Chapter 100 Happy "This Director Wang is really not simple!" ...

The next day, Wang Ying's team began trial production of the new cake. The factory had all the ingredients for the mung bean cake, but for the mint cake, the ingredients and recipe were missing; the factory hadn't yet sourced mint.

Zhou Qianjin and Wu Haiyang were both a little anxious, but without the raw materials, there was no point in worrying. They asked the purchasing staff, but they said they hadn't found a source yet.

Wang Ying suddenly remembered that when she had visited Lu Zhongming's home earlier, he had planted mint in the corner of his courtyard, next to the water tank. So she said to her team, "Don't worry, I'll get you some. You won't need much for the trial run."

"Where are you going, Team Leader?" Zhou Qianjin asked, "Shall I go with you?"

Wang Ying said, "No, I can go by myself. You guys help Xu Lili and the others first."

Zhou Qianjin and Wu Haiyang helped Xu Lili and the others make mung bean cakes first. Wang Ying asked Zheng Liancheng for a note, borrowed a bike from Director Zhao, and then rode to the old street.

Wang Ying knocked on Lu Zhongming's door.

Seeing that it was Wang Ying, Lu Zhongming said impatiently, "Hasn't the peach cake been successfully improved? I've eaten the peach cake you sent me, and it tastes even better than before. What else do you want to talk to me about?"

"I want to ask you for something." Wang Ying said.

Lu Zhongming looked at Wang Ying suspiciously: "What can I have?"

"Mint." Wang Ying said directly.

"Mint?" Lu Zhongming suspected that he had heard it wrong.

"Well, mint, we want to try to produce mint cake. We haven't found the raw materials yet. I think you seem to have a lot here, a large circle around the water tank." Wang Ying said.

"You have sharp eyes. Come in." Lu Zhongming said.

Wang Ying followed Lu Zhongming through the front hall into the backyard. In May, the small yard was lush and green, with many fruits and vegetables planted there, more than enough for one person to eat.

"We almost pulled them all out a few days ago. This thing grows too aggressively. One plant can grow into a large area," said Lu Zhongming.

"Then I am really lucky." Wang Ying said with a smile.

Lu Zhongming snorted: "You are really passionate about your work. The food factory is really worth your hard work!"

"I wouldn't say I'm working myself to death, I'm just doing what I want to do," said Wang Ying.

Lu Zhongming took Wang Ying to the water tank and pointed at the mint around it, saying, "Here, go ahead and pick some. It's okay to pick them all. If you can't find a source, just get some branches and leaves and plant them yourself. You won't need much in the mint cake."

Wang Ying squatted down and plucked some mint while talking to Lu Zhongming: "Have you ever eaten mint cake?"

"It's not something rare. After all, our family used to be a food factory." Lu Zhongming's tone was somewhat lost when he mentioned the past.

"Then do you have the recipe?" Wang Ying said.

Lu Zhongming looked at Wang Ying and said, "Don't tell me, you're already making this without even a recipe."

"Hehe, really not. Let's try other recipes later. We have osmanthus cake, mung bean cake, water chestnut cake... These recipes should be able to work." Wang Ying said with a smile.

“You really are…” Lu Zhongming couldn’t think of anything to say to Wang Ying.

Wang Ying plucked a handful of mint and placed it at her feet. She continued plucking: "Do you have a recipe? I'd like to buy it from you."

"No." Lu Zhongming said, "I helped you last time because of Director Zhao. I gave you mint because you gave me peach cakes. Don't push your luck."

"Really?" Wang Ying asked again, as if he didn't hear Lu Zhongming's words.

"Really? Hurry up and grab it! A girl comes to a bachelor's house, and you are not afraid!" Lu Zhongming stood far away and looked at Wang Ying.

"Everyone's at work, so there's nothing I can do. Besides, I'm afraid if I bring someone here, it'll disturb your peace." Wang Ying continued plucking mint, a small pile already at his feet. "Oh, by the way, I forgot to bring my things. Can you find me a net bag and lend it to me?"

Lu Zhong looked at Wang Ying for three seconds, turned around and went into the house. Not long after, he came out with two net bags and threw them at Wang Ying's feet.

"Here, take it."

"Oh, there are two. Hehe, when I'm done using them, I will definitely come and return them to you." Wang Ying said with a smile.

Lu Zhongming wanted to say that he didn't need to pay it back, but then he kept silent. He ran to the west corner, squatted down, and began plucking mint. Wang Ying looked up at him and wondered if he would be happy to work with her if she had the chance.

Wang Ying had almost picked all the mint around the water tank. Lu Zhongming also came over from the corner, picked up a big handful and stuffed it into Wang Ying's net bag.

"That's enough, right? If not, come back in a few days. It will grow quickly if you water it," said Lu Zhongming.

"It's definitely not enough," said Wang Ying.

"You are so rude!" Lu Zhongming said unhappily. Director Zhao is a very honest man, and his daughter-in-law is really slippery.

Wang Ying didn't expect that in Lu Zhongming's mind, she had become a cunning person. She thought she was a very honest person.

Wang Ying filled two bags with mint, which had a refreshing fragrance. The mint could be used to make a lot of mint cakes.

"I don't want your factory's money. Just make the mint cake and let me try it." Lu Zhongming said.

"Okay, I'll use this net bag to fill two bags for you." Wang Ying said.

Lu Zhongming thought Wang Ying was joking and didn't take it seriously. He asked Wang Ying to leave.

Wang Ying thanked Lu Zhongming and left with two bags of mint. Lu Zhongming stood outside the house and watched Wang Ying leave the old street before turning back and closing the gate.

Wang Ying brought two bags of mint back to the factory. Although the two bags didn't seem like much, they were packed tightly together. When he poured them onto the cleaning table, there was quite a lot. The team members were all stunned.

"Team leader, did you go to the countryside? You picked so much!" Zhou Qianjin said in surprise.

Wang Ying smiled and said, "If you haven't gone to the countryside, you can get some in the city. You should try to use them to make mint cakes. I promised to give them two bags of cakes."

"No problem!" Zhou Qianjin and Wu Haiyang said in unison.

"How is the mung bean cake?" Wang Ying asked.

"The first batch will be ready soon," Zhou Qianjin said. "I think it might be done in one go."

"Then you have to work harder." Wang Ying said with a smile.

Wang Ying transferred two people from the ingredient area to help Zhou Qianjin and Wu Haiyang wash the mint first. Then she went to the steamer and waited for the first batch of mung bean cakes.

Just as Zhou Qianjin said, the mung bean cake was very successful in the first batch. It tasted sweet and refreshing. It would definitely taste better if it was cooled or even frozen.

As usual, Wang Ying took some freshly baked mung bean cakes on a small tray and prepared to share them with the leaders. She first returned to the small office, where Director Xiang was still working on a math problem.

"Come, Director, try the freshly baked mung bean cake." Wang Ying said.

Director Xiang said without even looking up: "Freshly baked mung bean cakes don't taste good. Mung bean cakes should be eaten cold."

"Try it," Wang Ying said. "Maybe the different flavors can give you some inspiration for solving the problem."

"Nonsense." Director Xiang said this, but still raised his hand to pick up a piece of still hot mung bean cake, "It will taste better if it is cooled down a little." As he said that, he put the mung bean cake into his mouth.

Wang Ying watched him finish eating and asked, "How does it taste?"

"Passed," Director Xiang said. "Did you get the mint?"

"Yes, I got two bags." Wang Ying said, "I hope the mint cakes will come out well too."

Director Xiang looked at Wang Ying. She was small in stature and didn't seem to be a very outgoing person, but once it came to work, she seemed to have endless enthusiasm and tenacity.

Wang Ying saw Director Xiang looking at her and said with a smile, "Director, you are in charge of this cake. Can you give it to another leader?"

"No, go by yourself!" Director Xiang ruthlessly rejected Wang Ying. As the person in charge, he did nothing.

Wang Ying did not insist and took the small tray to give it to Director Zhao first.

Director Zhao was not in the office, so he kept two dollars and went to find Qian Tongsheng.

Qian Tongsheng was very surprised to see that Wang Ying had made the sample so quickly.

"So fast." Qian Tongsheng said.

"There is a ready-made recipe for mung bean cake, and comrades have previous experience, so it can be made quickly." Wang Ying said with a smile.

Qian Tongsheng knew that those people were taught by Wang Ying, and he felt indescribable emotions in his heart. He tasted the mung bean cake and found it tasted very good and could be sold directly.

Qian Tongsheng finally praised Wang Ying a few times. Wang Ying was also very well behaved. She praised Director Xiang's leadership and the comrades' good work, and she herself did not take any credit. Qian Tongsheng didn't care whether she was sincere or not. In short, he liked to see Wang Ying's modesty and praised her a few more times.

Wang Ying left the remaining mung bean cakes in Qian Tongsheng's office and asked him to distribute them to other leaders. She took the empty tray back to the workshop.

Back in the small office, Wang Ying said to Director Xiang, "Director, I see you're interested in packaging design. How about we give you the packaging design for the mung bean cake and mint cake this time?"

Xiang Huaimin realized that Wang Ying just didn't want him to be idle and had to find something for him to do.

"I'm not interested. You can ask someone at the cultural center to draw it for you," said Xiang Huaimin.

"You're really not interested?" Wang Ying said, "Other people have painted it, and you're picking on it."

"What do you mean by being picky? I'm just perfecting the design draft for him!" Director Xiang retorted.

Director Xiang refused to draw anyway. Wang Ying then started talking about Shanghai, hoping Director Xiang would take the lead, and suggested to the leadership that they go to Shanghai to learn advanced experience and technology.

Did Director Xiang want to go to Shanghai? Of course he did, as he had classmates and friends there, but he didn't want to go with Wang Ying, let alone go to a food factory in Shanghai to study with her...

Director Xiang was fed up with Wang Ying's nagging and left, leaving Wang Ying alone in the office. Wang Ying was not discouraged, as nagging was of no use anyway.

On the first day, they succeeded in making the mung bean cake, but not the mint cake. Although they didn't succeed, they had already recorded different plans based on the methods they had used to make shaqi ma and improved peach cake. Wang Ying felt that success was not far away.

Sure enough, three days later, the trial production of mint cake was successful, and it tasted almost identical to the mint cake Wang Ying had eaten in her previous life. The problem was that the factory hadn't found a source of mint yet. Wang Ying had no choice but to go to Lu Zhongming's house again and bring back some more mint. After Wang Ying had finished plucking all the mint from Lu Zhongming's house, he took Wang Ying to a neighbor's house to get some more.

After returning to the factory from Lu Zhongming's house for the second time, Wang Ying suggested going directly to the countryside to buy some. Since the crop only lasted a few months in the summer, they probably wouldn't need a large quantity. If they didn't have any, they could ask the villagers to take some cuttings, as they grew quickly.

While the factory was looking for sources of supply, it also applied to higher authorities to purchase goods from the countryside, and finally got a batch of mint.

At the end of May, mung bean cakes and mint cakes were successfully launched in Beichong. Qiu Zhenhua also designed the packaging. Now, all the pastry packaging in the fourth workshop is designed by Qiu Zhenhua, with a unified logo, which is very beautiful and eye-catching.

Wang Ying was off that day, so she and Zhao Yunsheng went to the department store to buy some cloth. She had been busy since she promised to make clothes for Zhao Yunfang's unborn child, and now she finally had some free time. It happened to be her birthday in two days, so Chen Xiuqin gave her a hundred yuan and told her to come buy some clothes.

Wang Ying bought the cloth and decided to go to the grocery counter to see how the mung bean cakes and mint cakes were doing. He overheard a customer say, "Our Beichong Food Factory is doing really well lately. The snacks they make are all delicious!"

"That's right! My child wants to eat Shaqima! How can I afford so many tickets? He also likes this new one. I really can't keep any tickets!"

"My old lady never eats these. But recently she ate the mint cake and took out all her savings to buy this cake."

The salesperson at the food counter happened to see Wang Ying and said, "This is all thanks to Director Wang from their factory! Do you remember the New Year's gifts? She made them. She and her employees also made these snacks."

"I remember, I remember! Oh my, that's amazing!"

"This Director Wang is really not simple!"

Director Wang, who was no ordinary person, smiled at the salesperson, and the salesperson smiled back at her. Zhao Yunsheng, standing beside her, was grinning so hard that his mouth almost reached his ears. It wasn't a compliment, but he was even happier than Director Wang!