Chapter 41: Coffee Beans 2
Zuo Xiaonian is a master who can quickly mingle with others wherever he goes, obviously this coffee shop hasn't been open for a long time, but many of the regulars in the store seem to be very familiar with her.
The regulars who entered the store said hello, and Zuo Xiaonian took Ling Menglan and walked in towards the innermost.
This shop is not very big from the outside, but it is not small here, and a dozen tables and chairs can be put down at a rough glance.
But this time their luck is also quite good, maybe the taste of this coffee is really good, and there are a lot of people who come here. The small shop was almost full, and when they entered, there was only one table left at the back of the room.
Hurriedly pulled Ling Menglan and walked up, and after grabbing the position, Zuo Xiaonian said: "It's good that I came over without dinner after listening to your words, otherwise there would really be no place." ”
After saying this, Zuo Xiaonian didn't forget to exhale as if sighing. Such words and Zuo Xiaonian's tone just now would make people feel a bit exaggerated in the past, but combined with the current situation.
It's also realistic.
The business of this coffee shop was so good that Ling Menglan was a little surprised, and there were already customers in every position. Just as they were sitting down, a couple just pushed the door open and walked in. However, seeing that the coffee shop was already full, the couple was unwilling to retreat.
After looking around at the coffee shop, Ling Menglan asked in a low voice, "Xiao Nian, why did that couple quit?" ”
"Because there are no seats in the café."
"No seats?" Asked in wonder, Ling Menglan asked, "If you really like it, you don't have to drink coffee in a coffee shop, isn't it okay to pack it?" ”
"Pack." Because of Ling Menglan's words, Zuo Xiaonian moved his gaze to her and said, "Meng Lan, you don't know the rules here for the first time, but the owner of this coffee shop said that coffee is not take-out." Except for the few giveaways when the store opened, everyone else who wants to drink coffee will get this store. Takeout or something, it seems that the boss doesn't take it. ”
Those who open their doors to do business hope that their business can be better, although the coffee outside is not as good as the one that has just been brewed, but it is also a way to increase turnover.
The strange rule of the boss made Ling Menglan a little puzzled.
Glancing at the coffee shop again, Ling Menglan said softly: "Isn't the boss afraid that this will reduce the source of customers?" ”
"Customers? No, it won't. He replied with a smile: "The business of this coffee shop is good, and every time it is full." Several of my friends often come and don't find a place. Coffee is so delicious, how can there be no business? Besides, the reason why this coffee shop is doing so well is not just because the coffee is delicious. ”
Laughing so much that his eyebrows and eyes were squeezed together, Zuo Xiaonian glanced at Ling Menglan.
The coffee is delicious, so the business is so good that the owner of the shop can be willful, which Ling Menglan can understand. But Zuo Xiaonian said that the reason why business is so good is not just because the coffee is delicious, which made Ling Menglan a little confused.
immediately looked at Zuo Xiaonian and asked.
Looking at Ling Menglan's puzzled expression, Zuo Xiaonian didn't answer, but puffed out her mouth at the bar and motioned for her to look for herself. Looking in the direction of Zuo Xiaonian's mouth, Ling Menglan could be regarded as seeing the shopkeeper.
When he first entered the door, it may be that the cat was busy, so Ling Menglan didn't see the owner of this coffee shop, but now that he looks, Ling Menglan finally understands the meaning of Zuo Xiaonian's words.
The owner can be called a beauty, with a beautiful face and a skin that is ready to be broken. Standing behind the bar, he was concentrating on making coffee, and his mood was gentle as if he were treating a lover.
Such a beauty, even as a girl, she can't help but take a few more looks, let alone a man.
After looking at the owner of the shop, and secretly looking at it again, Ling Menglan retracted his gaze and looked at it clearly. Seeing Ling Menglan's expression, she knew that she also thought that the owner of this shop was beautiful, so Zuo Xiaonian pursed her lips and smiled.
"Well, now I know why this store is doing so well."
"The owner is beautiful, but the coffee here is really good."
It's no wonder that the coffee brewed by beautiful people is so nostalgic. Just when Ling Menglan sighed that the coffee in this coffee shop was delicious, a light laugh suddenly came from the side.
I don't know who interjected when they were talking, and said with a smile: "I'm very glad that coffee can make you like it so much." ”
Hearing this voice at first, Ling Menglan wondered who was so sudden and took her words. However, after thinking about it carefully, Ling Menglan, who heard that something was wrong, raised his head and looked over.
The shopkeeper, who had just been brewing coffee at the bar, was standing next to them at some point, smiling at them.
Looking at the gentle smile of the shopkeeper, Ling Menglan was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, she was praising her family's coffee just now, otherwise she would have been embarrassed and thrown home.
With a blushing face, Ling Menglan lowered her head embarrassedly, and just when Ling Menglan lowered her head, the owner of the shop asked, "What do you two want?" ”
It turned out that he came here to ask them what they wanted to drink, and Ling Menglan wondered why the owner of the shop came to them.
After all, Ling Menglan was here for the first time, and she was not very familiar with this place, so she did not answer the words of the shopkeeper. It's Zuo Xiaonian's temperament, and everyone looks like a self-cooked, first the owner of the same store amused a few words, and then looked at the list and began to look at the coffee on it.
It was her friends, not her, who came to the house. So she didn't know what was good to drink in it, and after reading it, Zuo Xiaonian, who couldn't be the master, simply said.
"By the way, didn't you give away some free coffee the last time you opened the store? We're going to have a cup of that. ”
"Which coffee do you want?" While laughing a few times, the owner said softly: "This lingering is also our boutique here, and many customers who come to the coffee shop order this coffee,"
Linger.
The owner has chosen a good name, because the taste of this coffee is really addictive.
After writing down the coffee that Zuo Xiaonian ordered, the shopkeeper looked up again and asked, "Do you want any other coffee?" ”
"The rest is not needed." waved his hand Zuo Xiaonian signaled that he didn't need it, this gesture made Ling Menglan feel strange, and immediately pulled her sleeve and asked silently.
Looking at Ling Menglan, Zuo Xiaonian said, "I'm just here to drink with you, just drink it." ”
"Don't you order?" It's always strange to go to a coffee shop and not order coffee. You may also feel that it is a little wrong to sit like this. Asked Ling Menglan to ask like this, Zuo Xiaonian was also awkward, and immediately said.
"Then give me a glass of orange juice."
"Orange juice?"
It is also rare for people to order orange juice at a coffee shop. Because he couldn't be sure, the shopkeeper asked again, and what he got was still a positive reply.
"yes, it's orange juice."
When it was confirmed, the shopkeeper turned around and left, and only after the shopkeeper left, Ling Menglan asked, "Why don't you drink coffee?" ”
"I don't like coffee in the first place."
Zuo Xiaonian has never liked coffee, if it weren't for accompanying her friends, she wouldn't have entered the coffee shop. Ling Menglan, who suddenly realized that her friend didn't like the taste of coffee, felt a little warm in her heart, and stopped talking after laughing.
Although there were many customers in the café, the owner was also fast, and after a while, the things they ordered were delivered to the table.
The rich taste of the coffee instantly rushed to his face, and after taking a deep sniff, Ling Menglan said, "It's so fragrant." ”
Holding the cup, Ling Meng Lan was reluctant to drink it, so she had to smell it deeply for a while, and then she was willing to bring the cup to her lips.
The freshly brewed coffee is a little hot, but it's not so bad that it can't be eaten. Warm coffee is in the mouth, enters the esophagus and slides into the stomach. It's just a cup of coffee, but it makes people feel addicted.
The silky smooth taste, words can't show it, it's just simply likable, and I want to take another bite after one bite. Thinking in her heart, Ling Menglan didn't plan to treat herself badly, and drank a few sips in succession until she was satisfied, and then breathed a comfortable sigh of relief.
Zuo Xiaonian, who was biting a straw and drinking orange juice on the side, sat there like this, watching Ling Menglan taste the coffee in the cup, probably thinking that Ling Menglan's current expression was too enjoyable. Drinking and drinking, Zuo Xiaonian laughed out directly, looked at Ling Menglan happily and said.
"Meng Lan, your expression now is so funny, you can see that you are drinking coffee now, and you don't know what world-class delicacy you are tasting."
Don't blame Zuo Xiaonian for saying this, it's really Ling Menglan's current expression is too enjoyable.
When Zuo Xiaonian said this, Ling Menglan was a little embarrassed, pursed her lower lip slightly, and said, "But this coffee is really delicious, I don't believe you can try it." ”
After speaking, he actually pushed the coffee cup up, and this push was immediately exchanged for Zuo Xiaonian's shaking of his head, shaking his head and refusing, Zuo Xiaonian said: "I don't like the bitter taste of coffee, you don't know." ”
"This coffee is not bitter, it is really delicious, and after drinking it, people's spirits are instantly better, and the refreshing effect is super good, you can try it."
Under the temptation of Ling Menglan's turns, Zuo Xiaonian finally compromised and took the coffee sent by Ling Menglan with the mentality of trying it out. Just smacked it lightly with his lips, "Let's chirp, haw" Zuo Xiaonian, who had tasted the taste in his mouth, immediately shook his head and pushed the coffee back.
"Although it tastes really good, it's not a little bitter like other restaurants. But I'm not interested in thinking it's coffee, so I'll drink my own orange juice obediently. ”
After saying this, Zuo Xiaonian took a few gulps of orange juice, as if to dilute the slight bitterness of coffee in his mouth.
Since her friends didn't like it, Ling Menglan wouldn't be forced, and took it back and Ling Menglan enjoyed it herself. The amount of a cup of coffee is not much, and it will be drunk quickly, and when the coffee is at the bottom, Ling Menglan is still a little unsatisfied.
My mouth is dry and a little sticky, so I want to drink something to moisturize it. Drink some water? No, no, no, how can something as tasteless as water work, why not order a cup of coffee?
Obviously, she had just drunk all the coffee of this generation, but Ling Menglan immediately remembered it in her heart. Because of the thoughts in my heart, this mouth inexplicably became bitter.
Looking at the empty cup, Ling Menglan said softly: "The coffee here is so good, it's already here anyway, why don't you order a cup again." ”
After saying this, he was about to call the shopkeeper over, but before he raised his hand, he heard Zuo Xiaonian on the opposite side say: "No, didn't you just finish a drink, why did you think about it again." ”
The tone was a little exaggerated, and he didn't care about the orange juice in his cup, Zuo Xiaonian's eyes moved back and forth between Ling Menglan and the cup.
asked Zuo Xiaonian to ask in such a silent voice, and Ling Menglan responded with a smile: "Because it tastes good." ”
The coffee tasted really good, so good that the person would naturally think about it. And the taste of this coffee is not only so simple, after such a cup, it will sweep away Ling Menglan's sleepiness during this time.
How long has it been since she's felt so refreshed?
It was because of these two points that it was enough to make her think about having a drink.
It's true that things are delicious, but even children know that one thing can't be eaten too much continuously, not to mention coffee, which is refreshing, if you drink too much in one go, what if your spirit is too good.
Although Ling Menglan showed great affection, Zuo Xiaonian refused very seriously.
"No, one cup is enough, don't forget that we haven't eaten yet? Drinking too much coffee on an empty stomach will hurt your stomach. ”
Zuo Xiaonian's words were not unreasonable, and in the end, under the pretentious education of his friends, Ling Menglan gave up the plan to have another drink.
Finally persuaded Ling Menglan that Zuo Xiaonian, who felt hungry, did not plan to stay here any longer, and now she wanted to go back to school to forage for food. took a deep breath, and then took a big sip of the orange juice in the cup, and when he drank the orange juice in one gulp, Zuo Xiaonian stood up from his seat with his bag.
Pulling Ling Menglan "upside down", he went to the bar to check out.
Smiled and patted the bar twice, did Xiaomi squinted and smiled: "Beautiful store sister, how much is it?" ”
It's such a sweet mouth that can always mingle with so many people, maybe it was made to Zuo Xiaonian's words, the shopkeeper couldn't help laughing, put down the things in his hand and said, "No money." ”
"Yay?" Now the two of them were surprised, they hadn't seen this drink without money. Seeing their surprised looks, the shopkeeper continued.
"The first time we've come here, it's free."
With a gentle smile, the owner of the shop said the same thing as the coffee she brewed, which made people feel comfortable listening to it.
Since other people's coffee shops are such rules, how can anyone be afraid of paying the bill. After thanking the owner of the shop, Zuo Xiaonian did not forget to sigh that the other party was beautiful and kind.
The owner of this café is good-hearted, so first-time customers are free of charge. However, not every local shopkeeper is so kind, and when he thinks that he still has to spend money to fill his stomach for a while, Zuo Xiaonian can't help but sigh faintly.
Zuo Xiaonian sighed several times in a row, but Ling Menglan didn't answer a strange word.
Although people are moving around with Zuo Xiaonian, what Ling Menglan is thinking in his heart is.
It's really delicious, so let's come back next time.