Chapter 326 Slapping Zhu in the Face!
The tense inspection scene just moments ago instantly transformed into a massive planting site.
The two female soldiers surrounded Su Yue, asking her all sorts of questions, completely ignoring Zhu Zhiqiang.
Zhu Zhiqiang stood there, unsure whether to leave or stay, his face turning a deep purplish-red.
What kind of situation is this?
They came to make an example of someone, but ended up advertising for them instead?
"Cough cough!"
Zhu Zhiqiang coughed heavily twice, trying to regain his sense of presence.
"Alright! Even if... even if the stuff is somewhat useful, you can't produce it without permission! That's against the rules!"
But he said it without any real conviction.
Gu Beichen gave him a cold glance.
"The military region's service station purchases large quantities of clam oil and anti-cracking cream every year, but the effects aren't even half as good as this. Su Yue is saving the military region money and improving logistical support. Do you have any objections?"
If Zhu Zhiqiang dares to object to this high praise, he would be going against the logistics support of the entire military region.
"No...no objection..." Zhu Zhiqiang was completely deflated.
He stuffed his work ID back into his pocket and slunk toward the door.
"Since it's a misunderstanding, let's leave it at that. Let's call it a day!"
"Wait a minute."
Su Yue called out to him.
Zhu Zhiqiang stiffened, turned around, and forced a smile that looked worse than a grimace.
"Sister-in-law Su, is there anything else?"
Su Yue walked to the lab bench, opened the bottom drawer, rummaged around for a while, and took out a small dark green tin box.
She walked over and put the tin box into Zhu Zhiqiang's hand.
"Officer Zhu, I noticed you walk with a slight limp. Is there something growing on your foot?"
Zhu Zhiqiang was taken aback. He did indeed have severe athlete's foot, which would itch terribly in hot weather, and he had been rubbing himself inside his shoes the whole time.
"this……"
“This is my special anti-itch cream, specially made to treat fungal infections.” Su Yue looked at him with a smile, her voice gentle. “Especially for those… problems where your arms are too long and you can’t reach the ground, causing itchy soles. Just apply it and it will be fine.”
Zhu Zhiqiang was stunned for two seconds before he realized the sarcasm in those words.
Reaching too far?
This is an insult calling him a busybody!
His face instantly turned as red as a monkey's bottom, and the small tin box in his hand became scalding hot; he didn't know whether to throw it away or keep it.
"Thank you... thank you, sister-in-law!"
Zhu Zhiqiang gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words, then led two still-unsatisfied female soldiers out of the laboratory as if their lives depended on it.
Even after running out of the building, I could still hear Chen Xinyue's unrestrained laughter behind me.
In the laboratory.
Su Yue clapped her hands and turned to look at Gu Beichen.
"Not bad, you were quite fluent with those official lines just now, Commander Gu."
Gu Beichen ignored her teasing and his gaze fell on the shoulder that Zhu Zhiqiang had just shoved, his brows furrowing slightly.
"You ran into them?"
"No, I didn't even touch your clothes." Su Yue felt a warmth in her heart and took the initiative to hug his waist. "It's really okay. These small fry aren't even enough for me to practice on."
Gu Beichen raised his hand and helped her tidy her slightly messy sideburns.
"I will send someone to warn Zhu Cuihua."
“No need.” Su Yue shook her head, a sly glint in her eyes. “What’s the point of a warning? Destroying their spirit is the best strategy.”
What do you want to do?
"Didn't Zhu Cuihua say that this is witchcraft that will ruin my face?" Su Yue looked out the window towards the courtyard. "Then I'll show her what it's like when all the women in the courtyard become beautiful, and she's the only one who's still a haggard old woman. That feeling is worse than having a ruined face."
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At the counter of the supply and marketing cooperative, sales clerk Xiao Wang leaned on the glass display case, idly tapping the surface with a fly swatter.
At this time of year, the counter would already be packed with people, especially the shelf displaying "Friendship" face cream and clam oil, which was always the most sought-after item.
But these past few days have been strange.
All morning, not a single person asked about the price. The few boxes of freshly delivered face cream stood there forlornly, covered in a layer of dust.
"How strange, have all these women changed their ways? They're not being polite anymore?"
Xiao Wang muttered something to himself and looked up at the east end of the compound.
That's the direction of the Gu family's courtyard.
Even from a distance, you could see a large crowd gathered there, as bustling as a market.
The threshold of the Gu family's courtyard has almost been worn down in the past two days.
Under the grape trellis in the courtyard, Su Yue sat on a small stool with a small wooden table in front of her.
There was an account book on the table, and next to it was a tin box full of loose change.
"Dr. Su, please get me two bottles of that pearl cream! And here are ten eggs, laid by our own chickens, still warm!"
"I want three bottles! I brought you all the brown sugar coupons my husband just gave me!"
"Me too! I want some too! Can I trade you some salted fish?"
A group of military wives, carrying baskets and bundles, jostled and pushed their way forward.
The frenzy was even more intense than the rush to buy New Year's goods.
Su Yue held a pen in her hand and wrote quickly without even looking up.
"Slow down, one at a time. Production capacity is limited today, one bottle per person."
"Oh? Only one bottle? Dr. Su, could you please make an exception? I still need to send it to my family!"
A plump woman was so anxious that she kept slapping her thigh.
"It really won't work."
Su Yue handed over an unlabeled glass bottle and casually took the eggs from the other person's basket.
"The raw materials are hard to come by. It takes three days and three nights of grinding pearls to produce this little bit of powder. The current amount is just enough for our compound to use internally."
Upon hearing about the "purchase limit," the crowd did not disperse; instead, they became even more agitated.
These days, the harder something is to buy, the better it is.
"Purchase restrictions are great! Purchase restrictions mean that things are rare and expensive!"
The plump woman took the bottle as if it were a treasure, carefully tucking it into her bosom, afraid of bumping or damaging it.
Chen Xinyue was busy helping with the packing, barely having time to breathe.
Her complexion, which was originally somewhat dull and yellowish, now had a delicate sheen under the sunlight after using the pearl cream for the past few days, like a freshly peeled boiled egg.
Gu Nanxing happened to come over to deliver some documents and saw this scene. He couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek.
"Wow, her face is so tender it looks like you could squeeze water out of it. It seems that the pearl cream wasn't wasted; our Xinyue is going to turn back the clock!"
Chen Xinyue slapped her hand away, her face slightly red, but she couldn't hide her smugness.
"Of course, how could my sister's prescription be wrong? You didn't see it, yesterday when Zhu Zhiqiang from the logistics department came to inspect, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets when he saw the effect after those two female soldiers used it."
Gu Nanxing crossed his arms and looked at the long queue, marveling at it.
"I'm speechless. My sister-in-law isn't doing scientific research, she's practically a money-printing machine. In just a few days, the entire military region's political climate has changed."
On the outskirts of the crowd, a furtive figure huddled against the wall.
It's orderly Xiao Zhang.
He clutched a ten-yuan note in his hand, sweating profusely, peering cautiously inside, but dared not approach.
Just thinking about how Zhu Cuihua, the chief's wife, looked like she was about to devour someone before he left home made Xiao Zhang's legs tremble.
At home, Zhu Cuihua smashed an enamel mug with a deafening roar.
"They've rebelled! They've all rebelled! They're all like they've been possessed, taking their best possessions to trade for that pile of rubbish!"
Looking at her own sallow and dry face in the mirror, and then remembering Zhang Huilan's face that had suddenly become hydrated, a wave of bitterness welled up inside her.
The woman in the mirror had deep nasolabial folds that could trap flies, and the freckles at the corners of her eyes were impossible to cover up.
In the past, everyone looked haggard and worn out, so no one should laugh at anyone else.
But now, all the women in the compound are becoming more beautiful, while she is still standing still.
This sense of loss is more painful than killing her.
Zhu Cuihua gritted her teeth, paced around the room three times, and finally slammed the last ten-yuan note of her monthly allowance onto the table.
"Xiao Zhang! Go! Go buy me two bottles!"
Xiao Zhang looked troubled: "Sister-in-law, didn't you say that was... witchcraft?"
"Just go when I tell you to! Stop talking nonsense!"
Enraged, Zhu Cuihua kicked Xiao Zhang in the buttocks.
"Remember this, don't say it's for me! Just say... say your face is chapped! If she finds out I bought it, I'll skin you alive!"
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