I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Mr. Qin, are you kidding me?"

Gu Caiwei rolled her eyes, expressing her dissatisfaction at being "teased".

Su Wan took the formula from Gu Caiwei's hand, glanced at it briefly, and asked, "Qin Ge, is this really the formula?"

"How's the result?"

"I don't know, I've never prepared this before," Qin Ge said honestly, then pointed to Su Wan's recipe, "but it should be much better than this."

Shen Tingzhi and the other two looked at each other again, wondering if what Qin Ge said was true.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Qin Ge had no reason to joke. Was it because he didn't understand the mystery of the original formula?

"Why don't you take it and try it out first? Make a sample and see how it goes. There's no better way right now anyway."

Qin Ge had a vast number of recipes in his mind, but most of the ingredients were hard to come by, and he didn't even know what some of them were.

The recipe he just wrote was a basic one, in which most of the ingredients could be found. He made some slight modifications based on his own understanding.

At the same time, in Nancheng County.

Chen Xiaoxiao knocked on the door of her father Chen Song's office.

"Oh, it's Xiaoxiao. What are you doing here?"

Upon seeing that it was his daughter, Chen Song stubbed out his cigarette, and his tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed.

"Dad, I need to talk to you about something!"

Chen Xiaoxiao pulled her father up from the chair, took his arm, and led him to sit on the sofa. "Dad, tell me the truth, is our company doing badly right now?"

Chen Song paused for a moment, then joked, "Oh ho, the little girl's grown up, she's even concerned about these things now?"

"We did encounter a minor problem, but it's not a big issue, and we can resolve it!"

"You were doing just fine in Donghai, even saying you'd found an internship, but suddenly you came back insisting on interning at your dad's company. Is that why?"

"You're lying!" Chen Xiaoxiao looked at her father's graying temples with heartache. "Dad, just tell me the truth!"

"I'm not a child anymore. Since we're family, we should face difficulties together. Maybe I can even help you!"

"Alright!" Chen Song said with a helpless compromise. "The company is having some financial problems, but I've already talked to the bank, and the loan should be approved soon."

"Once the bank funds arrive, all the problems will be solved!"

Chen Xiaoxiao smiled and gently tugged at her father's old face, "Old man, why are you being so dishonest?"

"I already knew that. You've been to the bank several times this month alone. If the loan application goes smoothly, do you really need to go that many times?"

"Besides, if the bank were willing to lend, they would have done so long ago. Is it really necessary to drag it out for so long?"

"If you don't tell me the truth, it means you don't treat me like your daughter, and then I'll get angry!"

Chen Xiaoxiao is cute but fierce.

"Alright, alright, I surrender. Fine, I'm scared of you, okay?" This time, Chen Song's helplessness was genuine, but he still wore a doting smile. "After a year of university, you're different! You're so clever!"

"The company hasn't been doing well in recent years. Our products are too low-end. We used to be able to survive by relying on our low-price advantage, but that's no longer possible!"

"People's living standards have improved over the years, and the lower the price of our products, the cheaper they seem. They no longer look down on such cheap and low-end things."

"I've considered making higher-end products, but the brand competition is too fierce now. Without a strong brand to support us, it would be very difficult to succeed, and the investment could very well result in a complete loss."

"I also considered adjusting the price, but after thinking it over, I still felt it wouldn't make much sense."

"Blindly raising prices will not only fail to attract new users, but may also lead to the loss of existing users, which would be a disaster!"

Seeing his daughter remain silent, he teased, "See? You had to ask anyway, now you're annoyed, aren't you?"

"The more people know, the more trouble they'll cause, so why bother?"

"This is different!" Chen Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, then asked, "Dad, what's the current funding gap?"

"More than ten million!" Chen Song felt instantly relieved after telling his daughter the truth. "But I'm not considering solving this problem."

"Given the company's current situation, even if the bank loan is approved, it won't make much difference. It will only delay things for a while, and the final result will still be the same."

"I'm planning to sell the company along with the factory!"

"I've calculated it. After paying off all the bills, the remaining money will be enough for our family to live a good life."

"Sold?" Chen Xiaoxiao suddenly stood up, her beautiful eyes widening. "How can this be?!"

"Chenxiao is the culmination of your and Mom's life's work, how can you sell it?"

She paced back and forth, finally making up her mind. "Dad, wait for me a moment, I'm going to make a phone call!"

After saying that, he left like a whirlwind.

"This girl is so impulsive. She's a young lady, and she doesn't know how to be more mature at her age."

Chen Song looked towards the door and sighed deeply.

How could he not feel heartbroken to sell the fruits of his life's labor so easily?

But he really had no other choice. While there was still someone willing to take it over, he could at least ensure that his family would have enough to eat and wear after selling it.

If you are unwilling to make the painful decision and force yourself to continue, you may end up with nothing and even a mountain of debt!

A dozen minutes later, Chen Xiaoxiao returned to the office, her face slightly flushed and a sweet smile on her lips.

She quickly stepped forward and sat down next to her father, saying mysteriously, "Dad, if we could partner with a big company, wouldn't all our problems be solved?"

Chen Song was taken aback again, then chuckled and said, "That depends on how big this 'big company' you're talking about is!"

He took his daughter's words as casual remarks. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but rather that he couldn't find suitable partners. Why would a big company cooperate with him?

Chen Xiaoxiao blinked her beautiful eyes. "Is the Alluring Makeup set big enough?"

"Qingcheng Beauty?" Chen Song was slightly moved. As a fellow professional, he naturally knew about Qingcheng Beauty in Donghai. "Girl, do you mean we should cooperate with Qingcheng Beauty?"

"Are you dreaming?"

"Why would Qingcheng Beauty cooperate with us? Our company is so lousy, if I were to visit them in person, I probably wouldn't even be able to get in the door!"

"Dad, don't worry about that!" Chen Xiaoxiao said with a bright smile. "I just want to ask you, if we cooperate, can it solve our family company's problems?"

"Yes, that's amazing!" Chen Song, infected by his daughter's enthusiasm, also chuckled. "But it depends on the specifics of how we cooperate."

"What, you're not trying to tell me you know someone at Qingcheng Beauty and can convince them to cooperate with us, are you?"

"You brat, you only interned at Qingcheng Beauty for a few days, and you think you're all that capable?"

"Stop teasing Dad, you're getting me all excited, I almost believed it!"