Chapter 709 - 0709: Eager to Help 2_1
The bakery saleswoman saw a big fat face pressed against the glass counter, with a flattened nose, mouth tight against the glass, and two large eyes that were very black and lively.
"Little fat boy, do you want to buy some pastries?" She was a young woman, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and short hair by her ears. She was very enthusiastic.
"Baby, Big Baby!" Xibao pointed to his own nose, announcing his identity.
The saleswoman froze for a moment, then laughed, "Alright, big baby, do you want to buy some pastries?"
Xibao pointed at the box in the counter and turned to his grandfather, "Grandpa, cake! Cake!"
He had eaten it at Wang Xinsheng’s house before, so he remembered.
His grandfather immediately asked the saleswoman how much it was. The saleswoman replied, "One yuan a box. This is a white cake. When people in Shanghai go visit friends and family, they usually bring a box of white cake. There are ten pieces of white cake in a box. If you have local pastry coupons, you can use them to buy cake. If you do not have pastry coupons, you can use grain tickets to buy."
"Then buy a box!" His grandfather, who was not short of money, was very generous to his grandson. There were cakes that could be bought without cake coupons or grain tickets, but they were very expensive, ranging from ten to several dozen yuan, equivalent to a normal worker’s monthly wage. Still, he bought Xibao an expensive cream cake.
Consequently, the cream cake that was destined to be eaten by Xibao was several times more expensive than the plates used by Qianlong.
Xibao’s chubby face bloomed with a smile, and he didn’t want anything else.