Seeing that the innocent-looking older man's ears had turned red, Liu Zi let him go.
Then she generously pulled out a card from her small backpack: "I own a fruit drink shop near Tianqiao and Wangfujing, and it's quite well-known. This is a milk tea card; take it home to appease your aunt!"
Yu Hai hesitated. Deep down, he wanted to accept it, but then...
"Don't worry about accepting it. I have no business dealings with you, so you can't make any mistakes. I just want to build a good relationship with you so I won't be polite when I need people in the future," Liu Zi said clearly.
Yu Hai was so angry he almost rolled his eyes; he finally saw this girl for who she really was.
Without any politeness, he snatched the card from Liu Zi's hand and left without looking back.
"You can redeem a milk tea and a small cake with this card. The address is on the back of the card; if you can't find it, just ask around nearby."
Liu Zi didn't seem to notice Yu Hai's expression at all, and was still calling out the card usage instructions behind his back.
Everyone around was amazed. Teacher Yu Hai was known for his bad temper, but they didn't expect that he wouldn't curse at Liu Zi for teasing him like that.
"Don't just stand there! The zongzi are fresh out of the pot, share them with yourselves!" Liu Zi opened the trunk, and a special aroma immediately wafted out.
After training for half a day, everyone was hungry, so it was a good time to fill their stomachs.
Some sharp-eyed people noticed the outer packaging of the box and began to whisper among themselves.
"I think it's unlikely!"
"But that's clearly written on the box!"
"The names on the big bags are the same!"
"That's right, that's right!"
"Really?"
...
Liu Zi was puzzled: Why aren't they eating?
"Don't you like these flavors? I can..." Liu Zi thought she preferred the traditional red date rice dumpling.
But before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted.
"No, no!"
"We just want to ask if these zongzi were made by an auntie from Beijing?" a girl suddenly asked loudly.
The men next to her who were wolfing down their food all stopped what they were doing.
Auntie from Beijing?
What is that?
"Yes, it's the limited-time zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) launched by Auntie Jingcheng for the Dragon Boat Festival." Liu Zi didn't expect that they also knew about Auntie Jingcheng's fruit drink shop.
"Wow!" The woman jumped up.
"Really? I tried to order yesterday but couldn't get a reservation. They said they were too busy to make any. How did you manage to order?" The woman was a regular customer of Auntie Jingcheng. Recently, she had been busy with training, and it was her friend who told her that Auntie Jingcheng had launched new products.
She went there excitedly after get off work, but the clerk regretfully told her that they were all booked and asked her to come earlier the next day.
But she's training every day now, so she doesn't have time. She thought she'd have to wait until next year, but unexpectedly, she got to eat a special zongzi from a Beijing auntie at the training ground.
Liu Zi smiled, realizing that her shop had really taken off.
She took a business card out of her bag and handed it to the woman.
"This is my business card. Give it to the clerk, and she'll register it for you."
"Really?" the woman exclaimed excitedly, clutching the business card in her hand.
"Why don't you give it a try and see?" Liu Zi raised an eyebrow.
"I want one too!"
"I couldn't book one either."
"Me too!"
...
Liu Zi never expected that her business card would cause such a stir; she didn't have that many business cards with her!
He could only look at the woman and say, "Could you please help me register this? I'll have the staff bring it over later."
"No problem!" the woman said enthusiastically. She had no reason to miss such a great opportunity to get to know everyone.
Upon hearing the other party's response, Liu Zi said loudly, "Everyone can look for..."
"My name is Qi Wenwen," the woman immediately said.
"Everyone can order from Qi Wenwen, and I'll have my staff deliver it to you later. Thank you all for your support of my store, so I'll give you a 20% discount!"
Qi Wenwen's eyes lit up. "20% off? Does that mean other desserts can be included?"
"Could we order more of those egg tarts? My grandma loves them."
"Sure, it would be best if everyone chipped in a little more. The shop is quite busy right now, so please be understanding." Liu Zi was very easy to talk to.
"Okay, okay." Qi Wenwen nodded with a smile.
Liu Zi made a note on the business card and then returned it to the other party.
"I'm leaving now so I don't disturb your training, otherwise Teacher Yu Hai will scold me later." Liu Zi glanced playfully behind her.
He's not here; he must have gone back to his office!
Liu Zi guessed correctly; Yu Hai went back to his office to make a phone call.
His wife teaches at the Ocean College and should be free of classes right now. Thinking of the excited looks on the faces of the women downstairs, he couldn't wait any longer. Would he not have to sleep on the sofa tonight?
"Hello, I'm looking for Wang Miao, my lover." Yu Hai's voice was very serious.
"Okay, wait a moment." Then a voice calling Wang Miao came through the microphone.
Yu Hai clenched his fist and coughed lightly; for some reason, he felt a little nervous.
"Hello!" Wang Miao's voice came through the microphone.
"I am Yu Hai!"
"I know!" Wang Miao's voice was calm and even, his back to everyone, as he kept twirling a finger around the telephone cord.
I'm going home tonight.
"Hmm!" Wang Miao was puzzled. Knowing that she was unhappy, Yu Hai had been coming home every day recently. There shouldn't be any need to call specifically for this kind of thing!
"A young friend gave me some zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) today. I'll take them home tonight; you and the kids can try some."
"Okay!" Wang Miao replied listlessly. Didn't he want to say anything more?
"Oh, right, there's also a milk tea card, also a gift from them. They said it's from someone called 'Auntie from Beijing,' I don't know if you'll like it?"
"What? A Beijing auntie?"
"Yeah! I heard it's quite famous. The address is on the milk tea card. You can try it when you have time. I think the girls in our group really like it." Yu Hai held the milk tea card in his hand and looked at it carefully.
"Is it really a milk tea card? How many times can I buy it?" Wang Miao asked excitedly.
Hearing his wife's unusual voice, Yu Hai blinked.
"She said I could exchange it for ten set meals, a cup of milk tea, and a small cake for the day."
"There's cake too?" Wang Miao's voice cracked slightly.
"Yes...yes!" Yu Hai stammered. What was wrong with him?
"That's great! I love their milk tea the most. I bought the egg tarts for Mom from here last time, and she really liked them," Wang Miao reminded her husband.
"You just said they still have zongzi, right? Their zongzi are especially hard to order; they only have so many each day. I've been twice and still couldn't order any." Wang Miao felt so happy today; desserts are always the best medicine to soothe a woman's soul.
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