Chapter 42 Peach Blossom Dessert

Chapter 42 Peach Blossom Dessert

"What would be a good name?"

Tong Huaqiong gathered the whole family for a brainstorming session.

"How about ordering fragrant pastries?" asked the talented young man Gu Jingzhe in a literary manner.

Tong Huaqiong shook her head when she heard it: "No, it's too literary."

Moreover, the characters are too complicated, difficult to recognize and pronounce.

"How are Lao Gu's pastries?"

The name that Gu Dashu came up with was simple and crude.

The stall selling sesame cakes in the town is called Lao Wu’s. When people mention sesame cakes, everyone knows it is Wu’s.

"It's too straightforward. Besides, there are many people with the surname Gu in our village, so we can't stand out." Tong Huaqiong said.

This is true.

"Others call it Sushi Garden, so we might as well call it Maixiang Garden," said Liu Yue'e.

Since my mother-in-law has set up a stall in front of Sushiyuan, I might as well do the same and give it the same name as Sushiyuan to confuse everyone.

"No, like the branch of Sushiyuan." Tong Huaqiong vetoed it.

Tong Huaqiong is confident that she will open a shop in the future, and she doesn't want people to think that she and Sushiyuan are one and the same.

Neither this nor that worked. Everyone fell into deep thought again, racking their brains to think of a name.

"What do you think about calling it Widow Tong's Pastry?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

She thought the name was bright and easy to pronounce, and it also highlighted the characteristics of the stall owner.

More importantly, the word "widow" itself makes many people have wild thoughts. If possible, Tong Huaqiong even wants to add the word "handsome" in front of it.

"I don't think it's very good."

Chen Sufen, who had been silent all this time, expressed her objection.

"Oh, tell me, what's wrong?" Tong Huaqiong asked gently.

"Then let me be frank. It's not that the name is bad. Think about it, what is cake? Cake is different from food. Cake is something people buy when they have spare money. Cake is something people buy during festivals and festivals to pay tribute to relatives and friends. Cake is also something people buy during weddings and births to place at weddings as auspicious gifts. If our cake has a widow in it... I don't think it's a good idea anyway."

Chen Sufen couldn't explain the profound truth, but she felt that widows would affect the sales of pastries.

"Sister-in-law, do you mean that mom is unlucky?" Gu Dashu asked with an unhappy look on his face.

Gu Dashu is a foolishly filial person most of the time. He has PTSD about the word "widow" and is afraid that his sister-in-law will stab his widowed mother.

"No, no, second brother, you misunderstood me. What I meant was... since we are doing business, we have to consider the buyers, not ourselves..." Chen Sufen explained hurriedly.

"Mom, I really don't mean to dislike you." Chen Sufen looked at Tong Huaqiong.

"Dashu, how can you speak to your sister-in-law like that? Aren't we discussing names? Why are you getting angry with your sister-in-law?" Tong Huaqiong scolded Gu Dashu.

Then he said to Chen Sufen: "I think Sufen's consideration is quite comprehensive."

I didn't expect that this quiet and honest daughter-in-law would have such insight.

Tong Huaqiong only remembered that the name was simple and bright, but she forgot the purpose of everyone buying the cakes.

Chen Sufen is right. Nowadays, most people who buy cakes to eat are those who have spare money, and those who buy cakes to add icing on the cake for reunions, weddings or birthdays. If you order something like Widow's Mung Bean Cake or Widow's Date Cake, people will really feel disgusted.

Some people buy cakes for their sick mothers. Wouldn't it give the patient bad associations if they were served a plate of cakes named after a widow?

It’s not that she has any objection to her identity as a widow, but naming the pastry after a widow does have a big impact on the target audience.

"I didn't think this through, luckily Sufen reminded me."

"Dashu, don't get angry with your sister-in-law all the time. I never think there's anything wrong with being a widow. I'm happy not having to serve a man."

Tong Huaqiong gathered up the loose hair on her forehead and asked everyone to continue thinking.

Gu Dashu: "..."

Who was it that used to fight with the villagers for land and water, and when they disagreed on something, they would jump up and clap their hands and say that they were a widow and that others looked down on her.

"Taohua, do you have any ideas?"

Everyone else spoke except Gu Taohua, so Tong Huaqiong asked the fat girl.

These two days, Gu Taohua followed Tong Huaqiong to the town, and when she got home, she was chased by Tong Huaqiong to do work. She was so tired that her face looked smaller.

It’s true, Gu Taohua is a little fat, but she looks good, with fair and tender skin, big eyes, long black eyelashes, a high and straight nose, and an overall dignified appearance.

If she loses weight, she will be a real beauty.

Gu Taohua said: "I do have an idea, but I'm afraid if I tell my mother she won't agree with the name I gave her."

Tong Huaqiong said, "You haven't said anything yet, how do you know I don't agree? Hurry up and let it out, don't hold it in."

Gu Taohua's mouth twitched, and she looked up and said, "How about naming it after me? Taohua Cake."

Gu Jingzhe: "Yes, peach blossom cakes are catchy to read and easy to remember."

Gu Dashu: "Third brother is the most educated one and that's what he said, so it must work."

Liu Yue'e: "Anyway, I sound better than a widow."

Chen Sufen: "Peach Blossom Cake, this name is auspicious."

Without waiting for Tong Huaqiong to express their opinions, Gu Dashu and others strongly supported Gu Taohua.

"What do you think of this name, mother?" Gu Taohua asked.

Tong Huaqiong's eyes lit up. This name was indeed a good one. Taohua's pastries had a sweet fragrance as soon as they were named.

If people ask you where to buy pastries, go back to Peach Blossom Girl’s pastry shop in Qinghe Bay.

It makes people think of a beautiful girl in the place where peach blossoms bloom by the stream, and the fragrant and sweet cakes she makes.

It’s so poetic and so vivid.

"Taohua is a good name." Tong Huaqiong slapped her thigh and sighed, wondering why she didn't think of it at the beginning.

Gu Taohua smiled.

"But I think we can change it a little bit. Everyone names the cakes this way or that way, so why don't we call them Peach Blossom Desserts?"

"Think about it, cakes are sweet, so there's nothing wrong with calling them desserts. Plus, we're willing to put sugar in our cakes, so they're sweeter than those in Sushiyuan, so we might as well call them desserts to highlight our characteristics."

Tong Huaqiong felt that calling it peach blossom pastry was not distinctive enough and it would be better to call it peach blossom dessert.

Anyway, there is no concept of dessert in this world. She was the first one to order it, so she took advantage of the first-mover advantage.

"I agree with mother's idea. Peach blossom dessert sounds more elegant than peach blossom pastry." Gu Jingzhe was the first to agree.

"Okay, let's call it Peach Blossom Dessert."

Gu Taohua smiled so well that her teeth were visible and her eyes were not. No matter whether it was a cake or a dessert, weren't they all named after her name Taohua?

From now on, when people mention Gu Taohua from Qinghe Bay, they no longer refer to the fat girl from the old Gu family, but the delicious pastries and sweet desserts.

My image has completely changed.

Wouldn’t Mr. Fan then also look at me with new eyes?

"Since mother and third brother have agreed, it must be a good idea." Gu Dashu said.

Chen Sufen also nodded in agreement.

Liu Yue'e felt that it was not a good idea. It was not that she objected to the name of Taohua Dessert itself. She was thinking further. If Gu's pastry was named Taohua, who would it belong to if they really opened a shop in the future? Could it belong to Taohua?

It doesn't make sense for Taohua, who is destined to be someone else's daughter-in-law, to occupy her mother's family's pastry shop.

"Yue'e, do you agree?" Tong Huaqiong looked at Liu Yue'e with a smile.

"I agree, I definitely agree. Peach Blossom desserts are delicious, and my sister-in-law's name is nice, too." Liu Yue'e said hypocritically.

"Don't accuse me of being biased. Give me a long-term vision. In the future, we will definitely have more than one pastry stall. There will be more shops. The pastry stall can be called Peach Blossom Dessert, and the pig farm can be called Great Heat Pig Farm." Tong Huaqiong said.

Gu Dashu: "..."