You are my golden finger

The spring sunshine is brilliant, the clouds in the sky are dyed with all kinds of colors, showing off myriad beauties.

"Sister Jin, Sister Jin, are you home? We are here!" Before the housekeeper had time to report, Chu Huiyuan's anxious voice came from afar.

Lin Xijin felt a little helpless, as this outgoing girl had already followed him here.

As expected, Chu Huiyuan not only came by herself, but also brought the two little girls who were with her last time, plus two younger ones who she had never met before.

"Sister Jin! Look at my face. Is it better? It's whiter?" Chu Huiyuan looked at her eagerly, like a child who needed affirmation from others.

"Well, that's great. I won't need to take medicine in two days."

"Then can I eat like before? Should I continue to use the medicinal mud and repair cream?" Chu Huiyuan asked questions rapidly.

"Go inside and sit down first. Can you bear to see your friends standing outside?"

"Yeah."

Chu Huiyuan led a group of people into the hall, and unceremoniously took the lead, inviting everyone to sit down and have tea.

"Sister Jin, the snacks in your family are so delicious! You haven't answered my question yet." After drinking tea and snacks, Chu Huiyuan's unique train of thought finally remembered the question she had asked before.

"Oh, you can slowly resume your previous diet after stopping the medication, but you must be moderate and not eat as much as you did in the past. You also need to cleanse your face and take care of your skin regularly." Lin Xijin answered patiently.

"Sister Jin, you won't be in Kyoto in the future. Where can we find you for skin care products?" Chu Huiyuan immediately thought of the key to the problem, and the other girls also agreed and nodded.

Lin Xijin pondered, considering whether to open a drugstore and beauty shop. Should she run it alone or find someone to cooperate with? If she runs it alone, she will be away from Kyoto for a long time, and she will have to deal with the troubles of the powerful. It seems that she can only find someone to cooperate with.

At present, the best candidate who is familiar to me is only Mrs. Wu, who has a good background and is smart enough!

It only takes a moment for the thought to change.

"Oh, before I leave Beijing, I will prescribe a course of skin care products for you. Leave your address and I will send someone to notify you. You can pick it up at the pharmacy."

"Sister Jin, you are so kind. I am from the General of the Cavalry's Mansion." Chu Huiyuan said, pointing to the other four people and introducing them: "Liang Anru and Liang Anqian are from the General of the Anyuan Mansion, He Xiaojing and He Xiaoyu are from the Shaoqing Mansion of the Taichang Temple."

Lin Xijin had a headache. It was really like living under the emperor's feet. Anyone he picked out was a son of an official, and they were people he couldn't afford to offend.

It seems that the right thing to do is to find a backer. It is good to lean against a big tree and enjoy the shade!

He led a few people to the pharmacy, called Chuntao and Qiuyan, and helped them cleanse and care for their skin. He also took out two sets of cosmetics for the two new girls. The five of them left a bunch of gifts and medical fees, and then took the three fruit baskets sent by Lin Xijin and returned happily.

After some preparation, Lin Xijin went to General Wu's residence to see Old Madam Wu. The old lady's condition was much better today because Lin Xijin helped her with acupuncture and prescribed the right medicine yesterday, and also gave her a small bottle of spiritual spring water to drink.

He found some time to find Mrs. Wu and brought her to his home.

Lin Xijin chatted with her for a while and immediately gave her a facial treatment. Cleansing, massage, applying medicinal mud, applying skin care cream, after the whole process, Mrs. Wu's skin was shiny and elastic, and she looked radiant.

Mrs. Wu took the mirror that Lin Xijin gave her and kept looking at herself in it, unable to let it go.

"I'll give you a mirror and a set of cosmetics."

"Jin'er, thank you! You are so generous. Now, what is the matter that you called me here today?" Mrs. Wu was also a person with a keen mind.

“Do you think there is a market for a beauty store like this in Kyoto?”

When Madam Wu heard Lin Xijin say this, her eyes lit up and she quickly said, "Yes, yes, there are too many wealthy wives and daughters of officials in Kyoto. It's too easy to make money this way."

"I want to cooperate with you, are you interested?" Lin Xijin directly extended an olive branch.

"Really? This is a profitable business, are you willing to give it up?!"

"I'm not in Kyoto for a long time and don't have time to manage it. Here's what I think: you provide the store and the staff. I'll make cosmeceuticals and sell them to the store at cost price, exclusively, and never resell to others. I'll take care of the store decoration sketches, management details, and staff training. After the business is open, deduct all costs and we'll split the profits 50-50."

Mrs. Wu was a shrewd person and understood the benefits immediately. She thought for a moment and asked, "Can I share my 5% profit with others?"

"Who do you want to give it to?"

"One is my maternal family's sister-in-law, the Madam Lin who came that day, and the other is the Imperial Concubine Yi in the palace, who is my sister. I want to give them each a tenth of the profits."

When Lin Xijin heard the two titles, she immediately understood what Mrs. Wu meant. Mrs. Wu must be worried that she couldn't handle it alone, and was afraid that a big tree would attract wind, so she looked for more backers.

This was exactly what Lin Xijin wanted.

"That's fine. I also have shares in the Duke of Anguo's Mansion. We'll split it 50-50. I'll only sign a contract with you, and you can sign contracts with them separately, okay?"

"Maybe you can take an extra 10% of the profit, 64% would be fine!" Mrs. Wu felt embarrassed and declined.

Finally, Lin Xijin made the final decision and named the store "Wulin Beauty", with a 50-50 split of the profits. The two signed the contract, asked Mrs. Wu to get the government seal, and then went about their business.