Perhaps due to the high rent of the store, and of course, the needs of consumers, the old Shanghai café is often combined with Western food, integrating the takeaway of the store, including candy, biscuits, cookies and pastries, afternoon tea, and ice cream.

In order to compete, in addition to coffee, each café has formed its own fist product. For example, Lao Dachang's Napoleon cake, Kaisling's chestnut cake, Sullivan's beef tea and chicken tea, Swan Pavilion's creamy shredded chicken baked noodles, Donghai's lemon pie, Jimei's strawberry ice cream, Feida's chicken rolls, cheeseline's full-bodied, thick and fragrant coffee candy......

The café is not very large, the coffee cups are a kind of coarse porcelain with blue edges on a white background, and it also serves light meals such as sandwiches and hot dogs, which seem to be for the convenience of white-collar workers in the surrounding area.

"White Russia opened, but this coffee is quite fragrant." Xie Yuelan gently stirred the coffee with a small spoon and explained.

"Well, it tastes good." Chu Jiao took a small sip, without adding sugar, she wanted to taste the bitter taste, which could make her brain clearer.

Xie Yuelan smiled, and it was that look of wanting to speak again, this time Chu Jiao noticed it.

"Cousin, do you have something to tell me?" Chu Jiao put down the coffee cup.

Xie Yuelan hesitated for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I really want to ask you for help, that, I want to borrow some money." ”

If it was pocket money, with the financial resources of her uncle's family, Xie Yuelan would definitely not be so embarrassed. It is estimated that the family will not allow it, or it is strongly opposed.

"How much?" Chu Jiao paused and asked again, "Cousin, what do you want to do, you have to tell me, right?" ”

"We, I, and some patriots who hated Japanese aggression have run a newspaper, a newspaper that exposes the crimes committed by Japan in China and inspires the people's determination and confidence to resist Japan." Xie Yuelan looked at Chu Jiao and said with some indignation and some pride.

"There are many newspapers that are doing what you said, including the newspaper where you are working now, isn't it also promoting anti-Japanese resistance?" Chu Jiao asked a little puzzled.

"That's not enough." Xie Yuelan shook her head and said, "If compared to the newspapers on the beach now, it is thunder and lightning. Moreover, I have long since quit my job at the "Great Beauty Evening News", which I can't tell anyone! ”

"I, I think it's dangerous to be too aggressive." Chu Jiao hesitated and said, "Besides, the family also has restrictions on my expenses——"

"It's not that you have to come up with a lot, and it's not like I'm raising money alone." Xie Yuelan smiled and said: "As for the danger, you brave the artillery fire on the battlefield to rescue the wounded, and running a newspaper will not be better than this, right?" ”

"You can't compare like this, maybe-" Chu Jiao shook her head with a wry smile and said, "Okay, if you can, I'll sponsor two hundred!" ”

"You know you're rich." Xie Yuelan expressed her satisfaction and sighed lightly, "Since my father and mother asked me to leave the newspaper, the restrictions on me have been strict, and I have less pocket money, and I am still stuck." ”

I'm not very rich! Chu Jiao sighed secretly and said, "Cousin, I'll give you money tomorrow." I don't have much to bring with me when I go out today, and I have to invite someone to dinner in the evening! ”

"Then this consumption, you also invited!" Xie Yuelan's fingers twirled around on the coffee and snacks, smiling slyly.

"Okay!" Chu Jiao was very helpless, staring at Xie Yuelan and teasing, "Are you my cousin?" also counts other people's pocket money. ”

"I'm all in business." Xie Yuelan pursed her lips and smiled, and teased: "What about you, buy dolls!" ”

"I didn't buy it for a long time." Chu Jiao defended, and reminded worriedly: "There are many Japanese spies, and traitors are also tigers, so you have to be more careful." In the future, bring a bodyguard with you, just like Ah Si. ”

"Bring a bodyguard? So my every move is not all known to the family? Xie Yuelan shook her head again and again.

Chu Jiao thought about it, suddenly had an idea, smiled slightly, and said, "You can't hire it yourself." In this way, I will find it for you, and see if people agree or not. ”

"You find someone, and you take the money." Xie Yuelan slaughtered Chu Jiao again.

Chu Jiao rolled her eyes and nodded helplessly.

Hmph, do you only pay for the reservation to make clothes and pants, and settle the rest by yourself?

……………

From confusion to ambiguity, Chu Jiao finally has a plan that is not yet formed, let's take one step at a time, we can't wait for a coincidence. If you can do it yourself, you don't have to think too much about whether you can use it in the future.

When I got home, I was catching lunch. Chu Tian and Xie Yuefan went out to play, and there were only four people around the dining table.

"You want to do something-" Chu Xiongfei was surprised by his daughter's sudden request, paused, and corrected the words again, "This job, I don't think there's a hurry, wait until your injuries heal." ”

"It's boring at home all day." Chu Jiao argued: "You don't have to make a big effort, just sitting in the office, you can make your father lighter!" ”

Chu Xiongfei rubbed his beard with his thumb, a little relieved and a little puzzled, but he still asked in an inquiring tone: "You said before that you wanted to find a career in the radio station, that radio broadcasting or something." I think you have to sit for a long time, you have to talk a lot, and your body can't do it yet, right? ”

"I don't want to do radio broadcasting anymore." Chu Jiao shook her head, sandwiched a piece of meat for Ling'er next to her, and said, "Our family's business, I want to try to manage it." ”

Shops, teahouses, car repair shops, Chu Xiongfei looked at Chu Jiao, thoughtful, he didn't know which business was suitable for his daughter to do.

"The shops and teahouses are full of people, messy and noisy, and I don't want to go." Chu Jiao had already opened her mouth to say her thoughts, "Auto repair business, I like cars." ”

"A girl, it doesn't seem to be very suitable for ......," Chu Xiongfei hesitated.

"You don't have to do hands-on work, and you can tell others what is suitable and unsuitable." Chu Jiao smiled: "Dad, just let me try it!" ”

Chu Xiongfei smiled, nodded and said, "Then go and try it, let Ah Si follow, he is familiar with the people there." Well, let someone tidy up the office, and then come out of the next hut and put a bed. When you're tired, you can go and lie down for a while. ”

In Chu Xiongfei's mind, his daughter was just bored and curious. After only a few days in that dirty repair shop, she was annoyed herself, how could she have a long life.

The plan succeeded, and Chu Jiao was very happy.

She's been to a car repair shop, and she's not just interested in cars. When she saw the lathe equipment there, Shen Chen's memories and knowledge told her that the use of this thing was very great!

"Dad, I want to go to the theater." Ling'er raised her little head a little timidly, with a grain of rice on the corner of her mouth, and looked at Chu Xiongfei expectantly.