Chapter 480 Ye Shengge, So Sharp
Xiao Youyou and Xiao Mi'er's living arrangements were thus decided.
"No, Daddy, take me with you."
Xiao Mi'er immediately climbed into her father's arms, planting a kiss. Seeing her mother watching, she quickly pouted her saliva-covered lips and kissed her too, like a fawning dog.
Xiao Youyou rolled his eyes beside them and sat obediently next to his mother, resting his head on her arm.
Ye Shengge knew her son also didn't want to leave her. After all, they hadn't been apart from her for a single day since birth.
"Daughter, be good. You still have school and can't take random leave."
"Daddy's lying. I can take leave when I'm sick."
"But you were sick then. Why would you take leave if you're fine?"
"Then I'm sick now."
As Xiao Mi'er spoke, she lay down in her father's arms, placing her little hands on her forehead and groaning theatrically.
Xiao Youyou rolled his eyes again. How childish!
Ye Shengge watched the show from the side. Wasn't she supposed to be a considerate little cotton-padded jacket? Let's see how warm she is!
Zi Yisheng, however, brought his hand to his mouth and blew air.
"Anyone faking being sick is going to get tickled. Good children don't lie."
"No, I'm going, I'm going."
Zi Yisheng had no choice but to use his trump card. He lightly poked his daughter under her arms twice, making her laugh uncontrollably.
Ye Shengge didn't bother with them anymore. Let them negotiate. Anyway, she had to go. It was a rare chance to go out.
Xiao Youyou was too lazy to watch this father-daughter drama. It was predictable that his sister would be persuaded soon, so he didn't need to put up any resistance.
Ye Shengge looked at her son, who had followed her. She reached out her hand. Her son quickly put his small hand into his mother's. His eyes clearly showed a hint of a smile.
"Xiao Youyou, do you want to go to Uncle Minxing's place or your maternal grandparents' house?"
"I'll go to Uncle Minxing's place. Grandma and Grandpa are old, and it would be too much for them to take care of us."
Ye Shengge's heart was filled with relief. Her son had always been a little warm man, thoughtful and considerate. It was only as he grew older that he started pretending to be a little adult.
"My son is the most filial child, and he considers things so comprehensively. Mom is very proud of you."
Xiao Youyou was still a child. Hearing his mother praise him made his face blush.
Ye Shengge squatted in front of her son and stroked his soft little face.
"Can Mom give Xiao Youyou a mission?"
"Of course, Mom, just say it."
"Mom wants Xiao Youyou to keep a good eye on your sister while Mom is away. She'll be even crazier when she meets Uncle Minxing. I'm afraid when Mom gets back, she'll have to apologize to all the children in the neighborhood."
"Can I hit my sister then?"
Xiao Youyou asked this question with great difficulty. Ye Shengge almost choked on her saliva. This son actually doted on Xiao Mi'er a lot.
"You can only hit her?"
Xiao Youyou sighed, a serious sigh.
"I can only hit her. Sister has been spoiled by Daddy."
"Pfft, cough cough, well, if there's no other way, then hit her."
Xiao Youyou quickly patted his mother's back.
"Mom, actually, you can hit Daddy too. The whole family is corrupted by him. At night, he secretly takes Sister to the kitchen to eat snacks without brushing her teeth. And Daddy also let Sister go to Uncle's house to cause trouble, forcing Sister to cry and beg for Auntie.
I also heard Daddy on the phone telling Grandpa to stay away for another two years. Is Daddy deliberately preventing Grandpa from coming home to see me?"
"Zi Youchun, shut up!"
Zi Yisheng walked over, holding his daughter, and almost dropped her when he heard his son betraying him.
Ye Shengge stood up with a smile and pulled her son behind her.
"Zi Yisheng, so you've been doing so many good deeds. What do you want? You want my eldest brother to find a wife, and my father to stay away for two years. Is it all because you don't want them to come to our house?"
"No, no, honey, please don't misunderstand me. I just felt bad for your brother being alone. And I'm asking Dad to stay away for his own good, so no one will say he's promoted too quickly because of me."
Although there was a selfish motive, the real purpose was here. Zi Yisheng quickly glared at his son, who had been his "nemesis" since childhood.
Xiao Youyou boldly stared back at his father. He wasn't lying anyway. Let's see who had bigger eyes.
Aunt Zhen came out of the kitchen smiling. What she looked forward to most every day was when the children were home. The house was so lively with all the noise.
Aunt Zhen thought of her sons who had been bothering her these past few years. They shamelessly blocked her every day when she went out to buy groceries, and even made her grandson, who was old enough to get married, kneel and beg her.
She ignored them all. She had said she had no mother-son relationship, and she meant it. Elder Brother Zi had also specifically instructed the guards not to let them near the compound. But every time she went out, she was furious. Only now did she feel truly relaxed.
"Dinner is ready. Today, I specially made stir-fried beef for Xiao Youyou and sweet and sour pork ribs for Xiao Mi'er."
"Oh, time to eat. Thank you, Grandma Zhen."
"Thank you for your hard work, Grandma Zhen."
"Hahaha, no trouble, no trouble."
Only Ye Shengge was still confronting Zi Yisheng. No matter what, she wouldn't easily forgive this guy today. Regardless of the reason, her father and mother had only seen each other a few times in over four years, and each time her mother had to endure a long bus ride to see her poor old man.
Moreover, there were always those alluring temptresses who appeared whenever her mother was away. Even her mother and daughter had complained several times, almost to the point of divorce.
"Honey, you still don't believe me?"
"Heh, of course, I believe you. But I seem to recall hearing that you personally suppressed my father's transfer application."
"Who said that? I'll kill them."
"Heh, so it's true?"
Zi Yisheng choked. He knew his wife was trying to trick him. He had completely exposed himself this time. He quickly reached out to hug his wife. It was hard to coax her when she was truly angry.
Ye Shengge immediately pushed him away. The truth was, he didn't want her to be surrounded by family all day. But he didn't think about how much time he spent at home. Even if her father and brother were home, it wouldn't affect him much. In the end, it was just his petty jealousy.
Constantly competing with his son, her elder brother, and her father, he had such little ambition.
Ye Shengge deliberately sat next to her son. Her son was the most pitiable in their family now. His father was not acting like a father, making his son feel a lack of the love he should have.
Xiao Youyou first picked up the spicy fried squid, which his mother loved, and gave it to her. Then he gave his sister sweet and sour pork ribs. When he saw his father's gaze, he reluctantly picked up a piece of green vegetable under pressure.
Next was the exchange of dishes. No one knew when this tradition started in their family. But when Zi Yisheng tried to pick up a dish for his wife, it was subtly dodged. Zi Yisheng knew he was in trouble this time; his wife was not easy to appease.
However, the two never argued in front of the children. After a lively family dinner, Ye Shengge accompanied the children back to their room to lie down for a while, as they still had to take them to school in the afternoon.
Since the children started school, Ye Shengge had a deep understanding of how hard stay-at-home mothers worked in her previous life. Just the two pick-ups and two drop-offs a day could take up a person's entire day. If they also had to cook, they practically had no personal space at all.
That's why many mothers in her previous life regretted getting married. Once they gave birth, it was solely their job to be a mother. Not only did they lose their jobs, but when they had to ask their husbands for money, it felt like being given charity.
In this era, it was even more so. Women always lived a hard life. Like her, she was one of the few fortunate ones who didn't have her emotions worn down by money or the daily trivialities of life. But how many people like her were there?
Zi Yisheng stood at the door of the children's room, afraid to go in, lest he disturb the children's nap. He was quite self-aware. But he was about to go to work. If he wanted to speak to his wife again, it would be at night. He knew he really didn't spend enough time with his wife and children.
When Ye Shengge brought the children out, there was no one outside. But she saw a piece of paper peeking out of a backpack. Ye Shengge didn't bother to look and rode her bicycle leisurely to school.
After dropping off the children, Ye Shengge first went to the pharmaceutical factory, a place that produced many finished medicines in the country. In just a year and a half, it had opened three branch factories nationwide due to the immense demand.
Of course, they focused on traditional Chinese patent medicines. Initially, they were not accepted, and some people complained that they were slow to take effect. However, with the accumulation of time, they had gained many trusting customers.
Upon reaching her office, Ye Shengge changed her clothes and went to the laboratory. Now, her two masters were in charge of different medicines and had an unparalleled ability to handle experimental equipment. She had previously researched and developed medicines with her masters while studying pharmacy in Mi Province. Later, Zi Yisheng had specially procured a complete set of experimental equipment for her.
So, the young people at the pharmaceutical factory were quite impressed with the abilities of the two masters. But when they saw Ye Shengge coming to the laboratory, they became as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
To them, Ye Shengge was a genius who could always find suitable methods from very unconventional directions. Therefore, Ye Shengge was now more like their technical consultant. And even with all the experiments, they couldn't find the right formula for the medicines Ye Shengge made unless she personally provided it.
"The samples and reports for the hemorrhoid cream and enteritis powder have been sent to the Drug Administration. The results should be out next week."
"Okay, then find Mr. Bai. I might need to go out for a trip."
Xiao Zhao in the laboratory was not only a researcher but also Ye Shengge's secretary, though this secretary was not often utilized.
"Also, Yue Xin Tang has launched another new face mask. The technical department wants you to take a look."
Ye Shengge took the mask, smelled it, and put it aside. She then picked up the ingredient report and began to read.
"Whose idea was this in the lab?"
"It was Wen Gu's idea, and she completed it independently."
Ye Shengge's lips curled up without even looking up, but she still insisted on finishing the report.
"Don't you notice that there are at least three ingredients in here that are bad for the skin? It can whiten, but after using it, the skin will become dry and very sensitive. If even one customer has a bad skin reaction, it will ruin Yue Xin Tang's reputation."
"And who gave Wen Gu the authority to develop it herself? And you didn't even screen it, and you didn't even discover that the ingredients were problematic. I think I've given you too much power, making you all think I'm easy to talk to?"
Ye Shengge rarely lost her temper. Ever since her injury last time, her heart had not been as healthy. When she got emotional, she would experience angina. For the sake of her family, she avoided getting angry whenever possible.
Xiao Zhao was truly startled, as it was the first time he had seen Ye Shengge angry.
"I'm sorry, General Manager Ye. It was my oversight. I just thought Wen Gu was already very experienced, so..."
Ye Shengge raised her hand to interrupt Xiao Zhao. It was probably not a good day for her to go out.
"Very experienced? Are my two masters experienced? Are they doing their own research? Why do you think so highly of just one Wen Gu?"
Ye Shengge was sharp for the first time. She suddenly realized that if she hadn't noticed, it would be too easy for someone to exploit loopholes in medicines and skincare products. Such a loophole could ruin the pharmaceutical factory's reputation and also be implicated on Zi Yisheng.
"Go and call Wen Gu here. I want to hear her explain it herself. If her qualifications are not enough, she can leave."
Xiao Zhao quickly ran out to call for her. Ye Shengge took a cup of well water from her space and drank it. She also took out a small medicine box and placed it on the table, just in case she had a heart attack from anger.
Wen Gu soon arrived. Taking off her lab coat made Ye Shengge see the woman clearly for the first time. She was a beautiful university student, and it was rumored that her family used to run a pharmaceutical factory, though now she had no family left.
"General Manager Ye, you sent for me."
"Sit."
Ye Shengge pushed the report on the table towards Wen Gu.
"I'd like to hear your explanation."
Wen Gu flipped through it casually and smiled at Ye Shengge.
"General Manager Ye, it's just two or three ingredients that won't hurt anyone. But won't the effect be better?"
Ye Shengge was no longer angry upon hearing such words. Such a person had ill intentions and would not change for the better.
"Then you are ruining Yue Xin Tang's reputation."
"How is that possible? I watched Yue Xin Tang grow. I only hope it gets better. Once this face mask is launched, Yue Xin Tang's reputation will soar."
"Hehehe, but it won't pass my inspection."
Wen Gu glanced at the medicine box on the table, but Ye Shengge saw that glance.
"General Manager Ye, this pharmaceutical factory is all yours. Of course, I will listen to you. If you are not satisfied with this product, I will go back and research it again."
As she spoke, Wen Gu stood up, but she seemed to have lost her balance and leaned heavily on the table.
Ye Shengge did not help her but stared intently at her every move.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I might have been working overtime lately and feeling unwell. I'm sorry I knocked over your things, General Manager Ye. I'll pick them up right away."
Ye Shengge smiled as she watched Wen Gu squat down, especially as the medicine box also fell.
"It's okay. Even if you love your work very much, you should still take care of your health."
Wen Gu quickly picked up everything that had fallen and put it back, not even changing the position of the medicine box.
"Then, General Manager Ye, I'll get back to work."
"Mm, go ahead."
The moment the door closed, Ye Shengge picked up the medicine box and looked at it. When she opened it and saw the medicine inside, her smile grew even wider.