CHAPTER 897: CHAPTER 873: TENFOLD REFUND

Hao Zhigang and Brother Jin stood in Jiang Xiaoxiao’s alchemy room, both gaping in shock, while the little brothers behind them were too stunned to speak.

Three of the room’s four walls were fitted with shelves stretching from floor to ceiling.

The shelves were filled to the brim with various bottles and jars.

Each bottle had a sticky note affixed to it, indicating what type of elixir was inside.

The problem was that the quantity of elixirs was just too much.

Far beyond their imagination.

Cough suppressant pills, Black Hair Pills, golden sore medicine, children’s digestive pills, Six Flavor Rehmannia Pill, and all sorts of other elixirs.

The most surprising thing was there were also several boxes of ointment said to be Rheumatism Pain Relief Ointment, which supposedly has excellent efficacy for arthritis and rheumatism, but this stuff can’t fetch a high price.

Song Ziyuan rolled her eyes, took one look at their faces, and immediately knew what they were thinking without even having to try. Did they forget who made this stuff?

It was made by her mom, and the things from her mom’s space are guaranteed to be top-notch.

How could this be ordinary Rheumatism Pain Relief Ointment?

"Brother, this is the pamphlet my mom handed over, saying all these medicines must be priced according to what’s stated in there, and not a cent less."

She handed it to Hao Zhigang.

Hao Zhigang took the pamphlet and flipped through it, nearly fainting with disbelief.

"My goodness, Auntie, are you overestimating this market?

The pricing is more than a hundred times the market price; others sell elixirs for ten bucks, and here it’s $1,000.

This is daylight robbery; it feels like our store is on the brink of going bust.

Just look at this lousy Rheumatism Pain Relief Ointment, you’re daring to sell it for $10,000 per day per patch.

Brother Jin glanced at Hao Zhigang’s worried face, peeked at the pamphlet, and burst into laughter.

"Auntie sure has skills. Rare things are valuable, but Auntie’s misunderstood Rheumatism Pain Relief Ointment, right? Auntie, are we selling Rheumatism Pain Relief Ointment or Immortal Elixir?

$10,000 for a patch, I think the Hao family would get beaten when it gets out. Do you believe that after our store opens in a few days, it’ll be deserted?"

Hao Zhigang glared, "My aunt says sell for $10,000 a patch, so it’s $10,000 a patch; less chatter. You can’t deny my aunt’s products are good."

Even for pride, he’s not going to back down; after all, she’s his aunt.

The group moved all the bottles and jars out without saying a word.

Divided the products equally among the three stores, packed into three vehicles, and sent directly to the stores.

All the salespeople in the stores had been carefully selected by Hao Zhigang from pharmaceutical sales.

To create a stunning impression at opening, all hired were young, pretty girls.

Wearing matching medieval-style uniforms, the shop seemed to have leveled up.

After arranging the elixirs and various ointments overnight, the festive drum team arrived noisily the next morning, ready for the grand opening.

And Jiang Xiaoxiao, having rested overnight, arrived at the scene with the old lady; they were the main people of the Hao family, of course, they had to support their own.

On any given day, countless pharmacies in West City open, their opening like a pebble in the ocean, not even stirring a trace of waves, unnoticed.

Aside from their family setting off firecrackers and beating drums, drawing some onlookers.

No one even showed up to congratulate them.

Someone asked!

Feng family, didn’t they even send a flower basket?

Feng family obviously didn’t send a basket, waiting to offer help in the snow.

What’s the point of sending a flower basket now?

They want to recruit that aunt from the Hao family, to hold onto, to make her their core pharmacist.

Everyone was waiting for the spectacle.

On the opening day, a few people ventured into the store, some thinking there’d be discounts on the elixirs at a newly opened store.

So they came in to see if there was anything to buy, only to leave with a profound expression after seeing the prices.

Many left, muttering curses.

"Is your boss crazy with poverty? Price tags like these, who’s buying? Other stores sell cough suppressant pills for just $20 a bottle, and you have them at $2,000 a bottle. That’s insane."

"Treating us like fools."

"Stores like this are doing one-shot deals, doomed to close soon."

Amidst the curses, the store didn’t sell a single bottle on the first day.

Three days post-opening, the three stores hadn’t seen a penny in sales.

Hao Zhigang was so worried, he furrowed his brows tightly, enough to crush a fly.

Hao Zhigang urgently found Jiang Xiaoxiao.

"Aunt, three days post-opening, our store hasn’t earned a penny. Many look but don’t buy. Everyone’s saying the prices are too high, can we consider lowering them?

Even if it’s just slightly higher than others, your pricing is just too outrageous."

Hao Zhigang couldn’t be more anxious.

He planned to make a big splash with these three stores, but here they were.

Three days without selling a penny, now he’s bleeding money on staff and rent.

Though his aunt isn’t short on cash, casually brewing some Super Grade elixirs brings instant earnings.

But that’s his aunt’s trump card; if she leaves one day.

What will the Hao family rely on to survive?

Besides, even if others don’t know, surely he does!

Their family ties aren’t strong.

If he doesn’t have ability to support the business, when the aunt leaves eventually;

The Hao family would be finished.

Jiang Xiaoxiao calmly laughed, "Seems even fine wine fears a deep alley, so now you contact the newspaper, and from today, launch ads in newspapers and TV."

Hao Zhigang eagerly nodded.

Advertising is great, it will make more people aware of their store.

"Alright! No problem, but should we lower the drug prices?"

That’s the real issue.

"Who said we should lower prices? You run those ads, we offer a huge reward for long-term rheumatism and chronic cough patients, guaranteed effective with one dose, or tenfold refund."

Jiang Xiaoxiao’s words left Hao Zhigang dumbfounded.

Though he’s seen Jiang Xiaoxiao’s alchemy skills, isn’t this just boasting?

The world has many incurable diseases, rheumatism and chronic cough being notoriously hard to treat.

Even tenth-grade elixirs may not cure them, yet his aunt claims efficacy with a single dose, and offers a tenfold refund.

Suddenly, he felt the leftover money in his pockets about to fly away.