Chapter 567 - 563: If Only She Were a Man
Zhu Wanqi found herself wishing she were a man. ’If I were, I would definitely marry Gu Jiaojiao.’
She was good-looking, knew how to make skincare products, and was also a great cook.
Zhu Wanqi only had two great passions in life, and Gu Jiaojiao could satisfy them both.
Gu Jiaojiao smiled. "That’s fine. If you like my cooking, you can come over for dinner more often."
’She always took good care of her best customers.’
Zhu Wanqi’s eyes lit up instantly. ’I should buy another two sets of skincare products,’ she thought.
"Jiaojiao, do you have any other products? I’ll buy them all."
Zhu Wanqi declared, ready to spend lavishly.
Zhang Tianming’s eyelid twitched. ’My monthly salary is only sixty-eight yuan,’ he thought. ’At the rate my wife is spending, I’m going to need a promotion and a raise.’
Gu Jiaojiao shook her head. "I only have the box of face masks I made for you. Nothing else."
’After all, these were special times, and she didn’t want to draw too much attention to herself. Earning a little extra cash was enough for now; the real money would have to wait until the market opened up.’
Zhu Wanqi’s face fell with disappointment.
’Just the face masks, huh? Well, that’s fine, I guess!’
After dinner, Zhu Wanqi helped Gu Jiaojiao clear the dishes, then eagerly prompted her to bring out the face masks.
When Gu Jiaojiao brought out the face masks, Zhu Wanqi immediately stepped forward, her interest piqued.
The mask was a milky white color with a delicate texture and carried the scent of herbal medicine.
She was instantly smitten.
Ever since she started using the facial soap and skincare products made by Gu Jiaojiao, she had grown to love this faint herbal scent, finding it incredibly pleasant.
"I’ll take it."
Zhu Wanqi wasn’t short on cash. She had been working for many years and had saved up a good portion of her salary, so she spoke with confidence.
Gu Jiaojiao immediately broke into a smile.
’Excellent. Another deposit into my personal savings.’
’This is my first bit of seed money for the business.’
"Fifty yuan."
Zhu Wanqi took five ten-yuan notes out of her purse and handed them directly to Gu Jiaojiao.
"Jiaojiao, the next time you have something good, you have to let me know first."
Gu Jiaojiao nodded. "Don’t worry! If there’s a new product, I’ll have Lu Yuanbin notify you first."
’This is my best customer, and her request is simple. I have to fulfill it.’
In the end, in addition to the face masks, Zhu Wanqi also paid for some of Gu Jiaojiao’s homemade braised meat to take home.
Lu Yuanbin couldn’t help but remark, "Sister-in-law, you could definitely make money selling food, too."
Gu Jiaojiao shook her head, declining.
’Cooking is something I enjoy, something I do for myself to relax. If I turned into a professional chef, all the fun would be gone.’
’I could work as a chef if I had no other choice, but since I have options, I’m not planning on it.’
’The reason was simple: it’s too exhausting.’
’I don’t even want to cook three meals for myself every day, let alone cook for other people.’
’My dream is still to open my own skincare company, popularize the formulas I have, and allow more beauty-loving girls to use high-quality products and live their best, most pampered lives.’
In the end, Zhu Wanqi had to be practically dragged away by Zhang Tianming.
Otherwise, he was genuinely afraid his wife might decide to move in with the Leng Family.
Lu Yuanbin also hitched a ride back to the County Town. As for his bicycle, Chen JianShe could just ride it over for him whenever he was heading to the County Town.
Zhang Tianming knew about Lu Yuanbin’s activities in the black market, so he offered a word of caution.
"If you have enough money to get by, stop selling things for a while."
Lu Yuanbin froze.
’Brother Leng had told him the same thing earlier, warning him to notify the other sellers that the situation was getting tense. He never thought he’d hear the same from Zhang Tianming.’
’It looked like real trouble was coming to the black market.’
"I understand."
Seeing that he understood, Zhang Tianming said no more. That one sentence was as much as he could say.