Chapter 378: Unlocking the Medicine Store
Wen Man didn’t even realize the issue and hugged Su Tao tightly.
She was genuinely excited and grateful.
Although Wen Man was simple-minded, she wasn’t stupid. Tao Yang didn’t lack money or crystal cores, and selling a piece of land didn’t make much difference. In fact, selling it meant they had to take on the burden of construction.
Su Tao was only willing to sell her a piece of land because she considered Wen Man a friend. How could Wen Man not be moved?
Luo Yan pulled his emotional wife back and expressed gratitude on her behalf:
“Tao Yang is no longer what it used to be, so the price should reflect that. Xiao Wenyu was just lucky to get a bargain, but we won’t take advantage of you. We’ll pay 80 million federal coins and 20 crystal cores—every bit of it. Plus, we’re also giving you the latest base vehicle from Qian’an as a gesture of goodwill. Please accept it.”
Hearing this, Su Tao was quite pleased.
To be honest, neither side was short on money, but the gesture mattered. This proved Qian’an’s genuine intent to build a friendship with Tao Yang.
However, Su Tao didn’t expect that shortly after Wen Man left, she quietly returned with a large medical kit.
“These are emergency supplies my dad flew in from Changjing. I’m giving you half—they include common cold medicine, antipyretics, painkillers, and antibiotics.”
While speaking, Wen Man sat on the sofa and began sorting the medicines.
After splitting them, she couldn’t resist grabbing four more boxes of essential medicine from her pile and sneaking them into Su Tao’s portion. Pretending nothing happened, she smiled:
“Alright, half for each of us. Be sure to take care of yourself—if you feel unwell, take the medicine right away. Oh, and I’ll deliver a box of fever reducers to your subordinate’s wife later—she’s pregnant, after all…”
Her voice trailed off, filled with sadness.
Su Tao suddenly reached out and held Wen Man’s hand. “Manman…”
Wen Man sniffled. “Yeah? What is it?”
For a moment, Su Tao couldn’t bring herself to refuse the medicine.
Wen Man’s heart was pure and fragile—she needed to be understood and accepted.
Su Tao smiled. “Nothing, I just wanted to thank you. With medicine in such short supply, you’re still thinking about me and Tao Yang.”
Wen Man’s eyes lit up. “No need to thank me! Can I go check on Little Flame?”
“Go ahead. Chilli is napping upstairs—you can sneak in a cuddle while you have the chance.”
“Yay!” With a cheerful cheer, Wen Man dashed upstairs, her earlier sadness completely forgotten.
Looking at the pile of medicine on the sofa, Su Tao felt a warm feeling in her heart. She made a mental note to repay Wen Man double once the medicine store was unlocked.
Thanks to Wen Man’s medicine, Meng Xiaobo’s wife’s fever subsided after three hours. Her complexion returned to normal, and the baby in her belly was safe.
Meng Xiaobo was so emotional that he cried like a baby, completely shedding his tough-guy image.
Dr. Zhong Gaoyi removed his mask and said to Su Tao, “Luckily, she took the medicine in time. If the fever had lasted another day or two, it could’ve affected the baby’s development.”
Su Tao let out a huge sigh of relief.
However, Zhong Gaoyi still looked worried.
“Boss Su, what are we going to do about the medicine? A simple cold, if untreated, can turn into a serious illness. You know my ability—it’s only good for external injuries like broken bones. I’m helpless when it comes to internal illnesses without medicine.”
Su Tao confidently replied, “It’s almost ready—trust me. Within a few days, the problem will be solved.”
Zhong Gaoyi hesitated but ultimately didn’t question her.
After all, he’d heard from Zhuang Wan that Su Tao wasn’t even sending people out to search for medicine—she was too busy building houses.
If no one was going out to find medicine, was she planning to wait for it to fall from the sky?
But since she was the boss, he didn’t dare to challenge her directly.
Changing the subject, Zhong Gaoyi said, “By the way, Mr. Ling from Xindu is getting worse. He’s almost in a coma now—should we ask Xindu to send someone to take him back?”
If he died in the Taoyang clinic, it would be an awkward situation.
Zhuo Ercheng, who had been eavesdropping, immediately seized the opportunity to speak up:
“I’ve already notified them. Boss Su, I have a way to get a batch of medicine from Changjing to ease Tao Yang’s shortage. Would you reconsider working with me?”
Zhong Gaoyi’s imagination ran wild—was this yet another suitor competing for Boss Su’s affection?
Without hesitation, Su Tao refused:
“I can handle the medicine issue myself—there’s no need to trouble you.”
Zhuo Ercheng was stunned. “Really? I haven’t seen any teams going out to collect medicine—do you have a secret channel to bring it directly to Tao Yang?”
If that were true…
Zhuo Ercheng narrowed his eyes, realizing that he might have underestimated her all along.
If Su Tao could even solve the medicine shortage on her own, then it was no wonder she didn’t care about his resources.
Not wanting to explain further, Su Tao brushed him off and rushed to urge Meng Qian to rent out the new apartments quickly.
Meng Qian didn’t disappoint—by the afternoon, she had successfully moved in over fifty new tenants. Even at 11 p.m., she was still processing new arrivals.
The total number of Tao Yang residents was rapidly approaching one thousand.
Finally, in the afternoon of the following day—two hours before Jiang Yu’s team returned—Su Tao heard the long-awaited system notification:
[Congratulations! You have met the level 7 upgrade conditions. Would you like to spend 12 million federal coins to upgrade the system?]
Without hesitation, Su Tao clicked “Yes.”
Total assets -12,000,000 federal coins.
[Congratulations! The Landlady System has upgraded to Level 7. You have unlocked commercial leasing and the Medicine Store. Please check your inventory.]
Su Tao immediately opened the system and navigated to the Medicine Store.
Everything was meticulously categorized—household medicine, cold remedies, trauma care, neurological medicine—even gynecological and andrological treatments.
The cold remedy section alone had a vast array of options.
This wasn’t just a medicine store—it was a mega pharmacy.
Best of all, there were no purchasing limits, and the prices were unbelievably low.
While a single box of cold medicine in Dongyang cost 4,000 federal coins, the system sold it for just 60 to 70 coins—it was practically charity work!
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