Isekai: Princess Marquess Becomes Entrepreneur of Tempe

Chapters 30. Cheap

Nania Eckart has been irritated lately. Because, the cafe business that the woman runs with her son slightly slumped the results of sales. The cafe that he named 'One Sesapan' was lately experiencing a deserted visitor.

The business was targeted at the nobles and their wives. Usually the elites go to the cafe just to sit and relax, chat or even discuss something important with their colleagues. The One Sesapan Cafe does provide small rooms on the second and third floors to discuss business in private, which can be rented by the hour.

Per day the Eckart family can benefit more than 100 percent, especially if there are new products that the duke's mistress deliberately came directly from the neighboring kingdom, such as coffee and tea. Nania Eckart also did not hesitate to hire the best cook in the country to be able to produce a good snack, which can be eaten as a friend to drink coffee or tea.

But lately, everything has been going downhill. There are not too many new breakthroughs in the culinary business, and it makes the menu in the One Sesepan cafe feel boring. In fact, the cafe is in the vanguard in the kingdom's culinary business today. If the cafe was to suffer losses, then the humiliation is the big name of Duke Eckart who is behind the establishment of the cafe.

Especially when Nania saw that the cafes of her competitors began to lower prices in order to seize visitors. The price drop for Nania means a decrease in the level of keelitanya cafe, except when it is being held sale. And the woman didn't want that to happen.

So now, the woman is with the cafe manager named Hansen. The two of them have been in the workspace since noon. The old woman flipped through the pages of cafe sales reports spread across eleven strategic points across the kingdom, one of which was located in Rudiyart City. His eyebrows pucker up indicating he is thinking hard. And was occasionally angry at Hansen who was next to him.

"Are those cooks really not an idea to make a new menu?!" nania asked with a huff, which was greeted with a headband.

"The menu they created at most is just a new variant of the existing menu, Madam. And that's less to break the popularity of our cafe back." explains Hansen, who increasingly makes Nania Eckart more riled up.

"It's free that they have the title of best cook if they can't make me profit!"

Nania circulated her gaze to the table that was not far from where she was standing now. The table was usually filled by his son, who set up the management of a portion of the cafe's One Session branch business. But the table was empty, with a pile of reports that had not been touched at all.

"Where's Arthur?" ask Nania.

"I don't know, Madam. But David, his secretary, said that Young Master Arthur is usually at this hour still in the city of Armelin."

"Went to see Elona Locke?" ask Nania. Hansen nodded.

Nania did know from her husband Duke Ron Eckart, if his son's activities lately did often go to Armelin to visit a girl, the daughter of her late husband's best friend. But the woman did not know what Arthur was doing there.

Ron Eckart did know the truth that Arthur and Elona were working on soybean fields. But the man did not tell Nania. All his wife knew was that Arthur was there just for a date.

And this is what makes the woman even more upset. "His work here is not finished, he's busy courting! Really that kid! As soon as he gets home, call him to face me immediately!"

"Okay, Madam."

It turns out that the long-awaited actually came by itself a while later. Arthur entered his mother's study in a hurry while carrying a bottle full of white liquid.

"Mother! Mama!" his yell. Nania covered her ears.

"What the hell, this one kid! Can you calm down?!"

Arthur did not care about his mother's words. He quickly handed the bottle to the woman.

"Mom, try drinking this."

"What's this?" tanyanya while receiving a bottle from Arthur hesitated.

"Susu." answered his son briefly. A moment later Nania pushed the bottle back.

"You know, if you don't drink milk at night. Fat later!"

Arthur gave the bottle again, "But this milk is different! Try first! This milk is specifically for people who are on a diet."

"Oh yeah? What milk?" ask Nania back. The woman tried to peek into the bottle.

"Soybean milk." replied Arthur. Nania smiled amusedly.

"Pfft, since when can soybeans be milked?" Nania asked in disbelief just like the previous land workers. Over time Arthur became angry.

"Huh, try it first! It's delicious!"

"It's..."

"Enak, right?!"

"Enak, anyway. But... soy milk?" Nania stared at the bottle in her hands in disbelief. Then drink it again.

"Make it from soybean dove." explained Arthur again. "I want to include this as a new menu in our cafe."

"But..Where did you get this drink?" Nania looked at her son. Arthur just shook his hand.

"Here, I don't need to know. I just want a market test among the nobles."

Arthur chooses to keep the name of Elona behind the new brew. His mother had a nature of exaggerating things. For example, once Nania finds out that her son is close to a girl, she immediately asks Arthur every day when he can meet the girl.

If his mother knew that Elona Locke was behind the new discovery, she would have hysterically arranged for her son to be married as soon as possible.

Well, Arthur wouldn't refuse either, but that's definitely not now. Not when Elona doesn't even know her true identity. This is the time that is not yet right to bring Elona with her parents.

"So, can you? I wonder if the nobility will like this drink too." Arthur says.

Nania Eckart thought for a moment. "alright. This is delicious anyway. Hansen!"

Hansen approached when his name was called.

"Arthur, what are the advantages of this drink? Hansen, note! We need words that can be used for promotion."

"Ma..." Arthur looked up, trying to remember what Elona told him about this soy milk.

"The nutritional content is almost like milk, especially the calcium. It has no fat, so it is light to drink, suitable for people who are on a diet. Made from soybean essence. continue, cheaper than cow's milk..."

Nania narrowed her eyes as soon as she heard this adjective about soy milk from her son's mouth.

"cheap?"

"Yes, because it's from the soybean plant, not from the animal. Raw soybeans themselves are indeed cheap on the market." replied Arthur.

"Hmm..." the lady duke thought, "That generosity is not something favored by elite circles like royalty, you know?"

"Eh, why??" asked Arthur in wonder.

"Because cheap means not fancy. Not exclusive. You know, if people like us have prestige and prestige that is held in high esteem?"

"So, according to mom?"

"I don't want to draw any early conclusions. Let's test the market first. We will serve this as a fresh drink menu. But then don't be disappointed if what you're afraid of is true."

A few days later, a One-Simple cafe business sales report was ready for inspection by the Eckart family. Arthur that day deliberately did not go to the land to help Elona. He was very curious about the report that would later be given the manager of the cafe Hansen for him. As soon as the report arrived, Arthur immediately read it.

The man gasped. What her mother feared was true. Sales of Elona-made soy milk have not increased significantly since entering the menu of the Eckart family cafe. It is very different from the responses of ordinary citizens when conducting market tests. In fact, its sales numbers continue to decline day by day.

"What's? Why did this happen?"

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...\=\= original writing by @author.ryby \=\=...

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