Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 232 - 231: Preliminary Success (3 more)

Chapter 232: Chapter 231: Preliminary Success (3 more)

Xu Niannian felt a little nervous recently, as her eyelids were twitching and she had a feeling that something big was about to happen.

After mentioning it to Yang Cuihua, Yang Cuihua simply stuck a piece of red paper on her eye and said that would take care of it.

With a piece of red paper the size of a fingernail on her eyelid, Xu Niannian still felt uncomfortable, as though every blink might cause her eyelid to fall off.

Nowadays, Xu Dawei, having nothing better to do, would take Xiaohei for a stroll every day.

Xu Niannian had promised Li Qingshui that she would supply her with mung bean cakes once a week, but she had yet to start making them.

She didn’t go to the store in the morning, and instead, Xu Niannian planned to research the mooncake machine.

She had been taught how to use the machine when she bought it, but she had not actually used it herself, only watching others do it.

It was the right time to make Liuyue Su, so Xu Niannian rolled up her sleeves and got to work.

With the help of the machine, her speed improved dramatically.

However, the machine’s functions were not very mature, only handling basic tasks; Xu Niannian put the flour and steamed pumpkin cakes into the machine.

The machine would automatically knead the dough, then shape it into round cakes the size of mooncakes, but Xu Niannian had to do the subsequent steps herself.

Xu Niannian used to find carving patterns on each Liuyue Su too troublesome and gradually started leaving it out.

But wanting to establish her own brand, she had Gangzi’s father create countless molds for her, all with simple patterns.

There were two circles of lines on the outside with the shape of a lily flower in the middle, clear and straightforward, and in the center of the flower was the character "Xu."

One thousand Liuyue Sus, which typically would have taken Xu Niannian at least half a day to make, were now finished in about an hour with the help of the machine.

As she took out batch after batch from the pot, Xu Niannian laughed and used chopsticks to pick one out.

After it cooled down, she took a light taste.

Xu Niannian immediately frowned.

Even though the brook helped, there was still a taste difference since it wasn’t handmade.

But the difference was minor and probably undetectable by normal people because Xu Niannian, having a gourmet’s palate, could pick up even the slightest variation in flavor.

Mostly because the machine only mixed the flour with the steamed pumpkin cakes and divided them into equally-sized round cakes.

After finishing with these, Xu Niannian began to make the mung bean cakes.

The process for mung bean cakes was more complicated than Liuyue Su, mainly because she had to whip the cream and milk froth by hand.

However, Xu Niannian had bought a grinding machine, small in size and costing only two hundred yuan.

After several hours of hard work, Xu Niannian finally made over a thousand mung bean cakes.

To test if there was a difference between the Liuyue Su made by the machine and those made entirely by hand, Xu Niannian specifically called Xu Dawei over to taste them.

Back when they lived in their hometown, Xu Niannian would leave some Liuyue Su at home whenever she made them to sell in the city.

Xu Dawei naturally had eaten quite a few of them.

"Dad, how is it? Is there any change in taste?" Xu Niannian asked expectantly.

Seeing his daughter’s anticipation, Xu Dawei tasted several bites carefully.

With that taste, he ended up eating the entire Liuyue Su and couldn’t help but smack his lips.

"Hmm, it’s getting tastier and tastier; my daughter is becoming more and more capable," Xu Dawei praised.

Xu Niannian was suddenly at a loss for words.

Okay, asking Xu Dawei to give it a try was obviously a mistake.

In his eyes, she could do no wrong.

Just then, Xu Zhicheng and Xu Duoyu finished school. Xu Niannian sent Xu Zhicheng to the shop to call Zhao Pang over for delivery.

Since Xu Niannian wasn’t there, they wouldn’t sell stir-fried dishes, making Zhao Pang’s presence somewhat redundant.

Moreover, they had an extra helper today.

It’s worth mentioning that Xu Sisi had indeed come over to help as she promised.

She wanted to repay Xu Niannian for her money with her labor.

Xu Niannian just let her be, as with Yang Cuihua around, there shouldn’t be any problems.

Soon, Xu Zhicheng brought Zhao Pang back with him.

As soon as Zhao Pang arrived, he knew what he had to do.

Xu Niannian packed the Liuyue Su and mung bean cakes into boxes, foam boxes.

There were five boxes, each containing equal amounts of mung bean cakes and Liuyue Su, one box for each of the three suburban stores, and two boxes for Li Qingshui.

Looking at the five large boxes, Zhao Pang asked in shock, "Little boss, that’s so much, I can’t carry it all at once, can I?"

Xu Niannian smiled, "I know you can’t carry it all, so I got you a pushcart. It’s in the courtyard. When you go to deliver, you can also settle the accounts."

"I settle the accounts?" Zhao Pang was astonished. It wasn’t Xu Niannian’s first time asking him for delivery, but that was because Xu Zhiqiang was busy collecting money in the store and couldn’t leave.

In the past, he would deliver the goods, and Xu Zhiqiang would go to collect the money after the shop closed.

Money had never passed through Zhao Pang’s hands; he was well aware that as an employee, people are cautious, and it’s normal not to trust someone with so much money.

Yet now, Xu Niannian was actually asking him to collect the money, too?

Zhao Pang was somewhat bewildered.

This was not a joking matter.

Xu Niannian nodded, and seeing Zhao Pang’s shocked expression, she calmly said, "Didn’t you attend junior high? Even if you didn’t go to school, you should still be able to do the math, right?"

He could certainly do the math, and not just him, even someone like Qin Feng who never went to school could handle calculating accounts without much pressure.