Back to reality for the 81st time

  On the fourth day of the new year, the return journey had a considerable amount of traffic, but it wasn't excessively large, and there were no severe traffic jams.

  The small car, traveling at a speed of 100 km/h, drove steadily on the highway. Fortunately, the highway route was not long, and the tolls were not high, so it didn't take long to switch to an ordinary road. Otherwise, watching so many cars whizzing past would make one feel increasingly unhappy - they couldn't afford a good car.

  "Next time I'll wait until the high-speed rail is open before going out." Chen Haotian muttered.

  "Oh, won't the high-speed rail be very expensive?" Pang Hua said casually.

  "It's definitely more expensive than a slow train, but the speed and toilets are completely different, of course it's going to be more expensive." She was an advocate for high-speed rail in her past life and this life.

  Compared to ordinary buses without hot water, often late, littered with trash and stinky toilets, high-speed trains are much more convenient and cleaner. The longer the journey, the more cost-effective it is. Just the free hot water on board saves a lot of money on drinks, and the small table can even be used for working on a laptop... Alas, she misses the days when she had a comfortable life and could travel easily... Even if it means trading years of her life!

  After throwing Pang Hua downstairs, Chen Huai Sheng went back and was busy washing up, doing laundry and tidying up.

  In the evening, Chen Huan didn't feel like going to the workshop and operated at home. She re-adjusted the online store, calculated the profit margin, thoroughly removed a batch of low-profit products from the shelves, and then upgraded - raising prices wasn't very interesting to her; she only adjusted product lines and improved product quality. Hmm, should she apply for another exterior design patent? Last time, a small designer had proposed an idea, and she planned to make it and use it on Chinese-style series products... but thinking about the handling fees and agency costs, sigh, forget it!

  Well, also, the new fragrance can be mass-produced now. She only sells it at cost price.

  Pang Hua sent a message to ask what time he planned to "go to work" tomorrow. Chen Haosheng replied without hesitation, 8:30, the usual time.

  Busy for two days - Pang Hua processed the extracted original solution in the instrument and sterile operating box - Chen Huacheng brought a batch of gifts from home to the studio, packed them up after washing his hands. Then used milk wood fruit, sweet almond kernel, and rape seed to make a lip mask, caring for dry lips. Incidentally, also thickly applied to hands and casually made a hand mask.

  "I heard that there's something called a neck membrane on the neck too, is that right?" Pang Hua suddenly asked.

  "Of course! The neck is prone to wrinkles, that's the neck lines... No matter how you take care of your face, a woman's neck and hands are the most revealing of her true age, so they should be well taken care of. And also the foot membrane. Our feet walk every day and are always stuffed in shoes, it's not good to neglect them."

  Wiping away the semi-transparent membrane, Chen Huisheng also joins in to help, wearing rubber gloves to deal with the backlog of orders during the holidays.

  "But neck membranes and neck creams have only one main function: firming and anti-wrinkle, so they're relatively easy to make."

  "Oh, no wonder the beauty industry is booming." Pang Hua had long been trained to be a half-woman friend and was now also learning with an open mind, plus being entrusted with the important responsibility of researching neck cream formulas.

  "One aspect is that it can't be done, another aspect is that doing so would make one a pioneer."

  "Hehe, our little business will only go bankrupt if you're not happy doing it. " Pang Hua looked at the frosted glass bottle in his hand with satisfaction. Then he stuck on the label and instructions, and put it into the constant temperature and humidity light-proof cabinet, completely a style of academic work. "How many more orders are there? Do you want to help pack?"

  "Need help"

  "There are still over a hundred packages! Arrange them according to order time! I've finished all the ones from before New Year's Day."

  "No rush. The courier company will only be open the day after tomorrow."

  "What?! This afternoon they will come to collect the first batch of packages after the New Year, but no more than a hundred."

  "Oh, that's about it." Pang Hua rubbed his chin and gazed at the row of boxes in the corner, calculating how much profit he might make in the ten or so days before and after Chinese New Year.

  "Alright, stop spacing out," Chen Huai Cheng pointed to the yellow highlighted parts on the task list. "These are your tasks, the rest are mine."

  “……”

  “……”

  After returning to the small town for the New Year, Pang Hua's work efficiency seemed to have improved a lot. He even personally cooked several meals that were barely passable.

  However, after the holiday ended, the two returned to work and school. The days resumed their busy pace of doing chores and reading for nearly ten hours a day, working more than sixty hours a week - not counting commuting time.

  Chen Huaixing also started to make new rose micro-oil eye cream for herself and the store. Before the age of 25, it's best not to use eye creams with high oil content and nutritional ingredients. Between 25 and 35 years old, it is a stage of solidifying prevention and careful maintenance. So she didn't start using some homemade "good stuff" until her current age.

  The goal is: no deformation, no wrinkles!

  ……

  Chamomile, mountain golden car, lemon balm, lemongrass and lavender made into a night eye mask and eye cream, moderately priced, with a clear target audience, especially popular among old customers.

  What's most delightful is that two customers came specifically to review her signature acne-fighting series, claiming their facial acne had improved significantly - of course, there were more customers who gave up halfway and went to find other products.

  There is no product that suits everyone.

  However, the agent is very confident in this formula and the entire series of nearly a dozen pure natural plant products, telling her that the application has entered the testing phase and is expected to be approved within the year - there is also a little guy with acne in this agency who became her online customer and uploaded his own photos as evidence

  。

  In addition, the classmate of Pang Hua who had a face full of acne has also shown improvement, although not as rapid as imagined, but the effect is continuing, at least his face is trending towards normal. Moreover, this guy has already found a girlfriend and even sent Chen Huacheng a big bunch of carnations to express gratitude.

  Such good results made Chen Huasheng, who was driven to tears by a divorce case, feel great. Of course, the timely receipt of lawyer's fees also improved his mood.

  "...This is the most profitable case I've had. However, after doing two months of psychological counseling and adding up the consultation fees, I actually still lost money." Chen Huijing has read many books on psychotherapy but hasn't received systematic training or obtained any certification, which doesn't stop her clients from treating her as a trash can for their emotions and a spiritual guide.

  "Nowadays, the divorce rate is getting higher and higher... Haha, interestingly, some time ago my dad's body wasn't feeling well, don't know what was wrong with him, anyway now he and my mom have a pretty good relationship." Pang Hua hummed a laugh as she put coffee beans into the grinder.

  "Hmm, before my client got divorced, I helped her ex-husband get rid of his greedy mistress and even earned a good sum from it." As Chen Hui had advised the woman on this deal and also came up with ideas and helped out, she received a portion of the earnings as extra lawyer fees. "People these days are really getting more and more shameless."

  "Don't worry, your understanding of the lower limit will be constantly refreshed." Pang Hua rarely spoke with Chen Xiao at a slightly higher angle. "Add some milk?"

  "Just add a little more."

  The coffee powder from the electric grinder is finer, so it's best to use a filter paper. The freshly ground and brewed coffee is very fragrant, but the mouthfeel varies with the beans and brewing time, sometimes becoming too acidic and bitter. Chen Huaisheng was lucky to find this mid-range, slightly sour and bitter coffee bean, which tastes great after adding some whole milk.

  "But we also have to thank this couple, no, ex-couple, we don't have to worry about money for food and groceries this year."

  "Us? Ah, I feel like I haven't done enough..."

  "Just get out the neck cream and eye cream. And also an anti-oxidant essence. That's your job for this year, make it expensive, don't make it cheap."

  "Huh, didn't you release two more mass-market models this year?"

  "Profits are low, so we're targeting people under 25."

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  "Do you want them to continue using your stuff after they turn 25?"

  "Of course!" She was able to sell out high-end sunscreen products that were even more expensive than the essence, and also made a killing in the mid-to-low end market. "A while back when you packaged and sold those orders that were so popular they broke your hands, most of the customers were between 20-25 years old. Now some of them have started buying other things from my store."

  The agency acted quickly and helped her apply for a bunch of useful and useless things, the most valuable of which was a brand name and two sub-brands. Oh, and also a formula about tea that she had been dreaming of - the money spent on testing was well worth it, this formula has become her new favorite. Okay, so all the extra lawyer fees were spent on this.

  But the most comforting thing during this period is that Pang Hua finally didn't act so foolishly, and at least knew to keep a weather eye open, and would say "I'll go ask my lawyer partner how he views it" - even if it meant spending a lot more money... Never mind, she just wanted to squeeze his labor force to death!

  The company's financial statements for this year look good.

  Some were unexpected, so Chen Huai-chen rechecked the accounts, network management software and cash flow. The part-time accountant who did the company's accounting had received a large bag of skincare products and an envelope of gifts from her during the New Year, so she was very diligent in her work this year, and besides, she was a person who would pay whatever was due, so there was nothing to pick on with the accounts.

  That is to say... when making money, you can't be too precise about costs, you have to be a bit rougher, of course, in the upward direction, or there will be no profit.

  "This year's profit is pretty good, you'll get a dividend too. Hmm, what do you want to buy?" Chen Huaicheng was unusually generous for once.

  "A biological microscope?"

  "That's too little."

  Chen Haotian looked at him for a while. "Want to go take a look at our raw material production site?"

  "You decide... either you drive and I'll pay for food and lodging."

  "It's too far, don't drive." Chen Huan stopped his explanation, "We'll talk about it later, our schedules haven't been set yet. Now... hmm, last time I changed to a high-quality oil, it seemed to have some effect - the weather is hot now, just use the essence lotion. Don't forget to apply sunscreen!"

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