Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 41

Since it was the first day of opening, Ishino and Natsumi lived directly in the new house in Mihua Town the night before.

Although both of them were inexplicably excited because their small shop was about to open last night, they didn't sleep well all night.

But today, the two of them still got up early before dawn, and after bathing and changing, they jogged to the store together to prepare for the opening of the store.

The two entered the back kitchen, changed into chef's overalls, and began to work together.Ishino is in charge of making the dough, and Natsumi is in charge of preparing other materials.

Watching the huge dough rapidly ferment and expand under the kneading of Ishino's hands, Xia Mei couldn't help sighing that the other party really deserves to be a man with the "hand of the sun".

Even though she had seen the scene of Ishino showing her dough-making skills in Paris as early as in Paris, after returning to Japan, Natsumi used her body to experience the warmth from the palm of the other party, but every time she saw this scene, she still felt a sense of urgency. magic.

It didn't take long for the preparatory work to be completed quickly with the tacit cooperation of the two.

After that, the two sides will carry out the next work in their respective fields of expertise.

Xia Mei took out the pastry chef skills she had studied in France for seven years, and began to make various desserts in batches according to the preservation time from long to short.

And Ishino, relying on his internationally renowned fondant carving skills that have been studied for tens of thousands of days, made the works that will be used as billboards to attract customers today.

With the passage of time, the originally empty cabinets were gradually filled with batches of exquisite desserts, and the two finally completed the final preparations for opening the store.

Looking at the cupboard full of Xia Mei's sweets and the large sugar sculptures elaborately made by Ishino, the two smiled knowingly, enjoying the sweetness of this moment.

As Ishino moved the huge sugar sculpture to the floor-to-ceiling windows facing the street, and Xia Mei flipped the sign hanging outside the door from the "Closed" side to the "Open" side, Memories Sweet House officially opened for business.

At this moment, through the glass doors and windows, one could already see the students from Didan Primary School opposite, walking out of the school in groups of threes and twos...

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"Wow! It's a giant panda!" The moment Ayumi walked out of the campus, she noticed the big guy behind the transparent glass across the street from a distance.

"Where is there?" Mitsuhiko and Genta heard Ayumi's shout, looked in the direction of the other's finger, and looked surprised, "Wow, it's really a giant panda!"

Conan, who was walking behind the three little ones, heard them yelling, and first complained in his heart how could there be a giant panda here, but after looking in the direction pointed by the other party, he slapped his face on the spot and stood there in a daze. land.

It wasn't until the three little ones had crossed the road that Conan came back to his senses, and followed him to the glass window on the opposite side of the street, and together they carefully looked at the eye-catching thing behind the glass.

"It doesn't seem like a real giant panda~" Yuantai sighed in disappointment.

"But it seems to be the same, it's amazing!" Mitsuhiko sighed with admiration.

"But it's really big and cute, and it's more beautiful than the giant pandas I saw in the zoo!" Ayumi's eyes were shining with countless small stars, and she couldn't take her eyes off the glass.

"This should be a sculpture of a giant panda, but it really looks like the real thing." Conan finally spoke to conclude.

"That's right, it's indeed a giant panda sculpture, but it's made of sugar."

While the four children of the Detective Boys were discussing the giant panda sculpture in the store, the glass door on the side was opened from the inside, and a gentle and sweet female voice came out.

Hearing a familiar voice coming from their ears, the little ones turned their heads around at the same time, and made a surprised voice: "Ah, it's Sister Xia Mei!"

Only then did they realize that the shop in front of them was Ishino and Natsumi's Memories Sweet House, but it hadn't opened before, and the glass was covered with curtains. Today, the style of painting suddenly changed, and they didn't notice it for a while.

"Sister Natsumi, is your store finally open?" Ayumi asked a little excitedly.

"That's right, the door just opened, can I invite you to be the first batch of customers in this shop?" Xia Mei smiled and extended an invitation to the four children.

"Of course, that's great!" The three little ones happily followed Xia Mei to the store, and Conan followed at the end, looking at the store curiously.

Because the storefront was used as a restaurant before, there is actually a lot of space in Memories Sweet House. However, the two of them do not plan to provide dine-in service at present, so there are no seats and no waiters. It looks very empty. .

"welcome."

As soon as the little ones entered the door, they heard another familiar voice coming from the front.

"Brother Ishino, you are here!" Ayumi looked at Ishino who came out from behind the counter, and greeted happily.

"Brother Shiye, did you guys make this giant panda? Is it really made of sugar?" Yuantai asked, pointing at the sugar sculpture beside him with a smirk at the corner of his mouth.

"That's right, it's indeed made of sugar, and it's really edible." Ishino nodded to everyone.

Yuan Tai just wanted to ask if he could have a taste, but Ayumi and Mitsuhiko next to him hurriedly shook their heads and said, "It's such a pity to eat such a cute giant panda, can we not eat it!"

Conan didn't know much about fondant craftsmanship, so he asked Ishino curiously: "If it's made with sugar, can't it be preserved for a long time?"

Yuan Tai heard Conan's question, and asked: "Is that so? The best destination for food is to be eaten before it breaks, right?"

Seeing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko on the side showing a slightly regretful look, Natsumi smiled and comforted them: "Don't worry, even if it is made of sugar, there is a way to preserve it for a long time."

Hearing Xia Mei's words, Ishino immediately picked up the topic: "The surface of this sugar-carved giant panda has been treated with edible glue. As long as the temperature and humidity are suitable, it can be stored for a long time."

"Tomorrow, I will order an acrylic cover with a desiccant. It should not be a problem to store it for more than a year." Ishino continued to add, "Since you like it so much, it means that it will definitely attract more customers."

"That's great! I can see it every day after school!" Ayumi and Mitsuhiko heard Ishino's explanation, and suddenly became happy.

Although Yuantai felt a little regretful that he could not taste the taste of sugar-carved giant pandas, he was also happy to see that there are various desserts that look better in the store.

Snapped!Xia Mei suddenly thought of something, smiled and suggested to the little ones: "Since everyone likes it so much, let's give it a name together, this is a special benefit for the first batch of customers!"

"Yeah!" The three little ones cheered in unison. Although Conan was not very interested in this, he still participated in the naming activity.

In the end, under the discussion of several people, a cute name of "Sweet and Plump" was given to this sugar-carved giant panda.

Just when the little ones finished their mental work and began to pick out desserts in the cupboard to replenish their energy, the bell hanging on the door rang softly, and two beautiful female high school students walked in.

(End of this chapter)