Chapter 9 Chuxue

How long does it take for a woman to get dressed and made up?

That varies from person to person.

How long can a woman make a man willingly wait for her while she gets dressed and made up?

Again, that varies.

Miss Chuxue had once kept many a person waiting all night long, until the sun was nearly up the next day before she had her maidservant come out and say, "I'm sorry, Miss Chuxue couldn't find the cosmetics that suited her mood today, please return another day, sir."

Even respectable men could get angry about an incident like this.

But anger is one thing, and it's quite another to keep your composure. If you swallow that irritation, and truly come back another day, perhaps then she might grace you with her presence and join you for a drink.