Chapter 050 Modern Society 11
Song Lengyun got up by holding his head, the dark circles under his eyes showed that the owner of this body had not gotten much sleep.
"Ayun, you're in this state, so why don't you go to the research institute?"
Her husband Zhang Anmin advised with concern.
Song Lengyun: "This is an old problem. Whenever there's a problem with a test, I get so anxious I can't sleep. It will be fine once I get through this period."
She is the person in charge of this experiment, how can she not go to the research institute?
Zhang Anmin knew that no matter how much he tried to persuade her, he would not be able to change her mind, so he could only serve breakfast silently and watch his wife, who was nearly fifty years old, suffering from insomnia and looked like she was twenty years older than him.
"Don't leave so quickly. Aya called me last night and said she'd be back this morning. She brought you something good for your insomnia. Wait for her."
Zhang Anmin has been sleeping in his study for two months.
Song Lengyun cannot make any noise when she goes to sleep, otherwise the sleepiness that has accumulated for a long time will be swept away.
Their daughter Zhang Yajun knew that her mother suffered from insomnia and never called her at night.
Song Lengyun smiled and said, "Taking too many sleeping pills can cause headaches and can also be addictive. The doctor forbids me from taking too many."
"It's not a sleeping pill, it's a drink." Zhang Yajun happened to hear the last sentence when she opened the door. She hurriedly said, "That's amazing! I saw it online before and bought it specifically when I went to Donglin City on a business trip."
"Drink?" Song Lengyun said helplessly, "The online promotions are all exaggerated. How can a drink be compared to real sleeping pills?"
"I bought it just to give it a try; it was only 8 yuan a cup." Zhang Yajun took a sip of the water. "But I slept so well that night that my roommate couldn't even wake me up even when she was arguing with her boyfriend on the phone. Since then, I've had a glass of this drink every night and get a full eight hours of sleep!"
It sounded like he'd been brainwashed by an advertisement. Even Zhang Anmin didn't believe it. "Maybe you're just tired anyway. Maybe you'll sleep just fine without the drink."
"That's impossible. I have the same personality as my mom. I can't sleep if there's even a little noise. I never sleep well when I'm on a business trip. Dad, don't you always say that when I'm away on a business trip, it's like a demon has sucked my energy away?"
Zhang Anmin then looked at his lovely daughter. It was amazing that she had caught the earliest flight back from her business trip and didn't look depressed at all.
It looks like he gets enough sleep and is full of energy every day.
Zhang Yajun took out a box from her bag. Inside the box were seven bottles of beverage concentrate. She saw the word "Mianmian" clearly on the concentrate before she brewed a glass of water for Song Lengjun.
"Mom, just try it. Your eye bags are almost down to your chin."
Song Lengyun glanced at her daughter. She didn't trust this drink at all, but seeing her daughter's filial piety and thinking that it couldn't be that bad anyway, she decided to try and finish the whole cup.
After finishing the drink and putting down the cup, Song Lengyun tasted it and said, "It does have a smell of Chinese medicine, but I don't feel it."
Zhang Yajun: "...Mom, even if you take sleeping pills, they won't work this quickly."
Song Lengyun: "Okay, the experiment is still at a critical juncture, I have to keep an eye on it, Lao Zhang, quickly send me to the research institute."
Zhang Anmin sighed and said, "Go rest on the sofa for a while. I'll clean up this bowl."
As usual, Song Lengyun sat on the soft sofa waiting for her husband to clean up the dishes. The wind from the balcony blew through the white gauze curtains in the living room and blew on her face, giving her an unusual sense of security.
Song Lengyun's eyelids relaxed and he felt that his head didn't hurt as much as when he just got up.
"Mom! Mom! Wake up!"
Song Lengjun was startled awake when she heard her daughter's screams: "Ah? Is it packed?"
She looked down and saw that there was a bed under her instead of a sofa.
Zhang Yajun said, "You fell asleep. Dad and I helped you from the sofa to the bed without waking you up. I was wondering if this drink worked well?"
Song Lengyun was incredulous: "I, fell asleep?"
Zhang Anmin heard the noise and came over with a spatula in hand: "You slept for half a day. We saw that you slept too soundly, so we asked for half a day off for you."
Song Lengyun pinched her eyebrows. This time when she woke up, she no longer had a headache, and the slight dizziness she felt after taking sleeping pills was gone. She felt the same refreshing feeling as when she was young and fell asleep as soon as she lay down.
Seeing her mother still in shock, Zhang Yajun held out a mirror and showed it to her. "You've only slept for four or five hours, and you look much better. You look ten years younger."
"That's right." Zhang Anmin said coldly, "I didn't dare to tell you about the look on your face when you went to work this morning. I was afraid I'd be fine at home when I suddenly received a call saying you fainted and went to the hospital..."
Song Lengjun: "..."
She snorted softly: "It's not that serious."
But when I saw my face in the mirror, I really felt like I had enough sleep and was much more energetic.
Could it be that the drink really works?
"Xiaoya, do you still have that drink?"
Zhang Yajun: "Yes, but the shop owner said it's best to drink one bag a day, so you'd better not drink it today."
"No, I'm going to take it to the lab for testing."
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After the summer Mango Vitality Sparkling Drink was popular for a while, the Wild Strawberry Sleeping Sparkling Drink finally ushered in its spring.
People who bought it at the beginning didn't care about its "calming and soothing" effect. They just thought that wild strawberries tasted good because of their sweet and sour taste, looked good in photos, were "sold for a limited time", and that they thought it would be a good choice for people who got tired of the wild cherry juice sparkling drink. Anyway, they didn't buy it to help them sleep.
Moreover, the effect of the Mianmian sparkling drink is not very strong. When someone is playing games or chatting, they will not fall asleep immediately.
When a normal person is tired from playing, he or she will just sleep when he or she wants to, and will not think that it is the effect of the sparkling drink. However, people with insomnia rely more on melatonin and sleeping pills, and will not think that it is the effect of a bottle of drink.
It was not until Song Lengyun, a well-known domestic herbal medicine research expert, gave his affirmation on the official account that Mianmian sparkling drink was introduced to markets outside Donglin City.
Lin Xiran has received many tourists from other places in recent days.
"We're here for tourism and saw an expert online recommending the Mi Mi sparkling drink here. Since it's not far from here, we decided to buy a cup to try."
"Can this really cure insomnia? I haven't had a good night's sleep in a long time."
"Ms. Song is an expert in herbal medicine. She said in the online test report that the concentrated liquid of the Mianmian Drink has no side effects and actually has a calming and sleep-inducing effect."
"I'll listen to the experts anyway. It's not a big deal to buy one cup. Give me two boxes of this concentrate too."
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Students from the University of Tokyo have to queue for a long time before going out.
Zhao Yan is a regular customer of the Shire Tea Shop. Shire's drinks are cheap, large in size and taste good. The only drawback is that there are only three types of drinks.
When it was Zhao Yan's turn, she saw Lin Xiran busy all by himself and couldn't help asking, "Where's your boss Xie?"
As someone who witnessed the beginning of their love, Zhao Yan was able to recognize the progress of their ambiguity every time she came to the store and discovered that the progress had increased significantly.
It was not until the last few days that she noticed that Lin Xiran's eyes and eyebrows showed a spring-like look of being deeply pampered, and she knew that the two of them must be together.
Since they were together, Zhao Yan would openly bless them. Sometimes when Lin Xiran mentioned Boss Xie, he would feel awkward and shy, and Zhao Yan couldn't help but teasing him.
Lin Xiran said: "He is looking for a location for a new store."
Zhao Yan was shocked: "New store? Your family is going to open a chain store?"
Lin Xiran recalled what Xie Yunsui had revealed: "It's probably not a chain store. The school only rented the store for one year at first, and then renewed it for another year. After two years, it should have been transferred."
When Zhao Yan first heard him deny the chain store, she thought that the store couldn't continue and that was why they wanted to change the address.
She still has a year until graduation!
Doesn't it mean that I can't drink whenever I want after changing my address?
Then when I heard that it was rented for a year, I breathed a sigh of relief. That was great, as long as it could remain open until she graduated.
Then, upon hearing that the lease had been renewed for another year, Zhao Yan said, "..."
Zhao Yan: "The lease renewal isn't for you, is it? You still have two years until graduation."
Lin Xiran's cheeks turned red when he heard this, but he did not deny it.
Zhao Yan was choked and numb by the dog food that was shown into her mouth from time to time.
Damn, it’s numb.
She firmly changed the subject: "By the way, you're close to Boss Xie, could you tell me when the next new product will be released? It's always these three, and no matter how delicious they are, you get tired of them eventually."
Nowadays, the business of Shire Tea Shop is sometimes good and sometimes slow.
Everyone comes for the effects of the Vitality Drink and the Sleeping Drink. The Vitality Drink is like cheap coffee, and the Sleeping Drink is like a sleeping pill without side effects.
Also, it has become a little famous recently because it was recommended by experts.
The store doesn't offer takeout, so there are always people who try the novelty but then find it troublesome.
As for the most common cherry juice sparkling drink, its only advantage is that it is cheap. Under the offensive of various activities and discount coupons on takeaway platforms, the drinks of other milk tea shops are not much more expensive. If someone joins the group order, it can be even cheaper. The key is that they have rich condiments and a wide variety of flavors. They change a cup a day and never have a repeat in half a month.
Lin Xiran shook his head: "I really don't know, I'll ask him later."
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Xie Yunsui booked a store of the right size in the southern district, away from the city center, covering an area of about 150 square meters.
Although he has not yet thought about the subsequent products of the tea shop, he feels that the more operating space there is, the better.
Most shops are only willing to rent out, but fortunately the owner of this shop was in urgent need of money, so after Xie Yunsui said he could buy it in full, the other party agreed.
After deciding on the store location, Xie Yunsui hired someone to renovate it according to his needs. The official opening is expected to take place next year.
At this stage, the school store should still be the main focus.
Xie Yunsui now has to work all day, and he can only feel a little more relaxed when Lin Xiran comes to help after class.
The population of a city in this world is comparable to that of a continent in the Western Fantasy World. Moreover, the Charles Tea Shop has no limit on the quantity, so when it gets busy, there is no time to even eat.
Xie Yunsui said, "It seems we need to recruit more people."
Lin Xiran: "Didn't you say you would wait until the new store opens before hiring people?"
"It's been a long time since I had dinner with you." Xie Yunsui took a deep breath. "If we don't recruit someone, you and I will become slaves of the tea shop."
With two people and three drinks, they are already very busy. What will they do when they serve new drinks in the future?
Lin Xiran was convinced.
With the addition of new store clerks, Xie Yunsui also began to think about what medicine to choose for the new product.
"Hemostatic potion pass, rewarming potion pass, exorcism potion pass, intelligence enhancement potion... this one isn't likely to be effective."
Xie Yunsui saw the two bottles below and asked, "Hmm?"
Lin Xiran came out of the shower and saw that he looked hesitant, so she came over and asked him kindly.
Xie Yunsui thought for a moment and asked him, "There are two potions now. One is a beauty potion that needs to be consumed continuously. It will improve your skin and make your body more symmetrical. The other is a hair growth potion that can make your hair thicker and smoother..."
"Hair growth!"
Lin Xiran said decisively without hesitation.
Xie Yunsui paused and said, "I thought the market for beauty potions would be bigger. Most of the people who come to the store are girls, and girls always want to be more beautiful..."
Lin Xiran: "It can be used by men, women, young and old for hair growth, and it is more urgent."
You should know that the proportion of people suffering from hair loss in the country is increasing year by year. Lin Xiran read the news some time ago and found that there are already over 100 million people suffering from baldness.
Xie Yunsui nodded: "Okay, then let's promote the hair growth potion first."
However, why is his tea shop becoming more and more like a Chinese medicine store?
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