Seeing Zheng Yu angrily criticizing her, He Yi frowned and walked out from behind the counter. The moment she saw Zheng Yu arrive, He Yi felt as if she had found her pillar of support.
In fact, she was the pillar of Tianxiangfang. If things hadn't been so difficult to handle, He Yi would never have gone to Zheng Yu.
Most importantly, Zheng Yu is currently in charge of the imperial examinations, and she really doesn't want to cause her brother any trouble or make things difficult for him because of this.
"Brother, you're here." He Yi followed Zheng Yu's gaze and looked across at the other side, which infuriated Zheng Yu.
But He Yi chuckled, "Don't worry, these clowns just love to put on a show for us. The reason I didn't tell you is because I didn't want you to be distracted by our shop."
Zheng Yu sighed, "How can this be considered a distraction? I'll go find them now." Zheng Yu rolled up his sleeves and was about to go to the other side, but He Yi shook her head.
He Yi led Zheng Yu to the backyard, and the two sat down one after the other. Seeing Zheng Yu's exasperated appearance, as if he was ready to stand up for He Yi at any moment, He Yi said, "Brother, please calm down. I have a good plan."
Then He Yi personally poured Zheng Yu a cup of tea before telling him about Lin's shop acquisition across the street, as well as the provocative act of hanging up signs and Ruyi's betrayal that led to the leak of the formula.
Zheng Yu's face grew increasingly grim as he listened, his hands clenched into fists on the table. "The Lin family and Zheng Yutang are truly going too far! Utterly shameless!"
"Anyway, I don't want this sign anymore, let them do whatever they want with it." He Yi smiled slightly, and Zheng Yu looked into her eyes, "What about the future? How do you plan to deal with them? By the way, what do you need me to do?"
In that instant, Zheng Yu's protective nature was instantly ignited, and he really wanted to rush over and raze the other side to the ground with a fire.
[Yu-ge once again fiercely protects his sister, making He-yi feel incredibly safe!]
My brother arrived just in time.
[The villainous female supporting character should unleash her ultimate move soon, don't keep her brother waiting.]
He Yi looked at Zheng Yu and noticed that he was staring at her with those bright, piercing eyes, full of concern. He Yi felt a warmth in her heart, but when Zheng Yu offered to help, she firmly shook her head.
A calm smile appeared on her face: "Don't worry, brother. I would naturally be worried about other people, but you also know Aunt Lin and Zheng Yutang. They are my defeated opponents."
He added, "Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? You don't need to lift a finger to deal with them. They only stole some old recipes, which are nothing to us."
He Yi smiled and, finding no one else around, carefully took out a heavy notebook that was meticulously wrapped in tung oil paper.
“I was planning to go back and find you before you came here, but now that you’re here, brother, please give me some advice.” He Yi solemnly handed her book to Zheng Yu. “Take a look at this.”
Zheng Yu took the notebook with a puzzled look, slowly opened it, and examined it closely. It was a notebook filled with neat handwriting. Zheng Yu read it quickly, scanning each page rapidly. When she reached the last page, her eyes widened in surprise.
He Yi saw disbelief written all over her brother's face.
"Durian pastry, banana pastry, glutinous rice pastry... snow skin mooncakes and...? Heyi, did you come up with all of these?"
Seeing Zheng Yu's surprised expression, He Yi chuckled and closed the notebook. In fact, the notebook not only listed all sorts of strange names of pastries that the people of the capital had never heard of before, but also included detailed instructions on how to make them.
This was something He Yi had studied very diligently. She was exhausted from making this illustrated "recipe book," and these past few days she had been experimenting with making all sorts of cakes with the cook.
Zheng Yu stared intently at the contents and found that the narrative was clear and without any problems, and immediately smiled.
Durian? That smell would be good!
Banana pastries, snow skin mooncakes... these are truly unheard of for people in Beijing right now.
[The villainous female supporting character's modern knowledge base has been unlocked. Aunt Lin and Zheng Yutang, please prepare for a serious and thorough dimensional reduction attack.]
Haha, this plot is really good.
"Brother, these are all recipes that I and a few other cooks have recently developed. The other side stole our recipes and were planning to use them to make a living, but we've already abandoned those and are going to remove the old pastries from the menu and introduce these new ones!"
He Yi nodded, and Zheng Yu looked at He Yi, seeing a burning flame in her eyes.
"Does Aunt Lin think she can have a smooth and successful business life forever just by stealing horseshoe pastries and butterfly pastries? She's dreaming! I'm going to use these new products that they've never even heard of and can't even imagine to completely crush them!"
[Heyi is indeed amazing.]
[This villainous female supporting character is no joke; this business war is getting interesting.]
"I, Zheng Heyi, will show them that imitation and plagiarism will never lead to anything; they'll only be ridiculed!"
Seeing He Yi's confident and eloquent manner, Zheng Yu's eyes also lit up. At first, he was worried, after all, the idea of durian pastry and such sounded strange.
But upon closer reflection, he realized that Tianxiangfang was founded by his father, who had recently handed the workshop over to him. Zheng Yu knew absolutely nothing about pastries, and had barely made any profit when he was running it recently.
But ever since He Yi arrived, all the previous pastries have been taken off the shelves. Those that needed improvement were improved, and those that didn't need to be dealt with were dealt with. That's why the business was booming a while ago.
At this moment, He Yi innovated again, and this time the innovation was to get rid of Aunt Lin and Zheng Yutang. Zheng Yu naturally supported it. Moreover, He Yi had already confidently taken out the notebook.
She said to Zheng Yu with unwavering determination, "Brother, I will immediately remove all the pastries from the shop today, especially those that Aunt Lin and Zheng Yutang stole! Then, I will gather all the manpower and do my best to prepare these new products! Tomorrow, I want the shop to be completely transformed and reborn from the ashes!"
Looking into He Yi's eyes, Zheng Yu felt all his worries and sadness vanish in an instant, replaced by complete trust.
Hearing this, Zheng Yu was overjoyed, and he slammed his hand on the table: "Good! That's my sister! Heyi, you can go ahead and do it. If you need any rare ingredients, just ask! Even if the sky falls, your brother will hold it up for you! Tomorrow is the opening day, and your brother will arrange for an opera troupe to come and cheer you on!"
Hearing this, He Yi was overjoyed.
With Zheng Yu as her strong backing and her brother's unwavering support, He Yi had no more worries.
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