Gu Honglian wasn’t interested in these pastry recipes; she cared about how much money such a large shop with so many customers could make in a day.

The parents had failed, only waiting in the village for the eldest sister-in-law to come over and show respect, without thinking to come to town to see her shop.

Even so, the second brother and parents still wanted to split the eldest sister-in-law’s inheritance without knowing how much she actually owned.

Thinking of this, Gu Honglian asked, "Dashi’s wife, how much does such a large shop make in a day?"

The aroma of pastries constantly wafted into her nose, and Gu Honglian struggled to hold back her saliva.

Liu Yueer turned serious and said, "Aunt, how much the shop earns is not something you can ask about, not even I can ask."

Gu Honglian said, "Why can’t I ask?"

Liu Yueer said, "Look at why the shop is called Taohua Dessert; it’s because the person in charge besides mom is Taohua."

Gu Honglian’s eyes widened.

Gu Taohua, her niece who was never favored, turned out to be the person in charge of this shop.

She knew that her sister-in-law pampered Gu Taohua before, but she didn’t expect it to be this much.

Even Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu pampered her, but they wouldn’t give her the inheritance, at most some quilts as a dowry, while the family’s silver and land were for the second brother and Ruinian, the male members.

"Sister-in-law Yueer, are you saying that the person in charge of this shop is Sister Taohua?" Gu Ruinian couldn’t recover from the shock.

"Correct."

Liu Yueer was very displeased with the two, feeling they were here representing the old house to gather intelligence.

Although Liu Yueer disliked Tong Huaqiong’s favoritism towards Taohua, she knew to align her interests with Gu Taohua in front of outsiders.

"Are you here to snoop around our business secrets or to buy pastries? If it’s the former, you’d better scram." Liu Yueer said angrily.

Gu Honglian was dissatisfied with Liu Yueer’s attitude and said, "Dashi’s wife, I’m your elder, how dare you talk to me like this."

Liu Yueer said, "I’m a clerk at Taohua Dessert, and when I’m working, I only see customers, not elders. Aunt, are you buying pastries or not?" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Gu Honglian stomped her foot in frustration, saying, "Such a big shop of the sister-in-law’s, do I need to buy? Can’t you give me two pounds of these pastries?"

Liu Yueer said, "I can’t make that decision; only mom and Taohua can."

At this point, Gu Taohua came out with a cheerful smile.

When working, Gu Taohua dressed neatly, truly exuding an air of the owner.

With her beautiful big eyes scanning Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian, she smiled and said, "Aunt and Ruinian here to buy some pastries?"

Gu Honglian said, "Taohua, I hear you’re in charge of this shop. Am I not your elder? Do I still need to pay for pastries? Shouldn’t you honor me?"

Gu Taohua, with a smile, said to Liu Yueer, "Sister-in-law, weigh two pounds each of our crispy cookies and butter cookies for Aunt. Consider it my gesture of respect this time."

Gu Honglian smiled, thinking that Gu Taohua was sensible after all.

She looked around at the various pastries in the shop, which she hadn’t seen before and wanted to taste them all.

So she pointed at the floss biscuits and salted egg yolk taro rolls, saying, "Give me some of these."

Then she pointed at the novel pastries she hadn’t seen before, "These, these, I haven’t tasted any of these, Taohua, give me some of all."

Gu Taohua, still smiling, said, "Aunt, these are limited daily, and all have been pre-ordered by other customers. You try the crispy cookies and butter cookies first; if you like them, come back for more."

Gu Honglian’s face fell.

She thought about complaining to her sister-in-law, knowing she was in the shop.

But thinking that her sister-in-law no longer treated her like a daughter, she lost her resolve.

Liu Yueer weighed two pounds of crispy cookies and butter cookies and returned to Gu Honglian’s side.

Gu Taohua handed them over to Gu Honglian, then escorted Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian outside, saying, "Aunt, this time I’m honoring you. Next time, remember to bring silver; as long as you have it, you can enjoy the pastries."

Gu Honglian thought she misheard; why couldn’t she just eat the pastries for free at Taohua Dessert with so many pastries available? How much could she eat?

Grinding her teeth, Gu Honglian said, "Taohua, I’m your aunt. Shouldn’t a niece honor her aunt? And you ask me to pay? Are you not afraid to let others judge?"

Gu Taohua raised her voice, "I give them to you this time because you didn’t bring silver, but I can’t foster a big appetite. If relatives all copy this, today you’re here, tomorrow someone else, can our business still run?"

Gu Honglian gaped, Gu Taohua was actually lecturing her in public.

Without waiting for Gu Honglian to react, Gu Taohua turned back into the shop and instructed the clerk maintaining order outside to keep a close watch on Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian, preventing them from causing trouble.

Gu Honglian left Taohua Dessert cursing under her breath.

Gu Ruinian hadn’t spoken since discovering Gu Taohua was the person in charge of the shop.

This Taohua Dessert was abnormal, extremely abnormal.

He couldn’t exactly pinpoint where it was unusual, but it didn’t resemble a shop from this era, more like a modern pastry shop.

And those pastries, they were no different from modern ones.

Does this era have cream cakes?

If one wanted to make cream, what technique should they use?

Is the person who knows this technique the same as the one who knows pesticide techniques?

If so, that’s terrifying!

He was certain that there’s definitely a transmigrator in the main house, and a capable one at that.

Who could this transmigrator be?

He used to be sure it was Jingzhe, but not anymore.

The reason was that Gu Taohua was the second-in-command here, meaning a future inheritor of Taohua Dessert.

Not just in this era, even in his modern time, it surpassed his understanding.

In his environment, no Zhaodi around him could receive any inheritance from their parents.

Just like in their family, his three sisters couldn’t receive anything.

Even a blade of grass in the family belonged to Gu Ruinian.

Take this era, for instance. The grandparents might pamper the aunt, but only regarding food and clothing; she had no share in the core inheritance, and her marriage prospects were linked to Gu Ruinian’s future.

If sacrificing Gu Honglian could lead to the rise of the second room, the Gu patriarchs would agree without hesitation, shedding only a few tears at most.

Tong Huaqiong actually made Gu Taohua a person in charge.

Could it be that Gu Taohua was the transmigrator? He carefully recalled Gu Taohua’s actions.

Gu Taohua was as bold as those girls from his village who worked abroad and never returned, and as confident as those female classmates pursuing gender equality, completely unlike the gentle and prudent girls of this era.

Even the spoiled Gu Honglian wouldn’t dare to dream of the family’s properties.

Unable to explain Gu Taohua’s actions, Gu Ruinian inclined to pin Gu Taohua as the transmigrator.