Chapter 108: Setting up the stall again
Tong Huaqiong doesn't care about Manager Feng's psychological activities.
The one who is having a headache now is Shopkeeper Feng, not her, Tong Huaqiong.
Tong Huaqiong has already won by being able to bring Taohua Dessert to the stage to compete with Sushiyuan.
"Aunt Tong, where have you been these three days? Our Master Su misses your pastries." Tong Huaqiong was collecting money when she saw a smiling face in front of her.
He is Gu Jingzhe’s classmate Meng Yanping.
These days, students from the private school often come to Taohua Dessert to buy cakes and pastries. They have become familiar with Tong Huaqiong and when they come to the cake stall, they are very enthusiastic to Aunt Tong.
"Xiao Meng is here. What would you like to order?" Tong Huaqiong greeted warmly.
Meng Yanping was a wealthy customer who not only bought things for himself but also bought some to honor Master Su.
A lot of money has been contributed to Taohua Desserts these days.
What's more, the information that Meng Yanping had previously revealed to Gu Jingzhe gave Tong Huaqiong a plan to deal with Manager Feng.
It is reasonable for Tong Huaqiong to treat Meng Yanping more enthusiastically.
"Master Su likes to eat date cakes, chestnut pastries and date flower pastries. Bring me a pound of each first," said Meng Yanping.
"Okay, second wife, pack it for Xiao Meng." Tong Huaqiong instructed Liu Yue'e, and then asked, "What do you want for yourself?"
Meng Yanping said, "I want a pound of taro paste cakes."
"Second sister-in-law, I'll take care of the food. You go and greet other customers." Gu Taohua said to Liu Yue'e.
As the eldest aunt of the Gu family, Gu Taohua's status is undoubtedly high. When she orders Liu Yue'e to do things, Liu Yue'e dare not disobey.
"Why are you alone today?" Gu Taohua asked Meng Yanping casually while wrapping cakes skillfully.
Seeing that Meng Yanping was alone today, she wanted to ask about Fan Tong.
Gu Taohua hasn't seen Fan Tong for a long time. Last time, she specifically asked other students to bring pastries to Fan Tong, but she didn't know whether Fan Tong ate them.
"Miss Taohua, are you asking about Senior Brother Fan?" Meng Yanping asked without any concealment.
Although Meng Yanping looks generous, he is actually a careful person. He has already discovered the undercurrent between Fan Tong and Gu Taohua.
"Oh, who asked him?" Gu Taohua's thoughts were exposed. She stamped her feet in embarrassment and a blush appeared on her face.
"Miss Taohua, don't be afraid of my talking too much. You are so capable that Senior Brother Fan is not worthy of you." Meng Yanping took the pastry from Gu Taohua and reminded her.
I heard that Fan Tong was hooking up with the girl from the village chief's family and also had his eyes on the daughter of Mr. Huang. Meng Yanping couldn't stand such a fickle person.
Gu Taohua was a little angry when she heard Meng Yanping say this.
He must be jealous that Fan Tong was the only scholar in the private school.
Fortunately, my mother and two sisters-in-law were busy and didn't pay attention to the conversation between the two.
"Try my taro paste cake, I guarantee you will be satisfied."
"Why didn't you set up the stall a few days ago? I had a small accident and didn't come."
"What's the accident? Was it Sushiyuan who did it? It must be. During the few days when you weren't here, Sushiyuan also sold taro paste cakes."
"I just do my business and don't get involved in other people's affairs. It doesn't matter who sells taro paste cakes. Everyone has their own taste."
"The taro paste pastry from Taohua Dessert is the best. The one from Sushiyuan is terrible."
"Maybe mine suits your taste."
Tong Huaqiong responded to customers enthusiastically while collecting money.
He didn't even notice that Gu Taohua asked Meng Yanping about Fan Tong.
Chen Sufen watched from the side and smacked her lips.
It was her first time to participate in the sales of Peach Blossom Desserts and she admired her mother-in-law’s ease in handling the situation.
With so many people surrounding Taohua Desserts, my mother-in-law and her sister-in-law managed to keep the stall going and even took over the shop. It was not easy.
She feels that selling cakes is much more difficult than making them.
Making pastries requires only following the recipe and working hard, but selling pastries is different, as it requires being versatile, enthusiastic and thoughtful. I'm afraid my face will be sore from smiling at the end of the day.
It's really not easy to be with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Liu Yue'e was obviously very excited. Unlike Chen Sufen, she felt like a duck in water when participating in the sales of Taohua desserts.
Liu Yue'e got the hang of it quicker than expected.
She was able to understand customers' psychology and hear the hidden meaning in their words. With the help of the training Tong Huaqiong gave her two days ago on how to attract customers, Liu Yue'e's debut was a great success.
How could Liu Yue'e not work hard?
When she arrived in town and participated in the peach blossom dessert sales, she realized that she didn't like dealing with crops at all. She liked dealing with people.
In just half a day, all the pastries of Taohua Dessert were sold out.
In addition to the delicious taste of the pastries and the warm and thoughtful attitude of Tong Huaqiong and others, it was also related to the fact that there were not many pastries sold.
Tong Huaqiong did it on purpose.
She imitated the hunger marketing of later generations and decided to use hunger marketing for all her flagship products before the opening of Taohua Dessert Shop.
What we want is to create a topic and have everyone participate in the discussion, and then take the opportunity to tell everyone that Taohua Desserts has a special shop, which can carry more categories of pastries.
Not only that, she also planned a series of promotional activities when Taohua Dessert Shop opened, such as big sales on the opening day, buy one pound and get two taels free, top up and apply for a VIP card, etc.
There are so many varieties.
In short, when Taohua Dessert was a small stall, it was able to become an internet celebrity stall in Yanguan Town. After opening the shop, there is no reason why it should not become a must-visit destination for internet celebrities in Yanguan Town.
Tong Huaqiong counted the money while calculating happily.
The sun was a little strong at noon, and Tong Huaqiong's nose was covered with sweat.
"Mom, it's really not easy for you and my sister to set up a stall here." Chen Sufen sighed sincerely as she swiftly packed up the stall. She was not as good at handling things and greeting customers as Liu Yue'e, so she just did more rough work.
"It's nothing. As long as I can make money, the hard work is worth it," said Tong Huaqiong.
"I think doing business is much easier than farming," said Liu Yue'e.
Seeing that Liu Yue'e was a little bit overwhelmed, Tong Huaqiong quickly said, "You feel relaxed because Taohua and I have gone through the most difficult times. Taohua Dessert has regular customers, so it will be easy for you to work. When the shop is open, it will be a test for you."
Not only did these words fail to discourage Liu Yue'e, but they also aroused her competitive spirit.
What's so difficult about opening a shop? All the customers are the same size, and she doesn't believe that she can't handle it.
"Okay, it's too hot, let's pack up and go eat." Tong Huaqiong said.
Tong Huaqiong wiped her sweat. If her two daughters-in-law hadn't been there, she really wanted to ask Maner to go into the space and get her two popsicles to quench her thirst.
Just when she was dying of thirst, a vendor selling sour plum soup passed by. Tong Huaqiong quickly stopped him and took a copper coin to buy a few bowls of sour plum soup.
After drinking it all in one go, I felt refreshed.
"Mom, I just saw Manager Feng standing on the second floor looking at our stall." Gu Taohua said to Tong Huaqiong.
"Why should I be afraid of him?" Tong Huaqiong didn't care.
You little bastard, you can’t kill him!
After closing the stall, Tong Huaqiong took everyone out to eat.
This time, Tong Huaqiong was generous and took everyone to a restaurant to have a meal of braised lamb.
After eating and drinking, we went to Yanzhi Lane again.
If the shop wants to open earlier, it cannot rely solely on Gu Guangkui and Qin Qingyou. Tong Huaqiong has to use all the labor force in the family.
If Gu Dashu and Gu Jingzhe go well, it will probably be faster if we help together.
It’s just that the two sons have more important things to do.