Chapter 283 Rouge Gouache
So the slogan "The same meat-filled mooncake that even Governor Yao likes to eat" was written on the board.
Tong Huaqiong decided to place it in the most prominent position of Taohua Dessert when it opens.
"Mom, you're awesome! You can even think of this trick." Gu Dashu gave a thumbs up sincerely.
"What's the big deal? Even if the emperor comes to eat my pastries, I will dare to put up a sign that says it's the emperor's favorite." Tong Huaqiong said.
Just like the later Qianlong cabbage and Cixi steamed bread, isn't it the same? It doesn't matter whether Qianlong and Cixi ate them or not, what matters is to use their names as a gimmick.
Soon it was evening.
Tong Huaqiong had been riding in a carriage all day and had been inspecting the shops non-stop, so she was already very tired.
Gu Dashu had already booked a hotel for Tong Huaqiong and others. Seeing that his mother was looking tired, he advised Tong Huaqiong to go back to the hotel first.
Originally, He Chao wanted to invite Tong Huaqiong to dinner, but seeing that his host was tired, he arranged the dinner for the next day.
The hotel is just across from Taohua Dessert, just a few steps away.
The provincial capital is indeed the provincial capital.
Even at night, the bustle remains unabated.
Especially as the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the scene of fireworks and lights all night long is presented.
After night falls, every shop hangs lanterns and the entire street is immersed in bright lights.
Tong Huaqiong stood at the door of the hotel and looked back, and saw that the row of red lanterns hung in her own shop made the peach blossom desserts particularly clear.
It will open the day after tomorrow.
She finally opened a shop in the provincial capital.
Tong Huaqiong felt proud of herself.
"Mom, what are you looking at?" Gu Taohua asked.
Tong Huaqiong said: "Look at the words Peach Blossom Dessert. Look at Peach Blossom, don't these four words Peach Blossom Dessert look particularly beautiful?"
Gu Taohua looked over and felt a little excited.
"It's beautiful, so beautiful."
Peach Blossom Dessert, that is the pastry shop named after her.
From the day after tomorrow, her name will move from Qinghe Bay to Yanguan Town, and from Yanguan Town to the provincial capital.
From then on, people in the entire Ningcheng area not only knew her mother, but also knew her name.
After Tong Huaqiong arrived at the hotel, she was so tired that she didn't want to move, so she asked Gu Dashu to order food at the hotel and eat it in the room.
Gu Taohua, her two sisters-in-law, and her two nephews and nieces were not tired at all.
Liu Yue'e loved to join in the fun, and when she saw the lights outside, she could no longer hold back her desire to go eat some snacks and visit the jewelry shop.
Yaozu and Maner even insisted on going to the circus to watch acrobatics and eat delicious food.
Seeing Tong Huaqiong staying in the hotel, everyone felt embarrassed to go out for a walk.
Tong Huaqiong waved her hand and said, "I'll go back to the hotel first. Dashu, you take your wife and sister-in-law out for a good walk."
Liu Yue'e's eyes lit up and she began to touch the silver in her arms. She wanted to buy jewelry.
Chen Sufen said, "You guys go ahead. I'll stay with my mother at the hotel."
Liu Yue'e almost couldn't help rolling her eyes at Chen Sufen.
The elder sister-in-law really ruins the mood. She only makes her look filial, doesn't she?
Tong Huaqiong sometimes felt troubled by Chen Sufen's excessive filial piety, and raised her voice and said, "You don't have to pay for it. Just go shopping if I tell you to."
Only then did Chen Sufen feel at ease as she followed her brother-in-law and his wife and Gu Taohua out.
"Uncle, I want to go watch the circus."
"Dad, I want to see the fire-breathing one."
Maner and Yaozu chattered excitedly.
"Okay, I'll take you to see the circus." said Gu Dashu.
Liu Yue'e disagreed. She said to Gu Dashu, "Dashu, please take me and my sister-in-law to visit the rouge and silk shops. We can't watch the acrobatics anytime."
Gu Dashu picked up Yaozu and said to Liu Yue'e, "I don't understand those women's things. Let Taohua go with you."
Liu Yue'e's face immediately turned ugly.
Gu Dashu unawarely walked out of the door holding Yaozu in one hand and Maner in the other.
Tong Huaqiong knew that the second son's wife was angry, but she did not interfere in the conflict between the young couple.
Finally everyone left. Tong Huaqiong ate her meal, asked the hotel for hot water, washed up, and went to bed quickly.
Tong Huaqiong had no idea when Gu Dashu, Gu Taohua and others would return. She slept until dawn and was awakened by the hawking sounds outside the window.
As usual, Chen Sufen, the good daughter-in-law, brought hot water for Tong Huaqiong to wash her face.
Liu Yue'e brought a piece of scented soap with flowers and plants to Tong Huaqiong's room and helped her wash her face.
"Mom, guess which store this soap comes from?" Liu Yue'e asked mysteriously.
"Could it be Lu Zhaozhao's shop?" Tong Huaqiong said.
"Your guess is so accurate." Liu Yue'e exclaimed.
It's not hard to guess at all.
Tong Huaqiong knew from Tong Dajiao's memory that the Lu family had a cosmetics business. After Lu Zhaozhao married Gu Jingzhe, the rouge and powder for all the female members of the Gu family were provided by Lu Zhaozhao's shop.
It’s just that in the previous life, Lu Zhaozhao did not manage the shop personally.
Tong Huaqiong guessed that Lu Zhaozhao probably obtained the trial operation rights of this shop.
If she were Mr. Lu, and his granddaughter wanted to do business, he would definitely be unwilling to hand over the tea, porcelain and other businesses that deal with men to Lu Zhaozhao at the beginning, and would choose to let Lu Zhaozhao run the shop that deals with women.
That can only be the rouge and powder business.
Tong Huaqiong asked, "Did you see Lu Zhaozhao last night?"
Chen Sufen said, "Yes. We walked into the shop and she was asking a few girls to try on rouge. She seemed very happy to see us."
Liu Yue'e said, "She gave each of us a set of rouge, powder and soap. You know what, the powder from Lu's shop is really good. It doesn't feel like drilling into a dough jar when applied on the face. The soap is also good. I think it smells better than the one from the shops in town."
As the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, they heard a burst of sweet laughter outside.
Tong Huaqiong knew Lu Zhaozhao was coming as soon as she heard it.
Hearing a knock on the door, Liu Yue'e opened it and it was indeed Lu Zhaozhao standing at the door.
"Aunt Tong." A shadow in green clothes flashed in.
"Why did Zhao Zhao come so early?" Tong Huaqiong asked with a smile.
Lu Zhaozhao sat on Tong Huaqiong's bed in a familiar manner and said, "Aunt Tong, you don't know, the last time I went home, I asked grandpa to run the shop, but grandpa disagreed. I had a fight with grandpa and asked my brother to help persuade grandpa about the bet with Taohua, and grandpa agreed to give me a rouge shop. Grandpa and brother always think that I am just being mad at Taohua and don't care how I run the shop. I just can't swallow this anger, I want to run my rouge shop into the best rouge shop in Ningcheng, so I come to the shop early in the morning every day and stay up late at night to check the accounts."
Lu Zhaozhao said this while wiping the dark circles under her eyes for Tong Huaqiong to see.
Tong Huaqiong touched Lu Zhaozhao's head. This little girl had really taken the first step in doing business.
From her high spirits, we can tell that she doesn't take business for granted, but has really put in a lot of effort.
Tong Huaqiong and Han's positive encouragement to Lu Zhaozhao made her take the first step. However, the grandfather and grandson of the Lu family regarded her business as childish behavior, which had a reverse incentive effect.
All these factors aroused her competitive spirit and gave her a goal.
Tong Huaqiong believed that with Lu Zhaozhao as hers, she would be able to run the shop very well.
Thinking of this, Tong Huaqiong wanted to go to Lu Zhaozhao's shop to take a look in person.
Tong Huaqiong said: "Zhao Zhao is very dedicated, you can definitely run the rouge shop into the best rouge shop in Ningcheng."
Lu Zhaozhao said, "Just wait and see. I will definitely shock Grandpa and my brother so that they will never look down on me again. After I run the rouge shop well, I will also participate in the family's porcelain and silk businesses. I will also go out of Ningcheng with Grandpa and go to Suzhou, Hangzhou and Shengjing to do business."
When Lu Zhaozhao said this, he was full of confidence.
Tong Huaqiong smiled and said, "With your ambition, you can accomplish anything."
Lu Zhaozhao smiled. She liked Aunt Tong so much.
Aunt Tong always encouraged her and believed in her.