Chapter 405: Someone Else Is the Transmigrator
Gu Honglian didn't care about the pastry recipes. What she cared about was how much money such a big shop could make in a day with so much traffic.
My parents made a mistake. They just stayed in the village waiting for my sister-in-law to come and show their filial piety, but they didn't think of coming to the town to take a look at her shop.
Even so, my second brother and my parents still wanted to divide up my eldest sister-in-law's property. They didn't even know how much property she had, but they still wanted to make some out of nothing.
Thinking of this, Gu Honglian asked, "Dashu wife, how much money does a shop this big make in a day?"
The aroma of the pastries kept coming into her nose, and Gu Honglian tried her best not to drool.
Liu Yue'e frowned and said, "Aunt, how much money the shop makes is not something you can ask, not even I can ask."
Gu Honglian said: "Why can't I ask?"
Liu Yue'e said, "Look at why the shop is called Peach Blossom Desserts. It's because besides mother, Peach Blossom is the one who runs the shop."
Gu Honglian opened her eyes wide.
Gu Taohua, her niece who is not presentable, is actually the boss of this shop.
She knew that her sister-in-law had doted on Gu Taohua before, but she didn't expect her to dote on her so much.
Old Man Gu and Old Lady Gu also doted on her, but they would not give her any of the family property. When she got married, at most she would give her some quilts or something as a dowry. The money and land in the family were given to the second brother and Ruinian, the male descendants.
"Sister Yue'e, are you saying that Sister Taohua is the one in charge of this shop?" Gu Ruinian had not yet recovered from his shock.
"Yes."
Liu Yue'e was very dissatisfied with the two people and felt that they were here on behalf of the old house to inquire about the news.
Although Liu Yue'e disliked Tong Huaqiong for favoring Taohua, she knew that her interests had to be consistent with Gu Taohua in front of outsiders.
"Are you here to find out our business secrets or to buy cakes? If you are here to find out our business secrets, you'd better get out." Liu Yue'e said unhappily.
Gu Honglian was dissatisfied with Liu Yue'e's attitude towards her and said, "Dashu's wife, I am your elder after all, how can you talk to me like that?"
Liu Yue'e said, "I'm a worker at Taohua Desserts. During my working hours, I only care about customers and not elders. Auntie, do you want to buy some snacks?"
Gu Honglian stamped her feet in anger and said, "Do I need to buy from my sister-in-law's shop? Why don't you give me two kilograms of cakes?"
Liu Yue'e said: "I can't make the decision on this matter. Only mother and Taohua can make the decision."
At this time, Gu Taohua came out with a smile on her face.
Gu Taohua is neatly dressed at work, and looks like a real boss.
She glanced at Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian with her beautiful big eyes and said with a smile, "Aunt and Ruinian are coming to buy some snacks?"
Gu Honglian said, "Taohua, I heard that you are the manager of this store. I am your elder after all. Should I spend money to buy snacks? Shouldn't you respect me?"
Gu Taohua smiled and said to Liu Yue'e, "Second sister-in-law, weigh two kilograms of peach cakes and cookies from our store for my aunt. I will give them to my aunt this time."
Gu Honglian smiled. After all, Gu Taohua was sensible.
She rolled her eyes at the various cakes in the shop. She had never seen those cakes before and wanted to try them all.
So she pointed at the meat floss pancakes and the egg yolk taro rolls and said, "Give me some of these."
He pointed at some new snacks she had never seen before and said, "I have never eaten these. Taohua, give me some of them."
Gu Taohua smiled and said, "Aunt, these daily quotas have been ordered by other customers. You can eat the peach cakes and cookies first. If they taste good, come back and patronize us."
Gu Honglian's face darkened.
She wanted to find her sister-in-law to complain, and she knew that her sister-in-law was in the shop.
She felt deflated when she thought that her sister-in-law no longer treated her as her daughter as before.
Liu Yue'e weighed two pounds of peach cakes and cookies and returned to Gu Honglian.
Gu Taohua took it and handed it to Gu Honglian, then sent Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian outside and said, "Aunt, this time I am offering it to you as a filial gift. Next time you come in, remember to bring money. You can eat any cake in the shop as long as you pay money."
Gu Honglian thought she had heard wrongly. There were so many cakes and pastries at Taohua Dessert, why couldn't she eat them for free?
How much can she eat?
Gu Honglian gritted her teeth and said, "Taohua, I am your aunt. Isn't it normal for a niece to be filial to her aunt? You still want me to buy it with silver. Do you dare to tell others and let everyone judge it?"
Gu Taohua said loudly, "Since you didn't bring any money this time, I'll give it to you. But you can't let me spoil your appetite and you won't bring any money in the future. It's not easy for us to do business. If our relatives follow suit, and you come to our house today and he comes to our house tomorrow, will we still be able to do business?"
Gu Honglian was speechless. Gu Taohua was teaching her a lesson in public.
Without waiting for Gu Honglian to react, Gu Taohua turned around and re-entered the shop, and told the guys who were maintaining order outside to keep a close eye on Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian to prevent them from causing trouble.
Gu Honglian left Peach Blossom Dessert cursing.
Gu Ruinian has remained silent since he learned that Gu Taohua was the boss of the shop.
This peach blossom dessert is not normal, very abnormal.
As for what was abnormal, he couldn't put it into words specifically, he just felt that it didn't look like a shop of this era, but more like a pastry shop of later generations.
And those pastries are no different from those in later generations.
Are there any cream cakes in this era?
If you want to make cream, what technique should you use?
Are the people who know this technology and the people who master pesticide technology the same person?
If so, that's terrible!
He was sure that there must be a time traveler in the eldest house, and that he was a very capable time traveler.
Who could this time traveler be?
Before, he was sure that it was Gu Jingzhe, but now he is not sure.
The reason is that Gu Taohua is the second person in charge of Taohua Desserts. In other words, she is the future heir of Taohua Desserts.
Not to mention this era, even the modern times in which he lives is beyond his understanding.
In the environment he lived in, the concubines around him could not get any property from their parents.
Just like in their family, his three sisters couldn’t take anything from the house.
Even a blade of grass in the house belongs to Gu Ruinian.
Take this era for example. Grandparents dote on my aunt, but at most they pamper her with food and clothing. She has no share in the core property, and even her marriage is linked to Gu Ruinian's future.
If giving up Gu Honglian could help the second branch to rise, the two elders of the Gu family would agree without hesitation and at most shed a few tears.
Tong Huaqiong actually let Gu Taohua be the one in charge.
Is it possible that Gu Taohua is the time traveler? He carefully recalled Gu Taohua's behavior.
Gu Taohua is as aggressive as the Xiaofangs in his village who go to other places to work and never come back, and as confident as his female classmates who pursue gender equality. She is completely different from the virtuous and simple girls of this era.
Even the spoiled Gu Honglian did not dare to covet the family property.
Gu Ruinian couldn't explain Gu Taohua's behavior, so he pushed Gu Taohua closer to the time traveler.