"Brother Pei, I think we should just leave that bag of grain and give it back to Shen Yanming. He doesn't look like he's short of food!"
"Exactly, and I reckon he hasn't even noticed the food is missing yet."
"I guess they don't need it and didn't take it seriously, otherwise they would have questioned me earlier."
"That's right, Brother Pei, we brothers only did this business with you because we were short of food. We finally have some 'extra income,' so don't turn it away!"
"Exactly! What are principles? Principles are bullshit! If we were really talking about principles, we shouldn't be doing business while we're still working those jobs. But if we don't do business, how will we eat?"
"That's right, Brother Pei, you can't betray your brothers just because of principles or conscience. We're all in the same boat."
Ke Wenpei was somewhat tempted by what he heard. He made an excuse for himself and said, "It seems that Xiao Shen doesn't know that we shortchanged him last time. So let's not mention this matter again."
Otherwise, if people find out, they'll definitely talk behind our backs.
Even if it wasn't discovered at the time, it should have been remedied promptly afterwards. But none of us mentioned it!
Since that's the case, then we can only pretend it never happened.
"Yes! That's how it should be, Pei-ge, you're so great!"
"Yes, yes, Pei-ge is our pillar of support!"
"Follow Brother Pei and you'll live a life of luxury!"
Ko Wen-pei's initially uneasy conscience settled down after hearing his brothers' "sincere" praise.
And he was quite proud of it.
So he waved and said, "Work hard later, and come over for dinner tonight!"
Then came another round of flattery.
And so, Ke Wenpei's ears were satisfied, and his heart was at ease.
Neither of them mentioned the twenty-odd kilograms of grain again, as if it had never happened.
To put it bluntly, it's all about selfishness.
Otherwise, would Ke Wenpei dare to say that when he was moving grain for Shen Yanming that day, he didn't see someone secretly hiding a bag of grain in the corner of the stairs?
Can anyone else say they didn't see their companion's little trick or didn't have any bad intentions at the time?
They dare not, because they are merely pretending not to know in order to cover up their own selfish motives.
Afterwards, find a reason and give someone a way out, and the matter is dropped.
Ke Wenpei and his group were happily selling dried fruit, completely ignoring Shen Yanming.
At this moment, Shen Yanming had already parked his car and entered Old Master Lin's office.
"Oh, what wind blew you here today?" Old Master Lin said happily. "Where's your wife? Why didn't she come with you?"
"She's resting at home. I had some things to take care of, so I came to see you," Shen Yanming said with a smile.
"What's wrong? Is there anything I, an old man, can help with?"
"It's nothing troublesome, I just want to buy some Chinese medicinal herbs."
Grandpa Lin slapped his thigh, "I know about this! I'll go with you to buy it in a bit. Finally, there's something I can do to help! But you're not sick, why do you need to buy Chinese medicinal herbs?"
Shen Yanming didn't hide anything, "I want to make some frostbite ointment."
"You can even brew medicine?" Old Master Lin looked at Shen Yanming in surprise.
Shen Yanming gave an awkward smile, "You don't even know if I know how to do it, yet you dare to take me to buy Chinese medicine? Aren't you afraid I'll cause some trouble and make you take responsibility?"
"I know you well enough. You're a cold-faced but kind-hearted young man. You won't do anything bad," Old Master Lin said with a smile.
However, out of caution, he still asked, "Could I take a look at the prescription?"
Without hesitation, Shen Yanming handed the copied prescription to Old Master Lin.
After examining it, Grandpa Lin exclaimed how wonderful it was, and then asked Shen Yanming, "Is this recipe a family heirloom? Can I buy it?"
Shen Yanming shook his head. "No need to buy it. You can use it if you want, but you have to agree to one condition."
Old Master Lin raised an eyebrow. "What are your conditions? Tell me!"
"It's actually very simple, you just need to cover for me!" Shen Yanming said with a smile, "Next week we're assigned to receive relocated residents from North Harbin, and I'd like to use this for them. As for where it came from, I'll just say it was you who gave it to me."
Are you afraid someone will steal your prescription?
"No, this formula isn't afraid of being stolen, because it was already handed over to the Qinghe Alliance. Asking you to act as a cover is just to avoid causing trouble for myself."
Otherwise, if someone asks me, "How do you, an economics student, know how to make medicinal ointments?", how am I supposed to explain it?
"Just telling the truth!"
"But people have to believe it! Instead of going through all the trouble of explaining, it's better to just tell them that you bought it from a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. That way, they won't ask you all sorts of questions, and they'll feel more at ease using it."
After listening, Old Master Lin thought it made a lot of sense, so he nodded and said, "In that case, I agree. However, I have a condition."
"Please speak!"
"Show me all the prescriptions you have. I won't let you suffer any losses; you'll pay for them if necessary!"
Shen Yanming was now embarrassed. He touched his nose and said, "Grandpa, you know my ancestors weren't doctors, so how could we have so many prescriptions? We only had a few, and they were all handed over to the Qinghe Alliance."
As soon as he finished speaking, Old Master Lin's face was filled with disappointment.
Shen Yanming felt a little reluctant, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "How about this, I'll call Mr. Qiu and ask. If he agrees, I'll make a copy of the medical book I submitted for you so you can study it as well."
Grandpa Lin nodded hurriedly, "Okay, okay, ask quickly!"
"It won't be that fast. Even if I call to ask now, they'll have to hold a meeting to discuss it, and there won't be a result for a while. Don't worry, I'll come to you as soon as I have any news."
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