Chapter 423: Taking Wedding Photos

Shi Ran was carried directly into the washroom by her mother to wash up; cold water splashed on her face, and she woke up very quickly.

The mother and daughter appeared in the dining room.

Sheng Hanyu happened to be placing breakfast on the table, and he said in surprise, "Oh, Ranran is very fast today; it's worth praising."

"Exactly, Ranran must be praised; Ranran has grown up and is sensible, she doesn't laze in bed." The little girl had a very short memory.

She would never let go of any opportunity to be praised, yet she couldn't remember at all who it was that had tried every possible way to avoid getting up just a moment ago.

After the family of three finished breakfast, Sheng Hanyu finally said what they were going to do.

The wedding dress shop had called to ask if they had time today, as they needed to use the whole day to shoot indoor scenes.

He thought there was nothing else to do, so he agreed.

Shi Youxuan:...

She thought to herself, you are still in the mood to take wedding photos right now?

However, since Sheng Hanyu had already agreed, she had no reason to object.

The family of three arrived at the photo studio.

The manager was standing at the entrance to welcome them just like last time, ushered the three of them into the shop, and they went to different dressing rooms to put on makeup and change clothes.

Sheng Hanyu and Shi Ran were both quite fast, from makeup to clothing, they were both quick.

The main thing was that putting makeup on the bride was incredibly troublesome.

Four or five people surrounded her; first, they cleaned her skin, then the makeup artist took out an expensive hydrating mask for her to use, saying it was to let the skin "drink water" first.

Shi Youxuan's skin was exceptionally good; even without a mask, her skin was as supple and tender as a freshly boiled egg white!

But the makeup artist was a professional, so she only had to listen and obey.

"Mom, what are you doing?" The little girl came over, finished with her makeup.

She had even changed into her formal dress.

"Your mom is applying a mask, haven't you seen it before?" The makeup artist was a woman in her thirties who loved children very much; seeing Shi Ran looking pink and tender and very cute, she couldn't help but tease her.

Shi Ran said, "I haven't seen it, my mom never used to apply masks before."

Shi Youxuan usually never applied masks, not because she was lazy, but because it was truly unnecessary.

She even rarely wore light makeup, only applying some skincare products after washing her face.

Even so, Shi Youxuan's skin was super good, and she didn't know the reason why.

Shi Ran lay beside her and watched for a while, feeling it wasn't very fun, so she hopped and skipped away to find something fun elsewhere.

"Ma'am, you have such a big daughter at such a young age? That's really great..." the young apprentice who was serving tea and doing chores on the side said with envy.

But she hadn't finished speaking before she was nudged.

Time was up.

The makeup artist peeled off the mask and then discovered that Shi Youxuan was right—there was no difference before and after; it was exactly the same!

Then she began the formal makeup: toner, lotion, cream, concealer... the makeup artist took it and then handed it back.

She even scolded the apprentice: "Are you blind? With skin like this, does it still need concealer? You dare to hand me anything."

The apprentice apologized, although she felt very wronged.

She stood behind her master and couldn't see whether the guest's skin was good or not at all.

She had been scolded just for being a little too close earlier, and now she was scolded again for handing over the wrong thing.

The apprentice was indeed quite wronged in this matter; the main thing was that there had never been a bride who came here to take photos who didn't need concealer.

But Shi Youxuan's skin was so good it defied heaven and earth; there wasn't even a tiny mole on her smooth face, so what was there to conceal? No need to conceal.

After the base makeup was done, she began contouring, applying blush, highlighter, grooming the eyebrows, eyeshadow...

Finally, setting the makeup, finished.

The makeup artist's skill was superb; after the makeup was set, even Shi Ran, who had run over again out of boredom, clapped and cheered—"Mom is so beautiful, if I were Dad, I would also marry Mom."

The little girl was such a sweet talker.

At this moment, the manager beckoned to the makeup artist, letting her go over; the two of them said something at the door, and the makeup artist's expression changed.

After she returned, she said to Shi Youxuan, "Ma'am, please go to the rest area outside to rest for a while; we need to wait half an hour before changing into the formal wear for this makeup, as this will make it look more natural."

Shi Youxuan agreed and went to the VIP area outside to wait.

Half an hour passed.

No one came to invite her to change clothes.

Instead, everyone in the photo studio, from the manager to the staff, all felt that something was wrong.

They were either whispering to each other or looking flustered, going out and coming back in again.

But without exception, whenever any staff member had to pass by the VIP rest area, they would all give the two of them a guilty smile.

The manager even had someone buy a bunch of snacks and toys for Shi Ran.

Had the photo studio's service become this considerate?

Both of them felt that something was wrong; there must be something going on here, but they didn't say anything.

Shi Youxuan leaned close to Sheng Hanyu: "Bet?"

Sheng Hanyu: "The stakes."

Shi Youxuan: "I bet a week of dishwashing that the photography equipment has a problem."

Sheng Hanyu: "I bet a month of dishwashing that the clothing has a problem; if the clothing has a problem, it must be that wedding dress of yours."

The two of them calmly placed their bets.

Then they waited for another twenty minutes, and it remained the same.

Shi Youxuan stood up: "I'm going to the restroom."

Just as she was about to come out of the restroom, she heard voices outside.

"What do I do, what do I do? The guests are already starting to get impatient. If they find out the wedding dress is lost, won't they make me pay for it? How could I possibly afford that? Even if they sold me, I couldn't afford it..."

"Don't panic, the manager has already called the police."

"Then what about the guests outside?"

"I don't know..."

What Shi Youxuan was thinking was—I need to buy a better dishwasher!

Pressing the flush button, Shi Youxuan came out from inside and calmly went to the sink to wash her hands.

Facing the mirror, she corrected the two people who had hidden in the restroom to whisper: "The wedding dress was rented by us, not bought. Don't be nervous, I won't make you pay for it."

The two:...

We're finished.

Of all the people who could have heard, it just had to be her.

The two could no longer care about what they had been discussing and begged Shi Youxuan bitterly not to tell the manager.

If the manager found out they had been gossiping and were overheard by the guests, they would definitely be fired...

Shi Youxuan crossed her arms and said calmly: "Oh, because you were gossiping, and you don't want the boss to know you were gossiping, you have to demand that I don't say anything? And then what if I don't say anything?"

"Should I pretend I don't know anything and go back to sit and wait? Wait until when? And how do you plan to account for this to me?"

A series of questions.

Neither of them made a sound.

They truly hadn't thought about such questions; they only thought about evading responsibility, not wanting to be held accountable in the slightest.

Such people are not worth sympathy.

Shi Youxuan walked out of the restroom; she didn't need to say a word, as the people outside already knew.

The two employees followed behind her, timid and submissive, their faces clearly written with three words—did something wrong!

The manager knew it couldn't be hidden just by looking at their expressions.

She apologized to Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan and wanted to fire the employee in charge of the clothing on the spot—one of the people who had just been in the restroom—solely to appease the anger of the two.

But in reality.

Both of them had indifferent expressions and were not angry at all.

Sheng Hanyu: "Did you call the police?"

"No..."

It wasn't that the manager didn't want to call the police, but the two of them hadn't left yet; before figuring out how to appease them, wouldn't calling the police just alert the culprit?

Sheng Hanyu said to Shi Youxuan: "Want to make a bet?"

Shi Youxuan: "Bet on what?"

Sheng Hanyu: "I can find the wedding dress within ten minutes, and you wash the dishes for another month."