Chapter 10: Buns
Wang Ge's life should not have intersected with this kind of prosperity, he came here to buy a reward for his sister.
My sister was admitted to Star University, which is the most celebratory event after the death of her parents. So Wang Ge came to a place he hadn't set foot in for five years, and when his parents were alive, he would occasionally bring Wang Ge and Wang Fei to see the world, but that memory was really very faint.
What Wang Ge remembered was the arrogant and indifferent faces, as well as the noble and cold demeanor that seemed to be blasphemed even when he said a word to Wang Ge, to be honest, Wang Ge didn't like it here, but it was better than Meteor Street.
The squalor of Meteor Street is on the surface, but in reality it is nothing more than a group of poor people struggling to survive, but the squalor here is inside, hidden beneath the glossy exterior.
Wang Ge walked to a pastry chain shop according to his memory, and the name of the store was "Shangpin Magic Point". As the name suggests, the taste of their pastries is as enticing as if magical, and indeed they are too expensive for the average person to afford.
The reason why I specially chose this place is because Wang Fei participated in the "Shancheng Base Children's Star Wars Knowledge Competition" and won the first prize in elementary school, and his parents happily rushed to the "Shangpin Magic Point" in Beicheng Tianjie to buy a "charming family photo", Kama Baby, Coffee Potti, Huaqiao Taste, Matcha Duonazi and so on as many as 16 flavors at one time, which almost made Wang Ge and Wang Fei bite off their tongues at that time.
Little Wang Fei hugged Wang Ge happily and said that this was the best pastry she had ever eaten when she was so old, but they didn't have a chance to eat it a second time, and her parents died.
So Wang Ge came here again, standing in front of the crystal window, the bright light illuminating the cake on display as if it were an exquisite work of art.
Wang Ge subconsciously covered his pocket, and he had two thousand sun coins in his pocket, which was the money he earned from selling snake letter grass.
Because he wanted to accompany Wang Fei to study at Star University, every penny of his money was planned, and the two thousand sun coins were a windfall, otherwise he would never carry such a "huge amount of money" on his body.
2,000 Sun Coins...... Enough should be enough! Wang Ge weighed it in his heart, puffed up his chest and walked into the door of the high-grade magic point.
"Welcome!" Hearing the pleasant sound of wind chimes when the door of the store was pushed open, every clerk bowed and spoke reflexively, every word sounded at the same time, and the bowing action was also uniform, as if forming an instinct.
They are all above 1.65 meters tall, and their appearance can at least meet the standard of being beautiful and lovely. The well-cut workwear makes them look like model stewardesses, and it also raises their horizons.
So when they looked up, they saw Wang Ge standing at the door, wearing a white-washed blue jeans and jeans, suede boots that only workers with bald toes liked to wear, and the half-length black hair that was a little messy.
It's another dirt bun who came to see the world!
The clerks still maintained the prescribed standard smile, but in their hearts, Wang Ge had already been sentenced to death, and no one was willing to come up to greet Wang Ge.
After a few eye battles, a clerk with thin eyebrows took the initiative to greet him, and said with a smile: "Hello sir, what kind of pastry do you want to see." ”
On the surface, there seems to be no problem, but her reluctance can be felt from the rhythm of her steps, the authenticity of her smile, the level of her voice and other details.
Wang Ge didn't care about her service attitude, his parents have been admonishing him since he was a child, to "be a man with his tail between his legs", although Wang Ge does not agree with this sentence in his heart, but before he has the strength, appropriate patience must also be endured.
"I want to see the glamorous family photo." Wang Ge said that although he had only eaten it once, he clearly remembered the name of the pastry set.
"What?" The clerk looked dazed, then looked back at her colleagues: "Do we have a product called 'Charming Family Portrait'?" ”
"Haven't heard of it!"
"Definitely not!"
Her colleagues all shook their heads with laughter, a hint of contempt and disdain hidden in the corners of their eyes.
"How could it not be?" Wang Ge frowned and said, "My parents came to buy ...... eight years ago."
"Oh—eight years ago?" The clerks all quickly lowered their heads or covered their faces, hiding their uncontrollable ridicule - their high-quality hospitality service is famously high-quality.
"I'm sorry sir, but the products of eight years ago can only be made to order now, or you can come and see them on the last day of every month on the 'Classic Retrospective Day'." The clerk of the thin eyebrows said politely, it has only been eight years to eat the top grade magic point, and it can already be concluded that this is not the target customer, if it weren't for the rules in the store, she would have wanted to drive this bun out directly.
"Well, how much does it cost to order it?" It was the beginning of the month, and Wang Ge couldn't wait until the end of the month.
"It depends on the price of the original pastry, and then a 50% custom fee is added." The clerk with thin eyebrows said politely, and then glanced back at the cashier clerk, who slowly typed the words "charming family photo" on the light brain, and the light brain searched out instantly.
"The charming family portrait is priced at 300 yuan sun coins, plus 50% of the customization fee, a total of 450 yuan sun coins." The cashier said, the smile on his lips hiding a hint of banter.
Wang Ge's heart sank, he didn't have four hundred and fifty yuan of sun coins, but you must know that his usual income a day is one hundred and ninety sun coins, and this is still without deducting money.
Although he had the idea of going out to be extravagant, Wang Ge was still frightened by the high price.
The money he earns by working hard for a day is not enough for others to buy a piece of cake, and he really doesn't understand the world of rich people.
"No need to order, is there anything similar?" Wang Ge said with a little weakness, his money was all earned by blood and sweat.
The thin eyebrow clerk quickly pursed his lips, and quickly switched to a professional smile: "Then you can take a look at this product, 'Eighteen Bachelors', the eight big ones in the middle are camellia flavors, and the ten small ones on both sides are different for each taste, including jasmine, roses, osmanthus and so on, which is very suitable for young people." ”
This is good! Wang Ge looked at the "Eighteen Bachelors" who were as delicate as chess pieces and like works of art, and he was really moved, but when he saw the price tag, Wang Ge's face changed again.
Eighteen bachelors, priced at three hundred and eighty sun coins.
This is just equal to Wang Ge's total income of not eating or drinking for two days, Wang Ge hesitated, it was not that he couldn't come up with the money, but thinking of the cost of going to Star University with his sister in the future, Wang Ge decided that he could save it.
"Is there a discount on this?" Wang Ge asked tentatively, in the civilian area, whether it is a cake shop or a vegetable market or something, there will always be discounts at night.
"I'm sorry sir, but the delicacy is not discounted." The professional smile of the thin eyebrow clerk gradually turned cold, although she may not be able to afford it herself, but it does not prevent her from looking down on Wang Ge, who also can't afford it: "Our top grade magic point will never sell discounted products, because all the pastries that can appear in front of customers are the best and freshest." ”
Wang Ge lowered his eyelids, his gaze lingering on the Eighteen Scholars. It doesn't matter if he eats it or not, but he still remembers the happy look on his sister's first family portrait when she ate a charming family photo, and her sister was admitted to Star University, so he rewarded her for eating it once.
So Wang Ge gritted his teeth and inserted his hand into his pocket, where there were two sun coins with a denomination of 1,000 yuan, which were a little hot in the palm of his hand.
The clerk with thin eyebrows pursed his lips slightly--three hundred and eighty sun coins are still being picked and shrunk like this, what a dirt bun!
Just when Wang Ge took out a thousand-yuan sun coin and wanted to buy it, he suddenly saw a clerk looking at him across the counter.
That clerk is so beautiful, he is definitely the most beautiful one among these clerks, Wang Ge remembers that even the school flower of his junior high school seems to have become an ugly duckling in front of this clerk.
She winked at Wang Ge, as if she wanted to convey something, then looked at the sun coin in Wang Ge's hand, and shook her head slightly.
This is in ...... Implying that I don't want to buy it? Wang Ge was stunned for a moment, and the clerk thought that Wang Ge didn't understand, so he blinked again and shook his head.
Then the clerk turned around and walked to the back of their shop, took a few steps and glanced back at Wang Ge, who noticed that her little hand was hanging down the side of her trouser leg and hooked Wang Ge.
"Sir, do you need this Eighteen Bachelor?" There was a clear hint of impatience in the smile and voice of the clerk with thin eyebrows.
"No, no." Wang Ge felt as if he understood the meaning of the beautiful clerk, and then he hurriedly walked out of the high-grade magic point under the disdainful gaze of the clerk with thin eyebrows.
As he walked out, the wind chimes rang, and the clerks bowed neatly and shouted, "Welcome to your next visit!" ”
But the smiles on their faces when they bowed were full of mockery and contempt: this bun is gone, and if you don't have the money, you still have to come to us to put a big clove of garlic!
Wang Ge walked out of the high-grade magic point, circled along the wall, and walked all the way to the back door of the high-grade magic point.
Sure enough, here he saw the beautiful clerk who had hinted at him earlier. She has a small apple face that makes people feel comfortable when they look at it, and her big eyes are curved like the moon when she smiles, and she is holding a pink multi-functional crisper in her hand, looking around on tiptoe.
Seeing Wang Ge, she smiled and waved to Wang Ge, and then trotted over to greet him. Her running action was very special, jumping and jumping, making the ponytail that was tied high behind her head beat happily.
"Here you go, this is the eighteen bachelors you want." The girl with the smiling eyes of the moon handed the pink crisper to Wang Ge: "But there is no packaging box, that one is too conspicuous and inconvenient." ”
"Huh?" Wang Ge never expected that this girl would stop herself and steal the pastries and give them to him.