That morning, Song Hao and Tang Yu boarded a flight that took off from Kunming Airport.
At the provincial capital airport, Corporal Wu picked up Song Hao and Tang Yu. He was surprised and said, "President Song, you've been on a business trip for more than a month. How come you've become so dark and thin? The sun in Yunnan must have been too strong."
Tang Yu laughed and said, "I'm exhausted from doing manual labor for more than ten days."
"General Song will be a laborer?" the sergeant asked blankly. He then loaded the two men's luggage into the trunk of the car. The three of them headed towards Tianyi Hall in Baihe Town.
Although this trip to Yunnan did not achieve the planned goal of finding the 86 ancient medical books of "Linglan Secret Canon" and Ren Zhiqian, I unintentionally intervened in a procurement operation of Tianyitang and successfully carried out a gastrodia elata procurement battle in Dali's March Street. I also unexpectedly obtained a bowl of Tianyitang's herbal medicine, so the trip was not in vain.
Tianyitang.
The return of Song Hao and Tang Yu delighted everyone. The procurement battle for Gastrodia elata in Dali, Yunnan during the March Market had already been exaggerated by the purchasing agents of the pharmaceutical factory. Although Song Zihe, Lin Fengyi, Wu Qiguang, Shui Mingyang and others did not know the full story, they all greatly admired and respected Song Hao for his ability to unexpectedly create such a large-scale operation and successfully purchase more than 100 tons of Gastrodia elata that Tianyitang Pharmaceutical urgently needed at a low price.
That evening, Song Hao presented the Heavenly Bowl to everyone, but only to a few veteran members of the Heavenly Medicine Hall. Fearing accusations of spreading supernatural tales, Song Hao didn't reveal the bowl's secret, only saying that he had obtained a magical celadon bowl in Yunnan and invited everyone to admire it.
The wondrous sight of water appearing out of nowhere and fish materializing astonished everyone. However, amidst their amazement, they all believed that Song Hao had purchased a high-tech product; the multi-dimensional dynamic effect was merely a temporary optical illusion. It was similar to those multi-dimensional paintings that were once popular—if you stared intently at a seemingly chaotic picture, once your eyes noticed the "problem," various patterns would appear on it. The underlying mechanism was perhaps similar. Although the inside of the Heavenly Bowl was smooth and white.
Wu Qiguang, Shui Mingyang, and Zhang Jiafang saw two swimming fish; Song Zihe, Lin Fengyi, Lei Heng, Ye Chengshun, Luo Feiying, and others saw one; while the two Taoist priests, Wuchen and Wuyue, only saw a bowl of clear water. After their initial surprise, everyone laughed it off and didn't raise any further objections. Seeing this, Song Hao and Tang Yu shook their heads and smiled wryly, offering no further explanation.
The next morning, Song Hao took Tang Yu and Luo Feiying to the Hundred Herbs Garden in Wansongling. Besides visiting Qiu Ru, he also wanted to let Qiu Ru see the magical Heavenly Bowl.
Sitting in the car, Luo Feiying said to Tang Yu beside her with a sour expression, "He can't forget his Qiu family sister no matter what good things he gets!"
Tang Yu knew that Song Hao was just showing off, still a child at heart, so she shook her head and smiled.
Inside the Hundred Herbs Garden, Qiu Ru happily greeted Song Hao upon his return.
After Qiu Ru examined the Heavenly Bowl, without any explanation, she was surprised to find four swimming fish fry inside. This greatly astonished Song Hao and Tang Yu. They then revealed the secrets and history of the Heavenly Bowl. Qiu Ru and Luo Feiying were stunned, realizing that such a wondrous object existed.
Surprised, Luo Feiying whispered to Tang Yu, "Sister Tang Yu, it seems this Qiu family girl is luckier than you and me; she saw four fish!"
Song Hao then inquired about Ji Dongyang's situation.
Qiu Ru said, "He is currently researching the mechanism of action of the medicineless remedy according to the task you assigned him. He is completely devoted to it and will not see anyone except for the people specially sent to bring him food and drink."
Song Hao nodded and said, "It's best if he can study it diligently! It wasn't for nothing that we protected him this time."
Qiu Ru picked up the Heavenly Bowl again, and suddenly had a thought. She said, "Brother Song, could I borrow this Heavenly Bowl for a while? This bowl has this special ability and also has a preservation function. I want to try using it to cultivate some medicinal seeds to see if it can enhance the properties of the medicine. I've heard that some plant seeds are taken to outer space by spaceships, and they undergo some mutations inside, becoming superior. This Heavenly Bowl might be another microcosm on earth, and it might also give the medicinal seeds cultivated in it a superior mutation."
"Great idea!" Song Hao exclaimed with delight. "This Heavenly Bowl is a rare object formed during a cataclysmic event when it was fired. We shouldn't treat it as just a trinket for decoration. If it can be put to good use by you, the Medicine King, and produce some miraculous medicines, it would be a great merit! Let's put this bowl in the Hundred Herbs Garden. I hope you can successfully experiment with it."
Tang Yu also said happily, "Yes! How come I didn't think of that? Using this bowl of medicine should produce some kind of change. Although it won't produce money."
Qiu Ru and Luo Feiying laughed again upon hearing this. Tang Yu had already told them about Song Hao putting money in Tianyi's bowl, and they had already laughed at it once.
Song Hao, standing to the side, scratched his head awkwardly.
"By the way, Sister Yingying," Qiu Ru said after smiling, "I have prepared a batch of the 'facial medicine' formula you gave me. After special processing, the toxic side effects on the skin have been removed. You can send someone to pick it up later."
"So fast! Thank you!" Luo Feiying said happily.
Qiu Ru smiled and said, "Bai Cao Yuan will give your beauty department strong support. This is also to support our women's dreams."
“‘Noodle medicine’! What ‘noodle medicine’?” Song Hao asked.
Luo Feiying said, "These are ancient beauty-related drug formulas that my grandfather, Lao Lin, and I found after searching through the book 'Qi Fang Yan Chao' and the batch of medical books donated by Shangqing Temple. Some of them have already been tried and the effects are very good, no less than those famous beauty products. Beauty comes from nature, that's true beauty!"
“Great!” Song Hao nodded and said, “Our Tianyitang also needs to research and develop beauty products with traditional Chinese medicine characteristics. In my opinion, this is a huge market that has not yet been fully developed, and Tianyitang should seize this opportunity.”
Luo Feiying said, "That's right! After a period of free trial, the beauty clinic is now packed with people every day."
Song Hao said, "Then I will open up two more departments for you. Once your beauty department has grown and expanded, I will build a separate Tianyitang Beauty Salon for you next to the Tianyitang Pharmacy. Moreover, we can also establish beauty departments in all Tianyitang branches, making Tianyitang Beauty Salons a chain across the country."
Upon hearing this, Luo Feiying excitedly replied, "Really! Please don't change your support. I'm confident that I can make Tianyitang Beauty Salon even more characteristic of traditional Chinese medicine than Tianyitang Pharmacy, and also surpass Tianyitang Pharmacy in scale."
Tang Yu smiled and said, "It's good that you have this confidence. Traditional Chinese medicine beauty should develop into a pillar industry of Tianyitang."
Song Hao said, “Since that’s the case, Yingying, the Tianyitang headquarters will allocate 3,000 yuan for research on traditional Chinese medicine beauty products. You can collaborate with Qiu Ru’s Herb Garden on this project. Just go all out! As long as your beauty products can outperform those foreign beauty products in the future, it will be a unique contribution to the development of traditional Chinese medicine. The characteristic of traditional Chinese medicine beauty is that medicine should be the primary focus, and medicine secondary. A person’s beauty depends on the changes in their internal Qi and blood, which can restore a true beauty state, rather than a fake beauty that is artificially enhanced. Therefore, it is necessary to use traditional Chinese medicine to regulate the internal body according to each person’s different constitution, first bringing people to a healthy state. When the inside and outside are in harmony, true beauty will naturally emerge. Medicine is not only for treating diseases and saving lives, but can also be involved in various industries. This presents a new challenge for the development of traditional Chinese medicine in modern times. With people as the main focus, the way of medicine can be connected with everything!”
Tang Yu said, “That’s right. Tianyitang Pharmacy and Tianyitang Beauty Salon both prioritize medicine. Whether treating illness or seeking beauty, the focus should be on addressing the root cause. The renowned doctors and experts at Tianyitang are, in a sense, beauty experts as well, because they can help a person achieve optimal inner and outer beauty. This is the advantage and characteristic of Tianyitang Beauty Salon. In addition, all beauty formulas and medicines undergo processing at Baicaoyuan to ensure natural and non-toxic effects. These two points alone are enough to surpass all other beauty salons in the world.”
"After listening to what you said, I... I feel like I've gained boundless power!" Luo Feiying waved her fist and said loudly.
Tianyitang.
Song Hao sat in his office processing the documents that had accumulated during his trip to Yunnan and were awaiting his approval.
Someone knocked on the door, and then Jiang He walked in.
"President Song, you wanted to see me?" Jiang He asked.
"Hmm!" Song Hao responded without looking up, still busy with his work, and said, "Dean Jiang, before I went to Yunnan, you said you would investigate the matter I entrusted to you within a few days. So much time has passed, why are there still no results?"
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"This..." Jiang He hesitated for a moment, then said, "President Song, to be honest, I've encountered an obstacle in this matter. President Tang's side..."
"What's wrong with Tang Yu?" Song Hao looked up.
“That’s how it is!” Jiang He said, “Just when I made significant progress in my investigation, for some reason, President Tang came to me and ordered me to stop investigating all actions related to President Liu Tian and the funds for building Tianyitang. She said that if President Song asked about it in the future, she would take the blame. I had no choice but to stop all related investigations.”
“It’s Tang Yu!” Song Hao frowned slightly, then said, “Alright, for now, this matter is none of your business. Please bring President Tang here, and I will question her.”
Jiang He nodded, turned around and left.
"What is Tang Yu hiding from me? Could it be that she already knows something but isn't telling me?" Song Hao wondered.
Ten minutes later, Tang Yu unexpectedly walked in with Shui Mingyang.