Su Xiaofeng felt no regret, "We are in the food business, and safety and hygiene must be strict. Even if the bottom batch isn’t contaminated, we can’t keep it, pour it all out."
Liao Xianghe reluctantly lifted the large tank, following behind Zhao Deyou.
Su Xiaofeng glanced at everyone, "Everyone, get to work."
As she was about to enter her office, Ye Cheng caught up with her.
"Ye Cheng, do you really have time to take me to the Provincial City? Don’t you need to be at home for consultations?" Xiaofeng sat down on a chair, looked at Ye Cheng, and asked.
"My grandfather is at home, and it doesn’t matter whether I am there or not. Besides, grandfather has ordered some new medicine in the Provincial City, and I’m going to pick it up; it just so happens to be on the way." In the past, someone was specially assigned to deliver it, but now going to fetch it myself is just the same.
"Your family still has to go to the Provincial City to get medicine? That cost seems too high," Su Xiaofeng frowned. It didn’t seem like Grandpa had any special patients, needing such medicine that requires a trip to the Provincial City.
"Right now Grandpa is treating Wu Family’s eldest, and one of his friends has sent him a new medicine which is said to be very effective for Wu Family’s eldest illness."
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaofeng realized.
So it was for Wu Family’s eldest, that makes sense. For an illness like Wu Family’s eldest, there seems to have been some progress in finding effective medicine.
"That’s perfect, we’ll have company together," Su Xiaofeng didn’t put on any airs.
Ye Cheng looked at her, noticing that her complexion was rosy and she seemed spirited, unlike other pregnant women who showed usual pregnancy symptoms; she seemed to have none of it.
"Have you felt uncomfortable at all recently?" Some don’t experience pregnancy symptoms, some start over three months in, and indeed, some may not have them at all, looking even better than normal people.
Listening to Ye Cheng, Su Xiaofeng initially didn’t catch on and didn’t respond, but after a while, she realized what Ye Cheng was talking about: "No, I feel quite good, able to eat and sleep. If it weren’t for you saying I was pregnant, I wouldn’t feel it at all. Are you sure you didn’t diagnose it wrong? Should I go check again at a bigger hospital? After all, you’re not a specialist in this field; a misdiagnosis could happen."
"The diagnosis is definitely not wrong; it must be that you have a hardy constitution, so you don’t have many reactions." If it were a usual pregnant woman, the pregnancy symptoms would be tough enough, let alone having time to run a factory or anything like that.
Su Xiaofeng smiled, could she say all this was thanks to Xiaoqi and the space delicacies? Ever since she inhaled the air of the Spiritual Mirror Forest daily, and occasionally ate some fruits, her back didn’t hurt, her legs weren’t sore, and her physical strength was even better than in her previous life.
If Ye Cheng hadn’t mentioned it, she would almost forget that she was a pregnant woman: "This is also good, otherwise how would I have the time and energy to go to the Provincial City?"
"You still need to be careful," usually, women become very delicate after becoming pregnant, but Su Xiaofeng didn’t consider herself pregnant at all.
Listening to his words, her red lips curved into a beautiful arc, "You usually don’t talk much; I didn’t expect you to be so attentive."
Ye Cheng pursed his lips, his profile looking a bit chilly, hearing Xiaofeng’s words, "I am a doctor, I will, of course, give necessary caution."
"That makes sense," Xiaofeng opened a drawer, looking for a document. The desk was somewhat old, and a nail was protruding slightly, she scraped her finger while searching, directly pricking it.
Xiaofeng winced, immediately pulled out her finger, and blood started oozing out. Nearly without thinking, she stuck it into her mouth to stop the bleeding.
Ye Cheng watched her action, slightly frowning.
He took a cotton ball out of his pocket, his words terse, "Give me your hand."
Hearing his words, Xiaofeng instinctively stepped back, "What are you doing?"
The previous two times she encountered Ye Cheng, his actions had indeed scared her. Besides, this was the office; if her father and the factory workers saw Ye Cheng lose control, who knows what they would think.
"That way of stopping bleeding isn’t hygienic." Ye Cheng extended his hand, not retracting it, "Let me help you."
Xiaofeng hid her hand behind her back, shaking her head awkwardly, "No need, it’s just a little blood, it’s not a big deal."
It would be too awkward if Ye Cheng had a sudden episode.
"I’ll help you," Ye Cheng said sternly.
Su Xiaofeng looked at him suspiciously, wondering if he had noticed that she was intentionally keeping her distance and was therefore angry.
Before she could offer her hand, Ye Cheng already walked behind her, grabbed her hand, and pressed a cotton ball against it.
Xiaofeng watched Ye Cheng’s expression carefully, not daring to move at all, deeply afraid that any movement might trigger his illness.
After pressing for a while, Ye Cheng threw the cotton ball away, meeting Su Xiaofeng’s wary eyes, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Xiaofeng wanted to step back, feeling the distance was too close, "Nothing, I just feel a bit embarrassed."
He had hardly lost any blood, it wasn’t even a wound, why was Ye Cheng so anxious?
Ye Cheng threw away the cotton ball he was holding, and probed, "It seems like you are really afraid of me. Have I ever wronged you at some point?"
Xiaofeng shook her head, with a chuckle, it’s not about what you did to me, it’s about what I did to you: "How could that be?"
"Then why are you standing so far away from me? I’m just checking your hand, not trying to eat you."
"You’re handsome and skilled, and I’m just a woman with a terrible reputation, so I don’t want to drag you down." She obviously couldn’t say she was afraid that he would get sick.
Ye Cheng’s mouth twitched, what kind of excuse is that to admit you have feelings for someone.
His gaze briefly caressed Xiaofeng’s red lips, his Adam’s apple unconsciously bobbed: "You’re not marrying me, what does your reputation have to do with me?"
Xiaofeng’s face turned red, what was Ye Cheng even saying, "If I dare to marry, would you dare to marry me?"
Look at this conversation, how awkward it has become.
With such a conversation going on, how to continue.
"Look how scared you’ve got, you didn’t even propose." Marriage wasn’t currently in his plans, before his illness was cured, marrying was definitely not on the agenda.
Talking with someone who can’t converse is truly exhausting.
"If you’re okay then you should go back first." If this talk continues, it will undoubtedly end in disaster.
Liao Xianghe looked around and found no one else, only the earnest Zhao Deyou nearby: "Ah, Uncle Zhao, isn’t this Su Xiaofeng just a country girl? Why are you working with her?"
All I did was throw a few flies, and now I’ve to compensate three hundred, no way this is just a country girl, she’s downright ruthless.
Zhao Deyou finished handling things, glanced lightly at him: "What’s wrong with her, she might not be much, but she acquired the factory on her own abilities, unlike you, at your age, what are you even doing?"
A man in his twenties, instead of learning something worthwhile, becomes a thug, what future could there be in that?
"Uncle Zhao, that you do not understand, a man’s ambition is boundless, it doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you are capable." Liao Xianghe’s face clouded over, he too wanted to work, to earn money, but for one, his older brother had been good to him, he felt it would be disloyal to just leave, and secondly, after not working for many years, he really couldn’t find any fitting job.
The jobs that paid little didn’t appeal to him, and for the jobs that paid well, nobody would consider him.
So, he just drifted, no matter what, he wouldn’t starve, and he could still sometimes go back home to help his mother with farming and chores.
"Ambition is boundless." Zhao Deyou scoffed, "I haven’t seen that in you. I only know that ambitious men eat by their own labor and strength, not by throwing fists like you guys do. Xiao Liao, you’re still young, you should be more down-to-earth."
If it weren’t for the fact that he had stayed behind, he wouldn’t bother arguing with him.
Liao Xianghe chuckled, "Sure, if Boss Su wants me to work, I’d come to work and earn money." At his brother’s place, even if his brother needed him, he wouldn’t have the face to stay any longer.
"If you behave well these next few days, there might be a chance." The factory would certainly need more hands if the business improved.
"How much could such a small factory earn?" Liao Xianghe didn’t really think so.
"You, always looking high but low in ability." Zhao Deyou stopped talking.
After dealing with matters, Liao Xianghe followed Zhao Deyou back to the workshop; he sat there, not doing any work, just watching everyone else work.
Su Xiaofeng walked over, Liao Xianghe just gave her a glance and continued to sit still.
"Liao Xianghe, right." Su Xiaofeng looked at him: "Come outside with me, I have some work for you."
She was going to the glass factory to deliver the new bottle design she created, as the next batch of products would have packaging that was even more eye-catching.
Liao Xianghe didn’t move, just then Captain Hong had been around, he had shown some willingness to work to save face for Captain Hong, but now that Captain Hong was gone, why should he care about the woman in front of him.
She looked so young, yet she wanted to command him.
If he listened to her today, he wouldn’t be able to mix with his brothers anymore.