The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 218: The Hazelnut Cake Incident

The carriage stopped in front of what used to be the Crispy Food Garden pastry shop.

"Why bother buying it? Just mention the Zheng Family from Pingchuan County, the shopkeeper will know."

Nanny Cai never thought much of Xu Zaohua, who was born in the countryside, and her tone was laced with sarcasm.

The Eldest Young Madam had absolutely no knowledge of the Zheng family’s connections.

Is there any need to buy hazelnut cake from Crispy Food Garden?

Nanny Cai snorted through her nose and sent a maid off the carriage, instructing her in a certain way.

The shopkeeper at Crispy Food Garden, upon hearing Zheng Family from Pingchuan County, would probably not only not charge but also personally wrap some pastries.

"Taohua Dessert Shop No. 2."

Nanny Cai looked in the direction the little maid went and noticed the plaque of the pastry shop, unable to help but read it out loud.

She wasn’t mistaken, the Crispy Food Garden shop was right here.

When the Crispy Food Garden had its grand opening, she had come on behalf of the Zheng Family to deliver congratulations.

How could she be mistaken?

How did this place turn into Taohua Dessert?

And it’s even a second branch.

Wasn’t it said that in the entire Yan Guan Town, there was only one pastry shop, Crispy Food Garden?

Those four words, Taohua Dessert, stabbed Xu Zaohua’s heart like a knife, and she looked up.

"Nanny Cai, is this really Taohua Dessert?"

Xu Zaohua couldn’t read, and she felt quite lacking in confidence in front of Nanny Cai.

Nanny Cai increasingly despised Xu Zaohua; it was truly a joke for the Eldest Young Madam of a scholar’s family to be illiterate.

"What else could it be if not Taohua Dessert? Eldest Young Madam, Crispy Food Garden is three characters, Taohua Dessert Shop No. 2 is six characters. You could count the characters on the sign." Nanny Cai’s words were quite unpleasant.

Nanny Cai, in front of several maids, criticized Xu Zaohua, making her face turn purple with frustration.

She touched her belly; this old nanny really shouldn’t stay in the Zheng Family any longer.

Taohua Dessert?

How could Taohua Dessert be here? This was clearly Crispy Food Garden.

Wasn’t Taohua Dessert supposed to be in Rouge Alley?

Wait a minute, Nanny Cai did mention Taohua Dessert Shop No. 2, could it be that Taohua Dessert took over Crispy Food Garden?

Xu Zaohua was extremely flustered.

She certainly didn’t want Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua to be triumphant.

"How did Crispy Food Garden change its name?"

Nanny Cai furrowed her brows slightly but didn’t take it seriously.

Is it unusual for a shop to change its name?

Crispy Food Garden had been in Yan Guan Town for so many years, and the people of Yan Guan Town were somewhat aesthetically fatigued with it. Perhaps Ma Dongjia came up with the idea of changing its name.

And I must say, the new name sounds quite nice.

Taohua, dessert, it’s all so refreshing.

But regardless of whether the shop was called Crispy Food Garden or Taohua Dessert, the shopkeeper couldn’t possibly not recognize the Zheng Family.

Xu Zaohua looked at Nanny Cai, her gaze filled with sarcasm.

This nanny still thinks Taohua Dessert and Crispy Food Garden are the same store.

I’m afraid that maid mentioning the Zheng Family in the shop would be a slap in the face.

What kind of person is Widow Tong?

A small maid brazenly goes up to ask the shopkeeper for hazelnut cake, she’d probably be driven out.

Xu Zaohua wanted to see Nanny Cai suffer a slap in the face.

"Nanny Cai, you don’t know, do you? Crispy Food Garden is Crispy Food Garden, Taohua Dessert is Taohua Dessert, they’re not the same." Gu Taohua said.

Nanny Cai clearly didn’t believe it, saying, "This is indeed Crispy Food Garden, I’ve been here before. Besides, when did Yan Guan Town ever have another pastry shop besides Crispy Food Garden?"

Xu Zaohua said, "Nanny, if you don’t believe me, just ask someone nearby and you’ll find out."

After speaking, Xu Zaohua stopped an old lady passing by and asked, "Excuse me, ma’am, isn’t this Crispy Food Garden? When did it change to Taohua Dessert?"

The old lady replied, "Young lady, you must not have been to Yan Guan Town for a long time, Crispy Food Garden closed down, the original shop was sold to Manager Tong, now it’s a branch of Taohua Dessert, and it’s been some time now."

The old lady looked Xu Zaohua up and down and began recommending Taohua Dessert.

"The pastries at Taohua Dessert are even tastier than those at Crispy Food Garden, and the prices are reasonable."

The old lady finished speaking and left; she was going to Taohua Dessert to try their new products.

She was afraid she would have to queue if she arrived late.

Xu Zaohua forced a smile.

Although she wanted to see Nanny Cai suffer a slap in the face, she would be happy if Crispy Food Garden were replaced with any pastry shop, except Taohua Dessert hurt her deeply.

She didn’t care about the taste of Taohua Dessert.

What she cared about was how quickly Taohua Dessert developed, so much so that it could drive away the local big dog, Crispy Food Garden.

This filled her with disbelief, while a surge of anger rose in her chest.

She felt that her morning demonstration at the Gu Family’s door was nothing but a joke.

No wonder Gu Taohua no longer seemed to care about her splendid adornments, it turned out to be the rapid growth of Taohua Dessert that gave her confidence.

"Did Crispy Food Garden really sell the shop?" Nanny Cai looked shocked.

Xu Zaohua steadied her emotions and sneered, "I just said it, Nanny didn’t believe me. Now to send a maid to ask for hazelnut cake, isn’t this a disgrace to the Zheng Family?"

Nanny Cai casually said, "What’s wrong with just asking? The young mistress probably doesn’t know the fame of our Zheng Family outside, I’m afraid even Taohua Dessert would jump at the chance to give pastries to the Zheng Family."

Xu Zaohua snorted through her nose.

"Nanny probably doesn’t know who runs this Taohua Dessert?"

"Whoever it is, just by bringing up the Zheng Family’s name, there’s no way they wouldn’t recognize it." Nanny Cai looked very confident.

Xu Zaohua turned her head and rolled her eyes, just in time to see the little maid rush out of Taohua Dessert Shop No. 2.

Her hands were empty.

"Nanny Cai, young mistress." The little maid came up to the carriage.

"What’s gotten into you?"

Accompanying a stern reprimand, Xu Zaohua gave the little maid a slap.

Xu Zaohua was always dissatisfied with Nanny Cai’s disdain for her, but she temporarily didn’t dare to vent her anger on her, so she was full of resentment.

The little maid had the misfortune to be the outlet, being scolded first by Nanny Cai and then by her.

The little maid, caught in this unwarranted disaster, covered her swelling face, tears forming in her eyes.

"Young mistress, your temper is a bit much," Nanny Cai said unhappily.

Having spent half her life in the mansion, Nanny Cai naturally understood that this slap was meant to embarrass her.

Xu Zaohua, still rubbing her red hand, looked up at the little maid and said coolly, "Nanny better ask her why she’s in such a panic? Didn’t Nanny say Taohua Dessert would be eager to give pastries to the Zheng Family? How come she returned empty-handed?"

Nanny Cai swallowed her breath.

She also wanted to ask the little maid why she was so flustered after going to Taohua Dessert.

It’s just a pastry shop, even if it changed its name and owner, what’s the big deal?

The little maid was just unstable, and she became a tool for the young mistress to humiliate her.

She didn’t believe that in any shop in Pingchuan County, mentioning the Zheng Family would result in cold treatment.

Unless the shopkeeper was blind.

Thinking this, Nanny Cai asked the little maid, "Xiao Que, did anyone in the shop bully you?"

The little maid looked aggrieved, eyes brimming with tears, and said, "I did as Nanny said and told the clerk in the shop that our Zheng Family’s mistress wanted to eat hazelnut cake. But the clerk asked, which Zheng Family? I only said to let the shopkeeper talk, but the clerk said there was no need to trouble the shopkeeper for such a small matter as buying hazelnut cake... Then the shopkeeper came..."

The little maid wasn’t sure if this counted as bullying; when she mentioned the Zheng Family, the clerk didn’t even bat an eye, let alone offer the freshly made hazelnut cake.

She insisted on asking the clerk to call for the shopkeeper, and when the shopkeeper arrived, she was dumbfounded.

Because the shopkeeper of Taohua Dessert was previously Housekeeper He from the Zheng Family.

The little maid hesitated to speak, afraid that mentioning Housekeeper He’s current role at Taohua Dessert might upset the young mistress too much, leading to a more severe beating.