A sweet call of "sister" made Zhang Yingxue feel extremely comfortable. Immediately, she readily handed the item to Su Yuanyuan.
It was a light cyan porcelain bottle, quite exquisitely made. However, as soon as it was opened, a pungent smell assailed the nostrils. Su Yuanyuan couldn't help but choke and cough.
What on earth is this? Why does it stink so much?
How could Zhang Yingxue even apply such a thing on her face?
As if sensing what Su Yuanyuan was thinking, Zhang Yingxue quickly explained, "You can't stand the smell either, right? I find it really unpleasant too. But the shopkeeper said when selling it that it's because there are medicinal herbs added, which is why it has this smell."
After regaining her composure, Su Yuanyuan peered into the porcelain bottle in her hand.
At first glance, "skin - nourishing oil" might sound like a liquid, but actually, it was a pale - yellow paste.
However, while to others it looked like a pale - yellow ointment, in Su Yuanyuan's eyes, there was a faint black mist in it.
The black mist reminded Su Yuanyuan of Cang Xuan, and her eyes darkened immediately. After getting Zhang Yingxue's permission, she gently scooped up a bit with her finger and examined it carefully.
Perhaps due to the medicinal herbs mixed in, as soon as Su Yuanyuan's finger touched a thin layer of the ointment, a line of words that surprised her automatically appeared in her mind.
Half qian of ginseng (ten - year - old), one qian of lard (from a dead pig), half qian of beeswax (spoiled), one qian of mint (inferior), half qian of pearl powder (inferior).
Su Yuanyuan never expected that the medical system would be so amazing that it could automatically reveal the ingredients of this "skin - nourishing oil". What shocked her even more was that this oil was made from the lard of a dead pig. No wonder there was a faint black mist on it and the smell was so pungent.
No wonder when she took Zhang Yingxue's pulse just now, Xiao Ba had prompted that Zhang Yingxue's face was infected!
Cosmetics are applied on a girl's face, which is related to her appearance. Su Yuanyuan herself was very particular about this. So when she used to run this shop, she always told the shopkeeper and the perfume - making ladies to choose good materials, and there had never been any problems.
She never thought that in just over half a year since it had been in Su Qingyu's hands, they had cut corners to such an extent. For the sake of profit, they would use such poor materials. How could it not be disheartening?
Seeing Su Yuanyuan frowning tightly, Zhang Yingxue felt uneasy and couldn't help asking, "Sister, how about it? Is there anything wrong with this 'skin - nourishing oil'?"
When Su Yuanyuan came forward to take Zhang Yingxue's pulse, the shopkeeper had noticed her. Seeing Su Yuanyuan carefully examining the perfume ointment, the shopkeeper sneered and said,
"We've sold so much of our 'skin - nourishing oil', and no one has ever come to complain about any problems. If the young lady is not used to it, it only proves that her skin is not suitable for this 'skin - nourishing ointment'."
At this moment, Xiao Ba spoke in Su Yuanyuan's mind, [Little Yuanbao, what the shopkeeper said is actually right. Everyone's skin condition is different, and cosmetics will have different effects. It's just that Zhang Yingxue's skin is too sensitive, so her reaction to this 'skin - nourishing oil' is more obvious. However, since the ingredients of this thing are so poor, I'm sure problems will arise one after another in a while. You might as well wait a bit.]
Xiao Ba's words reminded Su Yuanyuan.
Just now, she had caused quite a stir in Hanyu Zhai. In front of all the customers, she had personally verified the authenticity of the jewelry and gems. This was because the authenticity of jewelry could be determined on the spot, which could directly ruin Hanyu Zhai's reputation.
But proving that this small bottle of "skin - nourishing oil" was problematic was not that simple.
All cosmetics and perfume ointments are made secretly before being put on sale. Without witnessing the production process and considering what Xiao Ba said about different skin types and the fact that there haven't been more problems yet, it would be really hard to convince the shopkeeper just based on her words.
This shop was no longer her perfume shop. Just like Hanyu Zhai, it should be completely destroyed. She wouldn't let it get away for long.
Su Yuanyuan quickly came up with a plan.
The slight frown on her brow smoothed out, and Su Yuanyuan showed a smiling face with shallow dimples. She said to Zhang Yingxue,
"This 'skin - nourishing oil' is definitely fine. The reason why there are small red dots on your face, sister, is because you have excessive internal heat. As long as you have a light diet, calm your mind to reduce the fire, and apply mashed fresh aloe vera juice on your face, you'll be fully recovered in just a few days."
Zhang Yingxue was overjoyed. "I didn't expect you could really tell from taking my pulse! Great, great, great. I'll do as you said as soon as I get back!"
"See, the products of our shop are of top - notch quality," the shopkeeper of the perfume shop said with a smile, bowing to Su Yuanyuan. "We really appreciate this young customer for clearing our name. If the young customer takes a fancy to anything in our shop, we'll give a 50% discount today."
Su Yuanyuan rolled her eyes and said to the shopkeeper, "Show me what you have here."
She was going to find out what kind of formulas were used in the other cosmetics and perfume in this shop besides this skin - nourishing oil.
Soon, several so - called beauty "essentials" were placed in front of Su Yuanyuan.
"The one in your hand, miss, is called 'Red Jade Ointment'. It can moisturize the skin and eliminate facial freckles."
Su Yuanyuan opened it and took a sniff. The formula immediately appeared in her mind: inferior donkey - hide gelatin, inferior almonds, inferior talcum powder...
"And this one is the Jade Elixir Ointment. It can make your skin fairer and more delicate. It's guaranteed to make you loved by everyone and help you marry a good husband." Seeing Su Yuanyuan pick up another small clay pot, the shopkeeper introduced with a beaming smile.
In Su Yuanyuan's mind, the formula of the Jade Elixir Ointment also appeared: five - year - old ginseng, inferior and moldy white poria cocos, sulfur - fumigated dried rehmannia root, inferior honey...
Then, Su Yuanyuan picked up a box of rouge commonly used by women in Shengjing City.
The formula: inferior and moldy pomegranate flowers, water, inferior and moldy silk...
Every time she picked up an item, Su Yuanyuan could learn its formula. Even the ordinary rouge was made of the poorest materials. It was easy to imagine that applying these things on the face would surely cause problems sooner or later.
This result was really... not at all unexpected.
Perhaps after experiencing the counterfeiting incident in Hanyu Zhai, Su Yuanyuan was now calm and felt no anger at all.
After all, she already knew how despicable Su Qingyu was. She never had any expectations for that person's "conscience", so why should she be angry?