"By the way, Aunt Wei, are you going to take this oven back to Lan City or just leave it next door?" Su Yan asked.
Wei Xiaoyu waved her hand, "It's fine to leave it with you. Consider it a belated gift from Aunt Wei to you."
"No way." Su Yan refused without even thinking. "This oven must be a foreign brand. It must cost several hundred yuan. I can't accept something so expensive from you."
"Oh dear, I'll just take it back as decoration. Nobody in my family knows how to make pastries, so don't waste it. Just listen to me. If you're really embarrassed, then you can have Aunt Wei's mooncakes every Mid-Autumn Festival from now on."
"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony with you," Su Yan said with a smile.
She really wanted an oven, but a large and advanced one like this would be hard to find even if she had the money.
Is anyone home?
Suddenly, a noisy commotion came from outside the door.
Li Juan, who had come out to get her things, walked straight over and said as she opened the door, "Coming, coming."
When Li Juan opened the door, she was stunned.
There were at least a dozen people standing at the entrance.
"What do you want?" Li Juan stared at them warily.
The person standing in front laughed first, "Auntie, don't be nervous, we all followed the scent here."
"Taste? What taste?"
"It smells like baking! Do you make mooncakes? Could you sell us some? Price isn't a problem, the taste and appearance are the most important!" someone shouted, standing on tiptoe.
Just as Li Juan was about to speak, Su Yan came out of the kitchen and immediately said, "My family did make mooncakes, but they are for our own consumption and not for sale. I'm sorry."
The person in front, unwilling to give up, said, "Can't you even raise the price? Look at all these people who want it, you're sure to make a lot of money."
"It's not about money. I live here, so I'm definitely not short of money. It's just that I don't want to sell mooncakes."
No sooner had she finished speaking than someone shouted, "I remember now, you're the Mr. Su who sells braised food, right? Mr. Su, I buy your braised food almost every day. Since I'm a regular customer, please sell me two boxes!"
“Okay, we’ll sell, but only for the current orders. We won’t accept any more orders after half an hour. My daughter can’t handle it all by herself,” Li Juan said quickly.
Su Yan: "..." Her mother would definitely undermine her.
She took a deep breath and then said something that calmed the excited crowd: "My mooncakes are 3 yuan each, and there are six in a box. There are about six flavors to choose from. If you want them, just line up and register. Pay an 8 yuan deposit, and you can pay the balance when you pick up the mooncakes tomorrow."
As expected.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent instantly.
One box costs 18 yuan, which is almost a month's salary for everyone present.
"This... Mr. Su, you don't mean you don't want to sell to us, so you're asking for such a high price, do you?"
"That's right, even Qishunzhai's mooncakes in Lanshi aren't as expensive as yours."
"Mr. Su, the way you do business is wrong."
...
The crowd was very dissatisfied.
Wei Xiaoyu stepped forward carrying twelve boxes of mooncakes and said, "She really didn't lie to you. I bought them from Xiao Su first. She sells them for three yuan each, but the quality and appearance are definitely better than Qi Shunzhai's. You can take a look if you don't like them."
As she spoke, she handed it over to the people outside to see.
“These mooncakes are exquisitely shaped and taste great. Selling them for 3 yuan each is cheap. If Qi Shunzhai could make such delicious and visually appealing mooncakes, wouldn’t they sell them for 20 or 30 yuan a box?” Wei Xiaoyu said.
Those who saw it were quite satisfied, but the price was too high for the average person; they thought it would only cost five or six yuan a box at most.
Su Yan said calmly, "Those who want it can register at my mother's place, and those who don't can go back."
Originally, seventeen or eighteen people came, but only eight stayed to queue up, and all of them only wanted one box.
After registering and closing the door, Su Yan looked at her mother with a resentful expression, "Let me make this clear first, I need to pick up the custom-made tables and chairs later, so I don't have time to make these mooncakes."
The cost of a mooncake is an average of one yuan, but she only earns two yuan. The profit is not high, so she lacks motivation.
“I can do it, but you have to guide me, otherwise it won’t taste good and it will ruin your reputation,” Li Juan said.
Su Yan smiled: "..." Having you is my blessing.
There was a lot of filling left over from making it, so redoing it would save this step of trouble.
Eight boxes make 48 mooncakes, and everyone wants the same flavor.
It took two hours to make.
After tidying up the kitchen, Su Yan went out to get tables and chairs.
——
Before we knew it, the day of the braised food shop's opening arrived.
Su Yan invited Yu Dahai, Yu Dafei, Tang Li, Feng Caixia, and Huo Qianli to participate in the opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting event.
Many customers who heard the news rushed to the front of Su's braised food shop to join in the fun.
Su Yan stood in front of the shop and said, "Hello everyone, my name is Su Yan, and I am the owner of Su's Braised Food Shop. Today is the opening of my first braised food shop. I am very grateful that you can take time out of your busy schedules to attend the opening ceremony. In order to give back to everyone for your love and support, I have decided that for the first three days of the opening, all braised food in the shop will be 12% off. If you buy more than 10 yuan, you will receive 200 grams of edamame and 100 grams of dried bean curd. If you buy more than 20 yuan, you will receive an extra serving of duck heart or duck gizzard! Both offers can be enjoyed at the same time!"
Additionally, customers who purchase over 20 yuan can participate in a lucky draw once. The first prize is a radio, the second prize is two kettles, and the third prize is a duck neck. If the slip of paper says "you didn't win," then you didn't win! Good luck everyone!
As soon as she finished speaking, the customers standing in front of the shop erupted in cheers and screams.
The street became lively because of Su's braised food shop, and passersby couldn't help but come and join in the fun.
Su Yan handed the microphone to Tang Li.
Tang Li put the bottle to his lips and made two "hello" sounds before speaking formally: "Dear uncles, aunts, handsome men, and beautiful women, I am the manager of Baicaotang. I am honored to be invited by Boss Su to be one of the people attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Su's Braised Food Shop. I wish Su's Braised Food Shop a prosperous business and abundant wealth. Now, I announce that the ribbon-cutting ceremony has officially begun!"
As the ribbon-cutting ceremony began, large firecrackers hanging on both sides of the shop went off.
The entire store was filled with smoke, and the cheers of the crowd mingled with the crackling of firecrackers, creating a lively scene comparable to the Chinese New Year!
As the firecrackers exploded for the last time, customers swarmed into the shop.
Besides Li Juan, Cheng Pao and Guo Chang were also in the shop, and Huo Qianli also rushed in to help.
The group was extremely busy, collecting and giving change until their hands were sore.
Su Yan was in charge of the lottery draw outside the door.
The excitement lasted for three hours, until all 200 jin (100 kg) of braised food were sold out.
Everyone collapsed onto the benches, exhausted.
"I never imagined that collecting too much money could be such a painful thing," Huo Qianli said weakly, slumped on the table. "Don't call me next time for something like this, thank you!"
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