The next two days went by quickly.
Other than the fact that Lee He Song had to take care of some of the thugs sent by Su Chen and Wu Tong, things went by relatively smoothly.
Lin Xuan Qi went to the lab first thing in the morning.
He was eager to see how the batch of soap had been.
"Master..." Zhi Yong was trying to keep his eyes open when Lin Xuan Qi arrived.
"Thanks for the hard work. Now go and get some rest." Lin Xuan Qi patted Zhi Yong's shoulder and said.
He appreciated him for guarding the lab for the past few days.
Eating, drinking and sleeping in the vicinity.
The only time that Zhi Yong left was to relieve himself.
"Master, me help." Zhi Yong said.
He had rubbed his eyes and slapped himself on his cheeks to help him wake up.
Lin Xuan Qi saw how insistent Zhi Yong was, and he shrugged his shoulders, and let Zhi Yong help.
After he entered the lab, there were rows upon rows of the molds that Old Shao had created.
A pleasant aroma of jasmine filled the lab.
He picked up one of the molds, used his finger to poke onto one of the soaps inside it.
The finger couldn't get into the soap as it had hardened.
Lin Xuan Qi turned the mold over and he glanced around in the lab.
Zhi Yong came over and passed him a hammer.
"Thanks."
He was pleasantly surprised at how helpful Zhi Yong was.
His demeanor of being someone simple was certainly deceiving to others.
Zhi Yong was much smarter than he seemed.
In the next moment, Lin Xuan Qi held the hammer in his hand up into the air and said, "Here we go."
Knock.
It took him a few swings of the hammer down onto the mold for the soaps inside it to drop out onto the top of the table.
Lin Xuan Qi picked up one of the soaps and inspected it.
There was nothing wrong with the soap and it had a jasmine smell compared to the soap he had made previously.
It should be much more attractive for the young mistresses.
"Zhi Yong, get me some oil layered paper." Lin Xuan Qi turned around and instructed Zhi Yong.
Zhi Yong nodded and went on his way.
It didn't take him too long and he came back a few moments later.
When Lin Xuan Qi saw the oil layered paper, he frowned.
He had forgotten about the packaging.
It was something that had to be taken care of if he wanted to make the soap seem luxurious.
Can't be using the same thing that they used to wrap food to sell the soap at a high price, Lin Xuan Qi thought.
However, it will have to make do for now.
He wrapped ten bars of soap with the oil layered paper.
And for auspicious sake, he tied them using red rope to make it more acceptable.
"Stay in the mansion and have a good rest. I'll be going out with Master Lee." Lin Xuan Qi said as it was time for him to go and pay Sima Long a visit.
Lin Xuan Qi went to the main hall to look for Lee He Song.
It was perfect timing as Lee He Song had just come back after escorting Hun Xiong Kun's men to make the delivery.
He interrupted Lee He Song who was enjoying his tea, "Master Lee, I need you to come with me to pay Sima Long a visit."
Lee He Song twitched his nose and downed the cup of tea.
He had never been so busy in his life after he joined the mansion.
It was more work than he expected but he felt that if Yue Jie and Yue Xin were safe and happy, then he would have kept his promise with his old friend.
And of course, the fact that Lin Xuan Qi was someone interesting certainly helped.
Lee He Song stood up and glanced at Lin Xuan Qi who was carrying some small packages in his hands.
It must have something to do with the soap business, he thought.
"I shall lead the way." Lee He Song bowed and Lin Xuan Qi followed him.
After they left the main hall, Yue Xin's head popped out from the wall.
And when the figures of Lin Xuan Qi and Lee He Song left the huge wooden gates, she turned around to the back.
Behind her were Xue Cong and Yue Jie.
They nodded their heads at each other, and they went looking for Liu Shi Shi.
"Are you there?" Xue Cong knocked on the door of Liu Shi Shi's room and said.
Liu Shi Shi who was in her room, reading her poem collection from her travels, was surprised when she heard Xue Cong's voice.
Xue Cong would normally be busy with the household chores at this time.
She stood up and opened the door.
Liu Shi Shi got another surprise when she did so.
It was not only Xue Cong, but Yue Jie and Yue Xin were with her too.
She quickly tried to recall what the things were that she had done recently for them to come and seek her out.
She hasn't teased them for quite some time except for....
Imageries of how Lin Xuan Qi went with her tease and grabbed her by her waist came flooding back.
Liu Shi Shi recalled that there wasn't anyone else around when that happened.
Maybe Lin Xuan Qi had boasted about it to Xue Cong, Yue Jie and Yue Xin?
She had to get back at Lin Xuan Qi if it was the case.
"Why are you here?" Liu Shi Shi composed herself and asked.
"I know that... I... Err..." Xue Cong lowered her head and stammered.
Liu Shi Shi stopped her breathing as she waited for Xue Cong to continue her sentence.
Could it be that they knew?
She frowned and glanced over at Yue Jie and Yue Xin.
Yue Jie was also nervous, with her holding onto Yue Xin's hand tightly.
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