5. Mango cake
Night.
ET jumped onto the bar and walked gracefully through the crowd with a catwalk.
Qiji, Luming, Liucheng, and Ma Li gathered around the bar.
Lu Ming pushed the mixed wine in front of Qiji.
Qi Ji took a sip, and the slight fragrance of pineapple melted from his mouth, refreshing and sweet, "Isn't this a 'little girl from southern Taiwan'?" β
Lu Ming saw this cocktail from the magazine and found that the editor's name was Qiji, so he bought the ingredients and tried to mix them. Usually, everyone chats and rarely talks about personal personal matters. No wonder Mali says she knows how to taste wine.
Horsepower was still rummaging through the movies.
"Why don't you go to film school if you like movies so much?" Kiki asked.
"How can I have artistic cells! It's good for small-town youths like us to have a good time on Douyin and Kuaishou. That kind of art palace can't be climbed! β
"Yes, people are self-aware."
Qin Feng patted Ma Li's shoulder and walked over to him.
A few days ago in the morning, Qi Ji drove out to buy and almost bumped into Qin Feng who was standing in the middle of the road, and at that time he didn't know why he ran to the middle of the road, if he said that suicide was not like it, there was not much traffic in the town, and the car was not driving fast.
"It really scared me, why are you standing in the middle of the road in broad daylight?" Qi Ji was shocked and ran down from the car to check on Qin Feng's condition.
"Is this the road? I thought it was a pedestrian street. β
"If you like to stand here, stand yourself like a stone."
"You mean rocks are more bumpy, don't you?"
Qi Ji looked at him, suave, chic and uninhibited, wearing a famous brand from head to toe, like a rich second generation.
"You stand slowly, stand in a landscape, I'll go first."
Kiki didn't want to entangle him anymore and got into the car.
As soon as she sat in the driver's seat, the co-pilot's door was opened, and Qin Feng sat up, "Send me to the hotel." β
"I'm not a taxi."
"Whoever let you hit me, it's reasonable to give me a ride."
She glanced at Qin Feng, and what appeared in her eyes was a fat sheep bleating.
At the end of the embankment sits a granite stone building, a strange "castle" structure with a wonderful name called 'A Cup of the Sea', which is a long long ago...... Yes, that's how it exists.
You can imagine how young it would be. But then it was old, stale, and no one cared about it, and its owners left it one by one. It stood lonely on the shore and watched, waiting for its new owner, waiting to be awakened.
Moss and creepers cloak it in mystery, and it becomes the stage of mysterious events, the legendary 'ominous land'......
About a month ago, it had a new owner, a bunch of strange guys, who turned it into a hotel to stay in, what a bunch of stupid people who don't know the height of the sky, stupid as hell!
It now has a new nameββββββββββββββ "Miracle Hotel"
Lu Ming mixed two more glasses of 'Black Russia', poured himself a glass, and poured a glass for Liu Cheng.
"I wonder how Lili is now?" The last sip of the cocktail, Kiki, was drunk in one gulp.
"Another drink?" Lu Ming asked.
Kiki waved his hand and got up and walked up the stairs.
A few days ago, Qiji went to the vegetable market to buy and saw a mother and son setting up a fruit stall. The woman was dressed plainly, looking like her age, but the years had prematurely carved marks on her face, and her skin was dark and rough, and she knew that life was not easy at a glance.
Mother and son were sitting on the curb eating mangoes, looking at her child tenderly, her eyes flashing with hope for the future.
Kiki was moved by the scene in front of him and stepped forward.
"How much money is a pound of mango?"
"10 pieces" The woman quickly got up.
The little boy also got up and said, "The mangoes we grow are so sweet, you can buy a few." β
The boy's big bony eyes are like his mother's, and his immature voice is simply cute.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Mango and I'm five and a half years old. Mom said I was an older kid, so I could take care of Mom for Dad. β
Qi Ji originally only wanted to buy two or three to go back, but looking at the expectant eyes of the mother and son, he simply wrapped up the dozen or so mangoes left in the car.
"Thank you, Auntie!" The woman said.
The little boy said playfully, "This is an aunt, it's clearly a beautiful sister!" β
In the afternoon, it began to rain lightly.
Ma Ma followed Lu Ming to drive to drink, Qin Feng went out to find inspiration, and Liucheng went to the fishing port.
After making the mango cake, Qi Ji made himself a cup of fruit tea and sat down in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. When she was feeling bored, she saw Mango standing outside the window with her mother, peeking in.
Qi Ji hurriedly got up and let Mango and his mother in, cut two pieces of mango cake for the mother and son, and poured two cups of fruit tea.
Mango took a bite of the cake and liked it very much, and ate it happily.
After chatting for a while, Qi Ji learned that the original woman's name was Chen Lili, who was two years younger than her, born in 92, and his father went to Guangdong to work, because he had a father-in-law and mother-in-law to take care of, so he had to live separately from her husband for many years.
"Then you're working too hard."
Mango put her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her on the cheek, "I love my mother the most." β
"Mom loves mangoes, too."
"A person does not become strong because he is strong, but he is truly strong because he has a soft underbelly."
Qi Ji's words pierced Chen Lili's heart, and the two women suddenly had a heart-to-heart connection.
While Qi Ji was surfing the Internet, she was thinking about how to help the mother and son, and an email from an e-commerce platform gave her inspiration.
Ma Ma didn't go home on the weekend, so Zhao Lanxiang came to discuss with her son about going far away, and by the way, she asked some brochures from the Qi Ji Hotel.
Lu Ming brought a glass of water over and put it on the table, "Auntie, you drink water." β
"Thank you, Xiaolu, it's surnamed Lu, I'm not mistaken."
"That's right, you don't have to be polite to me, you sit down!" Lu Ming saluted again, turned around and went back to the bar. Looking at Ma Li's intimacy with his mother, he didn't know how envious he was.
"Where's Koyanagi?"
"He's in the kitchen! Mom, look, this is what I did, how about it? β
Qin Feng took a hot shower, changed his clothes, took out his laptop and the English novel to be translated, and put them on the table.
Editor Li Meiyan called to urge the manuscript.
"Let me take a breath first, sister, I just arrived here, and you are killing you in a row. There will be bread, and there will be manuscripts. β
"Whatever you want, if you can't hand in the manuscript, I will fly over and strangle you."
Qin Feng can't figure out this kind of ambitious woman, maybe there is a psychological shadow!
He looked at his watch, yes, it's 11 o'clock, and he will fight again when he has his stomach full.
He bounced out of his chair and went downstairs in a hurry.
"It looks very fresh, flowery, and beautiful!"
"Who filmed this, it's a disaster."
Zhao Lanxiang was chatting with her son when the sudden intruder startled her. She looked at the photo, then at the man with curly hair, "It's not good-looking, I think it's good!" β
Qi Ji handed the brochure to Zhao Lanxiang.
"Auntie, don't pay attention to him, he's our new nail household."
"His surname is Nail!"
Qin Feng glared at Qi Ji fiercely.
"My surname is Qin, and my name is Qin Feng."
"He's a guest," Ma explained.
The rain has stopped, and everything in this season has led to a state of tranquility.
Qiji, who was sitting on the terrace, closed the book "The Master Teaches You to Make Cakes".
Kiki's mother is a national second-level pastry chef, and she also has a very creative 24 solar terms dim sum making manual. It was this book that gave her the idea of becoming an editor, but she actually liked the dim sum rather than the typography and binding.
Life is sometimes like this, I thought it was like this at the time, but after a long time, I looked back and thought that it was not, so I regretted my original choice.
What exactly do you want, Kiki keeps asking herself.
Qi Ji retrieved the cake coupon and was discussing with Lu Ming to vacate a space for coffee at the bar, when Chen Lili suddenly walked into a cup of Canghai with a bag of mangoes.
"Mango's dad is back, and I want him to try the mango cake."
Looking at Chen Lili's lonely back, Qi Ji frowned, and a sense of foreboding came to her, "You stupid, don't be cranky", she knocked on her skull, trying to drive away the bad thoughts.
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Ming was puzzled to see her actions.
"Don't you think Lili looked like a catastrophe was coming just now? I should have asked why I was so slow to react. β
"Let's hurry up and make the cake!" He wants to save Kiki from exaggerated self-blame.
"Where's the horsepower?"
"I went to pick up his mother at the ferry, didn't I ask you for leave at lunch?"
"Ah, I think about it, I still want him to help!"
"I'll help you!"
Kiki looked at Lu Ming.
It's true that she and Ma Li are like brothers in the hotel, and they have nothing to joke about, and they are used to making trouble.
It's like an old friend with Liu Cheng, and I love to talk to him about anything on my mind.
It's this deer song, as soon as he speaks to him, he naturally becomes polite, maybe it's because of his cold aura!
Qi Ji nodded and stuffed the plastic bag with mangoes in his hand into Lu Ming's hand, this was the first time he asked him to help, he had been here for a long time, and he couldn't treat him as an outsider anymore.
"Then there's Little Prince Law! Please peel the mango. β
Lu Ming felt that the strangeness between the two of them had finally been broken.
In his opinion, the most common thing for Qiji here is horsepower, perhaps because of his young age.
Liu Cheng is in charge of the food, Qi Ji makes cakes, and the two of them will often be in the same space, helping each other when needed, and the two of them have a tacit understanding.
Their intimate feeling made Lu Ming very envious.
She always had that sense of distance from him like an 'outsider'. He hoped that Kiki would be okay and instruct him...... Lu Ming thought as he walked towards the kitchen.
Lu Ming gave her the feeling of loneliness and melancholy .......
Although it is not known what he used to do, it seems from his polite demeanor that he must have been well educated. She didn't know where he came from or why he was here. She thinks that he is just taking time to rest here, and that one day he will be gone, and that he is only here for the time being.
The sweet smell of baking cakes fills the hall.
The ET cat was basking in the sun in the window seat, and when he heard someone entering, he got up and stretched, and ran away with a lot of interest.
It was none other than Chen Lili who came in, followed by a man, presumably her husband!
Not tall, in their early 30s, the two of them look really husband and wife.
Qi Ji greeted Chen Lili warmly and led the couple to their seats.
Liu Cheng was boiling soup in the kitchen, and when he saw Qiji coming in, he asked casually.
"Well, here we are. I think her husband is a little ......."
Kiki pondered as he cut the cake.
"What?"
"Very impatient."
Ma Li lifted the curtain and came in, "Hurry up and put on the cake, there is something wrong with the atmosphere outside." β
Qi Ji shook his head, "The city is a big dye vat, and it is contaminated with some bad habits. β
Liu Cheng took a leisurely sip of tea, "It's not the environment, it's the people." β
Mali sat behind the bar, his face obscured by a laptop in front of him, and he deliberately peeked at the only man and woman at the table in the restaurant with his eyes exposed.
Kiki leaned over and buried his face behind the laptop screen with the two of them, and muttered.
"Sister, how do I think they don't look like they are reuniting after a long absence, but like negotiating with enemies. You see, in "The True Color of Heroes", negotiations are all about inviting opponents to their own territory. I'm in charge of my territory! β
Qi Ji turned his head to look at Lu Ming, not knowing what he was looking at so fascinated. Lu Ming is reading the magazine "Bartending and Life".
"Hurry up and let go, everything that needs to be said is done, don't pull and pull with me."
Mango's father pulled hard, he wanted to shake off Chen Lili, but he didn't expect Chen Lili to catch it to death, and the sleeves of her clothes were torn in response.
"Do you know how expensive this dress is?" He was annoyed.
"I'll go back and sew it for you."
"You can't be dirty, can you still wear this dress after sewing? Gotta get it, hillbilly, count me out of luck. β
Mango's father pushed hard angrily, but he didn't expect this push to push Chen Lili and fall to the ground.
Chen Lili hugged his legs.
"If you don't promise, I won't let you go."
Smack, a slap in the face, everyone present was blindfolded.
It turned out that it was Kiki who rushed up and slapped him.
Mango's father was just about to have a seizure, and Liu Chengting rushed out of the kitchen with a big horse spoon in his hand.
Lu Ming stood in front of Qi Ji to protect her.
Horsepower with the keyboard in his hand.
Qin Feng had been hiding in the corner to watch the play, he picked up his mobile phone and clicked the shutter.
"What are you going to do?" Mango's father was a little panicked when he saw him taking pictures.
I recorded it just now, and I can have evidence in court in the future!
Mango pointed at the four of them and walked away angrily.
Chen Lili put the money on the table and left.
Qi Ji chased to the door, "You keep the money, there are many places to use it in the future, if you need my help, just come to me." β
Chen Lili shook her head, looked discouraged, and turned to leave.