The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

The clinic officially opened the next day. A large sign was erected outside the door, stating that the clinic only accepted female patients, and that a beautiful and practical small gift would be given when prescribing medicine, which was actually a pack of sanitary pants.

Fu Yunxi and Liu Yue were in the clinic personally to see patients, Jiaojiao, Lin Xue and Han Yaner were in charge of getting the medicine, and the rest of the staff were in the backyard preparing frostbite cream and sanitary pants. These two products were the focus of the clinic's early launch and had a long shelf life, so they had been produced on the assembly line.

"Second sister-in-law, are the people too busy with their household affairs to go out to the streets? We have been waiting for so long, why haven't we seen any guests?"

On the first day of the clinic's opening, no one came to patronize the clinic in the morning. Liu Yue flipped through medical books and checked medicinal materials from time to time. She had nothing to do, so she asked Fu Yunxi.

"The clinic is not like a hot pot restaurant. People only come here when they need to see a doctor or buy medicine. The traffic on the street is still good. I think most people have returned to their normal lives. Let's wait a little longer."

At this moment, Fu Yunxi was also thinking seriously about where the problem came from. The clinic was located diagonally opposite the hot pot restaurant. She could see that the hot pot restaurant was crowded with customers, and there were also many people walking on the street. Occasionally someone would look around curiously, but no one stepped into their clinic. What was the reason?

"That's right, let's wait a little longer! Jiaojiao, Lin Xue, I'll help you sort out the herbs!"

Liu Yue also joined them in sorting the medicinal herbs. After a whole morning, Han was already familiar with the approximate location of the herbs. Each drawer had a name on it, making it very convenient to find them. Although she was not familiar with the herbs yet, she would gradually become familiar with them by looking at the labels on the drawers.

"Yue'er, Yan'er, you two take care of the store first. I'm going to go shopping in the front street. If you're too busy, remember to go to the backyard and call mother and the others to help."

Fu Yunxi decided to go to other clinics to find out whether there were fewer people coming out to see a doctor or if there was some other reason.

"Okay, sister-in-law, don't worry! With so many of us, we can definitely take care of the store."

After getting the response, Fu Yunxi went shopping with peace of mind!

This time, the clinic was still located on the second most prosperous street. One reason was to provide support for the hot pot restaurant, and the other was that she felt that there was no need to open a clinic in an extremely busy street. Instead, less congested streets were more conducive for doctors to practice medicine and patients could get their medicines in time.

Fu Yunxi quickly walked around the three main streets. In addition to the clinic they opened that specialized in treating women, there were two more in the town.

She knew the doctor who was working at a slightly larger clinic. He was the one who made the diagnosis when the spoiled milk tea incident happened in Lijia Village. The clinic had a good flow of customers, but after observation, she found that most of the customers were men, and there were fewer women.

There was also an elderly doctor in another small clinic. Although there were not many customers, it was not as deserted as theirs. Fu Yunxi thought that she probably knew where the problem lay.

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"Yunxi, come to the restaurant for lunch! If you don't want to eat hot pot, we can make something else."

When Fu Yunxi arrived at the entrance of the clinic, she happened to meet Qi Hongying who came to invite her to dinner. Indeed, it was already lunchtime.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble Sister Ying. Just make some simple stir-fried dishes for lunch."

Fu Yunxi did not refuse. She had to adjust her strategy in the afternoon.

"Okay, I'll go back and ask the sisters to prepare the meal, and you can come over when you're done."

After Qi Hongying finished speaking, she went to prepare the dishes. There was a private room reserved for Fu Yunxi in the hot pot restaurant, and there was also a backyard, so dining was not a problem.

"Second sister-in-law, you're back! How was your shopping?"

When Liu Yue saw Fu Yunxi come in, she immediately stepped forward to ask.

"I took a general look around. Let's change our strategy this afternoon. After all, it's a new store opening, so we need to organize some activities."

"I plan to hold a free clinic for three consecutive days. Yue'er, you are pregnant now and cannot be overworked, so I will be the one to see the patients. I will take over when I am tired. In addition, the medicinal materials will be half price for the first three days, and the free pants will remain the same. Let's open the clinic first. The clinic needs to slowly accumulate a reputation so that patients will be willing to come for treatment."

Fu Yunxi explained the plan to everyone in detail.

"No problem. I'll take over. If Second Sister-in-law is tired, I can take over anytime. When you left just now, no patients came. Only an old lady passed by and looked at our clinic. I asked her if she needed anything, but she left without saying a word."

Liu Yue thought that they should try to attract more customers. The lady just now obviously lacked trust in their clinic. If she were a patient, she probably would not choose a clinic full of young girls and children.

After all, seeing a doctor is different from buying rouge and powder, and they may seem to lack sufficient persuasiveness.

"Yes! This is exactly what I was thinking about. The other two clinics both have older doctors. Regardless of their medical skills, at least they are recognized by the people. Moreover, most of the patients who come to see doctors are men. We originally only serve female patients, so our customer base is naturally much scarcer. Our medical skills are not recognized, so our competitiveness is naturally weak. So I plan to open a free clinic."

In fact, there was one thing Fu Yunxi did not make clear. The status of women in this era was really low. For important matters like giving birth, they would just find a midwife who had no medical background. For daily minor illnesses and calamities, they would not go to the clinic to spend money for treatment. It was probably considered serious to find a barefoot doctor.

Of course, the ladies and girls from wealthy families would definitely look for a decent doctor, but they would definitely ask those doctors with a great reputation to come to their homes for treatment.

After all, a girl’s reputation is of vital importance, and very few people would rashly go out to see a doctor!

"Second sister-in-law, this is a good idea. I think we should ask mother and the others to come out and see patients. They don't have to do anything but sit in the store. This way, people may be more convinced. If others look around, they won't leave immediately."

Liu Yue understood Fu Yunxi's meaning, so she suggested that Luo and the others come out and sit down, which might be effective.

"I think Yue'er's idea is a good one. We really look too young. Even Jiaojiao and Lin Xue are still children!"

Han Yan'er also agreed with Liu Yue's approach.

"Okay, what you said is a good idea. Let's invite mom and the others to have dinner first. Sister Ying has prepared everything. We can continue working in the afternoon after we have eaten!"

Fu Yunxi was full of energy again. It was just that no one came to visit for half a day. How could it crush her?

The more difficult the road is, the more she wants to challenge herself. It is good to stay in the comfort zone all the time, but how can she know her true strength without venturing out?

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At noon, everyone went to the hot pot restaurant for lunch. "I heard from Jiaojiao and the others that Madam is planning to provide free medical consultation this afternoon?"

Mu Yibai asked Fu Yunxi tentatively. Although he was helping to renovate Uncle Yun's martial arts gym in the morning, he had actually been paying attention to the situation on Fu Yunxi's side. Naturally, he also knew that there were no guests in the morning.