The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

"Is that so?" Tong Qian said nonchalantly, then sat down. "Brother Xiuping hasn't mentioned you to me at home."

Seeing her like this filled Li Ningxue with anger, but she couldn't say anything and could only force a smile.

"I heard that your shop can also do hair and makeup for customers," Li Ningxue said, as if she had suddenly thought of a good idea.

Tong Qian glanced at her but didn't say anything. She just smiled and replied, "Of course, as long as you can afford it, you can have anyone in the shop do your makeup and hair."

"What a joke! Does our young lady lack money? With your clever appearance, why don't you do our young lady's makeup and hair?" Dong'er understood Li Ningxue's thoughts best, and knew what she wanted to do when she said this.

"Dong'er, what are you saying? Miss Tong Qian is the one that Brother Xiuping likes. How can she dress me up?" Li Ningxue pretended not to know that Dong'er would say such a thing and immediately scolded her.

Dong'er quickly said, "Miss, she owns this shop, so her skills are definitely the best. You've always wanted to try it, so why don't you let her do your makeup?"

“This…” Li Ningxue bit her lip, seemingly pondering something.

Tong Qian, who was watching from the side, found it boring and immediately said, "Since you're here, you're a guest. There's no need to talk about any rules. Since you want to see my abilities, I shouldn't refuse."

Since Li Ningxue was going to use such tricks, she wouldn't hold back.

Hearing her say that, Li Ningxue still pretended to be very uncomfortable, but she did not refuse and just let Tong Qian stand over.

Yun'er, standing to the side, frowned, quite unwilling, "Qian'er..."

"Yun'er, go and ask them to get me the things. I think everyone wants to see my cooking skills." Tong Qian smiled and winked at Yun'er.

Upon seeing that look in her eyes, Yun'er instantly knew that Tong Qian was definitely not hiding anything.

Tong Qian often makes this expression when she wants to trick someone. It seems that Li Ningxue is in some danger.

Yun'er silently mourned for Li Ningxue for a few seconds, and then quickly sent someone to bring all the things over.

Because she wanted to change Li Ningxue's hairstyle, Tong Qian took a comb and started doing her hair.

Although this is a private room, people outside can still see inside. Since it's mostly women, it's not a big deal.

Moreover, this was exactly the effect Li Ningxue wanted—to let everyone know that Tong Qian served her, and in the end, she was no different from the maids in her household.

Dong'er, who was standing to the side, watched and tried to find something wrong, but Dong'er's technique was too skillful, so even she couldn't find anything wrong and could only continue to watch.

"Normally, it's the servants in our household who do Miss's hair and makeup. I never expected that Miss Tong would have to do this kind of thing too," Dong'er said as she watched.

Her meaning was clear: dressing up and grooming were things done by servants, and Tong Qian did the same, so in the end she was just a servant herself.

Tong Qian merely smiled slightly, without uttering a single word, and focused entirely on drawing Li Ningxue's eyebrows.

Her technique was steady; she drew long eyebrows to her temples, painted red between her brows, and lightly touched her lips with rouge.

Soon, she had completed a full makeup look.

Yun'er, who was standing to the side, held up a bronze mirror and asked, "Are you satisfied with this?"

Li Ningxue picked up the bronze mirror and glanced at it, immediately exclaiming in surprise. Although she was reluctant to admit it, the craftsmanship was truly unparalleled.

"It looks absolutely stunning, so much better than before."

"Yes, I didn't know Miss Tong was so amazing."

"Alas, it's fortunate that Miss Tong doesn't act rashly, otherwise, I'm afraid we would be out of a job."

……

The crowd kept talking, and many of the guests were also incredibly surprised.

"Hmph, you've got some skills. Tell me, how much? We'll pay." Dong'er snorted coldly, though she was very unconvinced, she couldn't say a word against it.

With so many people watching, she can't just lie through her teeth.

Upon hearing this, Tong Qian tugged at Yun'er's corner, then made a "one" gesture, and then a "four" gesture.

Yun'er was startled when she saw this, but fortunately she understood Tong Qian and didn't think too much about it. She simply said to Dong'er, "One thousand taels."

She said it without any sense of unease, as if it were the absolute truth.

"What? A thousand taels? Why don't you just rob me?!" Dong'er was terrified. All she did was dress up her young mistress, and she was charged a thousand taels!

Tong Qian frowned, then walked up to her and said, "As I said before, as long as you can afford it, I'm naturally willing to pay for it. What, the legitimate daughter of a Grand Secretary can't even come up with a thousand taels?"

As she spoke, Yun'er quickly chimed in, "Oh dear, Qian'er didn't expect this either. Just our teahouse alone earns a thousand taels a month. Yesterday, Yuzhai Pavilion earned three hundred taels in a single day. It's just a merchant. So, the daughter of a Grand Secretary can't afford a thousand taels?"

Tong Qian almost burst out laughing at her affected manner. It was clear that spending so much time with her had made her more cunning and scheming in her words and actions.

“If you really can’t come up with the money, that’s fine too. Coincidentally, we’re short one person.” Yun’er said, glancing at Dong’er and then at Li Ningxue.

Her meaning was clear: if they couldn't come up with the money, then one of them would have to provide collateral.

However, if one were to actually do that, it would be a disgrace to the Grand Secretary.

"I don't usually do makeup for people easily. After all, I'm the head of the family, so I have to charge more. Other people in Yuzhai Pavilion don't charge this much for makeup. But since you said you could afford it, I did it. But..." Tong Qian frowned as she spoke, looking at Li Ningxue with some disappointment.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, even if they truly said they had no money, they couldn't escape the consequences.

"Dong'er, go back to the manor and get the money." Li Ningxue was practically grinding her teeth to powder as she glared at Tong Qian with hatred.

She never imagined that she would be framed by such a woman!

"Miss!" Dong'er called out.

You should know that the young lady's monthly allowance is only fifty taels. This thousand taels is only because she saves money by being frugal and relying on the madam's kindness!