Chapter 22: Afternoon Tea
"Let's go slowly, we just finished eating, we can't go too fast." Fu Yang pulled Jingzhi and slowed down.
"That shop isn't far from here?" Jingzhi asked.
"It's okay, it's half an hour's walk."
"That's not close." Saying that, Jingzhi was secretly glad in her heart that she wore a pair of low-heeled boots today.
As she walked, Jingzhi was suddenly curious and asked, "You've been working in Ennott for a while, why don't you buy a car?" β
"Alas," Fu Yang sighed, "I work here, I'm so busy every day!" How can I get a driver's license? After speaking, Fu Yang sighed again, "Alas...... I don't always have time when I'm doing a PhD. At that time, I was planning to wait until I would work in the future, have money, buy a car, and get a driver's license. I really didn't expect that now that I work, I have neither money nor time. It's sad to think about. β
"......" Jingzhi didn't know what to say. Obviously, Fu Yang's description of her life after work is completely different from what Jingzhi imagined.
"It's okay," Fu Yang said optimistically, "It's good to get used to it." I'm used to it anyway. You still stay in the UK for a short time, so it's good to get used to it later. β
"That's just as well." After speaking, Jingzhi chose to remain silent and just walked forward silently.
The two men walked through the streets, past the shops, and through the intersections...... Half an hour had passed, and they were still strolling along the street.
The sun was dazzling after midday. Fu Yang took out sunglasses from her bag and put them on, looking at the road ahead.
"It's almost there." Fu Yang turned around and said to Jingzhi.
Although she had just drunk a large glass of orange juice and eaten most of the fruit, Jingzhi was somewhat dry after walking for so long under the strong light. She didn't speak, just nodded.
The two men walked for nearly twenty minutes before finally arriving at their destination: a cafΓ© with a unique flavor.
"Ouch, it's finally here!" After speaking, Fu Yang stopped and pulled Jingzhi into a cafΓ© with a main color of coffee.
Jingzhi still didn't say anything, just followed closely behind Fu Yang and walked into the door.
Inside the door there is a glass counter with a variety of desserts. There's Black Forest cake and tiramisu, as well as a variety of donuts and cheese......
Fu Yang turned his face sideways and said with a smile: "The desserts here, that's not ordinary delicious!" β
"Well, it looks pretty good." Jingzhi said with a smile.
"You order first, I'll go find a seat!" Fu Yang patted Jingzhi on the shoulder and said.
"Okay." After Jingzhi finished speaking to Fu Yang, she turned around and carefully observed the mouth-watering desserts in the window.
Behind the counter stood a tall, thin Englishman, who had been staring at Jingzhi.
Jingzhi pointed to a piece of turquoise cake in the window and asked, "Can you give me a piece of this cake?" β
"Which one?" The British guy only stared at Fu Yang and Jingzhi, and forgot to pay attention to the cake she ordered.
"The bottom one, Apple and Carrot." Jingzhi stretched out her right index finger and showed it to the British guy.
βOKοΌβ After the British guy finished speaking, he asked again, "Do you need anything else?" β
Jingzhi looked up at the small blackboard behind the British guy a few times, and found that the drinks she could drink were very limited, so she had to say helplessly, "Can you give me a cup of hot chocolate?" β
βOKοΌ Do you want to add cream? The British guy asked with a smile.
"Yes, hot chocolate with cream."
The British guy tapped a few times on the cash register and said, "OK! It's ...... altogether."
Jingzhi took out her wallet, took out a few coins from it, spread them on the table, and said, "Please accept it." β
The Englishman picked up the coins on the table, put them in his hand, counted them twice, and said with great satisfaction: "The number is just right!" Not much at all, nothing less at all! β
"Haha...... Jingzhi laughed, "I'm pretty lucky, and I have just enough change on me." β
The British guy pursed his lips and said, "Please find a seat first." I'll send you what you ordered. β
Jingzhi hurriedly put her wallet away and said, "Okay." Thank you. β
"We'd love to be of service to you." The British guy smiled and said, making Jingzhi a little overjoyed.
Today is Saturday and the coffee shop is packed.
Fu Yang searched hard for a long time, only to find that in one corner there were two sofas placed facing each other that were still empty, and no one was sitting. Sandwiched between these two large sofas is a small round table, which does not look very coordinated.
Fu Yang sat on one of the sofas, crossed Erlang's legs, cried with a sad face, and said, "Oh, there are a lot of people today!" There's still a vacant seat here! β
Jingzhi sat down opposite Fu Yang, in a very happy mood, and said, "We are really lucky, it's nice to sit here." β
Fu Yang sighed: "How can such a small cafΓ© suddenly be stuffed with so many people!" Just because it's Saturday? β
"That can't be helped," Jingzhi explained, "and everyone has to go to work from Monday to Friday." Only on weekends do you have time to come out and relax. β
Fu Yang felt that Jingzhi was right, thinking of her being squeezed by the boss on weekdays, and immediately understood why so many people in the store were drinking afternoon tea here now.
"Yes...... Alas......" As he spoke, Fu Yang sighed again, "When I go to work, I am ...... The whole thing is so busy......"
Saying that, Fu Yang stood up, "You wait here for a while, I'll come over with something." β
"Well, go ahead, I'll be waiting for you here." Jingzhi said calmly.
Fu Yang put her satchel in the corner of the sofa, took only her wallet and left her seat.
After Fu Yang came back, he sat on the sofa and sighed: "You have changed so much!" It's a lot more mature! The temperament is completely different from before! β
"Mature? Many? As she spoke, Jingzhi nodded slightly, "Well, I feel like I'm about to get wrinkled." β
"Oh my God!" Fu Yang sat up straight, pinched his waist, and said "angrily": My great beauty! Don't be sarcastic about me, okay! I've got a couple of wrinkles! After speaking, Fu Yang covered his face excitedly and said with a crying voice, "I am already a human being......
"Where?" Jingzhi knew that Fu Yang was deliberately exaggerating, so she followed her words and said, "How can there be? Sister Fu Yang, your skin is white and tender, you can advertise skin care products! β
"Really?" Fu Yang took it and said with a smug smile: "Haha! It's sweet in your mouth! β
"Haha......" Jingzhi also laughed.
"Gee, what I meant was that you do look a lot more mature now. Of course, I mean you give you a feeling, not wrinkles or anything! β
"Really?" Jingzhi blinked in disbelief.
"Of course, in many ways, you are still very naΓ―ve......" After speaking, Fu Yang grimaced.
"Okay...... Sure enough......" After speaking, Jingzhi also stuck out her tongue and grimaced.
"I'm telling you, don't be too discouraged. At least now, you're much better than you were when you first arrived! β
"Me? Much stronger? Jingzhi's words were a little curious.
"That's right! Is that! It's so much stronger! Fu Yang touched her chin with one of her fingers and said thoughtfully, "I remember when you first came, you didn't cook like that." Do you remember? I made dumplings at that time, and you asked me to teach you how to make dumpling filling. β
"Remember, remember..."Jingzhi nodded in response.
Fu Yang continued to recall: "As a result, in less than half a year, didn't you learn quite decently yourself? β
"Haha......" Jingzhi smiled embarrassedly.
"You've learned a lot of new dishes. Don't say it, your chicken wings are grilled, yo yo yo" said, Fu Yang licked his lips, "It's really delicious!" β
Jingzhi looked at it happily and said, "Hehe, do you remember my grilled chicken wings!" I knew I would have brought you some when I came. β
"Don't don't," Fu Yang waved his hand, "That chicken wing has to be eaten hot to be delicious!" Next time I go to you, you can do it for me. β
The two of them were chatting energetically, when the thin and tall Englishman appeared in front of the small round table with a large black tray.
Fu Yang and Jingzhi raised their heads at the same time and looked at him with blank eyes.
"It's a cake for two." As he spoke, he put the two small plates on the tray in front of Fu Yang and Jingzhi respectively, and they contained the desserts they had ordered. Then, he placed a tissue and a dessert spoon next to each of the two plates.
"This is the black coffee you ordered." He handed Fu Yang a black coffee cup with a tray.
"Thank you." Fu Yang took the coffee cup briskly and held it carefully with both hands.
"Here's the hot chocolate you ordered." He placed a white mug on the small round table near the corner of Jingzhi.
Jingzhi could clearly see a large piece of milky cream floating inside the mug, covering the top of the mug, almost overflowing from the cup.
Jingzhi was so happy. She smiled sweetly and said to the British guy, "Thank you! β
"Enjoy!" Before leaving, the British guy only said this sentence.
Waiting for the British guy to walk away, Fu Yang put down the coffee cup in his hand and said to Jingzhi: "Hurry up, hurry up, try the cake here!" β
As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Yang quickly picked up the dessert spoon on the table, scooped a small piece of the cake she ordered, and put it in her mouth.
Jingzhi also picked up the dessert spoon in front of her and began to taste the cake that Fu Yang had always highly recommended.
Strange to say, sweet chocolate and sour green apples, with cream, flour and carrots, are mixed together to make a cake that tastes very special.
"Well, it's delicious!" Jingzhi took a few bites and couldn't help but sigh.
"I'll tell you! Walk so far and bring you here, it's not in vain! Fu Yang glanced at Jingzhi proudly.
Jingzhi shook her head slightly and said, "Of course not!" β
Fu Yang saw that Jingzhi was eating with relish, and for a moment, his heart was as sweet as his mouth......