Chapter 425 - 424: Chef Lin Wanqing’s Request

"You’re asking about the anti-hair loss nourishing ginger tea, right? I haven’t officially launched it yet. If you want some, I can give it to you, but I hope your friends won’t go around advertising it for now.

I can make an exception for you this one time, but I can’t keep doing it."

Since it was one of her own employees asking, Yun Zijin naturally wasn’t going to be stingy.

But she hadn’t started selling it yet, so she couldn’t possibly keep making it just for them.

Otherwise, if everyone could get special treatment from her, she wouldn’t have time for anything else. She might as well just stay home and brew ginger tea for them all day.

"I understand, Miss. Don’t worry, I’ve already told them all of this."

Lin Changqing bowed gratefully to Yun Zijin.

He had watched those friends of his go to great lengths every day, trying all sorts of folk remedies for their hair problems. For some of them, their hair loss wasn’t even that bad to begin with, but it actually got worse after using those remedies.

’Of course, you can’t generalize, but it’s best not to try those rural home remedies without a doctor’s approval.’

"Alright, I’ll prepare the ginger tea for you, and you can give it to your friends. As for the money, I won’t charge you. But if you want more in the future, you’ll have to wait until it’s officially launched and buy it from the shop."

Yun Zijin knew how to be both generous and firm.

"Of course! I’ll make it clear to them when I get back. But I must pay you. Otherwise, I’d feel terrible."

Lin Changqing truly felt it was wrong to take something without paying. Most of the people he knew were chefs. Some ran their own private kitchens, and others, like him, worked as private chefs for wealthy families. All of them earned a decent income.

So, the idea of taking the ginger tea for free just didn’t sit right with Lin Changqing.

’It’s not like they’re poor families in need of help. Why should they get it for free?’

"Fine. The tea isn’t that expensive anyway. It’s priced at 288 yuan per packet. For people with mild cases, one course of treatment should be enough.

For more severe cases, depending on their recovery, a maximum of three courses should clear it up completely.

One course is five packets. See how much your friends want. Settle on a number, and I’ll prepare it for you."

"One course per person, for a total of five people!"

"Okay, that’s 25 packets. I’ll leave them on the coffee table in the living room tomorrow, and you can come get them when you have time. As for the money... just send it to me via WeChat transfer. Make sure to note what the payment is for."

’Yun Zijin didn’t want to get into any legal trouble over something so minor. The purpose of the payment had to be clearly stated.’

’Over seven thousand yuan... for fraud, that counts as a pretty large sum... right?’

Yun Zijin didn’t really know what amount constituted a large sum or a serious offense when it came to things like fraud and extortion.

"Okay, okay! Thank you, Miss. I really... If they hadn’t kept pestering me about it, I just couldn’t take it anymore, and I wouldn’t have..."

Yun Zijin waved her hand dismissively. ’It was her responsibility as an employer to solve her employees’ problems. Besides, it was just a bit of ginger tea. It wouldn’t take much effort.’

Lin Changqing promptly transferred 7,200 yuan to Yun Zijin, clearly noting that the payment was for the purchase of anti-hair loss nourishing ginger tea from Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin checked the payment note, and after confirming there were no issues, she accepted the transfer.

"Alright, just come and get it from the living room tomorrow when you have a free moment. You can get back to your work now."

After saying that, Yun Zijin disappeared into her apothecary.

Since she had made a promise, Yun Zijin wouldn’t go back on her word.

She had the recipe for the anti-hair loss nourishing ginger tea, but the taste of the final brew was so awful that she’d been hesitant about actually releasing it.

’If the taste was always going to be like this, I’ll have to consider whether it would be better to separate the ginger tea and open another shop for it.’

Otherwise, if the milk tea shop was constantly filled with the smell of Chinese medicine, customers would definitely have a bad experience.

In that case, even with their Wangyou Milk Tea, they’d probably have a hard time getting repeat customers.

But now wasn’t the time to worry about that. Yun Zijin began to prepare the ginger tea with intense focus. The medicinal herbs had to be added by the gram; even the slightest error could ruin the effect, which would be tantamount to destroying her own brand.

Yun Zijin spent the entire morning in the apothecary. When she was finally finished, she stretched her tired body.

She checked the time and saw it was just time for lunch, so she came out of the apothecary.

She smelled strongly of medicinal herbs, so she went back to her room to change before coming out again.

By the time she returned to the living room, the lunch the kitchen staff had prepared for her was already set on the dining table.

Perhaps out of gratitude to Yun Zijin, the kitchen’s dishes today were noticeably more exquisitely plated than usual, something Yun Zijin saw at a glance.

’Never thought I’d see this side of Chef Lin.’

"Miss, today’s lunch is Fish with Pickled Greens and Sweet and Sour Ribs made by Chef Lin, along with a Black-boned Chicken Soup."

Yun Zijin had originally called Sheng Yang to have them come up for lunch, but the group was still in the garage looking at the cars and didn’t want to eat. So, Yun Zijin didn’t bother them anymore.

She also told them that if they got hungry, they could come up and ask the kitchen to make them something. She added that the car keys were in a basket on the living room coffee table, so they could just come up and grab the keys for whichever car they wanted to drive.

Having taken care of these matters, Yun Zijin began to enjoy her lunch.

Yun Zijin was very happy with her lunch today, and for once, she finished everything on her plate.

It was mainly because she found the Fish with Pickled Greens so appetizing. She usually only ate one bowl of rice, but today she had two.

While Yun Zijin was eating lunch, Sheng Yang and the others finally came up from the garage. Each of them greeted her, grabbed a set of car keys, and then rushed back down to the garage, leaving Yun Zijin speechless.

’Skipping a meal just to drive... that’s some serious dedication,’ Yun Zijin thought. ’I could never do that.’

After lunch, Yun Zijin went back to her room to wash up and take a nap.

「At 3:00 PM」

Yun Zijin’s nap ended, and she returned to the apothecary to prepare more of the anti-hair loss nourishing ginger tea. This time, she made two extra portions, took a picture, and sent it to Qin Sitong.

Qin Sitong was probably still busy at the shop at this time, so she didn’t reply to Yun Zijin right away.

But Yun Zijin wasn’t in a hurry. She took the newly prepared ginger tea, left Lin Changqing’s batch on the living room coffee table, and gave Wang Minli a heads-up. Then, grabbing the samples she had prepared for Qin Sitong, she headed out.

As for Sheng Yang and the others who were out joyriding, Yun Zijin had completely stopped thinking about them.

’As long as they don’t wreck her cars, she wouldn’t mind. It’s not like she drove them often anyway.’

With her bodyguards in tow, Yun Zijin arrived at the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop.

Walking into the shop, she saw that Qin Sitong was indeed still busy. Yun Zijin didn’t disturb her and found an empty table to sit at.

Qin Sitong saw Yun Zijin, but since she was still busy, she didn’t greet her.

By the time she finished, it was almost 5:00 PM.

Seeing that the shop had mostly emptied out, Qin Sitong finally came out from the preparation area and walked over to Yun Zijin.