Early in the morning, Shen Baozhu was munching on breakfast in a daze when Lin Yu had the items delivered.
[Baozhu, the small white porcelain bottle contains scar - removing ointment, and the dark red glass bottle is a skin - whitening skincare product. They're both suitable for Chen Miaochun.]
In the interstellar era, the most commonly used items are potions. As long as the potion is added to the nutrient chamber and a person lies inside for a while, they can perfectly absorb the medicinal properties.
However, considering the different era and the background of the time Shen Baozhu lived in, as well as Chen Miaochun's sensitive nature, Lin Yu specifically asked a friend from the pharmacy research institute to specially make the ointment. Then he bought a small porcelain bottle online and put the ointment in it.
The skincare product was much simpler. Coincidentally, a colleague of Lin Yu was using a skin - whitening product, so Lin Yu just bought the same one.
This skincare product focused on returning to nature, using pure natural materials from the ancient era. Even the packaging was a glass bottle from the ancient era, which saved Lin Yu the trouble of changing the packaging. However, Lin Yu preferred to call it a glass bottle.
Shen Baozhu knew she shouldn't eat too many pastries. Turning her grief into appetite, she stuffed her mouth full of breakfast and could only nod to indicate that she understood.
Finally swallowing the food in her mouth, Shen Baozhu happily hugged the two items. She turned to urge Shen Heqing, "Brother, hurry up and finish your breakfast! I'm going to deliver these to Sister Miaochun!"
Shen Heqing helplessly put down his chopsticks. "What's the rush? I doubt Chen Miaochun will even use your stuff."
"Why?" Shen Baozhu didn't quite understand. She tried hard to introduce the items in her arms to her brother. "These are all wonderful things given by the immortals. They can make Sister Miaochun beautiful!"
Looking at his sincere - faced younger sister, Shen Heqing only had one thought: after all, she's just a child, so innocent.
Shen Heqing didn't say much. He just told Ming Shu to bring two pieces of preserved fruit to coax Shen Baozhu.
[Looking at the fool's actions, is Chen Miaochun really going to reject the little cutie's kindness?]
The Dragon King was a bit angry. [If so, she's really unlikable.]
Lin Yu advised, [Chen Miaochun has been tormented by the Wang family. It's normal for her to be defensive.]
[Chen Miaochun has been disliked since childhood and can't tell what's good - will and kindness. If she rejects you, just take it easy and don't take it to heart.]
[Just follow your heart. Everyone has their own fate.] The True Immortal Qingyun instructed.
Shen Baozhu read all these messages one by one and remembered them all.
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The Mansion of the Marquis of Yong'an.
"For me? Can it make me beautiful?" Chen Miaochun was first overjoyed and excitedly grabbed the porcelain bottle from Shen Baozhu's hand.
She happily examined the porcelain bottle from inside to outside, with the thought of becoming as beautiful as Chen Ruxia filling her mind.
Seeing Chen Miaochun happy, Shen Baozhu let out a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you like it, Sister Miaochun. This porcelain bottle contains scar - removing..."
"What scar - removing? I don't want it." Hearing the words "scar - removing", Chen Miaochun's face changed. She immediately threw the porcelain bottle on the table, making a clear sound.
Shen Baozhu was startled, while Qiuqiu beside her was already used to it.
Chen Miaochun was extremely angry and pointed at the porcelain bottle, her facial features a bit distorted. "I knew it. You dislike the scar on my face. You all think I'm ugly!"
"Humph, even if I'm ugly, I'm the real young lady of the marquis's mansion. No matter how beautiful Chen Ruxia is, she's just a fake!"
This baseless accusation left Shen Baozhu stunned. She quickly explained, "No, Baozhu doesn't dislike Sister Miaochun."
[Is Chen Miaochun crazy? The little cutie is being kind to her, but she's being wronged.]
Chen Miaochun seemed to be touched on a sensitive point. Her words became even more unpleasant. "What do you mean no? You've only known me for a day. How could you be so kind, little bitch..."
"Slap!"
Seeing that Chen Miaochun was about to throw a tantrum, Shen Heqing directly slapped her.
Shen Baozhu and Qiuqiu instinctively hugged each other. She whispered to Qiuqiu, "My brother seems a bit fierce?"
Qiuqiu nodded blankly. "It seems so. Do you think Brother Heqing noticed that I was playing around instead of studying yesterday?"
"I don't know. But I was also lazy yesterday..." Shen Baozhu recalled and felt a bit desperate.
The two little girls hugged each other even tighter.
The Dragon King was amused. [The little cutie and Qiuqiu are so funny.]
Shen Heqing was a good brother who doted on Baozhu. As the most promising young man in the Shen family, he had a high status in the academy and often helped the master discipline disobedient students.
Compared with the stubborn ones in the Shen family, Chen Miaochun was much more obedient.
Chen Miaochun was beaten every day in the Wang family, so this slap didn't hurt much. But it was the first time she'd been slapped since coming to the marquis's mansion. Chen Miaochun completely calmed down and stood there meekly.
Shen Heqing was too lazy to say much. "If you don't want the scar - removing ointment, that's fine. Take the red glass bottle. After washing your face morning and night, use the liquid inside to apply on your face."
Chen Miaochun obediently did as she was told.
"Apologize to Baozhu."
Chen Miaochun looked at Shen Baozhu and obediently apologized.
It was the first time Qiuqiu had seen Chen Miaochun so obedient. She was extremely shocked. "Brother Heqing is so amazing!"
Shen Heqing stroked Qiuqiu's head. "Read more books, and you can do it too."
After Chen Miaochun took the red glass bottle away, Shen Baozhu lowered her head and stroked the white porcelain bottle in her hand. She felt a bit down.
She looked up, puzzled. "Why is Sister Miaochun angry? She was clearly so happy at first..."
"Sister Miaochun is like this. She laughs one moment and gets angry the next. My mother said this is called being moody. Don't be angry, Baozhu." Qiuqiu leaned over to Shen Baozhu and comforted her friend.
Shen Heqing didn't explain. He just took the preserved fruit Ming Shu handed over and stuffed one piece into each of Shen Baozhu's and Qiuqiu's mouths. He asked with a smile, "Is the preserved fruit delicious?"
The sweet taste cheered Shen Baozhu up, and she became lively again. "Delicious!"
Shen Heqing smiled and then led Shen Baozhu out of the Mansion of the Marquis of Yong'an.
He didn't like the Mansion of the Marquis of Yong'an. He only endured his disgust because of Shen Baozhu's good relationship with Qiuqiu. He'd only come today to deliver the items to Chen Miaochun. As soon as he'd finished, he couldn't wait to leave.
After getting on the carriage, Shen Heqing said to Shen Baozhu, "Qiuqiu is wrong. Chen Miaochun isn't moody."
Curious, Shen Baozhu listened as Shen Heqing carefully analyzed Chen Miaochun's situation.
"When you first gave her the ointment, you only said it could make her beautiful. At that time, Chen Miaochun was happy because everyone wants to be more beautiful, and she really wants to be beautiful too."
Shen Baozhu was puzzled. "Then why is she angry?"
"Because among the people present, only she needs scar - removing. We, Qiuqiu, and even the servants in the Mansion of the Marquis of Yong'an don't need it." Shen Heqing pointed out Chen Miaochun's thoughts. "Chen Miaochun tried to escape before but ended up in a very bad place, even worse than the Wang family. After she finally escaped, she started to accept her fate and even desperately wanted to get married so that she could completely become a member of the Wang family."
"But at this time, she lost this opportunity because of the scar at the corner of her eye, which made Chen Miaochun very self - conscious about her scar."
"Chen Miaochun has a very contradictory personality. She hopes others won't dislike her scar, but she herself dislikes it the most."
Shen Baozhu nodded thoughtfully. Shen Heqing continued, "If you want to give her the scar - removing ointment, you can lead her to ask for it first and let her take it voluntarily."
"If you give it to her directly, it will only make her overthink."
[The fool makes sense.]
Shen Baozhu seriously thought about this. Suddenly she looked up and asked, "Brother, you knew this all along. Why didn't you remind me?"
Shen Heqing shifted the topic guiltily. "Su Qian said the clay figurines are already painted. Let's go pick them up today."