The restaurant that Xia Ruofei booked was Ling's Restaurant. He even called Ling Xiaotian in advance and asked Ling's Private Kitchen to specially prepare the secret recipe of Buddha jumps over the wall and deliver it to Ling's Restaurant. There was a large portion for each table.
There were a total of eight tables set up at noon, and there were five tables left. Because the employees of Taoyuan Pharmaceutical Factory worked in shifts, it was impossible for everyone to be there at the same time. The workers who were on duty at noon had to wait for the next shift to take over before they could leave.
However, Xia Ruofei didn't forget about them. He specially reserved five tables for them. This shift basically ended work in the evening, so he specially asked Xue Jinshan to arrange for a bus to pick them up from the factory in the evening. At the same time, he asked Xue Jinshan and a few other factory leaders to accompany these hard-working workers for dinner.
Whether it was eight tables at noon or five tables at night, Ling's Private Kitchen's secret recipe of Buddha jumps over the wall was the standard.
This was also because Xia Ruofei had a lot of face. Otherwise, if he had asked for so many portions at once, it would have been impossible to reserve them even a month in advance.
After accompanying the employees of the pharmaceutical factory to have a celebratory feast, Xia Ruofei and the others went back in separate cars.
Feng Jing was still sitting in Xia Ruofei's car. Xia Ruofei was driving, and she was looking at her phone in the front passenger seat.
Suddenly, Feng Jing burst out laughing. Xia Ruofei turned to look at her in confusion and asked, "What's going on?"
Feng Jing also looked up at Xia Ruofei and was even more amused. This made Xia Ruofei even more confused.
"What's going on?" Xia Ruofei asked, "Is it really that funny?"
At this time, there was a red light in front of them. After the car stopped, Feng Jing handed her phone to Xia Ruofei. She pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Look at it yourself!"
Xia Ruofei took the phone and looked at it. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
In the afternoon, some of the more time-sensitive online media had already released the news about the Heart Nourishing Soup.
And what Feng Jing showed Xia Ruofei was one of them.
However, the main point of this report left Xia Ruofei speechless.
The title of the news was "A Veteran's Feelings for His Country".
When Xia Ruofei saw such a big topic, he felt that something was wrong. He quickly read the content. As expected, the beginning of the report was quite normal. It included some of the actual information in the draft, as well as the news of Jiang Liangyu and He Kun's attendance at the press conference. However, it went completely off topic.
The reporter began to describe how Xia Ruofei, an outstanding veteran, built the Taoyuan Company from scratch. He repeatedly shocked the market with high-quality products, including Taoyuan vegetables, Taoyuan fruits, Taoyuan tea leaves, and Yuji ointment.
Then, he quoted Jiang Liangyu's original words and praised Xia Ruofei. Even Xia Ruofei felt embarrassed when he read it.
Then, the report was accompanied by photos of Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei didn't attend many public events. These photos were taken at the press conference today. Because of the angle, most of the photos were of his side profile.
However, it had to be said that the photographer's skills were quite good. In these photos, Xia Ruofei's side profile was well-defined, and his posture was tall and straight. It showed his temperament incisively and vividly.
Feng Jing saw Xia Ruofei's expression and couldn't help but laugh. She said, "Ruofei, continue to read the comments. Really! The comments are better than the news … "
Xia Ruofei looked at Feng Jing hesitantly, then clicked on the comments.
"Wow! He's so handsome! "
"One look and I can tell that he was a soldier. His back is straight even when he's sitting on the sofa!"
"He looks so righteous! He's my type! "
"After reading the first half of the news, I was worried that he would drag down the Taoyuan Company's appearance. After seeing the photos, I'm completely relieved …"
"The comment above is also 'static'! Haha! I think Boss Xia and our beautiful president would make a great couple! "
"Together! Together … "
Fine! After the news was skewed, the comments were even more skewed. There were only a few posts discussing the Yangxin soup.
Xia Ruofei's expression was a little strange. He felt that Feng Jing probably didn't see the last few comments.
At this time, the traffic light in front of them turned green. Xia Ruofei drove the car while handing the phone to Feng Jing. He asked with a smirk, "Sister Jing, are you talking about these comments?"
"Yes!" Feng Jing didn't notice Xia Ruofei's mischievous expression. She took the phone and smiled as she looked at it. She said, "You have a lot of fans now … Hmm? I … "
At this time, Xia Ruofei finally couldn't help but laugh. He took the time to quickly turn his head and look at Feng Jing. He saw that she was blushing and had quickly turned off the phone screen.
Seeing Xia Ruofei look over, Feng Jing said angrily, "What are you looking at?"
"Hey! What does your 'static' have to do with me? "Xia Ruofei said innocently.
"Isn't it all your fault?" Feng Jing said coquettishly, "I'm telling you, I'll remember this for the rest of my life! What 'beautiful president' … It's so unpleasant to hear! "
Then Feng Jing couldn't help but laugh. To be honest, when she saw the fans saying that they were a great couple and many people calling for them to "be together", her heart beat violently several times.
Her reaction after that was actually to hide the nervousness and shyness in her heart.
Feng Jing continued to smile and said, "But I think someone should be able to understand my pain now …"
Xia Ruofei said bitterly, "Why do you think Mayor Jiang suddenly put me on such a high pedestal …"
Feng Jing broke into a smile, revealing her white and neat teeth.
She said, "This shows that you are excellent! Mayor Jiang loves talented people! "
"But this rhythm is not right!" Xia Ruofei said, "Today's press conference is to promote the Heart Nourishing Soup! Sister Jing, hurry up and look at the other websites. How are they writing about our Heart Nourishing Soup? This group of uncrowned kings is too hard to please! I've already given each of them a box of Jade Skin Ointment, but they still … "
Feng Jing said with a smile, "I just looked at a few websites! They're pretty similar! But there's nothing wrong with them! The whole article is full of fancy praises for you, but none of the media outlets are slandering you! "
"But I don't want praise!" Xia Ruofei said dejectedly, "Sigh! Is it so hard to be a quiet and handsome man? "
Feng Jing was drinking water from a bottle. When she heard Xia Ruofei's words, she spat out all the water on the windshield.
She pulled out a tissue in a hurry to wipe it, and laughed until she was out of breath.
After calming down a little, Feng Jing said, "Ruofei, next time, can I trouble you to not tell a joke when I'm drinking water? I'll die … "
Xia Ruofei was even more depressed, "I'm not that ugly, right? Look at how scared you are … "
Feng Jing said with a smile, "You're not ugly at all! Is that okay? A quiet and handsome man? "
Along the way, Feng Jing was scrolling through her phone, and from time to time, she would giggle.
Xia Ruofei knew that she had seen some funny comments, and could only helplessly shake his head and smile bitterly.
Back at the farm, Xia Ruofei sent Feng Jing downstairs, and immediately returned to the villa. He went back to his room and turned on his computer.
Feng Jing wasn't exaggerating. Xia Ruofei flipped through many news articles, and almost all of them mentioned him. The only difference was the length.
After all, Jiang Liangyu was the deputy mayor, and his words had a lot of influence.
Xia Ruofei even saw a more in-depth report.
The so-called in-depth report was to dig into the news and find more material to enrich the report.
The author of this report actually found the transfer military resettlement department in such a short period of time, hoping to get information about Xia Ruofei's military service.
However, Xia Ruofei's military service was highly confidential, and the reporter naturally couldn't find much.
But it couldn't be said that he didn't find anything. At least the reporter got some information from his comrades in the military resettlement department: Comrade Xia Ruofei was a second-class hero.
The reporter wrote in the report:
As a former soldier with two years of military service, I know how difficult it is to get a second-class hero in peacetime. I dare to conclude that this handsome company CEO's military service is absolutely brilliant! How many people can't see the darkness because someone used their life to block the darkness in a place you can't see? How many people can't see the fire and smoke of war? The so-called peaceful years are just people carrying the burden for you …
When Xia Ruofei saw this paragraph, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions. It was as if he had returned to the military camp of straight lines and squares.
However, after a short period of excitement, Xia Ruofei felt more helpless. There were already reporters digging into his military service. If this continued, wouldn't he end up like Feng Jing? This was not the life he wanted!
Fortunately, it was mainly the local media reporting, and most of the posts were from local netizens, so the influence was limited.
What Xia Ruofei was most afraid of was these reports being forwarded to national forums or social media platforms like Weibo. If that happened, his peaceful days would come to an end.
"Mayor Jiang really is a troublemaker!" Xia Ruofei laughed bitterly as he muttered to himself, "I have to make him drink a few cups this weekend! If I don't make him drink, it won't be enough to appease the public! "
Xia Ruofei couldn't control the media's reports, but he knew that in the age of the internet, it was hard to keep everyone's attention on one point for a long time. Even if these kinds of reports were spread to national platforms, as long as he kept a low profile for a while and didn't create any more explosive news, the popularity would quickly die down.
Of course, the report on the Heart Nourishing Soup also attracted a lot of attention.
A doctor left a message: Our hospital participated in the clinical trials of this new medicine, and the effects are really good! There is hope for Xingxing's children!
A parent of an autistic child left a message: When we saw this report, our family couldn't help but feel excited. Right now, we are very conflicted. We are both happy and nervous. We are happy because we can finally see hope for our child's health, but nervous because we are afraid that we will be happy for nothing. Over the years, we have experienced countless ups and downs like this. We have seen hope again and again, but we have seen it shattered again and again. I sincerely hope that this time, we will not be disillusioned again …
A volunteer left a message: I am a university student volunteer. My job is to accompany autistic children to paint and sing. These children are really very cute! Very smart! They only have social and emotional difficulties. I hope that society can be more tolerant of these special children! Of course, I will also recommend this report to the parents. If this report is true, it will undoubtedly be good news for the majority of autistic children!
There were also many enthusiastic netizens who replied to the parents and volunteers. Some of them were parents of autistic children who had participated in the clinical trials, while others were hospital doctors who had participated in the clinical trials. These people's replies were naturally to promote the Heart Nourishing Soup, hoping to dispel their doubts.
Xia Ruofei read the comments for a while, and his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. This sense of accomplishment was much stronger than the tens of millions of dollars he had earned.
Although many people had a wait-and-see attitude towards the Heart Nourishing Soup, including many parents of autistic children, Xia Ruofei knew that with the announcement of the new drug guidelines, the Heart Nourishing Soup would officially enter the major hospitals and become the first drug for autistic doctors. After the first course of treatment, the parents' doubts would disappear.
It could be foreseen that there would be a large wave of patients coming to the hospital for treatment, and the demand for the Heart Nourishing Soup would also skyrocket.
The proportion of autistic patients was still very high, and most of the attention was paid to children under the age of ten. However, these children would grow up. In fact, there were now many autistic patients in their twenties and thirties. However, due to serious social difficulties, these people could only be raised at home by their parents after they reached adulthood. They could not integrate into society and could not work normally. Once their parents grew old and passed away, these patients' later lives would be very sad.
As more and more people became familiar with the Heart Nourishing Soup, these patients whose families had basically given up on treatment would also go to the hospital for treatment.
At that time, the production capacity of the Heart Nourishing Soup would be the biggest test.
Xia Ruofei estimated that it would be very soon. Perhaps it would usher in this peak in three to five months.
Therefore, he also asked Xue Jinshan to hurry up and introduce a new production line. Even if they had to work overtime during the Spring Festival to debug the new production line, they had to put the new production line into use as soon as possible.
The recruitment of new workers was also in progress, but labor shortages were common before the Spring Festival. Now, they could only try to recruit as many workers as possible and undergo pre-job training as many as they could.
Xia Ruofei was most assured about the raw materials because they had already cooperated with many villages and signed a package agreement with the farmers. The Taoyuan Company would provide the seeds and seedlings, and the farmers would plant the medicinal materials. They could only sell them back to the Taoyuan Pharmaceutical Factory at the agreed price.
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