The Silver Hamster’s Daily Life

Jiang Xingyuan picked up all the stuffed animals in the room and locked them in the suitcase.

There were too many stuffed animals, and when he finished collecting them, Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong had already arrived. Jiang Xingyuan opened the door for them.

The fact that Ruan Yingyin is the owner of the Silver Hamster Brand’s lotion, Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong also just learned not long ago.

“Brother Yuan, then what do we do next?” Cheng Yang sat down on the sofa, “We treated Ruan Yingyin so harshly before, I don’t think she’ll cooperate with us.”

Wei Xiangsong put the English word book in his hand into his coat pocket, sat next to Cheng Yang, also nodded in agreement.

Jiang Xingyuan opened the door for the two of them, but didn’t not close it. He leaned against the wall by the door, and said lightly: “I have already discussed it with her.”

As he said, he sent a message to Ruan Yingyin, telling her to come over.

Ruan Yingyin returned with an ‘OK’.

Jiang Xingyuan put down the phone and looked at the doubtful eyes of Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong, as a profound smile bloomed on his face: “5-5, no bargaining.”

Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

They initially intended to divide the profit into 6-4. 6 for the shopkeeper and 4 for them. The reason why they were so generous was because they knew too that the chemical in the lotion was very effective.

And Jiang Xingyuan’s goal from the beginning wasn’t the skincare products either, he also didn’t think how much profit he’ll gain from it. The reason why he paid attention to the lotion was because he wanted to use this lotion to beat the Ruan Group and completely cut off Yang Qingwei’s road to success.

He would like to see, in this life, without the Ruan Group, how will Yang Qingwei climb up the ladder of success.

But things became far more interesting and complicated than he expected. The person behind the skincare lotion was actually Ruan Yingyin.

Jiang Xingyuan smiled lightly.

Just then, the door to the opposite opened and Ruan Yingyin walked out.

Jiang Xingyuan leaned against the door and raised his head to look at her.

When he just left, Ruan Yingyin still had a red mark on her neck. But now, the red marks on her neck have disappeared.

Ruan Yingyin seemed to have applied something on it to cover it up.

Jiang Xingyuan’s eyes inexplicably darkened for a moment, feeling discomfort at Ruan Yingyin’s intentional cover-up.

But he didn’t know where this discomfort came from, so he stood up straight with some annoyance and said in a cold voice: “Waiting for you for hours, can’t you come faster?”

Finishing the words, he went inside with his long legs, and sat on the sofa next to Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong.

On the sofa, when Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong saw Ruan Yingyin coming out from the opposite door, they couldn’t help but look at each other again.

Ruan Yingyin’s address was something that Jiang Xingyuan asked them to find out before. After that, they only knew that Jiang Xingyuan moved.

This series of actions by Jiang Xingyuan, Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong also discussed it on the way here.

It was clear in his eyes that Jiang Xingyuan hated Ruan Yingyin so much, but he was willing to sit at the same table with Ruan Yingyin and even move to the opposite apartment of Ruan Yingyin’s apartment. Even with their layman’s mind, they couldn’t understand his behaviour.

And in their eyes, Jiang Xingyuan’s attitude towards Ruan Yingyin was too confusing. So they could only stand by and watch.

Ruan Yingyin stopped at Jiang Xingyuan’s door and poked her head in the apartment before entering.

Jiang Xingyuan’s home was very simple. The main colour was black and gray, so it looked depressing and dull.

But because he pulled open the curtains, the afternoon sunlight poured inside, fading the gloomy, depressing atmosphere and made the apartment a little brighter.

Because of this, Ruan Yingyin felt the danger level lowered down, so she raised her legs and walked in.

There were three sofas in Jiang Xingyuan’s living room. Jiang Xingyuan was sitting on the sofa in the middle, his whole body sunk in the soft sofa, and his legs placed on top of each other. His expressionless face staring dead at her.

On the sofa next to Jiang Xingyuan’s right side, Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong were sitting side by side. They looked detached, as if they didn’t see Ruan Yingyin entering at all.

Ruan Yingyin walked towards the sofa on Jiang Xingyuan’s left and sat at the farthest position from him.

A snicker crossed Jiang Xingyuan’s eyes as he picked up the remote control and turned on the screen of the TV in front.

A man with hair like a bird’s nest and holding a can of beer appeared on the screen.

Ruan Yingyin subconsciously looked over and froze.

This man looked like he was in his thirties, his face was very round, but his appearance was very dirty and greasy.

She first identified this man as Xu Hao, known as Fatty Xu by people.

Xu Hao just looked like thirty years old, but in reality, he was twenty-five this year. But he had the standard dead fat nerd like personality. Doesn’t go out, doesn’t interact with people and always hovers around his computer.

Xu Hao was good at computer technology. Ruan Yingyin finally understood how Jiang Xingyuan found out her identity. It must be Xu Hao who helped him.

Ruan Yingyin subconsciously bit her thumb, her eyes sweeping over Xu Hao, Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong, these three people.

In Jiang Xingyuan’s last life, the only three people who were loyal to him were these trio. But they also ended up as miserable as Jiang Xingyuan in his last life. All forced by Liang Yuan and Yang Qingwei to the point where they could barely live.

Except for these three, all of Jiang Xingyuan’s subordinates betrayed him.

Well, there was also the original owner of this body she possessed.

“Jiang Shao.” Xu Hao greeted Jiang Xingyuan from the camera fawningly.

Then he looked at Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong on the sofa next to him before speaking again, “Xiao Yang Yang, and Xiao Song Song, long time no see. When will you guys come to my house? I’ll treat you guys to beer and fried chicken!”

Wei Xiangsong frowned, with a disgusted expression on his face.

Cheng Yang directly cursed: “Fuck, Fatty Xu, try saying that again? I’ll fucking go to your house later and smash your broken computer!”

Xu Hao shrugged indifferently and looked at Ruan Yingyin. His eyes lit up and he subconsciously praised: “What a beautiful girl.”

Ruan Yingyin only blinked in response.

Jiang Xingyuan, who hadn’t spoken yet, called him in a low voice, “Xu Hao.”

Xu Hao’s eyes glowed.

This pretty sister, it seems she is Jiang Shao’s people.

He immediately averted his eyes, put a flattering smile back on his face, and changed the subject: “Jiang Shao, you said before that there was something you wanted to discuss, what was it?”

Jiang Xingyuan straightened up slightly before speaking, “About the matter of the lotion. She is the owner of Silver Hamster Brand’s lotion.”

As he introduced Ruan Yingyin to Xu Hao, he bit back a few heavy words as he said the second half of the sentence. His eyes subconsciously drifted to Ruan Yingyin, and suddenly let out a mean smile.

Ruan Yingyin was sitting upright on the sofa, her eyes looking everywhere. She seemed a little uncomfortable. In response to the greeting, a small awkward smile appeared on her face.

“Just now Ruan Yingyin and I have discussed it, her shop will be handed over to us.” Jiang Xingyuan paused for a moment, “I’ll hand the shop to Xu Hao to take care of. Change the information of the shop to yours.”

Xu Hao nodded.

Jiang Xingyuan turned to the two people next to him, “Xiangsong, we have to register a new company. Register a legal company under Xu Hao’s name.”

They already had a real estate company under their name, and the person the company was named under was also Xu Hao. The previous procedures were also done by Wei Xiangsong, so Wei Xiangsong was already familiar with these things: “Okay, no problem, what about the company name?”

When the question was raised, Ruan Yingyin who had been silently listening to Jiang Xingyuan all along opened her mouth before anyone could answer, “Silver Hamster Brand’s Skincare Company.”

The four people looked at her.

Her expression was serious. Although she was still afraid, knowing that they didn’t understand why she chose such a name, she proudly explained to them: “This name is very unique. The Silver Hamster is a species of hamster, covered with snow-white fur. The lotion we’re selling is also able to give the users snow white skin ……”

Jiang Xingyuan involuntarily remembered the silver hamster that he had as a child.

The fur was indeed very white, however for him, it was not a good memory, and could even be called a nightmare.

Thinking about this, his eyes turned gloomy. So he impatiently interrupted Ruan Yingyin: “Okay, I’ll listen to you just at this. But Ruan Yingyin, you’re just here to listen. I let you know what you have to do, no need to give us advice. You just sit quietly and listen, understand?”

The implication was that Jiang Xingyuan had agreed to the company name she provided.

With her purpose achieved, Ruan Yingyin automatically ignored the latter part of his sentence and sat obediently on the sofa to listen.

Jiang Xingyuan explained some more details, and then took out the bottle of lotion he took from Yang Tong before. He handed the lotion to Cheng Yang before ordering: “Find a designer to design the bottle of lotion, including the logo stamped on the bottle. Also, find a manufacturer and mass produce the design bottle according to the drawing.”

The bottle of Ruan Yingyin’s skin care lotion was just a simple glass bottle with nothing on it, which seemed a bit bland. Because of such bland wrapping, students of Qingzhong didn’t pay any attention to it. But Yang Tong had a big heart, and also because of his own poor skin, he bought one bottle even in the fear that it could affect his skin badly.

If they wanted to develop and spread their business, it would simply be unwise to continue to use such a bland design.

Ruan Yingyin also agreed to this point. She has long wanted to change the packaging, but she was just a highschool student and didn’t have the energy or capital to do so. That’s why she wanted to find a partner.

Jiang Xingyuan was already good at business. But the reborn Jiang Xingyuan was even better than his last life.

Putting aside Jiang Xingyuan’s identity and personality, Ruan Yingyin thought that it was good to choose him as a partner. At least the two now have a common interest. If he can make money, she can as well.

Just–

“The bottle must be transparent, 20ml in volume, and the logo should be designed in a simple way.” Ruan Yingyin spoke out.

This was the most effective way she found when she first discovered she had this ability. If other kinds of bottles were used, or the volume was a bit large, the lotion wouldn’t have the amazing effect it has now.

Jiang Xingyuan, who was explaining the details with Cheng Yang and the others, turned his head when he heard Ruan Yingyin’s words.

Ruan Yingyin slightly tilted her head and explained, “The formula is most effective in a 20ml glass bottle.”

Jiang Xingyuan rubbed his brow.

Ruan Yingyin deadly refused to provide him the formula even when he threatened. He had no choice but to temporarily listen to all her wishes.

He looked at Cheng Yang: “Do what Ruan Yingyin wants.”

Then he turned to Ruan Yingyin: “You can really only make 60 bottles a day?”

Ruan Yingyin nodded, “Mm.”

The distance also matters. If she is a little farther away, the lotion again won’t have any effect yet.

Jiang Xingyuan sat up straight, folded his legs, and leaned on the soft cushions of the sofa, before saying with slightly lowered eyebrows: “Ruan Yingyin, the profit of the Silver Hamster Brand’s lotion goes half to you and half to me. If you provide the formula, I can let the manufacturers mass produce, and the profit earned this way won’t be less than what you earn now. You should know that in today’s market, 60 bottles of lotions a day, even if the effect is amazing, can’t hold market share. Not to mention crushing Ruan Group is another matter.”

At these words, Cheng Yang and the others also looked at Ruan Yingyin, and their eyes shone in agreement.

60 bottles a day, it’s really difficult to make waves.

Ruan Yingyin also wanted to, but she really could not provide the formula.

Her hand, which was propped up on the sofa, subconsciously touched the cushion behind her.

She must say, the cushion of Jiang Xingyuan’s sofa felt very good and soft.

“I can’t possibly provide the formula, I have just clearly negotiated to give you 60 bottles a day. You also agreed.”

Ruan Yingyin looked at Jiang Xingyuan with confronting eyes.

Jiang Xingyuan laughed and suddenly asked, “Do you know how much that cream, Lurid, your family’s company is selling for?”

Ruan immediately Yingyin corrected him, “That’s not my family.”

Jiang Xingyuan had a look of contempt in his eyes as he said: “Ruan Yingyin, the cream was also a product that was personally researched by your mother back then, and it had nothing to do with your father. Now you’re saying that’s not your family’s. Aren’t you afraid that your mother will come out of the coffin at your denials?”

Ruan Yingyin froze for a moment.

This matter, she really didn’t know. But Jiang Xingyuan’s words were true. That cream was really the main product of Ruan Group, and was sold exceptionally well. Other products of the Ruan Group weren’t as famous or desirable as the cream.

If she wanted to spread her business, she would inevitably have to face Ruan Xudong and Yang Qingwei.

Ruan Yingyin couldn’t help but be annoyed. She was just a little hamster that wanted to stay out of trouble. But trouble always finds its way to her.

Life is short, just eat, drink and enjoy. Why waste time on such people? She just wanted to avoid them.

If possible, she even wanted to avoid Jiang Xingyuan and go to a place where no one would bother her.

But knowing Jiang Xingyuan’s temperament, he would definitely look for her, which would be even more troublesome.

Ruan Yingyin sighed in her heart, her head lowered subconsciously.

As she kept thinking about it, she felt something was wrong. Why would Jiang Xingyuan tell her this?

Did he say this to stir her up? To send her to Ruan Group to cause trouble and then come up with the formula for the lotion? And he, Jiang Xingyuan, would be hidden behind?

In the book, the reborn Jiang Xingyuan used Ruan Yingyin as a pawn. Always riling Ruan Yingyin up to fight with Yang Qingwei and Ruan Xudong, while he watched from the back, reaping the benefits.

Since she read the book, Ruan Yingyin figured it out and naturally didn’t want to become a donkey in the hands of Jiang Xingyuan.

She doesn’t have to worry about the Ruan Group, Jiang Xingyuan would naturally find a way to bankrupt the Ruan Group and take his revenge.

This is why he took her lotion and wanted to cooperate with her.

It was okay to work with him, as long as he could offer her a handsome profit. But she didn’t want to get involved in the conflict between Jiang Xingyuan and the Ruan Group. She just wanted to sit in the back and make a lot of money.

Ruan Yingyin lifted her head and insisted, “Even so, there’s no way I’m going to hand you the formula.”

The atmosphere in the room instantly turned cold. Even sunlight outside the window couldn’t raise the lowering temperature.

Cheng Yang, Wei Xiangsong and Xu Hao looked at the two of them quietly, not daring to interrupt at all.

People familiar with Jiang Xingyuan knew that it was calm before the storm. Just a little spark, and he will explode.

They didn’t want to be the one to light the spark.

Jiang Xingyuan’s tone became a bit dangerous as he pressured Ruan Yingyin: “Ruan Yingyin, you just want to let your mother’s heart and soul be gobbled up by Ruan Xudong and Yang Qingwei? Is this how a daughter should be?”

Ruan Yingyin felt that if Li Da really loved her daughter, she wouldn’t want her daughter to surrender herself to disgusting people for the sake of her so-called heart and soul, and even risk her life for it.

She thought about it and replied softly, “No, although Mom died in a car accident suddenly, she definitely wanted me to live a happy life. Ruan Group or their Lurid cream, I don’t care about them.”

Jiang Xingyuan almost vomited blood in anger at Ruan Yingyin’s words.

He had never seen such a person. The children of a rich family, which one of them is willing to watch the property that should belong to them, become someone else’s?

At least he, Jiang Xingyuan, could not accept it. But Ruan Yingyin really looked like she didn’t care!

It was obvious that Ruan Group is hers, but she didn’t care?

Instead, he, an outsider, had to go to great lengths to bring down the Ruan family? What a mess!

But Jiang Xingyuan couldn’t refute her either. The reason why Yang Qingwei was able to climb so high in his previous life was because of the Ruan Group. Ruan Group’s cream has always been a product that was sought after.

Now, although the cream has been on the market for two years and has a good reputation, it didn’t win the whole market till now. He still has a possibility of pulling the Ruan Group down.

Otherwise, once the cream occupies a supreme position in the hearts of customers, it will be difficult to really pull them down.

As for Ruan Yingyin, Jiang Xingyuan didn’t even want to think about her.

He rubbed his brow and said to Xu Hao: “Adjust the price to 1288, we will sell 30 bottles a day, and have people watch the sale for the first few days. Find some water army* from various forums and spread rumours that the Silver Hamster Brand’s Skincare Lotion is better than Ruan Group’s Lurid Cream.”

[T/N: Water Army or Internet Water Army (网络水军) is a group of users who are paid to post online comments with vested interest on Chinese language websites.]

Ruan Yingyin glanced at Jiang Xingyuan and wondered what his purpose for doing so was.

Of course her lotion was better than that Lurid Cream. Those who have used it will know that without any need to say it.

But now that the cream was so famous, if Jiang Xingyuan tried to smear dirty water on it, he would surely be scolded.

But Ruan Yingyin didn’t dare to say anything, she could feel that at the moment Jiang Xingyuan was in a bad mood, and the reason was obviously her.

She sat quietly on the sofa, her hand subconsciously propped up on the sofa as her hands roamed on the cushion.

Just as she was rubbing the cushion, something hairy touched her hand.

Ruan Yingyin lowered her head and picked up a long strand of hair.

Did the thread of the cushion fall off? But it doesn’t look like ah. The material of this hair and the cushion are not the same.

Then how did it appear here?

Ruan Yingyin felt strange. When she carefully looked at the sofa again, she found several more hairs in the inconspicuous corner.

There were white, brown, black ……

Even a pink one?

She scratched her head in confusion, picked those hairs up one by one and put them on the palm of her other hand.

Jiang Xingyuan, who was discussing the business in detail with his employees, inadvertently swept up and his body froze for a moment.

His words stopped instantly.

Xu Hao, Cheng Yang and Wei Xiangsong who were listening: “???”

Jiang Xingyuan’s body, which was casually leaning on the sofa, turned rigid.

His eyes were fixed on Ruan Yingyin’s palm, his hand subconsciously clenched into a fist. He tried to ask in a calm voice but his voice still sounded shaking when it reached his ears, “Ruan Yingyin, what are you doing?”

Ruan Yingyin lifted her head and showed the colourful hairs in her hand to Jiang Xingyuan: “These things ……”

Jiang Xingyuan’s pupils shook and he quickly interrupted her: “Ruan Yingyin, if you don’t want to listen, go back! I have almost finished explaining things, I’ll send you the contract after signing it and registering the company.”

Ruan Yingyin’s words paused, she glanced at Jiang Xingyuan, and felt that he looked a little nervous.

But she was also quite bored sitting there, so she stood up: “Okay, then I’ll leave first.”

Only when she returned to her own home did she realize the fact that she had brought those few hairs back with her.

Ruan Yingyin sat cross-legged on the sofa and arranged the hairs one by one on the coffee table.

These hairs seemed to be the hairs of the stuffed animals? But there were no stuffed animals at Jiang Xingyuan’s house.

She rubbed her hair in confusion for a while, didn’t think much about it, and threw the hairs in the trash.

Now that the store has been handed over, she can finally focus on her studies.

She was so busy with her business that she had little time to read and study after school.

Two weeks have passed since she started school, and in another two weeks, it was the time for the first monthly exam.

She must do better than Yang Tong in the test, so she can go to her favorite Ferris wheel.

Thinking about the reward of the Ferris wheel, Ruan Yingyin was instantly motivated.

**

Time passed quickly.

Her shop was already named after Xu Hao and was running well. Xu Hao, in accordance with Jiang Xingyuan, set the price to 1288, and the selling time was set every day at 18:00, 30 bottles per day.

In addition to the micro business blog, some words about her lotion would appear in the school forum of Qinzhong:

[Oh my God, I want to blow up the Silver Hamster Brand’s Lotion! The effect is much better than the cream of Ruan Group!!!]

[Both are sold at 1288 yuan and skincare products, which one do you like? Silver Hamster or Lurid Cream?]

[Shit, why couldn’t I buy it again!]

[Was any of you able to buy the lotion of the Silver Hamster Brand? I’ll take one bottle of lotion in exchange for two bottles of Lurid cream!]

“……”

Not many people know about Silver Hamster Brand’s Lotion, but those who knew and posted such posts, they immediately attracted the attention of many people. Lurid cream’s loyal fans majestically scolded Silver Hamster Brand’s lotion in the post.

However, if the stuff is good, it will never be buried.

People who have bought and used Silver Hamster Brand’s Lotion before also jumped out to speak on behalf of it.

In this way, the Silver Hamster gradually earned a name, at least on the forum where hatred and love was mixed.

Every day at 18:00, when they put 30 bottles for sale, people grabbed them like crazy.

In fact, Ruan Yingyin always produced 60 bottles of lotion per day. But Jiang Xingyuan only sold 30 bottles, and then left 30 bottles for future purposes.

Although she didn’t know what he wanted to do, Ruan Yingyin knew that he must have some grand scheme in mind.

Ruan Yingyin was happy being able to make a lot of money. Although she had to share the profit with Jiang Xingyuan.

After the store was handed over, she didn’t have to deliver the product, or act as her own customer service, or had to promote the product. She could use the whole day to study.

In addition, since the 50-50 split of profit with Jiang Xingyuan, Ruan Yingyin’s days at school became much better.

If Jiang Xingyuan wasn’t around, Yang Tong and Lin Meng would turn around and talk to Ruan Yingyin.

Li Tong and Cui Qingyan also started to have lunch with Ruan Yingyin. They would also walk home together after school.

“Yin Yin, what’s wrong with you? Your complexion looks bad.” Cui Qingyan, who was standing next to Ruan Yingyin, asked with some concern.

Ruan Yingyin’s umbrella was big, covering the three of them.

She stood in the middle, her beautiful face filled with tension. Even the hand holding the umbrella was sweating.

Li Tong on the right also noticed it and carefully looked at Ruan Yingyin: “Your face is really pale, did something happen?”

She gently bumped Ruan Yingyin with her elbow, “Don’t tell me you’re nervous about the monthly exam tomorrow just like me, right?”

It was already the end of September, and after two days of the exams, it was the National Holiday.

Li Tong’s grades have always been average. Her mother just said a few days ago that if she did well in this monthly exam, she would take her abroad for a vacation.

If she did poorly in the monthly exam, her mother would send her to a cram school on the National Holiay for extra lessons.

This really made Li Tong a little sad.

When Ruan Yingyin heard the question, she nodded her head. Her tone was filled with anxiety, worry and fear. She bit her lips as she replied, “I’m afraid I’ll be at the bottom.”

Then she couldn’t go on the Ferris wheel, which would be a very sad thing for her.

“You won’t.” Cui Qingyan said comfortingly, “Yin Yin, you have been studying very hard recently.”

Although the words were true, it was the first examination in both of Ruan Yingyin’s lives. Before, she only knew how to eat and play. When did she go to the trouble of studying?

Simple put, she was someone who had no foundation!

“I used to have very bad grades, I was always at the bottom of my class.” Ruan Yingyin thought of the original owner’s academic performance and said.

“Even if it was worse, I don’t think it would be worse than Yang Tong. The bottom position will always be occupied by Yang Tong, don’t worry.” Li Tong waved her hand carelessly, “My mom said if I couldn’t get to the top 20 in the class, she wouldn’t take me abroad for a vacation on the National Holiday. But I want to go for a vacation, so I’m going to study hard.”

Cui Qingyan smiled shyly: “My mom said she would take me to Europe.”

Li Tong then asked Ruan Yingyin, “What about you?”

Ruan Yingyin: “I haven’t thought about it yet.”

“How about this, if we really can go on vacation, Yin Yin can come with me!” Li Tong exclaimed.

Behind them, Yang Qingwei looked at the three people under one umbrella, and mocked them inside.

She heard the conversation between Ruan Yingyin and the two girls just now.

The monthly exam?

Yang Qingwei could already see the results. She was at the top, and Ruan Yingyin was at the bottom. Not even worthy of her shoes!