Chiba Salted Fish Legend

Chapter 54: Aren’t you going too far?
The official opening time is at [-]:[-] pm.Although it will be postponed to [-] p.m. from Monday to Friday, on Saturdays, Japanese students only need to attend half-day classes, and the time after noon is quite ample, so the store opening time is [-] p.m. on Saturdays and [-] p.m. on Sundays. The time is twelve noon.Because I don't know if there will be customers who want to spend noon in the coffee shop, the store manager made such a schedule for the opening of the shop.

It's just that the work on Sundays from now on will have nothing to do with Xia Zhi.

There's still an hour before opening hours, so there's not much that can be done, just a little cleaning.

In Japan, cleaning is actually not a very time-consuming task, especially in the catering industry, which is much better than other industries.Some people may argue that Japan's hygiene requirements for the catering industry are insanely high, and cleaning is not a simple matter.This is also true.But the hygiene standards of stores that can operate calmly under these high standards are by no means low.

When it comes to food, the Japanese are both bold and cautious.Before the diversity and complexity of Chinese cuisine was well-known around the world, the Japanese had already eaten the highly poisonous pufferfish. The poison of pufferfish was notorious. When there were no effective treatments in the past, it could be said that the poisonous pufferfish was poisonous. The patient will die instantly, and there is no specific antidote for pufferfish poison so far. Apart from being sent to the hospital for gastric lavage and rescue, which can ensure a certain survival rate, there is no other effective treatment method.

Although the Chinese are known to eat everything, this is mainly reflected in the diversity of food. Many brave people may have eaten puffer fish, but when it comes to eating it desperately, I am afraid it cannot compare to Japan.What gives the Japanese such confidence is their abnormal requirements for food hygiene.

In addition to the very basic things like washing a plate five or six times that you often hear and see, there are also many particularly strict regulations, such as the need to have a fugu cooking chef certificate to make fugu dishes.On top of their bold behavior is a strict execution environment, and this environment undoubtedly gives them greater courage and confidence.

In such an environment, basic things like cleanliness and sanitation are crucial to the life of the store. Under high pressure, the store can always maintain a considerable level of cleanliness.And it might be easier to keep it tidy all the time than to clean it every now and then.

Moreover, compared to genuine restaurants, the cleaning work in cafes is easier. After all, compared to restaurants that focus on food, snacks and drinks are the main products of cafes, so there are less oils and the like, even if there is a mistake If things like knocking things over happen, it’s not very difficult to clean.

Xia Zhi also thought about whether to open a coffee shop in China in the future. Now that he has some experience, he thought that elementary school students would not come to such a shop. Junior high school students did not have much pocket money, and high school students basically did not have time to rest. None of them are gone. People in society are busy trying to make money... There are many kinds of things. Perhaps only college students can become a relatively stable customer group, but for things like college students, you can't tell what they want to do sometimes...

Sometimes when I have nothing to do, I come here to order a cup of coffee and sit there for a long time, just like a kobold. I can refill twenty cups and gain some courage by the way.But Xia Zhi didn't think that was courage.

It's also possible that a group of geeks will come to your store to rest, in groups.Recently I have seen a lot of news about cosplay enthusiasts doing their own thing unscrupulously in other people's shops. If such a thing happened, I wouldn't even have time to cry.

It is not very practical to open a coffee shop in China.Xia Zhi came to a conclusion.

I scratched the table with my finger and checked. There was no dust or anything like that attached to my finger. It was as clean as ever.But that doesn't mean cleaning is unnecessary.

Xia Zhi shook the bottle of cleaning fluid in his hand, then sprayed it on the table, spread out the rag, and wiped it vigorously.Just like dividing the tabletop into horizontal wooden boards, Xia Zhi wiped the tabletop horizontally. This was the method taught to him by the store manager. He could wipe away the dust and the like on the tabletop. Occasionally, there would be dust on the tabletop. Whatever falls on the ground, just mop it up together.

Working in an orderly manner, because there were not many tables, Xia Zhi finished wiping them quickly.Then he put on the feather duster and swept it gently on the sofa to remove the dust left by wiping the tabletop.Finally, just mop the ground again.

Although there is another part-time worker in the shop, Mayumi's working hours are only two hours from [-] to [-] pm every day from Monday to Saturday, and Natsuki has to look after the cafe alone until four o'clock.Although it is indeed a bit overwhelming for one person, there are not many guests, so it should be enough to last for two hours.

While mopping the floor, the wind chime on the door rang, and the store door was opened.

"Sorry, guest, we haven't started yet... What, it's you..."

Don't even think about it, the one who came here was Li Huacai who had nothing to do, and today she was also carrying a bag on her shoulder, the kind with a large capacity, Xia Zhi had seen it before, this was the bag she used to hold her laptop.In other words, is she going to write a manuscript in the store today?
"Last time I specifically asked the store manager about the opening hours, and I actually met you when I came here today."

Tachibana Aya looked like I'm so smart.Xia Zhize looked at the clock on the wall suspiciously.

"It's at least half an hour before the business starts, right? What are you doing here?"

"Ah, because I was so bored staying in the apartment, so I came out."

This simple and crude logic of "you need to drink water because you are thirsty" is really impeccable.

"Even if you come here now, I'm not going to open early. Why are you here so early? If there's no one in the store, you still have to go back."

"If there is no one, I might wait until it opens. After all, I don't like the feeling of returning without success."

"Your logic is really crude."

"Xia Zhijun, I want a glass of juice."

"Didn't I just say that I'm not going to open early?"

"I didn't order, I just wanted a glass of juice."

"Aren't you going too far?"

Saying this, Natsuki still poured a glass of juice for Tachibana Aya.

"Hey, it's apple juice. Let's get another drink. I don't like this, it's sour."

"Don't leave quickly."

He also kicked his nose on his face.

"Just kidding." She took the apple juice with both hands and sat down in front of the counter. "It's really comfortable and cool."

"Bullshit. Fresh from the refrigerator."

Xia Zhi took the mop and continued to clean, while Li Huacai sat there and looked at Xia Zhi who was cleaning.

"By the way, are you the only one today?"

"The store manager has gone to the zoo. Mayumi won't be here until four in the afternoon."

"oh oh."

She took a piece of paper and wrote it down.Xia Zhi originally wanted to ask her what she was doing, but suddenly she remembered that this guy was actually a very popular light novel writer. This kind of gathering activity had been going on for several days, so there was nothing more to ask.Even if he stopped her, it would be of no use, so Xia Zhi didn't bother to care.

After all, this is just a source material, and it’s impossible for a real name to appear in a novel, right?Moreover, it’s pretty cool to think about being used as a subject by a well-known writer, isn’t it?

Even if you lose in reality, it's not a big deal, as long as you win mentally.Even when he couldn't resist, Xia Zhi still liked this sentence.

"Hey, Xia Zhi, do you have a girlfriend?"

"Ah? What are you asking all of a sudden?"

"I asked you if you have a girlfriend."

"Is that the point of what I'm talking about!? But forget it... you're probably this kind of person."

"That's a strange thing to say. Of course that's what I am."

What's this weird feeling of knowing exactly which class you belong to?

"So, do you have a girlfriend?"

"No, how could it be possible? Are you going to say the next sentence, then you have it now."

"Hey, what. How disgusting. Are you this kind of person?"

I……

Xia Zhi wanted to hit someone.

Peace of mind, peace of mind.

Keep cleaning.

"However, no girlfriend. How pitiful."

"Aren't you a single person yourself?"

"I'm not single."

What! ?Does anyone actually want this woman?Xia Xing felt incredible.

“My wife can’t count them on two hands.”

"Why don't you go to heaven?"

Probably, that's what it is.The kind of cardboard wife or something.Dozens or hundreds are really not unusual.

"Oh right. Xia Zhi, I heard that high school students in China are not allowed to fall in love, is it true?"

"real."

That can be summed up in just one sentence: not allowed to fall in love.In some crazy schools, boys and girls are not allowed to sit together even when eating in the cafeteria. If they exchange a few words with each other in class and the teacher sees them, they may be called to the office to talk. The degree of danger is not that light. It can be summed up in one sentence.

Xia Zhi still remembers that in the first year of high school, a classmate in the class went to ask the monitor a question. The classmate next to him was making trouble and said "Oh~" in a weird way, which happened to be seen by the monitor.That afternoon, the boy's parents came to school. He was so aggrieved that he almost cried. Since then, he has never gone to any girl to ask questions.

It's really pitiful... I'm afraid it will leave a psychological shadow for the rest of my life.

"Oh~ there are six days a week from morning to evening, no dating allowed, no extracurricular activities, physical education classes have been replaced by cultural classes and the like. As expected of a Chinese."

"Why do I hear a strong sense of sarcasm in your tone?"

"Hahahahaha...you think too much."

She guiltily turned her face away.

Sure enough, this person is here to cause trouble.

Xia Zhi thought through gritted teeth.

(End of this chapter)