My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 127 My Heart Fluttered

Cheng Ruoan didn't keep them in suspense any longer. He directly called for Xiao Cui'er, Xiao Mian'er, and Aunt Zhang to come forward, stand in a line, and extend their hands.

She stood up and introduced them to Zhao Xuejin and Madam Guo one by one.

"These three women are all workers in our workshop. They have been using our hand cream for several days now. All three of them have applied the hand cream to their left hands, but nothing to their right hands."

They still have to work every day, but Xiao Mian'er and Xiao Cui'er already have very good skin on their hands, and Xiao Cui'er's skin is especially fair and soft, so I only let her apply it twice a day.

But since Xiaomian'er's skin was already a bit rough and dull, I had her apply it every time she washed her hands.

But Aunt Zhang was different; she didn't use cloud-shaped hand cream, but rather the cheaper one from our family, bamboo hand cream.

"Mr. Zhao, Mrs. Guo, you can take a close look at the differences between the left and right hands of these three women."

As the mistress of a wealthy family, Madam Guo was naturally more reserved and composed. However, she leaned forward slightly while sitting in her chair to look around.

But Zhao Xuejin was a straightforward businesswoman. She stood up, walked over, stared at them, and then grabbed the three men's hands to touch, rub, and pinch them one by one.

The difference between the three people's left and right hands was obvious; the skin on their left hands, which had been treated with hand cream, was noticeably smoother than that on their right hands.

Especially Aunt Zhang's hands, which were the most obvious.

She usually does a lot of work every day and isn't afraid of touching cold water, so her right hand has already started to develop chilblains, and there are obvious signs of redness and swelling at the joints, but her left hand is no different from that of a stewardess in an ordinary wealthy family.

Although her hands weren't as delicate and soft as those of young girls like Xiao Mian'er and Xiao Cui'er, they were still quite presentable.

The second biggest difference between Xiao Mian'er's left and right hands is...

Her right hand looked no different from the skin on her wrist, but her left hand was soft and smooth.

Although the skin on my left hand wasn't much whiter, it was noticeably brighter than the skin on my right hand.

Cheng Ruoan explained with a smile: "Although both hand creams can make the skin more delicate, the green bamboo cream is more effective in preventing and treating frostbite and dryness, and its main function is moisturizing."

But the main purpose of the cloud cream is to make the skin soft and elastic. My master and I named this effect 'anti-aging effect'.

Look at Xiao Cui'er's hands again.

She already had good skin, and she rarely used cloud cream, so to the naked eye, there wasn't much difference between her two hands.

"Sister Ying, don't just look! Come and touch it. You have to touch it to feel the difference between Xiao Cui'er's two hands." Zhao Xuejin was so excited that her lips never left her mouth. She generously called Madam Guo over to touch it.

But the wording... was so cryptic that even Cheng Ruoan, a modern person, blushed upon hearing it.

What does it mean to "only feel something when you touch it"?

Madam Guo gave Zhao Xuejin a reproachful look, her lips curving slightly upwards, with a hint of doting affection in them.

He then got up and walked over to the three of them to examine them carefully.

Seeing that Madam Guo was also taking it to heart, Cheng Ruoan pressed his advantage and said frankly:

"For someone like Xiao Cui'er who already has good skin, the effects of Cloud Cream and Green Bamboo Cream are indeed not that obvious, but my master and I are already developing a hand cream with 'whitening' effects."

Our goal is to make my eldest sister's hands even whiter and smoother by 20-30%.

As she spoke, Cheng Ruoan tugged at Cheng Ruotong, signaling her to stretch out her paws like Xiao Cui'er and the other two.

Zhao Xuejin and Madam Guo were already quite satisfied with the hands of the three men, but when they looked a few inches closer and saw Cheng Ruotong's hands, they were completely astonished.

"Young Master Duo? You mean someone even more fair-skinned and delicate than this?" Zhao Xuejing's eyes widened in disbelief.

It is truly unbelievable that I have never seen any ordinary woman with such fair and delicate hands as Cheng Ruotong.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that her skin was even whiter and smoother than tofu!

Cheng Ruoan exuded a low-key confidence. She smiled and held up three fingers: "Thirty percent. My master and I have set this as our goal, and we should be able to make the whitening hand cream within two months."

When Madam Guo saw Cheng Ruotong's hand, she restrained herself from touching it.

If someone's skin, already as white as mutton fat jade, could become another 30% whiter and smoother... then only a celestial being could have such skin!

Such hand cream would definitely be presented as tribute to the imperial palace.

In this way, it will surely become a highly sought-after commodity among noblewomen and daughters of noble families.

Both Madam Guo and Zhao Xuejin were deeply moved.

If the cloud-shaped ointment had caught their attention, then the grand promise Cheng Ruoan was making was truly astounding.

The two exchanged knowing glances, but didn't rush to say anything to Cheng Ruoan.

Cheng Ruoan naturally wouldn't let the pie in the sky fall to the ground, so she picked up the conversation herself and said, "However, to make such a hand cream, the cost will definitely not be low. The most crucial medicinal ingredient is worth a thousand gold pieces..."

I'm afraid that once it's made, ordinary families won't be able to afford it. Sigh.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuejing and Madam Guo could no longer bear it.

Madam Guo looked at Madam Cheng and said, "I've heard that Madam Cheng is fond of tea. Today I came to deliver some things to Xuejin, and I happened to bring several famous teas from Jiangnan. Madam Cheng might as well take a look and choose one or two as a housewarming gift for the Cheng family."

Madam Cheng paused for a moment, glanced at Cheng Ruoan, and after receiving her signal, nodded with a smile, "That's wonderful, thank you, Madam Guo. Ruotong, you should come with me to see the famous teas of Jiangnan and broaden your horizons."

“I think Madam Cheng looks absolutely stunning in her turquoise dress, and Madam Cheng looks elegant and fresh in her light blue dress. It just so happens that my fabric shop has just received a new batch of brocade cotton, and both the turquoise and light blue dyes are excellent.”

Madam Guo smiled gently and called to the old woman behind her: "Granny Chun, could you take Madam Cheng and Madam Cheng to our cloth shop to select a few bolts of brocade cotton?"

Cheng Ruotong was flattered and didn't dare to go with them.

Instead, Cheng Ruoan smiled and nodded at her.

"Then thank you, Madam Guo." Cheng Ruotong tried hard to suppress the upturned corners of her mouth, gave Madam Guo a junior's bow, and followed her mother and that Granny Chun.

Cheng Ruoan thoughtfully asked Xiao Cui'er and Aunt Zhang to go along as well.

For a time, only Zhao Xuejin, Madam Guo and her maid Chunjuan, Cheng Ruoan and Xiaomian'er remained in Room Zero of the Heavenly Division.

Chunjuan took over the task of pouring tea from Zhao Dongjia and served the tea to the group in a proper and respectful manner.

Xiao Mian'er stood behind Cheng Ruo'an, her head slightly lowered, eyes downcast, very polite.

The atmosphere in the room clearly indicates that they are having a serious business discussion.

Zhao Xuejin's face lit up with a smile, radiant and alluring, but her words were incredibly straightforward: "Ruo'an, then let's speak frankly."

Even if you didn't agree to sell the supply to us, we have plenty of ways to make you hand over the formula.