Zhuang Qian was currently sitting down, and shifted around in his seat from time to time.
Zhuang Renquan looked at Zhuang Qian and said, "A-Qian, what's the matter with you? Why do I feel like you're acting a little strange today!"
Zhuang Qian shook his head and quickly said, "It's nothing, Third Uncle, where did Elder Brother go?"
"It's not like your Elder Brother will get lost, what are you worried for?" Zhuang Renquan said.
"Third Uncle, don't you think that selling the Goddess's Tears for 200 000 gold coins is a little too expensive!" Zhuang Qian asked.
Zhuang Renquan shook his head and said, "Not at all! It's good that it's expensive, it can give people face. Those rich, second generation young masters use this to go chase after girls and successfully woo them!"
Zhuang Qian: "…"
"Third Uncle, how many are you planning on getting!" Zhuang Qian asked.
"I heard that the purchase amount is limited to up to three bottles per person, so you should buy three bottles when the moment comes." Zhuang Renquan said.
Zhuang Qian widened his eyes and said, "Third Uncle, I don't have any money."
"It's okay, Third Uncle will pay for you. Several of the women in the family have asked me to buy it for them, if I add it all up, I'll need around ten or so bottles." Zhuang Renquan said.
Zhuang Qian: "…"
On the stage, all the dancers retreated, and a sky blue curtain was lowered.
Bi Liuyun walked out, dressed light-coloured clothes.
"Bi Liuyun actually came out here personally, this Bi Liuyun is really good-looking!"
Zhuang Qian nodded and said, "He is pretty good!" None of the people under Qi Shaorong were ordinary people, Elder Brother must be facing a lot of pressure.
"Thank you, distinguished guests, for attending today's sales exhibition for Goddess's Tears. Some time ago, Allure Cosmetics issued a batch of trial samples for people to test out. I believe that everyone here already understands the effectiveness of Goddess's Tears."
"The raw materials used for Goddess's Tears are very precious and rare. After this batch of Goddess's Tears are sold, in the next few years, there won't necessarily be a second batch available for sale. Everyone, please cherish this opportunity."
"Alright then, I won't say any more unnecessary words. This time there are a total of 100 bottles of Goddess's Tears, each bottle is priced at 200,000 gold coins, and each guest is allowed to purchase up to three bottles. The distinguished guests who would like to make a purchase, please raise your cards, it's first come, first serve. The sale starts now."
As soon as Bi Liuyun's words fell, a good number of the guests all held up their cards.
"I want three bottles."
"I want three bottles."
"I want three bottles."
"These people are crazy!" Qi Shaoru muttered.
There were many people who wanted to purchase the Goddess's Tears. Some people originally wanted to wait and see, but when they saw how frenzied the crowd was, they became afraid that they would lose their chance, and also made a move.
"It seems that some of them are business people, they might have the idea of buying and reselling." The products of Allure Cosmetics would often be resold by many merchants to other countries, and it's said that the business actually isn't too bad.
The number of products on the counter quickly shrank. Qi Shaoru couldn't help but feel somewhat anxious, "Brother, it's almost gone, it's almost gone! Please just help me get a bottle."
Qi Shaokang looked at Qi Shaoru, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Fine."
Qi Shaokang raised his card, but found that it was too late. The last three bottles of Goddess's Tears were all taken away by a level-eight female mage.
Qi Shaoru ground her teeth in frustration and said, "What kind of people are these!"
Qi Shaokang looked at Qi Shaoru and said, "That's enough, the effect of this product isn't that impressive anyway. You're still young, even if you can't get your hands on this one, after a few years, when you do need it, there'll definitely be new products available on the market."
Qi Shaoru stomped her feet resentfully.
"Fifth Sister! Second Brother is right! That lousy thing costs 200,000 gold coins, it's obviously a scam! It' would be better to spend your money on some other things, there's no need to give your money to the black-hearted boss of Allure Cosmetics and let them make a fortune." Qi Shaofu said.
Qi Shaoru snorted softly and ignored Qi Shaofu.
"Thank you, everyone, for your attendance and support. We didn't expect everyone to be so enthusiastic, all one hundred bottles of Goddess's Tears are sold out. Next up, the boss of Allure Cosmetics is going to make a speech." Bi Liuyun said, walking onto the stage.
Qi Shaoru blinked and said, "The mysterious boss of Allure Cosmetics is finally going to make an appearance!"
Qi Shaokang couldn't help but feel some anticipation, and many of the guests present focused their attention on the stage.
The blue curtains were pulled apart, and Qi Shaorong stepped forward.
Zhuang Renquan's eyes widened and he said, "It's actually Qi Shaorong, how could it be him…"
"Elder Brother was right!" Zhuang Qian said.
Zhuang Renquan looked at Zhuang Qian and said, "Your brother knew about this?"
"Big Brother has been hanging around Qi Shaorong for so long, of course he'd know." Zhuang Qian said.
Zhuang Renquan looked in the direction of Chen Yuan and said, "Chen Yuan, that guy, he's really done a good deed."
Zhuang Qian: "…"
"Thank you all for your support and love for Allure Cosmetics, your support has played a huge part in allowing Allure Cosmetics to grow so rapidly in these recent years…"
Qi Shaokang looked at Qi Shaorong, held his forehead, and said, "No wonder he wasn't willing to return to the Qi Family, turns out he's the owner of Allure Cosmetics, if he were to return to the Qi Family, how would he have the same freedom he has now?"
Qi Shaofu rubbed his forehead and said, "Fourth Brother is even wealthier than I imagined!"
Qi Shaoru clenched her fists and muttered unhappily, "This guy is too selfish, he has so much money but only cares about himself. He's given so many benefits to outsiders, but isn't even willing to help his own family."
Qi Shaokang looked at Qi Shaoru and said, "Enough already, can't you speak less."
Qi Shaoru: "…"
"Now that Fourth Brother has revealed himself like this, there will be more people paying attention to him in the future. I'm afraid Hu Feng won't be able to keep him anymore, I think it's only a matter of time before he returns to the Qi Family." Qi Shaokang said.
Qi Shaoru bit her lip, feeling a little complicated in her heart.
"For today's sales exhibition to be completed so smoothly, I once again express my gratitude towards everyone here. My Allure Cosmetics Store will continue to make persistent efforts to launch more high-quality products…"
Bi Liuyun was standing backstage, and looked at Zhuang Hao, "Young Master Zhuang, Young Master is very charming, right?"
Zhuang Hao nodded and said, "Of course, who knows how many people in the audience currently have their sights set on him."
"Boss is peerlessly elegant and talented, for him to have many admirers, it's no surprise." Bi Liuyun said.
Zhuang Hao started walking towards the stage. Bi Liuyun grabbed Zhuang Hao and said, "Young Master Zhuang, what are you doing!"
"I'm going up to say a few words."
Bi Liuyun was about to stop him, but a few sparks of electricity flew out from Zhuang Hao's hand and Bi Liuyun's hand was shocked, giving him no choice but to let go.
"My speech is over now…"
Zhuang Hao grabbed Qi Shaorong's hand, snatched Qi Shaorong's sound-amplifying stone, and said, "I'd also like to use this opportunity to announce that Qi Shaorong and I are getting engaged to be married at the end of this month. When the time comes, I hope that everyone here will be able to attend our engagement celebration."
Zhuang Hao held Qi Shaorong's right hand with his left hand, and raised their interlocked hands. The audience was silent for a moment, and then began applauding.
All the guests stood up one after another, and rushed forward like a tide to congratulate them.
Mu Tingxuan looked at Bi Liuyun and said, "Shaorong is getting engaged to Zhuang Hao? The boss never mentioned it before!"
"What do you mean he's never mentioned it before! I don't think the Boss himself even knew about it." Bi Liuyun said angrily..
"According to Boss's personality, if Zhuang Hao really did this on his own initiative, then he's definitely going to give him a good slap to the face."
Bi Liuyun: "…"
Backstage at Luohua Pavilion.
Qi Shaorong gave Zhuang Hao a good slap to the face. "Zhuang Hao, are you crazy? You actually used your contract to restrain me, are you sick or something?"
Zhuang Hao didn't try to evade it, and accepted the slap. "Yes, I'm crazy. Qi Shaorong, we already had a marriage agreement in the past, getting formally engaged to be married eventually is only a matter of course [1]."
"Zhuang Hao, how bad is your memory [2]! You already cancelled the previous marriage agreement."
"I wasn't the one who did that."
"What does that have to do with me? The face that the engagement is over still holds true."
"Just because the engagement was cancelled, you hate me? Qi Shaorong, when the engagement was broken off, you were probably really happy in your heart, you must have thought that I'm an idiot, that I deserved to get tricked and played by you."
Qi Shaorong nodded and said, "You're right, I was very happy when our marriage was called off."
Zhuang Hao raised his head, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath, "Don't you know what a huge commotion you caused today, that there are many people who have their eyes on you. The people around you do have some strength, but they still stir up a lot of trouble sometimes."
"So, why does it matter to you!"
"There's fate connecting us, of course it matters to me." Zhuang Hao said.
"Qi Shaorong, if we're engaged, it's not like you'll lose anything. The Qi Family won't easily be able to do anything to you, and the Zhuang Family can guarantee you that your business will be safe. I won't meddle too much with your life, and besides, we're only getting engaged to be married, we won't actually get married. If you don't agree, I won't force you into a marriage… In the future, if you meet someone you truly like, as long as he passes my evaluation, I can find a way to lift the contract between us." Zhuang Hao said.
Qi Shaorong looked at Zhuang Hao and said, "The person I like has to pass your evaluation?"
Zhuang Hao ground his teeth and said, "Of course, I can't just let you get involved with a heartless and unscrupulous jerk or something like that [3]."
Qi Shaorong looked at Zhuang Hao and said, "Zhuang Hao, you should know, heartless and unscrupulous people are very popular now."
"Then what you're saying is, that I'm not heartless and unscrupulous enough, so I don't suit your taste, right." Zhuang Hao asked.
Qi Shaorong looked at Zhuang Hao and said, "You can't confuse one thing with another, Zhuang Hao! You're already heartless and unscrupulous enough, I just don't like you."
Zhuang Hao: "…"
Yi Fan looked at Qi Shaorong and said, "Young Master, congratulations! You're getting betrothed."
Qi Shaorong looked at Yi Fan and said, "What are you talking about?"
"Zhuang Hao really is a pretty good catch." Yi Fan said.
"Well you sure think highly of him!" Qi Shaorong said with a bad temper.
Yi Fan looked at Qi Shaorong and said, "In all fairness, Young Master Zhuang really is good!"
"Young people these days! They're too full of vigour and impulsive when doing things, what kind of people are these!" Qi Shaorong said angrily.
"Young Master, you speak as if you've been through a lot before, do you have a lot of experience in dating?"
Qi Shaorong took a deep breath. In his past life, he was always too busy, so busy that he never had the time to fall in love. Towards the fact that he'd never dated anyone before he died, Qi Shaorong did feel a little regretful.
"Does your Boss look like an idiot when it comes to love?" Qi Shaorong asked.
Yi Fan nodded solemnly and said, "Yes."
Qi Shaorong stared at Yi Fan, and said, "A-Fan, do you not want your bonus this month anymore.."
"Actually Young Master, you're more like one of those scoundrel playboys, like you've stolen so many hearts in the past but never kept any of them, at first glance one can tell that you're an old hand in the playing field. Young Master, there must be many people who admire you." Yi Fan said.
Qi Shaorong: "…"
Footnotes:
Formally engaged: So I was kind of confused because the words used definitely were "engagement", but they were talking about it as if it's an actual marriage (like a wedding)? So I have no idea if this "engagement celebration" is for their engagement, or if it's for their wedding (it's explained really vaguely), but then ZH later on said that they're not actually getting married, so yeah, I guess it's just an engagement. Then again, when you get engaged, it basically means you're planning on getting married anyway. Also, I'm guessing the previous "engagement" (the marriage agreement that was broken off) between them wasn't really an engagement, it was just like an arranged marriage that their families decided on, but QSR and ZH never formally went through the process of getting engaged and preparing for a wedding and stuff, which is why their "formal engagement" now is being treated differently. Just letting you know that there may be some things translated incorrectly here regarding the whole engagement/marriage thing, so I might have to come back later and make some edits after I translate the future chapters.
How bad is your memory: A person of your eminence has a short memory (said with good-natured sarcasm… Well, maybe not in this case lol)―Meaning important people have short memories.
Heartless and unscrupulous: Heart of wolf and lungs of dog (rapacious as a wolf and savage as a cur)―Meaning cruel and unscrupulous; brutal and cold-blooded; heartless and ungrateful.