Chapter 392: Unsweet Stubbornness
There are machines for making coffee and milk tea, as well as various ingredients and tools. At first glance, everything you need is available.
Liu Wangxue came to see the place twice during the renovation. The second time she came, she told Tao Huayu that he should let his brother-in-law volunteer to take charge of the bar and also put out the desserts he made.
Tao Huayu turned around and asked Du Yunkai, who had the same idea. So after they moved in, they signed a contract with Qiu Xiangrong.
Du Yunkai didn't ask for rent, but just took 10% of the profit as a token of appreciation. After all, there were only about 30 people, and their spending power was limited. Even if the wool came from the sheep, the 10% collected every month would still go to the canteen.
Moreover, Qiu Xiangrong’s prices for tea drinks in his studio are not high. He just adds a few dollars on top of the cost.
Firstly, this was originally a benefit provided by the studio to its employees. Du Yunkai talked to Qiu Xiangrong and wanted him to get a slightly lower price than those outside. Unexpectedly, he got such a huge discount that it was almost as if he had made no money at all. Secondly, Qiu Xiangrong didn't care whether he could make money here or not. He just wanted to find something for Tao Huaxin to do to kill time.
After Qiu Xiangrong completed all the procedures for his private baking shop, it officially opened to the public.
The mini program that Xu Qingsong helped to make was forwarded and promoted by everyone in their circle of friends, especially Tao Huayu. Many of his company's clients and partners in the same city came to support it. As soon as the reservations were opened in the first week, they were all sold out, and the supply was in short supply. Those who didn't make a reservation called Tao Huayu directly, causing him to be busy answering calls from morning to night during those days.
At first, these people just wanted to give Tao Huayu face. The cakes were priced at only 200-300 yuan at the lowest and 400-500 yuan at the highest, which was not expensive for them. If they didn't taste good, they would just not buy them next time. However, when they ate the cakes, they all became repeat customers without exception.
Tao Huayu helped set this price. At first, Qiu Xiangrong was worried that it was too expensive and couldn't be sold. However, as soon as the pre-sale started, they were sold out. Even Tao's parents were a little dumbfounded.
It’s just that Qiu Xiangrong has limited manpower and is too busy to handle everything. Even if he compresses his meal time, there is only so much he can produce.
He now specializes in making cakes, and has handed over all kinds of small cookies to Tao's father and mother. The old couple have learned how to make them over such a long time, and are also proficient in all the operations in the bakery. He only needs to prepare the ingredients, and he doesn't have to worry about anything else.
Qiu Xiangrong also gave the old couple a salary, starting from the day they delivered afternoon tea to the crew. The old couple said no, but they were very happy in their hearts. In the end, they couldn't resist their children and took it all.
After discussing with Tao's father, Tao's mother went to the town bank to open a separate account. She privately told Tao Huaxin, "Your father and I are so old that we don't have much money to spend. Since you and Huayu graduated from high school, you have never worried us about money. Later, when you started working, you gave us some money from time to time. So your father and I have saved a lot over the years. I discussed with your father about the salary given by Xiangrong. We will take it to put his mind at ease, but we will save it all. Seeing that my granddaughter is about to be born, this money will be kept for you in case of emergency in the future."
Tao Huaxin advised her: "Mom, this is Xiangrong's filial piety. You don't have to save it. Just spend it with my dad. Buy whatever you want."
"No need to say more, it's settled, save it all." Tao's mother patted her hands with a smile and joked, "Your business has just started, and you may need money urgently somewhere. If you can grow as big as Huayu in the future, your father and I will not save it, and spend it with peace of mind."
"Let's have milk tea," Liu Wangxue put her hand under Xiaoci's belly, feeling warm, and said to Tao Huaxin, "Ever since I drank the milk tea made by my brother-in-law, I always feel that the ones sold outside don't taste right. I've been in Haishi for two months, so I can't wait to have some."
There is no fixed menu here at the bar. It all depends on the ingredients and what new products Qiu Xiangrong has developed. We make whatever is available.
"Mango taro balls, would you like some?" Tao Huaxin asked her, "You just had lunch, should I put less taro balls in it?"
"Okay, okay." Liu Wangxue nodded repeatedly. She didn't have much to be picky about. Anything was fine. After all, it was made by her brother-in-law, so it must not be bad.
Tao Huaxin began to help her prepare the dish and said, "It's a good opportunity for you to have a taste of my cooking skills. However, it won't be as good as Xiang Rong's. I've only been learning it for a short time."
Liu Wangxue only learned from Xu Qingsong that Tao Huaxin quit her job as a cashier at the town supermarket and concentrated on building a business with Qiu Xiangrong. So she asked her again as a casual chat.
Tao Huaxin peeled a mango while answering her: "As a cashier, I have to stand for seven or eight hours at a time. I am already pregnant now, and Xiang Rong is afraid that I will be tired. I have encountered some unreasonable customers before, and he is afraid that I will be in danger. It happened that the supermarket owner also talked to me, and that meant that he wanted me to resign, so I simply resigned."
Qiu Xiangrong was too busy, and Tao Huaxin felt sorry for him seeing how hard he worked every day. She thought that a cashier didn't make much money a month anyway, so she might as well come back and help share some of the burden.
The contract with the studio had just been signed, so she followed Qiu Xiangrong to learn how to make milk tea and was responsible for the small business here. The environment here was good, the work was easy, and there were no bad customers. If she needed to move something, Jin Zhaofei and the two chefs in the canteen would help her.
While they were chatting, a cup of mango and taro balls was ready. There was half a mango left. Tao Huaxin cut it into pieces and put it on a plate. He put a small fork on it and pushed it in front of Liu Wangxue: "Try it."
Liu Wangxue turned the cup around so that the logo was facing herself: "Wow, the cup is also customized?"
The glass cup is nearly spherical, with a golden brand logo on it - a little girl with pigtails holding a small piece of cake, her cheeks bulging from eating, and next to it are two round and cute words, "Not sweet".
It's funny to say that when Xu Qingsong first suggested Qiu Xiangrong to open a store, he joked that he had already helped to think of a name for the store, which was "Not Sweet". Who knew that Qiu Xiangrong would remember it and actually use this name.
Tao Huayu asked someone to help design the brand trademark. After several designs were produced, Qiu Xiangrong was not satisfied with any of them. Later, he had a dream that his daughter liked the small cakes he made very much. So he communicated with the designer and finalized this version.
Qiu Xiangrong said: "We opened this store just for our daughter."
After Tao's parents found out, they tried to persuade him earnestly: "Mom and Dad are not trying to discourage you. Huayu also said that this is a brand trademark. Once it is registered, it will be used forever. If you do this, what if the baby is a boy?"
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