Wen Jing and Murong Shu had just finished writing the lottery ticket when the first customer arrived at the dessert shop.
There was a lady with a child about five or six years old. After the child ate the free sample of dessert, he asked for more. Seeing that the child liked it, the lady brought him over and ordered a portion of red bean and taro balls.
After paying the money, the lady was told that there was a lottery. She didn't quite understand what the lottery was. Erzhu personally received the first guest and explained it to her. The lady participated in the lottery with doubts, and ended up winning the second free prize.
When Erzhu asked someone to give the free second portion to his wife, she was very excited. She didn't expect it to be free. After taking a bite of the red bean and taro balls, she was stunned.
This crystal clear dessert was soft, sweet and delicious. It tasted so good that she and her child forgot to talk and all they could see were the red bean and taro balls.
Soon the bowl of red bean and taro balls was finished. The child licked his lips in satisfaction and asked the lady crisply, "Mom, can Shan'er have another bowl?"
"Mom can bring you here tomorrow, okay?" The lady was afraid that the child would have indigestion after eating too much, so she coaxed her child in a low voice.
When the child heard that he could not eat any more, tears welled up in his eyes and he said aggrievedly, "But Shan'er still wants to eat another bowl."
Hearing the child's plea, the lady softened her heart for a moment, but the child really couldn't eat anymore, what should she do? She discussed with the child, "Can mother bring you back in the afternoon?"
Although I couldn’t eat any more, I heard that I could come back in the afternoon, so I felt much better for the time being. But I still stared at the finished bowl and couldn’t take my eyes off it, as if it was filled with red bean and taro balls.
Erzhu was watching closely and felt that the time was right. He smiled and stepped forward and said, "Madam, our shop provides takeout. You need to pay an extra two cents for the takeout bamboo tube. Madam, you can choose to take out if you need it."
"Really?" The lady was very happy when she heard that she could take it away.
"Yes, ma'am, and you are our first customer today, so the take-out bamboo tube is free. Ma'am, please decide how many portions you need. I'll ask the waiter to pack them for you." Erzhu remembered Murong Shuding's rule of providing free take-out to the first ten customers and tried to sell it to the customers.
"That's great. Thank you, boss. Give me five servings. In addition to the red bean and taro balls, I'll also give you one portion of your signature double skin milk, pudding, chestnut cake, and lotus seed syrup." The lady was very happy. She could take these back for her husband and mother-in-law to try.
When the child with the wife heard that he could eat it when he got home, he was very happy, with smiling eyes and eyebrows. The second child was very skillful and brought it to the wife in a short while.
"Shu'er, are we late?" Song Wei and Rang Rongqing came over with several ladies and girls.
"Mother, Second Aunt and all the ladies and young ladies have arrived at the right time. Please follow Shu'er to the backyard. Xiaoju will bring the menu so that the ladies and young ladies can choose." Murong Shu greeted all the ladies and young ladies while instructing Xiaoju.
The ladies came to show their support, but when they arrived they found that the decoration of this shop was very unique, with two floors. They fell in love with this place at first sight. It was most comfortable to eat desserts in the backyard in this weather.
The backyard is quite large, and after being designed by Murong Shu, it looks very artistic. As soon as they arrive at the backyard, the young ladies scramble to sit on the swings, while the ladies chat together.
When the waiter brought their desserts, there was a burst of exclamations.
"What is this made of? It's soft and delicious."
"I like the round, chewy ones."
"This color is so beautiful, I can't bear to eat it."
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The desserts received unanimous praise from the ladies. Someone called the waiter to order another portion of what someone else had just eaten. Song Wei and Rong Qing were very happy to see that everyone liked it. Only after they had eaten it did they understand why they were like that.
"Mother, Second Aunt, grandma is not in good health and can't go out easily. I asked someone to pack some and send it back to the house for grandma to try." Murong Shu was really concerned about his grandmother and specially picked out a few desserts suitable for her.
"My sister-in-law and I will go back after we finish eating, and then we will bring it back to your grandmother. She will definitely be very happy." Rong Qing knew that the old lady loved her little niece. Even if she was given a bowl of cold water, the old lady would praise her to the sky, let alone the desserts in the shop today.
"Ms. Mu, can I take the desserts from this shop back home?" Mrs. Zhang asked curiously.
"Madam, you can take all the desserts in our shop back home. Some of them are suitable for children and the elderly." Murong Shu specifically emphasized children and the elderly. She believed that the ladies would be tempted.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, everyone started discussing it.
"Mom, let's bring some to our brother and sister."
"Mom, my brother has worked hard in his studies. Please bring some for him."
"Mother, let's bring some for Grandma and Father."
"Mother, why don't we take some to grandma?"
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The ladies were asked by their daughters to take out food. Murong Shu thought they were all cute and that they should share delicious food with their loved ones.
Murong Shu called the shopkeeper to come and serve the ladies personally, then he took Xiao Tao to the front and arranged for Xiao Ju and Xiao Lan to go to the Hanlin Academy to deliver a copy to his second uncle. Thinking that Mr. Wen and his second uncle were on duty together, he asked Wen Jing about the number of people in the Hanlin Academy and directly delivered one copy to each of them.
He also called the servants of the Mu family to send some to his father and uncle. Wen Yu liked these desserts very much and insisted on buying some with his own money and sending them back to his mother, second aunt, and grandmother.
So countless copies of the dessert were sold before they were even heavily promoted.
After lunch, Liu Ruyan and Mu Sishu came together. Liu Ruyan was delayed in the morning because she was measuring clothes. Mu Sishu went to see Liu Ruyan's elder brother today. Mrs. Liu invited him to have lunch at noon. In the afternoon, it was natural for him to take Liu Ruyan to his younger sister's newly opened shop.
As soon as they left the Liu Mansion, Liu Ruyan urged Mu Sishu, "Brother Shu, we have to go quickly. I don't know how Shu'er is doing. It's all my fault that she delayed us."
"Yan'er, don't worry. Shu'er won't blame you. We'll be there soon." Mu Sishu looked at his fiancée and comforted her anxiously.
"It's the first day of opening, and I don't know how sales are going to be?" Liu Ruyan was very worried that sales would not be good, and Murong Shu was sad.
"Shu'er's food is so delicious, the desserts will definitely sell well. We'll see how it goes when we get there. If it doesn't sell well, we'll buy some for our family."
Mu Sishu thought that there were so many people in the Western Suburbs Camp, and at worst he could buy them all out, so that his sister wouldn't be sad.
"Brother Shu, this is a good idea. I will buy more later." Liu Ruyan felt that Mu Sishu was very smart. This way, Shu'er would not be sad.
But when the carriage arrived at the dessert shop, Mousse Shu and Liu Ruyan were both dumbfounded. Wasn't this too exaggerated?