As soon as those words were spoken, Zhou Hua’s eyes widened in surprise.
Wasn’t it just an ordinary drink? Why were people actually rushing to ask for more?
Qin Yunan saw through Zhou Hua’s thoughts but didn’t expose them. Instead, he asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Hehe, well, about that drink… we felt it was pretty amazing. When we first drank it, we didn’t feel anything. But even after training for so long, when we got back to the dorm we weren’t tired at all! And when we woke up this morning, we felt especially refreshed!”
As he spoke, the man scratched his head awkwardly.
“I was thinking… if we could get a little more, maybe it would help with our training too!”
Now Zhou Hua was completely stunned.
He had thought Qin Yunan had been scammed, but it turned out the stuff really worked!
“That’s no problem. I can give you some more. But about this matter, you need to keep it as confidential as possible. Don’t let too many people know.”
Qin Yunan knew that the army had strict rules. It was impossible to promote it widely among the soldiers, so the matter had to be handled slowly.
“Of course!”
After the few men left, Zhou Hua immediately hooked an arm around Qin Yunan’s shoulders.
“Hey, Old Qin, where did you get that drink? How is it so amazing?”
“Well…” Qin Yunan smiled mysteriously. “A friend of mine made it using Chinese medicinal herbs, but I can’t tell you the details.”
“Tsk, keeping people in suspense. Fine, fine, I won’t ask anymore!”
Seeing that Qin Yunan was determined not to tell the truth, Zhou Hua didn’t press further. He winked and said, “But let me tell you this—since I’ve seen it, I deserve a share too. You’ve got to let me drink some!”
“Alright.”
For several days in a row, those few men took the medicine Qin Yunan provided every day, and their training progress improved greatly.
Inside the base hospital.
“How have the soldiers been doing in training lately?”
The commander sat behind his desk, flipping through the report handed to him by the military doctor as he asked in a deep voice.
“Everything has been steadily improving, but…”
The military doctor pushed up the glasses on his nose and flipped the report to a particular page, signaling the man to take a closer look.
“These few soldiers—their physical abilities have improved extremely quickly. Compared to other soldiers during the same period, it’s particularly abnormal…”
“Oh?”
The commander was surprised by his words. He pulled out earlier documents and compared them carefully.
Frowning, he pondered for a long time before saying seriously, “Go investigate. Find out what’s causing this abnormal improvement.”
Meanwhile, in the village.
Erniu’s wife was getting stronger day by day. The delicate woman who rarely stepped outside the house was now even able to work in the fields.
Some curious villagers noticed this and came to ask about it.
“This is all thanks to Sister Wen! That nutrient solution she made is incredibly effective. Half a month ago my wife was still sickly, but look at her now—she’s as healthy as can be!”
The villagers were doubtful about Xu Erniu’s words, but since this living example was walking around the village every day, some of the bolder villagers began to feel tempted to try it.
The small clinic that once had no customers gradually started receiving people coming to buy the nutrient solution.
Wen Yifan naturally welcomed this and sold it at thirty cents per cup.
Many villagers who had taken the nutrient solution also began giving feedback.
“Wen Yifan’s nutrient solution is amazing! I’ve suffered from headaches for years, but ever since I drank her stuff, it hasn’t come back. I even have more energy for work!”
“Exactly! That thing is practically magical! My youngest son drank it and stopped getting distracted in class—his grades even improved!”
“My wife too! The big hospital said her body was too weak to get pregnant. After drinking it for a while, guess what? She got pregnant!”
…
Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred.
In less than a month, the nutrient solution’s reputation spread throughout the village. Some villagers even gave it a nickname—
“Immortal Water!”
Naturally, this news didn’t escape the ears of the Song family. Everyone had different reactions.
Ever since Song Yanchuan divorced Wen Yifan, he stopped pretending and spent his days fooling around with Widow Bai. Meanwhile, the eldest and second sons of the Song family still had close contact with him and often gathered together to eat and chat.
One day at the dinner table—
“Yanchuan, I heard your ex-wife has started selling some kind of miracle water. Do you know what it is?”
Widow Bai asked while pouring wine for Song Yanchuan.
As soon as Wen Yifan was mentioned, Song Yanchuan immediately frowned. He took a drag of his cigarette and sneered.
“How would I know? Doesn’t she just like messing around with random things? A woman running around in public all day—it’s disgraceful!”
The reputation he had built over decades had been completely ruined by Wen Yifan’s scandal.
But really, hadn’t he only made the kind of mistake all men make?
The more he thought about it, the deeper his hatred for Wen Yifan grew.
“But I heard she’s made quite a bit of money from it!”
Widow Bai muttered quietly, both jealous and frustrated.
That was money!
Who in the world would turn their nose up at money?
If she had been more careful that day and the affair hadn’t been exposed, she might have used her connection with Song Huailin to make a fortune. What a pity—now everything was gone!
Why did Wen Yifan, that wretched woman, have such good luck? Just by talking a little, she could trick those fools into willingly spending money. Why couldn’t she do the same?
“Hmph! In my opinion, it doesn’t matter how much money she makes. She’s just a worn-out shoe I’ve already thrown away!”
Song Yanchuan couldn’t hide the jealousy in his voice.
“Exactly! Calling it miracle water—if you ask me, it’s just reactionary feudal superstition!” Song Huailin said angrily. “And the rumors are getting more and more ridiculous. They’re even saying it can make people pregnant! If it really had that ability, why would hospitals even exist?”
He was speaking excitedly, not noticing the flash of embarrassment on Shen Que’s face.
She quickly adjusted her expression and chimed in, “Exactly. Dad, don’t take this to heart. If you ask me, with Mom acting so arrogantly, she’ll ruin herself sooner or later!”
Seeing the eldest couple flattering Song Yanchuan, Song Kuo didn’t dare fall behind. Just as he was about to speak, Zhou Zhiyun tugged lightly at his sleeve under the table, signaling him not to say anything.
Everything was still uncertain—they didn’t need to take sides yet.
Clearly, Song Yanchuan and Song Huailin didn’t have that awareness.
After several rounds of drinking, Song Huailin slapped the table and let out a drunken burp.
“T-tomorrow I’ll go take a look and see what tricks are behind this!”
Evening, at the clinic.
After seeing off the last customer, Wen Yifan counted the money in the cash box—fifteen yuan in total. The corners of her lips couldn’t help but rise.
She was about to put everything away and close the door when a familiar figure appeared again.
“Comrade Wen, business is booming.”
Thinking back to the first time he had visited Wen Yifan’s small clinic a few days ago, it had been deserted and quiet. It was nothing like now.
Seeing the sweat on Wen Yifan’s forehead, Qin Yunan smiled faintly.
“Looks like business is doing very well.”
“Of course!”
Wen Yifan lifted her chin with a proud smile.
“Right now, I’m somewhat of a famous figure in this village!”
She pointed to the pile of empty cups in the basin behind her and said proudly, “Look, the nutrient solution is selling great!”
Seeing that the clinic’s business was finally improving, Qin Yunan was happy for her as well.