Chapter 221 Public Opinion Troubles
Taohua Dessert has been doing smoothly since its opening, and even its confrontation with Sushiyuan was a strategic "high-end business war".
This was the first time that Gu Taohua encountered such a simple and crude method of slandering Taohua Desserts in front of customers.
You know, although Madam Cai and Xu Zaohua’s methods are not very sophisticated, they are effective.
If not handled properly, it will have a fatal impact on peach blossom desserts.
Xu Zaohua and Gu Taohua had been at odds since childhood, and the two had many quarrels when they were in Qinghe Bay. This time, Xu Zaohua was obviously well prepared.
Gu Taohua was only a fourteen-year-old girl after all, and she was a little flustered when faced with this situation.
She regretted a little that she didn't overturn Xu Zaohua's carriage early this morning.
"Madam, you said you bought some hazelnut pastry from my shop, but I have never received you since the shop opened." The clerk who had received the maid from the Zheng family walked out of the shop and said loudly.
Only he could say this. After all, Gu Taohua had just arrived and had not seen with his own eyes whether the Zheng family went into Taohua Dessert and bought hazelnut cookies.
The guy was very angry.
This nanny and the little maidservant failed to eat the hazelnut crisps for free at Peach Blossom Dessert, so they started to slander.
Even the gorgeous clothes she wore could not conceal the nanny's desire to take advantage of others.
Who stipulated that wealthy families don't have to pay money when buying things? They just ask for things for free.
"You naturally don't recognize me if I didn't buy it. My maid bought it. My mistress got a stomachache after eating the hazelnut pastry. If she wasn't pregnant, I wouldn't have come to you. To put it bluntly, the baby in my mistress's belly is as big as a gold nugget. If something happens, even if all of you Peach Blossom Desserts are tied together, it won't be enough to compensate. Let your shopkeeper come out and speak."
Aunt Cai's voice became louder and louder, causing passers-by to stop and look.
Gu Taohua took the opportunity to catch the loophole in Madam Cai's words and asked, "Madam, please don't be anxious. If it is really a problem in my Taohua Dessert Shop, we will definitely not avoid it. May I ask when did your little maid come to buy the hazelnut pastry? How many kilograms did she buy and how much did she spend? Can you let your little maid come out and let the shop assistant identify it? What if the hazelnut pastry was not bought from Taohua Dessert Shop, wouldn't it delay your young mistress?"
Madam Cai sneered, "How many pastry shops are there in the whole Yanguan Town? If not from yours, where else could it be bought from? How dare you ask my maid to come out and let the shop assistant identify her? Is my little maid a prostitute for you to judge?"
Gu Taohua was speechless for a moment.
Facing Madam Cai's slander, the waiter's face turned red with anger and he said, "Madam, you are too guilty to let the little maid confront you, right? Are you trying to blackmail our Peach Blossom Dessert?"
Madam Cai was waiting for this sentence, and she became more excited, saying, "You are a boy who is good at confusing right and wrong. The hazelnut crisps from your Peach Blossom Desserts upset my young mistress's stomach, but you dare not admit that it is your fault. My fellow villagers, my master is Mr. Zheng from Pingchuan County. With the financial resources of my Zheng family, do I have the trouble to blackmail your Peach Blossom Desserts? The money exposed between my master's fingers is enough to support your Peach Blossom Desserts' monthly turnover."
"This black-hearted profiteer has made my young mistress sick."
"I won't talk to the little girl and the waiter. I want your boss to come out and talk. I want to see what kind of black-hearted rotten seed your boss is made of. He actually allowed the waiter to sell the bad hazelnut cakes."
Aunt Cai shouted loudly, trying to attract everyone.
She looked inside Peach Blossom Dessert, but didn't see He Chao.
She didn't believe that He Chao would not come out.
Her goal was not only to severely damage Taohua Dessert and avenge the Zheng family, but also to cut off He Chao's retreat.
Seeing that more and more people were gathering and some of them had left the queue, Gu Taohua became a little anxious and tried desperately to think of a solution.
"There has never been any problem with Taohua Dessert since it opened. How could it be such a coincidence that the young lady of this restaurant got sick with her stomach?" someone in the crowd murmured.
“It’s hard to say. Just because there weren’t problems before doesn’t mean there aren’t problems now. These shops are all the same. Once they become big, they don’t care about customers anymore. Didn’t Sushiyuan have no problems in the first six months after it opened? But later on, they mixed moldy and moldy snacks with good ones. Who knows what would have happened if it hadn’t been discovered and made a big deal.” An old man shook his head with an attitude of seeing through everything.
"It's hard to say whether this nanny is framing Taohua Dessert. The nanny just said that the host family is Mr. Zheng's family in Pingchuan County. As far as I know, the owner of Sushi Garden is Mr. Zheng's cousin. Maybe Mr. Zheng couldn't bear to see Sushi Garden being merged into Taohua Dessert, and wanted to avenge the owner of Sushi Garden, so he deliberately made trouble for Taohua Dessert." A young man who looked like a student said casually.
"Although Sushiyuan and Taohua Dessert are competitors, the relationship between the owner of Sushiyuan and Manager Tong is not bad. Sushiyuan offered to sell to Manager Tong because it could no longer operate. Since Sushiyuan and Taohua Dessert have no grudge, how can Mr. Zheng avenge the owner of Sushiyuan? It must be that the eldest lady of the Zheng family had a stomachache after eating the hazelnut pastry from Taohua Dessert, so they came to the door." Another lady passed by Xu Zaohua's carriage and saw Xu Zaohua's pale face. Her heart was full of sympathy.
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Amid the various opinions of the onlookers, Gu Taohua told herself to stay calm, stay calm.
We will definitely be able to resolve this crisis.
"Second Boss, should I go and call Manager He?" The waiter quietly asked Gu Taohua.
At this time, Manager He was directing the work in the bakery and had no idea what was happening outside.
Because at Tong Huaqiong's request, Taohua Dessert has stipulated that the bakery is a "sterile" environment. Anyone entering the baking operation room needs to do a series of cleaning work, and ordinary waiters are not allowed to enter.
Therefore, even if the waiters outside knew that Madam Cai was making trouble, they had no way to notify Manager He in time.
"Not necessary for now." Gu Taohua said.
"Fellow villagers, I believe that you have all bought or tried the cakes of my Taohua Dessert. From the time we opened a stall to the time we opened a shop, we have never had any cases of stomach upset."
Gu Taohua did not intend to confront Aunt Cai directly. Since Aunt Cai controlled public opinion, why couldn't she do the same?
Her mother taught her to use her opponent's weaknesses to counter magic with magic.
Remember that sincerity is a sure-fire way to attract customers. If necessary, you can bring up the conflicts between the parties involved and let the customers make their own judgment.
Gu Taohua said loudly, "Since this nanny said she is the nanny of the Zheng family in Pingchuan County, then I will tell you directly. The young mistress of the Zheng family, Xu Zaohua, is from our Qinghe Bay. She is two years older than me, and we have known each other since we were young. To be honest, Xu Zaohua and I have never gotten along since we were young. We have quarreled and fought countless times since we were young. Although the hatred is not as deep as the sea of blood, it is enough to hate each other."
"How come Xu Zaohua got sick today after Taohua Dessert opened? I believe you all have your own judgment."
"Since the nanny said that Xu Zaohua was pregnant, and it was the posthumous child of Mr. Zheng, it should be very valuable. Why didn't the nanny take the time to call a doctor when she saw Xu Zaohua's stomach upset, but instead came to Taohua Dessert to argue? Aren't you afraid that if you delay, Xu Zaohua's child will not be saved? Aren't you afraid that Mr. Zheng and Madam Zheng will question you?"
Xu Zaohua asked Madam Cai with a smile.