Chapter 1212: Invest Early
Yang Haoran was certainly capable of scamming people, but scamming his friends was something he would never do.
Since Yun Yao had been so generous in giving him the Deep Sea Snow Jade, he naturally wouldn't be stingy either. In his eyes, relationships were reciprocal: if others treated you well, you should treat them well in return.
"Heehee, what's this?"
Yun Yao asked with a giggle. In truth, she already knew what was inside the porcelain bottle, because a label was affixed to it. With the bottle so close, even if she were nearsighted, she could clearly make out what was written on the label.
Moreover, even without a label, she would still have guessed what was inside. She was quite familiar with these porcelain bottles; Pharmacists almost exclusively used them for Dānyào, so she naturally recognized it.
And since Yang Haoran ran an apothecary, giving her such a porcelain bottle in this context, it was obvious what it contained.
Though she knew, it didn't stop Yun Yao from asking. Perhaps she found it more amusing that way.
"This contains twenty Dānyào for healing. They were crafted by a Spirit Medicine expert, and their effects are quite remarkable. This is a gift of friendship from me; I hope you won't refuse it."
Gu Yi, standing nearby, couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise. Healing Dānyào crafted by a Spirit Medicine expert were already incredibly valuable, even a single one. To give away twenty at once. . . their worth was beyond imagination. Yet Yang Haoran had actually given Yun Yao twenty in one go. How could she not be astonished?
This was no small fortune. As the acting manager of Jingran Pharmacy, she couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
Compared to Gu Yi's astonishment, Yun Yao was utterly delighted, and her joy was plainly written across her face, her smile radiating even brighter than before.
"Heehee, since you've put it that way, of course I won't stand on ceremony. This is far more useful than that useless rock. After all, this can save my life, while that broken rock can only save others'."
Yun Yao accepted the porcelain bottle with a radiant smile. From her expression, it was clear she was genuinely overjoyed.
"Haha, the Dānyào are just one part of the gift. I have two more presents for you."
Yang Haoran's words made Yun Yao pause, then she quickly reacted, her face alight with excitement as she spoke to Yang Haoran.
"What other gifts? Hurry, take them out! Hurry, take them out!"
Yang Haoran didn't keep her in suspense, merely smiling faintly as he said.
"Haha, for the second gift: from now on, any item you bring to our shop for appraisal, no matter its value, will be appraised free of charge. As for the third gift: from now on, you'll receive a forty percent discount on any medicine you purchase from our Jingran Pharmacy. These are two gifts, and also two promises. As long as my Jingran Pharmacy remains open, these two promises will be eternally valid."
Yang Haoran's words simultaneously startled both Gu Yi and Yun Yao. Neither of them had expected him to make such a decision.
Gu Yi felt that Yang Haoran was being far too generous. Even if the Deep Sea Snow Jade was precious, it certainly wasn't worth Yang Haoran doing something like this, because in the long run, their Jingran Pharmacy would definitely be at a disadvantage.
However, Yang Haoran was the boss, so of course she wouldn't gainsay his decision, especially not in this situation. Thus, even though she felt it was a significant loss, she remained silent.
Yun Yao similarly felt that Yang Haoran's gift was rather substantial. Her previously excited expression had vanished, replaced by a look of embarrassment.
"This. . . this isn't quite right, is it?"
Yang Haoran gently shook his head, then smiled faintly.
"There's nothing wrong with it. After all, I can afford it. Didn't you just tell me not to be so wishy-washy? Now why are you. . ."
Before Yang Haoran could finish speaking, Yun Yao interrupted him with a raised hand. Yun Yao, with a serious and remarkably mature expression, declared.
"You don't need to say anything more, I understand. I accept your gifts. Do you have membership cards here? I want to get a card, I want to load money onto it, I want to spend!"
Yang Haoran's expression remained unchanged, as he replied with a faint smile.
"Haha, not at the moment. Whether we will in the future, I'm not sure yet. But you can just come and 'swipe' your face card."
Yun Yao spread her hands, her expression seeming to tell Yang Haoran, "If you can't get a card here, then don't blame me. " But soon after, her brilliant smile returned.
"Hehe, alright, I'll stop chatting idly with you. If we keep talking, those guys outside are surely going to get annoyed again, and everything you just did for them will have been in vain. Since you're here to restock today, you'll undoubtedly have many things to attend to next. I won't hold you up any longer."
With these words, Yun Yao turned and left.
"Haha, I'll see you out."
Yang Haoran smiled as he spoke, preparing to escort Yun Yao part of the way.
"No need. Do you really think I'm some little girl who anyone can bully?"
Yang Haoran didn't stop because of Yun Yao's words; instead, he quickly walked up beside her. Seeing this, Yun Yao giggled, and didn't insist that Yang Haoran stop.
Seeing this, Gu Yi also quickly followed. Since her own boss was personally seeing Yun Yao off, she, as the acting manager, naturally couldn't just stand there idly.
Upon reaching the shop entrance, Yun Yao stopped, and Yang Haoran and Gu Yi stopped with her.
"Boss, I'll go attend to the customers. You two take your time talking."
Gu Yi said respectfully to Yang Haoran. After seeing Yang Haoran nod in agreement, she went to greet the customers lining up at the entrance. Since Ban Kui was guarding the rear of the line, this task could only fall to her, the acting manager. They couldn't possibly have Yang Haoran, the boss, do it, could they?
"You can see me off here. Since we're already friends, there's no need to be so polite. " Yun Yao said with a smile.
"Alright, take care. We'll meet again when fate allows. " Yang Haoran replied with a smile.
"Heehee, that day will come. But before it does, both you and I need to survive this chaotic era."
Yun Yao said with a giggle, while Yang Haoran merely nodded gently, the faint smile on his face unwavering.
Under Yang Haoran's gaze, Yun Yao departed. After walking some distance, she turned back and waved at him with a giggle, bidding him farewell once more before finally disappearing completely from his sight.
Yang Haoran had a good impression of this young lady who appeared to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. As for why he was so generous towards Yun Yao, there were naturally reasons for it. One reason was that Yun Yao had also been very generous towards him, and as a man, he naturally couldn't be petty.
Another reason was that the Deep Sea Snow Jade was indeed extremely important to him at the moment.
In Yun Yao's eyes, the Deep Sea Snow Jade was a useless chicken rib, but in his eyes, it was a priceless treasure. Although he himself couldn't use the Deep Sea Snow Jade, someone close to him could, and was waiting for it to save a life.
This person was none other than Old Master Wu, who had been with him for many years.
Old Master Wu's health was deteriorating day by day. If not for the extraordinary power within him, which ordinary people lacked, coupled with his successful Open Soul to Heaven Soul, and the Dānyào for prolonging life refined for him by Feng Xiao, he wouldn't have survived until now.
If Old Master Wu hadn't become a Night Watcher back then, and had continued to live as an ordinary person, he would certainly have already departed this world due to the aging of his physical body.
After becoming a Night Watcher, the power within him had slowed the rate of his physical aging, but he still faced the threat of death.
Yang Haoran knew that Old Master Wu's physical body wouldn't last much longer, so he had to find a way to change that. This was a promise he had made to Old Master Wu back then; regardless of whether Old Master Wu still remembered the promise he made, at least Yang Haoran hadn't forgotten it.
According to Yang Haoran's plan, after achieving success in Gu Mo City, he intended to seek Luo Yao's help to make Old Master Wu a true Underworld Official. This way, Old Master Wu's body could be transformed, granting him a physical form that would not perish from natural causes.
However, his most pressing concern at the moment was that Old Master Wu's body might not last until that day, so he had to find other methods to extend Old Master Wu's life.
The life-prolonging Dānyào refined by Feng Xiao for Old Master Wu had limitations; repeated consumption would not yield further life-extending effects. Therefore, to extend Old Master Wu's life, he had to find another solution. Either seek out life-prolonging Dānyào that Old Master Wu hadn't taken before, or find other life-extending items.
The appearance of the Deep Sea Snow Jade gave him hope. Forget about Yun Yao not thinking highly of the Deep Sea Snow Jade; even if she cherished it dearly, he would have done everything in his power today to acquire it from her, no matter the astronomical cost.
Besides these two reasons, there was one more, a very important one, for his extreme generosity towards Yun Yao.
This reason was certainly not because he wanted to flirt with Yun Yao, but because he felt Yun Yao was extraordinary, worthy of a significant investment from him.
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