Under Ye Tiancheng's guidance, Wang Xiaomiao became a pastry master, even developing many new products. Ye Tiancheng also found the milk fruit as a free ingredient, which, when pressed into pastries, could reduce costs.
The milk fruit attracted many children. Ye Tiancheng had already been spoiled by his dreams; these milk fruits were a favorite among children. Don't underestimate these children.
Sometimes, for the same item, parents will only buy it if the children themselves say it's delicious. The pampering of children is the greatest motivation for these consumers. Ye Tiancheng, having seized this market, believed he could earn more money.
The agricultural product conference was about to begin, and Su Muxian came over again. Ye Tiancheng had everything prepared, so he was in a good mood, his complexion rosy.
"Ye Tiancheng, you're really quite handsome, and so proper. Every feature is just right; the more I look at you, the more pleasing you are to the eye."
"Tomorrow is the agricultural product conference. You're not still planning to cooperate with me, are you, that's why you're praising me so extravagantly? I even think you're a bit greasy."
"Haha, alright, I just heard you've released many new pastries, and I'm a big fan of pastries myself, so I wanted to flatter you, hoping to try your new products."
"Okay, I'll let you see Wang Xiaomiao. She's in charge of all the pastries now. I'll give you a heads-up. Go there and eat to your heart's content, don't be polite. We've made plenty of samples anyway. If you're still not satisfied after eating, take a few bags back for your grandfather to eat."
"Why are you so generous? Brother Ye, if you treat me this well, I might suspect you have feelings for me. Don't blame me if I start to harbor romantic thoughts."
"Alright, I dare not tease you anymore. Hurry up and go eat pastries. You get to try the new products first; this is your privilege. No one else has this opportunity."
This favoritism made Su Muxian feel very happy. Regardless, she should go and try the pastries. She heard they were especially delicious and hadn't even been released yet. Being able to taste them herself greatly satisfied Su Muxian's curiosity, and she felt incredibly happy.
Ye Tiancheng was going to open a dessert company, launching a hundred stores simultaneously. This news quickly spread, and various public opinion media outlets reported it frantically.
Hou Mingzhu, who had just finished cleaning and was about to rest and play on her phone, also saw the news.
She also saw tabloid reporters photographing Ye Tiancheng and Su Muxian together, with Su Muxian eating pastries.
This infuriated Hou Mingzhu. She had been following Little Fatty but couldn't access any core information, spending her days cleaning and serving tea, utterly fed up with this life.
What was even more terrifying was that during the time she had no opportunity to get close to Ye Tiancheng, another little vixen had taken her place. The thought of Su Muxian made Hou Mingzhu unbearable.
Hou Mingzhu kept looking at the pictures. Seeing Su Muxian smiling so happily, Hou Mingzhu was about to explode with anger.
"Hou Mingzhu, I'm out of coffee. Go buy me a cup."
"Coming."
Hou Mingzhu was just a gofer. Every colleague in the company could boss her around. Hou Mingzhu had habitually been a good person, even though these colleagues were truly awful. After buying coffee, they wouldn't pay, and they always wanted the expensive kind. Each time, it would infuriate Hou Mingzhu.
"Buy me a matcha one, and a chestnut flavored one. Oh, and isn't there a pastry shop next door? Buy some pastries for me too. I want to eat the Soy Milk Box, and I want the Chocolate Lava Cake. Since you have money, buy a few more things, everyone wants to eat."
These poor people were truly desperate. Seeing a rich person brought out the same mentality. Hong Mingzhu was truly helpless. These people constantly talked about their wealth, then made all sorts of demands, completely shameless.
"No problem, I'll go buy them for you."
Fortunately, these guys only asked her to buy coffee and desserts. If they got any more demanding, perhaps one day they would use her wealth as an excuse to ask Hou Mingzhu to buy luxury goods. Then, she wouldn't be able to be the scapegoat anymore.
"Hurry up! You're so rich, don't just keep saying to buy a little more. There are many colleagues on our floor."
"I know."
Hou Mingzhu walked out of the company dejectedly. As soon as she stepped out, she bumped into Ye Tiancheng.
Ye Tiancheng had come to distribute new products to his colleagues. His employees were elites, so they were willing to stay. One reason was the high salary, and the other was good welfare benefits. Ye Tiancheng always thought of them when he had good things.
"President Ye, what are you carrying?"
Hou Mingzhu saw Ye Tiancheng carrying four or five large bags, all of them particularly big, and was very curious. Why had Ye Tiancheng come to the company in such a hurry?
"I'm about to start making desserts. These are new products. Too many came out of one oven. They won't be fresh tomorrow, so I brought them for my colleagues to try."
"That's perfect. I was going to buy them desserts. Now I don't need to buy them, saving money, I only need to buy coffee."
Actually, Hou Mingzhu also wanted to complain, but Ye Tiancheng had a hostile attitude towards her, so it would probably be useless. But she didn't expect Ye Tiancheng to actually ask.
"I didn't expect you, Miss Hou, to be running errands for others."
"Running errands is fine. These people say I'm rich, so they never give me money. I think the employees at President Ye's company have some gaps in their quality. Their work ability is definitely not a problem, but I hope they can improve in this aspect."
Hou Mingzhu originally wanted to endure it and let it go. Her impression with Ye Tiancheng was already not good. If she wanted to completely shed the image of a spoiled young lady, she had to change her ways and become both forbearing and sensible.
But changing was easier said than done. Years of pampered living had ingrained the idea of smooth sailing into Hou Mingzhu's bones. She had never thought that her life would have any obstacles.
Now, being bullied by people far inferior to her, Hou Mingzhu couldn't swallow her pride. This was why there was some dissatisfaction in her words; in reality, it was to complain.
Ye Tiancheng treated people based on their actions. When he was farming, he remembered once when he had a cold and went to town to buy medicine, only to be cut in line. Ye Tiancheng investigated and found out that the person who cut in line had paid someone.
Ye Tiancheng was very angry at the time. He hated those who fawned over the powerful and stepped on the weak.
"Okay, I'll follow you later, disguised as a delivery person. Don't expose me either. I want to see what kind of quality my employees have."
"I'm a little surprised. I thought you wouldn't pay attention to what I said, and might even scold me for causing trouble."
Therefore, Hou Mingzhu had never felt any kindness from Ye Tiancheng. Since Ye Tiancheng became powerful, he and Hou Mingzhu had been at loggerheads. It was difficult for them to sit down and talk calmly, let alone expect Ye Tiancheng to help Hou Mingzhu.
"I'm just curious. Even if this didn't happen to you, I'd still want to see if my employees are human or ghosts."
"Alright, then promise me you'll stay calm. You're the boss, and people don't dare to offend you. I still have to work under them in the future. If they think I brought you here as a backer, and target me even more harshly, won't I be miserable?"
This straightforward Hou Mingzhu was somewhat cute. The previous calculating and malicious woman who always schemed against him looked much more pleasing to the eye.
"Okay, it's a deal. I definitely won't drag you down. I've heard from the side that your situation is already very difficult. How could I add fuel to the fire? Am I that immoral?"
"You're my boss now. I dare not answer that question. This is clearly a trick question. Please spare my life."
Hou Mingzhu actually had such a straightforward and cute side; it was truly shocking.
"Alright, don't waste time."
"I heard that the pastries you newly developed, President Ye, are especially delicious. Since you've brought them, can I taste them first?"
Hou Mingzhu was quite greedy, but this was also human nature. Nowadays, girls were more and more fond of eating; being able to eat was a blessing.
"There are many varieties, you can choose first."
"Then I have to try them all."
Before meeting all her colleagues, Hou Mingzhu had tasted all the pastries. Hou Mingzhu, who usually liked to criticize people, praised the pastries without reservation.
Instead of buying coffee, she went straight upstairs. After returning to the office, her colleagues saw that Hou Mingzhu was only carrying some pastries, and they were clearly not satisfied.
"Didn't I ask you to buy coffee?" the colleague said impolitely, looking at the pastries in the bag. "Oh, and I asked you to buy popular pastries. Your family is so rich, you should understand what I mean. Why did you buy such old-fashioned pastries? Even my grandparents wouldn't eat them."
"Try them, they're very delicious."
Ye Tiancheng was right behind Hou Mingzhu, wearing only a hat, looking like a delivery person. He was perfectly hidden; no one realized that Hou Mingzhu had brought the company boss upstairs.
"I've found that you really don't understand instructions. Do you want to work in this company in the future? Hou Mingzhu, you know I hate rich people the most. You clearly promised, but you couldn't deliver. This is the usual tactic of your kind, it's simply shameful. Go buy them again for me!"
"You want me to buy them again?"
Before, Hou Mingzhu had always been diligent and compliant, so no major conflicts had arisen. Everyone was polite on the surface, but today there was a bit of gunpowder, as if they were about to fall out.
"Yes. Although your family is very rich and you're a pampered young lady who's always had her way since childhood, I refuse to believe it. In the company, there's a relationship between seniors and juniors. I'm your senior, so you have to listen to me."
"Then what about me? If we're talking about seniority, where should I rank? I'm very curious."
Just as Hou Mingzhu was being cornered and speechless, Ye Tiancheng suddenly took off his hat and walked in front of her, blocking the colleague's attack.
"President Ye, why is it you?"
"It's working hours, you shouldn't be wandering around. Hou Mingzhu is neglecting her duties. As for you, you don't seem qualified either, since you're not Miss Hou's supervisor. Who gave you the authority to boss her around and tell her what to do?"
Seeing that Ye Tiancheng had already appeared, and had witnessed her arrogant behavior, especially seeing Ye Tiancheng seemingly supporting Hou Mingzhu, the person immediately became as submissive as a mouse seeing a cat. The arrogance from before was gone.
"I'm sorry, President Ye. What you just saw was just a joke between me and a colleague. It's definitely not what you think."
"Is that so? If it's a joke, it's only a joke if others find it funny. Look how troubled Miss Hou is. Do you really think your joke is that sophisticated? So sophisticated that I can't understand it?"