The old r was quite surprised. He stared at Luo Huian without saying anything for another three seconds before smiling kindly.
"I—I like the red bean buns a lot," said the r with a sweet smile. "When my wife was still alive, she would bring loads of red bean buns. But then—" The r stopped speaking but Luo Huian and Wei Yu Cheng understood what he was trying to say.
After the death of his wife, he was probably sent to the old age ho by his daughter and did not get a chance to eat the red bean paste buns as the old age ho was already struggling.
Luo Huian didn’t have red bean paste buns but she had sothing closer to it.
"You really want red bean paste buns?" she asked as she walked to the aisle. Luo Huian didn’t want the r to hesitate just because he was worried about the cost of the cakes and the pastries.
"Yes. But don’t worry if you don’t have any," as if recalling that he was sitting in a rather expensive-looking shop and turned red in embarrassnt. "As long as you have sothing similar to it, I will be fine with it."
"You don’t have to worry." Luo Huian turned and smiled at the r before pushing the glass window of the aisle to one side. She smiled at the r and said to him, "I have a bun with peanut streusel and red bean paste and vanilla cream filling."
"I am sure you will like it too," Luo Huian said to the r as she pulled out two buns and walked over to the table where the r was sitting. She placed the bun in front of the elderly r and said to him, "Go on, try these. I had no custors today, so do let know if these buns were anything good. I made them for the first ti."
Though she said that, Luo Huian was very much aware of her own skills. She knew that the r was going to like it. Why? Because these buns were specially made by her.
Not only was each bean that was used to make the red bean filling infused with spiritual energy but the vanilla cream was whipped with her spiritual qi. Even the flour that was used to make these buns was made from the grains that she had infused her spiritual energy with.
"Oh my, thank you so much." The elderly r was filled with gratitude as he took the bun from Luo Huian and bit into the soft buttery bread. His eyes widened in surprise as the taste of the buttery bread, sweet red bean paste and cream exploded in his mouth.
"Is this really a bun?" the r asked with a light exclamation. "It’s really soft and chewy but it is not sticking to my teeth. It is really good."
"I have never eaten a red bean bun as delicious as this one before," said the elderly r with a sweet smile.
"That’s because I made the filling by mixing the red bean paste with a hint of cream and butter," explained Luo Huian. "And the beans are of the highest organic quality."
The r gobbled the rest of the bun in a matter of seconds as he licked his lips and dusted off the crumbs from his lips.
"This is a really delicious bun," said the r with a happy expression. "I feel so energetic and happy just with one bite."
The r was quite upset because of the call he received from his daughter this morning. She told him that she could not send him any money for this month as her third husband was pregnant and she was having a hard ti too and asked him to be understanding and manage this month.
And before he could tell her that she did the sa thing last month, that girl ended the call.
Because of this reason, he was really upset but after eating this bun, he felt as if his blood was coursing with energy and hope. So what if his daughter didn’t send money? He was still capable of earning enough with the odd jobs that he was doing.
Luo Huian smiled in response. Of course, the bun was infused with her spiritual energy. So the r would feel better.
"What’s the na of this bun?" the r asked.
"It’s Reb Vanilla soboro bread," Luo Huian replied. "Will you like more of these?"
The r nodded and said, "Can you deliver one hundred and fifty of these to the Cosy Old Age Ho?"
He then paused and asked, "How much do they cost?"
"Just twenty yuan," though the buns cost two hundred yuan, Luo Huian had no desire to make a profit from old rs and won like this gentleman in front of her.
"Really, such a good thing costs just twenty yuan? Little girl, you are making a huge loss," said the r with a light frown. "These can be sold for more than two hundred yuan. Don’t make a loss by following the advice of those who want to harm you."
Luo Huian smiled and didn’t say anything.
"Then I will order the one hundred and fifty buns; I guess that the senior citizens at my old age ho will like these a lot," said the r with an excited smile. "It has a taste where you can’t stop eating after just having one bun."
"Don’t worry, I will deliver these buns to your old age ho, Grandpa," stated Luo Huian with a smile that made the old r giggle lightly. He waved his hand in a dismissive gesture and then said to Luo Huian, "You are such a charr. If I were forty years younger, I would have fallen for that smile of yours."
"You can still fall for it though," Luo Huian winked at the r. "I will understand."
"Oh, you sly girl," the r laughed even harder when he heard Luo Huian’s cheeky words.
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