Chapter 3 Desserts Below

  At 7:00 PM Beijing time, "Sweet Sweet" dessert shop officially opened under the witness of everyone.

  Auntie was smiling and guarding the counter, while Uncle and Mom and Dad were busy welcoming relatives and friends who came to support us. The waiters we hired were taking orders in an orderly manner, and I, this "middle-of-the-road pillar", had already prepared some desserts beforehand, plus there were two dessert chefs in the kitchen making and selling them on the spot, so I was smiling as I watched my best friend leading a group of young "gods" pouring in one after another.

  Mei Mei was originally holding hands with a boy who was one head taller than her and had well-developed muscles. When she saw me, she immediately smiled and jumped in front of me, pointing at him and saying to me in a crisp tone: "Yao Yao, this is Lu Zikuan." Then she jumped back and pointed at me, saying to him: "Zikuan, this is the owner of the dessert shop, Bai Yao Yao."

  I was relieved that she didn't say "Yaoyao, this is senior Oba", and at the same time, I couldn't help but sigh that women in love are indeed radiant and full of energy. Then, with a smile, I looked at Lu Zikuan: "It's already not bad that you have such good eyesight, and it's even more surprising that you can settle MuMu so quickly, which means you're really not a thrifty lamp. From now on, we're all one family, remember to introduce some people to help us out!"

  He also smiled, although his skin was ancient bronze, I could vaguely see the suspicious red glow on his face. In my heart, I said a sentence, so it turns out that since heaven gave him the appearance of Gu Tianle, he must also have the personality of Gu Tianle, so I decided not to mind that he didn't respond positively to my request for him to introduce more people to help earlier.

  Haiying suddenly walked over with her head down and gave me a hug. I was silent for a moment, stiffened my body and whispered in her ear: "Haiying, are you having your period early, so now...you're feeling a bit more emotional?" Her behavior today is really not consistent with her usual style.

  She ignored me and I stared at her in shock before slowly backing away.

  "Yao Yao, good luck with your new venture! This is a small token of our appreciation, please accept it." Ah Qian casually handed me a rather large irregular object.

  I was suddenly on high alert.

  At this time, I couldn't help but be vigilant. Since the establishment of our BFF party, we have always adhered to the highest principle that "if you are friends, don't let money tarnish our friendship". Therefore, we never do those "heart-wrenching" things on holidays or birthdays. But now they actually not only sent a grand opening gift package but also a luxurious one... Are they planning to cut ties with me today?

  Without making a sound, I glanced at them sideways and found that Mu Mu's doll-like face was flushed with some embarrassment, Hai Ying's lips were pursed into a straight line, A Qian was still calm and composed as usual, but Xiao Yu... the goosebumps on my arm started to rush out one after another, what kind of evil and sinister expression was she trying to make?!

  As she caught my horrified gaze, she blinked and suddenly flashed a radiant smile: "Boss lady, these are all our roommates and classmates. With the new opening discounts galore, you'd better feed us to our heart's content today if you want us to be repeat customers. Otherwise, who'll have the energy to help spread the fame of 'Sweet Treats' to surpass even the most famous ones?"

  I'm actually quite annoyed that she's associating my dessert shop with the beggar gang. You see, although "Sweet Treats" is indeed classy and high-end, it immediately pales in comparison to the centuries-old and wealthy beggar gang. But her words seemed to have a rallying effect, and I looked at the cheering crowd of God's party, swallowing back my questions for my BFF. Because through their shadows, I seem to see a large group of RMB notes winking at me from behind, so I couldn't help but flash a flattering smile: "Since we're all our own people, of course we have our own prices, come sit down quickly, we have everything here, just order whatever you want."

  As soon as the words fell, I saw all the "female gods" suddenly showing a joyful expression, and the "male gods" showing a drooling expression. I was speechless for a moment. It seems that my desserts here can't be done in one second to make them directly induce their primitive instincts like Zhu Bajie becoming a demon or a seductress.

  After everyone sat down, since it was their first meeting, they started a not-so-nutritious small talk. Girl A said: "Boss lady, you're really nice and impressive, opening a dessert shop at such a young age!"

  I immediately smiled and waved my hand: "No, no, it's all thanks to the joint venture that we can barely open."

  The girl B said: "Yes, it's still a store as big and beautiful as this one."

  I said: "It's okay, I just helped pour a cup of iced tea when we were finishing up at the end."

  The man C said: "The boss's wife is so beautiful, does she have a husband?"

  I dryly laughed: "Not yet at the statutory age for finding a boss."

  Hanzi said: "Do you want to have a long-distance romance first?"

  The corners of my mouth twitched imperceptibly, and I thought about being the second Carina Lau, but unfortunately there wasn't a second Tony Leung to match me. Offending "God" wouldn't land me in hell, but clearly going to hell was nothing compared to having no money to make, so I could only continue to force a smile: "Love is nowhere near as important as bread, I'm determined to be a career woman, 'Sweet Treats' has just opened and of course I need to get it running smoothly before I have the capital to attract a husband. Take a look at what you want to eat first, I'll go help out in the kitchen." After finishing speaking, I immediately called Cloud Sister over to introduce them to our signature desserts, ignoring their attempts to continue chatting idly.

  I made ten creme brulees and matcha yogurts with my own hands, and sent them to the "insiders" outside. After tidying up my slightly messy bangs, I suddenly had an epiphany - my parents were still outside working hard to help out! Today, whether it's their contributions or efforts, they can't be underestimated. After a moment of thought, I decided to personally... bring two blueberry ice creams to them.

  I could only see Auntie and Uncle when I went to the counter, so I quietly carried two ice creams back upstairs for another look around. Finally, I came down and slammed the ice cream onto the counter: "Where are my parents?"

  The sound of the dishes being scrubbed on the counter startled me, and my uncle looked up at me with a hint of a smile, saying: "Now that there are fewer guests, they think it's boring to stay here, and they've heard that a new movie has just come out, so they went to watch the movie. When they get back, I'll ask them how it was, and then I plan to go see it with your aunt too." He exchanged a deep, meaningful glance with my aunt after he finished speaking.

  I felt a bit disheartened, after all, it was your dear daughter's first venture, and you didn't even show up to support her. Not showing up is one thing, but I wanted to be filial and you wouldn't even give me the chance. With a faint sigh, I pushed the ice cream in front of my aunt's husband and said, "Uncle, feed it to Auntie." Then I shivered myself.

  In Aunt's gentle gaze, Uncle suddenly gave me a shining loving look, and I couldn't help but shudder again.

  Xiao Yu suddenly shouted in a loud voice: "Yao Yao, quickly bring that gift over and unwrap it for everyone to see!"

  I was just about to respond when I suddenly noticed a familiar expression on her delicate face, one that I had grown all too familiar with over the past three years. This expression usually only appeared when she saw something extremely inappropriate for children or in uncut versions of certain movies. I turned around and quickly thought about what this mysterious gift could possibly be, but the more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt. The more uneasy I felt, the more terrified I became, so I immediately decided to politely but firmly decline this request that made me feel very uncomfortable.

  Just as I hadn't come up with an excuse, someone on the other side started to tease: "Boss lady, you're not such a stingy person, are you? You can't even bring out a gift for us to see, are you afraid we'll snatch it or what? This is so petty! Who will dare to come here and drink desserts in the future? Everyone says yes, right?"

  My temples throbbed a few times, and I pressed them down hard. This scene... this scene was clearly an invitation to a feast of death! And yet he still said that in the future, he wouldn't come to drink desserts anymore, it's simply a **barely veiled threat of death...

  I calmed down a bit, took out the golden packaged gift from the drawer, and thought to myself that even if I stuck my head in or pulled it back, I wouldn't believe you four would be shameless enough to put an AV thing inside! Holding the gift, I walked into their midst. Although I hadn't been involved with Christian culture much, I still remembered a popular slogan, so I sincerely recited "Amen, protect me" in my heart before starting to unwrap the package.

  One layer after another, each one thicker than the last. Three minutes later, all that was left in my hand was a small, flat rectangular paper box. I stared blankly, whose idea was this twisted? Under the gaze of numerous pairs of eyes with unclear meanings, I swallowed hard.

  "Ah..." The last piece of tape was torn off, and I took out what was inside. Under the gaze of everyone, my entire face suddenly turned... green!

  Damn it! Durex? Screw you!