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Chapter 185 Niece? Nephew?
"No, it's my nephew!" Yunmo retorted.

The two then started arguing about it, and although they didn't reach a conclusion, they seemed to enjoy it immensely, and even made a bet.

Although Xu Qingmeng knew she was carrying twins, she couldn't say anything, since she couldn't explain how she knew.

Rong-jie glanced at the two of them, her gaze lingering on Xu Qingmeng's stomach.

She opened her mouth and muttered something, but no one could hear her clearly because of the noise from Yun Sheng and Yun Mo.

"Rongrong, what did you say?" Yun Sheng turned and asked.

Rong-jie shook her head and didn't say anything.

Looking at the children, Madam He said, “Don’t argue. Whether it’s my eldest niece or my eldest nephew, you are all elders. You will all have to take care of them in the future. No one is allowed to slack off.”

"of course."

Yunmo nodded solemnly, "Mother, sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of my nephew."

Rong Jie nodded confidently.

He Shi and Xu Qingmeng both laughed.

The children rushed out again.

Xu Qing dreamed of having nothing to do, and since Madam He wasn't busy today, she thought of going to Jinxiuxuan to take a look.

After speaking to Madam He, he went to the main room and rummaged through the several packages he had brought back for a long time, finally finding two small bundles.

The bundles weren't very big; one was for Madam Huang, and the other was for everyone at Jinxiuxuan.

Xinting had already rushed over to get busy early in the morning, so only Xu Qingmeng was there now.

Madam He had originally intended for her to go empty-handed, with Xinting bringing the things the next day. However, Xu Qingmeng said they weren't heavy, so Madam He had no choice but to let her go.

As she approached, Xu Qingmeng could see the pastry shop across the street from afar, with people coming and going at the entrance.

Xu Qingmeng still found it strange. Although there was business in Quan County when they left, it wasn't this good.

On the contrary, Jinxiuxuan's business was not particularly bad, but it was far behind that of Suxiangge.

Xu Qingmeng sensed that something was wrong and didn't delay.

"Master Xu is here!" The shopkeeper's face lit up when he saw Xu Qingmeng, and he hurriedly went to greet her: "Master, I heard you were in danger, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, thank you for your concern, shopkeeper."

"Master, what are you saying? I almost forgot, I haven't congratulated Young Master Gu on winning first place again. From now on, you will truly be the wife of a scholar."

It was no secret that Gu Yunyi was injured, but the shopkeeper wisely refrained from mentioning it.

Xu Qingmeng said with a light laugh, "Thank you, shopkeeper. I bought some fresh things when I went to the prefectural city. Shopkeeper, please take them down and share them with everyone. They're not worth much, so please don't mind."

"What are you saying, sir? It's an honor that you even remember us."

The shopkeeper took the bundle and carried it into the main room. Since everyone was busy, he planned to distribute it during the lunch break.

Xu Qingmeng then found someone to deliver the gift to Madam Huang, and went to the kitchen herself.

In the kitchen, everyone was busy and didn't notice anything wrong.

"Auntie, what brings you here? Didn't you say you'd rest at home for a couple more days before coming?" Xinting turned her head and saw Xu Qingmeng standing at the door. Upon hearing this, Madam Chen turned around, her eyes lighting up: "Master Xu?"

"Xinting, Madam Chen, you two come with me for a moment."

"Ai."

Xu Qingmeng led the two into the courtyard and asked directly,
"Madam Chen, tell me what happened at the shop after I left? Why has business decreased so much?"

Xinting brought out a chair and asked Xu Qingmeng to sit down.

Xu Qingmeng's current condition was indeed not suitable for standing for a long time, so she sat down without being polite.

Madam Chen immediately began to speak: "When you left, the shop was fine for about ten days. But then, for some reason, it suddenly started to fall short of some things."

"Actually, according to the previous situation, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the time for exchanging gifts, and our shop should not be deserted. So the manager had someone check, and they found out that the lost customers went to the other side."

"This Su Xiang Ge actually found a master chef from the capital. Madam Huang also sent someone to buy some to try. The taste is not much different from ours. We should have had the advantage, but who would have thought that the price across the street is lower, and during the Mid-Autumn Festival, they launched a Mid-Autumn Festival gift box containing several kinds of pastries, and the price was no different from selling them individually."

Xu Qingmeng asked in confusion, "Even so, don't we still have gift boxes?"

"That's true, but the new chef across the street is really skilled. Thanks to Zhong Xin, he has almost perfectly replicated the pastries in our shop. The taste is not much different, and the price is cheaper than ours."

Xu Qingmeng understood after hearing this.

In a competition of similar flavors, the cheaper option will naturally be chosen by others.

Xu Qingmeng pondered for a moment. It seemed that the master chef across the street was not simple, but there was nothing she could do about it. The few people in the shop had not yet reached the level of being apprentices.

"Xinting, go and bring over some of all the pastries from the shop."

"Hmm." Xinting didn't understand, but she did as instructed.

Xu Qingmeng began to taste each one one by one. It seemed that everyone had been working hard these past few days, and the taste of each dessert had improved considerably.

But after all, Tame is still quite inexperienced, and the person opposite her is a master chef. Even with the same recipe, the pastries she makes are different from those made by the people in the kitchen.

This is probably what they mean by "a thousand people, a thousand flavors."

Xu Qingmeng walked towards the kitchen, where everyone was already waiting for her.

"Boss, you're back this time because we're launching a new product."

"Okay, you two go ahead and finish what you're doing." Xu Qingmeng nodded. "Xinting, Madam Chen, you two come with me and do some preparations. Today's snacks are relatively simple. You can learn how to make them together at noon."

"okay!"

Everyone was very happy and obediently went to work.

Xu Qingmeng didn't plan to do anything special. The Mid-Autumn Festival had already passed, but now it was the Double Ninth Festival, so Xu Qingmeng planned to have everyone learn to make a festive dish, Double Ninth Cake.

Chongyang cake is named after the tradition of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival, symbolizing continuous advancement.

The way Chongyang cake is made varies from place to place. In Quan County, the Chongyang cake is colorful, but the taste is not that good. It's more about enjoying the festive atmosphere.

Xu Qingmeng didn't plan to make anything too difficult today. It was just a mixture of glutinous rice flour and regular rice flour, with red bean paste, brown sugar, etc., steamed, and then cut into small diamond-shaped pieces.

So it's not difficult.

(End of this chapter)