The idea lingered in Gloria's mind from the moment it appeared. She spent the entire day thinking about how to turn Landai's losses into profits. Even Ma Er Si, who had been by the president's side for over twenty years, said that he needed some time to conduct research before he could come up with a solution.
Nowadays, there are very few ready-made garments sold directly on the market. Customers usually choose the fabric first and then find a tailor to customize it. This way, the clothes will fit better, but the time it takes to finish the garment is relatively longer.
Now Gloria has an idea: could she first select a style of clothing, then mass-produce clothes in different sizes, and put them directly in the shop for sale? Customers could choose to try them on and buy clothes that fit them, eliminating the intermediate step of taking measurements and then customizing, saving customers time and the shop's manpower and resources.
Although Gloria had rarely interacted with others before, but she had read extensively at home, not only from the Morton family's collection but also from many books her father had brought her from Chaos Academy. These books kept her company during her most boring times, broadened her knowledge, and enriched her understanding.
Her declaration to her grandfather that she wanted to compete with Xi Er • Buffett wasn't a spur of the moment decision, rather, she wanted to find an opportunity to fully utilize all her knowledge. Whether she could defeat Xi Er was not the most important thing to her.
"Perhaps I should go back and discuss it with Mr. Ma Er Si first. He understands the Chaos City market better. If it's feasible, then I can approach Mr. Mai Ge for a collaboration." Gloria thought to herself. Instead of rushing to Mai Ge, she looked at Amy, recalling the little clothes Amy had worn, and nodded slightly. "The Little Boss has a wide variety of clothing styles, all very unique and adorable. If Mr. Mai Ge were willing to design clothes for Landai, perhaps he could lead a new trend in Chaos City."
"Besides cooking, Mr. Mai Ge has many other amazing abilities." Gloria thought to herself. Gentle and refined, a master chef, a fashion designer... he's truly a mysterious man, making one wonder what he can't do.
"I want an ice cream, blueberry flavor!"
"I want a chocolate ice cream!"
Ice cream is selling like hotcakes. Because it's machine-made, Mai Ge only needs to mix the ingredients, so there's no issue with supply shortages.
Compared to the fierce competition among tofu pudding enthusiasts over sweet versus savory flavors, the debate over ice cream flavors isn't as intense. Since there's a limit of two per customer, many people choose to try two flavors at the same time. Different flavors offer different experiences, and all are equally delicious, so there's anticipation for the other two flavors as well.
Mai Ge took a moment to inquire about Crassus's match tomorrow. The situation was similar to what Amy had described, the challengers were junior disciples from the Mage Tower.
"Boss Mai, don't worry. With me here, no one can harm Little Amy. Besides, even if they had a few more guts, no one would dare to hurt my precious apprentice." Crassus said, waving his hand at Mai Ge.
"With your words, I'm not worried anymore." Mai Ge nodded with a smile, then hesitated for a moment before asking, "However, may I go and watch tomorrow's match?"
"You say you're not worried, but you're actually quite uneasy. Alright, Boss Mai, since you're worried, come to school tomorrow and watch how Little Amy takes them all down." Crassus said with a helpless smile.
"Then I'll trouble you." Mai Ge replied with a delighted smile. His concern for Amy was one reason, but wanting to see the people from the Mage Tower was another. With Crassus's words, he should be able to enter Chaos Academy smoothly tomorrow.
The evening business hours finally came to an end amidst the hustle and bustle. Sally and Yabemia cleaned up the restaurant and said goodbye before leaving. Mai Ge flipped the sign on the door and prepared to take Amy and the Ugly Duckling to bed.
"Daddy, Little Amy wants another ice cream, okay?" Amy, who is usually drowsy by now, is unusually energetic today. She pouted and begged Mai Ge, her little pointed ears twitching.
"Meow meow~" The Ugly Duckling in her arms also had bright eyes and stretched out two white little paws at Mai Ge, as if to say, "I want one too."
Mai Ge looked at the little one's adorable expression and felt his heart melt. He almost couldn't help but nod, but after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "No, it's already evening and we're about to go to sleep. You can't eat ice cream now, or you'll get a stomachache."
"But I really want ice cream, vanilla flavor, just one, please, Daddy." Amy slowly moved forward with tiny steps, stretched out a small hand and shook Mai Ge's hand, tilting her head up and pleading. Her big blue eyes were bright, and her little pointed ears were drooping, as if she would burst into tears immediately if Mai Ge refused.
"Meow~" The Ugly Duckling hugged Mai Ge's apron, pleading.
Mai Ge looked down at the two little ones, unable to bring himself to refuse. After a moment's hesitation, he asked in his mind, "System, if Amy eats ice cream now, will it have a bad effect on her health?"
"According to this system's tests, Amy's physical condition is quite strong. Under normal circumstances, eating ice cream should not have any adverse effects. However, she has already eaten three ice creams today. This system suggests that she should not eat too much ice cream, otherwise it will be detrimental to her health." the system quickly replied.
"In other words, is it okay to have another one now?" Mai Ge asked again.
"Host, eating any food is risky, and I refuse to make complete statistics. The number of people who die from taking jelly every year is no less than a thousand, and the number of people who die from drinking water is also not a small number, so this system cannot guarantee that there will be no problems at all." The system replied seriously.
"You might get hit by a pie falling from the sky while walking." Mai Ge rolled his eyes inwardly. Since the system said not to eat too much ice cream, eating one more shouldn't be a problem. Looking at the two little ones' pitiful appearance, he couldn't bear to refuse. He reached out and touched Amy's hair and said, "Okay, but the two of you can only eat one ice cream together, one snowball each. Amy can eat the eggshell."
"Yay! Thank you, Daddy!" Amy jumped up happily, her little pointy ears twitching merrily.
"Meow meow~" The Ugly Duckling meowed excitedly twice. After tasting ice cream yesterday, the little one also fell in love with this refreshing and delicious food.
Mai Ge went into the kitchen and made Amy a vanilla ice cream with only one snowball. He then put the other snowball on a small plate and placed it on the floor. The two little ones happily finished it, and then contentedly followed Mai Ge upstairs to wash up and go to bed.
"System, upgrade the restaurant!"
After putting the two little ones to sleep, Mai Ge said directly in his mind.