Chen Xuan had a deep faith in Rong Yang. Ever since Rong Yang listed a list of books for her to study, Rong Yang had a very special place in Chen Xuan's heart. This place was not a relationship between a man and a woman, but a more profound guidance from a pioneer to a younger generation.
Therefore, Rong Yang's words have a different weight in Chen Xuan's heart.
Chen Xuan did something that day. She did not go back to the shop, but went home to find the business card that the female beauty salon worker gave her that day. Gritting her teeth, Chen Xuan took out two dollars from her purse at the bottom of the box, took a bus to the beauty salon, spent 80 cents, and asked the female beauty salon worker to put on makeup for her.
So, when Wei Nian returned home that night, he almost thought he had walked into the wrong house. Wei Nian took a closer look at this girl with curved eyebrows, fair face and red lips, a modern short haircut, and red-dyed fingertips before he recognized her as his wife. Chen Xuan felt embarrassed by Wei Nian's look and handed him a plate of scrambled eggs with green onions that had just come out of the pot, "Put it on the table, the food is ready."
Wei Nian took the dish, leaned closer and asked Chen Xuan quietly, "Is there anything going on today?"
"Nothing happened, and you won't let me dress up."
"Xu, Xu." Wei Nian even suspected that Chen Xuan dressed up like this because she was going to go wild and "ruin" him tonight.
Wei Nian imagined that beautiful thing for a while, then went back to the house with a smile to wash his hands and change his clothes. The third uncle lived in the same courtyard with these two people, and he was terrified. Either Chen Xuan cried for two nights in a row, or she went out like an old man and came back dressed so strangely. The third uncle was very worried about whether there would be a crisis in the relationship between the young couple. Did Chen Xuan get bullied by Wei Nian too much and didn't want to live with Wei Nian? Otherwise, why did she become like this! The third uncle was a little absent-minded when eating dinner. Fortunately, as long as it wasn't something like Chen Xuan crying for two nights in a row, the third uncle was not a talkative person, and just ate quietly.
Wei Nian was a little absent-minded during the meal. When Chen Xuan finished cleaning up the mess in the kitchen and returned to her room, Wei Nian immediately asked her, "What happened today?"
"Nothing happened. I just went to the beauty salon to have someone put on some makeup for me. Didn't you also say that women should learn how to dress up?"
"Don't fool me. You would go to a beauty salon and spend money for no reason. I asked you to go before, but you said no. It costs one dollar per visit, and you have to wash it off in one day. It's not worth it." Wei Nian smiled confidently, "There must be a reason."
"Ah, if I hadn't met Mr. Rong, I wouldn't have been so cruel." Chen Xuan poured two glasses of water and told Wei Nian about what she saw today. Chen Xuan said, "Oh, Brother Nian, that damn expensive lipstick I mentioned earlier turned out to be Mr. Rong's business. My God, such a small lipstick costs five dollars! Mr. Rong really knows how to do business. A sweater we knit can be worn for several years and only sells for five dollars."
"Mr. Rong is a really nice guy. I told him about the poor performance of the hat shop. He said that if you want to do business with women, you have to understand women's aesthetics. Isn't women's aesthetics about dressing up? I spent so much money to open the shop, print the calendar cards, and spend money on the blessing couplets. I am not willing to lose all the money. Brother Anian, I am afraid I can't pay you back this year. I have to tell you that I am afraid I will have to spend a lot of money in the future. I want to learn how women dress up!" Chen Xuan told Wei Nian her thoughts in annoyance, and looked at Wei Nian with some worry, worried that Wei Nian would not agree. After all, in Chen Xuan's view, she would spend a lot of money in the future.
Unexpectedly, Wei Nian just said, "Wait until Ah Yin's calendar is finished, and you can take her to learn it. She is grown up now, and girls outside are all good at dressing up now."
"Great!" Chen Xuan said happily, "Ah Yin is smarter than me. If we study together, we can learn better."
After Chen Xuan told Wei Yin about this, Wei Yin was extremely happy. Finally, she didn't have to hide the lipstick she bought and only use it at night.
Since the two wanted to learn how to dress up, they couldn't hide it from the Wei family. Chen Xuan dared to do this, and she didn't intend to do it secretly. She had planned it and discussed it with Wei Nian. The two of them went back to the old house together and also talked to the elders. When Chen Xuan opened her mouth, Mrs. Wei almost hanged herself. Wei Jin also added fuel to the fire and shouted, "We are a decent family, how can we learn from those people outside!"
Fortunately, Mrs. Wei and Wei Jin are not the ones who make the decisions at home. Chen Xuan said to Grandpa Wei, "In the past, I also felt that dressing up was not good. That day, I went to Dong'an Market, the most profitable cosmetics store in Dong'an Market, the one with a full cabinet of foreign cosmetics, called Jiqingfang. Grandpa, do you know it? A lipstick of this size costs five silver dollars, and other products such as Kou Dan, vanishing cream, and perfume, the cheapest ones are not less than two silver dollars. The things are so expensive, but the business is so good. That store is Mr. Rong's business. Grandpa has met Mr. Rong, he is also in the women's business, he is a very prestigious person. I told Mr. Rong about our hat shop, and Mr. Rong said that the hat shop is also a women's business. If you want to do business well, you have to know how women want to dress and how they love beauty."
"We have invested a lot of money in our hat shop. We can't just watch the shop close down even if there is a little hope. Mr. Rong, with his status, would not cheat me. I thought, I should ask Ah Yin to learn together." Chen Xuan looked determined.
"Every day he calls me Mr. Rong, who is that Rong?" Wei Jin interrupted.
"He is from Shanghai, very knowledgeable, his family is in business, he has a master's degree from an American university, and he is Mr. Wen's nephew." Chen Xuan said.
When Wei Jin heard Mr. Rong's resume, he stopped complaining. He knew he was no ordinary man. Wei Yin added, "Mr. Rong came to our hat shop last time. The owner of Zhengyanglou came out to toast us. Later, he gave us a 50% discount on the banquet and gave us two jars of good wine."
Wei Jin immediately changed his tone, "Oh, this is a person of status."
Wei Nian saw that his father didn't look unhappy, so he smiled and said, "Nowadays, it's not a big deal for girls to dress up a little. I heard that female workers in factories in Shanghai buy some lipstick and vanishing cream every month to dress up. My wife has to go to the shop from time to time to take care of the business, and Yin can also take some work outside to do at home. She will have to go out and meet people in the future. People in our family don't mean to learn from the girls outside to draw eyebrows and eyes all day long and dress up fancy, but in the future, we can't go out in a shabby way. These things should be understood, otherwise we will not be able to keep up with the trend."
"Yes, didn't Prime Minister Sun Yat-sen of the Nationalist Government say that before? The world trend is mighty and powerful. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish. We can't let others fall behind."
Old Madam Wei didn't understand what the world was talking about, so she said it first, "Anyway, no matter how you dress up, don't ask me for money. There's no money in the government. If you want to spend money, just use your own money!"
Chen Xuan and Wei Yin had no objection to this proposal.
Old Master Wei did not object, but Old Madam Wei privately said to Wei Yin, "Just ask your second sister-in-law to pay, you don't have to pay a penny, save all your money."
Wei Yin is really not such a person, otherwise, he would have to be trained by Old Lady Wei to become the second Wei Jin.
The family was relieved, so Chen Xuan and Wei Yin paid two yuan for tuition and asked the female teacher surnamed Yang who had done makeup for Sun Yan last time to teach them how to do makeup. Of course, they spent a lot of money on this. The tuition was only two yuan, which was not expensive, but Chen Xuan felt very painful to buy cosmetics, even if it was for learning. Wei Yin didn't mind, because she always loved beauty. She felt that the money was worth it, and she bought everything she wanted to buy but didn't dare to buy before.
In fact, they were still taking advantage of Rong Yang. When Chen Xuan went to Rong Yang's store, the manager gave her something called a membership card, which gave her a 20% discount. Chen Xuan didn't want to take advantage of Rong Yang, so she waved her hand to refuse. The manager insisted on giving it to her. The big boss had to specifically ask him to change the coffee for this lady to milk tea, so how could he dare to neglect her? Chen Xuan was really polite, and he felt that if she was more polite, the manager would hang himself, so he accepted it.
Master Yang took his aunt and sister-in-law to buy two sets of makeup supplies.
That day, the two returned home with exquisite makeup, their eyebrows were trimmed long and curved, their lips were painted red and moist, and their fingertips were dyed with nail polish. When Old Mrs. Wei saw this, she was so exhausted that she slapped her thigh and cried, insisting that Chen Xuan and Wei Yin wash their faces, saying that this was not the dress of a proper woman. Wei Jin also added fuel to the fire, and Li was always a man of few words. Chen Xuan and Wei Yin had made up their minds, and Old Mrs. Wei's howling was useless. When the men returned home from the shop, she inevitably criticized the two again.
Wei Nian stepped forward and said, "What's wrong with this? Fashionable women outside dress like this. Is it considered proper to be unkempt? Mom, you have old ideas." Seeing Yun Jie'er looking at her aunt and younger sister-in-law with sparkling eyes, Wei Nian asked, "Yun Jie'er, tell me, do your aunt and younger sister-in-law look good dressed like this?"
Sister Yun said loudly, "It's beautiful. All the female teachers in our school are like this."
Wei Jie and Wei Ming are older now and dare to speak up. Both children said, "The female teachers in our school are the same."
Feng Ge'er and Yu Ge'er had no intention of going along with their mother after hearing this. Feng Ge'er and Yu Ge'er also said, "Yes, the female teachers are all serious people."
Wei Nian said to his mother and his eldest sister, "You two are worse than the children!"
Due to the children's backlash, the makeup was decided. It turned out that it was not difficult. It was just a matter of practice. In Chen Xuan's opinion, the most difficult thing is to trim the eyebrows. You have to be careful about this because it will be troublesome if you don't trim them well. According to Master Yang, most people go to a beauty salon to trim their eyebrows, and they only need to trim them once every half a month. Chen Xuan spent two yuan on tuition fees, and she was unwilling to spend this money on a beauty salon. Chen Xuan went to the market to buy a piece of hairy pig skin, and used an eyebrow trimmer to carefully shave the pig hair to practice her hand feeling. From time to time, she would go to Master Yang to learn from him, and exchange experiences with Wei Yin. The two of them would trim each other's eyebrows. When she felt that she had practiced enough, she wanted to trim Wei Nian's eyebrows. Wei Nian, who was so conceited, refused to believe in Chen Xuan's craftsmanship and insisted that men didn't need to trim their eyebrows. Chen Xuan said, "Who said you don't need to trim them? The eyebrows of male stars in the movies are so beautiful. I will trim them for you, Brother Nian. You will definitely be more handsome than male stars after trimming them."
"I really don't need it." Wei Nian didn't want to give Chen Xuan a chance to practice.
Chen Xuan compromised and said, "Look, you have a beard. If you don't shave for a day, you will have a layer of stubble. Can I shave it for you?"
"I don't need the knife you use to shave pigs."
"That's an eyebrow trimmer. I'll definitely use a razor to shave your face."
Wei Nian then sat in the chair obediently. Chen Xuan really learned some skills. She first wrapped Wei Nian with the cloth she sewed, then applied a hot towel to Wei Nian's face, and then carefully applied soap, and then slowly shaved Wei Nian from top to bottom and from left to right. Chen Xuan's hands were used to doing the work, so they were very steady. She also asked Wei Nian if it hurt or if he was comfortable. Wei Nian almost didn't fall asleep. While Wei Nian was drowsy, Chen Xuan quietly changed the eyebrow trimmer and trimmed Wei Nian's eyebrows. Wei Nian didn't really fall asleep either. After Chen Xuan finished trimming his eyebrows, Wei Nian said, "I'll look in the mirror later. If you mess it up, I'll definitely settle the score with you."
"How can it be repaired? It looks good now. Especially good-looking." Chen Xuan shaved Wei Nian's face, washed it clean, applied a hot compress, and praised Wei Nian's appearance. "He was just ordinary handsome before, but after I did this, he is very handsome."
Wei Nian, a handsome young man who had upgraded from ordinary handsomeness to exceptionally handsomeness, looked in the mirror, raised his eyebrows and glanced at Chen Xuan, but said nothing.
You know, Wei Nian, who is so picky, didn't complain, which was already a recognition of Chen Xuan's skills. Chen Xuan then wanted to go home to help Wei Jin and Li trim their eyebrows. As a result, when she returned to the old house, she found that Wei Jin and Li's eyebrows had been trimmed by Wei Yin. As for Mrs. Wei, well, Mrs. Wei still insisted on her old ideas and refused to trim her eyebrows.
However, the women of the Wei family have also changed a lot, especially Wei Jin. Before, when she and Wei Yin said that they wanted to learn how to put on makeup and dress up, Wei Jin objected and laughed at them. Now, she just said, "Eyebrow pencils are so convenient nowadays. With just a few strokes, eyebrows can be drawn thin and long, just like in movie posters. Ah Yin, look at my lipstick, isn't it a little too red? Oh, this toilet water is a domestic product, but it smells good... I think it's better than those foreign perfumes..."
Listening to Wei Jin's chatter, Chen Xuan vaguely understood what Mr. Rong meant.
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