Chapter 182 Afterward
Wen Qing bit her lip and backed away.
Her popularity in the troupe was quite good, and under normal circumstances, someone would have already come forward to comfort her. But at this moment, everyone was crowding around to watch the makeup being done, hoping to learn a trick or two.
Even Minister Xia strolled over. When he saw Wen Qing, his eyes lit up. He walked over, looked her over carefully, and nodded to himself, "Not bad at all, Qiao Ying wasn’t wrong; Comrade Yang truly has a good skill."
Wen Qing also managed a smile in agreement, "It is quite good. It’d be great if she could take apprentices, teach us a thing or two, so we can do our own makeup for future performances."
Minister Xia shook his head at her, "One cannot simply teach skills like hers." But in her heart, she had another idea.
There were a total of fourteen people scheduled to perform that night. It was now one o’clock in the afternoon, and the performance would start at seven in the evening. Time was extremely tight. Yang PeiMin’s hands were already fast, but she could only do makeup for three people an hour—and that didn’t include breaks for drinking water or using the restroom. So first, they made sure to prepare their base, applying foundation cream and powder.
However, Yang PeiMin didn’t bring many makeup products, not enough for so many people to share, which left some feeling embarrassed. They went to Qiao Ying specifically to discuss this issue. Qiao Ying just patted her on the shoulder with a reassured smile, "It’s thoughtful of you to worry, but rest assured, this matter has been arranged by me and the troupe leader."
Qiao Ying then had the girl bring a cup of sweet water to Yang PeiMin.