Time rumbled forward at the end of November, and the cold air from the north moved south several times, and Asakawa, which was located in the north, was already cold at this time.

The winter of 2004 seemed to be colder than usual.

Ling Xia's one-month training has long ended, and she has officially become a member of the Green Light Forest, after all, she has a seven-year future advantage over others, coupled with Song Yan's careful training and her own diligent efforts, she is better among the new students in the same period, after passing the coffee bar certification exam, and after the personal inspection of the manager of the Asakawa branch, Ling Xia and the other three qualified students officially began to work.

Today is Ling Xia's first night of official work, it is inevitable that there will be a little nervousness and excitement, the manager on duty arranged for her to be a bar counter tonight, and Song Yan happened to be assigned to her together, so that Ling Xia's heart has a bottom, if she did something wrong, there is still a master, what are you afraid of.

Five to eight o'clock in the afternoon was a peak period, and most of the seats in the huge café were occupied, so Ling Xia was a little busy and dizzy, although she was already very skilled during the internship, but when she started to do it in earnest, she would still be a little in a hurry.

Seeing her appearance, Song Yan chuckled lightly, took the cup from her hand, and the low voice was particularly magnetic under this soft light, Song Yan said, "It doesn't matter, take your time." ”

Ling Xia's heart warmed, she had never thought that someone would comfort her and say, it doesn't matter, just take your time. She turned her head and said to the busy Song Yan, "Thank you." ”

Song Yan said with a smile while busy: "Thank you? Who didn't come from the newcomers? You'll be much better when you're more proficient, don't be afraid, I'll cover you, master. ”

Ling Xia said gratefully, "Thank you, master!" ”

Song Yan glanced back at her: "Hey, I said good man, don't stand still there, come, while the master is doing it, you are talking on the side, what kind of coffee to use and what method to consolidate." ”

Ling Xia nodded: "Okay." ”

At this time, a waiter in the outfield came over and said, "A latte." ”

After Song Yan answered, he turned his head sideways and whispered to Ling Xia: "It's funny, in foreign countries, it is usually accompanied by a latte for breakfast, but here, it is for drinking for entertainment." Come, let's talk about the method. ”

THESE THEORIES, LING XIA NATURALLY REMEMBERED THAT THE MELON WAS RIPE, AND SHE OPENED HER MOUTH TO SAY: "PREPARE A SMALL CUP OF ESPRESSO, AND A MUG OF PURE MILK, HOT TO 60-65 DEGREES; Pour the milk into the frothing pot to make a delicate milk froth and shake off the large bubbles; POUR THE SYRUP INTO THE CUP, ADD 180ML OF MILK FROM THE BOTTOM LAYER OF THE MILK FOAMING POT AND STIR WELL; Add milk froth until 6-7 minutes full; POUR SLOWLY INTO ESPRESSO. "That way, an Americano latte is ready.

Song Yan nodded with satisfaction: "It's good to remember, it's just a lack of exercise, it's good to practice a few more times, the key is to remember, don't be in a hurry, look at the beauty who makes coffee over there, how elegant the movements are, like an elegant art, you also follow her method to do it, you will not panic." ”

Ling Xia followed his gaze, and saw that the beautiful woman on the other side of the circular bar was elegantly frothing with milk, her movements were natural, and there was not the slightest trace of fatigue and panic. It turns out that making coffee can also be like this.

"Apprentice, it's up to you to make the next cup, I'll watch from the side and guide you." Song Yan threw out such a sentence again.

Then someone asked for a cup of cappuccino, in fact, Ling Xia liked cappuccino very much in her previous life, and basically ordered this when she went to the café, or it was a very sweet mocha, which was very simple for her, so she silently muttered in her heart: pour the dark roasted coffee into a small cup warmed in advance, and add 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar. Float 1 tablespoon of whipped cream on top of it, sprinkle some lemon or orange slices on top of the cream, sprinkle cinnamon powder over the cup, and replace the spoon with cinnamon sticks.

After doing it quickly, Song Yan nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, if you do this in the future, you will never make any more mistakes, Ling Xia, you have a high level of understanding and strong learning ability, I really accepted a good apprentice, it's quite worry-free." ”

After Ling Xia handed the cup to the outfielder, he turned around and said, "Come on, master, if you praise me again, you will praise me to the sky, I still know how stupid I am." ”

Song Yan sighed: "I said, why don't you believe it?" I've taken three or four apprentices with me, and you're one of the smarter ones. ”

Ling Xia said, "Ah, then I will mourn for your apprentices. ”

The rush hour passed quickly, and by ten o'clock there were only a handful of people in the café, and some of them had obviously come to kill time, ordering a cup of coffee, holding a magazine, and sitting here since eight o'clock, for two hours, not moving, and rubbing several glasses of free ice water.

But there are more people like this, Song Yan told her that there are even people who don't order anything, just rub ice water to drink, and it won't be strange to see more in the future.

The night is getting deeper, and people are easy to get a little sleepy when they are idle, Ling Xia leaned on the bar in a daze, and suddenly heard Song Yan leaning into his ear and whispering: "I'll go out first, do some personal things, you take good care of it here, you take care of the cashier and the pastry cabinet over there, it's okay, anyway, there won't be too many people at this point." ”

Ling Xia nodded: "Go, go and go back quickly." "Anyway, I'm very idle now, and I'm not afraid of making mistakes.

After Song Yan left, a few more people came to the café, although there were not many, but Ling Xia, who was taking care of these things at the same time, still felt a little difficult, after all, he was not too familiar, and after a few back and forth, Ling Xia was a little dizzy.

After a while, a dignified man came in, and when he saw a good-looking person, Ling Xia naturally looked at him twice, and when the man found that Ling Xia was looking at him, he smiled at her in a friendly manner, and then spoke: "Hello, let's have a small pizza and a cup of Macran." ”

After hearing his words, Ling Xia was taken aback, it turned out to be a Japanese, the unique pronunciation, she heard it at once, so she couldn't help but look at him a few more times, in fact, it was similar to the Chinese, if you shut your mouth and didn't speak, you couldn't tell the difference at all.

The beautiful woman on the other side of the bar saw that Ling Xia was a little busy, so she gestured to her and motioned for her to do it, Ling Xia felt relaxed for a while, and quickly printed out the receipt, and then quickly took out a piece of pizza from the freezer and put the pizza in the microwave oven with her hands and feet, and quickly closed the door, and after a few minutes, she opened the door again and handed the pizza out.

The Japanese man walked away satisfied, and found a corner and sat down.

Who knows, within a minute of coming, the Japanese man came over again, with an angry look between his eyebrows, he pointed to the piece of pizza and said, "This, why is it cold?" ”

Ling Xia looked back at the microwave oven and was immediately depressed, it turned out that she threw the pizza in and closed the door, and didn't turn on the switch at all......

A Japanese friend said, "How can you do this to me?" ”

Ling Xia apologized repeatedly, saying that he didn't mean to, and then gave him a hot again—this time it was really hot.

In this free time, a Japanese friend lay down on the bar and said, "Are you prejudiced against the Japanese?" Deliberately did this to me? ”

Ling Xia hurriedly shook his head: "Sir, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I was just busy for a while and didn't notice." ”

A Japanese friend knocked on the table with his hand: "Really? ”

Ling Xia sighed, arguing like this is too attention-grabbing, in case her salary is deducted, it will be a bad thing, so she simply said in Japanese: "I'm the first time I'm going to work, so I'm not very good at many things, and it is inevitable that there will be negligence, so you forgive me this time, okay?" ”

Hearing her speak such a string of Japanese fluently, the Japanese friend was surprised, and then said in Japanese, "You can actually speak Japanese?" ”