15 Chapter 15: Go make money as instructed by Aunt Qi!

"Orphanage performance? Do you have a program?" Qi's mother asked with interest.

Lian Qingxue whispered, "Yes... I have a solo dance, but I'm not very good at it."

Upon hearing this, Qi's mother patted Qi Yun and said, "Go on. Qingxue is going to perform. How can you not go?"

"Alright I'm going," Qi Yun replied helplessly.

He realized that his status as a son was getting lower day by day. He glanced at his father and thought to himself that he was lucky to have someone who ranked lower than him.

Qi Yun was actually looking forward to seeing Lian Qingxue dance.

"I learned from watching TV and my dancing isn't very good," Lian Qingxue explained. She didn't have the ability to hire a professional teacher due to her financial situation.

Now that she heard how much they were anticipating her performance, she couldn't help feeling nervous about disappointing them.

"We'll take care of our appearance today since we're so pretty! Let's go get some beauty treatments!" Qi's mother showed great enthusiasm for Lian Qingxue performing on stage today.

"Beauty treatments?" Lian Qingxue was surprised. "It's not necessary..."

"Why not? That settles it! I'll take you there!"

"Mom, let me go with Qingxue!" When Qi Yun heard this opportunity for an open money-making scheme like this one, he couldn't miss out on it!

"How do you know what you're doing?" His mom gave him a glance before saying: "Never mind then; don't let me disturb your two-person world! You can go alone if you want; here's some money - don't be too stingy!"

Qi Yun looked down at the ten or so bills handed over in his hand...

Using his own mom's money to make more money for Lian Qingxue?

It seemed like he was doing a business without any capital.

"Auntie, this is too much money!" Lian Qingxue panicked.

"What's wrong with that? It's almost Chinese New Year! I've been preparing to give you a big red envelope. Now let me take you to get some beauty treatments. Girls need more care."

"I can't..." Lian Qingxue tried to refuse.

"Don't push it. I treat you as my own child and don't want any formalities," Qi's mother said firmly.

Compared with the ability to persuade people, Qi's mother could beat ten of Qi Yun in terms of convincing power. After her speech, Lian Qingxue couldn't find anything else to say against it.

At this moment, Qi Yun heard his mom say something again: "Look at Qi Yun's face now; it has become so fair because of your nourishment! Let him be nourished by you today!"

Qi Yun nearly fainted when he heard his mom's words at the door...

Nourish?

With what?

Cough cough!

Was his mind too dirty?

He would never learn how to speak from his own mother!

...

When Lian Qingxue followed Qi Yun out, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

Sure enough, the two of them got into a car and directly told the driver to go to the best beauty salon in Spring City.

In 2008, online ride-hailing services had not yet taken off, and taxi drivers were still the big shots of underground intelligence networks. Especially in small cities like Spring City.

Sure enough, ten minutes later, they got off at a very elegantly decorated beauty salon.

Qi Yun looked at the building in front of him.

A three-story small building with an all-white Western-style design.

This level of decoration may not be outdated even ten years later.

Qi Yun was very satisfied.

What he was most satisfied with was that this place looked expensive at first glance!

Time to spend some money!

As soon as they entered, Qi Yun's words made Lian Qingxue's ominous premonition come true!

"How much does it cost for a full maintenance here?"

Lian Qingxue: "Here we go again! Familiar smell!"

...

The young lady at the beauty salon was a bit surprised to see Qi Yun bringing in Lian Qingxue. After all, many young girls come here for beauty treatments, but they are usually brought by their mothers or elders. It's rare to be brought by a young man like Qi Yun who seems to be in charge.

Upon hearing Qi Yun's words, a round-faced girl said, "For first-time customers here, we recommend starting with a test. While full maintenance is good, it's not necessary for everyone."

Lian Qingxue secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. This shop clearly relies on word-of-mouth and repeat customers. Most people would appreciate such an honest business that doesn't overcharge and even helps them save money.

"...Your shop is nice!"

After remaining silent for some time, Qi Yun finally spoke up.

The driver was too diligent! Should he have found the shadiest beauty salon instead? He began to reflect inwardly.

Meanwhile, Lian Qingxue was taken into another room for examination while Qi Yun grew bored flipping through magazines in the reception area. However, all the magazines were related to beauty treatments which didn't interest him much.

Seeing his boredom, the round-faced girl smiled and said: "Why don't you get checked as well? It's free."