Free Web NovelChapter 190: Chapter 190: These Are Dijing Socialites?
"Ah! Why didn’t you remind us sooner!"
Just as expected, Su Mengyao’s words made them instantly lose all interest in causing trouble for Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong. They all scrambled to grab the Rose Essential Oil instead.
At 3,999 a bottle, each of them snatched several.
"Hey! We meet again!"
It was the social butterfly she had run into at the film studio. Yun Zijin was a little surprised; she hadn’t expected to see her a second time.
"Hello. Are you also here to buy Rose Essential Oil?"
"I just saw that this looked like a newly opened store, so I got curious and came in to take a look.
This shop is pretty strange. It’s so big, but it only sells one thing—Rose Essential Oil. And even after the discount, it’s still 3,999. That’s insanely expensive!"
The girl was clearly taken aback by the price of the Rose Essential Oil.
Yun Zijin just smiled and didn’t say anything.
Su Mengyao was aiming to build a high-end brand, so a low price wouldn’t fit its positioning.
Besides, the most expensive part of the Rose Essential Oil wasn’t the materials, but the purely handmade craftsmanship.
For the effect it had, 3,999 really wasn’t expensive.
"There’s a trial area over there. You can go try it out."
Yun Zijin pointed her in a direction, and sure enough, in that area, every customer was paired with a staff member who was applying Rose Essential Oil to their faces.
You could say that because the shop was big enough and only sold a single product—Rose Essential Oil—Su Mengyao had come up with all sorts of special features for the store.
The one-on-one trial experience was the most appealing part of that whole section.
But to prevent people from freeloading, everyone was limited to one trial. Before trying the product, they were required to register with their ID.
Anyone who had already registered their ID couldn’t get a second trial.
Otherwise, if people came today, came back tomorrow, and kept coming every day without ever buying anything, the shop might as well shut down and become a charity hall.
Of course, anyone who tried it once and still decided not to buy it wasn’t Huan Yan Fang’s target customer anyway.
"That looks pretty good, and it’s one-on-one service!"
"Mhm, but everyone only gets one chance to try it, so you should think it over."
"No problem, no problem. I’ll go give it a try. If the effect is really that good, I might just grit my teeth and buy a bottle."
3,999 was no small sum for her, but she could afford it if she gritted her teeth. It would just make her wallet hurt for a while.
"Have you guys tried it? Is it any good?"
The girl asked one more question before she left.
"We’ve already used it. Personally, I think the effects are great.
But everyone’s experience is different, so you should try it for yourself before deciding."
"Okay, okay, I’ll go try it now. Thanks!"
After saying that, the girl ran off toward the trial area.
’Who wouldn’t love one-on-one service!’
"You know her?"
Qin Sitong was a bit puzzled. She’d never seen this girl with Yun Zijin before.
"We’ve met once. I wouldn’t say we know each other."
They didn’t even know each other’s names.
"Today is National Day, so your milk tea shop should be having a promotion, right? Are you sure it’s okay for you not to be there watching over things?"
The Wangyou Milk Tea had to be made by her personally, after all.
"I scheduled the promotion to start at 2 PM. It’s no problem for me to head over after things are done here."
Qin Sitong had, of course, already considered this. She had made arrangements in advance to avoid any scheduling conflicts.
"Alright, as long as you have it handled."
Yun Zijin didn’t say anything more. After all, Qin Sitong was the one managing the shop.
"This is mine!"
"Bullshit! I clearly got it first!"
"What do you mean you got it first? I clearly saw it first!"
The same few girls who had just been passive-aggressive toward Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong were now arguing over a single bottle of Rose Essential Oil, neither willing to back down.
"They’re... really not quite like the Dijing socialites from the rumors, are they."
Qin Sitong finally remarked drily.
"They say a woman makes herself beautiful for her admirer. For the sake of their pretty faces, they’d probably be willing to risk life and limb."
Seeing how they had been so hostile toward her and Qin Sitong earlier, Yun Zijin figured their friendships were probably just for show.
"But didn’t they all manage to grab some? What difference does one more or one less bottle make?"
"Who knows."
Yun Zijin offered no comment on the behavior of Su Mengyao’s "sisterhood."
"Alright, alright, take a look at how many bottles each of you grabbed. Whoever has the fewest can have this one.
Stop fighting like savages. Why don’t you look around and see who else is in the store? Do you still care about your socialite image or not?"
Ever since getting to know Yun Zijin, Su Mengyao felt increasingly out of place with these socialites.
’Fighting tooth and nail over a bottle of Rose Essential Oil... I can’t even bear to watch.’
The girls finally realized what they had been doing, and all of them looked a little embarrassed.
The people here today included not just some of Dijing’s socialites, but also several elders.
Not to mention the young masters like Lu Yunfeng and his friends—they were all potential future husbands.
"I got five bottles, so I won’t fight you for it. You guys can have it."
"I also got five bottles. One less won’t matter. Whoever wants it can take it."
"I... I only got four bottles. So this one should be mine."
Hearing that the other two had five bottles each, the girl with only four quickly snatched the one they had just been fighting over.
Five bottles each. Everyone was satisfied with this outcome.
"Now that you’ve got them, go to the front counter and pay."
Su Mengyao had no intention of letting them take them for free. She had worked hard to make every single one, and giving even one away for free would be a sign of disrespect to her labor.
"We know! You think we’d skip out on the bill or something?"
One of the girls rolled her eyes and retorted to Su Mengyao.
"Rolling your eyes isn’t something a socialite does. You all have fun. I’m going to go entertain my other guests."
Su Mengyao was the star of the show today, especially in front of the elders.
After Su Mengyao left, the girls stared at her back, their faces full of indignation.
"Hmph! What’s she so smug about? She just got lucky and found a formula for Rose Essential Oil. With her complete lack of business sense, this place will go under sooner or later!"
"Um... If Huan Yan Fang goes out of business, we won’t be able to get Rose Essential Oil anymore... That wouldn’t be good, would it?"
One girl mumbled quietly.
"Shut up!"
Silence fell instantly.
Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong, watching from the rest area, were thoroughly enjoying the show.
’Yep, the live version is always the most exciting.’
"Sister Yun! So you guys came too! I was just wondering why Su Mengyao didn’t invite you and Miss Qin to her opening."
Seeing Yun Zijin, Lu Yunfeng approached with Wu Zicheng and Sheng Yang.
"We’ve been here the whole time. We just didn’t go join the crowd.
Are you guys over here to buy Rose Essential Oil too?"
"We’re getting some for the elders in our families, and also to show Su Mengyao our support."
Yun Zijin glanced at Sheng Yang. ’His mother is here today too. Which elder is he buying for?’
"My grandma!"
Sheng Yang said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Are you sure? Then you’re not planning to pay for your mom’s?"
"I... I came here to pay for my mom’s, and to buy one for my grandma as well."
"Oh."
Yun Zijin replied noncommittally, a half-smile on her face.
