Qiao Du said, "The medicinal herbs are all supplied free of charge by my Qiao family. As long as my Qiao family continues to supply the medicinal herbs, there will be no cost for the pills. The pills are much more effective than medicine pills, so the group will not suffer any losses."
Therefore, he could stay in the Dan Group with a clear conscience. Even if his rank did not improve, the group leader would not kick him out, as his family was his support.
Zhu Fanfan sneered: "Did your family say this or did the group announce it? Providing the Dragon Group with supplies for free? Only you would believe that. You'd better find out what the Dragon Group gave your family."
She trusted Grandpa Zhuge; he wasn't the kind of person to take advantage of others. He understood that what's free is often the most valuable. The Dragon Group belonged to the country; if they didn't pay, they would definitely give the other party something of equal value. The country wouldn't let its people suffer losses.
Seeing Zhu Fanfan's confident demeanor, Qiao Du was no longer sure. No one had told him; he had found out by overhearing the conversation between the group leader and the clan leader.
Zhu Fanfan said, "I wasted a mid-grade pill on each of you. I'll put it on your tab and you'll have to pay it back. Once you've recovered your strength, go refine pills. If you have time, think about how to improve your grade within half a month."
A group of people were unconvinced, arguing that it wasn't their food and that it was a high-grade intermediate-level pill, so they could recover on their own. Zhu Fanfan simply glanced at them, and they all calmed down and obediently went to the alchemy room to refine pills, since there weren't enough alchemy rooms available and they had to wait in line.
Seeing that there was still a long time to go, Zhu Fanfan took out his alchemy furnace: "Mo Qingfeng, come and help me refine pills. You Muqing, you watch from the side. Anyone who wants to cause trouble can hit you."
She didn't want to waste time just keeping an eye on people; she needed to prepare for the expedition a month later, and she had to prepare enough pills.
You Muqing excitedly replied, "Yes, class monitor!"
After Zhu Fanfan had refined several batches, it was already evening. The others hadn't finished yet. Looking at the refining time and quality of the others, he couldn't help but shake his head. Their aptitude was still too poor. Zhu Fanfan didn't want to refine anymore and sat in the hall reading a book while waiting for the others.
It was late at night before the refining was completed. Zhu Fanfan asked Mo Qingfeng to record everyone's quality so that anyone who hadn't improved after half a month would be dismissed.
After Zhu Fanfan left, someone immediately asked Qiao Du, "If we can't improve the quality, will we be kicked out?"
Qiao Du proudly raised his head: "If you're afraid of being kicked out, then focus on refining pills. Don't try to use me as a pawn. Whoever wants to take the lead can take the lead."
They used to ask him to take the lead, and he just went along with it because he wanted to be a leader. The most important thing in the alchemy group is alchemy. He thought he was highly skilled in alchemy, but the new captain has fire ability to help him produce high-level alchemy in every batch. He couldn't catch up even if he tried his best. If he were the group leader, he would treat him like a treasure. They even wanted him to trip them up. They just wanted him to die. Don't think he didn't know that. From now on, he should stay away from these people.
Seeing this, no one else dared to say anything more. After all, Qiao was the most capable, and if he didn't want to step forward, their words carried even less weight.
The next day, everyone was incredibly well-behaved. Zhu Fanfan was still a little unaccustomed to it and thought she would need to use some tricks. She even thought of ways to provoke them and decided to beat them up again. However, a senior once said that if the enemy is not convinced, then beat them up. If they are still not convinced, then you haven't beaten them enough. She was a little disappointed that they were so sensible.
Since everyone was so understanding, Zhu Fanfan took out his summary from yesterday, pointed out everyone's problems, and asked them to improve. After reading their summaries, everyone felt enlightened and couldn't wait to go to the alchemy room to experiment. Those who didn't get a chance to use the alchemy room also calmed down to study their shortcomings. The whole group was unusually harmonious.
In five days, Mo Qingfeng's pill-refining quality improved by one grade, making him the first to complete the task. Zhu Fanfan rewarded him with a high-grade pill on the spot. Mo Qingfeng was as happy as a child who had received candy. This atmosphere infected everyone, and they all started refining pills frantically. Within ten days, all of them passed the test. Zhu Fanfan lived up to everyone's expectations and applied for subsidies for everyone.
The atmosphere in the alchemy group gradually returned to normal and had stabilized before the trip. Compared to the beginning, everyone's alchemy skills had improved by two levels, and some even by three. Everyone was completely convinced of Zhu Fanfan's abilities.
The day before her departure, Zhu Fanfan returned to the compound. When she got home, Xie Minmin was beating up the eldest son, while Zhu Zixi was comforting her daughter.
Zhu Pengcheng saw Zhu Fanfan first, rushed over, hugged her leg and cried, "Auntie, help! My mom is going to beat me to death! Your lovely nephew is going to be separated from you forever!"
Zhu Fanfan stopped Xie Minmin: "Sister Minmin, I'm about to be sent abroad, and my return time is uncertain. Call me after I leave. What's the matter this time?"
Xie Minmin said angrily, "Your brother was cooking and I was feeding the baby! I didn't see him for a while, and he peed on all the cooked dishes. How can anyone eat this?"
Zhu Fanfan: ...There's no way to persuade her about this.
Zhu Pengcheng explained, "You said that children's urine can cure all diseases. I've noticed that Dad has been coughing a lot lately, so I'm treating him!"
Zhu Zixi: ...He should have acted sooner. He's such a filial son.
Zhu Fanfan looked at Zhu Zixi, whose face had turned completely black: "Brother, you didn't eat it, did you?"
Zhu Zixi silently handed Zhu Chanjuan to his wife, then rushed over to Zhu Pengcheng. He picked him up like a baby pheasant and slapped his buttocks open with a few quick blows. This time, Zhu Pengcheng didn't howl; tears streamed down his face.
Xie Minmin then said, "This kid has a pretty high tolerance for pain. I hit him for so long and he didn't cry, but your brother cried after just two hits. In the future, it should be the man who has to discipline the child."
Zhu Fanfan: ...Only a biological mother would say something like that.
While someone was hitting a child, Xie Minmin asked, "Where are you going on a business trip? Didn't you say on the phone that you were in the alchemy group? Are you going out to collect herbs?"
Zhu Fanfan said, "That's right, we can't get some of the precious medicinal herbs, so we still have to go and collect them ourselves."
Xie Minmin didn't ask any further questions and said, "Have you not eaten yet? I'll go get you some."
Zhu Fanfan refused outright: "I've already eaten. I'll stay at home for one night and leave tomorrow. I won't go see Grandpa Xie. I brought him some pills so he can take some if he feels unwell."
Xie Minmin didn't stand on ceremony: "I thank you on behalf of my grandfather. Dinner was made later. I felt sorry for your brother taking care of the child, so I made sure he ate first. Zhu Pengcheng only spoke up after he finished eating. Later, your brother made a new one without any extra ingredients. Would you like some?"
Zhu Fanfan still refused: "I really ate. Our group eats quite early."
Xie Minmin then stopped trying to persuade him: "I'll sleep with you tonight, and we can have a good talk."
The two women went upstairs after talking, leaving only Zhu Pengcheng's heart-wrenching cries: "Auntie, don't leave me!"
Xie Minmin ignored her son and started talking about her plans: "Fanfan, your brother and I are planning to move out."
Zhu Fanfan hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Xie Minmin said, "This house was originally intended for Grandpa Zhu. You only got it after making an exchange. It's your house, so it's not appropriate for us to live here like this."
Zhu Fanfan asked directly, "Did someone say something?"
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