Back at the Lin family's residence, as Long Xiao entered the living room, he saw a group of people gathered. Among them were Lin family relatives and clients of Lin Group.
Nangong Yue and Lin Shijie were busy entertaining guests, neither of them noticing Long Xiao.
Long Xiao found Lin Xuan and hurriedly asked her about the situation.
"Lin Xuan, what's going on? Why are there so many people here today?"
Lin Xuan pulled Long Xiao towards the door and whispered, "It's all the trouble you've stirred up. These people heard you know Manager Huang and have come to ask for your help in buying 'Beauty Pills'."
"Aren't the 'Beauty Pills' already on general sale? Can't they just buy them at the pharmacy themselves?" Long Xiao asked, puzzled.
"Our pharmaceutical factory's production capacity is limited. Even with overtime, we can only produce over ten thousand boxes a day, and demand far exceeds supply. The scalper price has already soared to ten thousand per box."
Long Xiao hadn't expected that the pills produced from a prescription he casually wrote would be so sought after.
"Can't we find a pharmaceutical factory to cooperate with and have them do contract manufacturing?" Long Xiao suggested.
Lin Xuan shook her head. "Of course not. The prescription must be kept secret. If it were that simple, Lin Group would already have its own pharmaceutical factory and wouldn't need contract manufacturing from others."
"Then we should buy another pharmaceutical factory."
"That's the only way. I'll have someone start inquiring about where we can purchase a factory."
Long Xiao gestured to the people in the living room. "What about these people?"
Lin Xuan smiled. "This is your responsibility. You know Manager Huang, not me."
As the two whispered together, they were soon noticed.
"Long Xiao is back."
Someone announced, and everyone stood up, gathering around Long Xiao.
Nangong Yue called out loudly, "Everyone, don't worry, there's enough for everyone."
Hearing Nangong Yue's words, everyone returned to their seats.
Nangong Yue adopted an arrogant tone. "Long Xiao, our relatives and friends are all here looking for you to get them those 'Beauty Pills'. Hurry up and call Manager Huang! Tell him to send over a batch."
Long Xiao looked at Nangong Yue helplessly. "Mom, I just know Manager Huang. He's not my subordinate. Do you think I can just make a phone call and have him send medicine?"
Before Long Xiao's return, Nangong Yue had bragged that her son-in-law was obedient and did whatever she asked.
Long Xiao's remark caused Nangong Yue to lose her temper. She pointed at Long Xiao and yelled, "Are you daring to talk back to me? I'm telling you, if you can't get the 'Beauty Pills', you can get out!"
Lin Xuan, fearing further escalation of their conflict, quickly stepped forward. "Mom, Long Xiao isn't refusing. Tomorrow, he'll bring back as many as everyone needs."
The Lin family's relatives had always looked down on Long Xiao. This time, they came to seek his help, and each one was still arrogant. Seeing that Long Xiao was reluctant to buy the 'Beauty Pills' for them, they began to vent their dissatisfaction.
Lin Shijie quickly intervened. "Everyone, don't be anxious. I know Manager Huang too. I'll definitely get them for you tomorrow."
After they agreed to collect the products at Lin Group tomorrow afternoon, everyone was satisfied and left the Lin residence one by one.
Once the relatives and friends had left, Nangong Yue continued to lecture Long Xiao until Lin Xuan pulled him into the bedroom.
"Thank you, wife," Long Xiao said, sitting on the sofa in Lin Xuan's bedroom.
Lin Xuan smiled. "Now you know how good I am. Come clean, have you done anything improper with your Sister Luan?"
Long Xiao recounted the entire trip to the capital to Lin Xuan.
After hearing Long Xiao say that the 'Longevity Pill' could extend one's lifespan, Lin Xuan asked, "Do you still have any 'Longevity Pills'?"
Long Xiao took out a glass bottle. "I have four left. Do you want to give Grandpa one?"
Lin Xuan nodded. "Grandpa has always treated me very well since I was little. It's also thanks to him that we are together. I don't want him to leave us too soon."
Long Xiao poured a 'Longevity Pill' from the bottle and handed it to Lin Xuan. "Be absolutely sure not to say I refined it, and don't tell Grandpa it's a 'Longevity Pill'. Otherwise, if his old friends find out, we won't have any peace."
Lin Xuan took the 'Longevity Pill' and nodded. "Don't worry, your wife won't betray you."
After speaking, Lin Xuan felt something strange. Long Xiao embraced her tightly. "Wife, I've been feeling very hurt lately and need comfort."
Looking at Long Xiao's face as he leaned in, Lin Xuan pushed him away. "You scoundrel, you're becoming thicker-skinned."
"You're my wife. What's wrong with a hug?"
Lin Xuan's face blushed. "It's wrong. You're not allowed to hug me without my permission."
"If I can't hug you, can I kiss you?" Long Xiao asked playfully.
"No, get out," Lin Xuan said, pointing at the door.
Long Xiao was kicked out of the bedroom by Lin Xuan. He hummed a cheerful tune as he returned to his own room.
Lin Xuan closed the door, touching her face, and thought, all talk and no action. He's a grown man, but has no courage at all.
The next morning, after Long Xiao finished his morning exercises, he took a taxi to Xinglin Herb Hall. From a distance, he saw the woman in red from yesterday still kneeling at the entrance.
Long Xiao got out of the car, glanced at the woman in red, and prepared to enter Xinglin Herb Hall. The door to Xinglin Herb Hall opened, and Mi Tianfu walked out.
Seeing the woman in red kneeling at the entrance, Mi Tianfu hurried forward to help her up. "Miss, please get up quickly. Let's talk inside about whatever it is."
"If he doesn't agree, I won't get up," the woman in red said.
Mi Tianfu looked at Long Xiao, then at the woman in red. "Agree to what? If you want to marry him, he definitely won't agree, and his wife won't either."
"It's not about marrying him. I want to beg for a pill."
Long Xiao sighed. "Come in, let's talk terms."
With Mi Tianfu's support, the woman in red entered Xinglin Herb Hall.
Upon reaching the reception hall, Long Xiao asked the woman in red to sit down, then examined her. He took out a small bottle from his pocket, extracted a pill, and threw it to her. "Take it."
The woman in red looked at Long Xiao in surprise. After hesitating for a moment, she put the pill into her mouth and swallowed it.
She didn't ask what the medicine was or what its effects were.
Seeing how much the woman in red trusted him, Long Xiao nodded slightly. "Who told you I have 'Longevity Pills'?"
"My distant cousin told me. His name is Gongsun Yu, the third young master of the Gongsun family in the capital."
Long Xiao thought about the scions of noble families he had met in the capital, but there was no one named Gongsun Yu. He hadn't expected this person to be able to accurately predict that he still had 'Longevity Pills'.
Long Xiao sighed. "I only had two 'Longevity Pills' in total, and I'm out of them now. However, I can help your grandfather extend his life by ten years."
"How?" the woman in red asked.
"Take me to see your grandfather."
The woman in red hesitated for a while longer before nodding in agreement.