Su Yan called Xie Jin the next day at noon to tell him about bringing her roommate into the business.
When Xie Jin found out, he was both amused and exasperated. He said helplessly, "Ayan, you are too kind. Aren't you afraid of tiring yourself out? If Master finds out, he will definitely criticize you."
Su Yan's first quiz score and test paper have been sent to Beijing. Master Jue is very satisfied, but he feels it's a pity that Su Yan didn't get a perfect score on the TCM test. Then he thought that she had only been attending classes for a few days, so he called to criticize her and waited for the next quiz to see if she had improved.
However, what Su Yan didn't know was that her good teacher was involved in making this quiz. Most of the questions on the Traditional Chinese Medicine quiz were from her teacher, so the difficulty was naturally a few points higher than the questions made by the school's own teachers.
Director Zhong was unsure of the students' level and stopped Teacher Jue from setting even more difficult questions; otherwise, this quiz would have been even harder.
Of course, the more difficult test paper was only for Su Yan.
"Then please don't tell Master," Su Yan said pitifully. "I promise I won't let it interfere with my studies. I'll try my best to get full marks on the next quiz, okay? Senior brother, could you please get me an oven?"
Xie Jin was most susceptible to his junior sister's coquettishness; before he even finished listening to her, he had already mentally surrendered.
"Alright, alright, I'll have Wen Liangce go find them. Whatever materials you need, I'll have him prepare them for you."
Su Yan thought for a moment, "Senior brother, I want to find a cheap and reliable partner for long-term cooperation, otherwise buying materials on the market is too expensive."
Making egg tart filling requires milk and sugar, both of which are expensive. She wanted to get it at the factory price to save a lot of money.
"Okay, I'll have Wen Liangce contact you once he's made the arrangements."
"Thank you, senior brother! You're the best!" Su Yan said happily.
Xie Jin asked, "How's your restaurant business? My senior brother is in Shenzhen right now, performing surgery on a patient, so he can't make it back."
If he can't get back in time, it means the patient's condition has become extremely serious.
Otherwise, he would have rushed back to attend his junior sister's restaurant opening, no matter the hassle.
"It's alright, senior brother. I'll take you to try our restaurant's food when you come back." Su Yan said, "Your business involves saving lives, so it's more important."
"Okay, then I'll hang up now. Let's chat again when we have time."
Su Yan responded and hung up the phone before returning to her dormitory from the balcony.
The three people in the dormitory immediately looked at her with hopeful eyes.
She said directly, "It's all taken care of. My senior brother will have his assistant arrange it."
Deng Ziyi asked uncertainly, "Won't we lose money selling them for one yuan each?"
“The cost of setting up a stall isn’t that high,” Su Yan said calmly. “Besides egg tarts, we can also make other things, such as bread, like pineapple buns, coconut buns, red bean buns, and so on.”
Bai Meng looked ashamed, "We don't know anything, so we can only learn from you."
"It's alright, these things are very simple. I won't go to the restaurant this weekend; I'll teach you a few things first."
...
Friday.
It was already 5:30 pm when the last class ended.
After school, Su Yan led Deng Ziyi and the other two straight to the school gate, got into Wen Liangce's car, and left for the dairy factory and the dessert ingredient factory.
Inside the car.
Wen Liangce said, "The price has been agreed upon. Milk is 58 cents a pound, and sugar is 61 cents a pound. I have already pushed the price down to the lowest possible level. The factory manager owes the professor a favor, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get this price."
Su Yan said excitedly, "This price is already very good. Thank you for your hard work, Assistant Wen."
One pound of milk can make many egg tarts, and it doesn't require much sugar.
“It’s nothing,” Wen Liangce continued. “I also bought the oven you wanted, and it’s in the apartment now.”
"How much does the oven cost?" Bai Meng asked.
"I bought the Triangle brand oven for 238, the original price was 268."
Chen Ting gasped, "So expensive?!"
How many egg tarts would they have to make to recoup the cost of the oven?
Wen Liangce nodded. "Ovens are rare items; you can't necessarily buy one even if you have money."
Su Yan reassured her, "The money that needs to be spent has to be spent. Trust my skills."
Hearing this, Chen Ting and Bai Meng felt a little relieved.
The two of them are currently investing with money borrowed from Su Yan. Once they make money, they will have to pay Su Yan back first, which is why they are a little anxious.
Su Yan wouldn't press them to pay back the money, but she always felt uneasy about owing others money.
The area around the milk factory was full of factories. After Su Yan signed the contract with the factory manager, she took six kilograms of milk and left. Then she went to a nearby dessert ingredient supplier to select the ingredients she needed.
The owner of the dessert ingredients shop is a middle-aged woman named He Guifen. Her wholesale shop is only one kilometer away from the dairy factory.
I ordered 10 jin of white sugar and tobacco; this stuff won't spoil for a long time.
While choosing items, she discovered an unexpected delight.
"There's cream in it!" she exclaimed in surprise.
He Guifen raised an eyebrow. "Oh? This little girl knows quite a lot. This cream is a new product that I just got back not long ago. Do you know how to use it?"
Su Yan nodded quickly, "Of course I know, take a bag of cream first."
One bag costs 1 yuan.
Half an hour later, I finally finished picking out the things I needed.
The ingredients used to make egg tart crusts are flour, butter, and salt.
Su Yan asked for 20 jin of flour.
There was no butter for sale here, so she had to make it herself.
I bought a bunch of odds and ends and ended up spending 17.8 yuan.
The group returned home laden with their purchases.
...
Dawn Apartments.
When Su Yan returned, she originally wanted to make the butter first, but then she thought that the raw material for making butter is milk, which would be too expensive. If she really wanted to sell three for one yuan, the profit would not be worthwhile.
"Ayan, what are you daydreaming about?" Deng Ziyi asked.
Su Yan snapped out of her daze and said, "It's alright now."
To save costs, let's use corn oil instead of butter.
No need to make butter, so the rest is simple.
Su Yan taught the three of them step by step.
She takes one step, and they follow suit.
An hour later.
The egg tart crusts are ready.
The whole room was filled with a rich milky aroma.
"Oh my god! It smells so good, even better than what I've had at Western restaurants!" Deng Ziyi exclaimed excitedly, stamping her feet. "I can't believe I can actually make desserts now!"
The freshly baked egg tart crusts are brightly colored and have an enticing sheen. They crumble at the slightest touch, making them incredibly crispy!
This oven can only bake 8 egg tarts at a time. After Su Yan took the egg tart shells off the rack, she continued baking the second batch.
"Let's make the egg tart filling now, it's very simple."
The ingredients needed to make egg tart filling are milk, sugar, eggs, and lemon juice.
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