Read Novel Full Chapter 80
Chapter 80 : Makeup, if it doesn’t look good, no money
“I know you have a lot of food, enough to support you until the brigade distributes food. Please be kind and help me. After all, we went to the countryside together.”
Qin Xiaoting’s mind was full of questions. “Xu Caixia, are you mentally ill? Not long ago, you stole my braised meat and we had a fight. How dare you come to me to borrow food?”
Xu Caixia bit her lip, her face full of grievance. “Isn’t that thing over? I have already compensated you.”
“If you are willing to pay for a man and serve him, don’t try to please him with my things. Even if I give my food to the five-guarantee households in the village, I won’t give it to you. Do you understand?”
“Get away! Don’t force me to do anything!” Jiang Li was too lazy to talk to this person, and Xu Caixia seemed to be out of her mind.
Thinking of the last time she was beaten up by Qin Xiaoting and Jiang Li, Xu Caixia shrank back and walked away reluctantly.
Guo Haifeng could not hide his complaints from inside the room. “It’s wild vegetable soup again. I’m eating grass all day and I’m turning into a cow.”
Xu Caixia had just been scolded by Qin Xiaoting and was in a bad mood. When she heard Guo Haifeng’s complaints, she also felt a little unbalanced.
But looking at Guo Haifeng’s handsome profile, she still coaxed, “Brother Feng, you eat first. I’ll go up the mountain tomorrow and see if I can catch some rabbit to replenish your body.”
“This is our last bit of food. Brother Feng, do you have any money left? There are still two months before the brigade distributes food. We can’t go without food for these two months.”
Guo Haifeng curled his lips. Xu Caixia was too poor. She had to feed herself with wild vegetable paste every day and still ask him for money. It seemed like it was time to find someone else who was rich.
“How can I have money? All my money was taken away by that Qin Xiaoting.”
Speaking of Qin Xiaoting, Xu Caixia hated her the most. She had money in her hands but didn’t take it out. She cursed her but could do nothing about it.
Guo Haifeng gulped down the wild vegetable porridge, and without caring whether Xu Caixia was full or not, he wiped his mouth and went out. “I’m going out for a walk. I’ve been lying in bed all day to recuperate, and my bones are falling apart.”
“Brother Feng, I’ll go with you,” Xu Caixia wanted to catch up with him, but Guo Haifeng walked quickly and soon disappeared.
Jiang Li arrived at the family quarters of the textile factory early in the morning and soon saw Wang Jing, who came to pick her up. The man standing next to her should be her fiancé. The two of them were very affectionate and looked like a perfect match.
“Boss, here!” Wang Jing called Jiang Li over.
This time Jiang Li was still dressed as a man. Wang Jing’s fiancé, Chen Kangmei, looked at Jiang Li with some caution. It seemed strange for a man to do his hair.
However, Wang Jing enthusiastically led them to her home. Her home was in a tube-shaped building to the west of the family quarters. The house had two bedrooms and a living room, which was considered quite large.
Because of the wedding, the house was decorated in red, and the newly made furniture and bedding were neatly arranged.
Wang Jing sat down in front of the dressing mirror. There were some scattered cosmetics on the table.
Jiang Li didn’t say much. She just opened the wooden box she was holding. This was a new box made by Qi Shaoqiang especially for her. The burrs were polished off, and it also had handles and cloth straps for Jiang Li to carry easily.
The box was divided into sections, and a large number of cosmetics were displayed. Wang Jing’s eyes lit up, and she leaned over to take a look. “Boss, you have a lot of stuff in this store. This pearl cream is so valuable, I couldn’t bear to buy it. There is also this incense powder, which has a sandalwood scent. It smells really good.”
Jiang Li adhered to the image of being a skilled but quiet person. “I will do your hair today and give you makeup, free of charge.”
Wang Jing became interested when she heard it was free. “I believe you, give it a try.”
Jiang Li didn’t say much. She first curled Wang Jing’s hair, then cleaned her skin and put on makeup.
The makeup was similar to the one she did for Li Chunlan yesterday, with a slight change based on the color of the clothes Wang Jing wore today. Finally, the curled hair was let down and tied up behind her head.
“Okay, you can open your eyes now.”
Before Wang Jing had time to look in the mirror, she heard Chen Kangmei’s inhalation. She smiled, and her smile was as charming as a spring breeze.
Jiang Li asked him, “Is your wife pretty?”
Chen Kangmei just nodded, his original doubts all dispelled. He was convinced that this person was truly skilled.
Wang Jing was a lively and cute girl. Normally, she was a little beauty even without dressing up. But today, after putting on makeup, her good looks were magnified many times, making her so beautiful that it would make anyone blush if they looked at her for even a second longer.
“Xiao Jing, you are so beautiful.”
“Look at what you’re saying. Am I not pretty normally?” Wang Jing punched Chen Kangmei in playful anger.
“No, no, no, you’re always pretty, but you look especially beautiful today.”
Wang Jing was also very satisfied with the result. She happily paid Jiang Li, stuffed her pockets with wedding candies and melon seeds, and warmly invited her to the wedding banquet at noon.
“I have several unmarried sisters. I’ll introduce them to you when the time comes.”
Wang Jing was thoughtful. Her boss had done her makeup for free, so she couldn’t just take advantage without doing something in return.
This was exactly the kind of outcome Jiang Li wanted, so she agreed to stay for the meal.
Fortunately, she had already informed Chen Xianyun earlier that she wouldn’t be back for lunch.
The groom’s family was fairly well-off. They had booked several tables at a state-owned restaurant for the wedding banquet but did not reserve the entire venue. It was mainly for relatives to gather, so it wasn’t considered a breach of discipline.
As soon as Wang Jing entered, she stunned the relatives and friends of the groom, and they began talking about her.
“This bride is so beautiful!”
“Right? This hairstyle is so fashionable. Where did you get it? Can a state-owned barber shop really do something like that? I need to try it sometime.”
Wang Jing greeted guests at each table. When she finally sat down to eat, she overheard people discussing her hairstyle and makeup. She immediately tried to drum up business for Jiang Li.
“My hair and makeup were done by Boss Jiang. He’s really skilled. If you want something, go to him!”
“Oh my goodness, I didn’t expect a man to be able to do such a good job with women’s things!”
Everyone was talking all at once. A woman with a flat nose and sausage-shaped lips curled her mouth and said, “Is it really that amazing? It sounds exaggerated!”
She didn’t lower her voice, and the sarcasm was clearly aimed at Jiang Li.
Jiang Li smiled and said, “If it doesn’t look good, I won’t charge you.”
The woman with the sausage-shaped lips immediately became excited and said, “Then do some makeup for me. I’ll give you a free sample, and I won’t charge you anything.”
Jiang Li ignored her and invited an older lady to sit next to her. The woman appeared to be in her early fifties, with a sallow complexion, sunspots in the middle of her cheeks, and several wrinkles around her eyes.
Seeing Jiang Li choose her, Li Aiyu was a little surprised, “How could I put on makeup? I’m already old and a mother, forget it.”