Chapter 13: Study Club Reunion

"I'm so sorry, but this time it's my last one!"

After Shohei Kono hurriedly walked to the Sakura-no-Sato coffee shop, Sakurako saw him at a glance, and then enthusiastically followed. Immediately after, Sakurako took Kono to the location where Lin Xiuyi and the others were.

"Haha...... We thought you weren't going to be here today! By the way, didn't we hear some time ago that you were sent to Africa?"

"Ah...... I really don't want to mention it, I finally found an excuse to escape from there, and I really don't want to go again!"

Shohei Kono complained to everyone as he took off his coat. At the same time, Sakurako looked for an opportunity to ask him:

"What would you like to drink today?"

"Dark beer and coffee are good, oh yes! Miss Sakurako, I have some gifts for you here, and I hope you don't dislike it!"

"A gift?for me?"

"Hey, it's some coffee beans from Ethiopia, it is said to have been collected from the primeval forest, although it is not worth much, but the locals seem to like it!"

Hearing that Shohei Kono's gift was coffee beans, everyone couldn't help but look at him with some curiosity. I saw Kono Shohei take out a burlap bag of about one pound from his handbag, which looked quite like an Age of Discovery. However, the English of the flower printed on the bag was a little blurry, and Lin Xiu couldn't distinguish it for a while.

"That's it...... I was given to it by a Japanese volunteer during a visit to a local mission school, and all I knew was that these were wild coffee beans collected from the primeval forests of Ethiopia, and that the local women seemed to earn a small amount of money from foreigners from time to time. Anyway, I don't know what to do with it, so I might as well give it to Sakurako-sama!"

After Kono finished speaking, he took the bag of coffee and sent it to Sakurako. Sakurako bowed to Sho Kono in some surprise, then took the coffee bag and put it on the table with some restraint, and then slowly opened it. Immediately after, Sakurako first grabbed a handful of coffee beans from the bag and examined them carefully. The beans look different in size, and some even show signs of mildew. As soon as Sakurako looked at it, she knew that these were not carefully selected fine coffees.

"It seems to be a coffee from Geisha beans, but there are a lot of impurities, if you have a chance, wait for me to deal with it another day and let everyone taste it!"

Sakurako silently put the beans back into the bag, then put the coffee away, and then expressed her gratitude to Shohei Kono again.

When Sakurako left, looking at her graceful back, Shohei Kono couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. However, when he thought of Sakurako's eyes looking at Lin Xiu for a while, Kono quickly forgot the thought in his heart.

"Kono-kun just came from the airport?"

"Huh?"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's inquiry, Kono Shohei couldn't help but feel very surprised.

"I just saw you coming in with a tote bag instead of a briefcase, and I just asked!"

"I can't hide anything from your eyes! I really didn't hide it, I did get off the plane. There have been several meetings where we have been unable to attend because I am abroad. I'm worried that you're going to abandon me!"

"Haha...... You're a talker!"

When Kirihara Soji heard Shohei Kono's words, he couldn't help but praise it.

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Just when everyone was chatting a little about the recent situation, Sakurako suddenly sent some desserts in person, saying that it was because of the return gift she had just received. Just when Sakurako was about to leave again, among the people present, the oldest famous man in the village suddenly spoke out to save Keiko.

"Wait a minute, boss, in fact, I have something I want to ask you for today!

"Hmmm, hey!"

Hearing that it was Kitamura who stopped her, Sakurako couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Then he glanced at Lin Xiuyi with some puzzlement. As soon as Lin Xiu saw this, he immediately vacated a place on the sofa and beckoned Sakurako to sit beside her.

When Sakurako sat down, the village first picked up his briefcase unhurriedly, then took out a brochure from it, and gently placed it on the table.

"That's it, I think maybe this can help you a little!"

"This is ......"

Sakurako curiously took the booklet handed over by Kitamura, and then nodded to the other party to thank him, and then slowly opened it.

"This is a list of specialty restaurants and shops recommended by the Japan Tourism Agency, and we would like to recommend some unique restaurants and cafes to foreign tourists visiting Tokyo. In this way, it may be possible to bring some help to the store operator. Of course, there are a few things that you need to meet to make this list, but since you're the winner of the Japan Barista Championship, I don't think you should have any problems. We will then recommend the selected stores through the Tourism Agency's social media accounts......"

"Really, thank you so much!"

Without waiting for Nakamura to finish, Sakurako thanked the other party gratefully. Nakamura's gift is so precious that with the recommendation of the Tourism Agency, Sakura's business will definitely be better, and he may be able to hire a store manager to take care of the business here instead.

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The leisurely time of the evening passed quickly, and it wasn't until everyone said goodbye one after another, that Lin Xiuyi was the last one to stay and say goodbye to Sakurako. But just as he was about to leave, Sakurako still handed him a small bag of ground coffee as usual.

"Come to think of it, it looks like it's been a long time since you've been to Sakura-no-Sato, haven't you...... Is it because I've been busy lately?"

"Uh...... I'm really sorry!I've just finished a case at hand, and then it's Reina...... So I really don't have time to come here to look for you for a while. ”

"Oh...... I thought you suddenly didn't like coffee!"

"How could it be...... By the way, how is the recent business?"

"Hey, thanks to you, business is going well, in fact, I originally wanted to take advantage of the last opportunity to open another branch in Roppongi, but then I thought about it and dismissed this plan, and now I am only looking forward to finding a suitable store manager to share my work, so that I can have more time to concentrate on preparing for the finals in Seoul!"

"Ah...... Congratulations, don't worry, Akemi and I will definitely go to Seoul to cheer you on in the finals!"

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