Chapter 509: Han Yunxi, you’re the one robbing us outright (1/2)

Chapter 509: Han Yunxi, you’re the one robbing us outright

Once his wrath settled down, Mu Yingdong had to admit that Han Yunxi was smart. She had settled for the lowest price instead of anything lower, which he never would’ve accepted. If he suffered losses from this trade, he would rather the disgraceful deals with the black market be exposed, but the baseline price helped them break even as a form of solace in lieu of missed profits.

Still, the lingering regrets for what might have been left a pent-up taste in his mouth. Mu Yingdong thought it over before finding comfort in the fact that there was no way Han Yunxi could store such a large quantity of ingredients successfully. Most likely, she’d be forced to sell some off for silver before they all spoiled. He gained a bit of satisfaction from the thought.

Thus, Mu Yingdong comfortably agreed to the deal. “Heheh, of course this old man has to give Qin Wangfei face. If it’s eighty percent, then eighty percent discount it is. This can tentatively be considered Pill Fiend Pharmacy’s congratulatory gift.”

Who ever heard of accepting money for congratulatory gifts? Han Yunxi could only curse Mu Yingdong in her heart for being shameless. Thus, she decided to do something even worse to sent him into the depths of despair!

She said, “I’ll take 50 dan of all 300 types of ingredients. They’ll be purchased wholesale and stocked at start of every month. Stock will come in this month first, with the payment to follow the month after…”

Mu Yingdong’s face had already turned black at her words, but Han Yunxi remained serious. “We’ll pay for as much as we buy. Mu Clan Head, you don’t need to worry. This wangfei can promise under His Highness’s name that I’ll never go back on my words!”

Long Feiye nearly spat out the tea in his mouth, but simply coughed lightly a few times and agreed. “Approved.”

Han Yunxi was thrilled and continued, “Of course, we both need to sign an agreement for insurance. If the price of the ingredients drop, the Mu Clan needs to promise Pill Fiend Pharmacy that it’ll make up for the losses in value.”

Now it wasn’t just Mu Yingdong’s face turning black, but his vision as well. He felt like he was about to faint.

Han Yunxi! You’re the one robbing us outright!

Mu Yingdong stared slack-jawed at her in silence, while Mu Chaoran’s head was hanging so low that it was nearly buried in his pants. He knew that he’d lost all chances to rise in the Mu Clan. Meanwhile, neither of the Wang-Xie duo dared to make a peep. They only hoped that esteemed wangfei would spare them a bit more after taking such a big chunk out of the Mu Clan.

Leaving aside any potential profits lost from the fixed price, a contract like that would lock them into losing the very pants off their legs. Moreover, Qin Wangfei had ordered such massive quantities that it’d take her a year or two to sell off all her goods. But in recent years, the price of ingredients had only been increasing, not dropping. She might call the agreement something as nice as an ‘insurance,’ but it meant that the Mu Clan wouldn’t benefit from any price hikes in ingredient costs while suffering from compensation feeds when the market price dropped! For example, if the price of ingredients rose after a year, the Mu Clan could only sell Pill Fiend Pharmacy their ingredients at the current price. But if the price of ingredients fell, then they’d have to cut the listed price to match.

Han Yunxi must have invented the saying, ‘steady profits without loss!’

“Mu Clan Head, if you think there’s no problems, let’s put everything on paper?” Han Yunxi asked, before adding, “We’ll write everything down clearly so we can start transferring the dan. The first dan will be paid for as soon as it arrives along with the list.”

The list that Mu Yingdong wanted was naturally Zhangsun Zelin’s records of the black market drug trade. Despite being forced to show himself in person, he hadn’t made a single mention of the black market matters while here. Instead, he used a highfalutin reason to award Pill Fiend Pharmacy a medicine token and made everything seem like a normal business deal. It was testament to his experience and solid skills as a clan head. Unfortunately, all the skill in the world couldn’t save him from being the victim in the end. Han Yunxi seized hold of his limits and made him retreat from the battle.

Seeing Mu Yingdong’s somewhat regretful face, Long Feiye said coldly, “Mu Clan Head, how is it?”

His Highness Duke of Qin’s words held much more weight than Qin Wangfei. Mu Yingdong lifted his head to look at him before weighing the costs of going back on his promise. Leaving aside Long Feiye’s future movements regarding Tianning’s three-way split, there was also the issue of Mute Granny. Heaven knows why the couple was buying so much medicine either, much less how much they already knew and what else they were planning. After some hesitant wavering, Mu Yingdong came to an eventual compromise.

“Your Highness Duke of Qin certainly knows how to joke,” Mu Yingdong cleverly gave Han Yunxi a platform to descend from her lofty stance. “Esteemed wangfei, let’s write up the agreement.”

Han Yunxi knew to stop before she took it too far, so she said, “Someone come, bring the ink and brushes!”

Just like that, Han Yunxi used the name of Pill Fiend Pharmacy to write out a lengthy contract with the Mu Clan, thus securing a supply of goods at a fixed price. The sales of Pill Fiend Pharmacy were controlled at a price level acceptable to the majority, forcing Medicine City and other similar markets to lower their prices to match. Nobody suffered any losses, but only made slightly less profits than before. Because of this, Han Yunxi offended no end of people, but she didn’t mind. She considered medicinal ingredients to be as necessary as rice to the general populace. The prices had to be reasonable! Soon enough, the public was praising Pill Fiend Pharmacy as the best pharmacy in the market.

Of course, all of that came later. After signing the agreement, Mu Yingdong left with Mu Chaoran in a huff. The Wang and Xie Clan representatives were left gaping in their wake, their painstaking preparations all for naught.

“The two of you, drink tea,” Han Yunxi invited politely.