Chapter 105 - 90: Itching to the Core

However, more than a dozen customers experienced allergic reactions, centered on the chest, with redness, swelling, and itching. Many couldn’t bear it and went to the hospital overnight.The hospital diagnosed them with an allergy, and the conventional treatment for the allergy was antihistamines along with topical medications to relieve itching. Only by identifying the allergen can targeted treatment be conducted.

The common characteristic of these customers was that they had all visited the Tingle Beauty Breast Enhancement. Doctors believed the allergen was likely within the Tingle Beauty Breast Enhancement institution, as their symptoms did not resemble allergic reactions caused by insect bites.

Doctors in regular hospitals usually don’t have a favorable opinion of such cosmetic medical institutions, especially those like breast enhancement centers, which are essentially scams under the guise of cosmetic medicine.

Facing a flood of customer complaints, Pei Yu panicked too, emphasizing that the breast enhancement cream they used was a purely natural plant-based ointment, with absolutely no side effects and no chance of causing allergies. She insisted everyone had misunderstood.

Customers wouldn’t listen to her explanation, and some had already complained to the drug administration and the epidemic prevention station. Relevant departments also came to take samples for investigation, requiring them to temporarily suspend business and rectify before the results came out. Pei Yu, seeing the situation was out of control, hurriedly contacted her cousin Pei Lin.

Pei Lin was on a business trip in Hai Zhou. Upon hearing about the big issue at home, she blamed Pei Yu for not telling her sooner, instructing her to first calm the customers. She had connections with the drug administration and the epidemic prevention station, and she planned to return to Dongzhou immediately after finishing up her work there.

While Pei Yu was busy dealing with the crisis, Huichun Hall put up an advertisement claiming to have an ancestral secret formula, specially treating allergies and itches, with immediate effect upon application.

Pei Yu believed the advertisement was directed at them. Huichun Hall was now openly kicking them while they were down. She was so angry she could hardly stop herself from confronting Old Xu for an argument—weren’t neighbors supposed to look out for one another, instead of laughing at others’ misfortunes?

However, this advertisement had nothing to do with Xu Changshan; it was Xu Chunliang’s idea to put it up.

Today, people parked outside Huichun Hall were predominantly those seeking to defend their rights. Many of these customers noticed the Huichun Hall advertisement, and some, with a ’give it a try’ mentality, bought a box of the cool cream.

This cool cream, formulated by Xu Changshan from an ancestral recipe, is primarily for mosquito repellent and itch relief. Normally, it sold for two yuan a box, but today Xu Chunliang marked it at a tasting price of one hundred yuan.

Xu Changshan watched him change the price and couldn’t help but remind him not to be so unscrupulous. Usually, few boxes of the cool cream would be sold, and they often gave it as gifts in the past. How could he price it at one hundred yuan? He advised him to change the price back.

Xu Chunliang replied that it was only for one day, referencing Jiang Taigong’s fishing analogy—those willing would take the bait. Xu Changshan, annoyed by the commotion from the rights defenders outside, went to the park to play chess and find some peace. As he left, Xu Chunliang stayed to mind the store, selling for whatever price he wanted, doubting he’d sell even a single box at one hundred yuan—a fool would buy at that price.

The group of customers defending their rights also thought the price was outrageous, but there’s always the first brave person willing to take the plunge. Eventually, a customer who couldn’t bear the intense itching on her chest bought a box for one hundred yuan. She applied it secretly in her car to see if it worked as advertised, and to her surprise, the unbearable itching vanished immediately upon application—the advertisement wasn’t exaggerated at all.

Unfortunately, the cool cream was too little, with one box only enough to cover one ’big white rabbit.’ She promptly returned to buy a second box.

Xu Chunliang, being idle on this Saturday, specialized in selling the cool cream, telling the customer that the first box was at a tasting price, and the second box would be two hundred yuan. The customer, not short on cash, was willing to pay two hundred—or even two thousand if necessary.

After buying the second box, she applied it in her car, and the effect was immediate. She was overjoyed. Though she still didn’t know what exactly caused the allergy, the cool cream from Huichun Hall was indeed a miraculous remedy.

This woman was quite a shrewd operator herself. She didn’t rush to publicize her discovery but returned to Huichun Hall, directly requesting to buy a hundred boxes. She reckoned that there were dozens of customers seeking redress today, plus many more who hadn’t come. With symptoms similar to her own, even a hundred boxes might not be enough, and at two hundred yuan per box, she could easily make a profit by adding two hundred yuan per box—twenty thousand yuan effortlessly in hand with a hundred boxes.

Xu Chunliang, of course, knew what she was plotting. He first exposed her motives, saying that Huichun Hall didn’t have that much stock; currently, they only had fifty boxes in stock.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, the woman told him that it was all caused by the Tingle Beauty Breast Enhancement next door, and she too was a victim of the breast enhancement institution.

Xu Chunliang offered her a suggestion: there was no need for her to step forward. She just needed to help with the promotion—each box priced at five hundred yuan, and she’d receive a hundred yuan commission for every box sold.

The woman thought he had underpriced it, commenting that he didn’t understand the unbearable itching, a torment that made one restless; for five hundred or even five thousand yuan, there would be people willing to buy.

Xu Chunliang realized that women could indeed be ruthless, as he had only dared to ask for five hundred yuan, yet she suggested five thousand. But he insisted they shouldn’t overdo it, especially with market supervision, the consumer association, and price regulation to consider—a complaint could result in a loss instead.

The woman laughed, saying Xu Chunliang was too cautious. The fact was, those who came here for breast enhancement generally weren’t short of money. Just buying the breast enhancement cream alone cost them at least a few tens of thousands, not to mention the cost of physical therapy, and this wasn’t exactly a glorious matter. If exposed and complained, they’d be the ones embarrassed, and any complaints should be directed at Tingle Beauty Breast Enhancement.

Xu Chunliang found this woman to be very savvy. How could someone so shrewd have been fooled by Pei Yu? Nobody ever heard of enlarging their busts through sucking.

The woman sighed. It was all for beauty. At their age, they’re most willing to put effort into beauty treatments. To combat gravity and increase their allure to men, they’re willing to spend any amount of money.

The two finally settled on a price of two thousand per box, with her earning a twenty percent commission on each sale, which is four hundred bucks.

Xu Chunliang was extra cautious, even opting not to issue a receipt. After all, it’s like Jiang Taigong fishing; it’s entirely up to the buyer. Xu Chunliang thought with such a high price, some people might be reluctant. Soon, he realized he had underestimated women’s spending power.

In less than half an hour, fifty boxes of cooling cream were sold out, with sales reaching a staggering one hundred thousand yuan.

Those who got them quickly used them. Immediate relief was felt, and the itching faded instantly. But there were only fifty boxes, so naturally, some didn’t get one. These were mostly the ones observing skeptically.

Some only bought one box, after all, money doesn’t just fall from the sky. They might want to try it first or use it sparingly. One box should be enough.

When they found it exceptionally effective, they wanted to buy more, but it was already too late. They regretted it immensely, thinking they should have ordered decisively earlier. It’s like realizing too late just how large their chest area actually was.

Those who bought two boxes of cooling cream felt cured, as comfortable as running naked in a secluded valley, the breeze blowing against them, hair flying, even their heart felt comfortable and light.

Those who didn’t get any were itching unbearably, and those who got one box felt worse than those who got none. One side was comfortable, the other side itched terribly, a contrast of ice and fire. This in-between feeling made them wish they could cut off half of their chest.

The woman helping to promote was named Zhong Yueqin, who is in the sportswear business. While actively promoting Huichun Hall, she also helped maintain order. Moreover, she contacted other Intimate Breast Enhancement clients for a collective action.

Those clients who had recovered also didn’t leave. Although most of them weren’t short of money, this money was wasted. They needed to seek compensation from Intimate Breast Enhancement.

Intimate Breast Enhancement has been open for a while, accumulating quite some clients. These clients contacted each other, and by noon, over a hundred people gathered at the door for a collective action. Of course, not everyone had an allergic reaction. There were thirty-seven people who suddenly developed allergies, mostly those who visited yesterday.

Over ten people didn’t manage to buy the cooling cream and gathered at the door of Huichun Hall, desperately pleading, expressing willingness to pay extra.

Seeing them like this, the clients who hadn’t had an allergic reaction were also scared. Upon learning that the symptoms were caused by the breast enhancement cream, and knowing that every time they came for breast enhancement they received chest massages with copious amounts of cream, they realized they were also at risk of allergies. So they too wanted to buy two boxes of the cooling cream, just in case.

Pei Yu felt uneasy upon hearing about this. How could this be such a coincidence, clients collectively having allergic reactions, and Huichun Hall happened to be selling the cooling cream at this time, was there a connection? She even suspected that the client allergies were related to Huichun Hall.

Pei Yu agreed to be responsible to the end. After much effort, she finally managed to send those people away. She wanted to visit Huichun Hall, and as she stepped out, she encountered Xu Changshan, whom she greeted proactively.

Xu Changshan didn’t like Intimate Breast Enhancement but wasn’t petty enough to argue with the younger generation. He smiled and nodded, seeing quite a few people surrounding the door of Huichun Hall. He thought his grandson must have caused some trouble during his absence.

Pei Yu was holding back anger, her words inevitably sarcastic. "Mr. Xu, your business is doing great today. The cooling cream is sold out. Two thousand per box, it’s truly a luxury item."

Xu Changshan thought he heard wrong, wasn’t the cooling cream two yuan per box? How could it be two thousand? Only a fool would buy it.

Seeing Xu Changshan return, the women eagerly waiting to buy the cooling cream quickly made way. "Mr. Xu is back, wonderful! Mr. Xu, please quickly make some cooling cream, we’re waiting to buy."

Tormented by the fierce itching, these elegant women cast aside their poise. Some had already prepared money to hand over to Xu Changshan.

Xu Chunliang had already told them that the cooling cream was sold out. If they wanted to buy any, they’d have to wait for his grandfather to make more, which would be no earlier than tomorrow. He suggested they visit a hospital first.

However, those women suffering from the symptoms couldn’t even endure another hour, let alone a day. They had been to the hospital, but the medicine didn’t work.

A wealthy woman even slapped ten thousand yuan in front of Xu Chunliang, but he was unmoved. No stock meant no stock; even if someone slapped a million in front of him, there would be no supply to sell her.

Pei Yu saw that they still hadn’t left, worried about becoming a target of the crowd, she dared not approach Huichun Hall.

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