"It seems you've truly turned over a new leaf and sincerely want to live a different life."
With these thoughts, Han Kang found an empty chair and sat down with Ma Long at the entrance of Tian Yi Pavilion.
He sat there for the entire morning. If Ma Long hadn't been so talkative, he probably would have been bored to death.
It wasn't until the patients in Tian Yi Pavilion gradually dispersed that Wang Fang, who had finished tidying up, first noticed the figure sitting next to Ma Long at the entrance.
She looked at him curiously for a moment and then exclaimed in surprise.
"Second Young Master? Why are you sitting outside? Please come in, please come in!"
As she spoke, she quickly poured Han Kang some water and, without forgetting, rebuked Ma Long.
"Ma Long, you're too out of line. When the Second Young Master arrived, you should have come to inform us earlier. How could you let him sit outside? This is your dereliction of duty! Your performance bonus for this month will be deducted!"
Upon hearing that he would be docked pay, Ma Long protested.
"Ms. Wang, you can't blame me for this. He didn't want to come in himself. What could I do?"
Han Kang quickly stepped in to explain on his behalf.
"Yes, Sister Wang Fang! I didn't come in because I was afraid of disturbing your work. You can't blame Brother Ma for this."
As they were speaking, Han Lang and Luo Jia Ying, who had been alerted, also hurried out. Han Kang quickly greeted them upon seeing them.
"Brother, Xiao Ying!"
Han Lang was also somewhat surprised by Han Kang's arrival and asked curiously.
"Why are you here? Did something happen?"
Given the urgency of the matter, Han Kang didn't intend to hide anything and immediately stated the truth.
"Something has happened! There are some operational issues at the pharmaceutical factory. We..."
Upon hearing that the pharmaceutical factory was in trouble, Han Lang immediately became anxious and said to Han Kang.
"This is not the place to talk. Come in first, and we'll go to an empty ward upstairs to discuss it slowly."
At the same time, he turned back and instructed Wang Fang.
"Sister Wang Fang, everyone has been busy all morning, and they must be hungry. Order some takeout, and we'll just have to eat here in the shop today!"
"Okay, I'll take care of it!"
After making these arrangements, the group led Han Kang upstairs.
They found an empty ward, and after everyone had sat down casually, Han Lang quickly inquired.
"Tell me, what exactly happened? What do you need me to do?"
"It's still about the Gou family..."
Han Kang recounted the conspiracy of the Wang and Gou families in detail, and also meticulously narrated his and Cao Xue Rong's plan to deal with it to everyone.
This included their desire to seize the opportunity to enter the beauty market and the problem of lacking a highly competitive beauty product.
After listening to Han Kang's account, everyone's expressions became solemn.
They all understood that for Han's Pharmaceutical Factory, this was undoubtedly a gamble.
"No wonder Qing Tian Hospital has been going crazy with promotions recently, even disregarding their own costs. So they've been orchestrating such a grand scheme!"
Han Lang, however, seemed indifferent to Wang Fang's exclamation.
"Practicing medicine and treating illnesses depends on ability. Qing Tian Hospital doing this is merely to mock us. They can't stir up any trouble. However..."
Han Lang's thoughts were not on the current crisis. As he had discussed with Ma Long last time, he was also thinking about how to teach the Gou family a lesson.
And Han Kang's plan for the current crisis at Han's Pharmaceutical Factory was undoubtedly the optimal strategy.
Therefore, at this moment, he also wanted to take this opportunity to give the Gou family a strong dose of medicine, letting them know that he was not someone to be trifled with.
"We do have drugs for beauty and anti-aging, and their effects are definitely no worse than 'Gan Kuai Hao'. However, I will need some time to adjust them. But even if your plan succeeds, the biggest impact will be on the Wang family, not the Gou family. Therefore, I also want to take this opportunity to completely crush Gou family's Qing Tian Pharmaceutical Company and Qing Tian Hospital. Do you have any thoughts on this?"
Han Kang was silent for a moment, pondered slightly, and then said.
"Xue Rong and I have discussed it. If we can come up with a presentable beauty product, it won't be a problem to seize the gains of the Gou and Wang families this time. However, to simultaneously crush Qing Tian Pharmaceutical Company, we must still expand the market share of 'Gan Kuai Hao' oral liquid significantly according to our original plan. But to achieve this, our investment will need to be at least tripled. As for Qing Tian Hospital..."
Hearing this, Wang Fang immediately stepped forward to reply.
"Qing Tian Hospital is already at its last leg under the competition from Tian Yi Pavilion. As long as we mobilize the patients who have had bad experiences with them before and have them expose Qing Tian Hospital's negative publicity, Qing Tian Hospital will inevitably collapse under the storm of public opinion. Therefore, I believe we don't need to worry about this issue at all!"
After listening to Wang Fang's analysis, Han Kang confidently added.
"Then there will be no problem at all."
"Before I came, Xue Rong said that if we can come up with a secret recipe for beauty and anti-aging, the Cao family is willing to invest another billion or so for us. Although it's not enough, I believe that if Xue Rong knows your plan, she will definitely persuade the Cao family to increase their investment."
After hearing this, Han Lang nodded with satisfaction.
"Alright, give me some time, and I'll give you the medicine. But you also need to make it clear to Miss Mi Tao that I'm the only one with the materials for these medicines, so our cooperation model with the Cao family can only be the same as with 'Gan Kuai Hao' oral liquid!"
"Yes, naturally! But Brother, can you roughly tell me what direction your beauty secret recipe is for? That way, I'll have a direction when I acquire beauty industry institutions."
Han Lang pondered for a moment and then replied.
"Uh... masks or body lotions, and things like that. Are there any other questions?"
"No!"
Having resolved Han Kang's issues, Han Lang then turned to Wang Fang and said.
"Sister Wang Fang! If I leave the matter of Qing Tian Hospital entirely to you, will there be any problems?"
"No problem!"
"Good! Then let's split up and act!"