239: Sister receptionist at the beauty salon

“Hello, everyone.”

Li Qinghe smiled and greeted everyone.

“Mr. Li is the boss’s man.”

Seeing everyone looking at Li Qinghe with curious eyes, Hoang Dang Minh Thu had no choice but to explain further.

After Hoang Dang Minh Thu’s additional explanation, all the beauticians’ expressions became serious.

Those beauticians who were originally flirting quickly retracted their gazes, staring intently at the ground, not daring to make any more moves.

Having worked at this beauty salon for several months, everyone knew that the boss had an astonishing background, being a high-ranking official’s daughter from Hanoi.

At first, everyone thought he was just Hoang Dang Minh Thu’s man, so a little flirtation wouldn’t matter; after all, eating a bit more of such a handsome man wouldn’t have any impact.

But he was the boss’s man, and that made his status completely different.

Without the boss’s permission, if they offered themselves, they couldn’t bear the consequences.

“Everyone, please try out these products. We’ll do it in two shifts, rotating. The boss will be here a bit later.”

Seeing everyone settled down, Hoang Dang Minh Thu and Ruan Chunxiang handed the corresponding products to the beauticians.

It wasn't possible for everyone to experience the products at once. Only half of the people would experience while the other half operated, so that if a customer came in unexpectedly, someone would always be available to assist.

After seeing the effect of Li Yun’s earlier experience, those beauticians with some spots and blemishes on their faces had already actively washed off their makeup, preparing to try these miraculous products.

So, most of those who experienced it first today were slightly older beauticians with relatively more skin imperfections.

The young, beautiful ones with good skin were saved for tomorrow to experience.

Hoang Dang Minh Thu also introduced the tentative names and effects of these products: “red vitality” for firming and anti-aging, “harmonious nature” for soothing and stress relief, and “snow white” for whitening and spot removal.

All the beauticians quickly and secretly noted the differences between these products. Fortunately, the colors were very distinct, so it wasn't difficult for everyone to remember them.

The beauticians operating today needed to be more attentive. They had to carefully observe the changes in the client's skin throughout the entire product application process.

Just like the photos Hoang Dang Minh Thu took for Li Yun earlier, they also needed to photograph the before and after steps of the application.

After everyone had finished their experience, they would all need to develop more suitable application techniques for these products.

She distributed the red vitality to some older beauticians and the harmonious nature to some beauticians who had been under great performance pressure recently.

The whitening and spot-removing products were needed by the most people; in fact, firming and anti-aging products also had high demand.

For example, the Solidifying Essence Oral Liquid that Li Qinghe had drawn before was a top-tier anti-aging product, but that was a product that could only be drawn from the system.

Different proportions of the Beauty Cream, with different raw materials added, resulted in different effects. Such good things added another income stream for Li Qinghe.

He had discussed this matter with Vu Linh Huong last time, and Vu Linh Huong had already arranged for Hoang Dang Minh Thu to specifically plan the accounts. In the future, 70% of the sales revenue from these products would go to Li Qinghe, and 30% to Vu Linh Huong.

Additionally, all tax issues would be handled by Vu Linh Huong, making it pure income.

Those beauticians who were under immense pressure due to performance entered a beauty room together. Stress relief wasn't just about applying products to the face, and their bare upper bodies couldn't be seen by Li Qinghe.

Even if they didn’t mind, Hoang Dang Minh Thu did.

Moreover, Hoang Dang Minh Thu had just specifically emphasized that these beauticians dared not let their lives become miserable because they discovered a playboy.

Li Qinghe watched this group of women busy themselves, then, led by Hoang Dang Minh Thu, went to the lounge next to the front desk to drink coffee while waiting for Vu Linh Huong to arrive.

“Hello, Mr. Li, please have a seat. Your coffee will be right over.”

The two receptionists at the beauty salon smiled and greeted Li Qinghe. They were well-informed and already knew that Li Qinghe was the boss’s man.

The sister on the left is Yingzhu, and the sister on the right is Jinzhu.

When he first came in, Li Qinghe hadn't paid much attention, but looking closely now, the two receptionists looked somewhat similar.

“You two are sisters, aren’t you?”

Li Qinghe asked casually.

“Mr. Li is really amazing. I’m the older sister, Jinzhu, and she’s the younger sister, Yingzhu.”

The shorter receptionist responded with a smile.

Li Qinghe also smiled and nodded, then walked to the adjacent lounge and sat down.

It seemed that most of the sisters he knew had the younger sister taller and the older sister shorter.

It seemed to be the same among brothers.

Logically speaking, even if some families were biased, it shouldn't be that most families were also so biased.

A few minutes later, Jinzhu brought over a cup of coffee: “Mr. Li, please drink slowly. Call us when you’re finished.”

Li Qinghe saw that the coffee even had a beautiful coconut tree latte art.

“Good technique, the latte art is beautiful.”

“Thank you for liking it, Mr. Li. My sister and I used to be coffee apprentices at a cafe.”

Jinzhu seemed very pleasantly surprised by Li Qinghe’s praise and couldn’t help but say a few more words.

“The taste is also good. It seems your skills haven’t diminished here.”

“Yes, there are many high-grade coffee beans here, and my sister and I’s coffee brewing skills have improved a lot.”

Because Hoang Dang Minh Thu had gone inside to observe the beauticians’ results from applying the products, Li Qinghe chatted with Jinzhu in the lounge for a while.

The sisters came from Dong Nai province, next to Saigon. Their full names were Fan Huang Jinzhu and Fan Huang Yingzhu. They stopped studying after middle school and worked as coffee apprentice baristas in cafes in Saigon for several years.

Just as they were about to be promoted to baristas, they encountered an opening at Vu Linh Huong’s beauty salon for a receptionist who could brew coffee.

Seeing that the salary offered here was much higher than that of a barista at a coffee shop, the two sisters directly applied and were hired as receptionists here.

According to Jinzhu’s feedback, the sisters were very satisfied with the work environment here. Not only did it significantly improve their coffee brewing skills, but they also had the opportunity to learn beauty techniques.

If they wished, they could learn beauty techniques in the workspace during their breaks from front desk duty. As long as their beauty skills passed the assessment, they could transition to being beauticians.

For girls like Jinzhu, who came from the countryside, this meant having more options for their future.

High salary, good environment, and the chance to learn a skill—for Jinzhu and Yingzhu, it was simply the perfect job.

Seeing Li Qinghe drinking his coffee quickly, Jinzhu turned to the front desk’s refrigerated display case and brought over a slice of cake, then refilled Li Qinghe’s coffee.

When Li Qinghe was halfway through his second cup of coffee, Vu Linh Huong arrived. After waking up, she had dressed up again, changed into a Chanel suit dress, and tied up her hair.

She looked much like she did the first time Li Qinghe saw her.

Vu Linh Huong

“Qinghe, how is Jinzhu’s coffee? Yingzhu, get me a cup too.”

As soon as Vu Linh Huong entered, her commanding aura immediately spread, and Jinzhu and Yingzhu quickly became nervous and busy.

Soon, Vu Linh Huong’s coffee and pastries were brought over.

“Jinzhu’s coffee still tastes so good.” Vu Linh Huong took a small sip of coffee and nodded, praising Jinzhu.

“Thank you for the compliment, boss.”

After Jinzhu thanked her, she dutifully left the lounge and returned behind the front desk.

“All the pastries here are the freshest, delivered in the morning from the best cake shop in Saigon. They’ll deliver again in the afternoon.”

Vu Linh Huong scooped a bite of cake into her mouth, then changed the subject.

“Qinghe, are you interested in seeing foreign warships?”