Finally, at two o'clock in the opening time, Tachibana Aya was rushed to the seat where she was sitting last time by Natsuki. She turned over the sign hanging on the door of the store, walked back behind the counter, and quietly waited for the arrival of customers. Business started.
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Two o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday is a good time for Xiazhi, but not for business operators. At two o'clock in the afternoon, it is the time after people have lunch and rest. People have already finished eating.
Those who wanted to rest had rested, either by going to an amusement park or a shopping mall, but there were definitely very few people who went to restaurants.
Generally speaking, ordinary restaurants do not do much business except for specific meals at noon and evening. Stores selling food such as scattered snacks or crepes are not included, but their sales volume is larger.
The time is still outside meals, such as before meals, afternoon tea or supper time. At this time, most of the food eaten at meals has been digested, and people are in a state of being able to eat, but not eating more. In
Under such a situation, coffee shops and snack shops will be the choice of many people, and this is the second peak period for shops such as coffee shops.
Well, the first peak period is still meal time. After all, shops like coffee shops still serve main meals, although not many, and many people like the food provided by coffee shops, so they don’t stop at meal time.
There is no business at this time, and even some famous shops will see a significant increase in their sales during this time.
But for ordinary shops that are not famous, the period before meals is the prime time for business. And this cafe fully meets the characteristics of being not famous, so, at least for now, even if it is open, there will be few customers.
That’s it.
There may occasionally be regular customers who come to sit at this time, but there will definitely not be many. Most of them can only be satisfied with a cup of coffee and a piece of cake. The key point is that at three o'clock an hour later, from that time on
Many guests will come one after another, and the next hour will be the most tiring time.
Because the number of customers will gradually increase, and it will be an hour before Mayumi comes. Although the cafe is not very big, if one person takes care of the entire cafe, even an experienced person will be stretched.
Not to mention someone like Xia Zhi who is not yet considered a proficient person. He can only be said to be no stranger.
Of course, for today, there is no doubt that the first person to order is Tachibana Aya, who is sitting in the corner and typing up a manuscript on his laptop.
"Xia Zhi, I want milk coffee and matcha cake!"
She ordered directly by shouting. Is she serious?
Natsuki took what she ordered and put it on the table. Tachibana Aya stared at the computer screen intently, her eyes moving with the text that was being entered, and the blue light glasses that seemed to be used to protect her eyes reflected bright white
The light of the screen. She continued typing without turning her head.
"Put it over here."
"Don't order by shouting. Also, which way is this?" Although Xia Zhi said this, she still put everything on her left and picked up the cup that had been filled with juice.
.Although no one usually cares about such things, every time he brings something to her and picks up the plate, he always takes the things from her left hand. And Xia Zhi doesn’t think that this kind of thing will indulge her own interests.
Most people will go out of their way to care about others while working.
After all, a person who doesn't care about anything is more in line with the characteristics of success than a person who cares about nothing when obsessed with interests. And Aya Tachibana, who is almost a son of the plane in Xia Zhi's heart, undoubtedly has such qualifications.
As soon as she put it down, a hand stretched out. She took a sip from the coffee cup in her left hand, then put it down again and continued to focus on the work in front of her. Even when she was drinking, her hand
He kept tapping away on the keyboard.
There was no response, she was doing her own thing. For Xia Zhi, this was better. If all Japan had such customers, it would be a great help.
Xia Zhi has no interest in her, nor does he have any interest in what she does. Maybe even if he does, it won't have any impact on him. People who haven't even done their own things well are not qualified to care about others.
People's business.
Xia Zhi returned to his seat in front of the counter. He was very bored, but the same boring professionalism also prevented him from taking out his mobile phone to play in the end. Although the store manager may not mind, it is better to say that he will take the lead in playing with his mobile phone, but
This is not the behavior of a person working for someone else.
Just like the idea of "try harder tomorrow", you will eventually fall into the cycle of "tomorrow after tomorrow", which is what Xia Zhi wants to avoid. After all, a large number of people are like this, right? Leave your winter and summer vacation homework
There will definitely be more people who finish their homework in the last few days than those who finish their homework in the first few days of the holiday.
Now that you understand it, don't try it. As long as you try it for the first time, the next time will be much easier than you think.
Xia Zhi was sitting in a chair in a daze. The store door was pushed open amidst the sound of wind chimes, and two high school girls who were regular customers walked in.
"Good afternoon, Senior Xia Zhi."
"Good afternoon. Would you like something to drink?"
"Ah, just give us two glasses of juice, and two pieces of matcha cake."
One of them looked around the store.
"Is Natsuchi-senpai alone today? Where is the store manager?"
"As he said, he went to the zoo with Sister Sayuri and Xiaoyao."
"Ah, then today was really hard."
They found a seat with better lighting and sat down. Xia Zhi started to prepare what they ordered, and then brought it to them. The other child, who was quieter, thanked Xia Zhi.
"But if the store manager and the others go to the zoo, won't Natsuki-senpai go?"
"Although I have been invited, the cafe will be closed today if I go."
"Really, that's really lucky. It's not in vain that we made a special trip from the station."
“Thank you for your patronage.”
The two high school girls had their own things to talk about. After Xia Zhi finished what he should do, he returned behind the counter. Bored, he took out a file and coffee beans and ground coffee powder by hand in front of the counter. Although Xia Zhi didn't know
I know whether coffee beans can be ground with a file, but the store manager taught him this, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
After grinding about a cup for herself, Xia Zhi boiled another pot of water. Then she brewed the coffee step by step according to the method taught by the store manager. A different aroma from instant coffee wafted out. Xia Zhi liked this.
taste it. Then while touching the fish, grind the coffee beans.
Facts have proved that the reputation of the coffee shop is indeed not very good. More than twenty minutes have passed since two o'clock. Leaving aside the crazy writer who came over for a drink before the opening hours, the number of customers who have arrived so far is
The only two girls were probably freshmen in high school, and they were regular customers.
It's really a miracle that this store didn't close down. Xia Zhi often thinks about it.
There were no clocks or anything like that hanging in the coffee shop. Xia Zhi still had a vague sense of the passage of time. Occasionally, he took out his phone and took a look. Most of the time, it was just a few minutes. And the seconds felt like years.
It probably happened in this extremely boring situation.
When you are immersed in something you find interesting, time seems to have flown by without a trace in the next second. If you are surrounded by boredom, the passage of time will become slower and slower.
, and then it will give people a sense of boredom unconsciously.
If possible, Xia Zhi would like to run out of the coffee shop and go to the cold drink shop next door to get an ice cream. The price is affordable, the portion is large, and the taste is so good that the sundaes and the like in the shop are often not sold. However, there is no ice cream next to it.
The cold drink shop sells delicious food. Although the store manager is very distressed that he has been robbed of his business, every time Xia Zhi sees him pushing in from outside the store with a large ice cream, he thinks, "This boss
It’s really embarrassing”.
Because there were two female high school students communicating, the store, which had been a little too quiet, became a little lively. The sound of Tachibana color tapping on the keyboard in the corner continued to come, and I looked up.
, Xia Zhi found that she had almost maintained the same posture for more than half an hour without changing.
With nothing to do, Xia Zhi still felt a little bored while grinding coffee beans. He had already ground half a bottle of coffee powder. If he worked harder, he might be able to take a bottle like this back with him. Compared with mixed coffee, it was still specially ground coffee.
The powder taste is stronger.
As she was grinding something, a shadow gradually fell over her body. She thought it was a guest, but when she looked up, she found that Tachibana Aya was observing Natsuki with interest. Judging from the paper and pen in her hand,
, it is easy to see that one is being exploited again. Although it is almost time to take these things lightly, the person who is actually being exploited will always feel a little uneasy.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm grinding coffee beans. Isn't that obvious?"
Xia Zhi replied.
"Do you grind coffee beans with a file?" She looked a little surprised.
"Who knows... Anyway, that's what the store manager taught me, and the files are washed every day, so I don't have to worry about any hygiene problems."
"Don't you have a coffee grinder? You are a coffee shop."
"Yes. It's just that the coffee powder is enough now, so there's no need to use it."
She was writing and drawing in a small book with a pen. If there was another person carrying a camera behind her, Xia Zhi felt that she might be more like a reporter than a light novel writer. But with her personality, there is a big difference
Maybe he will become the kind of reporter who fights in and out of a city full of zombies.
"Go and sit over there by yourself, don't interfere with my work."
"Will there be no guests here?"
"Stop talking nonsense. We'll get it later."
As for how long he stayed, Xia Zhi was not sure. When the next customer came to the store, it was already after three o'clock in the afternoon.