Chapter 129: Education through entertainment
As she spoke, Pang Ya picked up the food box and prepared to hand it over. Although Mrs. Qin was not very happy, she thought of something and didn't say anything more.
The child said so. How could she, an adult, still wait for a child to serve her? She hurriedly called out to the maidservant beside her to take over.
Pang Ya didn't refuse. The table in this restaurant was a bit high and it was difficult for her to reach it.
While waiting to open the food box, Mrs. Qin immediately saw the dragon and phoenix wedding cakes on the top.
She couldn't help but move closer, "Why is this dragon and phoenix different from the ones I've seen before?"
Fatty said with some pride: "The master said that the dragon and phoenix wedding cake molds sold in the grocery store were too rough, and that marriage is a major event in a girl's life and cannot have any imperfections, so she carved a set of dragon and phoenix wedding cake molds herself.
Madam Qin, look at these phoenix wings, aren't they incredibly lifelike, and these dragon scales, don't you want to touch them?"
Fatty was so happy that she spoke out her true feelings. The first thing she wanted to do when she saw the wedding cake was to touch the dragon scales.
The words "Marriage is a major event in a girl's life, and there can't be even a little bit of imperfection" touched Mrs. Qin's heart. She just didn't want her daughter's wedding to have even a little bit of imperfection.
Looking at the dragon and phoenix wedding cakes that were made with great care, Mrs. Qin's unhappiness at feeling neglected completely disappeared.
While waiting for the maid to hand over the cut wedding cake, Madam Qin took a bite and noticed something different. "What's in this cake crust? It's different from what I've had before. It's very smooth and sticky."
Fatty smiled and explained to Madam Qin, "We added lard to the crust. The chef said it tastes better this way, and it won't dry out even if it's left out for a few days."
Mrs. Qin nodded and let the maid help her rinse her mouth before she tasted the next cake.
"Flower steamed bun? I've never seen this method of making it, but the shape is quite unique." How can this fish be made so lifelike that one would mistake it for a real fish.
Fatty: "Master said that the flower buns were specially given by our Cui's Pastry Shop to congratulate Miss Qin on her wedding. The fish symbolizes abundance year after year, and is a blessing for the newlyweds to have a prosperous life...
Mrs. Qin was even more satisfied and felt that Miss Cui was quite capable.
After tasting all the cakes one by one, Madam Qin had a big smile on her face. The more she looked at Pang Ya, the more she liked her. She thought that she was worthy of being favored by the royal family. Even a young apprentice was so capable.
"Go back and tell your master that I am very satisfied with her arrangement. I couldn't be more satisfied."
Fatty not only completed Cui Qingyi's instructions perfectly, but also received a few copper coins as a reward. The little girl blushed and handed the copper coins to Cui Qingyi: "I don't want them, but the sister next to Madam Qin forced them on me."
Perhaps because she was afraid of being blamed by Cui Qingyi, the little girl looked listless.
Cui Qingyi was a little amused and rubbed the fat girl's head. "Just take it if it's given to you. This is the owner's affirmation of you."
She didn't preach any great principles to Pang Ya. The Qin family was not short of money and was willing to give Pang Ya a few copper coins as a reward for her hard work. It was because they thought the girl did a good job and she deserved the copper coins she earned with her own ability.
Seeing that the master did not criticize her, Pang Ya slowly breathed a sigh of relief. It was also at this time that Pang Ya felt less timid about facing customers alone. Just like the master said, if things were not done well, it was indeed their fault. They just needed to find the problem and improve it. They earned money by their own abilities and there was no need to be afraid of anything.
Since the host family approved the list, Cui Qingyi felt at ease and started working on it. This time, she planned to complete it together with the students in the baking class.
Cui Qingyi believes that this will definitely be a rare experience for these children, and they will not have to be afraid of facing such scenes when they become apprentices in the future.
As expected, the children were very excited, and each of them completed the tasks assigned by the master seriously.
Of course, the big part was still made by Cui Qingyi and Konjac. After all, the children were still young and their hands were not strong enough to knead the dough, which did not meet the production requirements.
But everyone was happy to help, and Cui Qingyi would occasionally raise some issues that had been discussed in class, such as fermentation time, water temperature, what kind of pastry requires what kind of heat, etc.
Combine education with entertainment.
For several days in a row, Cui's Girls' School exuded waves of tempting sweet fragrance, attracting passers-by to look around frequently.
There was a woman who had bought cakes from the girls' school before and waited at the door early every afternoon, hoping to buy all the cakes from the girls' school. But unfortunately, the fragrance wafted through the air for several days, but the cake stall of the girls' school did not appear.
The day before the Qin family's wedding banquet, Cui Qingyi specially wore a pink dress and took Konjac and Fatty to drive a carriage to deliver the carefully packaged cakes to the Qin family.
Madam Qin took the old servant in the house to inspect it personally, and after confirming that it was correct, she paid the balance.
Cui Qingyi looked at the final payment of several dozen taels of silver and sighed to herself, "This is really hard work. If I do it a few more times, I'm afraid I'll be exhausted to death." But then she thought, these few dozen taels of silver would probably take an ordinary family a year to earn.
However, this also depends on the specific situation of the host family. The Qin family is in the rice business. They are a large family with a lot of businessmen, and most of the people they deal with are businessmen. The more people there are, the more cakes and pastries they will use, and the more money they can earn.
If it were an ordinary family, the cakes and pastries consumed at a wedding banquet would only be dozens or hundreds, and the profit would not be much.
But no matter how much they earn, the most important thing is that women have the ability to make a living.
The Qin family's wedding banquet was very lively. Since the man was marrying into the family, his family didn't even prepare a simple soup. They hurriedly helped the groom onto the horse and sent the wedding party away.
On the other hand, at the Qin family, Miss Qin's boudoir was filled with female relatives who came to watch the ceremony. Everyone was complimenting Miss Qin on how beautiful she was today, like a fairy from heaven.
Most of the people who came were the wives of Qin's business friends or relatives, and they all came with their sincere blessings. But Zhao Yanyan got angry when she saw the shy Qin Qiao.
"Qin Qiao, I'm kindly reminding you because we're good friends. A man who agrees to marry into your family can't be a good man. He's probably after your family's money. You don't think he really likes you, do you?"
As soon as Zhao Yanyan said this, the atmosphere at the scene turned cold. With so many people, Zhao Yanyan would not be the only one who had this idea. After all, which man who cared about face would be willing to marry into the Qin family? It was because the Qin family was rich.
But even if people thought about it, they would not say it in front of others on a happy occasion.
Qin Qiao looked through the bronze mirror at the smug Zhao Yanyan behind her and pointed to the end of her eyebrow to signal the makeup artist: "It's a little light here."
Then she slowly said, "I remember that Miss Zhao is one year older than me, and you're almost eighteen this year, right? Could it be that Shopkeeper Zhao also wants to keep you at home to find a husband? Would Master Zhao agree?"
As the saying goes, killing someone is like destroying their heart, and that’s all it takes.
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