Chapter 2 (1/2)

Chapter 2

They purchased the store location themselves, so they wouldn’t have to pay rent. That also meant that they would be able to price their items reasonably and just suitable for school girls in their teens.

Su Tian even did some market research and noticed that there weren’t any other dessert places around except for the store across the street that specialized in traditional desserts such as walnut cookies. They were not anticipating a lot of competitions.

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Picture: almond walnut cookies

Source: klintanian.com

Su Tian was also a student of Luo Cheng High School, which was the main reason He Qingwan decided to pick this location for her house and her store.

Right now, it was summer vacation, but school was about to start in the next few days along with the grand opening of the store. Su Tian would be going to school while her mother would be home watching the store; everything would be perfect.

Right when she was thinking about that, Uncle Wang contradicted her right away.

“Young lady, Lui’s Walnut Cookies across the street just launched their new products, crème puffs and dirty pastry buns. On top of that, the Lui’s are a bit…”

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Picture: Dirty pastry (we have these in the US too, but don’t ask me what’s in them or why they are called “dirty”…)

Source: cw.com.tw

Perhaps he didn’t feel comfortable gossiping behind others back, Uncle Wang finally resorted to only saying, “Anyhow, you two don’t know many people around here, just be mindful of what’s going on. If you run into any trouble, you let me know. I do have a little pull in this surrounding area,” promised Uncle Wang as he smacked his chest.

The mother and daughter got his subtle message – if they became the Lui’s business competition, it’d be like taking money from them. There might be some conflicts in the future.