Chapter 24
Fu Le mashed aloe vera, sage, and dried mugwort leaves into a paste. He tried several ratios and put them in different glass jars. The largest amount of sage he added was only the size of four soybeans. He mixed it with 100 ml of regular aloe vera juice and added some mugwort powder, which made about 120 ml.
Fu Le made four large bottles of the four different proportions of the herb, but they only lasted seven days outside and needed to be refrigerated, so she simply put them into the shuttle.
One week later.
Looking at his face in the mirror, Fu Le exclaimed, "My goodness, this effect is incredible!" The acne scars and large pores caused by acne had all disappeared.
Of the four test products, the one with the most active ingredient, *Eupatorium fortunei*, was used on the face, while the others were used on mosquito scars on the arms and legs. The results were very obvious. The least effective product also had some effect, but the results were minimal, and it would take at least six months for the scars to completely disappear.
Fu Le plans to find someone to promote the best one, which is effective in a week and will completely remove scars in three months, restoring cells to their original state. However, it is also the most expensive, costing 10,000 yuan per bottle. The worst one is effective in half a month, gradually fading away, and can completely disappear in six months to a year. The effectiveness also depends on the user's skin's repair ability. It costs 500 yuan per bottle and has a shelf life of only seven days. She only plans to offer these two formulations.
With such incredible results, the price naturally has to be incredible as well.
One bottle has a shelf life of seven days, so 120 ml is too much. Let's make it 20 ml.
There are no beauty salons in the town, but there are two in the county seat. However, the face cream costs 10,000 yuan a bottle, which is not affordable for many local families.
Target: Dezhou.
Liu Xin was overjoyed when she received Fu Le's call, and repeatedly told him to bring milk; she ordered twenty bottles.
To get his family to agree, Fu Le directly asked Liu Xin to speak with Fu Le's parents. Even though the couple didn't want to agree, Liu Xin's sweet talk made it impossible for them to refuse. In the end, they could only keep reminding Fu Le to be polite when visiting someone else's home, and to also give the money for the house purchase to the Wu family. In just over a month, the family's income had already exceeded 10,000 yuan, and it was time to repay the money.
It's another beautiful weekend; it's rare that there's been no rain for two days.
Wang Jin and Fang Ge wanted to invite Fu Le to go on a picnic together during the May Day holiday. "What? To Dezhou? You're going alone?"
"Yes, I'm going to my uncle's house, and I'll sell some things on the way."
"Selling things? What are you selling?" Wang Jin asked sensitively when he heard that Fu Le wanted to sell something.
Everything that comes out of Fu Le's hands is good; he has developed a kind of innate ability to predict its success.
"It's not for eating, it's a skincare product for women to remove scars, and it's very effective in healing wounds."
"Wow, Fu Le, are you switching careers to study beauty? Are you even going to school?" Upon hearing that it was for women, Wang Jin instantly lost interest.
"Get lost. I still have to take the college entrance exam. I'm just working to support myself. I can't reason with a rich kid like you. I have other things to do. Talk to you later."
"Hey, hey, no way, Fu Le, I'll go with you. Anyway, I haven't been to Dezhou in ages, I know that place like the back of my hand. You're a girl, you don't know the place, you're easy to be fooled. I'm big, it's different, no one's stupid enough to mess with me. I'll go with you to sell goods, and you can give me two pounds of honey." His own father had already taken all the honey from the house, he was furious, and he didn't get a single cup.
Fu Le, who was about to hang up: ...
"Honey is 1,000 yuan per catty. If you come with me, it's buy one get one free. This is a one-time offer. Please pay next time."
"Deal! I want six jin, I'll give you five thousand!"
"make a deal."
Upon hearing this, Fang Ge quickly chimed in, "I want six jin too." The two young men didn't find anything wrong with the outrageously high price of honey. After all, it was really effective, especially for helping them sleep. Senior year of high school was a time when they needed to use their brains, and a cup of honey water could help them sleep soundly. Wasn't that much better than other supplements?
Fu Le casually packed two sets of underwear into his backpack early in the morning, and also packed some milk. He put some in the backpack and carried the rest in his hand so that it wouldn't be too tiring. When he was changing his pants, he suddenly realized, "Holy crap, the pant legs are so short!" The five or six inches that he used to roll up were just enough to cover his ankles when he let them down.
I rushed into my mom's room to find a measuring tape, and measured against the wall.
"Aaaaaah... I've grown taller!!! 162!!!" In her past life, her height of 157 cm was a major flaw, and she was often teased for being short. She never expected that in this life, without doing anything special, she would actually grow taller, and even jump five centimeters at once!!
It must be caused by animal milk! Definitely!!
Drink milk, drink milk! She'll definitely keep drinking and drinking until she reaches 1.7 meters! To achieve her dream size!
When Fu Le arrived at the train station entrance, Wang Jin and Fang Ge were already waiting.
Good-looking people are always the center of attention, and Fu Le was still a little uncomfortable with being the center of attention, even though people were looking at Fang Ge, not her.
"Fang Ge, could you find a mask to wear? And maybe some black-rimmed glasses too?" Fu Le joked.
Fang Ge smiled and said, "Okay. When we get to the station, I'll go buy a mask and glasses."
Fu Le was taken aback. Was he being too easy to talk to?
Wang Jin rolled his eyes. "Fang Ge, you have absolutely no bottom line."
He got two eyeballs from the square.
Fu Le: What do you mean? What's the bottom line?
The drive to Dezhou took two hours, and the three of them chatted and laughed along the way, which helped pass the time. Before they knew it, they arrived at their destination.
only……
"Lele, over here!" Liu Xin and Wu Xuan appeared at the gate.
"Aunt Liu!" Fu Le was shocked that Liu Xin would come to pick her up.
"You silly girl, you didn't even call before you came. If your Uncle Wu hadn't remembered, I would have almost forgotten the time. I called, but no one answered." Liu Xin patted Fu Le's back reproachfully, then her gaze shifted and she saw two familiar faces. "Hey, Xiao Ge, Xiao Jin, what are you doing here? Did you come together?"
“Aunt Liu, we’re friends with Fu Le. We bumped into her on the road and got together. She said she wanted to come here, so we came together,” Fang Ge said with a smile.
"Sure, what a coincidence! Do you have a car to pick us up? Want to come along?" There were just enough seats for five people.
"No need, we have a car coming. Fu Le, here's my phone number, and here's A Jin's too. Call us if you need anything." Fang Ge handed Fu Le a piece of paper.
"Okay, thank you." Fu Le didn't want Liu Xin to overthink it, so he took it and put it in his pocket.
...The two sides soon went their separate ways.
"Xiao Xuan, this is your sister Lele, call her sister. Lele, this is Aunt Liu's eldest son, your younger brother. There's also Xiao Jian at home, he's still sleeping in right now."
"Hello, Sister Lele." Wu Xuan greeted her politely.
He's 1.78 meters tall, 15 years old, not bad, he should be able to grow to 1.80 meters in the future.
"Hello, Xiao Xuan." Fu Le smiled. "Here, here's a little gift for you."
Fu Le handed over the milk tablets he had prepared, each bottle containing almost a pound, one bottle for each of them.
"Thank you, Sister Lele." Wu Xuan smiled shyly, revealing her dimples.
This Lele sister is quite pretty.
"Lele, I've noticed you've lost a lot of weight. What did you do? Your butt's practically gone!"
Fu Le: ...
Wu Xuan turned his head and smiled, not wanting Fu Le to see.
“Aunt Liu…” Fu Le’s mournful voice came from the back seat.
Liu Xin only realized her eldest son was in the car after a moment of awkward laughter, "Hey, that's me..."
Along the way, the three chatted casually, just like real family. Liu Xin treated Fu Le the same way she treated Wu Xuan, and words of concern came out naturally.
This time, Fu Le brought four bottles of honey weighing 12 jin (6 catties) and twenty bottles of milk. If her strength hadn't increased, she would have had a hard time carrying them. However, Wang Jin and Fang Ge carried them when she entered and exited the station, and Liu Xin and Wu Xuan carried them when she returned to the Wu family home, so she wasn't too tired.
The couple insisted on paying for both the honey and milk they brought this time. They only charged 200 yuan for a bottle of Fu Le honey, and charged the usual amount for the milk.
When Fu Le handed over the money for the house purchase at the dinner table, the couple were both stunned, clearly having forgotten about the money.
"Ah, I forgot, haha, Lele, no rush, you guys take this money and spend it first..." Wu Jing smiled and declined, not in a hurry to take it.
"No, Uncle Wu, Aunt Liu, your shop really helped us a lot. This time..." Fu Le briefly explained the business situation during this period.
Hearing that the couple had indeed earned a considerable amount, Wu Jing and Liu Xin accepted the money and happily congratulated them.
They are all old friends of Lao Fu and genuinely hope that Lao Fu can improve his life.
After repeatedly reassuring Liu Xin, Fu Le finally got permission to go out, but Wu Xuan became his 'little follower'.
Fu Le was somewhat amused and exasperated. Before leaving, he called Wang Jin and arranged to meet at the nearest intersection.
“Fu Le, Fang Ge and I inquired about it for you last night. There are two beauty salons on the pedestrian street, right next to each other, competing with each other. They’re doing really good business. Do you want to go check them out first?” Wang Jin said with a smile.
"Okay, this is my brother, you met him yesterday." Upon seeing Fang Ge wearing a mask and black-rimmed glasses, Fu Le laughed, "And who is this handsome guy?"
“Didn’t you say you’re handsome?” Fang Ge said with a calm smile.
"Brother Fang, Brother Jin," Wu Xuan greeted.
The pedestrian street in Dezhou covers a large area and is laid out in a grid pattern. It is also the street with the highest traffic volume in the area, and it is lined with shops selling all kinds of things.
The two beauty salons at the end of the street are not far apart, and they really look like they are competing against each other. Even their signs look so similar.
Fu Le randomly picked one.
'Beauty Salon'
The girls at the entrance, dressed in exquisite cheongsams, saw so many people, but only one girl came over. "Beautiful lady, would you like a beauty treatment?" The girl's eyes were bright as she looked at Fu Le's flawless, fair face. It didn't look like skin that needed a beauty treatment at all.
"You guys shouldn't go in. I'll go with Xiao Xuan." This was what Fu Le said to Fang Ge.
“Ah Jin, take Xiao Xuan around and show him the place. Fu Le, I’ll go with you.”
"Oh, okay, let's go, Xiao Xuan." Wang Jin said, beckoning to Wu Xuan.
"Oh, okay." With Brother Fang following Sister Lele, there was no doubt that nothing would happen, so Wu Xuan followed Wang Jin with peace of mind.
Fu Le: ...Why didn't you ask for her opinion?
"What's wrong?" His voice, which was usually rough and unpleasant, sounded surprisingly deep and pleasant at this moment.
Fu Le: ...
"It's nothing." Pulling the cocky thoughts out of his head, Fu Le looked at the lady in the cheongsam and said, "Beautiful lady, I'd like to meet your boss."
The woman in the cheongsam was taken aback. "Did you book an appointment with our boss? She happens to be here today."
"I haven't made an appointment yet, can I make one now?" Fu Le smiled.
"Yes. The reservation fee is 100 yuan, and other fees will be calculated separately."
"Sure." The beauty industry is indeed extremely profitable.
Zou Qian had just come out of her room and hadn't even had a chance to drink some water and rest when she heard the receptionist come over and say that someone had booked her place. "Is she a regular customer?"
"No, she's a newcomer, and a young girl at that."
How many people came?
"Two, and there's a boy among them."
The two walked in talking as they went. When they reached the door of the private room, they pushed it open and saw a minor's face. "Xiao Jiu, you didn't say she was a minor. I don't serve minors here. Children's skin can't be treated like this." After saying that, Zou Qian prepared to apologize to the customer.
"I'm sorry, Sister Zou, I'll apologize to the customer right away."
"Hello, are you the owner here?" A clear female voice rang out in front of me.
Zou Qian turned her head and met a pair of beautiful almond-shaped eyes, bright and sparkling. She could tell at a glance that the girl was a student. Her resentment towards Xiao Jiu grew even stronger. This was trying to harm her! Such a young girl, with skin as white and tender as a peeled egg. Wasn't giving her beauty treatments just a way to harm her?
"Yes, I'm the owner. I'm sorry, little sister, my beauty salon doesn't accept minors. Your skin is in great condition, you don't need any beauty treatments," Zou Qian apologized with a smile.
"Sister Zou, I'm not here for a beauty treatment. I just want to talk to you about something," Fu Le said at the right moment.
Zou Qian was taken aback. "You know me?"
“Now that we know each other,” Fu Le said with a smile, taking out two glass bottles from his pocket. The green ointment inside looked very pretty. “Sister Zou has run such a big shop, she must be someone who knows how to seize opportunities. I came here to give Sister Zou an even bigger opportunity, so that your beauty salon can reach new heights.”
Zou Qian's smile froze. So, it turned out the little girl was here to sell counterfeit products.
With her arms crossed, Zou Qian said bluntly, "Little sister, take your boyfriend out of here. Don't come to places like this to cause trouble again. This place isn't suitable for a girl like you. Xiao Jiu, see the guest out."
"Yes, I'm sorry, Sister Zou, I didn't know. I'm sorry, young lady, please leave quickly." Xiao Jiu, pale-faced, tried to pull Fu Le away. She had made a huge mistake this time and didn't know if Sister Zou would be angry and make her leave.
Fu Le dodged to the side, and Fang Ge stepped forward to block Xiao Jiu. Just as he was about to speak, Fu Le tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to be quiet.
"Sister Zou, this is an ancient family recipe that is very effective at removing scars. You can see my skin. I was scratched by a cat's claws before, and I also had scars around my eyes. These were scars that had been there for several years, but now they are all gone. You can take a closer look at my skin."
"Little sister, alright, let's go before I lose my temper." If the salesgirl hadn't looked so innocent and cute, she would have gone ballistic. She'd been here since early this morning, busy until now without even having a sip of water, and now she'd run into a salesgirl with her boyfriend. So annoying.
After saying that, Zou Qian turned to leave.
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