Chapter 693: Chapter 693 None of Them Are Cheap
People who weren’t very familiar with the Tang Family generally treated Tang Lin like a child.
If they knew about the investments Tang Lin made when he was even younger, they would probably be terrified.
To win Tang Lin’s favor and leave a good impression, they all eagerly reached for their wallets to buy the pre-made cakes from the shop, hoping to become acquainted with him.
Those with thicker skins even opened the cakes right there on the spot.
What began as mere flattery turned into genuine praise upon tasting the cakes.
“Tang Lin, the cakes your shop makes are ridiculously delicious, both soft and chewy, and sweet. I’ve never eaten cake this good.”
Upon hearing this, Tang Lin smiled and said, “Although my cakes are a bit pricey, they’re made with quality ingredients. Plus, this is the kind of treat foreigners eat for birthdays—totally worth the value.”
“Indeed, it’s worth it. No regrets here. Young man, give me another one; I want to take it home for my kid,” said the man who tasted the cake first, taking out more money to buy another one.
Jiang Mianmian had told her two apprentices earlier to put price tags under each cake. Though it might be troublesome at first, it meant they wouldn’t have to constantly answer price inquiries from the customers.
To attract more patrons, Tang Lin had also deliberately placed many single-serving cakes on the shop windowsills. Passersby, upon seeing such small, exquisite, and novel pastries, curiously stopped to look.
“Wow, what is this? Why does it look so nice?” a passing auntie asked in surprise upon seeing the cakes in the display window.
“They say it’s birthday cake. I could smell the fragrance from the storefront. It looks pretty and smells lovely, but the price is indeed quite high,” said a passerby, looking at the price tags with a bit of a sigh.
“Oh my, that’s true, it’s really expensive. Just buying such a small piece of cake could cost me enough to buy ten jins of rice. What cake could be worth so much?”
“I don’t think it’s expensive. Look at the ingredients they use, everything is high-quality grain, flour, sugar, eggs—none of it is cheap.”
The onlookers stood outside the cake shop, discussing the prices. Some found it expensive, while others thought it was reasonable.
Most of the crowd, intrigued by the pricing, hesitated, wondering whether or not to spend the money to try something new and taste the flavors.
But as Capital City indeed had many wealthy people, they, finding the cakes novel and seeing so many others buying from the shop, walked straight in, picked a design they liked, and paid without a second thought.
There were also those too eager to try, who bought a cake for two, wanting to see if it was really worth the price. Upon receiving the cake, they immediately opened it and took a bite.
“Mmm, boss, your cake is really tasty. For such a delicious thing, the price isn’t expensive at all. I’ll come back for more after I finish this,” said a boy about seventeen or eighteen, savoring the cake and offering high praise with a contented look on his face.
Jiang Mianmian smiled sweetly, looking adorable as she said, “I’m glad you like it. This cream cake is also known as a birthday cake, which has been popular abroad for a while now. If you have family or friends celebrating a birthday, it makes for a good gift, a lucky sign, a good omen.”
It wasn’t that she was idolizing foreign things, but people at that time genuinely adored anything from abroad.
It’s true that foreign countries were indeed more developed than Hua Country in many ways, and there was nothing wrong with admitting that—because it wouldn’t be long before their own country caught up.