Chapter 185 Niece? Nephew?
"No, it's my eldest nephew!" Yun Mo retorted.
Then the two of them started arguing about this. Although there was no result, they seemed to enjoy it and they even made a bet.
Although Xu Qingmeng knew that she was pregnant with twins, she couldn't say it. After all, she couldn't explain how she knew.
Sister Rong glanced at the two of them and then looked at Xu Qingmeng's belly.
She opened her little mouth and muttered something, but no one could hear clearly because of the noise made by Yun Sheng and Yun Mo.
"Sister Rongrong, what did you say?" Yun Sheng turned around and asked.
Sister Rong shook her head and said nothing.
He looked at the children and said, "Don't fight. No matter if she is your niece or nephew, you are all elders. You will all take care of her from now on. No one is allowed to be lazy."
"Of course."
Yun Mo also nodded solemnly, "Mom, sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of my nephew."
Sister Rong also nodded confidently.
He and Xu Qingmeng both laughed.
The children went out again in a hurry.
Xu Qing dreamed of having nothing to do, and He was not busy today, so he thought of going to Jinxiuxuan to take a look.
After saying something to He, he went to the main room and rummaged through the packages he had brought back for a long time, finally finding two small bundles.
The baggage was not very big. One was prepared for Mrs. Huang, and the other was for everyone in Jinxiuxuan.
Xinting had already rushed over early in the morning to work, so Xu Qingmeng was the only one there.
He originally wanted to let her go empty-handed and wait for Xinting to bring the things tomorrow. Xu Qingmeng said that they were not heavy, so He had no choice but to let her go.
When he was almost there, Xu Qingmeng saw from afar the dim sum shop opposite, with people coming and going at the door.
Xu Qingmeng still found it strange. Although there was business when they left Yan County, it was not as good as this.
On the contrary, although the business of Jinxiuxuan was not particularly bad, it was far behind that of Suxiangge.
Xu Qingmeng felt that something was wrong and did not delay.
"Boss Xu is here!" The shopkeeper saw Xu Qingmeng and his face lit up with joy. He hurried over to greet her: "Boss, I heard you were in danger. Are you okay?"
"It's okay. Thank you for your concern, boss."
"Boss, what are you talking about? I almost forgot. I haven't congratulated Mr. Gu on winning the first place again. From now on, Boss, you will be a real scholar's wife."
It was no secret that Gu Yunyi was injured, but the shopkeeper was tactful and did not mention it.
Xu Qingmeng chuckled and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper. I bought some fresh food when I went to the capital this time. Shopkeeper, please take it down and share some with everyone. It's not worth much, so don't despise it."
"What are you talking about, Boss? We are honored that Boss cares about us."
The shopkeeper took the bundle and brought it into the main room. After all, everyone was busy, so he planned to distribute it during the lunch break.
Xu Qingmeng then found someone else to deliver the things for Mrs. Huang, and then she went to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, everyone was busy and didn't notice anything was wrong.
"Aunt, why are you here? Didn't you say you would rest at home for two more days before coming back?" Xinting turned her head and saw Xu Qingmeng standing at the door.
When Mrs. Chen heard this, she turned around, her eyes lit up: "Master Xu?"
"Xinting, Madam Chen, both of you come with me."
"Ai."
Xu Qingmeng brought the two of them to the yard and asked directly,
"Mrs. Chen, tell me first, what happened in the shop after I left? Why did the business decrease so much?"
Xinting brought a chair and asked Xu Qingmeng to sit on it.
Xu Qingmeng's current health condition really meant that he couldn't stand for a long time, so he sat down without hesitation.
Madam Chen immediately began to speak, "Boss, the store was doing fine for the first ten days after you left. But ten days later, for some reason, it suddenly fell behind."
"In fact, according to previous experience, the August Festival is the time for gift-giving, and our shop shouldn't be deserted. The shopkeeper asked someone to check. If he hadn't checked, he wouldn't have known. Once he checked, he found that the lost customers went to the opposite side."
"This Su Xiang Pavilion actually hired a master chef from the capital. Madam Huang also sent someone to buy some snacks for tasting. The taste is not much different from ours. We should have had an advantage, but who would have thought that the other side had lower prices and even launched a Mid-Autumn Festival gift box during the August Festival, which contained several kinds of snacks, and the price was actually the same as selling them individually."
Xu Qingmeng was puzzled: "Even if this is the case, don't we have a gift box?"
"That's true, but the new chef across the street is really amazing. Thanks to Zhong Xin, he has managed to replicate the dim sum in our store almost exactly. The taste isn't much different, and the price is even cheaper than ours."
After hearing this, Xu Qingmeng understood.
In this competition of the same taste, people will naturally choose the latter because it is cheaper.
Xu Qingmeng pondered for a moment. It seemed that the master chef opposite was not simple. But there was nothing he could do because the ones in the shop had not yet reached the level of a master.
"Xinting, go get some of the snacks in the shop."
"Yeah." Xinting didn't understand why, but she did it anyway.
Xu Qingmeng began to taste them one by one. It seemed that everyone had not been lazy during this period of time. The taste of each snack had improved significantly.
But after all, Tame is still relatively young, and the person opposite her is a master chef. For example, the dim sum made by her using the same method is different from those made by those in the kitchen.
This is probably why everyone has different tastes.
Xu Qingmeng walked to the kitchen, where everyone was already waiting for her.
"Boss, you're back this time, but we're going to launch new products."
"Well, you guys should focus on your work first." Xu Qingmeng nodded, "Xinting, Madam Chen, you two follow me and make some preparations. Today's snacks are relatively simple. You can learn together at noon."
"Okay!"
Everyone was very happy and went to work obediently.
Xu Qingmeng didn't plan to do anything. The Mid-Autumn Festival had passed, but it was the Double Ninth Festival now. Xu Qingmeng planned to let everyone learn to make a dish suitable for the occasion, the Double Ninth Festival cake.
The Chongyang Cake is named after the Double Ninth Festival, which means climbing high, and the implication is to rise step by step.
The methods of making Chongyang cake are different in different places. The Chongyang cake in Yan County is colorful. The taste is not that good. It is just eaten to create a festive atmosphere.
Xu Qingmeng didn't plan to make anything too difficult today. She just mixed rice flour and glutinous rice flour together, added red bean paste, brown sugar, etc., steamed it, and finally cut it into small diamond-shaped pieces.
So, it's not that difficult.
(End of this chapter)
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