Chapter 2302 - 2125: Sister Standing Up for You (2)
Chapter 2302: Chapter 2125: Sister Standing Up for You (2)
Song Xiaodong adjusted the formula and produced another batch of samples. Lu Yaobing went to reapply, but this time Secretary Sun didn’t show up at all, so Lu Yaobing dutifully waited in line.
The samples were sent for inspection on the first day, and the results came out on the second day. The laboratory staff called Lu Yaobing, asking her to collect the test report.
Lu Yaobing took her receipt number to the service window, but this time the staff at the window told her to go directly to Sun Weilong.
Sun Weilong was waiting for Lu Yaobing in his office.
"Mr. Sun."
"Miss Lu, the test results from your second submission have come out." Sun Weilong tilted his head, scrutinizing Lu Yaobing as he spoke.
Lu Yaobing was wearing a long, star-pink cotton coat, black skinny pants, and black boots. Her figure was slender, thighs straight, and face fair, fitting all a man’s fantasies about a college sophomore.
"So what’s the result?" Lu Yaobing asked nervously.
"This time, the ingredients are indeed much simpler, but there are still some Traditional Chinese Medicine components in there. I think these components are not suitable for beverages," Sun Weilong said.
"Mr. Sun, it’s quite normal for drinks to have some Chinese medicinal ingredients!" Lu Yaobing retorted.
Chapter 2126 Relatively Subjective
"Of course, I know that, but the drinks currently on the market that contain medicinal ingredients use things like ginseng, goji berries, dried tangerine peel — these are long accepted by the public and proven through prolonged use to be non-toxic and harmless. The ingredients in your slimming tea are rare and their pharmacological toxicity is unclear," Sun Weilong said.
"Well, Mr. Sun, these common medicines have no slimming effect. Although our ingredients are rare and not well-known to the public, they are quite common in Traditional Chinese Medicine for health maintenance and weight loss and pose no severe toxic side effects," Lu Yaobing said urgently, her tone somewhat intense.
"Miss Lu, let me finish," Sun Weilong waved his hand at Lu Yaobing.
Sun Weilong then leaned down, opened a drawer, and pulled out two test reports.
"This one is qualified, and this one is not," Sun Weilong laid both reports flat on the table and pointed them out to Lu Yaobing.
"What do you mean by this?" Lu Yaobing asked Sun Weilong.
"What do I mean?" Sun Weilong smiled with a deeper implication.
"You know that the components in Chinese medicine are complex. Our test reports can’t possibly verify the safety of every component one by one to arrive at a conclusion; there are hundreds of thousands of organic components which can’t all be tested. Therefore, testing organic component drinks, especially those with Chinese medicinal ingredients, tends to be somewhat subjective," Sun Weilong said.
"Hmm." Lu Yaobing nodded.
"Being subjective means that I, as the testing supervisor, have certain powers to decide whether the result of this report is qualified or not," Sun Weilong finally made it plain.
Sun Weilong picked up an official stamp and showed it to Lu Yaobing: "Whichever report I stamp becomes effective."
"Mr. Sun, please show some leniency. It’s really difficult for small enterprises like ours to keep running back and forth. This slimming tea uses completely Chinese medicinal ingredients with low content; they won’t affect consumers’ health at all, so please approve us!" Lu Yaobing pleaded without fully comprehending.
"There’s certainly a way to get approved, but such things don’t come free. If I help Miss Lu, Miss Lu needs to help me; it’s mutual help," Sun Weilong tested Miss Lu.
"What kind of help does Mr. Sun need?" Miss Lu asked Sun Weilong.
Sun Weilong stood from his chair and came to sit on the sofa next to Lu Yaobing.
"You small-time bosses always seem like you’re begging everyone, speaking as if you’re worse off than anyone else. But you know your situation best. Meanwhile, we office workers are the ones suffering, earning meager wages and sitting until our backs and hips ache, leading to cervical spine problems, hemorrhoids, and intervertebral disc protrusion," Sun Weilong said, as if casually chatting.
"My wife scolds me every day, saying I’ve worked for more than ten years and can’t even afford the twenty thousand yuan down payment on a car. I can’t compare with you small bosses," Sun Weilong sighed and nodded.
"Mr. Sun, I’m not the decision-maker here." Although young, Lu Yaobing was not foolish and clearly understood Sun Weilong’s meaning.
"Yes, I get it. You seem young, likely just started working, just a newcomer."
"Ah, youth is great. Look at you, smooth and radiant, unlike my wife. Some say men are assets, women are quick consumables; though it sounds harsh, there’s some truth. My wife is only thirty, yet she’s already got freckles and wrinkles all over and doesn’t even wear makeup at home, completely different from when we were dating. Ah, you young ones have it better, with smooth skin and no excess weight."
As he spoke, Sun Weilong couldn’t control himself, moving next to Lu Yaobing and reaching out to touch her slim, straight leg and knee.
Lu Yaobing quickly stood up, took three steps back, and told Sun Weilong, "Mr. Sun, please just give me the result."