Chapter 77 If You Are Poor, You Should Be More Sensible

For Li Hong, vanishing cream is a very luxurious item, but this year she didn't want to be laughed at so she kept saving money, and happened to meet Gu Qingshi setting up a stall.

She couldn't bear to buy the expensive ones and didn't have that much money, so she bought it because Gu Qingshi was selling it at a lower price. After returning to school and washing her face, she opened it carefully and applied it on her face with great care.

She felt very good and liked it very much. Her dry and painful face felt much better. Just when she was happy, her roommate came back.

Beibei was the best-off in their dormitory. As soon as she came in, she could smell the odor. "What are you doing? What are you rubbing?"

Li Hong tensed up when she saw her, "I bought some vanishing cream, the boss said it can moisturize and whiten the skin, and the effect will be seen after applying it for a while."

She believed in Gu Qingshi and thought she was a good person and didn't seem like a liar, so she trusted her words.

Beibei has already picked up the bottle and looked at it. "It's well made, but I've never heard of the brand Gu's. It's not even a brand. Where did you buy it? How much is it?"

Li Hong didn't lie and told the truth. She also said that Gu Qingshi had all the necessary documents and could guarantee it. She touched her face and asked her roommates enthusiastically, "Do you want to try applying some? I feel very comfortable after applying it, and it smells good too."

The other roommates were all tempted, but before they could say anything, Beibei sneered, "Do you think I can wipe this? What's so comfortable about it? It's just a small amount of money, and it's a stall, how can it be a good thing? As for the complete documents, they are just trying to deceive you who don't know anything."

Beibei curled her lips and shook her head, "Li Hong, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but why don't you come and ask me if you don't understand something yourself? And you buy this kind of stuff just to save that little money. Not to mention imported ones, you should at least buy some branded ones, tsk tsk."

Beibei's family is well-off, but his grades are not good. He paid for his tuition to attend No. 1 Middle School. He has high standards and likes to show off. He looks down on this and that, and unconsciously belittles others. Li Hong is the biggest victim among them.

Because Li Hong had good grades, all the teachers liked her, and her parents said that she was not as good as any country girl. What's more, they lived in the same dormitory, and every time they were angry or something, they would target Li Hong.

It was she who laughed at Li Hong's cracked face and hands. Naturally, she had to speak harshly today when she got the chance. After she finished belittling him, she called out to the other students, "Don't be fooled by her. Otherwise, it will be bad if your face gets cracked after you wipe it. When the boss runs away, you won't have anywhere to cry."

Li Hong had been enduring Bei Bei's bullying. This time she thought that if she bought the vanishing cream she would never be laughed at again, but the same thing happened. For the first time she couldn't bear it anymore and retorted.

"Don't talk nonsense. I've already told you that this is good and qualified. The owner of the store has fair and fair skin. She even wiped it in public. How could she possibly damage her face? If you don't want to wipe it, forget it. Don't talk nonsense. Besides, the owner is the owner of Gu's Kitchen. She won't run away. She said that if there are any problems, you can go to Gu's Kitchen to find her."

"Oh, you're just saying a few words. This thing is not good, it's not good. It's Gu's Kitchen. How can a restaurant be related to a stall selling vanishing cream? The boss is deliberately fooling you. You were fooled. What's wrong with me saying it!"

"It's good. The boss won't lie. She said it can also whiten your skin!"

Beibei laughed, "With just this little money, this cheap product can whiten your skin? Do you think whitening is that easy? It's not imported, but it can whiten your skin. What a joke."

She took a bottle with foreign language written on it from her seat and said, "Look, my imported brand really has a whitening effect. Don't compare it with those cheap goods from your stalls! If you can't afford it, just beg me. I can give you the rest. Why do you have to be so stubborn and buy it? Tsk tsk."

Li Hong couldn't accept Bei Bei's ridicule, "I'm poor, so what? I don't steal or rob. Besides, who says cheap things are not as good as expensive ones? What we make ourselves is not as good as imported ones. What I buy is good and can whiten my skin!"

"What a joke." Beibei was very angry. "Why are you still not convinced? Do you still want to compete with me?"

"Let's compete, I'm not afraid of you!"

"Okay, you said it, compare your cheap street vendor stuff with my imported stuff! I'll show you what it feels like to hit a stone with an egg!"

Many people heard the two people quarreling, so there was no need to call anyone. They could just be witnesses and start comparing who had the best whitening effect.

"It'll take half a month. After half a month, let's see which of us gets whiter the fastest!"

Although Beibei's family is rich, she doesn't pay attention to sun protection. In addition, she has naturally dark skin, so her skin is not actually white. That's why she bought imported whitening cream to whiten her skin.

But when the two stood together, Li Hong was still darker. "Everyone remember us like this. Let's see who gets whiter faster in half a month!"

Since it's a competition, there has to be a winner and a loser. Beibei spoke first, "If you lose, apologize to me and write on the bulletin board that you are a pig who doesn't listen to people!"

"Okay, if you lose, you have to apologize to me and admit that you were wrong on the bulletin board. Don't bully me or other students anymore!"

Bei Bei gritted her teeth and nodded, "Okay, but you will never win. Let me add one more thing. If you lose, you have to smash the stall that cheated you. I will watch you do it."

"How can you be so overbearing? What does this have to do with the boss?"

"She has already lied to you, and you are still defending her? Of course she has to be smashed if she comes out to cheat people, or are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid, let's gamble!"

The competition began. Li Hong refuted Beibei for the first time and did not let her bully him. She was very happy that night, but when she woke up the next day and saw Beibei applying it seriously and full of confidence, she also applied it seriously, but she couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

At night, I couldn't help but secretly go to the night market. Firstly, I wanted to see if I was really deceived and whether Gu Qingshi and the others were still there. Secondly, I wanted to ask if Gu Qingshi could really whiten my skin.

Arriving at the place where I bought it last night, Bai Xue was still there when she saw Gu Qingshi, so she breathed a sigh of relief, "Madam Boss, I want to ask you something."

"Hey, you say." Gu Qingshi and Bai Xue were still setting up the stall, but because they had just had a big sale, this night's business was not as good as last night's. They still remembered Li Hong, because the money Li Hong took last night was very scattered, mostly one-cent notes, and it was obvious that she cherished it very much.

“Does your whitening cream really have a whitening effect?”

"It really has. If you apply it every morning and evening, you will slowly see the effects after a week." Gu Qingshi nodded affirmatively. Of course, the one week she mentioned was still a conservative estimate. For better results, there will be noticeable improvements in two or three days.

"That's good." Li Hong breathed a sigh of relief. "I've been herding cattle and doing farm work since I was a kid, so my face got tanned. In winter, it was red, black, and cracked. Last year, my classmates laughed at me, so I wanted to buy Lemo to improve it. But I seem to have gotten into trouble again last night."

Li Hong reluctantly told him about the bet she made last night, "I'm afraid my loss will affect you. I'm sorry."

(End of this chapter)