Now, with one shop selling cold skins and baked rolls, and the other selling wheelchairs, it’s impossible not to be bustling. Auntie Xiao Shitou along with Xiao He also moved over. Nowadays, Lin Ershuan’s family is considered wealthy in Lin family valley, and everyone in the village is incredibly envious.
The auspicious time has not yet arrived, so the group sat in the front hall to have some tea and a rest. Liuzi was bustling about, pouring tea and serving pastries, with a smile almost reaching the back of her head.
The promotional efforts had been launched several days in advance, and upon hearing that Rice Flower Fragrance was offering all pastries at a twenty percent discount on opening day, a crowd of onlookers had already gathered at the entrance.
Looking around, Lin Yuan also saw a few familiar faces, including the small traders who were next to her when she sold mooncakes at her stall, and many villagers from Lin family valley who had come into town, particularly to see the excitement of Lin Yuan opening a shop. They seemed as eager as if it were their own family’s opening.
Although there were many people, Lin Yuan felt inexplicably downhearted; she so wished that with a single glance across the noisy crowd, she could spot that person with a mischievously sly smile.
"Boss Lady, it’s almost the auspicious time," Liuzi’s voice interrupted Lin Yuan’s reverie.
Looking at the crowd outside, Lin Yuan nodded and gestured for everyone to gather at the entrance, just as she was about to personally push Lin Jiaxin out, Lin Yi suddenly came over with a smile lurking in his eyes, and beat her to pushing the wheelchair forward.
Seeing that the whole group had come out, the doorway became even livelier. Gazing at the crowd dressed in vibrant colors, everyone was speculating who could be the owner of Rice Flower Fragrance.
Lin Yuan whispered something to Lin Jiaxin, then smiled and nodded, stepping forward first. With both hands, she pressed down, and everyone immediately fell silent.
The crowd saw the lady dressed in red, with fair cheeks and a delicate appearance, standing smilingly at the center. She loudly said, "Dear neighbors, uncles, aunties, today is the grand opening of my Rice Flower Fragrance, and I thank you all for your support and coming to wish us well. Here, I, Lin Yuan, on behalf of my entire family, would like to express our gratitude."
With that, Lin Yuan gave a deep bow, eliciting a round of applause and cheers from the crowd.
As the applause died down, Lin Yuan slowly spoke again, "Ladies and gentlemen, Rice Flower Fragrance is in the pastry business, and we’ll be relying on your patronage. I, Lin Yuan, hereby guarantee that all pastries sold at Rice Flower Fragrance will be fresh, safe, and hygienic, and we will never use stale or spoiled ingredients. Here, we also ask for your supervision, and should there be any quality issue with the pastries sold at Rice Flower Fragrance, we will provide double compensation!"
Her guarantee naturally won over the whole audience. For a food business, it’s most important that the food sold is healthy and clean, giving the customers peace of mind. Regardless of how Rice Flower Fragrance’s goods taste, at least her speech had reassured everyone. Especially the offer of double compensation - it’s standard to compensate with silver taels if something goes wrong, but to invite customers to supervise on the day of the opening, Rice Flower Fragrance was really the only one.
Lin Jiaxin and Lady Liu held each other’s hands tightly, smiling as they exchanged glances. Their daughter had indeed grown up; she wasn’t the least bit shy even in such a large gathering. To tell the truth, not to mention Lady Liu, even Lin Jiaxin felt a bit nervous himself. He dared to say that if he were the one speaking now, he wouldn’t have done as well as his daughter.
"Boss Lin," a crisp female voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, and Lin Yuan looked towards the voice, to see Lian’er taking the lead, followed by Jin Yuyu, who was not wearing a veil, and Qinger carrying a box.
Lin Yuan was somewhat surprised; she didn’t expect Jin Yuyu to actually keep her word and personally come to support her on the day of the opening.