The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Chapter 185 Want to Test Li Anran

Thinking of this, Li Muxia added, "Also, we need to give our hot pot restaurant a name. All the hot pot restaurants we cooperate with later will use this name, and we also need to add the word 'branch' to the end of the name."

And so, the two discussed the matter of opening a branch store and talked about some details. Manager Wang was secretly amazed by Li Muxia's idea.

In fact, Li Muxia was a complete novice in business. She simply shared some business knowledge she had seen in modern times, which can be considered as standing on the shoulders of giants.

As for the actual operation, Li Muxia had no idea, so these tasks fell to Manager Wang.

After discussing the matter of opening a branch, Li Muxia explained the purpose of her visit. She pushed the food box in her hand towards Manager Wang and said, "Uncle Wang, please try this. This is a traditional cake. I was originally thinking of opening a pastry shop, but now I have to consider opening a hot pot restaurant, so the pastry shop will have to be put on hold for now. However, you can supply this at Xiankelai as a pre- or post-meal dessert."

Shopkeeper Wang looked at the pastry, and although he hadn't tasted it yet, the cake's unique aroma already made his mouth water.

He picked up a piece of cake and took a bite. It was sweet but not cloying, fragrant and delicious. It tasted different from the pastries he had eaten before.

Shopkeeper Wang was completely won over by the cake. He ate the whole thing, leaving not a single piece. It was not only delicious but also very filling.

Looking at the remaining piece of cake in the food box, Manager Wang already had a rough idea in mind. He was confident that this cake would be a big hit at his Cyclamen restaurant.

It's just that having only one thing is a bit too monotonous. Even if it's delicious, you'll get tired of it if you eat too much of it. It would be better if there were more varieties.

Shopkeeper Wang looked at Li Muxia and said, "This pastry is indeed delicious, but if you're opening a pastry shop, having only this one kind might be a bit monotonous."

Li Muxia: "I have many pastry recipes, this is just one of them, and each pastry is something that doesn't exist in the Eastern Country."

When Manager Wang heard Li Muxia's words, his eyes lit up. The dishes made with the recipes that Li Muxia had provided to Xiankelai were very popular. Even the dishes that they already had in their shop tasted different and much better when made with her recipes.

So, her pastry recipe this time must be the same. Judging from this pastry called "old-fashioned cake", the rest of the pastries must taste very good as well.

Manager Wang shared his idea: "Miss, I think we should serve these pastries as appetizers at Cyclamen to raise their profile. Then we can open a dedicated pastry shop. Once everyone has tasted these novel pastries, the shop will be packed with customers when it opens."

Li Muxia nodded in agreement with Manager Wang's idea, and then said, "If possible, I would like to have my sister become a partner in the pastry shop. What do you think?"

Li Muxia had already thought of this idea before, but she hadn't told Li Anran or Manager Wang yet. Li Anran was a little foodie, and it was inspired by her that Li Muxia came up with the idea of ​​opening a pastry shop.

Although Li Anran has become much more lively now, Li Muxia feels that Li Anran will eventually get married. Given Li Anran's naive nature, she worries whether she will be mistreated in her husband's family. Li Muxia wants Li Anran to have her own career before marriage, so she can learn something from it. Although the General's Mansion will provide a generous dowry when Li Anran marries, Li Muxia still wants to use the experience to train Li Anran, to prevent her from becoming overly dependent on her family, and at least to help her develop a more independent personality. Even if it fails, at least the experiences Li Anran has gone through will help her grow a lot.

Through interactions with people, she can better understand human relationships and social dynamics, enabling her to live more comfortably in her husband's family in the future.

Manager Wang had no objection to Li Muxia's suggestion. They were already short of funds, and if Li Anran joined, it would speed up the opening of the pastry shop.

Seeing that Manager Wang had no objections, Li Muxia felt relieved. She checked the time and realized it was getting late. Wei Shuyue and the others should have arrived soon, so Li Muxia got up to say goodbye.

When they arrived at the private room, Wei Shuyue and Su Lanzhi were already there, eating a traditional cake with Li Anran. When they saw Li Muxia arrive, Su Lanzhi quickly stood up and said, "Sister Xia, this cake is so delicious! Anran said you made it yourself. You are so amazing! Not only do you play the piano well, but you can also make such delicious pastries."

Wei Shuyue also said, "Yes, Mu Xia, your pastry is so delicious. An Ran even said it would taste even better if you added something called cream."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia said, "Yes, but this cream is quite difficult to make. I'm still in the experimental stage. Once I've made it, I'll definitely send it to you to try."

Both of them beamed with joy upon hearing this. If it was this delicious without cream, they could only imagine how delicious it would be with cream.

When the hot pot arrived, everyone was still discussing the cream cake. However, they were quickly won over by the hot pot. Although it wasn't their first time eating hot pot, it always made them happy. There were dozens of side dishes for the hot pot, but each time they came, they could only eat a dozen or so. The first time they came, they generously asked the waiter to bring them a plate of every dish, but the waiter always persuaded them not to. So, they haven't tried them all yet.

Moreover, these sheltered young ladies couldn't go out to eat often, so since the hot pot restaurant opened, they had only come once or twice with their elders.

This was only Su Lanzhi's second time here. It had been more than half a month since her last visit, and she had come with her elders, so she hadn't enjoyed the meal at all. Therefore, this time, she ate with great relish.

Wei Shuyue had eaten with her brother four or five times, but she had a small appetite and hadn't even tried all the hot pot side dishes yet. Although she ate very delicately, it wasn't hard to tell that she didn't really enjoy it.

The group ate and chatted, and eventually the conversation turned to ancestor worship.

Su Lanzhi: "Three days later, Father will take us to Mount Hua to pay respects to our ancestors. We will stay at Huguo Temple for two days."

Li Anran: "What a coincidence, we're also going to Mount Hua in two days, and we'll be staying at Huguo Temple there too."

Su Lanzhi: "Really? That's great! Then we can go together. I heard from my second sister that there's a pear orchard behind Huguo Temple, and it's the season for the pears to ripen now. They say the pears from Huguo Temple are big and sweet, and I've never tried them before. We can go pick pears together."

Li Anran: "Great! I haven't had pears from Huguosi Temple in a long time."