"You'll know when Dingxiang comes back." Qi Mengmeng didn't finish her words.
She felt that the cakes could definitely be sold, but it was hard to say the price, after all, Dingxiang only brought twenty small cakes.
Even if it's sold for ten cents a piece, it can only be sold for two dollars.
Or maybe the oven is too small and it takes too much time. If the oven was bigger, Qi Mengmeng would definitely be able to make a lot more cakes.
It would be best if there was a large oven like the one in the provincial food factory.
Qi Mengmeng had an idea and went back to the room to write a letter to Master Li.
She recounted what had happened recently, told Master Li her location in the capital, and finally asked Master Li how his work was going.
Qi Mengmeng stopped writing after writing two pages. She looked outside and estimated that the post office was not closed yet, so she found the envelope and stamps and sent the letter before the post office staff went off work.
When I got home, Zhang Meiling had already gone home, Qi Huilan was cooking, and the two children were still sleeping in the room.
Qi Mengmeng went to the kitchen to help Qi Huilan cook, but was pushed out by Qi Huilan.
"Go to the room and watch over the two children. Otherwise, if they wake up and find no one around, they will crawl out of bed by themselves."
In fact, Qi Huilan felt sorry for Qi Mengmeng. Seeing Qi Mengmeng shaking her arms just now, she must have felt sore in her arms. How could she bear to let Qi Mengmeng cook?
However, the meal was ready but not eaten in time because people thought Dingxiang had returned.
Dingxiang came back with a flushed face and her hands covering her pockets.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I have sold all the cakes." Dingxiang spoke with her voice held in her mouth, but her voice was trembling, and it was obvious that she was very excited.
"It was sold out so quickly?" Qi Mengmeng was a little surprised.
Even if the cakes you make are delicious, they can’t be sold so quickly.
"It's true, sister-in-law. Someone asked you if you can make a birthday cake, the kind with white cream on it. I said I would ask you when I came back." Dingxiang stared at Qi Mengmeng excitedly, afraid that she would say she couldn't make it.
Birthday cake? How difficult is that? Qi Mengmeng can make it.
Seeing Qi Mengmeng nod, Ding Xiang's eyes widened.
"Sister-in-law, we are rich, we are rich. That person said that as long as the birthday cake you make is as delicious as the one today, she is willing to pay five dollars."
This price was a bit beyond Qi Mengmeng's expectations. She didn't expect that a birthday cake could be so expensive.
"Sister-in-law, this is all the money I made from selling things today. Look, it's three dollars and one cent, plus food coupons. Some people didn't have food coupons, so I added a little more money to sell them to them."
Dingxiang took out all the money and bills, and felt much more at ease.
This money wasn't hers. What if she lost it? She kept guarding her pockets all the way back.
Qi Mengmeng was very satisfied with the price. She thought she could only get two dollars at most, so she counted out three cents and one cent from the money Dingxiang brought back and gave it to Dingxiang.
"Dingxiang, when you sell cakes in the future, I'll give you 10% of it, okay?"
Dingxiang looked at the three cents with disbelief in her eyes. She just went out for a walk and earned three cents. This money came too easily.
Qi Mengmeng thought she thought the money was too little, so she found a 2-liang coin from the food coupons and handed it to her, explaining, "I'm going to use this food coupon to buy flour, so I'm keeping some of it."
Ding Xiang came back to her senses and waved her hands quickly: "Sister-in-law, I don't want the food coupons. I just didn't react. You gave me so much money. I just went out for a walk and didn't help make cakes or do anything. Do you really give me so much?"
Qi Mengmeng smiled and nodded: "Of course it's true. If you don't go out to sell cakes, it won't matter how good our cakes are. Or do you think 10% is a bit too little?"
Ding Xiang shook her head vigorously: "Not a small amount, not a small amount, sister-in-law, this is enough."
She really felt it was too much. She originally thought that Qi Mengmeng giving her ten cents was good enough, but she didn't expect Qi Mengmeng to give her so much.
"Let's make this clear from now on. No matter how much you sell it for, I'll give you 10%."
Qi Mengmeng also chose Dingxiang because she is an honest person and works efficiently.
This 10% may not sound like much, but it is 10% of the sales amount. After deducting costs and labor, in terms of pure profit, Dingxiang accounts for at least 30% to 40%.
Ding Xiang watched Qi Mengmeng add the eggs and flour. Even though she had not been to much education, she knew that she was getting a bargain with this 10% contribution. However, her family was really in financial difficulty right now, so she shamelessly accepted it.
She decided that she would sell cakes well in the future and try to help Qi Mengmeng earn more money.
"Lilac, is it true that the person you asked for a birthday cake from really doesn't have time to ask for one?"
Ding Xiang quickly came back to her senses: "That person said that his birthday is the day after tomorrow, so it would be best if we get it done the day after tomorrow morning."
In fact, the man was worried that the cake Dingxiang brought was not good, so he took a day to prepare other things.
"The day after tomorrow?" Qi Mengmeng thought for a moment, "I'll make a few small cakes tomorrow to try first."
Ding Xiang's eyes widened. Is it so easy to make a birthday cake? She remembered that when she was at a foreigner's house, the hostess spent a whole day making a cake, but the taste was not satisfactory. At least the two children in the family didn't eat much.
But thinking about the cake made by Qi Mengmeng, Dingxiang felt that there should be no problem with the cake made by Qi Mengmeng.
Seeing that the two of them were still talking in the room, Qi Huilan had to come over to remind them, "The food is getting cold, why don't you eat first?"
"No, Auntie, I have children at home, so I won't stay for dinner." Dingxiang then realized that it was too late. She had already received the wages from Qi Mengmeng, so she couldn't stay for dinner.
Without waiting for Qi Huilan to persuade her to stay, Ding Xiang left immediately, saying before leaving that she would come early to help tomorrow.
Qi Mengmeng followed Qi Huilan to eat. While eating, she was still wondering what should be used to make the cream on the cake?
After thinking for a while, she finally decided to use egg white and sugar to garnish it.
The next morning, Qi Mengmeng got up early. She wanted to make two small cakes to try.
It was still early and Qi Huilan hadn't gotten up yet. Qi Mengmeng closed the door and simply beat the eggs with an electric whisk.
This alone saves a lot of time.
When Qi Huilan got up, four small cakes had been made, each with a pink flower on it.
"Mengmeng, you can also do this?" Qi Huilan was really surprised. She thought Qi Mengmeng could only make cakes, but she didn't expect Qi Mengmeng could make cream cakes.
Qi Mengmeng didn't show it on her face, but she was feeling quite proud in her heart. This was not the only thing she could do.
When Dingxiang came, the expression on her face was even more surprised than Qi Huilan's.
"Oh my god, sister-in-law, this cake is so good."
Qi Mengmeng handed one to each of them and asked them to try it.
Ding Xiang refused to taste it. "Sister-in-law, you and aunt can just taste one. I will sell the remaining three. I'm sure they will fetch a good price."
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