When Natsuki and Tachibana Aya arrived at the coffee shop, the lights were already on. It was not the opening time, so there was no need to ask who was in the coffee shop.
"I didn't expect the store manager to arrive so early."
"Of course, this is Xiaoyao's birthday. I even suspect that he has been making decorations in the coffee shop since he left the house in the morning." Xia Zhi saw the half balloon visible on the upper edge of the glass window of the coffee shop. Probably the store manager did not secure the balloon properly and dropped it.
"Let's go." Tachibana Aya opened the door of the coffee shop one step ahead of Natsuki, and Natsuki walked in. The first thing he saw was the store manager wearing an apron, standing at the counter and not knowing what he was doing.
The store manager raised his head and looked at the two people who pushed the door open and said, "Here you are? Xia Zhi, go change clothes and come over to help."
"What are you doing?" Xia Zhi asked as he walked towards the window where he had just seen half of the balloon, then lifted the balloon up and stuck it in a place where it could not be seen from outside. .Because it is somewhat of a surprise. Since it is a surprise, it is reasonable to make more detailed preparations.
"Roll out the dumpling wrappers." The store manager lowered his head and continued working: "I have to knead the dough, roll out the dumpling wrappers, and prepare the meat filling, but I am exhausted."
"Where's Sayuri-san?" Tachibana Aya asked curiously.
"I took Xiaoyao out to play. Xiaobai will bring Xiaoyao over when dinner comes. I have to finish all these things before then... I thought it was very simple. If I had known I should have done it last night Came here."
Although he said this, there was no regret in the store manager's tone.
"I'm going to change clothes first." Xia Zhi walked to the staff room, and suddenly found another Tachibana Aya who was eager to help: "Tachibana Aya, stay here and don't cause trouble."
"Why! I won't make trouble." Tachibana Aya looked at Natsuki dissatisfied.
"Then what did you say you were going to do?"
"I, I...can I try it?"
Tachibana Aya said in a doubtful tone. Fortunately, she at least knew that she couldn't do other things.
Although this guy who is industrious and indifferent to grains is tall and plump, Xia Zhi has no expectations for her housework ability. When he first went to her house, there was a mountain of hand-me-downs. The hill and the kitchen table were even covered with a thin layer of dust. Xia Zhi already understood at that time that she had almost no cooking experience, and she didn't even do cleaning often, even if she did. It's also the kind of meager grass.
A place like the kitchen counter that is used several times a day can actually get dusty. Tachibana Aya's ability in this area is clearly seen. But this is not a big problem, because Tachibana Aya can indeed make money from writing novels. It was a lot of money, and she had indeed used the money she earned from writing novels for a long time without any major problems.
Existence is reasonable, existence is reasonable.
As for wanting to help with things now, Xia Zhi is unlikely to agree to it no matter what the point of view is. She herself has no working ability, and if she is asked to help, she may become more and more busy. Moreover, Tachibana Aya herself She wasn't an employee of the coffee shop, so Xia Zhi probably wasn't prepared to let her help in this regard.
Although Xiaoyao doesn't pay so much attention to her birthday, the basic stance of Tachibana Ayai still belongs to the category of guests. From the perspective of Xia Zhi, who is the host, asking guests to help with things is somewhat inappropriate.
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Although the point is still that Xia Zhi is afraid that if she helps, she will really help him more and more.
"You go ahead and play with your mobile phone." Xia Zhi pointed to the corner of the coffee shop. Because most of the shop has been cleaned by the store manager, Tachibana Aya won't cause any trouble if she stays there.
of.
"So stingy..." She walked over there obediently. Natsuki was glad that Tachibana Aya didn't have an ignorant character, and he maintained a relatively positive evaluation of her.
In this world, there are always people like this: when you are doing something, only you know the hard work, but they will act like I am doing it for your own good and I know everything.
Teach you what to do, and when you have no experience, you especially want to prove that you have this ability, so you step in and make a mess of things. Afterwards, you shirk responsibility and say that you didn't do a good job.
It's scary not to understand, but it's scary to pretend to understand and still like to give pointers.
Not only will things not get done, but you will also have to suffer this kind of anger for no reason... The most important thing is that all the faults of the other party in this matter are yours alone. Only true love will probably forgive you for such a thing.
Although I think sometimes even true love cannot forgive.
Tachibana Aya calmly walked to the corner and sat down, and then started playing with her mobile phone boredly. She should show maturity and ability, but in Xia Zhi's eyes, there was no such element in her, and her whole body was filled with
Skin cells are the most appropriate impression of her.
There is no source of heat in the coffee shop, not to mention it is relatively deserted now. The fewer people there are, the colder the room will be. After changing into uniforms and walking out of the staff room, Xia Zhi found that the temperature in the room without the protection of the coat
It's really not that high, it's dancing crazily at a moderate and suitable temperature limit.
After passing the store manager, Xia Zhi got a pot of water and boiled it. He found two cups from the cabinet and put them on the counter.
The store manager took a look and said, "Just give me hot water."
Xia Zhi rolled his eyes and took out another cup from the cabinet. The store manager watched Xia Zhi take out another cup and inadvertently rolled the rolling pin onto his finger. He said "Ah" and was frightened.
Natsuki jumped, and even Tachibana Aya in the corner attracted his attention.
The store manager looked at Xia Zhi with resentment.
"What's wrong?" Xia Zhi was shocked by what he saw.
"Haha." The store manager said nothing and continued to do his own thing. People of the opposite sex are inhumane. It was so good before. No matter what I did in the store, I would always think about myself. Now my status has dropped rapidly. I am no longer as good as just knowing each other.
A girl for over a month.
But...it seems a bit interesting.
The store manager touched his chin and looked like he was thinking about something. Although he said he didn't want a girlfriend, his body was surprisingly honest. Sure enough, the so-called love is something you can't help but do.
Xia Zhi originally wanted to remind him that he still had flour on his hands, but then he remembered the incomprehensible look in his eyes just now, and felt that he must not be thinking of anything good now, so he simply didn't remind him. Let him find out for himself.
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The so-called coffee shop sells more than just coffee, juice, milk tea, snacks, etc. are all part of the business.
Leaving a cup of hot water for the store manager, Natsuki walked to Tachibana Aya's table with a cup of hot milk tea and put it on the table. Tachibana Aya raised her head and glanced at Natsuki in confusion.
"It's for you. Don't make any trouble."
It's like giving you a gift and then making a request or something. That's what Xia Zhi did. This deal is a good deal. If you can exchange such a drink for the Rikkasai and don't make trouble, the next work will indeed be smooth.
It was very relaxing. Moreover, the temperature in the coffee shop was not high. If Tachibana Aya was left alone and not allowed to move around, she might really catch a cold.
"Okay." Tachibana Aya blinked and stretched out his hands to pull the milk tea in front of him. His palms were pressed against the wall of the cup, trying to steal the heat from the milk tea under the quilt.
Even the store manager knows what Natsuki's actions are based on. How could Tachibana Aya, who is like a human spirit, not know? Tachibana has created a similar character with a delicate heart that is inconsistent with her words.
Aya can naturally think of it, and Natsuki really fits this kind of personality. In this way, Tachibana Aya feels happy but also a little complicated.
Question: What would you do if someone gently and meticulously increased your affection like the male protagonist of a light novel?
The answer is that Tachibana Aya has many ways to maintain her consistent style, but now she feels that these methods are not in line with her own wishes. Because she knows that this person may not be the person she is targeting in the countermeasures she has thought of.
The idea that you should have. If you reject pure good intentions, you will be punished by God.
Tachibana Aya didn't think of a countermeasure, so she fell silent.
Xia Zhi saw that she was holding the cup to keep warm, and there was no other movement, so he turned around and went back to work. If he didn't hurry up, he might not be able to finish the work before Xiaoyao came over, and the store manager looked here.
It's quite disgusting to be honest.
"Thanks……"
The faint voice coming from behind made Xia Zhi turn around and see Tachibana Aya holding a cup and drinking milk tea, looking out the window.
"Illusion?" Xia Zhi muttered to himself, then turned and walked towards the counter. It is true that Tachibana Aya would say thank you, but it would be impossible for Tachibana Aya to say thank you for something that happens almost every day. After all,
If I were thin-skinned, this kind of thing wouldn't happen every day.
Tachibana Aya looked at her face reflected in the window. Although she couldn't see it from the glass of the window, she could feel that her face was indeed getting hot. But she didn't know it was because of the heat coming from the milk tea.
Or for some other reasons.
Against the disgusting gaze of the store manager, Xia Zhi returned to the counter. The temperature of the scalding coffee that was originally prepared for him had dropped slightly at this moment, which was just right for Xia Zhi. He took a small sip, originally because
My body, which was a little cold after putting on work clothes, also warmed up.
It's so cold in autumn, what should we do in winter...
Inexplicably, Xia Zhi began to feel sad. Not only in the coffee shop, but also in his own apartment, there was no means of heating.
The store manager was standing by and felt that he was a little full. Although logically speaking, he should not have this problem.