Fu Yuling approached the elderly man with confidence, shook hands with him, and slightly bowed.
Luo Xiao clearly knew this person and nodded in greeting.
The elderly man gestured for them to sit down before they began their discussion.
“So this is the brave young girl you mentioned before! Not bad.”
Upon hearing the praise, Fu Yuling smiled and exchanged a few polite words, “Not at all, I still have a long way to go compared to you.”
The old man remained composed and pondered for a moment before saying, “I won’t beat around the bush with you. Luo Xiao has told me about your plans, and I am very interested. Today, I just want to see the outcome of the production.”
It was exactly what Fu Yuling wanted, straightforward.
“Sure, shall we go to the factory first and have a look?”
When it came to manufacturing, she preferred to go directly to the factory to create samples.
Luo Xiao had already introduced her to this person before they arrived. This elderly man’s name was Old Nan, and he owned a food production factory. They basically had everything Fu Yuling needed.
Old Nan led the two of them inside the factory. There weren’t many people inside, and most of them were men doing mechanical work.
That made sense. In this era, having a job in a factory was enough to show off.
They arrived in a smaller room where everything was already prepared.
There was a basket of oranges and some sugar. Fu Yuling first took the oranges and cleaned them in a basin of water. Then she picked up the knife and started cutting them open, revealing the tender and juicy flesh inside. She used a spoon to scoop out the pulp and put it into a jar. Fu Yuling tasted a bit. It had the authentic taste of oranges.
But this would easily spoil. She picked up a food preservative from the side and started adding it in the right proportions. She also added a few spoons of sugar.
The taste became less authentic due to the addition of many ingredients, far from the original taste.
Fu Yuling frowned and kept adjusting the flavor.
Luo Xiao and Old Nan watched nervously. When Luo Xiao shared this idea with Old Nan, they had experimented with it, but no matter how they made it, the texture wasn’t right.
There was nothing they could do but invite Fu Yuling to help.
An hour passed like this. During this period, she had someone buy a lot of things.
Now, Fu Yuling finally stopped her hands. By this time, she was covered in sweat.
For an hour, she had been moving non-stop, so busy that she didn’t pay attention to anything else.
Finally, she managed to make the canned product. Although the process sounded simple, she tried her best to maintain the freshness and quality.
She brought over a bowl and placed it in front of them. “Try it.”
Old Nan couldn’t wait and took a bite. The taste had the sourness of oranges but also an additional sweetness that didn’t belong to oranges. The two flavors exploded in the taste buds.
A single bite can make you feel happy.
Seeing this, Luo Xiao also took a bite.
He fell silent. The taste was so good. Ignoring Old Nan’s excitement, he ate the remaining pieces.
Old Nan just didn’t pay attention for a moment, and when he looked over again, the plate was already empty. He was so angry that he pointed at Luo Xiao, then once again felt angry.
Luo Xiao didn’t mind and continued putting the last piece in his mouth.
“I’m here, and I can’t escape. What’s wrong with eating a bit?”
“Luo Xiao! Get lost!” Old Nan roared.
“So petty.”
Luo Xiao couldn’t control himself and reached out to touch his hair, but his hand froze for a moment, and he put it down gracefully.
When he saw the few scarce strands of hair on Old Nan’s head, he couldn’t help but laugh inwardly and muttered to himself.
“Who’s balder than me!”
Fu Yuling facepalmed at his words. This guy.
