Li Ying has been having more and more insomnia lately, so she gets up early to walk around in the yard.
Shi Bai opened the door and saw Li Ying, then silently walked forward.
"Second Brother, didn't you sleep well?"
Li Ying could tell from the dark circles under her second senior brother's eyes that he had suffered from insomnia the night before.
Shi Bai nodded: "Junior Sister, I don't think I'm suited to stay in the city."
City people are too cunning; he felt he couldn't keep up with them.
Li Ying noticed her second senior brother's dejected expression and seemed to have discovered something.
"Second Senior Brother..."
"Junior sister, do you think I'm stupid? I can't even tell when someone is acting?"
Li Ying was very pleased. Although her second senior brother was a bit simple-minded, he was not confused or stupid. Diudiu must have exposed himself last night to elicit this attitude from her second senior brother.
Diudiu came out of the house and took Shi Bai's arm: "Brother Shi, you're all up so early?"
Shi Bai did not retract his arm, but simply nodded blankly.
Li Ying smiled and asked, "Diudiu, is there anything you'd like to do?"
Diudiu glanced at Shi Bai and whispered, "I can't read, so I can't do anything."
Shi Bai withdrew his hand and said, "Your soup is quite good. Why don't you go find a restaurant and become a chef?"
Diudiu shook her head fiercely, grabbing Shi Bai's wrist: "Brother Shi, I just want to make soup for you."
Making soup?!
Li Ying looked at Diudiu, still understanding perfectly. Her second senior brother had been making medicine for many years, so he would know exactly what was added to the soup.
I'm afraid that's where Diudiu's secret was exposed.
"Second Brother, then let Diudiu make soup for you from now on. We can still afford to support her!" Li Ying smiled at her second brother and turned to walk towards the kitchen.
Diudiu hugged Shi Bai's arm tightly: "Brother Shi, I'll make soup for you from now on, okay?"
Shi Bai thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
At noon, Hua Qingqing came and took Li Ying to check out the factory she had rented.
"Is it okay to start a personal business now?"
Hua gently poked Li Ying's head: "Sometimes I really doubt if you're even from our time. You even know this? I heard from Chi that our country might open up the private economy, but it's still in the planning stage. We don't know exactly when it will open up. But my factory is state-owned, so it can still operate."
This naturally involves the relationship between the Ye family and the Hua family.
Ye Wenchi, the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is no pushover, especially considering how many people in the Hua family work for the government.
"Isn't it too limited to just produce tent incense?"
“That’s what I think too. Do you have any other good ideas? It’s okay. Wen Chi said that as long as we dare to think about it, we should do it. Even if we go bankrupt, we still have the Ye family’s house and the ancestral home in Tongcheng to mortgage.” Hua Qingqing said calmly.
It has to be admitted that Ye Wenchi is really good to Hua Qingqing.
Li Ying thought that Hua Qingqing would become a big shot in the future, and opening seven or eight factories would not be a problem, so she brought up the production of ointment.
"However, this needs to undergo clinical trials before it can be produced. In addition to this incense, I also have an incense recipe for you, which you can use to produce soap."
Hua gently squeezed Li Ying's hand, "Yingying, you're my treasure! Come on, let's go to the office and then we'll sign a contract. Your formula can't just be given to me for free; I'll give you a share of the profits!"
Li Ying didn't stand on ceremony; Hua Qingqing was willing to give her five percent of the profits, which she was more than happy to accept.
Li Ying gave him the recipe and instructed him: "Be sure to find the best raw materials. You can sell the incense at a higher price, but you don't need to sell the soap."
In another year it will be the 1980s. Before long, there will be more and more rich people in China. At that time, expensive and exquisite things like incense will become the only demand among the wealthy.
"I'll listen to you."
Hua Qingqing has a straightforward personality and loves to listen to opinions; she's willing to do whatever Li Ying suggests.
Inside the Ye family's bedroom.
After Ye Wenchi finished showering and entered the room, he asked Hua Qingqing, "Why didn't you light any incense?"
Hua Qingqing ran barefoot to Ye Wenchi and wrapped her arms around his neck: "Wenchi, doesn't this tent smell nice?"
"Yes, my sleep has improved a lot recently."
"Ye Wenchi, haven't you been asking me where this incense came from? Let me tell you, it's the formula Li Ying gave me. She also gave me the soap formula today. From now on, our factory can not only produce incense, but also soap."
Ye Wenchi was surprised that Li Ying had so many ideas. Although soap already existed, he knew that the recipe Li Ying gave him was definitely not the recipe for ordinary soap on the market.
“Jingchi doesn’t know when she’ll be back, so you should take better care of her.”
Hua gently poked Ye Wenchi's chin: "You Ye family people are really interesting. When Li Ying was in the Ye family, you all looked down on her. Now that she and Ye Jingchi are divorced, what does it matter to her whether Ye Jingchi comes back or not?"
Ye Wenchi pinched Hua Qingqing's waist: "You wretched woman, are you blaming me?"
"I was just blaming you! I was blaming your Ye family for being blind and not treating Li Ying like a treasure. Now look what's happened, Li Ying is my treasure. I wish Ye Jingchi wouldn't come back, so I can support her and the child from now on!"
Ye Wenchi remained silent, then gently rolled onto the bed while holding the flowers.
"Feed me first before you go and feed others."
"Wait a minute!" Hua Qingqing suddenly sat up. "Ye Wenzhi, we've been married for so long and still don't have a child. Could it be that there's something wrong with you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't you say you're working too hard acting and don't want children?"
Hua gently shook her head: "I don't want it, but if the child really comes, I will still want it. No, I have to go see Li Ying again tomorrow and have her take my pulse to see if I really can't have children."
Ye Wenchi was truly impressed, and gently lifted the flower to kiss her face.
There was a thud in the yard.
Hua gently and warily pushed Ye Wenchi away: "I've been hearing strange noises at home lately. Go out and take a look."
Ye Wenchi opened the door a crack; there was nothing in the courtyard, but the lights in everyone's houses were on.
"It might be the sound of a branch falling."
Ye Wenchi didn't think much of it; upon returning, he hugged the flowers and gently kissed them...
In three days, the competition between the two research groups will officially begin.
Li Ying and Shi Bai got up early to prepare, and Diudiu went into the kitchen early in the morning to make ginseng soup, which she served while the two of them were still there.
"Brother Shi, I just made some ginseng soup."
Shi Bai picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp.
"Miss Ying, you should have a bowl too." Diudiu looked at Li Ying with a smile.
Shi Bai quickly picked up the ginseng soup and drank it down in one gulp. "Yingying is pregnant, so there are some soups she can't drink; they're not good for the fetus."
After saying that, he put down the soup bowl and said to Diudiu, "You stay at home. We have a competition in three days, so we might be back late."
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