My Wife Is The Final Boss

Chapter 550 - 0327 Zhu Pingniang’s Schemes (Two-in-One)_2

"Most of the things here are handmade, they don’t last long, and there are few designs. Please pick out whatever catches your eye, young master."

Xu Chang’an felt a bit nostalgic. Should he say that the girls taught by Zhu Pingniang do things cautiously?

Back then, Liu Qingluo treated him the same way.

"I want some lipstick and face cream..." Xu Chang’an glanced at the bamboo slip and shook his head. "It’s just that I’m not sure what these things are."

"What are you buying rouge for?" the braided girl asked, "...Hmm, is it for your wife or concubine?"

"Yes."

"Got it."

The braided girl immediately pointed at the bamboo slip. "I’ve just got a new batch of rouge from Yuehuang Mountain here. The older sisters use it with eyebrow pencils, sandalwood lipstick, and six types of rouge as a set. The rouge from Yuehuang Mountain is most famous for its cream, made mainly from ester wax, very comfortable to apply... If you’re not short of silver and don’t know much about rouge, it’s best to choose this kind."

"Believe me, when your wife sees this rouge, she will definitely love it," the braided girl said confidently.

Xu Chang’an didn’t understand, but listening to the girl’s introduction, he thought it seemed quite professional, so he nodded, "Okay, get me a set."

"Alright." The braided girl saw that Xu Chang’an didn’t even ask about the price, and her eyes curved with delight.

At the same time, she also became a bit more convinced that Xu Chang’an was introduced by the girls from Piluo Residence.

She turned around, stood on tiptoe to pick items from the shelf, then went to the back. When she returned, her hands were full of many items, and she began to pack them.

Xu Chang’an didn’t think much and just waited quietly.

But then, Xu Chang’an suddenly paused, turned and looked towards the corner of the street.

After hearing some footsteps, Zhu Pingniang appeared holding Miss Lu’s hand, who had an embarrassed look on her face.

Xu Chang’an: "..."

"Young master, the rouge you wanted amounts to..." The braided girl handed the packed rouge box to Xu Chang’an, but just as she spoke halfway, she looked towards where Xu Chang’an’s straw hat was facing and then froze.

"Ms. Zhu? Miss Lu?"

Almost the moment she saw Zhu Pingniang, the braided girl tensed up like a mouse seeing a cat, her body stiffening with nervousness.

Although she wasn’t raised in Beisang City, she really, really liked Zhu Pingniang, but she was quite afraid of Miss Lu, the steward, that kind of feeling...

Even though she had redeemed herself with Sister Liu’s help, there was still some lingering shadow.

What surprised the braided girl even more was that Zhu Pingniang didn’t look at her but instead walked straight towards Xu Chang’an.

Zhu Pingniang walked up to Xu Chang’an without a word, lifted her embroidered shoe, and lightly kicked Xu Chang’an with her ankle.

"Didn’t you say you’d go back and prepare dinner for me, sister? Why are you shopping on the streets?" Zhu Pingniang grumbled, pushing the embarrassed Miss Lu towards Xu Chang’an and said angrily, "It’s your fault, so annoying, this girl said she likes... mmm..."

Zhu Pingniang was suddenly silenced by Miss Lu who blushed and covered her mouth firmly.

Miss Lu looked at Xu Chang’an and said earnestly, "Young master, Ms. Zhu just had some wine, please don’t take her words to heart."

"Ah... okay." Xu Chang’an nodded, feeling a bit confused for a moment.

But even more confused than him was the girl at the rouge shop.

Although Zhu Pingniang seemed angry, her look was more playful than furious... And Miss Lu, she didn’t display an ounce of seriousness in front of Xu Chang’an.

They were acting coy towards a man?

Good heavens.

The braided girl, looking at the face of Xu Chang’an which she couldn’t see, swallowed a gulp, lowered her head, and glanced at her packed rouge box.

A gift for a lady?

Could it be for... Ms. Zhu?

Meanwhile, Miss Lu gently pinched Zhu Pingniang’s waist, voicing her dissatisfaction, "If you keep saying these things in front of the young master, I’ll really get angry."

"Got it." Zhu Pingniang also realized it was inappropriate, so she shook her head and under the dazed gaze of the braided girl, walked over, opened the rouge box, and glanced at Xu Chang’an, "Is this the rouge you bought?"

Xu Chang’an was unsure what Zhu Pingniang was up to, and reluctantly nodded.

"It’s still lacking a bit," Zhu Pingniang fiddled with the eyebrow pencil in the box, saying.

As soon as she spoke, Miss Lu tugged at her sleeve, signaling that she shouldn’t say things like that.

The braided girl, her originally rosy face turning pale, couldn’t help but lower her head and bite her lip.

Did Ms. Zhu believe those rumors, thinking her rouge... wasn’t clean?

In that moment, Zhu Pingniang’s evaluation seemed to outweigh all her curiosity about Xu Chang’an, leaving only grievance inside her.

Her carefully made rouge was deemed inadequate by Zhu Pingniang, and naturally strong-willed, the girl didn’t burst into tears only because there was an outsider present.

"Sister, what are you saying?" Miss Lu whispered to Zhu Pingniang.

"I’m not wrong. Besides, just stay with me and don’t make a sound." Zhu Pingniang looked at the trembling braided girl, tilting her head.

Oh.

Did she say something wrong?

But it doesn’t matter; this Ni Zi’s temper needs some correcting.

She tapped the table, "Ni Zi, are you still doing business?"

"Yes, sister," the braided girl replied softly.

"If so, then shouldn’t you quickly tidy up those silks?" Zhu Pingniang arched her eyebrow, "Using those silks to do business with men, is it the rouge you’re selling, or yourself? If those gossiping girls see you, who knows what they’ll say. You’ll end up arguing with someone again."