"Yes, a vial, is there a problem?" Li Qing asked.

"Sir, if you want to make a vial, our store doesn’t have large raw materials, and besides, the price of such large materials is very steep." The female clerk closed her surprised little mouth, "Sir, are you sure you want to make a vial?"

She looked him up and down and didn’t think Li Qing looked wealthy.

His outfit seemed like it probably didn’t even cost more than five hundred yuan at most.

Li Qing chuckled slightly, "The vial I’m making isn’t very large, just about the size of a thumb, and about three centimeters in diameter, with a lid."

The clerk seemed to think he wanted to make a very large vial.

Although making such a vial wasn’t out of the question.

But it wasn’t necessary.

He could indeed put all the Elixir together in one go, but that would increase the cost.

Such a large piece of raw material probably wouldn’t cost less than a million.

Moreover, it wouldn’t be convenient to sell.

The clerk sighed with relief, "If you are custom making a three-centimeter vial, we do have some materials in the store, please have a look."

As she spoke, she took out a booklet from the cabinet and handed it to Li Qing.

"The grades of the materials and their corresponding prices are all listed here, sir, please take a detailed look."

Li Qing opened the booklet and looked carefully, choosing ten pieces of Hetian jade materials, each priced around ten thousand.

Too expensive wasn’t necessary, but Li Qing was a bit worried that the cheaper ones might not be able to contain the efficacy of the Immortality Elixir.

The clerk’s eyes widened as she watched Li Qing nonchalantly choose so many materials without even blinking.

Looking at Li Qing, her eyes sparkled with an unusual brilliance.

Although this young man seemed like someone who doesn’t carry more than two thousand yuan in his pocket, she didn’t think anyone would come here to show off by ordering customized jade

"Sir, have you made your selections?" she asked eagerly.

"Write down the ones I’ve chosen," Li Qing said, "Besides, do you offer any discounts for bulk orders?"

"If you are taking all ten, I can offer you a ten percent discount with my authority," the female clerk said.

Li Qing pondered for a moment, "Then I might need to talk to your manager."

He needed more than just ten.

He needed many more!

He couldn’t possibly sell the Elixir and then ask for the jade vials back.

The jade vials would either be included in the price of the Elixir or given away for free.

Li Qing’s initial idea was to give them away for free.

If someone bought Elixir worth eight hundred thousand, giving away a jade vial worth more than ten thousand seemed like a bit of profit-sharing and a token of appreciation.

"Sir, I am the manager of this store," the woman said cheerfully.

"Your total expenditure comes to about one hundred and fifty thousand, and for expenditures under two hundred thousand, we can only offer so much profit."

"After all, all industries are not very prosperous at the moment, and our profit margins are not that high."

If Li Qing believed a word she said, he would be a fool.

"I would need about twenty pieces each month," Li Qing said calmly, "Although there aren’t many jade stores in Tongcheng, I believe there would be quite a few willing to offer me a bit more profit in the capital, rather than just skinning me a little."

"Twenty pieces a month?" The female manager was surprised for a moment, then said with a smile, "But it’s hard to know if you’ll really order twenty pieces every month or just ten before finding somewhere else."

"However, our store accumulates purchases, and when your spending exceeds two hundred thousand, we offer a fifteen percent discount."

"If it’s three hundred thousand, then it’s a twenty percent discount!"

Li Qing thought for a while, "A twenty-five percent discount, and I will initially order thirty."

"If you’re not willing, I’ll just go to another store. There must be many who are willing to do business with me long-term."

The female manager forced a smile, "Of course. Since you are so generous, sir, let’s do twenty-five percent."

Li Qing raised his eyebrows, "Seems like I’ve been too modest. That jade hairpin looks quite nice, why don’t you throw in a few of those?"

The female manager was taken aback, "Sir, these hairpins are nearly ten thousand each, I really can’t afford to give you several."

"Really can’t afford to?" Li Qing’s lips curled slightly into a faint smile.

"Truly... I can give you one as a gift for our new partnership," the female manager finally capitulated upon seeing Li Qing’s expression.

"I won’t ask for too much, just give me three," Li Qing said, smiling, "You give them, and maybe I’ll add a bit more to your performance."

"I really can’t give you three, sir," the female manager said with a wry smile, "The most I can do is give you two."

"Three, and I’ll buy five more," Li Qing said indifferently.

"What?" The female manager looked at Li Qing with shock and indecision.

Was this man here to stock up?

These jade hairpins, each worth at least six thousand, and he was talking about buying several?

But then she thought about how Li Qing had just ordered materials worth over three hundred thousand yuan, and suddenly felt that these few hairpins really didn’t seem like much.

"If you buy five more, I can give them to you, but we only have four jade hairpins left in our store," the female manager said with some difficulty, "Would you like to look at something else?"

"I’ll just choose a few jade tokens," Li Qing said.

He naturally intended these for the women.

With more women in the house, giving gifts could be a hassle.

Everything needed to be fair and equal, one for each.

"Take a look, which ones do you like? I’ll get them for you!" the female manager said excitedly.

She felt like she was dreaming with the business that had come in today.

She had just intended to make a sale to Li Qing.

She was only taking care of him out of professional courtesy, but she hadn’t expected to exceed the monthly sales quota.

Li Qing picked two somewhat grander jade tokens and chose small, exquisite jade pendants for the rest.

Qi Mengru and Lu Furong, who both had an elegant and noble air, suited these jade tokens, which could be used as decorative pendants.

The others could be given jade pendants and hairpins.

The female manager was almost dizzy watching Li Qing’s choices.

He was indeed quite bold.

She quickly took out those pieces of jade and tapped away on the calculator.

"Sir, the total price for these accessories is forty-six thousand, and I’ll consider the three more expensive hairpins as a gift to you," the female manager said, now not caring about those few thousand yuan, realizing it was essential to maintain a good relationship with Li Qing, a big client.

"Additionally, for the custom-ordered materials, the total is three hundred and twenty thousand. I’ve rounded down for you; you need to pay thirty percent up-front."

Li Qing nodded, ready to pay, when suddenly a woman who had just entered the store interrupted him.

"These jade tokens look pretty good; let me have a look," she said.

"I’m sorry, ma’am, these belong to this gentleman," the female manager replied cordially.

"Has he paid for them yet?" the richly dressed, seemingly wealthy overweight woman asked with a frown.