jdhmnovel Chapter 378 You get what you pay for!
Chapter 378 You get what you pay for!
Qiao Lingyue nodded: "Please invite them in!"
The young soldier left and invited an elderly couple inside.
Qiao Lingyue asked, "Where are your children? They need to come over so I can see them in person and confirm they need the fertility pills before we sell them!"
The couple looked embarrassed: "No, we don't have children!"
Qiao Lingyue suddenly realized: "It's okay, you two aren't very old, it's no problem at all if you want to have a child! Hold out your hands, let me take your pulses!"
The man hesitated for a moment, then gave the woman a wink: "I should be fine, you can show it to my wife!"
Qiao Lingyue looked displeased, but still placed his fingers on the woman's wrist.
Ask in as gentle a tone as possible: "How old are you?"
"Three, thirty-eight!"
Qiao Manman glanced at her in surprise, thinking to herself that with her full head of white hair, she could easily pass for fifty-eight!
"Hmm, there's nothing wrong. It's just that I've been working too much and it's worn me out. With proper care, there's still a possibility of me getting pregnant."
"Doctor, what do you mean? Even if I take the fertility pills, I might not get pregnant?" the man asked anxiously.
Qiao Lingyue glared at him: "Hand!"
The man pulled the woman up, plopped her down in a chair, and patted his chest, swearing, "I'll definitely be fine!"
Qiao Lingyue's pulse diagnosis revealed that the problem was more pronounced in men than women: "You..."
"I told you I was fine, just give her a fertility pill!"
Qiao Lingyue said, "She can have a baby as long as she gets her body in good condition, but you can't."
"You!" The man raised his fist, about to smash it into Qiao Lingyue's head.
Qiao Manman grabbed his wrist, squeezing his hand bones until they ached: "Don't you know whether you can have children or not? What, did I touch a sore spot?"
The man's face was deathly pale, and he gritted his teeth in pain.
Qiao Manman shoved the man aside. The man looked panicked and crouched in the corner like a quail.
Hearing the commotion, the young soldier at the door came in and dragged the person out.
The woman pleaded, "Doctor, doctor, he didn't do it on purpose. He just wanted a son so badly that he couldn't control his temper."
Please, let him go!
Qiao Manman asked, "Judging from your clothes, you don't seem to be living a very comfortable life. Haven't you thought about getting a divorce and finding another family?"
The woman cried, her eyes brimming with tears: "I can't have children. Besides Tu Gen, who else would want me!"
Qiao Manman knew she couldn't persuade this person, so she spoke frankly: "There are two kinds of fertility pills. One costs 100 yuan per pill, and you and your husband need to take them at the same time, which costs 200 yuan. It can guarantee that you will have twins, but it cannot guarantee whether they will be boys or girls."
Another type costs ten yuan per pill. If you're lucky, two pills will help you conceive. If you're unlucky, you'll need to take fifteen or sixteen pills to get pregnant.
You can choose which one you want to buy.
"Ah, so expensive?"
"You should have inquired before you came. The premium fertility pills are 100 each, no deception."
The regular fertility pills were developed later; they are effective, but not as good.
Given your physical condition, you'll likely need to take eight or more pills!
Qiao Lingyue suggested, "Or you could come to me to help regulate your body. After a year or two, you might be able to get pregnant."
In terms of price, it's also cheaper than taking fertility pills.
"Young man, as you can see, our conditions are not great. Could you give us a discount?"
"I'm sorry, I can't! The Fertility Pill uses very precious medicinal herbs, and the cost alone is over ninety yuan. It's also very difficult to find even one pill."
If you think it's too expensive, you can buy the regular ones and try your luck.
Qiao Manman offered sincere advice, but the couple refused to accept it.
They exchanged a glance, and the woman pulled a scroll from her pocket. She opened it with trembling hands; inside were large bills and smaller denominations.
After counting for more than a minute, she reluctantly handed the money to Qiao Lingyue: "Here's two hundred yuan. We want the best fertility pills!"
The man asked, "Are you sure it can help me have a baby? If it doesn't work, I'll smash up your hospital!"
"It will take anywhere from one month to two or three months to conceive. It could be a boy and a girl, or two boys or two girls."
"If you can accept this, I'll give you the medicine. If you can't, take your money back."
"Isn't there a medicine that can help one have a son?"
"no!"
The man gritted his teeth: "Fine, give me the fertility pill. I refuse to believe I can't have a son!"
Qiao Lingyue called the hospital's finance department to collect the money and write a receipt. After confirming that there were no problems, she registered the patient's information and made a medical record. Only then did she take out a small porcelain bottle from the locked cabinet and pour out two fertility pills.
"Eat up, one for each of you!"
"Let's take it home and eat it!"
"Ikuko-maru is not allowed to leave this room!"
Qiao Lingyue pointed outside, and the young soldier at the door immediately tightened his grip on his gun with a wary expression.
The couple shuddered and quickly put the fertility pill in their mouths. The pill melted instantly in their mouths and went down with a gulp.
Qiao Lingyue waved his hand: "Go back and do less work, eat more meat!"
"Okay, thank you, doctor."
As the man stepped outside, he whispered, "My god, that scared me to death! Why are there so many problems just from buying medicine!"
The woman complained, "You even said that wearing cheap clothes would make people get a good deal? Look at those people's faces, they're so heartless!"
This money is what we've saved up for seven or eight years. If we can't get pregnant, it'll all be for nothing!
"Don't overthink it, the medicine must be effective, otherwise they wouldn't dare to sell it for such a high price."
See that young man by the door? He's carrying a real gun. He's probably guarding the door to prevent spies from stealing the medicine formula.
The man pulled the woman's arm and walked forward: "There might be a lot of soldiers hiding in the shadows. Let's hurry home!"
The woman nodded and jogged to catch up.
Qiao Manman cut off the voice in her mind, took out several porcelain bottles from her canvas bag, which were full of top-grade fertility pills, a total of two hundred pills.
Just as Qiao Lingyue put the fertility pills away, someone else came in.
This time it was even more efficient; he paid for the medicine and left without any objections.
Qiao Manman also said, "Look at the ordinary ones. You two are young and in good health, so two or three times should be enough."
The two of them replied unequivocally: "You get what you pay for!"
Qiao Manman was speechless and could only let them be.
After everyone left, he asked Qiao Lingyue, "Master, it's not like all the people you've been entertaining lately have been asking for premium fertility pills, is it?"
Qiao Lingyue gave her a look: "What do you think?"
Qiao Manman was convinced, utterly convinced: "What's the point of us working ourselves to the bone to reduce costs and developing an ordinary fertility pill?"
Isn't it all just to make fertility pills available to more ordinary people?
Qiao Lingyue chuckled: "Those who can be found in the first place are no ordinary people!"
Qiao Manman pouted, accepting this explanation. She pulled a box of pastries from her pocket: "Please try some, I made them myself!"
Qiao Lingyue took a slip of paper out of the drawer: "No rush, what do you think of these names?"
Qiao Chenxi, Qiao Yifan, Qiao Jiayou...
"They're both fine, but I prefer Chenxi and Jiayou."
"Then I'll choose these two!" He said, taking out a letter and writing the two names in the blank space at the end: "Take this and send it to your father!"