The three wealthy ladies were delighted with the cake's exquisite appearance.
"Your cake is a little different from the ones sold in bakeries."
Sheng Yueqing explained gently, "I don't know the recipes of other bakeries, but the ingredients I use are all of the highest quality. You can taste it as soon as you eat it."
The three ladies took a small piece with their forks, parted their red lips slightly to taste it, and their eyes immediately lit up after tasting the delicious flavor.
"Excellent. Really excellent!"
"It's much better than the cake my son bought me."
The other two ladies also said, "Yes, this is the first time I've ever had a taro-flavored cake. I used to use taro paste to stew meat."
"And this taro paste isn't dry or choking at all, how did you manage that?"
Sheng Yueqing smiled and said, "This is our family's secret recipe. We use many more varieties of taro paste than we do with regular taro paste. It takes a lot of effort to make it so smooth with a high-quality machine."
"It takes a lot of expensive ingredients to make it taste this good."
The ladies believed it, because they could taste the difference in good food immediately.
Even the imported cakes bought from department stores are dyed and don't smell as good as this one.
Moreover, those Western-style cakes are so sweet that eating just one more piece can be cloying.
None of them taste as good as these slices of cake.
"This is salty?"
This was the first time they had ever tasted a savory cake. "The taste is so unique!"
The three of them immediately tried it out of curiosity, and their expressions lit up when they tasted it.
"Amazing, absolutely amazing."
Was salt added to this cake?
Sheng Yueqing nodded, "I added a little salt to improve the taste, but not much."
As for the recipe, of course, I cannot disclose it.
The ladies wouldn't ask for the recipe; they just found it amazing.
They immediately wanted to order wedding cakes and pastries from Sheng Yueqing.
“My daughter is turning eighteen next month. Can you make me a three-tiered cake so that my daughter and her classmates can have a taste?”
Sheng Yueqing took out her pen and wrote it down, then asked with a smile, "What flavor would you like?"
The lady thought for a moment, "Can I have all three flavors?"
"So it's three layers, and three flavors?"
Sheng Yueqing wrote it down, "Okay, then I'll make you three flavors."
"However, madam, our materials are expensive, as are our labor and machinery, so the price will be on the higher side."
The lady didn't see anything wrong with it and waved her hand generously, saying, "Just tell me how much you want. My family may not have much else, but we certainly have money."
In the past, she would never have dared to show off.
But now the policy has changed again, and those who were once suspected of being capitalists have now come back to life.
If you have money, you should spend it wisely.
Sheng Yueqing gave her a quote, "If you want the largest size, three tiers plus a shelf, the cost will be about 350, with a deposit of 200. Is that acceptable to you?"
The lady immediately took out money from her small gold purse. "No deposit needed, I'll give you four hundred directly. Here's an address, you can deliver it directly to me."
"Or I can have someone pick it up from your store."
Sheng Yueqing was surprised by her generosity and was happy to see her.
"Your car must be quite big. Could you have a driver come and help you carry it? I'll also bring you some nice cookies."
As she spoke, she took out the ginseng candy, rose candy, and various kinds of cookies that she had brought.
"I researched and made these myself. They're not too high in sugar, so they're suitable for both the elderly and children. Why don't you all try them?"
The women had never seen colorful cookies before, and they picked them up with their fair fingers to taste them.
"Hmm, it's alright, not sweet."
"This coffee tastes good, I like it."
"Yes, I like this coffee flavor too."
Sheng Yueqing was surprised that they all liked coffee flavor. She made a mental note of it and decided to make more coffee flavored coffee when she got back.
She opened the candy and let them try it.
"This rose petal candy has a very pleasant fragrance, and the throat lozenges are very soothing. If you have a lot of banquets and talk a lot on weekdays and don't have time to drink water, you can try this."
The ladies, driven by curiosity, tried every single one.
If you like what you eat, you should order it immediately.
"Give me ten boxes of this rose sugar, and ten boxes each of ginseng candy and throat lozenges."
They all paid directly; none of them owed money.
This was the first time Sheng Yueqing had ever encountered someone who paid so readily, and she couldn't have been happier.
Their smiles became more genuine.
However, she also used a little trick, moving the boxes of wedding cakes next to her feet further inside.
The ladies were watching her, and they were puzzled by her action.
"Boss Sheng, what are you hiding? Do you have something good that you don't want us to try?"
Sheng Yueqing hurriedly explained, "No, it's this thing, it..."
Her words were so intriguing that they became even more eager to hear more.
Who doesn't love gossip?
Mrs. Wang, being even more astute, retorted, "Isn't that your shop's signature wedding cake? How did it get damaged like that?"
Sheng Yueqing sighed and recounted her conflict with Old Madam Lin.
"This is the first time I've encountered something like this. Maybe I'm just not good at doing business."
These ladies do know about the Lin family.
He looked disdainful.
"I know the Lin family. Last year, we ordered a batch of goods from them, but not only was the delivery late, they also refused to compensate us."
“They wouldn’t even refund our deposits. It was only after my son went to ask for them that we got them back.”
"I don't want to cooperate with the Lin family anymore because they are untrustworthy."
Mrs. Wang had also heard of the Lin family.
“I’ve met that old Mrs. Lin before. She was at the wedding I attended.”
"There were so many people there at the time, and she didn't eat well. She was eating and taking things, which made the host look bad."
Weddings typically include some favors for family members and relatives.
Unexpectedly, Grandma Lin carried two bags herself.
When the host saw this, they were too embarrassed to ask her to put it down, so their expression was naturally unpleasant.
She was speechless when she saw it.
I never expected that old woman would actually return the items she bought on the same day; that's really despicable.
Mrs. Wang also understood Sheng Yueqing's meaning.
"Don't worry, this whole area is under my husband Lao Wang's jurisdiction."
"If she dares to do anything illegal, lock her up immediately."
No matter how powerful the Lin family is, they are nothing more than nouveau riche.
For those with powerful family connections, the Lin family wouldn't dare to provoke their biggest rivals.
Sheng Yueqing was grateful for her words of protection.
I wanted to take out the wedding cakes and give them to them, but I was afraid that these wealthy ladies wouldn't like to eat returned goods, so I had to push the wedding cakes back inside.
Mrs. Wang laughed, "You silly child, the things are good, we don't mind."
"Besides, a pack costs seven yuan and fifty cents, which isn't cheap. We're getting a great deal by taking it for free."
The other wives laughed too, "That's right, I'll take it home for my kids to try, they all love it."
Because the wedding cakes taste so good, even the young masters and ladies of wealthy families quite like them.
The last few packets of wedding cakes were all distributed.
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