Chapter 312 - 311: Worrying over the Cheese Issue
Madam Yin was busy with the opening of the Pastry House and didn’t pay much attention to other affairs in the capital. Only in the past few days did she learn that Prince Yu’s South and North Goods Store was selling a kind of cheese with an unusual taste, but initially, she didn’t take much notice.
It wasn’t until the day before yesterday when her sister-in-law from her maiden home visited the Pastry House and mentioned that several houses in the capital were sharing various cheese pastry recipes that she thought the cheese might very well be the product of the Dairy Products Store managed by Ah Yan, as it was sent into the capital by people dispatched by His Highness Prince Yu.
In the past two days, hearing people talk about how unattractive that flavored cheese looked and how strange it tasted, she truly became anxious, but she didn’t know how she could help Ah Yan.
After yesterday’s events, she suddenly had another idea. Owning a business that sold pastries and snacks, she realized that helping out would indeed be convenient.
Madam Yin said to Nanny Huang, "Since this cheese has no connection to the imperial palace and is being sold directly by the South and North Goods Store to the public, if we buy it to use as an ingredient in the Pastry House, the Duke probably won’t object."
Nanny Huang also had a sudden thought and asked, "The Shengyu Snack House to operate with flavored cheese? But, what if we upset the customers’ stomachs? Instead of helping the young lady, we could negatively impact our newly established business."
Madam Yin smiled and said, "Since we’re to help Ah Yan, we obviously can’t operate with flavored cheese just to make money. I’ll discuss it with the manager of Shengyu. We’ll buy some cheese each day and, using the methods provided by the South and North Goods Store, continuously offer it to our regular customers and acquaintances for free over the coming days.
Even if the patrons don’t like it much, if offered such expensive food for free, they will likely at least taste it. After trying it a few times, maybe they’ll actually grow accustomed to the flavor, just as Second Young Master Xu from Marquis Jingyuan’s Mansion said they might."