“Husband, let’s go take a look,” Yan Yu said with a hint of mystery.  0

Li Yuan didn’t bother asking questions. Hand in hand with his wife and daughter, he stepped through the doorway. 0

As soon as they stepped through the door, a warm, sunlit atmosphere seemed to blossom all around them.0

They found themselves in a spacious, well-lit shop. Large windows let in plenty of light, and there were chairs and a tea table by the window. At the center of the store stood a curved counter and display shelves. Inside one of the glass cabinets were rows of rouge compacts and small black pouches.0

A woman in gray hurried in, wearing a warm smile. A wooden tray hung from a strap across her chest. It was empty of rouge, so she bustled to the display, restocked her tray with fresh rouge, and scurried out again, loudly chanting the same lines on loop.0

“Take a look, take a look! Finest rouge and powder, fair prices for all! New shop opening, come one, come all!”0

At that moment, the back door through which Li Yuan and the others had entered opened again. Feng’er, who had been standing by the window, drifted outside, her...0