Strictly speaking, none of the things Su Qingluan told Liu Yue were lies. However, she chose not to tell them, and to exaggerate them, so that different people would have different feelings about them.
Although Su Qingluan didn't say anything, she was indeed deliberately guiding him. But Liu Yue didn't know that when misleading others, you don't even need to lie.
In short, for Liu Yue now, the jam made by Su Qingluan has become a high-end ingredient that is "hard to come by", "a gift made from the essence of nature's corona", and "not something that ordinary people can afford".
And for Liu Yue, the person who can make this unique ingredient has become a halo.
Su Qingluan looked at Liu Yue, who was stunned by her trick, and her eyes gradually became sparkling. A trace of guilt flashed through Su Qingluan's heart, and then she thought: Miss Liu Yue, don't worry, our family will only cheat the fools, and will never cheat the truly poor people.
Su Qingluan actually understood that fundamentally, apart from the unique seasoning formula of her jam, the rest of the raw materials and general production methods were just mediocre.
The reason why it is now favored by the old lady of the Xie family is simply because of its innovation in taste.
Su Qingluan planned to take advantage of this unique taste and seize the eye-catching elements to hype the concept, so as to sell the jam at a price far higher than the cost.
It was just like some places Su Qingluan knew in her previous life where they cooked good Chinese food to look like Japanese food, and the price per person soared tenfold from two or three hundred yuan, but it was still extremely popular, and the queue for reservations alone took more than a month.
Su Qingluan doesn’t think that Chinese food has suddenly become particularly delicious. This is just a “hype concept”. To put it bluntly, it’s just an IQ tax.
But many people just fall for it.
To put it bluntly, a considerable portion of the money spent on a meal of 2,000 yuan is not short of money. It is a waste anyway, so why can't it be used to pay an IQ tax?
In Su Qingluan's view, these rich people use money to buy a sense of superiority, while she sells a sense of superiority to get more tangible money - what's more, if this money can allow the villagers of Huaxi Village to live a good life, why not do it?
Su Qingluan came out today with a basket and a small basket. The basket contained some wild fruits of varying maturity and variety. There were also some small wildflowers by the roadside, deep purple and light yellow, blooming vibrantly.
Su Qingluan picked some and planned to go home and use them in some unused bottles and jars as decoration.
Liu Yue found them interesting, but every flower and plant in the Xie Mansion was taken care of by a special gardener and servant, so there was no need for her, a maid running errands, to worry about it. So although she was tempted to take the flowers and plants back, she could not rashly say that she wanted to take them back.
However, the young girl couldn't resist the attraction of these pretty little things and couldn't help asking, "Will these flowers survive after I pick them? They're all wilted."
Seeing Liu Yue's curious eyes rolling around, Su Qingluan smiled and said, "This kind of flower growing in the wild is the hardiest. Even though it's wilted now, if you put it in water when you get home, it will recover in less than an hour or two."
Liu Yue sighed, "Ever since I was sold to the Xie family at the age of five, I haven't been to this countryside for a long time. I have forgotten what the outside world is like." As she said this, a trace of loneliness flashed in her eyes.
"Look at these wildflowers in the mountains. Although they're not as valuable as ornamental peonies, they're still beautiful, aren't they? And they bloom so freely, they don't need to be pruned by scissors..."
Su Qingluan smiled and said, "The peonies need to be pruned, but they have a greenhouse and fertile soil. They don't need to fend for themselves, and they won't encounter the storms outside, right?"
Liu Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Qingluan, you are right. Peony really doesn't need to struggle in the storm. She is much luckier than many flowers that wither early."
Although there was a hint of relief in her words, there was still an indelible envy.
Su Qingluan naturally knew that saying something like "nothing is perfect" at this time would be very depressing.
but……
"What are you doing?" Liu Yue watched Su Qingluan rustling something with the wild flowers she picked.
Su Qingluan did not answer Liu Yue's question, but asked instead: "Which one do you like?" Then she pointed to the colorful wild flowers blooming in front of her.
Liu Yue didn't understand what he meant, but still said the truth: "I like the yellow one, it's bright and makes me feel good."
Su Qingluan nodded and picked many of the bright yellow wild flowers that Liu Yue liked.
This wildflower was unlike the ground plum, with a very small rhizome and a flower only the size of a fingertip. This wildflower, which Su Qingluan couldn't name, had several more layers than the ground plum. Although the flower wasn't that large, it was still about the size of a longan, and the rhizome was very slender and flexible.
Since the raw materials were readily available, Su Qingluan wove a small wreath in just a few moments and handed it to Liu Yue: "Here, the wreath on your head is too conspicuous. I'm afraid you'll be scolded if Aunt Zhang sees it when we go back. This small one can be worn on your wrist. If it gets in the way, you can throw it away when you get back."
Liu Yue carefully took the bracelet woven with wild flowers: "This... is this for me?"
Su Qingluan laughed: "Of course it's for you - besides Liu Yue, is there a third person here?"
Liu Yue blushed instantly: "I'm obviously older than you, but I still ask you to do these things for me..."
Su Qingluan laughed: "You look only fifteen or sixteen years old, about the same age as me."
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