"Thank you for your kind words." Rob took a sip of coffee. At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Archmage opened the door and saw Master Wukaili standing outside.
Master Wukaili seemed to have some dwarf blood in him, which made him look half a head shorter and stronger than ordinary people. He was only 37 years old this year, but because he liked to travel around and collect recipes, he had a weathered face, which made him look like he was in his 40s or 50s.
Master Wukaili was a hot-tempered person and did not like to stay in one place for a long time. This time, he came to Gudilesi to visit his distant cousin, the owner of Bee and Four-Leaf Clover, and to participate in the Food Festival in March, where he would compete with a group of masters. However, he did not care much about the ranking. After the Food Festival, according to his original plan, he planned to travel to McAulen, the capital of the Free city-state. However, under the persuasion of his cousin, he agreed to stay in Gudilesi until spring next year.
After such a long time, he had been looking for something to do. It just so happened that Luo Bu's bakery was about to open for business, so Master Wu Kaili came over to help. Generally speaking, a chef of his level would rarely be hired by a small restaurant. So this time, instead of saying that Luo Bu had helped the boss, it was more like the boss had given him a big gift.
However, Master Wukaili would not give in on the salary. Two gold coins per month, that would be 24 gold coins per year, which was undoubtedly a huge sum of money for a small bakery. Even if the business was good after the opening, it could barely make a profit or a loss. Moreover, Master Wukaili did not plan to stay for a long time. He would leave next year. He knew that his departure would bring losses to the bakery. If everything went well, his desserts would become famous in the neighborhood. Once he left, the bakery would no longer be able to make these desserts, which would naturally have a great impact on the business.
However, the solution to this problem was very simple. Master Wukaili decided to teach Rob how to make desserts before he left.
Many chefs, especially those who had been famous for a long time, treasured their recipes very much. However, Master Wukaili, who had been traveling all year round, often exchanged recipes with others, was relatively open-minded in this regard. Also, because of the owner, he did not intend to keep it to himself.
In this way, two gold coins per month was a good deal, because it also included the tuition.
On the first day of the opening, Master Wukaili attached great importance to the bakery. He came to the bakery early in the morning and prepared to bake the first batch of bread. No matter how big or small the bakery was, the quality of the food should not deteriorate. Every egg and every spoonful of flour should be treated with all his might. This was also the first lesson that Master Wukaili taught Rob.
The great mage stuffed a few pieces of biscuits into his mouth and began to make bread with Master Wukaili. Luo Luo's job was mainly to help prepare the various supplementary ingredients. Luo Luo had originally planned to leave after breakfast, but now that she saw the two of them working so hard in the kitchen, she felt that it would be a little unkind for her to leave at this time.
Therefore, the girl found a rag and began to wipe the counter. Then, she found two vases from the storeroom. After washing them, she took out two fresh flowers from the flower room on the second floor and placed them on the table. At this moment, the first batch of bread came out of the oven. Rob put the steaming hot bread into the transparent counter. Lolo opened the door and hung a sign outside, announcing the opening of the bakery's first day of business.
It didn't take long for customers to come in. The first one was an old lady. She walked around and bought a long stick of bread and a bag of elf biscuits. She also praised Luoluo's beauty. The second customer was a clerk who worked in a nearby Chamber of Commerce. She ordered a hot dog and a cup of hot coffee and ate it as she walked … But after that, no customers came in for a long time, or they just walked around and then left.
The girl was a little worried. Before the first batch of bread was sold, Rob and Master Wukaili had already made a second batch. At this rate, they might not even be able to sell one batch of bread today. However, the two fellows beside her did not seem to be worried. Master Wukaili even took the time to teach the young man how to knead the dough.
At noon, Master Wukaili showed off his skills again, proving that he was not only good at making pastries. He made three bowls of pork bone noodles. There was even a long queue in front of the bakery. Rob was a little busy alone. In the end, the girl changed her clothes and took over the young man's job of receiving customers and collecting money. This way, Master Wukaili could free up his hands to help Master Wukaili.
At noon, Master Wukaili showed off his skills again, proving that he was not only good at making pastries. He made three bowls of pork bone noodles, and Lolo could not help but lick the bottom of the bowl clean. Master Wukaili seemed to have seen through her anxiety in the morning. He smiled and said, "Don't worry. Real delicacies will not be buried so easily. Believe in the power of food."
Two batches of bread were snatched clean in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, the third batch of bread was already out of the oven. Master Wukaili seemed to have expected this situation. He calmly asked the young man to bring out the previously baked elven biscuits. Things like bread could only be made and sold on the same day, but biscuits could be stored for a long time, so they could be made one or two days in advance. There were still a lot of elven biscuits in the store, so there was no need to worry about running out of things to sell.
Lolo looked at the large amount of money going into her purse and could not help but be in a good mood. She helped an old man wrap up the elven biscuits he wanted, and when she looked up, she saw a few familiar figures. They were dressed in Siamese's school uniform, and they were in groups of three to five, chatting and laughing as they lined up. When it was their turn to see the rookie, Brave, they were stunned. "Hey, aren't you the … Junior Lolo from the magic faculty?"
Lolo stretched out a hand to cover her face. "It's not me. It's not me. You've got the wrong person."
Just then, Rob poked his head out of the kitchen and said to the girl at the counter, "Lolo, what kind of bread are you lacking now?"
Seeing Rob, the people looked even more shocked. "Aren't … aren't you Junior Rob from the swordsman faculty?"
"Huh?" Archmage was a little baffled. He had always kept a low profile in Siamese, so logically speaking, not many people should know of him. Besides, why did these guys look like they were facing a formidable enemy after hearing his name? One of the archer seniors lamented, "In that case, those rumors are true. You two … you two are actually …"
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