Chapter 353 I Was Wrong

Li Banxia sighed, feeling a tightness in her chest as she thought about the countless white hairs that had sprouted among Lao San's thick black hair in such a short time.

The third brother is only twenty-three at most.

"Maybe in a couple of years he'll lose interest and stop making a fuss..."

Aunt Qiu smiled, but stopped mid-sentence when she noticed Li Banxia's strange expression. She looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Li Banxia told Aunt Qiu about the white hair, and Aunt Qiu remained silent for a while before sighing as well.

"That silly boy!"

With a renewed sense of purpose, Su Laosan worked with even more energy, and his spirits visibly lifted. His cousins ​​were pleased to see this. However, whenever they encountered something attractive, delicious, or fun, this younger cousin would mutter, "If Erniu were here, she would definitely love it..."

A month has passed since Li Banxia opened her health spa, and there are still only a handful of customers.

The promise of one person spreading the word to ten, and ten to a hundred, seems to be not so easy.

In the morning, Li's father would sit for a while, teaching the apprentices Li Banxia had recruited. In the afternoon, when he had nothing to do, he would go home to accompany Li's mother, and then take a car back early the next morning.

He didn't mind the trouble, and even though Li's mother nagged him several times, he still happily ran around every day.

That day, Xu Ying brought a few friends over and informed Li Banxia in advance.

These people are all shrewd. Look at Xu Ying, she said she was treating them to dinner, but then she took them to an obscure health center. And look at her winking and introducing the doctor on duty, saying that he was her savior.

Everyone understood immediately, and they all smiled and cooperated with her, as if to repay Xu Ying's favor.

Li's father noticed the subtle differences in their expressions and smiled as he took their pulses, pointing out their health problems and recommending suitable medicinal porridge and dishes.

At first, the first person to have their pulse taken thought that Li's father had gotten lucky by accident, and that sitting in the clinic was just a sales tactic. They didn't pay much attention to the food he recommended.

To everyone's surprise, the second, the third, and the fourth person appeared. The astonishment in their eyes grew more and more obvious. They exchanged glances and began to take the old man in front of them seriously.

While waiting for their meal in a private room led by the waiter, the group surrounded Xu Ying, asking, "Who is this old gentleman? We've never heard of him before?"

"You...really recovered after taking the prescription he gave you?"

Xu Ying picked up the teapot and poured tea for the group, then pushed it to each of them in turn.

Smiling, he introduced, "Dr. Li's ancestors were quite remarkable. Later, due to the war, they fell into poverty and became itinerant doctors. He was very quick and accurate in administering medicine, quite skilled. I can't hide the extent of the damage that medicine has done to my body from others, you all know that..."

She spun around to show them, smiling as she said, "It's at least 70-80% better now."

"So you can still have children?"

Someone's eyes lit up as they stared at Xu Ying and asked a question. After asking, they realized it was impolite and quickly explained.

"I have a cousin who, when she was young, was immature and took medication that damaged her health. I wonder if I could help this person..."

She blinked, momentarily forgetting the doctor's last name.

"plum."

"Yes, Dr. Li, would you like to take a look?" The man nodded with a smile.

Xu Ying laughed and said, "You don't believe me? Why don't you eat here for a while first? If it's useful, then bring people over. Otherwise, wouldn't I look like a bad person taking advantage of your kindness?"

The group exchanged glances and then laughed.

The man said, "Since you, Miss Xu, recommended us, of course we trust you."

The person said, "My husband gets a stuffy nose and has trouble breathing during seasonal changes. I'll bring him to see a doctor later..."

Others said, "My mom suffers from insomnia and nightmares. She feels like she hasn't slept at all after a night's sleep. She's always complaining of being sleepy and tired. When I have some free time, I bring her here to see the old man."

Xu Ying smiled and said, "Medicinal porridge and dishes with medicinal ingredients are all for health preservation. They are different from taking specific medicines. They won't take effect so quickly. Be prepared, and don't go back and call me a fraud in your heart."

A figure flashed past the window. Xu Ying recognized it as Li Banxia and told them to chat first while she went out to talk to a friend.

She came out of the house and saw Li Banxia waiting for her not far away. She smiled and walked over.

The two chatted and laughed as they went downstairs. Xu Ying instructed Li's father, "Make sure the drug is strong enough, so they can see for themselves how powerful Uncle Li is."

Mr. Li laughed, “This is a health center, not a clinic. We only take care of your health, not treat illnesses.”

"They can only help you attract customers if they are effective quickly."

Xu Ying gave Li Banxia a meaningful look, but Li Banxia pretended to be clueless, which made Xu Ying laugh in exasperation. Good heavens, she was helping them attract customers, and they still acted like they didn't care.

"Li Banxia! Don't underestimate these few women. Their grandfather and grandmother are formidable figures. Taking them down is like taking down those old folks. Do you know how many people would kill for their connections?! Aren't you going to spread the word far and wide?"

The father and daughter visited her together.

Xu Ying, "..."

She rubbed her forehead, thoroughly exasperated by the father and daughter, and said repeatedly, "Fine, fine, so neither of you are in a hurry. You really are capable people, just so arrogant and conceited..."

Li Banxia burst out laughing.

Xu Ying thought about what she had said and smiled.

Mr. Li laughed heartily and said, "You little rascal, how come I never noticed before that you loved to meddle in other people's business?"

Xu Ying choked for a moment.

With a helpless sigh and a shake of his head, he laughed, "I was wrong. You two really didn't intend to turn the health center into a business."

Li Banxia nodded.

Mr. Li nodded, "Pay more attention to physical exercise in your daily life. Treat minor illnesses with rest and conditioning, and for serious illnesses, just let it go if they can be treated or not. The most important thing is to relax your mindset. Being too tense is not good for your health, and you should too."

Xu Ying's smile faltered for a moment before she said, "Yes, thank you for your guidance, Uncle Li."

Li Banxia noticed the kitchen starting to prepare food and reminded Xu Ying.

Xu Ying nodded slightly to the two of them and went back upstairs.

I don't know what Xu Ying said to the group, but these people would come over every few days. Even if they couldn't come in time, they would ask someone to help prepare the food and medicinal porridge and send it over.

Seeing this as a business opportunity, Li Banxia called Xiao Zhanyou to tell him.

"...We could organize veterans who are having trouble finding jobs to try together. Large restaurants have dedicated staff to deliver meals to customers, and our small restaurants can also take on customized meals, delivering them to designated locations at specific times. If small shops want to make more money, customers who are busy or don't want to go out can order in advance and have it delivered to their door..."

Xiao Zhanyou's eyes lit up as he listened, and he affirmed, "It is indeed a novel business opportunity. There is none on the market. Merchants want to make more money, and customers want to save time and are willing to spend money."

"Right? I was thinking that even if each order doesn't bring in much, I can still get three cents. Ten orders would be three dollars, and twenty orders would be sixty dollars. Over a month, the income would be quite considerable."

"right!"

Xiao Zhanyou's eyes lit up even more.

Hearing his increasingly excited voice, Li Banxia smiled and continued explaining her plan, "If you can build a team, cooperate with multiple merchants, negotiate a price for each delivery, then set aside a portion and distribute the rest to your subordinates..."