Chapter 121 Internet celebrity shop
The popularity of Taohua Dessert on its first day of opening doesn’t mean anything.
Only by continuing to be popular can you gain a foothold.
Seven days after the shop opened, Taohua Dessert's customer flow remains unabated.
For those who come to Yanguan Town to attend the market and go shopping, checking in at Peach Blossom Dessert in Yanzhi Lane has become a new lifestyle trend.
Even if you don't buy any desserts at Taohua, there are still free pastry samples and free tea to drink.
Therefore, the reputation of Taohua desserts has been completely established.
Peach Blossom Dessert has become an Internet celebrity shop in Yanguan Town.
In the past, when people mentioned the pastry shops in Yanguan Town, they would think of Sushiyuan, but now it is Taohua Dessert.
It is obvious that Taohua Dessert will soon replace Sushiyuan and become the top brand in the pastry industry in Yanguan Town.
Ma Ming was naturally unhappy.
He could only endure his unhappiness. He couldn't and didn't dare to do anything bad to Taohua Dessert.
Firstly, Tong Huaqiong did him a favor and sent the title deed and seal of the Sushi Garden that Feng Chuan had stolen to his home.
But Tong Huaqiong was not doing him a favor for no reason. He made a business commitment of fair competition to Tong Huaqiong.
Moreover, Tong Huaqiong mortgaged the Sushi Garden to Feng Chuan, the shopkeeper Feng, because of the money he owed her. However, she did not take advantage of the situation and informed Ma Ming. Her righteous act spread throughout the entire Yanguan Town.
If anyone doesn't say that Widow Tong is loyal, it will be impossible for Sushiyuan to deal with Taohua Dessert.
If anything happened to Tong Huaqiong or Taohua Dessert, the first one to be suspected by the whole town would definitely be Sushiyuan. Then Sushiyuan would just have to wait to be abandoned by the customers in Yanguan Town.
Of course, Tong Huaqiong deliberately spread the news of her righteous act. She also asked Gu Jingzhe to write a storybook and gave two taels of silver to the storyteller, asking the storyteller to perform the story in a teahouse.
Secondly, Ma Ming had witnessed Tong Huaqiong's ruthlessness and ability, and was somewhat afraid of her. He was worried that Tong Huaqiong had some leverage over Sushiyuan, and if things went wrong, Tong Huaqiong would destroy Sushiyuan first.
Instead of this, it is better to allow the existence of peach blossom desserts.
Ma Ming couldn't get rid of Taohua Dessert and thought that the fault for this situation was the shopkeeper Feng.
If Shopkeeper Feng had not underestimated his enemy, if Shopkeeper Feng had not been greedy, how could a peach blossom dessert have appeared.
The more Ma Ming thought about it, the angrier he became. He told all the shops in Pingchuan County how Manager Feng had cheated his owners, and threatened that anyone who dared to hire Manager Feng would be going against him.
Now, Manager Feng was completely isolated and helpless in Pingchuan County. He had no choice but to sell his house and move back to the countryside with his family and Feng Chuan.
If a person loses his spirit, he will become completely depressed.
But all this has nothing to do with Tong Huaqiong. She neither cares nor sympathizes with him.
Everything is on the right track for Peach Blossom Dessert.
Everyone performed their duties and worked enthusiastically.
It’s just that sometimes there aren’t enough people.
"...Boss, can Yue'e and I continue to work in this shop for a long time?"
On this day, Tong Huaqiong was counting the accounts when Liu Yue'e's brother and sister-in-law Liu Shan and Hu came to Tong Huaqiong and asked for a formal job.
Tong Huaqiong has been observing Liu Shan and the Hu couple from a distance these days and has found that they are indeed capable and sincere, and are good helpers.
She was willing to take them under her wing.
"Why not?" Tong Huaqiong said.
Liu Shan became excited and said from the bottom of his heart: "Aunt Tong, don't give in to Yue'e's face. You hired us because you think we are capable. Otherwise, we would be too embarrassed to stay here."
This attitude made Tong Huaqiong look at Liu Shan and his wife with new respect again.
Tong Huaqiong said seriously: "Your sister's face is not good in front of me. We are also relatives, why don't I let Sufen's brother and sister-in-law come? I asked you two to help because I saw that you two are practical and capable. These days, I really didn't make a mistake in choosing you. I have long wanted to tell you to stay in the shop for a long time."
Liu Shan and Hu were deeply moved after hearing this.
From now on, they will become official partners of Taohua Dessert.
"Liu Shan, I want you to be in charge of the store's purchases together with Dashu in the future." Tong Huaqiong said, "What do you think?"
Liu Shan was stunned.
Anyone who can be responsible for purchasing is the boss's confidant, usually a family member.
Tong Huaqiong actually gave him such an important task. Liu Shan was moved and felt extremely proud at the same time.
This shows that Tong Huaqiong fully recognizes his character.
If he refused, it would seem that he was ungrateful, so Liu Shan patted his chest and accepted it happily.
"Aunt Tong, don't worry, I will do my best. I promise that there will be no problem with my future purchase accounts."
Tong Huaqiong nodded.
There is no need to use people who are suspicious.
She believed in Liu Shan.
"Liu Shan's wife, you should go to the oven room and do baking with Sufen from now on. Help her for now, and then become a pastry chef when you become proficient." Tong Huaqiong said to Mrs. Hu.
"Don't worry, I'll pay you as usual."
During these days, Mrs. Hu cooked and Tong Huaqiong discovered that she had a talent for cooking.
It would be a shame to waste such talent in the kitchen, it would be better to transfer it to the oven room to do baking.
Now she and Chen Sufen are responsible for baking pastries, but Taohua Dessert is no longer the small stall it used to be. She wants to shift more of her focus to business management and even to exploring other business opportunities.
So she had to gradually withdraw from the oven room.
Pastry chefs are of utmost importance to a pastry shop. Tong Huaqiong never believes that recipes should be kept secret. If one wants to expand the pastry shop, one must train a group of professional pastry chefs.
Hu was the second pastry chef she discovered besides Chen Sufen.
Allowing Hu to enter the oven room was more shocking to the couple than letting Liu Shan be in charge of purchasing.
You have to know that in this era, some masters with professional skills will not easily pass on their recipes to others. This is how the saying "teaching the apprentice and starving the master" came about.
Many apprentices went to shops to learn a craft, and they had to work for the shops for free for five years before they were allowed to learn the craft.
Now that Hu has been cooking at Taohua Dessert for a few days, Tong Huaqiong is willing to let her learn how to make pastries. This kind of treatment is unique in Pingchuan County.
Mrs. Hu was so moved that she almost burst into tears and said to Tong Huaqiong: "Aunt Tong, I will never forget your kindness. I will definitely work hard. As long as you want me, I will not leave Taohua Dessert."
Tong Huaqiong smiled and said, "Let's make it clear first. There will be a probation period. If you fail, you will continue to do your original work."
Liu Shan and his wife nodded. They were already very satisfied that Tong Huaqiong gave them a chance!
Whether they can do a good job depends entirely on themselves.
After Tong Huaqiong finished speaking, she asked Ma Huateng to take out the employment contract that had already been written.
The job content, salary and benefits are all clearly stated.
Liu Shan and his wife were illiterate, so Ma Huateng read the agreement to them twice. The couple wondered what kind of agreement they were signing, but Tong Huaqiong said they had to sign it. The couple put their fingerprints on it and signed it, and from then on they officially became Tong Huaqiong's employees.
"Your Sushi Garden's current poor business is your own fault. How dare you come to our Taohua Dessert? If you want to buy snacks, we welcome you. If you come here to cheat us, I will beat you up."
Tong Huaqiong had just signed the employment contract with Liu Shan and his wife when she heard Gu Taohua cursing someone.
"Taohua, what's going on?" Tong Huaqiong asked.
Is Gu Taohua drifting away?
Standing at the door of his own store and cursing people, have you forgotten Tong Huaqiong's rule that the store business must not be affected at any time?
Even though it's closing time now, Tong Huaqiong doesn't want anyone to break this rule.
Gu Taohua ran in and said angrily, "It's the guys from Sushiyuan who are here."
Tong Huaqiong scolded Taohua: "He's just a guy from Sushiyuan, why should you be angry? Call him in."
Now Taohua Dessert and Sushiyuan are equally popular, and Tong Huaqiong even has the upper hand. With good business, Tong Huaqiong feels good.
She was very generous to the guys at Sushiyuan.