It's already autumn.

By the time the sun reached three or four o'clock in the afternoon, it was no longer so hot, although it was still very hot, but it didn't have that stuffy, sticky feeling with a little sweat.

The Japanese military planes that bombed Jiangcheng still came from time to time, but most of the time they were in the morning and noon, and in the afternoon, they basically did not come.

If it gets dark at this moment, the little Japanese plane will not be able to see the way home, and it is easy to get lost in this lofty mountain. (Japanese fighters don't practice night fighting, this shouldn't be what I said)

As the Japanese army was about to enter the city, the atmosphere in Xiakou gradually became tense, and the people's confidence in the authorities was not very great, so many people had already abandoned their homes and careers and were ready to leave.

The bustling and lively concession has gradually become deserted.

The number of pedestrians on the street has dropped by three or four percent compared to two months ago, and the shops along the street have also suffered a lot of business, and many of them have closed.

Cafes, which rely on popularity, have naturally been affected, and the war is imminent, and there are fewer people who have the leisure to drink a cup of coffee.

"Mr. Qin, Miss Hui, long time no see." As soon as Luo Yao and Gong Hui sat down, Lao Mu walked over with a smile, bowed slightly, and greeted.

Luo Yao smiled: "Boss Mu still remembers us?" ”

Luo Yao used the pseudonym "Qin Ming", so Lao Mu called him "Mr. Qin".

"Of course, I remember that you and Miss Hui have come to my place twice for coffee, but they have never used the benefit of free orders for new customers, which is very impressive." Lao Mu explained naturally.

"I see, blame us for not using the benefits." Luo Yao smiled, "Then can we still use this benefit?" ”

"Absolutely."

"Forget it, I want to keep this benefit for later, so that there is also a reason for me to come back to you, isn't it?" Luo Yao smiled.

"You're such an interesting person."

"Boss Mu, you are also a very thoughtful and well-run boss." Luo Yao praised.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your appreciation." Lao Mu asked, "Two, are you still the same as before?" ”

Luo Yao nodded.

Lao Mu smiled and said, "Wait a minute, I'll be here soon." ”

The taste of the coffee did not change, Luo Yao took a small sip lightly, and began to enter the state of "listening to the wind", since he was suspicious of the twilight coffee house.

Then he would have to come and hear it.

Calm down, think about the sound of music and the sound of customers talking, only the sound of the waiter and the back kitchen in the coffee house is busy, and the boss Lao Mu.

There are four waiters in the café, three people in the back kitchen, a barista, a pastry chef, and a handyman.

Including the boss, there are eight people in total.

All are male.

The Twilight Café is open from the morning until it closes around 8 p.m., a time of up to eleven hours, such a long time, there should be shifts and shifts to rest.

The waiter who greeted Yoshida, Luo Yao didn't pay attention to his appearance, after all, he didn't suspect the waiter at the time, but he still remembered the waiter's voice.

As soon as the voice appeared, he would be able to find the waiter.

It's a pity that he didn't find the waiter he was looking for, and if he hadn't left his job, it was likely that he would have been on leave.

Drinking coffee and listening to soothing music, the mood is rare and relaxing.

I have to say that this is indeed a comfortable place, and when you come here every day to sit down, the depressed mood will be swept away.

"Mr. Qin, Miss Hui, do you want to try the new product that has just come out of our store, the Black Forest Cake." A waiter walked over, bent down and asked, "This is our boss who did it himself." ”

"Okay."

Luo Yao nodded, Black Forest cake is a dessert from Germany, which is not popular in China at the moment, and there are not many pastry chefs who can make it.

Lao Mu actually makes this kind of dessert, this is in Germany.

The Black Forest cake is so elaborate and complex that it is even a protected dessert in Germany, and if it is not made according to the technical requirements, the cake shop will even be closed and the pastry chef will be thrown into prison for a while.

A moment later, two Black Forest cakes were delivered.

The black chocolate fragments, after biting into it, you can see the rich black cherry flesh inside, sweet and mellow, and there is a hint of sweet and sour aroma in the mouth.

The stimulated taste buds instantly burst into joyful emotions.

Very authentic.

This is Luo Yao's life, no, it should be said that the best Black Forest cake that memory has eaten, it is simply perfect.

"It's delicious." Gong Hui didn't know the origin of the Black Forest cake, she took a bite, the chocolate and cream melted in her mouth, the milky aroma mixed with the aroma of cherry brandy, the taste buds on the stimulated tongue bloomed like flowers, and the taste of happiness filled the whole mouth at once.

"Can you have another piece?" After eating this small piece of herself, Gong Hui asked unsatisfactorily.

"This piece of Black Forest cake is worth three bowls of rice for you, are you sure you want to come again?" Luo Yao asked with a smile.

"Such a delicious thing, how can you miss it, it's a big deal, I'll skip dinner today." Gong Hui said that desserts are very attractive to women.

"Miss Hui likes the Black Forest cake I made, that's my honor, Miss Hui doesn't want to eat much today, how much, I'm in for a treat." Lao Mu unbuttoned his apron and personally brought a piece of Black Forest cake and walked over, this one was obviously much larger than the one they had just had.

"It's still Boss Mu's refreshing and atmospheric." Gong Hui said with a smile.

"Boss Mu has been to Germany?"

"I studied in Europe for a while, in Germany, and I spent about two months in Berlin." Lao Mu recalled and said.

"No wonder." Luo Yao nodded, "Boss Mu, how many years has your coffee house been open?" ”

"It's been four or five years, I came from a Frenchman, he didn't do well, I just arrived at the market, I wanted to find a living, I saw that the location here is good, so I took the plate." Lao Mu explained.

"This location, facing the most prosperous street in the French Concession, as long as you open the door, you can make money lying down, and you will not operate well?"

"That Frenchman is a good gambler, and the money he makes is not enough for him to lose in the casino." Lao Mu smiled.

Luo Yao nodded: "This gambling is really harmful, and Boss Mu has also picked up a big bargain." ”

"The transfer fee is not cheap, there were several people who valued this place at that time, and the Frenchman still agreed to transfer it to me because of the French food I cooked."

"I see, will our chatting like this affect Boss Mu's business?" Luo Yao asked intimately.

"No, there aren't a lot of guests here, they're busy and don't need my help." Lao Mu smiled slightly, shook his head and said.

"That's good, I see that Boss Mu talks very elegantly, and he must have an unusual background." Luo Yao smiled slightly, and asked tentatively without a trace.

"As for me, my ancestors are the children of the Eight Banners, the Qing Dynasty is gone, and we people don't have the privileges of the past, we went to study abroad in the early years, and we have seen some of the world." The old Mu talked eloquently.

It can be seen that there is still a trace of the arrogance of the old nobility in this old Mu, but this arrogance is restrained, and ordinary people can't see it.

"It turns out that you have lost your respect after you are still a nobleman."

"It's all the old yellow calendar, don't mention it, now it's all in the Republic of China, everyone is equal, and the eight banners and nobles are in the past tense." Lao Mu smiled.

Boss Mu is a very talkative person, astronomy and geography, history and humanities anecdotes, can chat with you in two sentences, and humorous and funny, is a rare chat object.

Before I knew it, half an hour had passed.

"Boss Mu, I've bothered you for too long, we should also go." Seeing the twilight outside the window, Luo Yao got up and said.

"Mr. Qin, Miss Hui, you two are free, you can come and sit down at any time." Old catechumens.

"Okay, thank you Boss Mu for the Black Forest cake." Luo Yao nodded slightly, paid the bill for the coffee, and as for the Black Forest cake, he was not polite.

……

Back home.

Luo Yao poured a glass of water first, drank it in one go, and then turned his head to Gong Hui and asked, "Gong Hui, how does this Boss Mu make you feel?" ”

"Fake!"

Gong Hui thought about it for a long time, and finally held back a word.

Luo Yao thought about it carefully, really, this Boss Mu gives people the feeling that they feel very comfortable in terms of their mannerisms and conversations, and in dealing with people, but there is no "real" feeling in this comfort, and it is even a little deliberate.

He can show today's attitude towards himself to anyone, talk and laugh without barriers, like a confidant and friend.

But it is he who can do it to anyone, which just shows that everything about him is fake, that he is wearing a mask, or rather, that he has a hidden true self.

"Call Ah Cheng over tomorrow." Luo Yao commanded Gong Hui, and then got up and prepared to go upstairs.

"You're not cooking?"

"You've eaten so many Black Forest cakes, do you want to eat them?" Luo Yao turned his head and asked suspiciously.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"Lao Liu comes over at night, he will bring me supper." Luo Yao also ate a piece of Black Forest cake just now, and now he is not hungry at all, and he is working hungry to be energetic.

"Pick the door......