Chapter 285: Ruan Wan’s Insight
"Isn’t that cheap food shop that Xiao Wuzi and Wushang are running together making money by selling in bulk?"
Ruan Wan’s idea was quite simple.
If Yuan Family’s Cheap Food Shop can make money this way, then the cake shop should just follow the same pattern.
Hearing this, Shen Family directly laughed and said, "Ruan Ruan, you really don’t know what cakes are made of, do you? The cost of materials and labor is no small amount, and here you are, talking about opening more stores. You have such guts!"
"Sister-in-law, is the cost of making cakes really that high?"
After hearing what Shen Family said, Ruan Wan realized she didn’t even know the specific situation of the cake shop.
"Of course, it’s high!"
Shen Family stretched out her hand and started calculating with Ruan Wan, "First of all, the cake materials include refined flour, granulated sugar, as well as peanut oil and eggs, especially the eggs and sugar!"
"No wonder the cake tastes so good!"
After hearing Shen Family talk about the cake’s ingredients, Ruan Wan suddenly understood.
"Secondly, for making cream, you need a large amount of egg whites, and it’s all hand-whipped. You have no idea how exhausting this task is!"
"Also, this stuff is generally unaffordable for most families!"
"And while affluent families can afford it, the issue is, this stuff can’t be stored for long and spoils easily!"
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After a long chat from Shen Family, Ruan Wan came to a realization.
"Sister-in-law, I think, actually, we can still open more stores."
"Why not ditch the regular business and focus solely on custom orders."
"If anyone wants cake, just have them order in advance."
"After all, those with money don’t mind spending a little extra!"
After hearing Ruan Wan’s take, Shen Family fell silent.
After a while, Shen Family laughed, genuinely pleased.
"Ruan Ruan, now I see why you and Xiao Wuzi are a good match. You two really embody that saying, birds of a feather stick together!"
Shen Family gave a thumbs up to Ruan Wan.
Listening to Shen Family’s words, Ruan Wan couldn’t help but blush.
Even though her engagement to Yuan Yindi was already set, she still felt a bit shy whenever the topic came up.
"Ruan Ruan, why is your face red again?"
Seeing Ruan Wan blushing, Shen Family was rather speechless too.
Ruan Wan and Yuan Yindi ended up together, mostly because Ruan Wan took the initiative. Frankly speaking, if not for Ruan Wan’s proactive pursuit, the two wouldn’t have reached this point.
But even such a proactive Ruan Wan can’t help but feel shy when people talk about her engagement to Yuan Yindi.
"Not talking to you anymore!"
Blushing furiously, Ruan Wan promptly chose to flee.
Offense avoided is half the battle won.
Ruan Wan slipped away, but Shen Family didn’t leave. Instead, she headed toward the cake shop.
As a partner, Shen Family naturally needed to inspect the cake shop on its opening day.
In fact, from preparation to opening, the only thing Shen Family did was provide the premises and initial funding. As for hiring, stocking, cake making, preparing for the opening, and other tasks, they were all managed single-handedly by Sheng Xueyi.
On the opening day, Sheng Xueyi naturally sat in at the cake shop to handle any potential issues.
When Shen Family arrived, a hint of surprise flashed across Sheng Xueyi’s face.
Before the cake shop opened, she had sent a message to Shen Family, who promised to come if time allowed. In Sheng Xueyi’s view, that answer was a tactful rejection.
But now that Shen Family had shown up, how could Sheng Xueyi not be pleasantly surprised?
"Eighth Young Madam, you’re here!"
Sheng Xueyi approached Shen Family with a joyful expression.