"Old Wan, haven't you guys finished yet?" Jin Xiuwen asked as he walked in.
Wan Yunting replied with a smile, "It's done. The ointment produced by the equipment meets the standards."
"Really? That's great."
Jin Xiuwen was excited and said, "Then my next step is to spend money on promotion, and then the company will officially launch, and the beauty ointment will be on the market."
Wan Yunting nodded, greeted Meng Ping and the technical masters, and then went out with Jin Xiuwen. "Follow Yan Xi's plan. If you don't have enough funds, just tell me. Just get the company up and running."
"Alright, I know you've got money, kid."
Jin Xiuwen chuckled and then said, "By the way, didn't you say you'd ask Qiu Yue out for me? Hurry up and ask her!"
Seeing the impatient look on his face, Wan Yunting rolled his eyes speechlessly before taking out his phone and calling Dai Qiuyue directly. She answered quickly, as she was just leaving work and heading downstairs to go home. Upon seeing Wan Yunting's call, she immediately answered, "Hello, what's up?"
"Qiu Yue, are you off work? Do you want to go out for a meal?" Wan Yunting smiled.
"Mmm, where should we eat?"
Dai Qiuyue found it a bit strange. The man had been indifferent to her lately, so why was he suddenly calling to invite her for a meal?
Wan Yunting glanced at Jin Xiuwen, then smiled at Dai Qiuyue and said, "Kaqi Restaurant, it's on Nanlu Road. If you don't know the way, just take a taxi there."
"Okay, I'll be right there." Dai Qiuyue didn't think much of it and hung up the phone before heading out.
"Done. The rest is up to you."
Wan Yunting put away his phone, waved at Jin Xiuwen, and headed towards the main gate.
"Aren't you coming?"
Jin Xiuwen was astonished. Wan Yunting waved his hand and smiled, "I'm going now. Good luck."
As Wan Yunting walked out of the factory gate, he saw Jin Xiuwen's young secretary, Zhou Xiaomin, chatting with a middle-aged woman next to the entrance. She was carrying a food container and reminding her daughter to eat well.
"Okay Mom, I know. You should go back now."
Zhou Xiaomin took the meal from her mother and smiled, saying, "When our factory officially starts operating and the canteen opens, you won't have to bring me food anymore."
"Cough, cough..."
Zhou Xiaomin's mother, Huang Guilan, coughed lightly and smiled, "Alright, when your factory canteen opens, I won't bring you food anymore. I'll look for a nanny job myself these past couple of days. Cough, cough..."
Seeing her mother cough again, Zhou Xiaomin patted her back and said with concern, "Mom, why are you coughing again? Why don't you just stop looking for a nanny job? My internship salary is quite high, you can just stay at the supermarket and do odd jobs, it won't be so tiring."
"I'm fine. Winter is coming, and my old problem has flared up again."
Huang Guilan waved her hand and smiled, "The supermarket salary is too low. I think it's better to find a nanny job, as the salary is a bit higher."
"Alright, alright, when you go back later, go to the pharmacy and buy some cough medicine. Your coughing isn't a solution."
Zhou Xiaomin felt a pang of sympathy for her mother. However, she had just graduated and started working. Her family's financial situation was not good, and her father was paralyzed at home due to a car accident, so the burden of the family fell entirely on her mother.
Now that she could finally start working, Zhou Xiaomin didn't want her mother to be so tired...
"Cough, cough, I'm fine. I'll drink more hot water when I get back, and I'll be fine in a couple of days." Huang Guilan smiled and waved her hand, not wanting her daughter to worry.
However, Wan Yunting, who was just coming out, heard her cough and thought it sounded unusual. He kindly said, "Auntie, your cough doesn't sound right!"
The voice from behind startled Zhou Xiaomin. She quickly turned around and saw her boss. She immediately greeted him respectfully, "Hello, President Wan..."
Wan Yunting waved his hand and pointed at Huang Guilan, asking, "Is she your mother?"
Zhou Xiaomin glanced at her mother and nodded nervously, "Yes. I'm sorry, President Wan. I know we're not supposed to let outsiders in casually, I'll have my mother leave now."
"Wait a moment."
Wan Yunting stopped her and pointed at Huang Guilan, saying, "Your mother's cough doesn't sound right. You should take her for a full body check-up!"
This statement made Zhou Xiaomin freeze. She turned to look at Wan Yunting, and Huang Guilan also looked at him curiously. Hearing her daughter call him President Wan, she must be the boss of the factory, but why was he saying her cough sounded unusual and that she should go to the hospital for a check-up?
"Listen to me, take your mother for a lung examination."
Wan Yunting knew they didn't believe him, so he didn't ask to feel Huang Guilan's pulse or anything like that. He just gave Zhou Xiaomin his suggestion.
"Oh, okay, President Wan." Zhou Xiaomin was stunned and hadn't quite processed it.
Wan Yunting nodded and said no more before driving away.
Huang Guilan watched Wan Yunting leave and asked, "Xiaomin, is that your boss? He's so young."
"Yes, we have three bosses in the company, but President Wan is the chairman, while President Jin is the CEO." Zhou Xiaomin watched Wan Yunting's car gradually disappear from sight before turning back to her mother and saying, "Mom, I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up when I have time on the weekend."
"Hehe, what check-up?... Cough, cough..."
Huang Guilan coughed a couple more times, waved her hand, and smiled, "This cough is just an old problem, no need for a check-up. Besides, going to the hospital is too expensive. I'll just buy some cough medicine from the pharmacy later."
"No, President Wan said your cough doesn't sound right, we should still get it checked."
Zhou Xiaomin was a little worried. After all, she had seen news reports saying that Wan Yunting was not only a national anti-drug hero but also a traditional Chinese medicine doctor.
"Alright, you go in and eat. Mom is going back."
But Huang Guilan didn't believe there was anything wrong with her body at all. She waved her hand at Zhou Xiaomin and rode away on a shared bicycle, coughing from time to time along the road...
Zhou Xiaomin stood at the door with the food container, her eyes filled with concern as she watched her mother cycle away. She knew her mother was reluctant to spend money on a hospital check-up, which was why she was enduring the suffering of her cough.
Because their family's financial situation did not allow for hospital visits...
Wan Yunting was driving, intending to go directly to his second brother's house. However, Gu Yuanbai called him midway, so he turned around and went directly to the Gu residence.
"Brother Yun Ting, you're here."
At the main entrance of the Gu residence, knowing Wan Yunting was coming, Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao were already sitting in the front porch. As he entered, they immediately went to greet him. "Grandpa and Director Jiang are waiting for you in the study. We'll take you there."
"Okay."
Wan Yunting looked at Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, two beautiful women dressed in ancient styles, as if they had time-traveled from ancient times to the present, giving him a pleasing and peerless beauty to behold.
In the study, Gu Yuanbai, Jiang Yichun, Ding Huixiang, Meng Kang, Wei Datong, and Zhang Fenglin, along with other elder members of the Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, were all present, seemingly discussing countermeasures.
"Little Wan is here."
Seeing his granddaughter Gu Luotang and the others bring Wan Yunting in, Gu Yuanbai smiled and pointed to a chair beside him. "Come and sit. You two girls can also sit down and listen."
"Okay..."
Wan Yunting, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao nodded and sat down.
"Little Wan, have you eaten?" Gu Yuanbai asked.
Wan Yunting felt a little embarrassed but still shook his head and smiled, "Not yet."
Gu Yuanbai immediately said to Gu Luotang, "Go and see if there's anything to eat in the kitchen, and get something for Little Wan."
"Okay."
Gu Luotang smiled gently and got up to leave. Qi Miaomiao took the opportunity to follow her out. Wan Yunting smiled, "No need to trouble yourselves too much, just get me some wontons."
"Alright."
Gu Luotang smiled sweetly and hurried to the kitchen with Qi Miaomiao, as if wanting to meticulously make wontons for the man...