The egg tarts at Want Want Cafe are their signature product. However, Mr. Cai is getting old, and he and his wife are dedicated to making the food themselves. Most of the products in the shop are made by hand.
That's just how food is; different people make it, and it tastes different.
Uncle Cai is a stickler for rules; he believes that regular customers come here because they recognize the taste.
It wouldn't feel the same with a different person.
Furthermore, the formula must not be sold to others.
Selling it to others, and having them make things that are branded as Want Want Ice Room, but are completely different from what they advertised, is something that Uncle Cai can't get over.
The shop offers a wide variety of food, but Uncle Cai has limited energy and can only make two batches of egg tarts a day, which are sold in limited quantities. Each person can only buy one, and there's nothing more he can do.
Egg tarts sell out very early in the morning.
It's perfectly normal that Chu Yu didn't get to eat when she came over at noon the day before yesterday.
Want Want Cafe's egg tarts are typical Portuguese egg tarts, baked to a caramel color. One bite reveals a rich milky flavor, a crispy crust, and a mouthful of fragrance.
Chu Yu hadn't had a really good egg tart in a long time. She had eaten some when she went to Macau before. Rumor had it that Ken Kee's egg tarts used a recipe bought at a high price from Macau. Compared to Ken Kee's, the egg tarts at Want Want Cafe had a slightly weaker milk flavor and less caramel flavor. If they were improved a little, they would definitely taste better than they do now.
Legend has it that the egg tart shop in Macau created its own classic recipe by improving upon the Portuguese egg tart recipe after eating it.
“Uncle Cai, your skill in making egg tarts is truly remarkable.”
Uncle Cai smiled, a smile devoid of harshness or unreasonable arguments, but simply the loving affection of a grandfather for his grandson. He smiled kindly:
"What's so special about it? Hong Kong has been under foreign rule for so many years, and there have always been many foreigners. My egg tart recipe was taught to my mother by a foreigner many years ago."
In his early years, Mr. Cai's mother helped an injured foreigner.
The foreigner stayed at Uncle Cai's house and, to express his gratitude, taught Uncle Cai's mother how to make egg tarts. For people like them from the lower class, no matter how good their skills are, there is no way out. At most, they can open a small shop and do some small business.
Uncle Cai's mother used to sell egg tarts along the street.
Business was pretty good, but because it was a mobile food cart, she had no idea whether the egg tarts were popular; she only knew that they would be sold out as soon as they were put out.
Later, the city government banned street vendors, so Mr. Choi's mother ran a snack shop, which was the predecessor of Want Want Ice Room.
Shrimp Dumpling is usually a picky eater, but perhaps out of respect for his grandfather, or perhaps because Uncle Cai's cooking is really delicious, Shrimp Dumpling happily ate a bowl of wonton noodles.
"It's so delicious!"
Ms. Zheng looked at her son with affection. Shrimp Dumpling rarely goes out, but since she brought him to Want Want Ice Room, he has been smiling more. He is always happy to play with Uncle Cai and Grandma Cai.
Ms. Zheng realized that she had been narrow-minded.
Children should never be involved in adult matters.
Besides his parents, Xia Jiaozi has no other relatives. Isn't this a kind of cruelty to the child?
Ms. Zheng was worried that Cai Jinquan would be concerned, so she stayed for two hours and then took the shrimp dumplings home.
Uncle Cai gazed longingly in the direction the child had left. He and his wife had no children because his wife was infertile. If Shrimp Dumpling was willing to acknowledge him as his grandfather, his wife would also love him as her own grandson.
With their grandson by their side, the couple will save all the money they earn for their son, Shrimp Dumpling.
Uncle Cai thanked Chu Yu for her help; Chu Yu had easily accomplished what he couldn't.
Chu Yu smiled and said, "Perhaps the timing was good. Mr. Cai was laid off, so I introduced him to a job selling pre-sale apartments at my boyfriend's company. I heard that Mr. Cai started work today. The apartments there are easy to sell, and Mr. Cai closed three deals early this morning, which is quite a good result."
Uncle Cai was so excited he didn't know what to do.
He had heard about Cai Jinquan's unemployment.
But Cai Jinquan ignored him. He wanted to leave Want Want Ice Room to Cai Jinquan to inherit, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
“I’m getting old and can’t do this for many more years. Wangzai Ice Room is the culmination of my life’s work. The ice room isn’t big, but the business is quite good. If young people are willing to work hard, I can train them for a few years and improve their skills. Their monthly income will be very considerable. Small businesses can make big money. With this small shop, I can buy a house and a car in Hong Kong and send my children to prestigious schools.”
Chu Yu completely agreed. There were always people queuing up at Want Want Ice Room. Although the business was small, it earned cash, didn't offer credit, didn't require investment, and had stable returns.
Earning three to five thousand a day, you can deposit it in the bank and easily make a million or so in a year.
If young people can endure loneliness, an annual income of over a million is comparable to that of a high-earning professional. What's wrong with that?
“Mr. Cai isn’t interested in opening a shop, so how about Ms. Zheng?” Chu Yu asked.
Uncle Cai hesitated for a moment: "This... I haven't talked to her about this, and I don't know what she thinks."
Chu Yu understood what he meant. "I can talk to Ms. Zheng for you. Shrimp Dumpling is getting old, and Ms. Zheng will probably go out to find a job. But she has been a full-time mother for several years, and it is not easy to find a job in Hong Kong in recent years. How easy is it for her to find a good job? It would be better to inherit the ice room. With your help to take care of Shrimp Dumpling, she will not have any worries."
If it were really such a flower, Uncle Cai would naturally be willing.
The son goes out to work, and the daughter-in-law takes over the family business. When they are busy, they help the daughter-in-law cook, and when they are not busy, they take care of their grandson.
Chu Yu then asked her, "Should I also talk to Ms. Zheng directly about the formula?"
Uncle Cai waved his hand. Chu Yu was a difficult but clever person who could solve his biggest problem. Uncle Cai would be willing to give her the formula, let alone sell it to her.
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