Chapter 11: Chance Encounters

When the first rays of sunlight in the morning shone into the house, there was also a sound of pushing the door in the corridor on time, and on the first day of the new year, he had to rush to the store to help.

Nanning Road also became white after a night of snowfall, and the sun shining on the ground was very dazzling. Lin immediately avoided the road last night, and walked through the narrow alley, and a few or five familiar big characters also came into view.

Maple Leaf Milk Tea Shop.

He was the perfect choice for off-campus part-time jobs.

Lin Li took out the key to open the storefront, pushed open the glass, closed the rolling shutter door, and the whole process was completed in one go, and the rich milk fragrance wafted out. Lowering the lock, he put on his work uniform and threw himself into cleaning.

After doing all this, he began to tinker with the machines on the operating table, such as the snow pot pot, the bar soup, the tea filter bag, the whisk, the sauce bottle, the squeeze mouth, the jam spoon, the pearl colander, the fruit powder spoon, the milk tea bucket, the ice shovel, the tweezers, etc., all of which were cleaned, and Lin Li was very serious about this.

After cleaning it all up, he turned on his signature lights and started the day's sale.

"Hello, I want two large cups of original bubble tea, less peanuts and more sugar, and take them away." Not long after, two customers who looked like a couple shouted towards the store.

"Room temperature or hot?" Lin Li asked.

"Both cups are going to be hot."

"Okay, wait a minute." Lin Li, who took over the first order of the new year, is very skilled in making it, although he is the only one who guards the store today, but two cups of warm milk tea is a piece of cake for him.

"Get your milk tea." Lin Li used a professional smirk.

Due to the euphemistic leave of his colleagues, Lin Li had to fight alone today, with the high light of the warm sun, he was full of confidence and gradually became a little powerless, and the front desk that was still free lined up in a blink of an eye, not that the store has an outstanding reputation, but that the surrounding milk tea shops are closed, after all, it is understandable that the store will be closed on the first day of the new year.

"Huh? Lin, is that you? Lin Li, who was packing a few cups of milk tea, was suddenly shouted.

Looking up, I saw a girl in a pale yellow cotton down jacket, with an off-white scarf wrapped around her slightly curly long hair, and a few strands of green silk floated behind her waist in the messy breeze, and the delicate and small figure was waving to Lin Li not far away.

As she approached, a flawless face gradually became clearer.

"What a coincidence, I actually met you here." Xiao Yueqing's words carried a hint of joy, and her eyes showed a clear gaze.

"Yes, I didn't expect to meet my good schoolgirl on the first day of the new year, it's really fateful." Lin Li was also a little surprised.

"The senior is really hard-working, I'm still working on the first day of the Lunar New Year, unlike me, I don't know what to do all day long."

"If that's the case, I just came out to find something to do when I had nothing to do."

The girl in front of her was a student union cadre colleague from the same university as Lin Li, and the two had known each other for nearly a year.

"Since I met, as a senior and 'store manager', I should treat the distinguished guests well." Lin Likou proposed.

"Okay! Hehe, how can classmate Lin have a reason to refuse a treat~" Xiao Yueqing smiled lightly, and even inadvertently revealed a sharp little tiger tooth when she spoke, and her really cute face made people want to pinch it.

Near noon, the rush of people gradually dispersed, and Lin Li, who was busy, was able to put down the pliers in his hand, took two cups of milk tea with hot air and walked slowly towards Xiao Qingyue's seat.

"I've kept you waiting." Lin Li handed the other party a cup of coffee and milk tea, and sat opposite Xiao Yueqing.

"Thank you, senior, look at what you said, I volunteered to wait." Xiao Yueqing took the coffee and milk tea in Lin Li's hand, and when she saw Lin Li sitting down, she couldn't help asking, "By the way, senior, why don't you go home this year and stay here to work part-time?" ”

"It's not because I didn't buy a ticket that I stayed." Lin Li replied casually.

"No, the ticket is easy to grab, isn't there anyone to help you cut it?" Xiao Yueqing was puzzled.

"There's also a reason for this..."Lin Li was embarrassed.

"Just kidding, I don't think you want to go home, anyway, sometimes you boys think weirdly." Xiao Yueqing said.

"Is that so?" Lin Li burst into tears, who wants to work outside without going home for the New Year, if conditions permit, he immediately got into the car home without looking back.

"Didn't you come home too?" Lin Li asked rhetorically.

"Who said that my family lives near the school, don't you know?"

"You didn't tell me."

"You didn't ask."

Listening to Xiao Yueqing's innocent answer, Lin Li almost couldn't help but squirt out a mouthful of milk tea, what did he call and didn't ask, who had nothing to do to ask his senior sister's home address, if it was known by others, he would think that Lin Li was narrow-minded.

"Boss, I want a drink..."Lin Li, whose butt was not yet hot, was urged by the guests in front of the bar, and he was really a little busy alone.

"You sit down for a while, and then I'll be with you when I'm done." Lin Li hurriedly got up, and he gestured to the bar.

"I can't let you work alone, I'll also help with the cashier, after all, sitting is also sitting, and it happens to be cold and move your body." Xiao Yueqing put down the milk tea in her hand and looked eager to try.

"It's not good."

Lin Li wanted to refuse, but Xiao Yueqing's action was too strong, and he couldn't resist her enthusiasm, so he had to give up the idea of persuasion.

With Xiao Yueqing's joining, Lin Li obviously feels that her work is much easier, she is worthy of being a girl majoring in accounting, she is shrewd and capable, she makes people worry a lot, "If you have such a good friend in life, why bother." Lin Li was fiercely melancholy at that moment.

He patted his face with a little sweat, and then showed a full of energy, in this small space, the two are also harmonious, as the saying goes, men and women match, and they are not tired of working.

Time flies, and the colleagues who change shifts also come to the store one after another to take over the work, when they saw that there was a girl in the store who had never seen her and Lin Li talking and laughing closely, and several colleagues who were observing outside also snickered: "Lin Li can, there is such a beautiful girlfriend to accompany you to work overtime during the Chinese New Year, you are not simple." ”

"Go! Go! Don't talk nonsense, I don't have any girlfriends, don't insult people's innocence. Lin Li hurriedly retorted.

Xiao Yueqing didn't get angry when she heard everyone's words, but a trace of sweetness rose in her heart, as if she didn't hate such feelings.

"Xiao Xuemei, don't listen to their nonsense, my colleagues usually like to make some jokes, don't take it to heart." Lin Li said to Xiao Yueqing with apologies.

"I don't mind what they say~" Xiao Yueqing replied in a low voice, but Lin Li didn't understand what she meant, and was embarrassed for a moment, and then said to his colleague: "I'll get off work first, if you can't get busy, call me again, promise to be on call!" ”

"Go, go!" The colleague also hurriedly urged Lin Li to leave quickly, and his eyes seemed to say, we will not delay you to do business.

Although the weather is cold, it can't stop the joy of the New Year, the red balloons on the treetops are connected like beads, the lanterns on the roadside are gradually lit up, and the night of winter night always comes so fast, they don't know what to do when they walk out of the bubble tea shop.

"You've done me such a great favor today, or I'll treat you to dinner." Lin Li was the first to speak.

"Really, I just want to go to eat hot pot, you can't regret it." Xiao Yueqing was looking forward to it.

"No problem, it's just the right time to warm up." Although he is usually frugal enough, he is still unambiguous on these issues.

Looking at the brightly lit shop, the two finally paid attention to it and spotted a hot pot restaurant called 'Wharf Old Hot Pot', which is not big, but the business is very prosperous, and there are many customers coming and going.

"Two guests sit, want to eat something, today our dishes are very complete, people who have eaten said that the taste is not good." As soon as they sat down, the waiter, who still spoke the Chongqing dialect, walked towards them with a menu.

"What's the best in your store?" Lin Li also knows a few words of Chongqing.

"Hairy belly, duck blood, goose intestines can all be drunk, and we will get a beer if we consume more than 200 here." The waiter starts by introducing his signature dish.

"Then take a copy of everything you say, and she'll take some of the rest." Lin Li motioned to the waiter to take the menu to Xiao Yueqing.

"Meierle, let me tell you about our store..."The waiter also gave full play to his professionalism and gushed about recommending the specialties in the store.

"Can I smoke?" Lin Li asked.

"Of course." The waiter nodded, seeing that Xiao Qingyue had no other needs, and walked to the kitchen after greeting him.

"You don't seem to smoke normally, don't you give you a headache by ordering too much?" Xiao Yueqing smiled and looked for a topic.

"It's nothing, I'm just smoking." Lin Li smoked a cigarette and swallowed the clouds and spitted fog.

"By the way, did you read last night's announcement, Chen Song has been kicked out of the position of Tianzong Elder." Xiao Yueqing said.

"I heard about it, it seems that I was squeezed out of the god list by a person called 'Huayutou'." Lin Li recalled that he was just busy brushing up on copies last night and didn't care about the sect's affairs.

"Actually, I think Tianzong's external impact is probably not good, how can Chen Song's position be canceled because he lost a game, it's a bit shocking." Xiao Yueqing continued.

"Who knows what Yang Yan thinks, I can't figure out his mind." Lin Li spread his hands and expressed helplessness.

"It's not all the sect master's fault, he is not the only one in charge of such a large sect, after all, he has to consider all aspects." Xiao Yueqing said.

"That's why I'm not involved in these issues." Lin Li flicked off the cigarette ash and lay down on the back chair.

"I don't think many people would vote against it if you were to deal with it." Xiao Yueqing blinked her big watery eyes.

Lin Li shook his head: "I don't want to be bound by the sect, and playing games is not for work, don't make yourself too tired." ”

"Besides, it's not necessarily bad to let that child experience the dangers of society in advance, so as not to wade into more troubled waters in the future." Lin Li continued.

"It's you, it's quite comprehensive."

"Okay, let's not discuss these things, here comes the food." Lin Li saw that the dish was presented and interrupted the topic.

It's hot!