Chapter 75: Squeeze Through
Xie Shuangbai smiled and looked out the window.
Youran Food was too busy, so Wang Yun, Hei Dou, Li Xiaoshu and others came to help.
Even Wei Changfeng, the accountant, had his hands sore from writing.
He was just about to turn his wrist when suddenly a group of people came and leaned over the counter to top up their accounts.
Wei Changfeng turned his wrist as he looked at the people coming in from outside. They seemed to be coming from the dessert shop.
The dessert shop is also very busy at this time.
There were too many people crowded inside, so Xie Xiachan could only ask Wang Gouzi to move all the roasted chestnuts to the door.
Sugar-roasted chestnuts are 15 wen a bag. 12 wen after a 20% discount.
There was already a long queue at the door, and many people followed out of curiosity. Now there was no end in sight.
Zhang Gouzi was packing bags nearby, and each oil paper bag held one pound of food.
He was packing the food very quickly, and before he could even put the bag on the table, it was snatched away by a customer.
The one who grabbed the chestnuts was Aunt Cai. She had just tasted one and it was delicious.
She thought her great-grandmother would definitely love this, so she was determined to get one today even if she had to queue until dark. Fortunately, after waiting for a long time, she finally got a bag.
She wanted to buy more, but was told that each person was limited to one bag.
The two maids brought by Madam Cai in the room are also very capable in fighting.
The two maids were tall and strong, and as soon as they entered the shop, they pushed the thin and short girls aside.
The two men picked up the tray and clamps, and without thinking twice, rolled up their sleeves and started working fiercely.
The prices at the dessert shop are not low.
The cheapest toast is 50 cents a bag.
Croissants and milk buns are 50 cents each.
A piece of meat floss bread costs 80 cents.
A hamburger costs 100 wen.
French fries are 50 cents per serving.
Hawthorn cake 50 Wen 5 pieces
Chestnut cakes are 50 wen for 5 pieces. Shaqima and egg cakes are both 100 wen per piece.
The minimum price for a cup of milk tea is 50 wen, and one with pearls costs 70 wen.
Everyone around was dumbfounded, and seeing that they were dressed in ordinary clothes, they knew that they were bought by the maids of a wealthy family for their master.
No one said anything. After the two of them grabbed the bread, they squeezed to the milk tea counter next to the cashier to place their order.
The milk tea purchase is limited to one cup per person. There were only two cups left without pearls, so we both took them.
They came out in high spirits. Aunt Cai smiled as she looked at the bags in their hands.
In order to take advantage of the food while it was still warm, Madam Cai quickly asked the maid to find their carriage to go home.
Aunt Cai was so tired that she didn't eat this morning. She wanted to go to Youran Food for lunch, but her plan was ruined. She has to come again tomorrow no matter what.
She looked at the pastries in her hand and felt a little greedy. Maybe the eldest lady would reward her later, so she had to endure it for now.
As soon as she arrived at the Xiao residence, Madam Cai headed straight for the eldest lady's courtyard.
It happened to be seen by Nanny Guan who was beside the Second Madam.
She hurried back to report to the Second Madam, fearing that Madam Cai would do something weird again.
The eldest lady has been in a good mood recently. The bean sprouts she had sent to Yangcheng and Ningcheng were also delivered. She also received letters and return gifts from her third brother's wife and sister-in-law.
Returning the gift is secondary; the key is to gain someone’s favor.
If the sister-in-law could have a say in the housekeeper's affairs, Old Master Xiao and his father-in-law would naturally consider her. She felt relieved when she thought that the second house would be furious.
Chen Yue was just feeling happy when she heard someone say that Aunt Cai had arrived.
She asked someone to bring it in.
Aunt Cai wiped the sweat off her head and said with a smile:
"Grandma, I just went to the dessert shop in Youranju and grabbed a lot of cakes and bread. Try them while they're hot!"
Chen Yue didn't understand what she said, but the housekeeper, Aunt Hua, had already put out the various pastries she had bought.
Chen Yue looked at them curiously and asked a few questions. They didn't understand either. They only knew that they were bread and pastries, and didn't know anything else. So she gave them some money and let Aunt Cai and the others go.
Aunt Cai was very happy to receive the money and decided to visit Youran Ju more often in the future.
After Madam Cai left, Madam Chen Yue muttered quietly, "What's the origin of Youranju? They actually opened a dessert shop without making any noise?"
Mother Hua smiled and said, "Don't worry about the origins, Grandma. The second wife probably won't be happy. Isn't her family just making pastries?"
Chen Yue smiled, feeling very happy: "Go to this Youranju in person tomorrow and take a look. If you find anything else, just buy it back. I will disgust her to death!"
Aunt Hua had an expression that said, "I understand."
Chen Yue tasted each of them, and her favorites were the chestnut cake and hawthorn cake.
Aunt Hua divided the food into several portions and gave various breads and snacks to the old man and the eldest master.
I also took some milk tea and a few other things and sent them to the lady's yard.
Chen Yue kept some hawthorn cakes and chestnut cakes for herself, and asked someone to send the rest to her son's yard. Her grandson was sure to like them.
Today, Xiao Jingyuan went home after discussing something with someone.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw his wife feeding their son. She was stunned when she saw him come back: "I thought you would come back for dinner."
Xiao Jingyuan washed his hands and said, "I'll go back after we finish discussing this matter."
He looked at the cakes on the table that he didn't recognize and asked curiously:
"What's this?"
The wife said, "My mother asked Madam Hua to send it over. I heard it was made in a new shop."
He looked at his son eating with relish and asked, "Does Pan'er like it?"
Xiao Pan's face was bulging with food: "Daddy, I love this the most, it's so sweet!"
Xiao Jingyuan took it and took a bite. It was indeed full of milk flavor and left a lingering fragrance in his mouth.
No wonder kids like it.
There was also a yellow stick, which was a bit cold and tasted average.
As he tasted the bread, he saw a stamp on the oil paper that wrapped the bread. It said "You Ran Dessert" and there was an icon of a hibiscus flower in the middle.
He remembered these flowers at a glance.
He couldn't understand why flowers were used as icons. Could it be that the owner was a female boss?
Xiao Jingyuan had heard the beggar on the road talking about the shop opening. He was very curious and wanted to go and have a look, but something delayed him today.
He became even more curious and planned to go and see it tomorrow.
At dinner, Old Master Xiao and Mr. Xiao praised the eldest lady in public.
Xiao Shun felt very proud: "Dad, this is what Yue Niang should do. Since Mom and Grandma passed away, the family has been run by her. I want to thank Dad for finding me such a good wife!"
Old Master Xiao also said: "My grandson's wife is a good person. The cakes she brought today are very good and she put a lot of thought into them!"
Chen Yue quickly smiled and said, "As long as you eat well, Old Master, it's good. I should do this!"
Upon hearing this, Second Madam Cao Fang's face turned pale and she kept pinching Xiao Ping with her hands.
Xiao Ping felt that Cao Fang was incompetent and jealous, and was simply crazy, so he didn't bother to pay attention to her.
Cao Fang was even more angry when she saw that her husband didn't stand on her side!
Everyone at the dinner table was praising Chen Yue for her cooking and saying that today's pastries were delicious.
Cao Fang was so angry that she didn't even eat.
Have they all forgotten that their family runs a pastry shop?
It's really not everyone's fault. After Cao Fang married into the Cao family, except for the pastries she brought back in the first year after her marriage, she never brought any pastries to the Xiao family in the remaining ten years. Everyone really forgot that the Cao family also ran a pastry shop.
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