Chiba Salted Fish Legend

Chapter 7 Money didn’t disappear, it just became something I needed.

The doorbell rang, and the door was pushed open. What came in was a girl wearing glasses, with long hair hanging behind her back, wearing a peaked cap, holding a long windbreaker in her hands, and A big paper bag.

"welcome."

Xia Zhi stared at the girl who just walked in.He always felt that he had seen this person somewhere.But Xia Zhi didn't care after looking at it for a while. Since he didn't remember it, he should be an unimportant person.

The girl walked to the table in the corner and sat down, picked up the menu and read it. Xia Zhi was waiting for her to take the order.

"Hmm... I'd like a cappuccino. Do you have any snack recommendations here?"

"Yes, our store particularly recommends this. The matcha cake is handmade by the store manager and tastes very good."

"Really? Then have another piece of this."

"Please wait."

Natsuki recorded the girl's order and table number, then tore off the paper and handed it to Mayumi. Then he walked into the kitchen counter that was connected to the space on the counter. After a while, he put down a cup of cappuccino. Put it on the dinner plate with a cut piece of matcha cake and bring it to the girl.

When Xia Zhi walked to the girl's side, he saw several books on the table, all of which were light novels that he was familiar with.

"The Ordinary Future", "The Calm Present", "The Past in Black and White"...

There are seven books in total, and one of them is not bad. The seven light novels by the popular light novel writer Takezuki Ryo are neatly placed on the table.

Another sufferer of severe light novels, a fan of Takezuki Ryo.

Xia Zhi felt a kind of kindness in his heart for no reason.

"Miss, your cappuccino and matcha cake are ready."

"Oh. Wait a minute."

The girl hurriedly put the seven books neatly, and then put the pen on the table into her pocket.

Natsuki put down the cappuccino and matcha cake and left with the tray.Xia Zhi, who had nothing to do when he returned to the counter, used his free time to give her the instructions for using the coffee machine.During the period, the store manager came over to get a cup of coffee. After taking a sip, his face became very stiff. Xia Zhi was hesitating whether to drink this coffee or not.

In the end, curiosity prevailed, and Xia Zhi also poured a glass, took a sip, and his expression became strange.

"Mayumi, how many coffee beans did you...put in?"

“That’s all.

Mayumi gestured with her hands, and Xia Zhi understood.The coffee beans put in Mayumi are only about two-thirds of the standard, which results in the taste of the coffee, just like black coffee diluted with water and diluted again with water. "

"...How can it be enough to put so little..."

"When I was at home, the chef always put in so much..."

Xia Zhi didn't think it through, and the store manager looked like he suddenly realized it.

"The quality of coffee beans also varies. The better the coffee beans, the purer and richer the taste. What we have in our store are just ordinary coffee beans. Good coffee beans are very expensive... Your family is really rich. ah……"

The store manager was a little speechless. Why do children from rich families still go out to work?Is it poverty that limits my imagination?
However, he rolled his eyes and laughed again. Xia Zhi knew that something was up with him as soon as he saw his expression.As expected, the store manager said to Natsuki: "Natsuchi-kun, it's up to you to teach Mayumi how to make coffee."

"Me? Don't you have nothing to do all day long? Why do you want me to come? Do you want to fish again?"

Xia Zhi stared.He was not dissatisfied with teaching Mayumi how to make coffee, he was just furious with the store manager's wanton fishing behavior.

"What's fishing? Don't accuse someone's innocence out of thin air. Can Laimei-chan's matter be considered fishing?"

The store manager patted Xia Zhi on the shoulder and said, "Young man, work hard."

Xia Zhi always felt that he was talking about something else.

In the end, Xia Zhi accepted the task.While ordering a side plate, he taught Mayumi how to make coffee. Time passed quickly, and before he knew it, it was six o'clock in the afternoon.Xia Zhi no longer knew how many cups of strong or weak coffee he had drunk.

Natsuki clapped her hands, stopping Mayumi who was about to try again.

"It's already very late today, let's continue tomorrow."

It was already time for Mayumi to get off work. Mayumi felt pity that she had just entered the state.Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Mayumi returned to the workroom and took her schoolbag. When she came out, she bowed slightly to Natsuki to express her gratitude.

"I have caused trouble for senior Xia Zhi again today."

"I told you it's okay." Xia Zhi waved his hand. The islanders' strict etiquette was really troublesome for Xia Zhi.

"Oh, by the way. Mayumi, give me your email address and I'll talk to you about something tonight."

"...Senior Xia Zhi must not have a girlfriend yet."

"Well, it's quite normal for Chinese students that high school students don't have girlfriends."

Xia Zhi didn't take it seriously.

After successfully obtaining the email address of the female high school student, Xia Zhi let her leave.At this time, the store manager was cutting vegetables, turning the cafe into a restaurant.Judging from the ingredients placed next to it, it seems that the ramen is gone.

Having said that, Japanese people really like ramen. No matter where they go, there will always be one or two ramen shops. Even if they are not good, there will be ramen stalls. This can be regarded as a cultural phenomenon, right?
But Xia Zhi didn't care and went to greet the guests alone.Even though it was already dinner time, there were still one or two customers who liked to come over at this time. I don’t know if it was unintentional, but they still stared at the dishes cooked by the store manager.

In the end, the store manager made a total of five bowls of ramen. Xia Zhi didn't like noodles very much, so he finished it in 3 minutes. The store manager pointed at his nose and scolded him for wasting money.Xia Zhi was dismissive and surprised that someone actually rated the food he cooked as a heavenly thing, and was worried about this shameless behavior.

"Remember to ask Mayumi-chan, I have to get up tomorrow morning to catch up on uniforms."

The store manager said this when he walked out of the door. Xia Zhi responded casually and did not see his joking eyes.

Xia Zhi didn't have any special plans, so he just walked home. He stopped by the supermarket and picked out some ingredients. After thinking about it, he bought another can of instant coffee.When he walked to the snack area, Xia Zhi hesitated for a moment, but finally didn't make a move.

Xia Zhi is not a glutton. He prefers to spend money on drinks rather than snacks.Moreover, compared to instant coffee, snacks are being eliminated so quickly that Xia Zhi currently has no way to support such consumption levels.

Someone asked, didn't Xia Zhi's family give him living expenses?
Xia Zhi's parents were prepared to provide him with living expenses, but they gave up under Xia Zhi's persuasion.why?Did Xia Zhi consider her parents and choose to be self-reliant?No, it's because of Japan's crazy prices.

One yuan of RMB is almost equal to 16 yen, and it will not exceed [-] yen at most. Then calculate it according to Japan's price market.The coffee in the coffee shop where Xia Zhi works can be said to be quite cheap, which is about ten yuan per cup. However, in slightly higher-end coffee shops or maid cafes with ulterior motives, the price of a cup of coffee is several times higher. It's twice as likely, and it works out to dozens of dollars a cup.

One hundred yuan is the banknote with the largest face value in China, isn't it? If such a red piece of paper comes to Japan, you can drink two or three cups of coffee. Isn't this heaven?You must know that this is the price level that Japanese people are accustomed to. They are basically in a high-income and high-consumption model. This is the case in ordinary people's homes. It is difficult for ordinary Chinese families to withstand such huge consumption pressure.

This level of consumption in Japan is supported by higher income. Compared with China’s stable general income and expenditure, Japan is equivalent to bungee jumping every month. You have just received your salary and you have a lot of money. Within a few days, all that was left was the money to ensure living.So exciting.

Of course, you are only short of money and pretend I didn't tell you.

But Xia Zhi's family is a real ordinary family. Although they are not going to go hungry or cold, they don't have any high-end consumer goods. The most expensive one is probably the domestic car bought for hundreds of thousands. His father still provides food every day like his ancestors. With.Therefore, it seems better not to send money at all and let him work on his own.

What I have to say is that Japan’s positive attitude towards minors working is closely related to their consumption patterns. This is also a kind of ability training. After all, Japan is not like China, and going to college is not necessarily the best way out.In China, if you don't take the college entrance examination, you won't even have the opportunity to work. In Japan, if you don't take the college entrance examination, the job content is just different.

So students who want to work without studying hard should wake up and stop fishing all day long.

Continue to look at Xia Zhi.Xia Zhi watched with pain on his face as today's salary made waves like water and then disappeared. He hugged the pile of things and left.

“The money didn’t disappear, it just became something I needed.”

He consoled himself.

Chiba is a quiet city. At least the area where Natsuki lives is quite quiet. It is not like Tokyo or Ginza where there are noisy sounds all night long. The lights in the dark night shine like fireflies. After dark, there are very few people on the streets. Walking around.Xia Zhi likes this dim feeling, deep but not dark, quiet but not silent. Staying in the apartment, turning off the lights, turning on the computer, it feels like being in a movie theater. This is what Xia Zhi does most often after coming to Japan. thing.

Why?Because watching movies costs money, Xia Zhi will spend money to go to the cinema to watch movies, except for those he particularly wants to watch, such as a certain Xiaoxin or a certain mechanical cat. After all, online broadcasts take a lot of nights, but generally, he chooses to watch online Broadcast.

Not to mention it’s cheap, you can watch it again, pause it when you want, rewind when you want, you can sit down, lie down, or lie down to watch it, you can drink soda, tea, coffee, even borscht, and you can eat it. Popcorn, rice cakes, dorayaki, Laoganma bibimbap...so spending money to go to the cinema is basically asking for trouble.

Xia Zhi opened the door, reached out and touched the wall, and turned on the light in the living room.Carrying this pile of things, he walked to the kitchen counter, put down the paper bag, and threw the schoolbag on the sofa.Xia Zhi needs to wash these ingredients, otherwise it will be troublesome to wash them again tomorrow morning.

(End of this chapter)