"This lip rouge is really nice." Applying it makes my complexion look better.
Fang Zhilan's skin was fair, and although her features were pretty, they were somewhat plain. Now, with this lip rouge, her face seemed to suddenly come alive with color.
"Miss, you look so beautiful today."
"You mean I'm not pretty usually?" Fang Zhilan teased.
"No, no, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that Miss is always very beautiful, but she looks even more beautiful today."
"Just kidding. I also think I look much better today. A simple lip rouge makes her look like a completely different person." Actually, Fang Zhilan usually wears some lip rouge.
However, the color of these lip balms wasn't as striking after being applied.
"Hey, cousin, what did you put on? It looks so good." A gentle female voice rang out from the doorway, and her eyes lit up when she saw the lipstick on Fang Zhilan's hand.
"Wow, what a beautiful lip rouge! Is this lip rouge? The color is so pretty, cousin, let me try it on."
Before Fang Zhilan could nod in agreement, the girl at the door opened the lip rouge on the table, scooped some out with her little finger, and applied it evenly to her lips.
"Wow, this is really a good thing."
After Fang Zhilan finished using the mirror, she placed it on the table. The girl didn't stand on ceremony and directly opened the mirror to use it. Seeing the mirror so clear that even her pores were visible, she was overjoyed.
"This is a glass mirror, isn't it? I've heard of it, but this is the first time I've ever seen one." She smiled, but gripped the mirror tightly in her hand.
"Cousin, I've never seen such a beautiful mirror before. Why don't you give it to me?"
"How can you do that? This is Miss..."
"Cousin, do you really not like me?" Liang Yuxue lowered her head, her expression slightly aggrieved.
Liang Yuxue scoffed inwardly. What talk of treating everyone equally? Look at what her young lady is using! What is she using? She has lived in the Fang family for so long, but she has never seen such fine lip rouge, or even this mirror.
She never imagined there would be a mirror that reflected her image so clearly.
Especially since it's palm-sized, it's perfect for carrying around.
And this lip rouge, the color is so beautiful, it perfectly complements her skin tone.
Liang Yuxue looked up at Fang Zhilan, her eyes misty and watery, making her look pitiful.
Unfortunately, Fang Zhilan had watched it all since she was a child, and to be honest, she had become numb to it.
She stepped forward, took back the lip rouge, snatched the mirror back, and handed it to the maid to put away.
Only then did he pull Liang Yuxue, who looked completely bewildered.
“Cousin Yuxue, this was just a gift to me, and it’s nothing special. Besides, I’ve already used it, so I can’t very well give it to you. How about this, I’ll go back to that place tomorrow and see if I can find something better. I’ll buy it for you then.”
"..." Before Liang Yuxue could react, Ya'er had already put the two items away and locked them up.
This was a tacit understanding between the mistress and servant over many years. There was no way around it; Liang Yuxue had already taken something worthless from her. This mirror and lip rouge were not like those pieces of jewelry; these were rare finds.
The man also said that he didn't have much left.
She didn't want to give it to Liang Yuxue.
Liang Yuxue's face was very unpleasant. Fang Zhilan was indeed stingy; she couldn't even bear to give her such a small thing.
Of course, she completely ignored the fact that this thing was special.
In her opinion, a mirror and a lip rouge couldn't be that expensive, and if she wouldn't give them, it must be because she was stingy.
“Cousin, even if you didn’t want to give it to me, you didn’t have to have the maid lock it up, did you? Your maid is just too inconsiderate.” Liang Yuxue’s words were carefully chosen. If she admitted that the maid was inconsiderate, why would she keep such an inconsiderate maid around? If she admitted that she was the one who made the maid put it away, wouldn’t that be admitting that she was stingy?
"It's because I like this so much that I always want to keep it and treasure it." If I don't lock it up, it definitely won't last. Fang Zhilan didn't mince words and directly admitted that she couldn't bear to part with it.
Fang Zhilan didn't know what Liang Yuxue's mentality was. If the things she refused to give her continued to be left outside, they would eventually be damaged in various ways.
Unfortunately, her mother always sided with her cousin, which was incredibly annoying. What does it mean that things are inanimate but people are alive? Don't let material things ruin the relationship between cousins.
There's no sisterly bond between them. If so-called sisterhood is meant to continue in this way, she'd rather it not exist.
Seeing that Fang Zhilan really didn't want to give it to her, Liang Yuxue snorted, stomped her foot, and left. She was going to find her aunt and ask her to judge the matter.
"Miss, Miss Biao must have gone to complain."
"Let her go..." She's used to it anyway.
"Why don't I go outside and look again? Maybe that person is still there."
"Alright, if we find it, we'll buy another mirror, and if we find that lip rouge, we'll buy that too."
She shook her head and placed the mirror from her sleeve on the table. She had originally intended to give the mirror to her mother, but now she realized it was unnecessary.
Ning Nuonuo watched from afar as the young lady from the mansion hurriedly walked across the corridor, and quickly lowered her head and stepped aside.
The young master said that the person the manor needs to avoid the most is this cousin.
Everyone in the Fang family is fairly kind; the only unreasonable one is this cousin.
In particular, his mother would be quite unreasonable if she encountered this cousin's situation.
"Hey, it's you, it's you." But Liang Yuxue saw her and spoke so loudly that even if Ning Nuonuo wanted to pretend she didn't see her, she couldn't.
"Miss?"
"Were you trying to run away just now?"
"Of course not. I just suddenly remembered that the young master asked me to go to the kitchen to get him something."
"Trying to intimidate me with your young master?" Liang Yuxue raised her voice, which became somewhat shrill.
Ning Nuonuo immediately knelt down.
"How could I dare?"
She knelt down too hastily, and her knees ached in waves, her eyes reddening.
She misses her brother.
I wonder how my brother is doing now?
When they took him away, my brother was already unconscious. My brother...
Unbeknownst to Ning Nuonuo, her beloved brother was right outside the Fang residence, following her into the mansion.
"You really still have quite a bit of lip rouge?"
"Yes, all kinds of colors are available: red, pink, green, brown, black, and tan."
"The main color is red, but what about the other colors? Will they even look good on the lips?"
Ya'er blinked, unable to imagine what her lips would look like if they were painted with that earthy yellow or brown color; people might think she was poisoned.
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