Era: After foreseeing the future, I changed my fate using spatial abilities.

Chapter 121 Little Lotus
Two cents! That's a whole four cents more! Add it all up, and how much more is that?!

This is great! The team members are really going to have a prosperous year!
The more Qin Fen thought about it, the happier he became. He just wanted to tell everyone on the team the good news as soon as possible, but fortunately he still had some sense of reason.

It wasn't just the municipal textile factory that came. If he made a scene with his loud voice, and the other purchasing officers got upset, plus the team leaders from other teams started stirring things up and ruined things, then he would be the sinner of the team.

Qin Fen grinned, his face beaming like a blooming chrysanthemum: "Thank you, Leader Liu, for the arrangement. The city textile factory was assigned to our brigade as usual!"

"Officer Su, you can rest for a bit. I'll call you when the scales are ready!"

"Okay, then I'll just look around here and not go too far."

"Hey, I'll have my Lianwa stay with you, just wait a bit!"

Hearing that she wanted to look around, Qin Fen nodded, saying that the scenery in the canyon below the reservoir was beautiful.

But what if she gets lost in this unfamiliar place? Where will she go to cry then? It's better to have someone take care of her. She thinks her daughter is known for her kind nature, but…

"That Officer Su, my Xiaolian has burns on her face and body, it looks scary, but she's quiet, patient, and calm when she works. You see..."

"It's alright, Captain Qin, I'm not scared."

"Okay, that's fine!"

After explaining, Qin Fen turned around and walked towards the long queue, and soon returned with a girl wearing a fine linen long coat and trousers.

"Xiao Lian, you accompany Xiao Su to check out Qingfeng Gorge on the other side of the reservoir, and be sure to come back on time."

"Got it, Dad."

The little girl looked a bit timid when she saw strangers, but remembering what her father had said, and seeing that the people opposite her didn't seem afraid or disgusted, she mustered up her courage and bravely took two steps forward.

"Officer Su, let me take you there."

"Thank you, Captain Qin. We'll come back later."

"Okay, go ahead, be careful."

Nodding in appreciation of his concern, Su Ning followed the little girl away.

Xiao Lian's stiff back view revealed her extreme unease, even fear.

The two braids hanging behind her swayed, making the scar on her neck, hidden in her collar, particularly noticeable.

"Your name is Xiaolian?"

"Yes, the lotus of the white lotus."

"Wouldn't the pink lotus be prettier?"

Xiao Lian turned around and smiled shyly at her, but then suddenly remembered how much more terrifying her face looked when she smiled, so she immediately turned her head away and put on a stern expression.

His reply to her was still devoid of self-pity; though shy, he tried his best to speak clearly.

"This is something my grandma often says, so I'm used to it. Whether it's a white or pink lotus, they're all beautiful."

For some reason, she suddenly felt sad and heartbroken for the little girl in front of her.

Especially that smile that didn't have time to fully bloom.

The scenery of Qingfeng Gorge is indeed picturesque, and its beauty is further enhanced by the clear blue water and sky.

Sitting on a large rock far from the reservoir, the two quietly admired the beautiful scenery.

It wasn't until Xiaolian turned her head and cautiously glanced at her that she heard, "Officer Su..."

"You must be a few years younger than me. If you don't mind, you can call me 'older sister,' and I'll call you 'Xiaolian,' how about that?"

"Sister Su."

Looking into those eyes, which were full of sincere smiles and seemed to be filled with a galaxy of stars, Xiaolian nodded and called out without hesitation.

“Hey, Xiaolian.”

"Sister Su, you're so beautiful!"

Especially her smile, which was many times more beautiful than all the other educated youths from big cities in the team combined.

Xiaolian didn't know how to describe it, but the white lotus that her grandmother described as blooming in the deep mountains and snow was probably just like Sister Su's smile.
"Xiao Lian is also very pretty."

"No, no, no, I'm not pretty. My face is scary."

Instinctively covering her face, Xiaolian buried her head deep in her chest. Although her family didn't dislike her and even cherished her more because of this, she knew that if it weren't for her father being the brigade leader and her grandfather being a martyr who gloriously sacrificed his life to kill the scoundrels, she probably wouldn't have found any friends or even received friendly treatment.

She only found out by overhearing her friends' conversation one day.

They were both jealous that they, as girls and ugly girls, could receive love from their families, and disgusted that they had to endure the nausea and obey their families by smiling and flattering her when they saw her terrifying face.

She cried for a long, long time that day. What saddened her was not what they said, but the fact that she was the only one who had given her heart.

"What's wrong with our Xiaolian? It's her kind heart that's true beauty. Someone will always see beyond her outward appearance and discover her inner goodness."

So, when will that person appear?

"Xiao Lian, I'm not joking, I'm telling you seriously, Xiao Lian is very beautiful."

Xiaolian suddenly raised her head and looked deeply at him, her eyes seemingly filled with turbulent emotions she didn't know why.

These words were not meant to comfort her; although Xiaolian had scars on her face, her features were not ruined.

Judging from her facial features alone, with double eyelids, big eyes, a high nose, and a small mouth, if it weren't for those scars, how could she not be a sweet and lovely pretty girl?
"Xiaolian, would you mind telling me how you got these scars?"

She slowly shook her head, her nose inexplicably feeling sore, and only replied after the sour feeling subsided.

"When I was about three or four years old, I accidentally slipped into the boiling water basin used to scald the pig during the year we slaughtered it."

It wasn't until she let out a piercing scream and started tying up the pig that the onlookers noticed.

When she was pulled out, her whole body was as red as a nearly cooked shrimp, and large and small blisters quickly appeared.

Although I was lucky enough to survive that time, I was left with burn scars all over my body.

"Can I touch it?"

"what?"

As she recounted the scene in her mind, Xiaolian's mood became uncontrollably somber, but the slight sadness that had just begun to build was disrupted by her sudden words.

Just now, Sister Su said, "Do you want to touch my ugly scar?"
"Is that not allowed? I'm sorry..."

"No, no, it's not Sister Su. If you're not afraid, I can help you!"

Xiaolian shook her head in a panic. It was the first time she had heard such a request, and she felt a strange, indescribable feeling in her heart.

Just as what they considered terrifying and disgusting was not strange at all in her eyes, but rather quite ordinary.

The look on her face when she said this wasn't one of curiosity, but simply a desire to... touch it?
Embarrassed, Xiaolian extended her hand, her lowered and evasive eyes finally darting to meet her gaze for the first time.

There was not a trace of fear in Sister Su's eyes; she simply used her soft fingers to slowly rub the scars.

"Sister Su?"

"Xiaolian, I have a scar removal medicine, would you like to try it?"

This time, Suning had no reason to lie or make things up. It wasn't the spring water in the Peach Blossom Spring, nor the blue jade at the bottom of the spring that could remove scars, but the real medicinal powder.

After obtaining the medical book, in addition to developing the mutated version of the drug, she also tried another one, namely the Jade Complexion Cream, which was recorded in the book as having a miraculous effect on removing scars.

Well… well, I don’t know why, but the drugs and creams she developed all mutated after she touched them.

The drug changed from a colorless, transparent powder to a greenish liquid.

The snowflake-white, slightly yellowish jade cream turned into a hard, bluish-green solid 'soap'-like substance.

She wasn't comfortable experimenting with the sleeping potion herself, but she wasn't afraid of the Jade Complexion Cream.

Sure enough, the prescription included spring water and a medicinal guide made from crushed blue jade, and the scar-removing effect was many times greater than described in the book.

It was only because she knew the effects of the medicine that she dared to ask so confidently.

"This scar removal formula has been passed down in our Su family for generations. You can rest assured about its effectiveness, and even if it doesn't work, it won't cause any harm."

Whether it was from talking too much or from having a physical medical manual, Su Ning suddenly felt much more confident when bringing up this argument.

"Xiaolian, you can discuss it with your family. I can leave you an address when I leave. If you're sure you want it, come find me. The treatment will take half a month."

"Sister Su..."

Like a person who has been walking in the desert for a long time and is about to die of thirst, who is lucky enough to stumble upon an oasis, that feeling is just like Xiaolian's at this moment.