The table in the four-person cubicle is extended against the wall, and two people can sit on one side. Of course, Shiraishi Rika and Yamamoto Ryoko sat on one side, because they were not very familiar with Tachibana Aya. On the other side sat
Naturally, it was Natsuchi and Tachibana Aya. The menu was placed on the table. After Natsuchi took a look, he quickly determined his goal.
"A glass of cold water, thank you."
The clerk was dumbfounded, Tachibana Aya put her hand on her forehead, and Yamamoto Ryoko turned her face away, trying to pretend not to recognize him. Only Shiraishi Reika looked at him with a worried expression. Naturally, she had a deep understanding of Natsuki's current situation.
Experienced.
Tachibana Aya took the menu from Natsuchi and glanced at it.
"Two cappuccinos, what do you want? Can they also be cappuccinos?"
"Don't mess around. This trip this morning has almost spent all my savings."
"I've invited so many people at noon, so it doesn't matter if I invite you again. By the way, don't continue to embarrass me, just shut up."
“It’s a matter of wealth and life, so you must be cautious.”
It is really irrational to put yourself in trouble for the sake of face. Although you still need the face you deserve, you have to make some choices. Spend money lavishly outside and make instant noodles at home every day. This is
What kind of person can live like this...
Finally, four cups of cappuccino were brought to the table.
Xia Zhi took a sip... emmmmm, a familiar taste. This taste does not refer to the taste of coffee, but something more profound. Just like the so-called sword immortals in Chinese online novels, they all have their own
Some of the sword intentions are continuous, and some are as sharp as the wind. These can be regarded as something like a person's mark. When you feel the sword intention, you can feel what this person is like.
people.
The same goes for cooking. When a gentle person cooks a dish, even the dish itself will become gentle. That’s what the so-called pouring of heart and soul is about. But this cup of cappuccino gave Xia Zhi a feeling of déjà vu, a kind of deja vu.
It always feels like I drank somewhere...
Xia Zhi recalled that during his time in Japan, he went to no more than five coffee shops. The only coffee shop he stayed at for a long time was the coffee shop where he worked. He had already drank similar coffee many times.
, that is to say...the craftsman and the store manager are very similar? It's really strange.
"How's it going? Not bad, right? I don't know why, but the coffee here tastes better than other coffee shops I've been to."
Ryoko Yamamoto said.
"It's pretty good..."
"I think that's pretty much all the delicious food."
Ah, such a damnable statement. The feeling that it doesn’t matter anything as long as it’s delicious will be hated by serious chefs. Although it seems that you are actually saying that other people’s food is delicious, you are also talking about other people’s food.
It makes no difference. It all depends on how the chef interprets what you say.
"Although I don't drink a lot of coffee, the coffee in this store is really excellent. Although I can't feel it if it's too much, but like the store where I work, the coffee in this store should be freshly ground and made fresh.
No doubt. I can still feel the difference."
This is not to say that freshly ground coffee is not good, but there are some subtle differences between freshly ground coffee and coffee that has been ground and stored.
"Coffee made from freshly ground coffee beans, although the coffee beans have been roasted, will have a more fresh feeling than coffee brewed from ground coffee powder. The store manager and I
I've said it before, but I can't remember it clearly. It seems that there will be some changes in the coffee beans and coffee powder stored in the two states. But the difference is not very big, and people who don't drink it regularly probably won't either.
I can tell the difference very clearly.”
Although there was a trend of "freshly ground" drinks in China in the early years, such as freshly ground soy milk and freshly squeezed juice, although they do look very transparent and straightforward, they are not quite the same as coffee. Freshly ground
The difference between soy milk and traditional soy milk is quite big. At least traditional soy milk does not have the soy residue in freshly ground soy milk. Whether you like this or not depends on you. But freshly ground juice is real...
Although the quality of juice is also related to the storage method, the biggest source of influence should be the quality of the fruit itself. Even if it is freshly squeezed juice, if you squeeze an apple that has been stored for several months, how good will the juice be?
Where to go? Unlike freshly ground soy milk, freshly squeezed juice is just a gimmick.
Making coffee itself requires high-quality coffee beans or coffee powder, as well as the skill level of the producer. The former is just a good beginning, and the latter is the basis for controlling the entire process. Even if you have high-quality coffee beans, it does not mean that you can make it.
Making high-quality coffee. Being able to use high-quality coffee beans to make high-quality coffee is the basis of a good barista. As for using not-so-good coffee beans to make high-quality coffee...that kind of cartoon is in the novel.
You'd better experience the plot of decaying into magic in comics or novels.
Xia Zhi calculated the price in his mind: "The price is quite suitable. Because the coffee beans used are also very good, the cost has increased. If you also calculate the labor cost, it is indeed quite cost-effective."
It's basically a job of selling craftsmanship. If you don't charge a craftsmanship fee, I'm afraid you won't be able to make the same income, and then starve to death.
"Oh, the evaluation is quite high."
"But I'm just a layman. If you want to hear more exciting things, you'd better watch the animation."
Xia Zhi has always felt that people who can comment on food animations are simply gods. Of course, those who can make food shine or add medicine to food are not just ordinary people.
"Okay, okay, stop for a moment."
Tachibana Aya stopped Natsuki from continuing to talk: "They have brought you to such a good store, aren't you going to answer their questions?"
Only then did Xia Zhi remember what the purpose was in the first place.
"To put it simply, I wanted to buy something but couldn't find it in Chiba, so I asked her to take me to Tokyo."
"It's too simple for you."
Tachibana Aya seemed to have noticed something, and looked back and forth at the expressions of Natsuki and Shiraishi Reika as if they were sitting on a mountain watching a tiger fight.
"Well, it's not something interesting." Xia Zhi thought for a moment: "Actually, my mother's birthday is coming soon, and I wanted to buy a gift, but I went shopping in Chiba a few days ago and didn't find anything suitable.
Then I wanted to go to Tokyo and see it. Then, I’m a dead-end house living in a three-point-one-line situation, and I’m not even familiar with Chiba. I’m afraid I won’t be able to find my way to Tokyo, so I wanted to find a guide. Just in time,
This guy also wants to go shopping, so I asked her to take me with him."
"It's so rude, what a guy."
Tachibana Aya said dissatisfiedly: "Well, that's probably it. Then we went on a date in Tokyo all morning and then came back."
Although the word date in China may mean an appointment to meet, most of the time it refers to the kind of date where male and female friends hang out together, not to mention that in Japan, which is too precocious, how can Xia Zhi
Might such a misunderstanding be allowed to remain here?
"Watch your words."
Although I don't insist that Tachibana Aya will listen to me, I at least let my classmates not misunderstand. This happened during the last school trip. If I were beaten here, it would be a shameful reputation and dishonesty.
"Hey, is Xia Zhijun's mother celebrating her birthday?"
However, Shiraishi Lihua's focus is completely different from Xia Zhi's.
"Well, there's still about a week left. Considering that it takes a lot of time to mail the gifts back, I just go to Tokyo to buy them in the past two days and then send them back."
"That's it...then what gift would be better for me to give?" Shiraishi Lihua said to herself, but Xia Zhi still heard it.
"No, no. You and my mother aren't very familiar with each other, so there's no need to think about any gifts."
"But, it's a birthday of a good friend's parents, shouldn't they give him a gift or something?"
Therefore, it is really difficult for the other party to understand that the national conditions are different.
"No, in China, even very good friends will not take the initiative to give gifts to the other person's parents. Except for those who know the other person's parents and have a deep relationship, generally there will be no descendants
Those who give gifts. Oh, the juniors referred to here are those of the younger generation."
After all, in Japan, even a first grader can be considered a junior. It would be better to explain.
Xia Zhi saw that Shiraishi Lihua was still hesitant and was ready to kill her.
"Besides, if you want to send gifts, my position will be more embarrassing."
Shiraishi Rika showed a confused expression, as did Ryoko Yamamoto and Aya Tachibana beside Natsuki.
"What's wrong?"
"I think you have probably forgotten what the situation is like for Chinese students. If you want to give gifts, my mother will accept them, but let me express my gratitude to you later. Then when I go home for the New Year, I
He's dead."
If Shiraishi Reika and the others really send gifts, I don't know about the others, but at least they will be lectured when they go back. Even if you didn't do it, they will treat it as if you did. Even if you didn't do it, it can be treated as a vaccination.
The Xia Zhi family is even more terrifying. He also has a second boss in the family, Xia Meng, who is not accommodating to his relationship.
If Shiraishi Reika and the others really send their gifts, Xia Zhi will definitely have a difficult year.
How could such an unfounded crime make his already troubled life even closer to hell?
"...It's really strict."
Ryoko Yamamoto sighed, and then felt that things were getting difficult to handle. After all, the results she pursued were contrary to what Natsuki abided by. Do you really have to wait until you graduate from high school? That would be too sad.
"China is too scary for you. If you can't fall in love, won't there be a lot of psychopaths?"
Xia Zhi sneered: "I can't even finish my homework, so where does the time come from?"