She Became A Downfall Noble Lady
Chapter 133 - 132: Speak to the Shopkeeper

Chapter 133: Chapter 132: Speak to the Shopkeeper

All children are good children, and shouldn’t be worn out by a mother who hasn’t made it yet.

Nanny Jin looked at Qi Ershun and sighed softly, saying, "Nanny doesn’t know the specifics of what’s happening, you should go back first and see for yourself, then decide what to do next. Ershun, remember, many things must be fought for by oneself. As long as you make up your mind, don’t let trivial matters weigh you down. Go on, go back and take a look first."

Even though Qi Ershun was young, he sensed something was off from her words. He wanted to ask Nanny Jin a few more questions, but she stopped him, "Don’t ask anymore, go back home and see what’s happened before you talk, I’m also in the dark here."

Qi Ercheng, holding that fragrant cake, felt unsettled inside, with not a trace of happiness, and with a droopy posture, followed Qi Ercheng and the boy who brought the message to hire a carriage home.

......

Shopkeeper He, holding most of the cake, entered the Great Crane House through the back door. After pondering in the back hall for a moment, he divided the cake into three parts and sent them to three elegant private rooms on the second floor of Great Crane House.

Cream cheese, cake—these delicious elements achieved worldwide popularity for a reason thousands of years later. With its soft, moist texture, gentle cream-yellow color, and enticing sweet aroma, the cream cake conquered the taste buds of diners in Qingyuan County, a corner of the Great Xia Dynasty, almost causing a sensation.

Where did this food come from, how could there be such a sweet taste, such tender texture in this world? Is Great Crane House’s food going to reach the heavens?

Asking the waiter from Great Crane House, the young man replied that this pastry was called cream cake. After another bite, it was still the irresistible flavor that made people unable to stop.

This cream cake... could it actually be more delicious and more shocking to gourmands’ tastes than ice cream?

Another order was a must, otherwise how could one return home to sleep peacefully?

"Waiter, a cream cake... no, no, no, make it two, eat one here, take one away. Remember, I want two whole cakes! Not just these two pieces."

"...What? None left?"

"Smack!" The sound of slapping the table, "What is this way of doing business? You dare to tease us with things you don’t have, that’s some nerve! Call your shopkeeper!"

At this time, Shopkeeper He couldn’t help feeling fortunate that he was so clever to have only divided the cake into three parts, which was not a small amount in itself. Had he served the cake like they did ice cream, with a small portion at each table, wouldn’t he have been devoured... no, torn apart?

Fortunately, among the guests in the three private rooms, two were regulars chosen by Shopkeeper He. He went over with a smiling face and explained a few more words...

Such as, "You’re a valued customer of our Great Crane House. When we have new delicacies, of course, we think of you first. See, our Great Crane House has only this one new dessert today, and we’ve brought you a portion to try something new. This is our Great Crane House’s gesture to you..."

"As for the whole cream cake... it’s not that our restaurant is reluctant, indeed we dare not be, it’s just that we don’t have any. The key ingredient for cream cake is cream, you hear the name, it’s fat extracted from cow’s milk. Just by the name, you know this thing is hard to come by, and we don’t even know if we’ll have it tomorrow. Even if we do have cream tomorrow, I can only promise you half a cake."

...blah blah blah, Shopkeeper He cheerfully exhausted his eloquence, bowing and scraping as he explained to the guests in the two private rooms until he was finally through.

Why did he feel so happy about apologizing and making faces? Wasn’t it because with this cream cake, Great Crane House would have an even greater business advantage?

Lately, several pastry shops and taverns had copied the snacks and soups of casual eateries. Although what they made was much inferior to those of the casual eateries, they had achieved the look. Less discerning customers, if they preferred the unique dishes of the other two taverns, might inevitably go elsewhere despite the copied desserts if those taverns provided them.

Now that the casual eatery introduced this cream cake, even if someone wanted to copy, could copy, knew how to extract cream... they wouldn’t have enough cow’s milk, would they? Just thinking about it made Shopkeeper He want to grin broadly.

Shopkeeper He concluded in the end that Lady Qi’s approach to business was grand. Who else could organize such a big dairy farm just for a certain ingredient for a casual eatery?

Shopkeeper He sighed inwardly, now even women are not to be underestimated, as he walked to the outside of the third private room that had experienced the cream cake.