Chiba Salted Fish Legend

Chapter 191

When Natsuki and Tachibana Aya arrived at the coffee shop, the lights were already on.It is not the opening time at this moment, so there is no need to ask who is the person in the coffee shop.

"I didn't expect the store manager to arrive so early."

"Of course, this is Xiaoyao's birthday. I even suspect that he has been making decorations in the coffee shop since he left the house in the morning." Xia Zhi saw the half balloon that could be seen on the upper edge of the glass window of the coffee shop. This was probably It was the store manager who didn't secure the balloon properly and it fell.

"Let's go." Tachibana Aya opened the door of the coffee shop one step ahead of Xia Zhi. Xia Zhi followed and walked in. The first thing he saw was the store manager wearing an apron and standing at the counter who didn't know what he was doing.

The store manager raised his head and looked at the two people who pushed in the door: "Are you here? Xia Zhi, go change clothes and come over to help."

"What are you doing?" Xia Zhi asked as he walked towards the window where he had just seen half of the balloon, then lifted the balloon up and stuck it in a place where it could not be seen from outside. .Because it is more or less a surprise, and since it is a surprise, it is reasonable to make the preparations more detailed.

"Roll out the dumpling wrappers." The store manager lowered his head and continued working: "I have to knead the dough, roll out the dumpling wrappers, and prepare the meat filling, but I am exhausted."

"Where's Sayuri-san?" Tachibana Aya asked curiously.

"I took Xiaoyao out to play. Xiaobai will bring Xiaoyao over when dinner comes. I have to finish all these things before then... I thought it was very simple. If I had known I should have done it last night Came here."

Although he said this, there was no regret in the store manager's tone.

"I'm going to change clothes first." Xia Zhi walked to the employee room, and suddenly found another Tachibana Aya who was eager to help: "Tachibana Aya, stay here and don't cause trouble."

"Why! I won't cause trouble." Tachibana Aya looked at Natsuki dissatisfied.

"Then what did you say you were going to do?"

"I, I...can I try it?"

Tachibana Aya said in a confused tone.Fortunately, she at least knew that she couldn't do other things.

Although this guy was tall and plump, Xia Zhi had no expectations for her ability to do housework.When he first went to her house, there were mountains of broken figures and the kitchen table that was even covered with a thin layer of dust. Xia Zhi already understood at that time that she had almost no kitchen skills. Those who have no experience in art work do not even do cleaning often, and even if they do, it is only in a cursory manner.

A place like the kitchen counter, which is used several times a day, can actually get dusty. Tachibana Aya's ability in this area can be clearly seen.But this is not a big problem, because Aya Tachibana can indeed make a lot of money from writing novels, and she has indeed used the money she earned from writing novels for a long time without any big problems.

Existence is reasonable, existence is reasonable.

As for wanting to help with things now, Xia Zhi is unlikely to agree to it no matter what his standpoint is.She doesn't have much labor ability, so if she is asked to help, she may become even more helpful.Moreover, Tachibana Aya herself was not an employee of the coffee shop, so Natsuki probably wasn't prepared to let her help in this regard.

Although Xiaoyao doesn't pay so much attention to her birthday, Tachibana Ayai's basic position is still that of a guest. From the perspective of Xia Zhi, who is the host, asking guests to help with things is somewhat inappropriate. .

Although the point is still that Xia Zhi is afraid that if she helps, she will become more and more helpful.

"You can go ahead and play with your phone." Xia Zhi pointed to the corner of the coffee shop. Because most of the shop has been cleaned by the store manager, Tachibana Aya won't cause any trouble if she stays there. of.

"How stingy..." She walked over there obediently.Natsuki is glad that Tachibana Aya is not an ignorant character, and he maintains a relatively positive opinion of her.

In this world, there are always people like this: when you are doing something, only you know the hard work, but they will act like I am doing it for your own good and I know everything. Teach you what to do. When you have no experience, you especially want to prove that you have this ability, so you step in and make a mess. Afterwards, you shirk responsibility and say that you did not do well.

It's not scary if you don't understand, but it's scary if you pretend to understand and still like to give pointers.

Not only will things not get done, but you will also have to suffer this kind of anger for no reason... The most important thing is that all the faults of the other party in this matter are yours alone.Only true love will probably forgive you for such a thing.

Although I think sometimes even true love cannot forgive.

Tachibana Aya walked to the corner and sat down, and then started playing with her phone boredly.She should be mature and capable, but in Xia Zhi's eyes, there is no such element in her. The most appropriate impression of her is that her body is full of skin cells.

There is no source of heat in the coffee shop, not to mention it is relatively deserted now. The fewer people there are, the colder the room will be.Xia Zhi, who changed into his uniform and walked out of the staff room, discovered that without the protection of his coat, the temperature in the room was really not that high. It was dancing crazily on the moderate and suitable temperature boundary.

Going past the store manager, Xia Zhi got a pot of water and started boiling it.I found two cups from the cabinet and placed them on the counter.

The store manager took a look and said, "Just give me hot water."

Xia Zhi rolled his eyes and found another cup from the cabinet.The store manager watched Xia Zhi take out another cup, and accidentally rolled the rolling pin on his finger. He said "Ah" and startled Xia Zhi. Even the Tachibana color in the corner was attracted by him. force.

The store manager looked at Xia Zhi with resentment.

"What's wrong?" Xia Zhi was shocked by what he saw.

"Haha." The store manager said nothing and continued to do his own thing.It's inhumane to be around people of the opposite sex. It was so good before, no matter what I did in the store, I would always think about myself, but now my status has dropped rapidly, and I am no longer as good as a girl I have only known for more than a month.

But...it seems a bit interesting.

The store manager touched his chin, looking like he was thinking about something.Although he says he doesn't want a girlfriend, his body is surprisingly honest.Sure enough, the so-called love is such an involuntary thing.

Xia Zhi originally wanted to remind him that he still had flour on his hands, but then he remembered the incomprehensible look in his eyes just now, and felt that he must not be thinking of anything good now, so he simply didn't remind him.Let him find out for himself.

The so-called coffee shop sells more than just coffee. Juice, milk tea, snacks, etc. are all one of the items it sells.

Leaving a cup of hot water for the store manager, Xia Zhi walked to Tachibana Aya's table with a cup of hot milk tea and put it on the table.Tachibana Aya raised her head and glanced at Natsuki in confusion.

"It's for you. Don't cause trouble."

It's like giving you a gift and then making a request or something, that's what Xia Zhi did.This deal is a good deal. If you can exchange such a drink for the tachibana color and stop causing trouble, the next work will indeed be easy.Moreover, the temperature in the coffee shop was not high. If Tachibana Aya was left alone and not allowed to move around, she might really catch a cold.

"Okay." Tachibana Aya blinked and stretched out his hands to pull the milk tea in front of him. His palms were pressed against the wall of the cup, trying to steal the heat from the milk tea under the quilt.

Even the store manager knew what Natsuki was doing, so how could Tachibana Aya, who is as spirited as a human being, not know?Aya Tachibana, who has played a similar role before, can naturally think of the delicate heart that is inconsistent with words, and Natsuki does fit this kind of character. In this way, Tachibana Aya feels happy, but also a little complicated.

Question: What would you do if someone gently and meticulously increased your affection like the male protagonist of a light novel?
The answer is that Tachibana Aya has many ways to maintain her consistent style, but now she feels that these methods are not in line with her own wishes.Because she knew that this person probably didn't have the thoughts that the person she was targeting in the countermeasures she had in mind should have.Rejecting pure kindness will be punished by God.

Tachibana Aya didn't think of a countermeasure, so she fell silent.

Xia Zhi saw that she was holding the cup to keep warm, and there was no other movement, so she turned around and went back to work.If you don't hurry up, you may not be able to finish the work before Xiaoyao comes over, and the way the store manager looks at you is honestly quite disgusting.

"thanks……"

The faint voice coming from behind made Xia Zhi turn around and see Tachibana Aya holding a cup and drinking milk tea, looking out the window.

"Illusion?" Xia Zhi muttered to himself, then turned and walked towards the counter.Tachibana Aya can say thank you, but it is impossible to say thank you for something that happens almost every day. After all, if you are thin-skinned, this kind of thing will not happen every day.

Tachibana Aya looked at her face reflected in the window. Although she couldn't see it from the glass of the window, she could feel that her face was indeed heating up.I just don’t know if it was steamed by the heat coming out of the milk tea, or for some other reason.

Despite the store manager's disgusting gaze, Xia Zhi returned to the counter.The temperature of the piping hot coffee originally prepared for herself has dropped slightly at this moment, which is just right for Xia Zhi.After taking a small sip, his body, which was a little cold because of changing into work clothes, became warmer.

It's so cold in autumn, what should we do in winter...

Inexplicably, Xia Zhi began to feel sad.Not only in the coffee shop, but also in my own apartment, there is no means of heating.

The store manager was standing by and felt that he was a little full.Although logically speaking, I should not have this trouble.

(End of this chapter)