Chapter Seventy-Two: Photographs from the Further South
This dessert shop is newly opened, and its business has been quite good lately, and students come here out of curiosity to find out if there is anything new that other stores don't have.
The specialty of this shop is a variety of small snacks made from coconut.
On the polished glass door was a large beige poster, on which some propaganda slogans were written in a hoarse pen that seemed to be a little colorless, and although the handwriting was a little crooked, it was written very seriously.
Come to think of it, the boss must be a hardworking and serious person.
Xia Yanfei, who was standing in front, pushed open the glass door, the oncoming air conditioner blew on his face, and when he took a deep breath, the sweet smell of the room ran into his nose.
It's all the smell of coconut, how much this boss likes coconut.
Not only did he think so, Yin Xiyue, who ran to his side, twitched her small nose and smiled.
Xia Yanfei shook his head at the big flower cat and Shiba Inu, signaling that they could not follow up.
Although they are smart and will never do anything, this is someone's shop after all, so it's better not to do it.
As compensation, although they could not be allowed to eat something like ice cream, Xia Yanfei promised to bring them something else.
And for now, please wait at the door for a moment.
Xia Yanfei waved at them and followed Yin Xiyue into the dessert shop.
The big cat looked left and right for a while, and when it noticed a plastic chair next to it, it jumped on the spot and ran to it with ease.
Lying down comfortably, it also glanced at the Shiba Inu that could only stand underneath from time to time.
"Come up, it's very comfortable here."
The big cat wagged its tail very badly, and here you could even catch a cool breeze blowing through the crack in the door of the dessert shop.
It's wonderful to lie in the shade and blow a cool breeze.
The Shiba Inu glanced at it with some resentment, but unfortunately it was not as agile as the big cat, and what was even more sad was that its small short legs did not allow it to make such difficult movements.
But maybe it's okay to add a run-up.
The Shiba Inu thought so, and then it slowly stepped back.
"Dog, what are you going to do?"
The big flower cat, which was originally leisurely, looked at the Shiba Inu, who suddenly became serious and tensed his body and walked backwards, and couldn't help but feel a little bottomless.
"Dog, I can come down, don't be like this, this cat is afraid."
The Shiba Inu didn't seem to hear it at all, and it started, accelerated, and jumped, and the whole process was done in one go.
It's a big flower cat that is bitter and is used as a meat pad under it.
The plastic chair made a grinding sound on the ground and hit the wall.
"What was the sound just now?"
Yin Xiyue asked in a low voice.
"Maybe a rabbit hit a tree stump?"
Xia Yanfei thought about it and said.
In response, he carefully inspected the décor of the dessert shop.
Like the poster at the entrance, the interior of the store is painted in a very light beige color, and the tables and chairs are made of solid wood that looks very simple.
The table is thicker than the desk, which gives the store a sense of stability.
On the wall hangs a huge seascape photograph taken by the owner, the clear blue ocean sparkles in the dazzling sun, and the golden sand and distant forests of coconut palms and tropical buildings form a perfect backdrop for this view.
Photographs are plastered all over the wall, and it looks like it's within reach.
It's like the almost invisible barrier in the aquarium.
It's so beautiful, no matter who you are, once you put your eyes on it, it's hard to take your eyes off.
Xia Yanfei felt that this was not just a huge photograph, it was more like another world parallel to here.
"Two classmates, what do you want?"
The slightly vicissitudes of life voice pulled Xia Yanfei back who was looking at the photo, but Yin Xiyue on the side didn't seem to hear it.
Xia Yanfei looked at the counter in front of him, a tall and thin man wearing a yellow apron was smiling at him.
Maybe it's because Xia Yanfei and they came late, there are only two customers in the store, so the shopkeeper must not have called the wrong person.
"Sorry, it's so fascinating to look at this picture."
Xia Yanfei smiled embarrassedly, and then looked at the various desserts on the list in front of him.
"Thank you for liking it."
The boss smiled, he should be about thirty years old, his hair was simply groomed, his face lines were a little hard, and his eyes were calm and profound.
Looks like a man with a story.
"Please help me get two buckets of coconut balls and two glasses of coconut water."
Xia Yanfei quickly determined what he wanted.
"Wait a minute."
The boss nodded his head and turned to get ready.
His coconut milk balls are baked on site, and the prepared half-cooked coconut milk balls are put in the oven by the boss and can be heated up after a short while.
As the temperature of the oven rises, the sweet flavor of the coconut begins to diffuse.
The oven was kept clean and the owner was already preparing the coconut water.
Fresh coconut is taken out and processed, a small hole is opened with a special machine, and a fine, clean strainer is added to filter it.
His movements are very calm, and can even be considered elegant.
Xia Yanfei looked at the boss's movements and asked.
"Shopkeeper, did you take this photo?"
The boss didn't look back, but the voice had already come.
"Yes, in my spare time, I like to take pictures."
"This photo was taken further south, and then I put it in this store."
The boss picked up two glasses of coconut water and returned to the counter in front of Xia Yanfei, put them into the sealing machine, and with the slight hum of the machine, the lid with a large sun pattern was pressed onto the cup.
Maybe the boss remembered something, he smiled at the huge photo and continued.
"I went to find a girl, and her house was there, and it was so hot that it almost burned me."
The boss paused.
"I took this picture on a corner of the beach, and then I went back to Jiangcheng and opened this shop because I remember that the coconuts there were very good."
As the boss's last words fell, the oven behind him stared, and the coconut milk ball was finished.
The boss turned around and took out the coconut milk balls with his chubby gloves and put them into a special cup with a small spatula.
He pushed the coconut water and coconut milk balls to Xia Yanfei.
"I don't know why, I want to talk to you about these things, maybe it's because I didn't say anything today."
The boss smiled apologetically.
"Excuse me, ...... you and that girl"
I don't know when I came to my senses, Yin Xiyue, who had been very quiet, asked in a low voice.
The boss's cell phone rang, and he looked at the phone screen and smiled.
"Look, my wife is calling me home for dinner."
The boss shook his phone at them with some pride.
"I'm leaving work, so I'm in a good mood, and I hope you enjoy my desserts."
The boss turned the cards inside the glass door to the other side, and then began to sort them out.
Xia Yanfei and Yin Xiyue glanced at each other.
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."