Chapter 301 — Xinxin's Bias
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"All right." Wei Zhao nodded, took a few more bites from the other dishes and put them in his mouth, nodding repeatedly. "Grandpa Guan, only now do I realize that what you said before was no exaggeration—Guan Xin really is a little kitchen goddess!"
"Isn't she!" Guan Xuewen nodded. "Well? If you want to eat like this in the future, you'll have to come here often as a guest!"
"No problem." Wei Zhao nodded readily.
Guan Xuewen tasted the dishes Guan Xin had just cooked. At the first bite, however, he frowned. "Xinxin, you're showing favoritism, aren't you? I've had these dishes before—why don't they taste as good as they do today? It seems that with Wei Zhao here, the treatment is different. You've gone straight from poisoned dishes to delicacies even your grandfather has never tasted..."
"Grandpa..." Guan Xin was a little embarrassed by Guan Xuewen's words.
"Ha ha, Xiaoyi, it seems you'll have to come often. This old man will be enjoying fine food right along with you!" Guan Xuewen said with a laugh.
"I'll definitely come often..." Wei Zhao nodded. Apart from accepting Guan Xuewen's invitation, his main reason for coming this time was to discuss with Guan Xuewen the matter of starting a pharmaceutical company. If it was truly settled, then in the future he would inevitably be visiting Guan Xuewen often.
Guan Xin, however, felt embarrassed. She glanced at Wei Zhao, both pleasantly surprised and a little bewildered... It seemed she had another chance? If he came to the house often, then surely the relationship between the two of them would advance further. But... was this the right thing to do?
After the meal, Guan Xin went to clear the dishes, while Wei Zhao and Guan Xuewen headed upstairs to the latter's study.
Once the study door was shut, Wei Zhao's expression turned serious again. "Grandpa Guan, the real reason I came this time is that there's an important matter I'd like to discuss with you."
"Oh? What matter?" Guan Xuewen was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected Wei Zhao to have something to consult him about; originally, Guan Xuewen had intended to discuss the condition of Liu Tianyi's father, Liu Zhenhu, with Wei Zhao.
Guan Xuewen could only barely keep Liu Zhenhu's angina under control; curing it was out of the question. That was why he had wanted to talk things over with Wei Zhao, to see whether some better approach might be found.
But since Wei Zhao had business of his own, that business should come first.
"Grandpa Guan, I want to found a pharmaceutical company and sell some traditional Chinese patent medicines," Wei Zhao said, coming straight to the point. "I'd like to borrow the name of you and Dr. Guan."
"Oh? You want to start a pharmaceutical company?" Guan Xuewen was startled, though he paid little mind to the latter remark about borrowing his name. "There are plenty of pharmaceutical companies in the country these days. Without some truly remarkable, marketable drug to offer, merely leaning on my reputation won't accomplish much..."
"Divine Doctor Kang built himself into one of the nation's top pharmaceutical companies on the strength of a single Golden Wound Medicine. Why can't we do the same?" Wei Zhao smiled indifferently. "He has his Golden Wound Medicine; we can make a Rejuvenation Pill, a Blood-Staunching Powder—after all, martial arts novels are full of names like that. You can scoop up a whole handful at once."
"Oh?" Guan Xuewen was taken aback. "You have the formula for the Golden Wound Medicine?"
"I still haven't seen what his Golden Wound Medicine actually is, but I do have formulas with similar effects, and they won't be any less effective than his!" Wei Zhao said.