An Ding glanced at the figures peeking out from across the street outside the glass window, and muttered awkwardly.
"Little sister, that bite-sized pastry across the street has been eyeing our place all day."
An Ning paused in her wiping of the coffee table, glanced out the window, and pursed her lips.
"Tch, they're afraid we'll steal their business."
Anle rested her chin on her hand, gazing out the window at the darkening sky, muttering to herself.
"Although it has some impact on their shops, their customer base is different, so they don't suffer any major losses."
We're a high-end dessert shop, how could we possibly steal his few coins' worth of business?
Of course, it's certain that we'll lose some customers.
His gaze fell on An Ding, who was busy at work, and he smiled as he pulled the mop from An Ding's hand.
"Second brother, you've been busy all day. Sit down and rest. Don't bother tidying up. Third brother is here."
Upon hearing this, An Yi's face fell.
"Little sister, are you even my real sister? We're both your brothers, so why is there such a huge difference in how we're treated?"
An Ning grumbled gloatingly, "It's all because you're lazy and love to sneak food."
Anle slapped the mop in An Yi's face and said with a forced smile.
"Get to work, stop whining, it won't work!"
An Yi glanced at An Le with a resentful look, her voice weak, "Shou Shan made me play chess with him, isn't this making me break my promise..."
...
The next morning, as soon as the shop opened, a group of servants and maids rushed in, making a commotion like refugees entering a village.
An Ning, who opened the door, was startled. Before she could even finish yawning, she was pushed into a corner and left trembling, staring blankly.
"Finally open! Give me twenty slices of that coconut toast that my young lady tried at the He residence yesterday."
"Give me three pounds of those round little pastries my young master ate at the He residence yesterday, those dark, black ones that look like Oreos!"
"Pack me a box of that cape-shaped cake that my young master ate yesterday, no, two boxes. My wife wants to try some too."
"That cape cake tastes really good. My lady couldn't sleep all night thinking about it. Get me a box right away."
"That yellowish-brown stuff that looks like poop, what's it called again? Give me a pound."
"Are you even speaking human language? What do you mean by 'yellowish-brown like poop'? That's called a bundle!"
"Those black, pieced-together things are called 'river stuff,' give me ten pieces."
"..."
Anle burst out laughing when she heard those loud shouts as she entered through the back door of the backyard.
A cape cake?
It's like poop, all those lumps of stuff?
burden?
In the stream?
What kind of magical words are these?
Upon further reflection on these inappropriate word choices, Anle couldn't help but feel annoyed.
To be screamed at so horribly—no, so horribly—is for food!
The desserts in her shop have ruined the image of good food!
"Everyone, take your time." Anjing put on the shop's special apron and gloves, and busied herself preparing desserts for people.
An Yi, also wearing an apron, stood by the counter collecting money.
"Chocolate, ten pieces, half a tael of silver."
"Miss, what price range do you want for this chiffon cake? The price varies depending on the size." An Jing smiled at the maid in front of her.
The young maid stared blankly at the various chiffon cakes of different sizes in the glass display case, a slight blush creeping onto her face.
"Well... those pastries that Young Master He served to our young lady at yesterday's flower-viewing banquet."
"That would cost two taels of silver, but I think the flavors here are all excellent, each one is different."
You can buy four smaller cakes to take home, and for the same price you can enjoy several different flavors of cake.
Once your daughter has tried it, you can buy her the flavor she likes best from now on.
These smaller portions are all half a tael of silver each; actually, if you put them all together, they'd cost the same as a whole cake.
The young maid hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the cake in the shop window, her eyes sparkling.
"The pastries here look so colorful and vibrant!"
"I've never seen such beautiful pastries before." She said, sniffing the air with a look of pure delight.
"And your shop smells so good!"
I can already smell the aroma of these pastries!
"Let's make four small portions, just like you said."
Quietly and with a smile, she took out four different flavors of cake.
"We have many other flavors here, so let's choose these four for now."
This one is strawberry flavored, this one is matcha flavored, this one with a deep color is chocolate flavored, and this one is mainly fruit flavored.
The maid stared in surprise at the fruit-flavored cake. "Hey, is this a fruit-flavored cake? Is there fruit on top? I've never seen anything like it before!"
"Yes, it's fruit."
It's a fruit cake made by mixing and matching several kinds of fruit, including dragon fruit, mango, kiwi, pineapple, blueberry, strawberry, and grape.
There's also a thick layer of peach flesh in the middle, which makes it taste very refreshing.
It's perfect to eat now. If the weather gets hotter, you can buy it to cool down.
However, if you really want to eat something to cool off, then another type of dessert would be more suitable.
However, we haven't launched that dessert in our shop yet. Once the weather gets hotter in a few days, we'll introduce that other dessert.
It's said to have a refreshing, sweet and sour flavor.
Quietly chatting with the little girl, An Yi packed up the four desserts, handed them to the counter next to her, and had An Yi calculate the bill and collect the money.
The maidservant stared in surprise, her mouth slightly agape, before bursting into giggles.
"You have so many strange and wonderful pastries and snacks here."
However, it's a bit too expensive.
These few items alone cost two taels of silver, which almost wiped out our young lady's entire month's allowance.
Coming to your shop is really a money-eating affair!
Even if it's delicious, I'm afraid I wouldn't dare to come to your shop often!
"But what you've done here is quite strange and unusual; it's really eye-catching!"
An Jing smiled silently as she watched the young girl pay at An Yi's place, take her things, and leave, before rushing off to serve the next customer.
"Hey buddy, would you like some cream puffs?"
The servant shouted, "Ah, yes, that's it, it's called a cream puff."
My little prince loves eating that stuff!
I didn't get enough to eat at Young Master He's place yesterday, so I'll have a pound of it.
Oh, right, that dark, round pastry, my little prince seems to really like it too.
"Give me some of those pastries too, a pound of them."
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