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

Xia Yingying knew that there was no free lunch in the world. The old lady mentioned the pastry recipe and it was definitely not just because she liked peach pastries or something like that and asked her to make money.

The old lady thought Xia Yingying would continue with what she said, but she didn't expect Xia Yingying to refuse so quickly.

Xia Yingying glanced at the lady in front of her. She had fewer wrinkles on her face than the average lady, looked very energetic, and the clothes she wore were newer and cleaner than those worn by ordinary people.

Xia Yingying couldn't guess what kind of mentality this lady who suddenly came to practice Tai Chi with her had?

Xia Yingying slightly restrained the kindness and gentleness that she had shown before, and then asked the old lady with a serious expression.

"Ma'am, if you have something to say, just tell me."

When the lady saw that Xia Yingying had exposed her true face, she did not hide it and spoke directly to Xia Yingying.

"My dear, I will not hide it from you. I am the mother of the owner of Yang's Pastry Shop. Your pastry shop is famous and profitable, but my family went bankrupt and we have no income. That's why I want to sell you some of my pastry recipes."

Having said this, the old lady paused and did not continue speaking, as if waiting for Xia Yingying to take over. Xia Yingying had not been interested in the recipe in the first place, and seeing that the old lady had revealed that she was from Yang's Pastry Shop, how could she buy it? So she did not say a word and just watched the old lady perform quietly.

The old lady had already said it, and when she saw Xia Yingying didn't respond, she felt a little embarrassed for a moment, but the show had already started, and she couldn't stop halfway, so she gritted her teeth and continued, "You don't have to buy the cake recipe. I see that these are the only cakes you sell. I was thinking that if I bring my cakes to you and sell them, how about we split the profits 20% to 80%?"

Xia Yingying looked at this unexpected lady with suspicion and was not impressed by her suggestion.

Not to mention that they were rivals before, the owner of this pastry shop used such a despicable way to mess up her pastry shop. This time, the old lady who came to her door and offered an olive branch might have handed over a poisonous snake.

Xia Yingying had never eaten their pastries, and she was fooled by this lady's empty talk. Xia Yingying was not that kind of person.

"Auntie, since you have provided the money and technology, please sell it to me. I think it's okay to split the profit 20-80, but I don't know if I can buy your cakes. Besides, my cakes are still on the counter. I just finished selling your cakes. I don't know if they will steal my business."

On the surface, it seems that Xia Yingying doesn't need to do anything. She can earn 20% of the revenue from Yang's pastries by just selling them in the store.

It seems to be a very profitable business, but there is some room for maneuver behind it.

For example, the store’s operating costs, labor costs and material costs, all added up to a considerable expense.

If the old lady wanted to enter her kitchen and steal her secret recipe by pretending to be a partner, then Xia Yingying would suffer a loss and would have to swallow her anger.

On the surface, the old lady's words seemed to protect her rights and give her a big sweet reward, but in fact, Xia Yingying didn't know what this old lady and Yang's Pastry were planning. She was not a fool. She believed in her wholeheartedly just because of the huge bonus given by this old lady. Did this old lady think she was a fool?

"No thanks, ma'am. Your cakes are only one tael of silver. If you like them, you can come back next time."

Xia Yingying quickly packed up the pastries that the lady brought over and handed them to her.

Seeing that she had wasted so much time talking and Xia Yingying was not going to cooperate, the old lady did not insist on pursuing her any further and just gave her the money and left.

But before leaving, he still said to Xia Yingying, "You can still come to me if you need the recipe."

When Song Ruyi came, he naturally saw what the old lady said to Xia Yingying.

Even Song Ruyi, who could only read a few words and was semi-illiterate, knew that this old lady was plotting something bad.

"Yingying, this person is too weird. We must be careful in the future." Song Ruyi knew that Xia Yingying was smart, but still couldn't help but remind Xia Yingying.

"Don't worry, I won't be fooled by her."

After Xia Yingying finished speaking, she couldn't help but frowned.

What exactly are the people in Yang's Pastry Shop trying to do? Why have they been bothering her since the shop opened?

Judging from the big move that Yang's Bakery had made, Xia Yingying didn't think they would just stop there. They would definitely attack him unexpectedly later, so she had to take precautions.

Xia Yingying didn't think she had offended them.

When they came to smear the reputation of a cake shop, she was just fighting back based on the facts. She didn't initiate the feud with Yang's Cake Shop. Now that they had come to her doorstep, should she just stick her face out for them to beat?

The war without the smoke of gunpowder has spread, but she is not afraid. Instead, she is a little excited.

Doesn’t Yang Ji Pastry’s cautious attitude just prove that her pastries are very popular?

If Xia Yingying wants to turn her pastries into a brand in the future, she won’t know how many monsters and demons she will encounter along the way.

Tang Monk's journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures was long and full of difficulties, obstacles and struggles, but they did not give up, and Xia Yingying could not give up either.

A Yang's pastry shop was just a small operation to practice the golden cudgel.

The pastry shop was open for a shorter time today, but business was still good. By around four o'clock in the afternoon, all the pastries in the shop had been sold out.

Xia Yingying also took the opportunity to make the pastries for tomorrow.

Chen Yi also came back during this time and beat all the eggs that Xia Yingying wanted to make cakes before leaving. Chen Yi came here very consciously these days, and the cooperation between him and Xia Yingying was very tacit.

After closing the shop, Song Ruyi cleaned the place and Xia Yingying packed up the things in the shop. At this moment, Lu Haojie also thought of what he wanted to eat tonight, pork meat.

Before Lu Ziren left, Xia Yingying made pork jerky and beef jerky for him. Lu Ziren took some away when he left and left some at home.

Xia Yingying gave some of the pork jerky and beef jerky left at home to Lu Yuwei and Lu Haoran, and kept the rest at home for the children, them, and Song Ruyi to eat. Because the pork jerky and beef jerky were so popular, they had already been eaten up.

Lu Haojie actually prefers beef, but he knows that beef is expensive and Xia Yingying has already used up all the beef. So he was very considerate and sensible and did not ask for beef jerky, but thought of pork jerky. Especially Jingjing, who loves pork jerky the most.

When Xia Yingying and Song Ruyi went out, they put pork jerky and beef jerky on the table for Lu Haojie and Jingjing to eat together.

Jingjing finished eating quickly, and asked Lu Haojie for more, still not satisfied. However, Lu Haojie had already eaten all the food by then, and felt a little guilty for not letting Jingjing eat more.

Thinking that Jingjing was also frightened today, he, as a man at home, of course had to protect the two girls. Xia Yingying gave him a wish, not to stop going to school, and he had no other wishes, so he thought about getting more pork for Jingjing to eat, which was the only thing he could do.

"Mom, I'm here to fulfill my wish. I want to eat a lot of pork." Lu Haojie said to Xia Yingying seriously.

Xia Yingying made quite a lot of pork jerky this time, but she didn't expect it to be consumed so quickly.

"it is good."

When Lu Haojie said this, Xia Yingying naturally agreed. This pork shop was not a rare or expensive thing.