CHAPTER 453: CHAPTER 453: WHITENING CREAM—DOES IT REALLY WHITEN?

At the one-month mark, when Xiao Li went out, her neighbors couldn’t tell who she was, and a woman spoke up to her husband.

"When did Xiao Li’s family get such a fair-skinned girl? Is she her cousin?"

Her husband responded, "That’s Xiao Li. I was shocked when I saw her before; how did the girl become so much whiter?"

Many men were drawn to these women.

Regardless of wealth or poverty, all the women carried a white umbrella, with Pei’s logo printed on it.

Even the white veils were adorned with the exquisite Pei’s logo.

They had become a charming sight in Jingzhou City, this live advertisement spread wherever they went.

The girls trying out the whitening cream were notably more fair-skinned and radiant when they removed their masks.

Pei’s had a special mirror, different from copper mirrors, which clearly reflected people’s appearances.

When they first looked in the mirror, they realized their skin was much darker than they thought.

But now, when they looked again, they saw their fairer selves.

It was as if they had transformed into different people.

Everyone exchanged glances, seeing amazement in each other’s eyes.

"You’ve really become a lot whiter."

"You too, Xiao Hua."

Those watching knew today was the last day of the trial, so many spectators came.

Just to see Pei’s joke.

After all, in a month, how white could one become?

No one could say, Pei’s might just be deceiving them.

Actually, if there wasn’t much whitening, people wouldn’t mind.

When those women, wearing white veils, walked out of Pei’s, everyone folded their arms, waiting for them to reveal themselves.

Mrs. Liu Zhang also persuaded several female managers she was close to, to come out and watch Pei’s spectacle.

The female managers dealing in cosmetics planned to use Mrs. Liu Zhang’s hatred for Pei Shu’er to suppress Pei Shu’er.

They actually brought her along.

Seeing the fifty women wearing veils, Mrs. Liu Zhang snorted with laughter.

"How unsightly must they be."

Pei Shu’er raised an eyebrow. "Perhaps it’s you who’s unsightly? Haven’t you been locked away by your family elders?"

Mrs. Liu Zhang’s face looked unpleasant as she pointed at those women.

"If they were presentable, why not remove their veils?"

Pei Shu’er raised an eyebrow. "What if the whitening cream is astonishingly effective, what would you do then?"

Mrs. Liu Zhang sneered, wanting to bet, but was stopped by the shopkeepers beside her.

"It can’t possibly whiten them much." Mrs. Liu Zhang mumbled.

Pei Shu’er clapped her hands, and those women quickly took off their veils.

At that moment, everyone felt a sudden brightness before them.

These girls were indeed... too white.

The previously dark-skinned girls were now as fair as one another.

Even Mrs. Liu Zhang was taken aback, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Suddenly, she seemed to discover a secret.

"These ladies must have applied powder on their faces!"

The other female managers from Jingzhou had long been displeased with Pei Shu’er.

If Pei Shu’er were doing something else, they wouldn’t interfere, but now, Pei Shu’er was dealing in cosmetics.

Even though they didn’t fully believe Pei Shu’er could succeed, doing cosmetics business in Jingzhou City was a provocation.

If they let Pei Shu’er act unchecked, Pei Shu’er would become even more lawless.

The male businessmen refrained from conflicting with women out of courtesy, giving way often.

But they didn’t have such patience.

They wanted to show Pei Shu’er a lesson.

Upon Mrs. Liu Zhang’s words, they immediately felt they had captured Pei Shu’er’s weakness.

"Exactly, they must have used powder, haven’t you noticed their hands are still dark? They must have only powdered their faces and necks."

A few female managers rushed up to check if the women had applied powder.

These individuals carried blatant malice, but Pei Shu’er remained calm, speaking leisurely.

"Don’t rush, queue up, check one by one, and don’t hurt the young girls."

Hearing the female managers accuse them of using powder, the young girls were not convinced.

It’s their true skin!

Upon hearing the verification request, they naturally remained confident.

The female managers touched each of their faces.

They felt the smoothness and realized the fair skin was natural, not due to makeup, and their expressions instantly changed.

The female managers exchanged looks, they were in the cosmetics business for a reason and wouldn’t have been causing trouble with Mrs. Liu Zhang otherwise.

This time, they inadvertently proved Pei Shu’er’s whitening cream was genuinely effective.

Furthermore, the women hadn’t used any powder; they naturally became that fair.

Noticing the managers’ expressions, the spectators understood it was truly whitening with no powder.

Everyone was thrilled, was the whitening cream really that powerful?

In a month, they could become that white?

They remember clearly, the girls were previously dark, now they were all fair.

It’s impossible not to feel tempted.

Seeing the excitement, several managers exchanged glances, expressing annoyance in each other’s eyes.

They felt they were tricked, wasn’t this advertising for Pei Shu’er?

The manager from Red颜 Workshop, Manager Zhao, looked displeased.

She said, "If this whitening cream can make everyone so white in such a short time, could there be side effects?"

Pei Shu’er raised an eyebrow at her, this woman had a unique angle of questioning.

Generally, in this era, people wouldn’t be aware of side effects.

In modern times, there could indeed be various issues.

People were more knowledgeable, and some products indeed had problems.

Pei Shu’er smiled, "It’s made purely from plants, without any other additives. Though it’s called whitening cream, it’s more of a beauty and skincare enhancer."

Everyone was stunned, unable to react to Pei Shu’er’s statement.

Manager Sun from Skin Care Hall chuckled.

"Manager Pei, since you made this, even if you say what’s added, it doesn’t necessarily mean only those things were added."

"After all, we don’t know the production process, right, everyone?"

The other managers seemed to find a breakthrough, nodding repeatedly.

"Exactly, we don’t know how you made it, whatever you say, we just have to believe?"

Listening to these sarcastic remarks, if Pei Shu’er were a bit foolish or stubborn, she might hastily reveal the production in public.

But she had no need to do that.

Nor did she need to make her formula public, that would just be giving these managers free benefits.