The café named "Marika" introduced by Yang Renjie is located in the high-end commercial area of the French Concession, which is a quiet place in the middle of noisy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe two-storey red brick Western-style building, with its exquisite and elegant decoration and strong European style, is different from the cafes on Xiafei Road that attract intellectuals to hold salons and seminars, and there are not many people coming and going here, and most of them are foreigners or wealthy people who go in and out of high society.

The owner doesn't come often. There were only six waitresses in the café, including me, who took turns to work. They are all young, beautiful, intelligent and lively, and they are all educated, and sometimes they can say a few words of foreign language to customers.

I don't know how much Yang Renjie's favor plays a role in it. This job is unexpectedly leisurely, and the pay is not low. The boss also generously said that the tips collected can be at his disposal. What surprised me the most was that the mahogany shelves that occupy one wall of the café are filled with all kinds of books that can be accessed.

Now, I don't have to wake up early. Every day, after getting up and tidying up the room, after breakfast, I come to the store leisurely. Even then, there's plenty of time, and I'm often the first person to go to a café.

After cleaning, I removed the partition from the window and watched the warm morning sun spill into the room little by little. Often, at this time, the flower delivery guy will smile and bring the flowers that have just been picked today and are still carrying dewdrops, or carnations, or red roses, and sometimes some other seasonal flowers. So, I put one or two sticks in the little vase on each table, and there was a faint fragrance in the room.

However, it will not be long before the floral aroma is replaced by a rich coffee aroma. I learned to operate a semi-automatic coffee machine. I am often fascinated by the process of watching dark brown and hard coffee beans turn into mellow coffee drop by drop. Viennese coffee, Irish coffee, Brevé and Macchiato, Colombian or Brazilian coffee beans, knowing the difference between different coffee beans and the types of coffee often makes me enjoy it.

Generally speaking, the twilight of the day is the busiest time of the day when the whole café is busy. There will be three or five tables of guests in suits and leather shoes, or gathering to talk, or sit idly. But often this moment is the most leisurely moment for me. Because it's funny to say, serving customers is the most sought-after job in our café, and cleaning and brewing coffee are not very popular with people. At first, I was a little confused. But after a long time, I gradually came to my senses. The drunkards don't mean to drink, they rush to serve coffee to the guests, and they probably don't just do it for tips.

It was a weekend, and the sun was setting and the number of customers in the café was increasing. Fei Fei, who was in the same class as me, walked out with high heels after touching up her makeup in the back. She straightened her blue striped apron-like uniform and tightened the straps of her uniform, making her figure even more concave and convex. At this time, there was a knock on the door, and two middle-aged men walked in, both wearing suits and holding a staff of civilization in their hands. Fei Fei hurriedly took two steps forward, greeted them with a smile, and gave them up to their seats.

Xiao Qi next to me rolled her eyes and snorted.

Her voice was so low that only I could hear it. I looked at her quizzically.

She said with disdain: "Look at her diligence, she laughs so much that her folds come out." But you can't blame her, after all, the age is there. ”

I asked curiously, "Sister Xiaoqi, what are you talking about?" Sister Fei Fei treats guests politely and thoughtfully, isn't it how it should be? ”

"Humph!" Xiaoqi sneered: "Is it so simple that she is polite and thoughtful?" You see her waist arched, it's almost on someone's body. ”

I took a look, and although it wasn't as exaggerated as Xiaoqi said, the posture was indeed a little funny, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Xiaoqi continued: "Fei Fei, she is also twenty-two years old this year, and she has long passed the age when she should be married. It's a pity that her father is just an ordinary businessman, and he can't do a good job for her. But as for herself, she thinks she looks good, and she knows a few words, so she wants to marry a good family. Therefore, the high and the low have been delayed until now. She lowered her voice and said, "Actually, with her family background, she doesn't have to do this work." Why did she work hard to be this hostess, but because she thought that the people we came into contact with here were all upper-class people, and she always thought about being someone's wife or even marrying a foreigner to cross the ocean! ”

"This kind of opportunity...... I'm afraid it's too slim. "I looked at Fei Fei over there. The two guests waved their hands impatiently at her, obviously focused on conversation, and probably didn't even glance at Fei Fei with the right eyes.

"You don't know." Xiaoqi's red nails shook in front of me: "A year ago, there was a person in our store who was taken by a customer, and the two of them came and went, and it really came later." The hostess quit her job right away. I didn't lie to you, they all know it! The point is that the people in our store are not only money, but also have some taste and class, and they are all serious people. She raised her chin and said to the guests in the café: "So, don't underestimate our 'Marika', maybe someone who will become a dragon rider in the future!" ”

She looked at me and smiled, "Although you are young, you are beautiful." Tell you, a woman's good times are only a few years. So......" she winked at me, "you have to hurry on!" ”

After saying that, she cut her hair, tied the straps of her uniform into a big bow, thought about it, folded a red rose from a small vase, inserted it in the chest of her white shirt, and carefully looked at the reflection of the glass in front of her.

At this time, the door opened, and Xiaoqi just wanted to stand up to greet her, but when she saw a man and a woman and a couple walking in, she couldn't lift her spirits and said to me Nunu: "You go and receive it." ”

I couldn't help but smile and entertain the guests, but my mind recalled Xiaoqi's words just now. It turns out that this is the reason why they compete for guests, no wonder female guests or elderly guests rarely see them take the initiative, and once they meet young men in their prime, they are very sought-after.

Just as he was thinking, the door opened again, but the boss led the four people into the store together. I bowed in their direction and continued to serve my table. The boss gave them the best seats in the store and entertained them personally.

While preparing food for the guests, I heard Xiaoqi and Fei Fei excitedly say, "See that one in a black striped suit?" It was the tallest of the four, young and handsome. As soon as he came in, I noticed. You know how? That man turned out to be some kind of chairman. It's no wonder that our boss surrounded the front and back, and kept greeting and stammering. ”