After Dressing Up As a Little Fulang

On the other side, Xiao Cui carried the box filled with lip balm given by An Yun, returned to her place of residence, and took out another box.

After that, Xiao Cui found a secluded place and divided the lip balm into two boxes. One box contained the old lip balm that had been ordered and three boxes of trial packs of the new style. The other box contained the new style and the remaining old ones.

After it was all arranged, Xiao Cui returned to her residence, put away the box with the new style, and kept the box with the old lip balm.

After seeing that all the maids in the house had returned, Xiao Cui opened her mouth and said to them, “Sisters, I went out and bought some lip balm this time. The lip balm you wanted, you can come over now and take it.”

The maids stopped what they were doing and looked in Xiao Cui’s direction. She took out a small box from under the pillow, opened it, and revealed the porcelain bottle inside.

Then, Xiao Cui clicked on one of the rows of lip balms, opened it, and made sure it was right. She seemed to think it was correct, so she took out one and said to the first maid walking toward her, “Sister Gui Xiang, this is the lip balm you asked for last time. Are you satisfied?”

Gui Xiang took the lip balm, opened it eagerly, smelled the scent inside, then put a little on her lips, and couldn’t wait to ask the person nearby if she looked good.

“It looks good. It’s much prettier than the lip balm you bought last time.”

When Gui Xiang heard this, a smile immediately appeared on her face. She felt that such expensive money was well spent.

When she went back to take a bath next time, she would definitely use this lip balm. Presumably, people who liked at her would think highly of her and would be more willing to ask their family redeem her.

Xiao Cui looked at the people who came one by one and gave them the lip balm according to their payments and orders, from nearest to farthest. There were some leftovers that didn’t belong to the people here, so she planned to give them two hours before lights out.

When Xiao Cui gave out the lip balm, she occasionally had to answer a few questions from them, which made her a little busy. Suddenly, a hand stretched out to grab the remaining lip balm in the box.

Xiao Cui, however, kept her eyes on all directions, busy but not distracted. Before the hand could reach the box, she closed it with a snap.

The person seemed startled by Xiao Cui’s sudden action. They cried out, looked at Xiao Cui with a somewhat angry expression, and scolded, “Xiao Cui, what are you doing? I was almost hurt just now!”

The smile on Xiao Cui’s face did not change; she smiled brightly at the person and said, “Sorry, Sister Mu, I didn’t notice you just now. It’s just that this lip balm is expensive, and the sisters in other dormitory gave me their requests, so I thought to put the rest away. I really didn’t mean it.”

Mu Qin listened to Xiao Cui’s words and looked her up and down with suspicion. Although Xiao Cui was usually silent, she felt she was not easy to bully.

After considering Xiao Cui’s words for a moment, she looked at her smiling face and believed her a little bit.

Mu Qin raised her eyebrows, thought about her purpose, and glanced around at the maids who were putting on makeup and hadn’t noticed their conversation. She sat down on Xiao Cui’s bed, leaned close to her, and whispered, “Xiao Cui, you still have so much lip balm left. Can you spare one for me to try? I will return it to you after two days. You know, I serve by the old lady’s side, and the old lady likes colours the most. If I can show off in front of her when she comes back, I will definitely not forget you. If the old lady is pleased and asks you to serve her, you could be promoted to serve her, keeping you away from dirty places like the kitchen.”

Xiao Cui didn’t expect that she would say this. She was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and then quickly smiled and said, “Sister, what are you talking about? If Sister is willing to promote me, please speak kindly for me in front of the old lady. I would be particularly grateful.”

“This lip balm should be given to the sister as a thank-you gift for her kind words on my behalf. It’s just that Sister Mu must not forget, this thing wasn’t cheap. I had to save several months’ worth of salary to buy it.”

After Xiao Cui finished speaking, she opened the box, found a lip balm adorned with red flowers, and handed it to Sister Mu.

Mu Qin didn’t expect that this precious lip balm would end up in her hands so suddenly, and she didn’t react at first. After she received it, she looked at Xiao Cui, her eyes showing a hint of satisfaction.

Mu Qin felt that Xiao Cui, who was usually silent, was adept at handling critical moments. Her words were meant to tease Xiao Cui, but now she felt that if there was an opportunity, it might be worth mentioning, especially since Xiao Cui had given such an expensive gift.

The maids nearby eagerly tried on the lip balm and felt even more beautiful after using it. They were so pleased that they turned around and saw Xiao Cui and Mu Qin sitting together, not knowing what they were discussing.

Considering Mu Qin’s eloquence on weekdays and observing Xiao Cui’s usual quiet demeanour, they had some doubts in their hearts, wondering, “What are they talking about?”

Before Mu Qin could answer, Xiao Cui spoke first.

“I’m here to ask Sister Mu for advice on speaking skills. After all, I’m not very good at speaking, so I need to learn from Sister Mu.”