26: If I could get this prescription...
Yu Jun led Yu Baiwei up to the third floor.
They arrived at an antique-style room, and Yu Jun sat in the main seat at the head of the table.
"Xiao Wei, our Anshi Hall has been in Jiangcheng for so many years, and it has developed to this extent. Do you know why?"
Yu Baiwei pursed her lips.
"It's due to the continuous efforts of our Anshi Hall ancestors!"
Yu Jun shook his head, then nodded, his expression quite disappointed.
"What you said is one aspect!"
"But there's also the most important thing, and that is the rules our Anshi Hall has always adhered to!"
"Anshi Hall, what is the 26th rule of the hall? Do you still remember?"
Yu Baiwei frowned in thought, then stammered out.
"Anshi Hall's 26th rule states that all customers entering the store must be greeted with sincerity and friendliness, and there must be no neglect or indifference..."
As she spoke, Yu Baiwei's face gradually turned pale!
"Grandpa, I..."
Yu Jun shook his head and sighed.
"Old Xu did the right thing just now!"
"You shouldn't have treated that..."
Yu Jun thought for a moment, unsure of the other person's age, so he followed Old Xu's wording.
"You shouldn't have treated that Little Brother with such an attitude!"
"Even if he's not our customer, just entering the store is a show of support for our Anshi Hall!"
"What's more, he spent 100,000 blue star coins here!"
"..."
Yu Jun earnestly lectured her until Yu Baiwei was filled with shame, then he stopped.
He looked out the window, sighing deeply.
"Alas!"
"I'm old, and your parents left early. This business will eventually be passed on to you!"
"When will you be able to take charge!"
Seeing this, Yu Baiwei quickly said with a choked voice.
"Grandpa! I was wrong!"
Yu Jun glanced at Yu Baiwei, sighing inwardly again.
He knew this granddaughter too well.
Whenever she was reprimanded, she was the quickest to admit her mistakes, but afterwards, she didn't change at all.
If this continued, he really didn't dare to pass Anshi Hall on to her.
"Alas!"
"Now Zhenyao Workshop and Miaofang Pavilion have both developed new blood tonics, which are about 20% more effective than our third-generation products, and the price is lower!"
"I am currently looking for medicinal formulas outside, hoping to launch a product that can compete with them, but I haven't found one yet!"
"Third-generation products are the Foundation of our Anshi Hall. If we still can't find one this time, then we might lose our position among the Three Major Pharmaceutical Groups!"
"You... alas!"
"I had you study pharmacology from a young age because I hoped you could achieve something in this area, and be able to keep these core technologies in our own hands!"
"But you... I heard that the new blood tonics launched by the other two companies were all developed by their third-generation members!"
Yu Baiwei felt even more ashamed upon hearing this.
"Grandpa, I'll go research it right away!"
Yu Jun felt even more distressed when he heard Yu Baiwei's words.
If it could be researched in a short time, would he need to put in so much effort?
"Forget it, it's too late now!"
"I've already asked friends to collect medicinal formulas, hoping to receive a formula that meets the requirements for a fourth-generation product!"
...Yu Baiwei came out of the room, and in a flash, her expression immediately changed.
From her previous pitiful look, it instantly turned into a gnashing of teeth.
It was all that bumpkin's fault for getting her scolded by Grandpa!
Even if he was a customer here, it didn't change the fact that he was a swindler.
How could traditional Chinese medicine be used to refine blood-tonifying soup?
It might not even cure a common person's fever and cold!
Hmph! Trying to swindle Anshi Hall?
She would never allow it!
Thinking of this, she changed direction and walked towards the decoction room.
There was only one traditional Chinese medicine decoction room.
Normally, no one would come there. Since Old Xu said Jiang Fan was decocting medicine at Anshi Hall, he could only be there.
Although she didn't know when Jiang Fan had last decocted medicine here, as long as she found a clue, she could prove he was a swindler. Then she would see what Grandpa would say!
The passwords for the decoction rooms were all the same. Even though Yu Baiwei had rarely been to this traditional Chinese medicine decoction room, she still entered easily.
As soon as she entered, her brows furrowed.
Although the room looked neat and tidy, there was a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine that assailed her nostrils.
It was the residue left by the decoction equipment, which couldn't be cleaned off.
From childhood, she hated this smell the most.
Modern high-tech medicines were all colorless, odorless, and exceptionally clean!
Compared to that, she felt even more that this place was filthy!
Yu Baiwei hesitated for a moment, then hardened her heart, pinched her nose, and began to inspect the equipment.
A few minutes later, she finished her inspection, her brows tightly furrowed.
The equipment in the room was spotless, even cleaner than the pharmaceutical lab she used.
But... that shouldn't be right!
Shouldn't traditional Chinese medicine practitioners all be like Old Xu, messy and unkempt?
Yu Baiwei was unwilling to give up and inspected the room again.
When she confirmed again that there were no problems, she stood there, her expression shifting between clear and cloudy!
Hmph!
Someone must have cleaned it up!
Since that was the case, she would wait until next time and expose him on the spot!
Thinking of this, Yu Baiwei no longer lingered. She prepared to go out and tell Old Xu to notify her in advance if Jiang Fan came again.
But just as she took two steps, her gaze was suddenly drawn to a small glass bottle in the trash can on the table.
Her eyes lit up. She walked over, bent down to examine it, then pulled out two tissues from the table, doubled them up, and somewhat disdainfully wrapped the glass bottle.
This was the bottle Jiang Fan used to hold the blood-tonifying soup when he refined it for the second time, to test its effects. He forgot to clean it up and left it here when he left.
By now, after a few days, most of the medicinal liquid in the bottle had dried up, but there was still some liquid residue at the bottom.
Yu Baiwei picked up the bottle and looked at it under the light.
Then she took a sealed plastic bag from nearby, carefully put the bottle into it, sealed it, and put it in her pocket.
After everything was done, she went to the sink and washed her hands several times until she felt there was no smell left. Only then did she open the door and hurry away... A few minutes later, Yu Baiwei appeared in the pharmaceutical research lab.
"Young Miss!"
As soon as she entered, several researchers in white lab coats immediately greeted her.
Yu Baiwei nodded.
"Professor Xu, I have some medicinal residue here. Can you help me test it to see if it's toxic?"
Professor Xu was the chief professor of their Anshi Hall, specializing in developing new medicines!
Seeing Yu Baiwei's serious expression, he quickly put on gloves, took the bottle from Yu Baiwei, and placed it on the counter in the pharmaceutical research lab.
Then, he brought various pieces of equipment, arranged them, carefully used a pipette to extract a portion, and added it to a new test tube.
Next, he diluted it with water, then added various other reagents for testing... More than ten minutes later, Professor Xu's expression became increasingly serious.
Seeing this, Yu Baiwei's heart rejoiced.
"Professor Xu, are the results out? Is it toxic?"
Professor Xu's eyes gleamed.
"Young Miss!"
"Where did you get this medicine?"
"This medicine is not only non-toxic, but I've also discovered that it contains immense energy!"
"Even though I've diluted it several times, the energy in it is almost catching up to our third-generation products!"
He became more and more excited as he spoke.
"If we can get our hands on this medicinal formula, our Anshi Hall's fourth-generation product will surely surpass the other two companies..."
Yu Baiwei stared blankly at the increasingly frenzied Professor Xu!