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Jin Yuyu was officially Rice Flower Fragrance’s first customer when they opened their doors, though the shop was full of customers, most were just looking around; there were actually very few who were buying anything.

Lady Xin Liu and others from the Lin family were of little help, and after staying in the shop for a while, they went to the back hall to rest. Lin Yuan, feeling bored, checked the pastries in the shop while listening to the customers’ conversations.

"Why is it so expensive? Just this osmanthus cake, and it costs two taels of silver per jin! Don’t know what they’re made of, they’re much more expensive than the ones from the store next door!"

A fairly well-dressed woman frowned and grimaced as she glanced at the osmanthus cake, walked past it, and came in front of the wife cake shelf, reaching out to pinch a piece, but Liuzi promptly stopped her.

This annoyed the woman, who snorted and said impatiently, "What’s this, not even allowed to touch! Wife cake, there’s also a cake with such a name? Hey, hey, young man, let me ask you, do these cakes contain a wife or what? Such a ridiculous name!"

Liuzi had been growing dissatisfied with this picky old woman who also didn’t buy anything, and just as he was about to retort, he was pulled back by the sleeve by Lin Yuan who was standing behind him.

Lin Yuan smiled as she took the utensil used for picking up pastries and a plate from Liuzi’s hand, personally serving the woman a slice of the wife cake, and handing it to her, "Madam, I’m truly sorry, our shop has a policy in place, in order to ensure the hygienic quality and freshness of the pastries, no one is allowed to randomly touch them. "

Seeing that the woman was a bit loath to lose face, Lin Yuan continued, "I see that Madam carries herself with such grace and propriety, surely you must be the lady of an affluent household, right? For Rice Flower Fragrance to welcome a distinguished guest like Madam, it’s truly an honor for us, the glory is ours! "

After hearing Lin Yuan say this, the woman’s expression brightened. She casually adjusted the hairpin in her bun, her eyebrows slightly raised, "You must be the owner, right? Didn’t expect someone of such a young age to be quite the smooth talker."

"Thank you for the compliment, Madam," Lin Yuan replied, passing the plate to her, "Madam might as well try our Rice Flower Fragrance’s specialty pastry. This wife cake is not actually about a wife as Madam mentioned. It was named because the person who originally made the cakes was an old lady, so we named it wife cake. If there was really a wife to be found inside these cakes, I’m afraid they would have been snatched away by single men long ago, haha. "

Lin Yuan’s humorous words amused everyone around them. The woman also chuckled behind her hand, took the plate, and while placing a piece into her mouth, she remarked, "You’re quite interesting, little girl, and the name of this cake is good too. I just don’t know about the taste yet, huh?"

Her eyes grew wide as she took a glance at Lin Yuan and could not help but take a big bite.

Under the expectant or curious gaze of the onlookers, she nodded repeatedly, "Delicious, delicious, it’s too good!

Come on, young man, weigh me a jin quickly, I want to take it back for my husband and children to taste! "

After she finished speaking, she didn’t forget to stuff the last bite of the wife cake into her mouth and turned to those around her, nodding and suggesting, "You should buy some too, it’s really especially tasty!

Definitely better than any other pastry you have ever eaten!

I guarantee that these delicious cakes, even the Century-old Cake Shop can’t compare! "

Upon hearing this woman comparing Rice Flower Fragrance’s pastries to the most famous Century-old Cake Shop in Zhuma Town, lots of people were both curious and disdainful.

Lin Yuan saw everyone’s reactions and waved Liang Zi over, who was standing at the door with a tray, and said to the crowd, "Ladies and gentlemen who have not tasted Rice Flower Fragrance’s pastries surely won’t believe this lady’s words.

Our shop today specially offers a free tasting service, there are samples of each pastry for everyone to try, taste before you buy, and if you ladies and misses like them, feel free to then make a purchase. "