Married to a mechanic, she shocked the world

Chapter 31: 028: Stepping Stone?_1 Chapter 31: 028: Stepping Stone?_1 The young girl standing in front of Lin Wu was called Fang Hui.

At twenty-six this year, she had been battling with acne since three years ago. Over these years, she had tried numerous acne treatment products, but some not only failed to help, but her acne seemed to worsen.

She had visited many hospitals, big and small.

Make-up used to be able to cover her acne, but now, even with heavy make-up, she couldn’t completely hide it.

Not long ago, Fang Hui got herself a boyfriend, who really liked her, but she was afraid of him seeing her bare-faced.

If it weren’t for being at her wits’ end, Fang Hui certainly wouldn’t trust a street advertisement.

Fang Hui looked up at the signboard above the door.

Beauty Chant.

A skincare brand she had never heard of before, could it really effectively treat acne?

Lin Wu looked at Fang Hui with a smile, her tone light and gentle, “Our store has a skincare product called Lotus Dew, which primarily uses natural herbs as ingredients and is very effective for treating acne. I’ll give you a sample first. You can use it for about three days, and if it works well, you can come back and buy it.”

As she spoke, Lin Wu handed Fang Hui a sample box, then instructed, “Remember to use it every morning and evening. If you’re going to wear make-up before going out, apply it ten minutes in advance, wait for it to form a protective layer on your face, and then put on foundation and other make-up products.”

Fang Hui was taken aback, “Can I still wear make-up after applying this?”

The acne treatment products she had used before didn’t allow her to apply anything else afterwards.

“Yes,” Lin Wu said with a slight nod.

“Then it won’t affect the results?” Fang Hui asked again.

“Applying make-up ten minutes after Lotus Dew won’t affect the results.”

Fang Hui took the sample, “Then I’ll try it when I get back home.”

“You’re welcome.”

After Fang Hui left, Lin Wu picked up the megaphone and continued to stand at the door, calling out to passersby.

Her nearly 173-centimeter stature, fair complexion, and beautiful appearance, coupled with shallow dimples when she smiled, made her stand there like the best signboard. Even without doing or saying anything, she attracted attention. Together with an attention-grabbing advertisement and the backing of a supposed ancestral secret recipe, the number of customers entering the store kept increasing.

—

Meanwhile.

Zhang Family.

Bang!

Zhang Xianxian directly picked up an antique vase and slammed it hard on the ground.

A vase worth a million was now just a pile of fragments.

“System, didn’t you say your game was unparalleled?”

Zhang Xianxian had planned to use the alias ZXX to attract the attention of Immortal Phoenix’s founder, but now someone unknown had outdone her.

For Zhang Xianxian, this was a humiliation beyond measure.

“Host, please calm down,” the System’s voice resonated in Zhang Xianxian’s mind, “I didn’t expect humans on Earth to evolve this fast.”

“How do you expect me to remain calm?”

We agreed that I was to be the first.

But now, she was suppressed by W to death.

“I suspect this W is definitely a gaming industry bigwig in disguise, and moreover, someone over thirty or forty years old with their own understanding of games.”

“Host, you are only seventeen years old, but being able to achieve second place in the LY game development competition at such a tender age is already unparalleled! Did W achieve what you have when they were seventeen or eighteen? So, there’s no need for you to be so angry.”

“Currently, your popularity in the gaming world is second only to W, and many people don’t believe you’re the seventeen-year-old Zhang Xianxian. Once your identity is revealed, given W’s age, they can only become a stepping stone for you.”

Hearing this, Zhang Xianxian narrowed her eyes.

Yes.

She was only seventeen.

For ordinary people at seventeen or eighteen, they are just mundane. Who could be as outstanding as her?

Dong dong dong–

Knocking sounds permeated the air.

Zhang Xianxian composed her expression and went to open the door.

Creak.

The door opened, revealing Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang looked at Zhang Xianxian, “Xianxian, are you okay? I just heard a loud noise downstairs.”

“It’s nothing, I just accidentally broke a vase, someone will clean it up,” Zhang Xianxian replied.

Mrs. Zhang nodded, “As long as you’re okay. By the way, Madam Lu is here, she’s downstairs.”

“Alright, I’ll go down now.”

Mrs. Zhang glanced downstairs and whispered, “If Madam Lu asks you if you have a boyfriend or something, just tell her you’re focused on your studies right now and not considering other things.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xianxian sensed something was off, “What does Bai Lu mean by that?”

Mrs. Zhang slightly furrowed her brows, “I think she’s hinting at wanting you to meet Lu Ye for a matchmaking…”

Her and Lu Ye?

Zhang Xianxian scoffed disdainfully, the corners of her eyes brimming with contempt, “These people really have no self-awareness!”

A few days ago, she heard that Grandma Lu wanted to set up Ou Tinglan with Lu Ye.

Even Ou Tinglan looks down on that worthless mud, why would Bai Lu think she would be interested?

Isn’t she aware that she’s the number one talented woman in Qing City?

Disgusting, isn’t it?

Zhang Xianxian continued, “Mom, I’m not going downstairs, so as not to let Bai Lu start daydreaming.”

Mrs. Zhang nodded, “Okay, then I’ll just say you are busy with your studies.”

“Yeah.”

—

A day passed, and Lin Guixiang and Zhao Cuinong were exhausted from work, yet the sales barely reached five hundred yuan.

Zhao Cuinong frowned slightly, “We’ve been busy all day and only sold one jar of Lotus Dew and two jars of Immortal Phoenix, but after deducting the cost of production and labor, we haven’t even earned enough to cover one day’s rent!”

Lin Guixiang was stunned, “But didn’t we have a lot of customers today?”

Why are the profits so low?

Zhao Cuinong said, “There was a lot of foot traffic, but hardly anybody bought anything. We did give out quite a few samples, though.”

Which meant that not only did they not make any money today, but they were also operating at a loss.

Looking at Lin Wu, far from being discouraged, she was smiling and asked, “Auntie, how many samples did we give out in total today?”

Zhao Cuinong replied, “Probably a few thousand.”

Although each sample wasn’t much, the total of a few thousand added up to a considerable amount, the samples given out today used up all of Lin Guixiang’s production for the day.

Lin Wu continued, “Auntie, what do you think of the effect of our skincare products?”

“Of course, they’re great!” Zhao Cuinong replied.

Ever since she started using Beauty Chant, her skin condition had been getting better.

And not just Zhao Cuinong.

Even the freckles on Lin Guixiang’s face had faded significantly, and the sallow tone was slowly receding.

Lin Wu spoke in a calm tone, “Although not every customer who receives a sample will use it, those who do will definitely become customers of Beauty Chant. Today we gave out several thousand samples, and even if only a hundred or two hundred people give it a try, we won’t have to worry about business in the future. Reputation builds up slowly.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Cuinong suddenly realized, “Xiao Wu is right!”

—

After Fang Hui got home, she shared the events of the day with her roommate Xiao Yu.

Hearing this, Xiao Yu exclaimed in surprise, “Really? A skincare product that can treat acne?”

Fang Hui nodded and took out a sample from her bag, “Look, it’s this.”

Xiao Yu took the sample, her brow furrowed, “Beauty Chant? I’ve never even heard of this brand! It’s definitely not anything good! Fang Hui, with so many pimples on your face, if you keep using these random things, what if it ruins your skin? You’d better throw it away!”

Fang Hui nodded, feeling that Xiao Yu made sense, and casually threw the sample into the trash bin.

Ding~

Just then.

Fang Hui’s phone received a WeChat message.

It was from her boyfriend.

[Baby, have you thought about that thing we talked about last time? I’m really looking forward to our future home together.]

A future home?

Seeing this phrase, Fang Hui raised a hand to her face, her expression complex.

Her boyfriend was a 1.82-meter-tall athlete from Qing City.

With her face full of pimples, she felt like she was wearing a mask.

How could she have the courage to move in with her boyfriend?

With that in mind, Fang Hui sighed, her gaze falling on the sample in the trash bin.

Maybe she should give it a try?

Trying might give her a sliver of hope, whereas not trying would leave her with no hope at all.

After all, her current situation wasn’t much better than having a ruined face.

Having come to this realization, Fang Hui felt a lot more at peace and bent down to pick up the sample from the trash bin.

Seeing this,

Xiao Yu frowned, “What are you doing?”

Fang Hui looked up at Xiao Yu, “I want to try it, what if it really can treat acne?”

“Aren’t you afraid of ruining your face?”

Fang Hui bit her lip, “So be it!” Having said that, she added, “I’m going to go to my room to remove my makeup.”

Watching Fang Hui’s retreating back, Xiao Yu shook her head, “That’s really reckless.”

Another roommate, Zhou Die, walked in from outside and curiously looked at Xiao Yu, “What are you mumbling about?”

Xiao Yu lowered her voice, “I’m talking about Fang Hui! She got some no-name acne skincare product from somewhere. I warned her not to use these uncertified products, but she didn’t appreciate the advice.”

Hearing this, Zhou Die turned towards the direction of Fang Hui’s bedroom and said with a smile, “I heard she recently got a local boyfriend. She must be dreaming of getting rid of the acne on her face; otherwise, if he sees her without makeup one day, wouldn’t it scare him to death?”