Chiba Salted Fish Legend

Chapter 14 Obviously I Came First...

The happy part-time work time always ends quickly without realizing it, but Xia Zhi, who has a night shift, can't leave yet.Sitting in front of the counter, the store manager was wiping the cup.Xia Zhi, who was tasting a glass of juice, finally remembered something he had always found strange.

"Store manager, I have a question."

"what is the problem?"

"This is a coffee shop, right? Why do I always think you clean glasses like a bartender?"

The store manager's movement of wiping the cup froze, as if Xia Zhi's words had touched his sore spot.

"Actually, there is a reason for this." The store manager said slowly in a hoarse voice with a look of vicissitudes, "My ideal goal is actually to be a bartender. When I was young, I felt that bartending The teacher mixed the wine into the bottle, shook it, and then poured the liquid out, which is very handsome..."

"Oh, I understand, it's chuunibyou."

The store manager glared at Xia Zhi and continued to tell his story. "Then, when I was in junior high school, I met Xiaoyao's mother. Xiaoyao's mother particularly hated smoking and drinking, and I liked her very much..."

"It's really a tearful story." Xia Zhi said in a great stick-reading style, with smooth words and no emotion.

The store manager curled his lips, "You don't understand. She is more important to me than my dream."

Xia Zhi said nothing more, because continuing to tease would be disrespectful to others.He could hear the store manager's unabashed intentions when he said this.Beautiful things are always desirable, and Xia Zhi is no exception.But being introverted by nature, he would not express this idea publicly, it would be too shameful for him.

"Well. But I can't change the way I secretly practiced mixing drinks and wiping glasses." The store manager said nonchalantly.

"What's wrong? He looks pretty decent." Xia Zhi lay on the table and said feebly. Then he seemed to remember something again and asked, "Then haven't you ever drunk before?" ?”

"How is that possible?" The store manager looked at Xia Zhi with a look that looked like a fool, "I often ate out with my classmates from high school and college. At that time, you could drink. As long as you didn't drink too much, there was no problem. Moreover, Sayuri will allow me to drink during holidays, and sometimes she will drink with me. Although she will fall down after just one drink..."

The store manager argued hard, but Xia Zhi got even more incredible information from it.

"My wife is strict..."

"No!"

"You secretly went to see the photos of the concert..."

"I was wrong! Please let me go!"

The store manager clasped his hands and said to Xia Zhi sincerely.

Just when Xia Zhi was about to continue to say something, the store door was pushed open again.

Xia Zhi sat up straight and said a standard "Welcome" to the door, and in response to Xia Zhi, he said "Brother Xia Zhi! Dad!".A five-year-old girl ran in, and the person she greeted was Xia Zhihe, the store manager, so it was obvious that this little girl was the store manager's daughter, Xiaoyao.

Xiaoyao was wearing a white dress and a pair of black round-toed leather shoes. Her hair was tied into a double ponytail, but it was not too long. It looked medium-length and short.Her thin body has inherited her mother's beauty, and she always smiles happily. She is a very cute little girl.

However, Xia Zhi doesn't have any thoughts about young girls. He doesn't and doesn't want to be a big pervert who stares at the elementary school playground in front of the window all day long and murmurs, "Elementary students are so awesome." He has more feelings for his peers. Much resonance.

"Oh, Xiaoyao. Come and sit down. Brother Xia Zhi will treat you to a cake." Xia Zhi greeted Xiaoyao, and the store manager glared at him from the side.

"The coffee shop is mine, the cake is made by me, and Xiaoyao is also my daughter. How come you treat her to a cake? No matter what, it's my treat, don't you think so, Xiaoyao?" the store manager said to Xiaoyao. Yao showed a kind smile. Xiaoyao, who was accustomed to this, didn't care at all and said to Xia Zhi, "Thank you, brother Xia Zhi, but I have already had dinner today. Mom will be angry if I eat cake again."The store manager was covering his heart, his face ashen.

"Why? Why? The coffee shop is mine, the cake is mine, and my daughter is mine... I was obviously the one who came first..."

He sat on the chair and muttered like a lunatic.

"Did Xiaoyao come here alone?" Xia Zhi asked curiously.

"No, mom is behind." Xiaoyao pointed in the direction of the store door. Xia Zhi turned around, just as the store door was opened, and the adult version of Xiaoyao walked in, holding something in his hand.She is only a little shorter than the store manager, but wearing a black suit, she looks very capable and a full-featured image of a strong woman.She is a very beautiful woman. Although her face is a little cold, she is actually a gentle person. This can be seen from Xiaoyao, who is lively and loves to laugh.

"Sayuri, why are you here?"

The store manager asked curiously, then Xiaoyao raised her hands and jumped up and said: "Today my mother and I went to eat sushi! Lots and lots of sushi!"

"Really? Is it delicious?" The store manager winked at Xiaoyao.

"good to eat!"

"Then let's go eat together next time?"

"Okay! It's a word!"

"It's a word."

The store manager reached over the counter, reached out and took Xiaoyao's little hand.Xia Zhi smiled unconsciously, then looked at the woman next to him, stood up, and gave up his position.

"Sister Sayuri, please sit down."

The store manager asked him to call her Sister Sayuri. She was a little embarrassed at first, but she got used to it later.She was very satisfied with this title, and she was very kind to this polite international student and looked approachable.

"It's okay, just sit down. We just stopped by to see if this guy is lazy."

"How can I not! Right, Xia Zhijun?" The store manager winked at him, such an obvious action made Xiaoyao laugh.

"Yes, the store manager is working very hard. Don't worry, Sister Sayuri." Xia Zhi naturally would not cause trouble at this time.

Although Sayuri didn't believe it at all, she could only glare at the store manager angrily, and let the store manager touch her hair and smile "hehehehehe".

"This is a consolation gift for you. You haven't eaten anything yet, right?"

She put the bag she had carried when she entered the door on the counter. Through the white plastic bag, Xia Zhi could vaguely see the box containing food inside.As the plastic bag was untied, the logo of the conveyor belt sushi restaurant clearly appeared in front of the manager and Natsuki.

"My mother and I brought this specially for you." Xiao Yao climbed onto the chair next to Xia Zhi and said to the two of them, then secretly glanced at the box containing the bento.The store manager looked at his daughter strangely, as if he wanted to laugh but was trying to hold back.

"Xiaoyao, do you want to eat some more together?" Xia Zhi asked directly with a smile.

"Is that okay?" Her eyes were full of expectation, and then she tentatively looked at her mother.

Sayuri helplessly looked at her adorable daughter, nodded, and then said, "Don't eat too much, I bought this for my father and Brother Xia Zhi."

"Great!" Xiaoyao couldn't wait to open the box and started snatching it with the store manager.Xia Zhi was used to it and was not very polite. During the break between the two of them, he quickly took action and took away a piece of sushi.Put it in your mouth and taste it slowly.Subconsciously, Xia Zhi thought of the delicacies made by the five-star chef that he tasted at noon today. The originally delicious sushi suddenly became a little eclipsed.

Xia Zhi wished he could slap himself. Isn't this a shame?He curled his lips, but was noticed by Sayuri beside him.

"What's wrong, Xia Zhijun, is it not to your liking?" Sayuri asked a little worriedly, because she didn't know the tastes and preferences of Chinese people very well, and was worried about something rude.

Xia Zhi waved his hand hurriedly, "No problem, the sushi is delicious, but there is too much wasabi..." He found a reasonable excuse.Sayuri didn't suspect anything, and looked very sorry, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect Xia Zhijun couldn't eat mustard."

"It's not that serious. I'm already getting used to the taste of mustard. It's just a little more than what I ate before, so it's okay." As the saying goes, a lie needs a thousand other lies to round it off. This is Xia Zhi's current situation.

However, Sayuri breathed a sigh of relief, "Really? That's good. I will be careful not to put too much wasabi next time."

Xia Zhi nodded, smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Sayuri."

Xiaoyao on the side heard the conversation between the two, rolled her eyes, smiled and said to Xia Zhi, "Brother Xia Zhi, don't you like mustard? Xiaoyao can help you."

Xia Zhi pretended to glare at her fiercely and said, "Don't even think about it!" Then he quickly took a piece of sushi from the sushi box.

"Ah! That's my favorite!" Then he started fighting with Xia Zhi regardless of it.

The store manager, who was not too bothered by the excitement, shouted, "I like this the most too!" and started grabbing them together. At this time, the relatively quiet coffee shop was filled with a happy atmosphere. The customers didn't care and looked at it with smiles. The (pseudo) interaction of this family.Sayuri on the side looked at all this with a smile.

After going through many difficulties, Xiaoyao handed a piece of sushi to her mother. "Mom, you can eat too." Sayuri smiled brighter. "Okay, let's eat together." He reached out to take the sushi and tasted it slowly.

"Hey! Look here!" Two female high school regulars sitting at table three waved to the four people, raised their mobile phones, and pointed their cameras at the four people in front of the counter.

Seeing the opportunity, the store manager stretched out his hand and pulled Xiaoyao's soft face to both sides; Xiaoyao looked embarrassed, she had sushi in her hand, and she wanted to use her hand to pull away her father's hand pulling her face, but she was at a loss; Xiaoyao had already eaten After finishing the sushi in his hands, he stood next to the four of them and looked at the camera with a smile; when Xia Zhi saw this, he quickly picked up the glass with red watermelon juice, stretched out his hand and raised it in the direction of the camera, smiling.

With a "click", this scene was recorded by the product of modern technology.The store manager immediately let Xiao Yao go, cut two pieces of cake and walked towards two female high school regulars. He asked for the photos and saved them on his mobile phone.

"Hey! I have a copy of this, don't forget to send it to me." Xia Zhi reminded.

"Can't I just give you the printed photos tomorrow?" The store manager looked down on Xia Zhi.

"Haha, someone secretly..."

"Ah!!! I know, I know! I'll send it to you later!" the store manager yelled and covered Xia Zhi's mouth.Sayuri and Xiaoyao looked at this scene with confusion, while Xia Zhi's eyes curved up in a funny way...

(End of this chapter)