Chapter 726: Selling Out Her Sex Appearance
"How about it?"
Miss Sonoko turned around on tiptoe, her short hair drawing a cheerful arc in the sun. She pointed at the new sign above her finger, her eyes shining like two stars: "I designed the logo!"
Hanyu Kusunoki looked up at the huge neon sign - next to the two artistic characters "Nan Yuan", a Q version of him and Sonoko were grinning and giving a thumbs up, with a suspicious chocolate-colored unidentified object on their heads.
That exaggerated smile made Hanyu Kusunoki doubt whether he had ever really had such a brilliant expression.
"When have I ever made this expression?" he asked with a smile on his face, reaching out to pinch Yuanzi's pink cheek.
"In my dream~" Sonoko held her face with both hands and shook her body in ecstasy, "That night you were like this, feeding chocolate dumplings into my mouth while saying 'Sonoko-sama is the best'..."
Xiaolan covered her friend's mouth with her hand: "The second half was obviously added by Sonoko himself! In fact, most of the decoration plan was decided by Xiaoai, but the menu and logo were indeed designed by Sonoko after three all-nighters."
As she spoke, she used her other hand to adjust her school uniform tie that had been messed up by Sonoko.
"That's..." Hanyu Kusunoki's mouth twitched slightly.
Apart from Yuanzi, no one could have thought of such a strange combination of chocolate and dumplings.
He looked up at the smiling self on the sign, especially the lump of chocolate on his head that looked like it was melted: "So this... is my hair?"
"It's chocolate sauce!" Yuanzi broke away from Xiaolan's hand and gestured excitedly, drawing arcs in the air with her fingers: "It means that our signature chocolate dumplings will make people so happy that bubbles will pop out of their heads!"
Hanyu Kusunoki: “…”
He shook his head helplessly, thinking that this was probably the so-called "Yuanzi logic" - illogical but inexplicably impossible to refute.
"Nan! What's with that expression on your face? This is art! Do you understand art?" Yuanzi stamped her feet angrily, and her small leather shoes made a crisp sound on the ground. "You should know that I rejected Xiao Ai's design and personally--"
"Alright, alright," Xiaolan pushed the two of them towards the store, "Let's go in and take a look first. We agreed to have some food tastings."
Push open the glass door, and the crisp sound of wind chimes and the cool air of air conditioning blow in your face.
Mingmei was standing at the bar instructing several new employees. She was wearing the same light pink apron as the other waiters, except for a silver badge of "Deputy Store Manager" on her chest.
As the division of responsibilities when they jointly invested, Mingmei, as the deputy store manager, was responsible for training the employees, which she usually did when everyone was at school.
"Master Hanyu, Xiaolan, Sonoko, you are here."
Mingmei turned around and smiled. She had changed from her maid outfit into a professional outfit, but her gentle temperament was not diminished at all. She clapped her hands gently, and several girls in uniform immediately stood in a row.
"Welcome to Nanyuan Creative Dumpling Shop!" Several girls in uniform bowed in unison. The Q version of Hanyu Kusunoki printed on their aprons rose and fell with their movements, as if they were giving a collective thumbs up.
This scene made Hanyu Kusunoki feel speechless and he didn't know whether he should vomit or not.
Sonoko puffed out her chest proudly, and her pink bow hairpin trembled slightly with her movements: "I designed the uniform too! How is it? Isn't it super--"
"Shame." A cold voice came from behind.
Everyone turned around and saw Xiao Ai appear at the door at some point. She had a small chef's hat hairpin on her short brown hair and was holding a thick account book in her hands.
She glanced at the patterns on the waiters' aprons and twitched her lips. "I suggest that before the defendant infringes on the right of portrait, we should prepare the settlement money first."
"Ai-chan!" Sonoko pounced over like a happy puppy and tried to rub her face, but was nimbly avoided. "Why are you here just now? Didn't we agree to taste the food together?"
"I'm checking the purchase order in the back." Xiao Ai shook the account book and looked at the young lady in front of her with an expression of looking at a fool: "Besides, you just got out of school, so of course I just got out of school too!"
As the store's financial director, Ai-chan is quite competent.
Of course, she also holds the position of chief designer of the dumpling shop. After all, she is the smartest person in the family, so the more capable she is, the more work she should do!
Hanyu Nan touched her little head, feeling the soft touch of her hair: "Thank you for your hard work, our little housekeeper."
Mingmei interrupted at the right time: "The food is ready. Do you want to try it now? Today, Chef Nakajima has improved Sonoko's chocolate dumpling recipe."
"Of course!" Yuanzi's attention was immediately diverted, and he rushed in with Xiaolan, almost knocking over a decorative potted plant. "I deliberately didn't eat the lunch box that Hongye brought at noon, just waiting for this meal."
Everyone followed Mingmei to a seat by the window.
Hanyu Kusunoki noticed that the decoration inside the store was simple and warm, the tables and chairs were made of natural wood, and there were several dessert-themed watercolor paintings hanging on the wall - it was obviously Ai's aesthetic.
The only thing that is a bit weird is that there is a small Q-version Hanyu Kusunoki bobblehead doll on each table, which will make a sound of "Welcome to Kusunoki~" recorded by Sonoko when touched.
"...What kind of evil god peripheral is this?"
Hanyu Kusunoki pinched the mini version of himself.
"Promotion!" Sonoko's eyes lit up. "If you spend 3000 yen or more, you can get a 'Nannan-kun' keychain! If you spend 5000 yen or more, you can get a life-size pillow! If you spend—"
“Stop!” Hanyu Kusunoki covered her mouth with his hand. “I haven’t agreed to let my image—”
"Article 17 of the Shareholder Agreement," Xiao Ai calmly flipped open a folder and pointed her finger precisely at a line of text, "'Party A Hanyu Kusunoki [Honorary Store Manager] agrees that Party B Suzuki Sonoko [Store Manager] may use her image for store promotion.' That's what you signed on the third page."
"...You are cheating." Hanyu Kusunoki reluctantly let go of her hand, and Sonoko immediately made a face.
"Business strategy." The little girl pushed her non-existent glasses.
"That's right, Xiao Ai is right!"
Sonoko and Xiaolan nodded frantically.
This was a marketing strategy that several girls in the family had discussed together. In order to prevent the money they invested from going to waste, Xiaolan and her friends even sold their looks.
The hue here refers to Hanyu Kusu.
By then, the peripheral products made with their Nan's peerless beauty will surely attract a large number of young ladies to come to the store to consume. As for whether it will add potential rivals in love, they are not worried at all.
Not all girls are attractive to Nan from her family.
In Sonoko's words at the time: "Hehe, they can only think, but we can touch however we want and play however we want..."