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"No, you have it here . " Piao Xu's voice became lower and lower as her body leaned forward; she rolled her sleeves up as a subtle glint flickered across her eyes .
Su Xi-er didn't know what the manager saw, but his smile suddenly changed before he started to behave mysteriously . After a moment however, the only difference observers would be able to find would be him behaving more respectfully to Piao Xu .
"Miss, why didn't you say that you wanted that type of rouge earlier? It is exclusive; come to the backyard with me . " The manager took Piao Xu to the backyard .
When they almost entered the curtain door, the manager saw Su Xi-er and immediately instructed a young woman . "Go and see what that Miss needs . "
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The manager had been in business for a long time, and was familiar with different rouge, foundation, and women's clothing . She could tell with one look that the long pink dress Su Xi-er wore was made of excellent fabric, a sign that they should treat her well .
Following the manager's gaze, Piao Xu took a few extra glances at Su Xi-er when she realised that the latter was very beautiful .
"Miss, this way please . " The manager lifted the curtain up and extended her hand to invite Piao Xu in .
Piao Xu quickly returned her attention to the manager and nodded before following her in .
Back in the antechamber of the shop, the shop a . s . sistant was full of smiles and very cordial . "Miss, is this your first time here? I've never seen you before . What kind of rouge and foundation do you need?"
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Su Xi-er shook her head on purpose . "No, I have already been here a few times, as well as purchased several things . " Her words were half true . I have been here as Ning Rulan, but never as Su Xi-er .
The shop a . s . sistant looked surprised . "How can it be? You are so beautiful that I would remember you with one look . If you have been here a few times already, why do you look so unfamiliar to me?"
"Perhaps you weren't in the shop when I was here . Anyways, I will only need a dark coloured powder rouge today . "
The shop a . s . sistant was even more shocked when she heard this . "Dark coloured? You are young and beautiful, why use those outdated colours? Dark colours are for women in their forties . They're not suitable for you . "
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"Just bring them over . " Su Xi-er's tone was certain, stopping all of the shop a . s . sistant's questions .
I have no choice if she is so insistent on dark colours, even if they're unsuitable for her .
"Miss, our shop only has one type of dark coloured rouge . Take a look and smell to check if it's alright?" The shop a . s . sistant said as she took out a small box .
Su Xi-er took it over, opened it . It has a bit of a peach blossom fragrance that you won't notice if you don't smell carefully . The colour is also appropriate for my purposes . "I will take this box . How much is it?"
The shop a . s . sistant smiled . "A tael of fine silver . "
In Nanzhao's number one rouge store, most ordinary rouge and foundation would cost a tael of silver . However, rouge stores all had a quirk ー they would add in special flowers in each rouge and foundation, even including the Purple Fragrance flowers from Xiliu nation .
Therefore, rouge stores were usually only patronised by the wealthy . For ordinary families, they would only use the groom's betrothal gifts to buy rouge if their daughter was getting married .
Su Xi-er took a tael of silver from her purse and handed it to the shop a . s . sistant, who then smiled and accepted it before handing her the wrapped box .
"Do you need anything else?"
Su Xi-er deliberately acted puzzled and said, "I was going to buy a box of rouge and then head to the spice workshop . Just now, I heard the manager say that there is spice here . Why don't I buy them together?"