Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

"Madam, please tell me what needs to be changed in this store. I will bring people to help you." Uncle Lin had already instructed Zhang Chi to do the job well.

"Okay." When Xia Yingying heard this, of course she accepted it.

"Please help me decorate it in a high-end way. I will think about the specific design drawings and give them to you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Just help me find the relevant people to do the renovation."

"Yingying, our shop is very big and has two floors. Do you plan to turn both floors into pastry shops?" Song Ruyi asked Xia Yingying curiously.

It’s not that Song Ruyi doesn’t believe that Xia Yingying can run such a big store. He mainly wants to see how Xia Yingying plans for this store.

"Mom, there are so many people in the capital, most of them are commoners, but there are also many dignitaries, so I plan to make high-end cakes in the upper floor of the store, with high-end ingredients and appearance.

The next level is to continue the path of the pastry shops in Qingshui County. Although high-end pastries can make money, there are only so many people willing to buy high-end products. We will continue to focus on the shops below. "

Xia Yingying told Song Ruyi about her plan, and Song Ruyi nodded repeatedly after listening to what Xia Yingying said.

"When you open the store, I will come to help you. But even then, you will have to find new staff. I don't think I can help you."

Song Ruyi said this not because she wanted to be lazy, but because she was really too busy.

The job of beating eggs must be done by several people who are skilled in martial arts and strong.

Now Xia Yingying is the general's wife. We can't let this famous lady's name be busying around in the kitchen of a pastry shop. It would be embarrassing if this got out.

There was no one to beat eggs and make pastries, so Xia Yingying had to find one again. During the initial period of the pastry shop's opening, Xia Yingying had to make the pastries herself. After all, it takes some time to train a person.

But if Xia Yingying were to make all the pastries in the pastry shop by herself, she would probably be ruined.

Song Ruyi regretted not learning other pastries when Xia Yingying taught her. So far, Song Ruyi can only make two or three kinds of pastries. At the beginning, Song Ruyi had a strong sense of morality. Xia Yingying did not shy away from her and asked her to learn all of them, but Song Ruyi gave up that opportunity to avoid suspicion.

Song Ruyi is worried now.

"Mom, aren't there still a lot of people in the mansion? We don't need so many people to serve us, so why not let them come to the shop to help? We can give them some silver and calculate the amount according to what they make."

Xia Yingying was not used to having so many people serving her. She planned to keep only one maid by her side, and after asking for their opinions, send all the others to the pastry shop to help.

If they learn the skills of making pastries, they will have the skills to rely on in the future. When they redeem themselves, they can still work in the pastry shop. This will solve many problems.

"Yingying, what you said is true. It's just that the work in the mansion is relatively easy. Those girls and men can get the same salary for doing such light work in the mansion as those who work very hard in the pastry shop. They must be dissatisfied in their hearts."

Song Ruyi couldn't help but remind.

This indeed awakened Xia Yingying.

"Mom, don't worry. I have a plan in mind for this matter. Don't worry about it. It's getting late now. Let's go back and eat."

Xia Yingying had been walking outside for the whole morning and was now tired. She had already digested the wontons she had eaten in the morning and her stomach was rumbling.

Unexpectedly, Xia Yingying had just arrived at the door of the pastry shop. After Zhang Chi locked the door, a carriage stopped at the door and it was Uncle Lin and Lu Ziren who got out.

When Xia Yingying saw Lu Ziren coming, she was completely stunned.

Why did Lu Ziren suddenly come here?

Is something wrong?

"Why are you here? Is there something wrong?" Xia Yingying asked curiously.

"Yingying, what are your plans for the store?" Lu Ziren followed after she left next week. He was too embarrassed to tell Xingxing.

It would have been fine if Lu Ziren didn't mention it, but as soon as he mentioned it, Xia Yingying immediately started to criticize Lu Ziren.

"By the way, you helped me run a shop on the first floor of a cake shop. Thank you for that."

The first floor was decorated by Lu Ziren himself based on the layout of a cake shop in Qingshui County.

Even the cabinets on the first floor were made by Lu Ziren after he personally drew the sketches and sent someone to find the best carpenter in Beijing to make them custom-made.

He actually customized several cabinets because he thought that the shop on the upper floor might also need cabinets, so he ordered cabinets for two shops in a row.

But in order to prevent Xia Yingying from disliking him for not managing the household, Lu Ziren hid the cabinet in a small courtyard he rented nearby before Xia Yingying told him what she planned to do with the second floor.

"You're welcome. This is what I should do. There's no need to be so polite between you and me."

Lu Ziren said immediately when he saw Xia Yingying talking to him.

"Actually, I have something else to trouble you with." Xia Yingying continued after Lu Ziren finished speaking.

"What's the matter?" Lu Ziren raised his head and looked at Xia Yingying with a serious face. No matter what it was, as long as Xia Yingying ordered him to do it, he would do it without any error.

"I have a rough sketch for the decoration of the second floor, but I don't have any idea about the specific issues for the time being. I will draw the sketch when I get back. Can you help me see if there is anything else that needs to be added to the drawing. Is that okay?" In fact, Xia Yingying would help Lu Ziren with this little thing without him asking.

"Of course. I'll draw the blueprint as soon as I get back." Lu Ziren nodded in agreement.

"Okay, thank you for your help." Xia Yingying thanked again.

"It's getting late now, and you're tired from shopping. Let's go back and eat together. Uncle Lin has asked Chef Li to prepare a table of delicious food, and the cakes for the afternoon are also ready for you. If you want to make new cakes in the cake shop, why not try the new chef's skills."

Lu Ziren knew that Xia Yingying also wanted to make some local specialty cakes to sell, but she hadn't found a reliable person.

He took great pains to get Old Man Chen to the general's mansion, hoping to please Xia Yingying.

Xia Yingying had been troubled by the need to find a pastry chef. Now Lu Ziren had found a famous pastry chef in Beijing. Xia Yingying was very grateful to Lu Ziren and even kissed him...

The moment Master Chen was rescued by Lu Ziren, Master Chen was already bound to Lu Ziren and could not be separated. If they were separated, Master Chen would have been killed long ago.

Based on this life-saving grace, Master Chen could not possibly refuse to help Lu Ziren.

"Have you found a chef who can make Chinese pastries?" Xia Yingying was stunned for a few seconds before she realized what Lu Ziren said.

"Yes." Lu Ziren nodded and replied. "Please vote"