Upon hearing this, Xiao Changqing remained silent.

He shook his head, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

He didn't know if Comrade Gu had told Yu Mingxiang his identity, and he was afraid that if he rashly revealed the truth, it would arouse Yu Mingxiang's suspicion.

However, he really wanted to cooperate with Yu Mingxiang's pharmacy.

After all, the plasters produced by Yu's Pharmacy were certified as high-quality medicines even by Comrade Gu. He wanted the townspeople to have access to good plasters, and he also wanted to generate revenue for the town government and the town hospital...

Xiao Changqing's brows furrowed in worry.

Yu Mingxiang: ...

Seeing his reaction, what else is there to not understand?

"Is it inconvenient to say?"

She stammered, "My pharmacy really isn't under the jurisdiction of the town, but is it really inconvenient for me to even say which department it belongs to?"

Xiao Changqing smiled wryly, "This... is probably not convenient to say."

Yu Mingxiang's doubts deepened. "If you can't even tell me this, how am I supposed to help you with the report? A report needs a heading, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Changqing remained silent.

He pursed his lips and remained silent for a moment before saying, "It's really not convenient for Comrade Yu to know for the time being. However, as long as Comrade Yu has the intention to cooperate with us, we can sign a letter of intent first, and then I will send a telegram to you to seek the opinions of the higher-ups."

Upon hearing this, Yu Mingxiang exclaimed, "!!!"

They left me speechless.

Isn't it just a matter of the affiliation of a pharmacy?

Her small plaster shop, located in a rural courtyard, is not affiliated with the town, but at most with the city. What's so inconvenient about that?

Yu Mingxiang wasn't one to pry into things. Seeing that Xiao Changqing and the old dean were unwilling to talk about it, and wanting to facilitate the cooperation, she chose to ignore the issue and directly discuss the details of the cooperation with them.

The town hospital used to order 500 plasters from her at a time.

To Yu Mingxiang's surprise, Xiao Changqing and the old dean immediately asked for 20,000 plasters!

20,000 plasters for treating common ailments in Northeast China, such as rheumatism.

As per previous practice, the town hospital will continue to provide the raw materials needed for the order, while Yu's Pharmacy will only be responsible for processing them.

Yu Mingxiang used to sell plasters to the town hospital for three cents a plaster. However, that three cents a plaster included the cost of raw materials. Now, the town hospital provides the raw materials, and considering the processing fees she incurred for producing the previous batch of plasters, so...

"The processing fee is still five cents per piece."

Yu Mingxiang pondered for a moment, then said.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Changqing was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Really?"

"Um."

Yu Mingxiang nodded, "The workers in my workshop are all from impoverished households in the village. Since you're supporting my business, I feel bad about taking more money from you than five cents!"

The initial investment of 20,000 plasters has already been recouped after delivery.

Even if the processing fee is only five cents per patch, her net profit can still reach 50%.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Changqing and the old dean's eyes reddened with emotion.

They had already calculated the cost of raw materials privately. By going through the town hospital, the cost of raw materials for one plaster was only 15 cents. With a processing fee of 5 cents, the total cost was only 20 cents.

The town hospital charges 35 cents for a single plaster.

This is the price of a normal plaster, roughly the same as plasters produced by other pharmaceutical companies.

Based on this calculation, the profit margin for each plaster is 15 cents.

Even if they distribute the patches to Watou Town Hospital for three cents each, they still make a profit of one cent!