Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 341 So That's How It Is

Li Wen curled her lip in disdain and said, "Look at him, so skinny and sallow-faced, he doesn't look like someone who's going to make money. Hmph, going against me, shutting him out is the least I can do." She raised her hand and made a few slashing motions with the scraper.

Xiao Wei glanced at Li Wenhe, who was standing to the side with a half-smile, and asked, "What's gotten into her?"

Li Wen poked Xiao Wei's stomach twice with the head of the scraper and said, "Who's upset? Watch your mouth, or I'll cut you in two." She then brandished the scraper, slashing and hacking at him a few times.

The decorating scraper was unsharpened, but it was made of high-quality steel, polished to an exceptionally smooth finish. It might not be able to cut meat, but it would be fine for slashing people. It was being used to compare the scraper with Xiao Wei, making Xiao Wei's hair stand on end. He snatched the scraper away, slapped Xiao Liwen's butt twice, and put the scraper on the worktable.

Li Wen looked at Xiao Wei with disbelief, covering her bottom with both hands and pouting. "You, you actually hit my bottom? My mom said that no one but my boyfriend can touch my bottom. I'll fight you!" She pounced on Xiao Wei, scratching and biting.

Xiao Wei reached out to stop the frantic Li Wen and asked Li Wenhe, "Is it really closed over there?"

Li Wenhe looked lovingly at the flailing Li Wen and said, "Turn it off, otherwise why would little Li Wen be so happy?"

Li Wen laughed loudly, "Haha, this is my curse technique, making him dare to sell it cheaper than us."

Xiao Wei asked Li Wenhe, "What exactly happened? How come I'm like this after only a few days?"

Xiao Wei declined to comment on the matter of lifestyle habits, but he believed that no matter what, Xiao Wen would not use a basin to urinate. Where would a cake shop get a basin? They don't bake bread there. But this result was still quite pleasing, hahaha.

The old man in front of us finished his cake with his grandson and called for the bill. Li Wen went out to collect the money. A piece of cake and a cup of fruit juice cost ten dollars. To be honest, that price is really expensive in this day and age. This old man must be quite well-off and dotes on his grandson.

The old man bought a few more chiffon cakes and tiger-skin rolls, saying they were for his wife to take home. But while his grandson was weighing and paying, he leaned over the counter and spotted the longevity peach-shaped wax cake on top of the sample cakes, pointing at it and asking for it.

The old man turned and bent down to coax his grandson a few times, then turned back to ask, "Is this for sale? How much?"

Xiao Wei paused for a moment and said, "That's wax, you can't eat it. It's useless for you to buy it. Kids are only interested for three minutes; you'll just throw it away anyway. Don't buy it. Come on, little one, how about Uncle makes you a butter flower? It's edible."

The little boy was quite cute, chubby and fair-skinned with big, bright black eyes, and a lively, mischievous air. He turned to look at Xiao Wei for a few seconds, then stiffened his neck and said, "No, I want this peach."

Xiao Wei said, "If you really want this peach, then don't come to my house again. I won't sell you anything else, not cakes or bread. If you want to eat it, go eat it at someone else's house."

The little boy pouted and turned to look at his grandfather.

The old man and his grandson stared at each other for a few seconds before the old man gave up. He said to Xiao Wei, "Fine, let's buy one. It's a wax peach, so it can be lit during a power outage. How much?" The wax peaches cost 80 cents each from Han San, but you can't just tell a customer 80 cents. Xiao Wei was a bit stumped, unsure what price to ask for. The old man thought for a moment and said, "How about ten dollars?"

Xiao Wei hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No need, no need, it can't be that expensive. I'll buy it in bulk." Li Wen interjected, "Five yuan is fine. The bulk price is four yuan. This is actually hollow inside. It's only for lighting the candle before blowing it out on a birthday. It probably won't work as a candle spot. Do you have any leftover candle sticks at home? There's a hole at the bottom of this peach. You can melt some candle sticks and pour them into the hole until it's full, then it can be used as a candle spot."

The old man chuckled and took out another five yuan, handing it to Li Wen. He said to Xiao Wei, "Your little wife is something else, so quick-witted and pretty too." Xiao Wei: "..." Li Wenhe: "Pfft." Li Wen: "@%#%￥--T^T".

The old man happily carried the cake and led his grandson, who was holding a peach, out of the store. Li Wen glared fiercely at Xiao Wei.

As soon as the door opened, Liu Huasheng pushed it open and came in. Xiao Wei turned his head and saw that it was him, and said, "Oh, not busy today? You're a rare guest."

Liu Huasheng took off his hat and scratched his head a few times, saying, "There's a lot of trouble every day. Besides, it's not good to keep coming here. You have to keep your distance from these thugs. If you get too close, they'll take advantage of you. How's business?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "It's alright. The profit margin on these things is decent; selling a few a day is enough to make a profit. Who has a birthday coming up?"

Liu Huasheng asked, "Does that car on the other side have a big impact on you?"

Just as Xiao Wei was about to speak, Li Wen said, "How can it not be big? You deliberately set the price so low right from the start. For the first half month, no one came to buy from my store. It's only in the last two days that things have gotten a little better." Xiao Wei smiled and said, "It's not that serious. Longcheng is so big. Sooner or later, there will be stores everywhere. How can one store handle all the business? Just make sure your products are good. Don't worry about others opening stores."

Liu Huasheng nodded and said, "The one who started the fight at the dance hall was sent to the detention center, and the rest were fined a little money. Make me a cake this big, with lots of flowers, but no words on it." He pointed to a 32-yuan cake.

Xiao Wei glanced at it; it was a floral basket design. Looking at Liu Huasheng, he asked, "Buying this for your girlfriend? Are you dating someone?"

Liu Huasheng was a little embarrassed and said, "It's not certain yet, it's just begun."

Xiao Wei said to Li Wenhe, "Master Li, can you make one for me? Make it look nice." Li Wenhe nodded, went to wash his hands, took out the cake base and started working. Xiao Wei said to Liu Huasheng, "Master Li's technique is excellent. Even if Li Wen and I worked together, we couldn't do it."

Liu Huasheng nodded and said, "The other side might not be able to continue. Do you have any of their equipment that you can use?"

Xiao Wei asked, "What's wrong? How did you know?"

Liu Huasheng said calmly, "Several consecutive arguments and disturbances indicate that there are problems with the business. Yesterday, the station issued him a public security rectification notice and fined him 12,000 yuan." This era belongs to the golden age of administrative management. No matter what you do, all departments have the right to manage and punish you. It's fine if nothing happens normally, but if someone wants to mess with you, there are countless ways to do so.

Xiao Wei was stunned, and Li Wen was also taken aback for a moment. She immediately gave Liu Huasheng a thumbs up: "Well done, Brother Liu. From now on, you're like a brother to me. You can come to me anytime you need anything. You're so considerate and loyal."

Xiao Wei scratched his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Can it get better?"

Liu Huasheng said, "It's nothing, just normal law enforcement. The problem is his stuff tastes awful, and his competitive tactics are shady." Xiao Wei: Don't lie to me, the police station doesn't care about fair competition anymore?

Li Wen always managed to get to the point: "Brother Liu, you guys even bought cakes from him?"

(End of this chapter)