Although Zhen Wanwan was curious, she was also afraid that if she asked him, it would only increase his anxiety.
He then started making his own soap.
The soap was ready in just three days.
Aunt Ma happily picked it up and tried it, exclaiming in surprise, "Wife! This stuff smells wonderful, produces lots of lather, and most importantly, it cleans even better than soap!"
Ma Xiaosi, holding a bar of soap, nodded excitedly.
"The fragrance is a bit weak; you can add more next time!"
Zhen Wanwan picked up the soap with floral oil added and murmured with some regret.
Although it's not perfect, it was still successfully made.
She initially divided the food into several portions and had them delivered to Old Lady Li, the Zhou family, and others.
Everyone who received it agreed that it was great!
After receiving the soap, Grandma Li walked over quickly.
"Wanwan! Is this what you made the other day?"
Grandma Li held the round-cornered bar of soap with great care.
"It's Mom! How do you feel using it? Isn't it much better than soap? By the way, you can also use the soap to wash your face, hands, and body; your skin will be smoother after using it!"
"Great! This is really wonderful! Your aunt and the others are overjoyed, like they've found a gold ingot."
Knowing that several people liked it, Zhen Wanwan felt much more at ease. It seems that soap still has quite a market!
As long as the price is set right, there's no need to worry about finding buyers.
However, the price of this thing cannot be too high or too low; we need to find a price that allows ordinary families to grit their teeth and save up some spare money to buy one.
It also needs to make wealthy women who have already bought shower gel look down on these and continue to buy the more expensive shower gels.
When faced with such a problem, Zhen Wanwan usually passed it on to Zhang Qiaozui.
If you can't lead a team well, you'll end up working alone until you die.
The right way is for her to pay people to solve problems.
Soon, a high-quality and inexpensive product appeared on the shelves of the department store: soap.
This thing immediately attracted the attention of many housewives when it came out.
Some noblewomen also bought a piece of it, but they all felt it wasn't as good as shower gel, so they gave it to their servants to use for washing clothes.
Some women find that their clothes smell better after using soap, so they become regular customers of soap.
With the sales channels for soap secured, the supply of goods also needs to keep up.
Early in the morning, Zhen Wanwan brought her two children to Zhen's house to find Old Lady Li.
Her intention was to pass on the craft to Old Lady Li, and she wouldn't interfere with whether Old Lady Li wanted to do it herself or invite other families to do it together.
Recently, this soap has spread to every village in Guangling County. How could Old Lady Li not know how profitable this stuff is?
Therefore, when she learned that Zhen Wanwan wanted to give her the business, her first reaction was to refuse.
"Wanwan! Mother knows you want to help the family, but I can't accept this soap from you!"
When Zhen Wanwan arrived, she had already guessed Li Laotai's reaction.
She pretended to be angry and pushed away Old Lady Li's hand, saying, "Mother! Don't you consider me family anymore?"
Grandma Li was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Zhen Wanwan was really angry, she said anxiously, "Nonsense! How could your mother not treat you as family?"
"Even if I don't want your brothers, I could never abandon you!"
Grandma Li spoke from the heart; Zhen Wanwan was her youngest child and the only girl in the family.
Although the family was poor, the two elders doted on their youngest daughter to the core.
Any delicious food would be fed directly to her, bypassing her brothers.
Seeing her beloved daughter angry, Old Lady Li felt as if her heart was on fire.
Seeing this, Zhen Wanwan's tone softened. She took Li Laotai's hand and said coquettishly, "Since Mother still recognizes me as a member of the Zhen family, why can't I give my things to Mother?"
“Mother, I know what you’re thinking, but you also know my abilities. Even without soap, I have other things. Besides, my husband gave me all his private property, so I’m not short of money.”
“But you and Dad are different. There’s no way to make money in the family. My brothers don’t earn much even doing manual labor. Now that I have the ability to help improve the family’s situation, I can’t just abandon my parents and enjoy life on my own, can I?”
"Besides, I'm not giving you this soap for free. When Mother's business grows and she's successful, she might be willing to share some of the profits with me. I'd be overjoyed!"
Zhen Wanwan spoke with such sincerity that Old Lady Li was somewhat moved.
My daughter is right. She always thought that girls should save some money for themselves, unlike men who have to support their families.
If the eldest and second eldest sons were the ones with the ability to make money, she would definitely accept the hard-earned cash without any hesitation.
"Alright! I'll accept the soap recipe, but you can keep these silver notes for yourself! We'll provide the materials ourselves."
As she spoke, Old Lady Li accepted the soap recipe from the table and returned the two hundred-tael silver notes to Zhen Wanwan.
Zhen Wanwan reluctantly took the silver notes back; it was already good enough that Old Lady Li was willing to accept the prescription.
She didn't insist on anything else.
Wang Cuihua, who had been eavesdropping outside, saw her mother-in-law accept her sister-in-law's prescription, and her anxiety finally subsided.
At that moment, she was overjoyed, and the image of herself sleeping on a mountain of gold appeared in her mind.
Zhen Wanwan ate dinner with great anxiety tonight, simply because Wang Cuihua's attitude changed too quickly.
Although she hadn't been cold to me before, she hadn't exactly been warm either.
Today, she was unusually talkative, enthusiastic, and considerate towards me.
Something unusual must be going on, and Zhen Wanwan was afraid that Wang Cuihua was up to something.
Although the meal featured a variety of dishes, it was not a pleasant meal at all.
Nothing went wrong until they boarded the carriage and prepared to return to their new home.
However, Wang Cuihua's bright smile made her very uncomfortable.
On the carriage, Xiao Mei shrugged and looked at Zhen Wanwan with a hesitant expression.
"My lady! I have a feeling that the First Madam is acting a little strange today!"
"I think so too!"
Zhen Wanwan sighed; she would rather Wang Cuihua act as usual.
Upon returning to the new house, Zhen Wanwan alighted from the carriage and immediately spotted a familiar-looking old woman.
It was the old woman who opened the door for them when they first came to Guangling County and went to their aunt's house.
When the old woman saw Zhen Wanwan come down, she eagerly stepped forward to help her.
"Miss Cousin is finally back..."
Seeing that Zhen Wanwan was looking at her with a puzzled expression, the old woman didn't say anything more.
"Madam sent me here to invite Miss Han to visit the Han family for a couple of days."
Play? Zhen Wanwan's lips twitched. It seemed that she had only met this aunt a few times and hadn't even exchanged more than a few words with her!
This old woman was clearly not good at reading people's expressions; she didn't notice Zhen Wanwan's embarrassment and just kept talking.
"Ever since Madam met her two nephews, she has been thinking about them constantly. Miss, please remember to bring the young master and young lady with you when you come tomorrow."
Zhen Wanwan was slightly displeased.
"Is there something you need from my aunt?"
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