Cheng You's chapped skin cream received unanimous praise.
After she gifted some to her Sixth Aunt's family, quite a few people came to her to order it.
The main reason was its remarkable effectiveness. Sun Xiaowan's hand wounds were almost healed after just a few days of application.
She couldn't wait to mail the five jars she bought from Cheng You back home, specifically calling to remind them to use it.
It was a shame Cheng You was in a small place like Wujing Village; this product would surely sell well in the city.
While the chapped skin cream sold well and Cheng You happily collected money, it also incurred envy.
Cheng Tao originally wanted to buy some. She shamelessly went to Cheng You's place but was refused.
"I don't sell to anyone from the Zhao family!"
Cheng You didn't have to worry about selling; each jar cost seventy cents but lasted a long time.
Combined with its good effect, everyone still felt it was worth the price.
Cheng Tao's face turned pale with anger, "How can you be like this? Not taking a business that comes to your door? It's not like I won't pay!"
Her family's financial situation wasn't as good as Cheng You's. Growing up with Song Yulian, although she didn't do much work, she had several frostbitten hand and foot injuries because she couldn't afford cold cream.
Initially, she scoffed when she heard about Cheng You's chapped skin cream, but after everyone praised it, she couldn't help but visit.
Cheng You snorted, "I have plenty of walk-in business, and I can sell to anyone, but not to your Zhao family. I won't sell to you!"
Her charming, delicate face showed blatant willfulness, making no secret of her dislike for them.
Since they had already fallen out from the beginning, she didn't care about worsening their relationship further.
Cheng Tao gritted her teeth, "Aren't you afraid I'll go back and tell Dad!"
"If Dad could persuade me, you would have gone long ago."
Looking at Cheng You's face, Cheng Tao wished she could tear it apart.
Ever since she became Li Shu's apprentice, she had been the center of attention in the village.
Taking several deep breaths, she managed to suppress her anger.
Cheng Tao's gaze swept over a figure, and her expression suddenly changed.
"Cheng You, for the sake of our sisterhood, and because I'm pregnant, please help me. I know you resent me, but Yun Lin and I are already married, and I'm pregnant now. Please don't still have feelings for him."
"Pah! Have feelings for him? He's not worth my attention. Cheng Tao, don't flatter yourself. I never even considered you, let alone resentment. Stay away from me and your Zhao family. You disgust me."
Cheng Tao feigned a sigh, "They say love turns to hate. You must love Yun Lin so much that you hate us now."
Cheng You laughed in anger, "Cheng Tao, you and the Zhao family are truly birds of a feather. Do you think I don't know you and Zhao Yun Lin have been involved for a long time? If I truly cared about him, why would I have given you the opportunity to go to the movies with him? Every step you took with him was with my indulgence and encouragement."
Her words were like a slap in the face to Cheng Tao.
Zhao Yun Lin, whom Cheng Tao cherished, was trash that Cheng You had discarded.
If you love picking up trash so much, then take him back.
Cheng Tao's facial muscles twitched, her expression becoming ferocious.
"You never intended to marry him from the start."
Cheng You shrugged, "I wouldn't look twice at someone like him."
Cheng Tao almost spat out blood.
She wouldn't look twice! Wouldn't look twice!
If she didn't find him worthy, why didn't she break off the engagement earlier and make her go through so much trouble to snatch him.
If Cheng You had voluntarily ended it, she wouldn't have ended up with such a reputation.
"You! Cheng You, then I'll wait and see if you can marry someone better than Zhao Yun Lin!"
She waited to see Cheng You fall into the mud and never recover.
Cheng You curled her lips, "No need to worry about me."
Seeing Cheng Tao's furious expression, Cheng You's mood brightened considerably, she was almost humming a tune with her feet propped up.
Turning back, she saw Qi Chengyan's back, and her smile froze.
"When did you get here?"
Serves Cheng Tao right. No wonder she deliberately said those things.
She raised an eyebrow, but what she said was nothing she couldn't openly admit.
Qi Chengyan looked down at her, "When would you have liked me to arrive?"
Cheng You pouted, "It doesn't matter when you arrive. You know how much I dislike them."
Qi Chengyan remained noncommittal.
Indeed, he had known from the beginning.
This girl was not as simple as she appeared; she was calculating.
Knowing her stepsister and fiancé were involved, she smoothly brought them together, only to be ostracized.
Qi Chengyan felt conflicted. On one hand, he disliked such a girl, yet on the other, he couldn't help but be drawn to her.
Cheng You looked up at him, blinking, "Are you angry?"
Qi Chengyan shook his head, "No, but don't say such things in the future."
Today, he was the one who heard it. If it were someone else, it might have ruined her reputation.
Cheng You shrugged, "I don't care what others say about me."
Zhao Yun Lin and Cheng Tao getting involved behind her back was a confirmed fact.
It had been so long since the incident; it wasn't easy to rehash it.
Qi Chengyan lightly tapped her forehead, "Too willful."
With such a temperament, if she were one of his soldiers, he would have punished her hundreds of times over.
Cheng You huffed coquettishly, let her be willful.
"So you have to protect me well. Cheng Tao must hate me to death."
She suddenly took out another porcelain bottle from her pocket and handed it over.
Qi Chengyan felt a bit helpless. Ever since Cheng You entered the business, his place was filled with many bottles and jars.
It was almost like running a pharmacy.
"What is this now?"
"This is hemostatic powder."
Most of the prescriptions she looked at were copied from books. As long as the herbs were processed well and mixed in proportion, it would work.
This hemostatic powder was even simpler, mainly composed of pseudo-ginseng, and dew was naturally essential.
This was tested by Li Shu and its effect was very good.
Qi Chengyan smiled, "I have no more space for it."
"I'm giving you so much for self-defense. Of course, I hope you never have to use it. Just keep it."
Besides him, she hadn't cared so much about anyone else.
Qi Chengyan nodded, "Alright."
He hadn't used these medicines yet, but he could feel Cheng You's thoughtfulness.
Even if he didn't use them, he knew the effects wouldn't be bad.
If it could be used in military hospitals...
Qi Chengyan shook his head inwardly; that was not his concern anymore.
When Cheng You returned home, she was bound to be lectured by Cheng Tianhua.
His usual refrain was the same few words, scolding her for being unfilial.
"If Dad needed it, I would have given it to him, so how am I unfilial?"
Cheng Tianhua actually had the nerve to reach out to her, "Then give me two jars of chapped skin cream."
Cheng You glanced at his hands.
"Dad, your hands aren't chapped. When they really start to crack, I'll personally apply it for you."
Cheng Tianhua was so angry he was about to explode, "What do you mean by that? I'm asking you for two jars of this stuff, and you still have requirements!"
Cheng You shook her head, "No need. Even if Dad begged me, I wouldn't give it to him."