Tao Zhizhi was working through the night to make gift box mooncakes. It was the first time Su Bai and Yang Ping had worked overtime after the shop closed. Fu Jue was also helping out, but he was doing the work of pressing the mooncakes into shapes.
During the break between baking, Fu Jue looked at the flour that had inadvertently gotten on Tao Zhizhi's face, his lips curled up, and he chuckled softly. He then used his fingers to smooth it out little by little, turning her into a little kitten.
Tao Zhizhi was calculating the remaining quantity, the crisp lemon scent from her clothes lingering around her for a long time. She let Fu Jue's fingers roam freely over her face until his gaze became strange, and he pressed his flour-covered fingers against her red lips, making them appear white and pink.
As the two drew closer, Tao Zhizhi lost her composure, slightly turning her head away from him and playfully scolding:
"Fifty pork ones, twenty mixed nuts ones, fifty salted egg yolk ones... Don't bother me, how many did I just count to?"
Fu Jue knew what was going on, and even when she pushed him away with slight anger, he couldn't help but smile:
"There are 30 molten custard fillings and 50 pork floss fillings left. The red bean paste fillings are all done. There's no problem with the quantity at the branch stores, but the small shops have too much customer traffic, so we may have to make them to order."
Seeing the young couple's affectionate behavior, Yang Ping smiled like an aunt, her eyes still focused on her work. While wrapping mooncakes, she asked, "Boss, you've used such high-quality ingredients, how much do you price our mooncakes?"
Tao Zhizhi didn't intend to make money; the gift box was priced at eight yuan and would be sold out while supplies lasted.
"So cheap! It's practically free! You're too kind, boss!"
Su Bai overheard this and looked surprised, as if she had already foreseen the frenzy of buying the mooncakes tomorrow. Having tasted them herself, she was worried she wouldn't be able to get any.
"Zhizhi, can I buy a box too? I want to take it back and eat it with Grandpa."
"You don't need to buy any. The store has two boxes of mooncakes as a holiday bonus, which are given to you."
Tao Zhizhi recalled that every year her parents would bring mooncakes home from their workplaces, so the family rarely went out to buy them. She also remembered to treat them as a holiday treat.
"bite--"
Su Bai opened the oven, and the aroma of mooncakes filled the small shop's kitchen. Round after round of baking continued until late at night, and Su Bai and Yang Ping slept in a small room in the shop.
Fu Jue took Tao Zhizhi back to their apartment in Jianan Community. Tao Zhizhi was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open, and she relied entirely on the strength of Fu Jue's arm around her waist to lean on him.
Tao Zhizhi lay on Fu Jue's bed, her hair sinking into the pillow, the familiar lemon scent soothing her as she drifted off to sleep.
Fu Jue took a warm towel from the bathroom and gently wiped her face. Her fair face contrasted sharply with the gray blanket. Watching her fall asleep peacefully on his bed, he held her contentedly and fell into a deep sleep.
When Tao Zhizhi's mission reached a critical juncture, Fu Jue privately instructed Cen Lin to lower the ticket price compared to usual. This approach proved effective, as the number of visitors to the resort was greater than in previous years.
"Boss, your mooncakes are so cheap, they must taste terrible, right?"
Many of the guests in the resort were dining at the Warm Food Shop for the first time. One man looked at the mooncakes marked at the counter at eight yuan a box and questioned them.
"This mooncake is a special holiday offer from Nuanshi Xiaopu to its customers, and it is absolutely made by us."
The resort's staff are seasoned veterans who can resolve such questions in no time, without needing Tao Zhizhi to intervene.
"You can try it; this is our sample."
The receptionist handed over pre-prepared small pieces of mooncake with a professional smile. The hesitant customer tried them with some skepticism, but the man, after tasting them, couldn't wait to speak:
"It's so delicious! Give me five hundred boxes, just enough to take back for my employees as an afternoon tea perk, haha."
The receptionist replied with a troubled expression:
"Sorry, there is a purchase limit of two mooncake gift boxes per person."
"The purchase limit is great! Mr. Yang can't buy them all by himself anymore. We'd like to buy some more to try later!"
The speaker was Mr. Yang's old rival; the two had been fighting for over a decade without a clear winner.
"Then give me two boxes."
"Hmph, no matter how big Mr. Shang's business is, he can only buy two boxes. This purchase limit is really good!"
Knowing each other well, Mr. Shang knew that the mooncakes were of high quality just by hearing Mr. Yang's generous spending. Since Mr. Yang had bought them, he couldn't afford to lose. He had come to the resort today to sign a contract with Tianyi Group and heard that this shop was owned by Mrs. Fu, so he decided to take some with him.
"Give me two boxes too!"
The guests at the resort were indeed wealthy. Those who ate the mooncakes on site were amazed. Knowing that this was Fu Jue's territory, they dared not break the store's rules and could only buy them from others at high prices.
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"Su Bai, are you sure there aren't any left? Look carefully again, maybe you forgot my box!"
The regular customers at the shop are loyal fans of Nuanshi Xiaopu and are committed to not missing any of Tao Zhizhi's new products. As a result, the mooncakes were so popular that they sold out in just half an hour after they went on sale.
"Please be patient, everyone. We'll be selling again tomorrow!"
Su Bai tried his best to control the situation. Seeing that they couldn't get any food today, the diners could only obediently line up and wait to eat the restaurant's food.
[Accelerate Task 2: Acquire 686 new users/1000]
Tao Zhizhi saw the update on the task panel, clicked on it, and frowned:
"This won't do either! There's only a day and a half left. Are we really not going to finish?!"
Anxiety was evident on her face, and her mind was racing.
"Hey, Fu Jue, if I bring the employees here for a team building activity, can your wife handle it? We should keep the good stuff in the family!"
Cen Lin casually put his arm around Fu Jue's shoulder as they walked out of the private room of the Nuanshi Xiaopu restaurant. They had just discussed a big project, and the other party was so attracted by the dishes at the restaurant that they signed the contract without Cen Lin having to say much. It was very straightforward!
How many people are there?
"Well, my small company has about a hundred people."
Fu Jue knew that Cen Lin owned an entertainment company in Kapok City, which was doing quite well and had recently produced two hit shows. He was always generous in booking tickets for his employees' own resort for team building, and he originally wanted them to choose their own place for dinner.
With Tao Zhizhi's shop nearby, judging from what Fu Jue and the other person have been doing these past two days, they're probably trying to attract customers to the shop. Although he doesn't understand why they need so many customers, he'll just help out since someone else is there, especially since the food in the shop is indeed delicious.
"Okay, bring them over tomorrow."
After Fu Jue finished speaking, he let go of Fu Linyue's hand and walked towards the kitchen. He would hand over the work to Fu Linyue to help Zhizhi tomorrow, and he would be more than capable of securing this big order.
Is Zhizhi still worried about sales figures?
Fu Jue stepped forward to smooth Tao Zhizhi's wrinkled face, told her about Cen Lin's idea, and asked her for confirmation:
"If I'm not mistaken, Zhizhi is expected to have a thousand new customers in these five days, right?"
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