"Did someone teach you how to make this snowflake crisp, or did you come up with it yourself?"

After talking on the phone for a long time, Yun Mo's throat was dry. She took a cup of tea to moisten her throat before explaining, "Mrs. Xie, I believe you can tell by the taste that this snowflake crisp is actually an upgraded version of nougat. I don't know if there are other people who make it like me, but the recipe I make is unique."

Luo Xuelan looked at Yun Mo with a smile on her face. "You and Xia'er are friends, so you can be considered my junior. From now on, you can just call me Aunt Luo."

Yun Mo readily agreed, "Aunt Luo."

Luo Xuelan propped up her chin and looked at her, "Xiao Mo'er, the snowflake crisps you made are very good. I like them very much. If you are willing, I am willing to pay for its production method and formula. You can name the price."

Yun Mo was slightly surprised, but not too shocked.

The Xie family is in the food industry. The fact that they were attracted by the snowflake pastry that the Yun family's best dessert master had spent years upgrading and improving can only show that they have good taste.

Yun Mo thought about it seriously and said, "Aunt Luo, can we change the way we cooperate?"

Luo Xuelan hummed softly, "Tell me about it."

"I can make more than ten different flavors of snowflake crisps like this. I can even research many snacks and desserts that are not available on the market. Aunt Luo, I want to cooperate with you by investing in technology. I will provide the technology, Ronghua will be responsible for production and sales, and I will only take 10 points of the net profit."

Luo Xuelan chuckled in surprise, "Xiao Mo'er, do you know how many ordinary snacks under Ronghua are sold in China?"

"I don't know, but if my snowflake crisps are managed properly, they will become one of the best-selling snacks in the country within three months of being on the market."

Seeing that Luo Xuelan smiled without saying anything and seemed not to believe what she said, Yun Mo was immediately aroused to be competitive.

"Aunt Luo, shall we make a bet?"

Luo Xuelan showed some interest on her face, "What do you want to bet on?"

"I'm betting on whether the snowflake crisps can become as popular as I expected. If they do, I'll get 15 points of net profit for the next cooperation. If they don't make a splash, I won't charge a penny for this cooperation, and I'll give the recipe and formula to Ronghua for free."

Before Luo Xuelan could say anything, Uncle Luo beside her became anxious.

"Silly girl, I've never seen anyone rushing to suffer such a big loss as you do!"

Yun Mo was about to say something, but Luo Xuelan couldn't help laughing, "Okay! Since you are so confident, I will give it a try."

Yun Mo smiled and extended her hand to the other party, "Aunt Luo, I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Luo Xuelan smiled and shook her hand back, "It's a pleasure working with you."

Uncle Luo standing by was so anxious that he just stared blankly.

As soon as she returned home, Luo Xuelan went straight to her daughter Xie Xia's room.

“Knock knock.”

There was a knock on the desk, and Xie Xia raised her head from the sea of ​​questions. Perhaps her attention had not yet been diverted from the calculations, and her expression showed a rare bit of confusion.

"mom?"

"Is that bothering you?"

Xie Xia was silent for a moment, "No?"

"That's good."

“…”

Luo Xuelan adjusted her hair and said, "Your friend is quite interesting and cute."

"who?"

"Xiao Mo'er."

Xie Xia was stunned for a moment, "So?"

"It's okay, I just came in to tell you something." Luo Xuelan looked at her daughter's face carefully, "Xia'er, it would be better if you were a boy."

A question mark popped up in Xie Xia’s mind.

"Then I can ask her to be my daughter-in-law."

"But she is married."

Xie Xia: “…”

Is this what she meant? "Xia'er, I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person."

Xie Xia: ??? "What's wrong with me?"

Luo Xuelan patted her shoulder earnestly and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell your dad. This is our secret, okay?"

Xie Xia was speechless, "Should I say thank you?"

Luo Xuelan smiled, "You're welcome. You're my daughter after all. Be good and continue studying. Your dad and I have a dinner party tonight, so I won't be home for dinner."

Luo Xuelan left after making trouble, but Xie Xia was so disturbed that she lost her mind to do her homework.

She was about to go downstairs for a walk. When she passed by her brother Xie Jinghuai's room, she saw that he was dressed neatly and subconsciously asked, "Are you going out?"

Xie Jinghuai adjusted his collar in front of the dressing mirror with a rather arrogant look, "My classmate is having a birthday party, so I won't be home for dinner tonight."

Xie Xia: “…Have fun.”

"hold head high."

Watching Xie Jinghuai's back as he walked out, Xie Xia thought for a moment, turned back to her room, changed into going-out clothes, and then carried two boxes of sweet oranges and winter dates given to her by others and went out as well.

In the courtyard, Yun Mo was busy making snowflake crisps. When she heard someone knocking on the door, she asked Ling Chunhua to open the door.

After a while, Xie Xia followed Ling Chunhua into the yard.

"Sister Xia, why are you here?" Yun Mo was a little surprised to see Xie Xia.

Xie Xia put the things in her hand on the stone table and walked slowly to her. "What are you doing?"

“Make snacks.”

Yun Mo smiled and pointed at the snowflake crisps that had been prepared on the table next to her, "Try it."

Three large snow-white porcelain plates were filled with snowflake cakes of different colors. One had rose petals stuck on the surface, one was grass green, and one was chocolate brown.

Xie Xia picked up a piece of grass-green snowflake crisp. The color was a little strange, but it strangely aroused her desire to taste it.

Take a bite and you’ll taste the rich milky aroma mixed with an aroma similar to a mixture of green tea and grass. It’s very special, refreshing and delicious.

"What is this made of? Green tea powder?"

"Almost the same, but it's not ordinary green tea, it's called matcha."

“Matcha?”

"Matcha is actually green tea, picked from tender tea leaves in spring. Before picking, the tea leaves need to be shaded for about 25 days to suppress the bitterness of the tea leaves themselves and increase the chlorophyll content. After picking, they are directly withered with high temperature steam without twisting and kneading. Finally, they are dried and rolled to obtain the raw materials for making matcha powder."

Xie Xia listened with great interest.

Matcha has been recorded since ancient times, but in this era, there is no precedent of using matcha powder to make desserts and snacks. It is more often used to make tea.

After eating the matcha-flavored snowflake crisps, Xie Xia picked up a piece of rose petals to taste.

Halfway through eating, Xie Xia met Ling Chunhua's eager eyes and couldn't help but teasing, "Why don't you eat?"

Ling Chunhua pursed her lips and shook her head.

Yun Mo explained jokingly, "She's changing her teeth and can't eat sweets."

Hearing that Ling Chunhua was changing her teeth, Xie Xia couldn't help but laugh, "Open your mouth so I can see your teeth."

Ling Chunhua's face turned red with shame, and she covered her mouth and shook her head desperately.

Yun Mo laughed, "Don't tease her. Ever since her teeth fell out, she doesn't even smile anymore."

Knowing that Ling Chunhua was shy, Xie Xia stopped teasing her and started talking to Yun Mo about other topics.

(End of this chapter)