Scientific Travel

To save money, Deng Yin and Gou Dan did all the renovations themselves.

The shop had shelves that had been used many times. Deng Yin bought a lot of paint, and Gou Dan was in charge of painting them.

Some colors can suppress appetite, such as blue, while others can enhance it, such as warm yellow and white.

Considering that the cake is predominantly white, Deng Yin used warm yellow paint on it.

For a shop, the name is just as important as its decor.

Deng Yin wasn't good at naming things, otherwise he wouldn't have called the system "Dog Egg".

Of course, there was also an element of deliberately targeting him in this.

Deng Yin: "What name do you think would be good for our shop?"

"Since our things are so expensive, why not call it 'Extremely Expensive Shop'?" Dog Egg thought about it and felt he had a talent for naming things. He then suggested, "Or we could call it 'Don't Enter If You Can't Afford It.' I feel that if we call it that, a lot of people will be curious and want to come in to see how expensive it is. Once they come in, they'll think about the name and feel embarrassed not to buy anything."

Humans cannot, or at least should not, have this kind of mindset.

"Yes, it will definitely be very strange." Deng Yin said through gritted teeth, "Even if we can't sell a single cake, we can still make a fortune, all of which will be for medical expenses."

"Look at you, so impatient." Gou Dan showed no regard for master and servant, saying, "You were the one who asked me. If you keep acting like this, I won't tell you."

"Alright, then stop talking." Deng Yin said while kicking Gou Dan, "I'll test if you can take a beating first. If you can, then I'll consider whether to use this name!"

Although Gou Dan was strong, he wasn't very durable. Deng Yin didn't use much force, but the places he kicked were all bright red.

Gou Dan pointed to the red marks from the kick and accused Deng Yin, "Look at this, and this too, they're all red from the kick, it hurts so much!"

Dog Egg's skin was already fair, so even a slight redness was very noticeable, but Deng Yin would lie through her teeth: "Where is it red? I can't see it at all. You're too delicate."

"Me, delicate?!" Gou Dan looked at Deng Yin in disbelief, pointing to the red mark where he had been kicked, and said, "You kicked my leg until it's the same color as a watermelon, how dare you say I'm delicate?"

"You're so delicate! So delicate, so delicate!" Deng Yin said, "Who can turn as red as a watermelon after being kicked so lightly a couple of times? Not only are you delicate, you're also colorblind!"

Deng Yingguang said that wasn't enough, and kicked him twice more.

This time it's truly watermelon color...

Deng Yin, without any guilt, pointed to the patch and said, "See that? That's what watermelon color looks like."

Dog Egg: "......"

Thanks to this little incident, the shop was finally named Watermelon Cake.

Of all the fruits Deng Yin owns, watermelons are the most abundant, so it's decided that all the fruits placed on the cake will be watermelons.

The characters on the plaque were also written by Gou Dan. He has excellent calligraphy skills, and every stroke of his pen reveals his character.

The shop's name is related to watermelons, and there are many watermelon-related elements inside.

Deng Yin shaved many wooden balls, and Gou Dan painted black and green stripes on them. In addition, there was a watermelon graffiti in the lower right corner of the plaque.

Unlike other foods, cakes cannot be sold if someone touches them. Deng Yin cut out the sides of the shelf and covered them with thin gauze to ensure that children could see the cakes but could not touch them.

The cakes were also covered with a thin veil, allowing customers to see what was inside but not touch it directly. Only the staff behind the shelf could touch the cakes.

To prevent anyone from accidentally tearing the gauze and touching the cake inside, Deng Yin put up a wooden sign on the shelf that read: "Snowy Sky Golden Silk, 500 gold coins per bolt. Damage will be compensated at the original price."

The name was made up by Deng Yin, and the price was also made up; she didn't have the money to buy such expensive fabric.

This is written to prevent anyone from accidentally damaging it, but if it is actually broken, that person must compensate according to this price.

According to the laws of the Baichu Kingdom, if an item is damaged by a person when the merchant has clearly stated its value, the person must compensate the merchant according to the stated price.

The cake melted easily, so Deng Yin placed the kite behind the cashier, which lowered the temperature in the entire shop. The reason for not placing it behind the shelf was that the cake couldn't be exposed to the wind for too long, otherwise it would dry out and crack.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

Shops typically set off firecrackers when they open their doors to let others know that a new shop has opened.

Considering the facts, Deng did not set off firecrackers, but instead performed a spinning top demonstration in the street.

Yes, it's that spinning top that used to glow and make noise in the middle of the night, waking everyone up.

The spinning top can be set to light up and sing, but Deng Yin turned both of these off.

Spinning a top isn't difficult; the challenge lies in keeping it spinning continuously.

Deng Yin's spinning top was unique enough, but that didn't attract many people. Most of the thirty-odd people in front of her had come because she could make the top spin for half an incense stick's time with a single flick of her whip.

The decision to attract people with spinning tops was not a spur-of-the-moment thing for Deng Yin. There were three games for the nobles of Baichu Kingdom: Cuju (ancient Chinese football), Touhu (pitch-pot), and spinning tops.

There are even professional top-spinning competitions in the community, with substantial prize money.

If it weren't for the fact that only standardized spinning tops could be used, Deng Yin would have wanted to participate.

She had no idea how to spin a top. The top was spinning perfectly fine, but she whipped it and almost knocked it over.

Good news! With his skill in spinning tops, Deng attracted five customers in just one afternoon.

The bad news is, these five people just looked around and none of them bought anything.

With darkness approaching and no one expected to come any longer, Deng Yin had no choice but to end his first day of business with zero profit.

Deng Yin only paid one month's rent for the shop, and he also only rented the house for one month.

Staying in a guesthouse for a month costs far more than renting a house, and renting a house usually includes a kitchen.

Business wasn't very good today, and Deng Yin didn't have much of an appetite for dinner.

My lack of appetite wasn't because business was bad, but because Gou Dan made dinner.

With half an hour left before closing time, Deng Yin told Gou Dan to go home and cook. In a full half hour, Gou Dan managed to cook a plate of dark vegetables that barely showed any eggs in them and a pot of soup that looked like dishwater.

"Just say it," Deng Yin put down his chopsticks, his face serious. "Did you deliberately sabotage my food to get revenge for me kicking you today?"

"Of course not!" Dog Egg looked at the plate of stewed eggs that had been burnt and then reheated with water, feeling inexplicably guilty. "How...could that be?"

"Try it first." Deng Yin put a piece of egg on Gou Dan's plate and stared intently at him as he ate.

"Eat it!" It may look a little unappetizing, but how bad can it taste?

Although that's what he thought, he only took a small bite.

The next second, Dog Egg spat out the egg in his mouth and said, "I was wrong, it really tastes awful. So can we eat the cakes you can't sell tonight?"

Deng Yin: "Don't even dream about it."