Her beauty became even more intense, and it also gained more recognizability. At this moment, she took out a small box of rouge powder and brushed it onto her face. What had been a beautiful face somehow appeared rounder, and her already pert nose became even more refined.
Brother Liubao was breathing heavily, suddenly pressing against the table to stand up.
Just then, a man took a swift step forward.
Liang Haoming watched Brother Liubao with a wary expression, as if he feared Brother Liubao might do something untoward to Dong Huiying.
"Miss Dong! This rouge is truly magical, this, this..."
Brother Liubao’s heart was deeply moved, beyond what words could convey.
Dong Huiying’s eyes sparkled with added mirth, "This is the business I wish to discuss with you, Brother Liubao. I call this makeup technique. If applied properly, it’s like changing one’s appearance, almost as if obtaining a new face. I believe that if Sky Blue Building could make use of this makeup technique, it would be greatly empowered, earning a fortune every day!"
Dong Huiying’s depiction of the future left Brother Liubao utterly captivated.
He gazed at the various bottles and jars on the table, his eyes unabashedly greedy. "Miss Dong, name your price!"
Dong Huiying sat composedly, "I want eighty percent of the profits from Sky Blue Building! But don’t be hasty, I’m not asking for the moon. I assure you, within a month, Sky Blue Building will monopolize the Red-light District, standing as the town’s most renowned and the sole destination for brothels! And the silver coins you’ll earn in the future are sure to be many times more than before."
Asking for eighty percent right off the bat made Brother Liubao frown deeply.
Where was this young lady getting such confidence from?
Her demands were astronomical!
Dong Huiying continued, "I understand you might hesitate, Brother Liubao. So how about this: Inform the Young Servants in your building that today I will do their makeup for free. You can see the results tonight and then decide. There’s no rush."
After some thought, Brother Liubao silently nodded his head.
Everyone likes a bargain. Although he had already witnessed the magic of this makeup technique, it was on a girl who was naturally beautiful. If applied to a man with just average looks...
Brother Liubao squinted his eyes, "Very well, I’ll trouble Miss Dong then!"
At Brother Liubao’s Sky Blue Building, when business was booming, there were as many as thirty or forty Young Servants. But a month ago, with the hasty departure of Phoenix Blood and Choo Pavilion eyeing Sky Blue Building covetously, many of the Young Servants were poached away, leaving only ten behind. These ten were all of average looks, dull and unremarkable.
Relying on these few Young Servants, naturally, they couldn’t retain customers.
Brother Liubao summoned these ten Young Servants, and Dong Huiying, with a brief glance, noted that the youngest was only fourteen or fifteen, while the oldest was probably in his twenties.
Whether it was having skin too dark and rough, eyes too small, or nose too flat, in a single glance she could tell that not only were their features far from perfect, they also had many flaws.
If not so, these Young Servants wouldn’t have ended up unwanted and left behind by Boss Choo from across the way.
"Please wash your faces with this,"
She took out a bottle with a large belly, inside of which was a white creamy substance.
The ten looked at each other, and finally, the oldest one approached Dong Huiying.
Following Dong Huiying’s instructions, he first splashed his face with clean water, and then smeared a bit of the white cream onto himself. Unexpectedly, the cream produced quite a few bubbles; yet its effect was even more gentle than that of soapberry liquid, and it also emitted a refreshing herbal fragrance.