Manager Peng stood to one side and said loudly to everyone, "Dear fellow villagers and distinguished guests, today is the opening day of our small shop."
"The shop mainly sells all kinds of novel snacks and pastries, guaranteed to be unique to Tianwu in terms of taste and way of eating!"
"Grand opening special! Enjoy a 20% discount today, plus free samples and gifts. Prices will return to normal in three days, so don't miss out!"
After saying that, he waved his hand, and the waiter lit the firecrackers.
Amidst the crisp crackling sounds, Jiayin and Steward Yi worked together to remove the red silk from the plaque, revealing the three large characters "Baiyunjian".
The characters are vigorous and flowing, clearly showing that the writer put a lot of effort into them.
There is also a small seal in the lower right corner of the plaque, which reads "Red Dust Guest".
After the firecrackers were finished, Steward Yi glanced at everyone with a smile, then turned to Jiayin and said, "His Majesty said that the little cake looks like a white cloud, so calling it White Cloud Cake is just right."
"Therefore, when naming the shop, we also chose the three characters 'Baiyunjian' (meaning 'between the white clouds')."
Jiayin clapped her hands with a smile, "This name is absolutely beautiful! The White Clouds are where immortals live, so even immortals would love the cakes from our shop!"
Chief Steward Yi laughed heartily, letting Jiayin lead him into the house. He walked around for a while, then took some cakes and snacks and put them in a food box to take back to the Emperor.
The young man packed the items quickly, but his fingers were trembling.
This was, of course, because he was excited; their shop's first customer was actually the Emperor!
Soon, Chief Eunuch Yi, accompanied by a young eunuch, returned to the palace carrying the goods.
After a long period of silence in front of the shop, a commotion suddenly broke out.
"Did that eunuch just now say that the Emperor named this shop?"
"Not only that, the shop's signboard was even written by the Emperor himself!"
"Impossible! It's just a snack shop. How could the ruler of a country have time to concern himself with such trivial matters?!"
"Maybe the food at this shop is delicious. Didn't you see that eunuch carrying a food box? Perhaps he was taking it back for the Emperor."
Some people, however knowledgeable, couldn't help but speak up after listening to the rambling of the crowd. "What do you know? That eunuch just now was the chief eunuch by the Emperor's side! The calligraphy on the plaque is also the Emperor's signature cursive script! 'Red Dust Guest' is the Emperor's private seal!"
"ah!"
Everyone gasped in shock, speechless with astonishment.
Could this shop be owned by the Emperor? Otherwise, why would he go to such lengths to support it?
The man added, "But this shop isn't owned by the Emperor; the owner behind it is... Princess Kangle!"
Princess Kang Le?
The adopted daughter of the Marquis of Xinting, and the beloved daughter of the Li family of Suijintan!
No wonder!
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on.
The Emperor trusted the Marquis of Xinting greatly, but the Marquis of Xinting did not marry or have children, and only regarded Princess Kangle, his adopted daughter, as the apple of his eye.
The Emperor's affection for his niece extends to her business, so there's nothing wrong with him supporting her.
The group exchanged glances, thinking they understood what had happened, and then... decisively rushed into the shop.
With the Emperor's support and the Marquis as his backer, no matter how good the shop's pastries are, even if a flower were carved from dog poop, he would still buy one to take home and worship.
The crowd was noisy, but once inside the shop, they unconsciously quieted down and moved their feet carefully.
Because the floor beneath their feet was so clean, the transparent glass counter was so bright, the scents were so sweet, and the whole shop was so warm…
In such a space, if you're poorly dressed or have dirty shoes, you almost dare not move an inch...
Fortunately, the young men were very enthusiastic, smiling as they introduced the various goods to everyone, including the large birthday cake and the price of each snack.
Jiayin has loved snacks since she was a child, and her relatives and friends love her and keep buying them for her.
It's fair to say that she's tried every kind of pastry shop in and around Xindu.
Therefore, she positions her own shop as a boutique destination with novel flavors and elegant taste.
They targeted the wallets of wealthy young men and women, ordered birthday cakes as a sideline, and then reaped the benefits from a group of elderly people and children.
Those who are attracted to their own shop and have the urge to buy are generally not short of money.
Therefore, the food in the shop is not cheap.
No, to be honest, it is very expensive.
A small cake, no bigger than the palm of your hand, costs only about thirty coins to make, but sells for five hundred coins.
A single-layer birthday cake with a diameter of one foot costs two taels of silver. Based on this, the larger the diameter and the more layers, the more the price doubles.
The most expensive option is a custom-made birthday cake, tailored to the customer's wishes and with adjusted dimensions, priced at over twenty taels.
As for various cookies, honey cakes, fish skin beans, rice crackers, popcorn, potato chips, and French fries, the prices range from fifty to one hundred coins per tael.
In this way, grabbing a handful at random would cost several tens of coins.
To cater to customers' curiosity, the shop also offers snack boxes.
A delicate four-compartment wooden box, with one or two small snacks per compartment, costs two or three hundred coins in total, which is practically like getting the wooden box for free...
Such prices directly deterred most of the customers from entering the store.
They were just looking at it out of curiosity, smelling the aroma, tasting a cookie or a piece of rice crust, and then quickly left.
Of course, they would never admit that they were short of money.
But if you were to say that there's anything wrong with Baiyunjian, they wouldn't dare to lie to their conscience.
After all, apart from being expensive, Baiyunjian is good in every way!
The small group that remained were those who were not short of money.
The Baiyun cake, named by the Emperor, is sweet and soft. I bought a piece for my mother to try.
Get a box of snacks too, the kids will definitely love it...
The waiters would occasionally introduce the basic ingredients of various dishes to the guests, including precautions.
For example, cream cakes should be eaten as soon as possible and not left overnight. They should also not be eaten if they taste sour or astringent, as this could upset your stomach.
This is because the ingredients they use are very fresh and don't keep well...
Li Zhensheng brought Manager Peng to the front hall, where they would occasionally run into regular customers of Xiankelai. They would chat and laugh for a while and receive some snacks as gifts.
After busying herself for a while, Jiayin saw that everything was going smoothly and decided to go to the back to check on her family.
But at this moment, the young girls that Jiayin had recently met at the Jia family's birthday banquet arrived!
Jia Baozhu rushed in first, leading several young ladies, followed by Madam Jia and the girls' mothers.
"Jiayin, we've come to support you!" Baozhu hugged Jiayin's arm like a koala, sniffing around before exclaiming, "So much delicious food!"
The other girls greeted Jiayin with smiles and said in unison, "Princess, we've arrived!"
"Welcome, welcome!" Jiayin beamed, bowed to Madam Jia and the others, and then quickly led them upstairs. "Come on, let's go upstairs to eat and play. It's quiet there."
As she spoke, she called Shui Ling to go to the back to invite the elders.
Soon, everyone went up to the second floor.
Unlike the bustling first floor, the second floor is much quieter and more cozy.
The little girl couldn't resist the sight of the private room filled with plush toys. She rushed in, grabbed one for each of them, and was overjoyed...
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