A cake shop stands alone at the corner of the intersection, its prominent arched window displaying exquisite birthday cake models.
Two longing figures, one large and one small, were reflected in the glass window. Behind them stood four furtive figures.
As soon as Zhao Xiaoxiu turned around, she saw Granny Meng, Xiwa, and the other three grinning at her and saying in unison, "Birthday cake!"
Who doesn't eat cake on their birthday?
Meng Er and Xiwa gave Zhao Xiaoxiu encouraging glances, urging her to go buy a birthday cake so they could get a slice too.
Zhao Xiaoxiu felt like laughing, and also a little like kicking someone.
She slid off Zhao Gang's arms and looked up to ask, "Dad, can I buy a cake today?"
Her big eyes blinked and blinked, and no one could bear to refuse her.
Zhao Gang nodded and handed the points card to her, meaning she could choose whatever she wanted.
"Daddy, you are the most handsome man in the world!" the little girl said to him earnestly, cupping her face in her hands. This was her heartfelt praise.
Zhao Gang rubbed her little head, took the baby's little hand, and strode into the cake shop.
Granny Meng and the other three immediately crowded around the glass display window, watching them with smiles.
The store staff had noticed the group of suspicious people long ago. Now that they saw Granny Meng and her group about to stick to the window and block other passersby from seeing the cakes on display, they were about to go out and drive them away when the doorbell rang and a father and daughter pushed the door open and walked in.
The man was tall, with a stern face and a strong presence.
The girl wore a flower crown, was chubby and cute, and looked around with bright, round eyes, her face full of anticipation.
The father and daughter were dressed simply but neatly, and their eyes were very focused, suggesting they could afford an expensive cake.
The shop assistant wasn't entirely sure, but still smiled and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Zhao Xiaoxiu pointed to the largest ten-inch fruit cake in the shop window and politely asked, "Auntie, how many points does this birthday cake cost?"
The shop assistant curled her lip. She actually called her "auntie." Does she look that old?
Her smile faltered slightly, and she forced a smile, saying, "This one is expensive. You can take a look at the cheapest four-inch cake."
Zhao Xiaoxiu immediately sensed the shop assistant's impatient tone, but didn't want it to spoil her good mood.
She asked again, "How expensive is it? Even 100,000 points aren't enough?"
100,000 points?
The shop assistant looked at her in surprise. Had she heard correctly? Did this kid even know what 100,000 points meant? Could she even calculate one, two, three, four, five?
Zhao Xiaoxiu really wanted to remind the shop assistant that her inner thoughts were written all over her face.
The shop assistant explained, "This fruit cake uses only evolved fruits from the company's proprietary orchards, and the flour used is also evolved wheat produced on the company's own plantations. The annual yield is extremely low, which is why it's so expensive..."
She was about to continue explaining that the cake required about ten kilograms of flour to make the base, but Zhao Gang, already annoyed, interrupted her and asked in a deep voice:
"How much?"
The clerk suddenly hesitated, turned around sharply, and honestly replied, "This ten-inch fruit cake costs eight thousand eight hundred points."
Zhao Xiaoxiu shrugged helplessly, walked to the counter, stood on tiptoe, slapped her points card on it, and said to the cashier inside:
"I'd like a 10-inch fruitcake, please."
The cashier peered over the counter and glanced down at the customer, who was a little girl shorter than the counter. She ignored her and looked at Zhao Gang behind her.
"Sir, are you sure?" the cashier asked again, not wanting it to be a child's joke.
That fruit cake, which costs 8,800 points, has only been ordered three times since the store opened, all by high-ranking officials.
Ordinary people can't afford such an expensive cake, nor are they willing to spend the price of an evolution potion to buy a cake that can be eaten in just a few bites.
"And this cake needs to be ordered at least three days in advance because we need to prepare the ingredients beforehand," the cashier said dismissively.
Zhao Gang immediately noticed that his cub was unhappy.
If the cub is unhappy, he will be unhappy.
If he's unhappy, nobody else can be happy either!
“Your shop has enough ingredients, don’t lie to me.” Zhao Gang’s aura suddenly turned cold.
He picked up Zhao Xiaoxiu, who was unhappy because she was being ignored, and said to the astonished staff, "We'll come back in two hours to get the cake. If we can't make it, I'll smash up your shop and make it myself."
He made threats as naturally as if they were food or water, and the shop assistants didn't doubt him at all; he kept his word.
Since the store opened, no one has dared to say they would smash it up.
Because everyone knows that this is a special franchise store in cooperation between the biotechnology company and the government. Smashing the store is tantamount to going against the biotechnology company and the government. Even high-ranking officers in the base wouldn't dare to say such a thing to the store clerk.
But Zhao Gang did say it, and the cashier immediately noticed that her body was becoming strange.
He took the points card, swiped it to accumulate 8800 points, returned the points card to Zhao Xiaoxiu with both hands, and then took out a registration card to record the guest's name and contact information.
"Zhao Gang, Zhao Xiaoxiu." Zhao Gang dictated, and the shop assistant's hands moved uncontrollably to register on the card.
He was fully conscious and knew what he was doing, but he had no control over his body at all. It was as if his soul had left his body, and he experienced a bizarre "God's-eye view".
Realizing this, the cashier was filled with fear of the unknown. He wanted to shout to get the other employees to notice his unusual behavior, but it was no use.
He watched as he opened his mouth and politely said to the father and daughter, "The cake will be ready in two hours. I will contact you to come and pick it up. The wait time is a bit long, so you two can go out and have a look around first."
This action stunned the nearby shop assistants. They had never seen a cashier, who seemed to have a connection with the business, provide such enthusiastic service to a customer.
"Apologize to my little Xiu, you two." Zhao Gang pointed to the stunned shop assistants next to him, telling them to apologize to their little one.
As a result, the shop assistants also experienced the terrifying third-person perspective of the cashiers.
They approached the father and daughter together, apologizing profusely to Zhao Xiaoxiu and hoping she would forgive their inadequate service.
Zhao Xiaoxiu's bad mood finally eased, and she decided not to hold it against them anymore. She said to the two of them:
"I accept your apology, but I hope you can treat every guest who comes in with the same respect next time."
The moment the words fell, the two shop assistants felt as if their souls had returned to their bodies. They looked at each other in shock, surprised that the other felt the same way.
The doorbell rang, and the father and daughter left.
The cashier looked at the registration card in her hand and felt that the words on the card looked somewhat familiar.
The shop assistant leaned over to look, and she also felt that the name was familiar. She felt like she had seen it somewhere before... Wait, what was the name of the B-district lord who was number one on the black market bounty list?
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