Chapter 2301 - 2125: Your Sister Will Stand Up for You
Chapter 2301: Chapter 2125: Your Sister Will Stand Up for You
"Brother Liu."
"Miss, what’s wrong?" Little Six asked Lu Yaobing.
"Brother Liu, the food safety test report for our product has come out, and it failed." Lu Yaobing said.
"What?"
"How could this be? This is a soup made purely from Chinese herbs and tea leaves. How could it possibly fail the safety inspection?" Little Six asked incredulously.
"I don’t know either. The people at the lab said that there are significant unknown organic compounds that could cause diarrhea, allergies, kidney failure, and other serious adverse reactions." Lu Yaobing said.
"Isn’t that nonsense? We’ve diluted it with so much water, how could there still be any adverse reactions?" Little Six asked.
"I said the same thing, but they said, this is food, intended for consumers, and what if something happens?" Lu Yaobing replied.
"The Family Head’s carefully researched formula, even if its weight-loss effect isn’t significant, can’t possibly be lethal, right? Those lab technicians must be trying to give you a hard time. I understand, are you at the lab right now?" Little Six asked Lu Yaobing.
"Yes, I am."
"Alright, I’ll send someone to pick you up, give me the test report, and I’ll inform the Family Head."
"Okay."
"Forget it, I’ll just take you directly to see the Family Head!" Little Six suddenly changed his mind.
"Brother Liu, the marks on my face and arms haven’t healed yet!" Lu Yaobing pleaded with Little Six.
This reminded Little Six that the failed safety report might have something to do with Lu Yaobing’s fight with someone.
"No, a safety permit is a big deal, you need to take the report directly to see the Family Head. Miss, there’s no room for negotiation this time. I feel like the failed report might be related to your fight." Little Six said to Lu Yaobing.
"No way..."
"You’re thinking too generously of others. Just because you finished the fight doesn’t mean everyone else will let it go." Little Six said.
"Oh..."
"Listen to me, go see the Family Head."
"Hmm..."
Little Six sent someone to pick up Lu Yaobing and directly took her to the Su Family.
Song Xiaodong was still unemployed at home, practicing alchemy in the morning, and throwing golden needles in the afternoon.
Compared to a few days ago, the power of Song Xiaodong’s golden needle throw was increasing, and the depth it embedded into the iron plate was getting deeper, nearly fully embedding and becoming impossible to pull out. The clang of the needle on the iron plate sounded increasingly harsher.
"Seems like it’s time to switch to a harder iron plate."
Song Xiaodong wiped his sweat and heard Li Sijie’s voice.
"Xiaodong! Yaobing is here!"
Song Xiaodong put away the silver needles and went to the front yard again, up to the second floor, where Lu Yaobing was sitting on the sofa with a pile of documents on her lap. Her face and arms had red marks, and one side of her face was swollen.
Lu Yaobing sat obediently on the sofa, like a child who hadn’t done their homework, with her head down, saying nothing.
"Here, have some water." Li Sijie passed a cup of tea.
"Thank you, sister."
"Do you want some?" Li Sijie asked Song Xiaodong.
"Yes!"
Li Sijie handed another cup to Song Xiaodong.
Song Xiaodong sat opposite Lu Yaobing, who turned her head away to avoid his gaze.
"Who bullied you?" Song Xiaodong knew Lu Yaobing was afraid he would scold her, so he asked in the kindest tone possible.
"No one... it was a cat scratch." Lu Yaobing said.
"Oh, come on, with your master here, what are you afraid of? Just say it, don’t talk about cat scratches; when did you get a cat?" Li Sijie said, sitting beside Lu Yaobing.
"If you don’t want to tell your master, then tell me—your sister. I’ll stand up for you." Li Sijie said to Lu Yaobing.
Lu Yaobing briefly explained the fight at the Food and Drug Safety Supervision Administration with Secretary Sun.
"Hahaha, well done, you should have scratched her! Let her be arrogant, act special, look down on people. You weren’t at a disadvantage, were you? Did you scratch her?" Song Xiaodong laughed and asked Lu Yaobing.
"I scratched her, just had my nails done, they’re really sharp." Lu Yaobing said.
"That’s right, you can’t let people bully you outside. With your master backing you up, what are you afraid of?" Song Xiaodong said.
"Master, this is the test report from the lab." Lu Yaobing handed it to Song Xiaodong.
Song Xiaodong jumped straight to the last page.
"This is easy to handle. If they think the medicinal components are too complex, I’ll change the formulation method, so their testing equipment can’t detect any organic compounds, and see if they still say the components are unclear." Song Xiaodong said.
"Okay."
"Little Six indeed can’t handle this; it’s fortunate you are taking care of it. I wouldn’t trust anyone else with this task." Song Xiaodong said to Lu Yaobing.
"Helping Master with something is my duty." Lu Yaobing said.
"Why are you so calculating with your master? What’s yours from your master is yours. Don’t feel indebted. Your master is full of schemes; if you keep thinking like that, won’t he make you work all the time?" Li Sijie said.
"I’m willing to work for Master." Lu Yaobing replied.
Li Sijie’s expression brightened as she looked at Song Xiaodong. Seeing no reaction from him, she continued, "Your master took you as a student because you’re so straightforward!"
"Let’s go, run some errands with Master." Song Xiaodong got up to leave with Lu Yaobing.
"Where are you guys going?" Li Sijie asked.
"To the beverage factory, to adjust the formula and resubmit." Song Xiaodong replied.
The two of them went to the beverage factory together, passing by Grandpa Sun’s small shop on the way, which had its door closed and a large sign saying "For Sale" on the glass.