Chapter 106: Did You Fall for Her?

“This won’t do!”

Wei Jing Yi was startled and quickly waved his hands.

“Mother, didn’t you say that I am in charge of my own marriage? You won’t force me to marry any girl!”

“I never said I’d force you to marry anyone!”

Lady Leng shot her son a sideways glance. “Besides, even if the young lady isn’t married, she might not even like you.”

Wei Jing Yi, unwilling to accept this, said, “Then I really want to see what’s so special about this girl!”

The mother and son had a bit of a tense conversation.

Lu Chang Qing, who was listening, suddenly spoke up, “Aunt, the Miss Ye you were talking about, is she the one who just left?”

“You saw her?” Lady Leng was surprised.

“No, we just saw a carriage leaving,” Lu Chang Qing replied.

Lady Leng nodded, “That’s right! Miss Ye just finished treating me. If she hadn’t insisted on leaving, I would have wanted you to meet her.”

Wei Jing Yi quickly responded, “There’s no need!”

Lu Chang Qing said, “Alright!”

After they spoke, both glanced at each other.

Wei Jing Yi, who hadn’t realized before, suddenly exclaimed, “Oh, I knew it! You kept staring at that carriage. What do you think? Did you fall for that girl?”

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

Lu Chang Qing immediately denied it.

The two of them continued to argue playfully and ran toward the back courtyard.

Lady Leng watched their lively figures and smiled, shaking her head in affection.

Chang Qing, this child, is rarely this lively. He’s grown up, and the only one he truly connects with is Jing Yi.

She thought to herself that in a few days, she should ask Miss Ye to take a look at Chang Qing. If she could cure the illness that has plagued him, that would finally settle a long-standing concern for her as his older sister.

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The next two days, Ye Xin Ran continued to travel back and forth between Yong Le Hall and her home.

The scar on Tao Hua’s face had been gradually fading.

First, the color lightened, and then the area became smaller.

Even those who visited daily could see the difference immediately.

“This ointment really seems to be working!”

“It’s not just ‘seeming,’ it’s definitely effective! Look at how much smaller the scar on the little girl’s face has become. When I first saw her, wow, it was terrifying!”

“Should we go back and report to the young lady that this ointment is worth buying?”

“Why rush? The young lady hasn’t pressed us yet. Let’s wait a couple more days to see the results. If the effects diminish after two days, we’ll be blamed for acting hastily.”

The two servants from a wealthy household decided to wait and observe a bit longer.

However, not everyone had that kind of patience.

The wife of Ye Yuan Wai had been keeping an eye on the Xue Yan Ointment from the very start. After observing the changes on Tao Hua’s face for five days, Lady Song decided to buy a jar to take home.

“Shopkeeper, may I ask, is the Xue Yan Ointment only for applying to scars? If it’s accidentally applied elsewhere, will there be any issues?”

Following her mistress’s instructions, Lady Song’s maid asked about all the precautions.

“There won’t be any problem, no matter where it’s applied,” Li Qiao quickly explained. “This ointment is very precious, so we’ve marketed it as a scar-removal remedy. But in truth, the Xue Yan Ointment has many uses. If you’re not stingy, you could apply it all over your face before bed. By the next morning, your skin will be as smooth and tender as a peeled egg!”

“Shopkeeper, you sound so sure, have you tried it yourself?”

Someone in the crowd teased.

Li Qiao chuckled. “This ointment is so expensive, how could I bear to use it on my face? Besides, with how plain I look, wouldn’t it be a waste?”

“Well said!”

“You’re not that plain!”

“The shopkeeper’s got a sense of humor, haha!”

The crowd erupted in laughter at Li Qiao’s self-deprecating remark.

Amidst the lively atmosphere, two more jars of Xue Yan Ointment were sold.

Ye Xin Ran was very satisfied with Li Qiao’s performance. In just a few days, he had become well-versed in the product’s benefits. From now on, she could entrust him with the management of sales at the shop.

By the end of the day, they tallied the sales: seven jars sold.

Li Qiao was thrilled.

It was only the seventh day, and they were already selling seven jars in one day. In a few more days, when Tao Hua’s scar was almost completely healed, and the results became even more evident to everyone, they could sell even more.

Once people started experiencing the benefits of the Xue Yan Ointment for themselves, Yong Le Hall would undoubtedly become a household name alongside it!

The more Li Qiao thought about it, the more excited he became. He was already planning to discuss a raise with the boss once Yong Le Hall gained fame.

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Meanwhile, on the same street, at Shun Yi Hall.

Shopkeeper Cai picked up a jar of the plain-looking ointment on the table and examined it closely.

“So this is the much-talked-about Xue Yan Ointment?”

“Yes!”

The shop assistant quickly replied.

“This is the ointment everyone’s been raving about.”

Shopkeeper Cai examined it again. “This jar looks rather ordinary.”

The assistant nodded in agreement. “Very ordinary. I have no idea where they got the confidence to sell it for 100 taels of silver.”

“Are many people buying it?” Cai Jie asked further.

“Not many. While I was there, they sold a total of just five jars. Though there’s always a crowd, most of them are just idly watching the commotion,” the assistant answered promptly.

“Five jars?”

Cai Jie sneered. “Five jars is already quite a lot. You should know that our Shun Yi Hall’s “Jade Skin Ointment” only produces five jars in an entire year.”

“Their low-grade stuff could never compare to our “Jade Skin Ointment”!” the assistant said flatteringly.

“That may be true, but I’ve heard some people say that this “Xue Yan Ointment” has the same effect as our “Jade Skin Ointment”.”

“Impossible, absolutely impossible!”

The assistant confidently assured, “It must be Yong Le Hall riding on our name and hyping themselves up. They really have no shame!”

A mocking smile played on Cai Jie’s lips.

“Aren’t they show casing the ointment on a girl with scars every day to demonstrate the results? Hasn’t anyone in the crowd realized they’re just bluffing?”

“Well…”

The assistant fell silent.

Cai Jie pressed further, “You’ve been there every day for the past couple of days. What do you think of the results?”

“I…”

The assistant racked his brain, searching for a suitable response.

Growing impatient, the shopkeeper snapped, “Speak honestly!”

“Yes, sir!” The assistant quickly replied, “From what I’ve heard, the results seem pretty good.”

“Don’t you have eyes of your own?”

The assistant trembled, “I saw it myself. The scars on that girl’s face have noticeably shrunk since the first day!”

“Is it really possible for someone to make an affordable and effective beauty ointment like this?”

Shopkeeper Cai tapped his fingers lightly on the jar of “Xue Yan Ointment”.

After a moment of thought, he tossed the jar to the assistant.

“Find someone with scars on their face and have them use this ointment. I want to see for myself if the results match what they’re showing!”