Gentleman's Night Canteen

Building a world where children can laugh with confidence, so that he can meet those children after death is to puff out his chest with pride and tell them that he has fulfilled his promise.

Compared to the satisfied Olga, Conan couldn't help scratching his head.

He can be quite sure that the ingredients used in these tempura are only the most common ingredients, and there are no strange medicines added, but Olga's performance that is different from ordinary people makes him puzzled.

This sense of having a secret right in front of you and not being able to find it is a powerful source of frustration for a curious and somewhat egotistical detective.

Conan's rationality told him that he shouldn't ask too much. After all, Olga seemed to be doing well, and Lan Meng was not a prisoner. Can't help it.

"Brother Lan Meng!"

"?"

Following Conan's call, Lan Meng looked over unconsciously.

Maybe it's because there are too many children in contact. At this time, looking at Conan who is smiling and calling him "brother" sweetly, Lan Meng always feels that something is wrong.

Conan, who was looking at him with searching eyes, only felt cold sweat, but fortunately, Lan Meng was different from him. He was not a person who liked to delve into the secrets too much. In addition, the other party now looked like a child, and Lan Meng also acted more friendly.

"What's wrong?"

"That...why do I feel that Uncle Olga's food tastes better than mine?"

Conan finally asked the question he was most concerned about, and at the same time he stared at Lan Meng with wide eyes.

Now that he has abandoned moral integrity and asked this question, it is obvious that he hopes to get an answer.

But Lan Meng, who was stared at by him, didn't show any hesitation or displeasure, instead he said an answer he didn't expect.

"Should it be feelings?"

"what?"

Lan Meng's words made Conan confused and full of question marks...

Chapter 9 Doubting Life

As a staunch "materialist believer", Conan was stunned when he heard that Lan Meng's extremely idealistic "cooking added emotion".

Although he didn't hate Lan Meng because of politeness, the word "disbelief" was almost written on his face. After all, he didn't feel the slightest after eating.

But what surprised him was that after hearing Lan Meng's words, Olga suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment.

"I see……"

But then he seemed to notice Conan's strange expression, and he couldn't help reaching out and touching Conan's big head, and said something as if to comfort and sigh.

"Some things may be too early for you... No, it seems to me that it is better not to understand some things."

It was not the first time Conan had heard what Olga said. His father would say similar things occasionally when he smoked or drank, but he knew the effects of alcohol on the human brain and the dangers of nicotine, but... what is it? What the hell?

Conan's big head, which is far beyond ordinary people, also has some CPU overheating. He almost instinctively seeks help, such as the two companions behind him.

In his opinion, both Haihara Ai, who is a drug researcher, and Dr. A Li, who is a great inventor, should be the same "materialist" as himself, but what he saw afterwards made him He was completely silent, because he saw that Hui Yuanai and Dr. Ali had already eaten the "ginkgo handmade rice cake" made by Lan Meng, and they both showed happy expressions similar to Olga's.

Conan, who couldn't believe it, also ran back to his table in a hurry, but he didn't touch the piece that Lan Meng had prepared for him. Instead, he used the knife in front of Dr. Ali to cut a small piece of the other's rice cake and put it in into his own mouth.

The high-temperature steamed millet mixed with glutinous rice has become full of toughness after low-temperature solidification, and at the same time has a special sweetness and floral fragrance.

There is no doubt that this is the credit of the honey and sweet-scented osmanthus that Blue Dream sprinkled on it at the end, but you can feel a faint bitterness when you taste it carefully, but it is different from the general bitterness that is difficult to drink. The crushed rice is actually wrapped in honey, and the sweetness of the glutinous rice itself makes the bitterness very short, and it can even slightly bring out the sweetness that is not too prominent.

To put it simply, the sweetness is not high, but it can make the body secrete enough dopamine and adrenaline like eating a lot of sweets. These two hormones are the source of sugar being called "pleasure".

There is no doubt that Lan Meng, a snack that Conan has never eaten, is very delicious, but... it is just delicious, right?

Conan felt a strong sense of self-doubt when he saw everyone in the restaurant except himself who was either immersed in the delicious food or smiling as they should.

Could it be that everyone is normal, and the one who is wrong...is me?

In fact, it is normal for Conan to have this kind of situation. The most special thing about Lanmeng's cooking is the emotional resonance. This is an interaction between the mind and emotion, not a mandatory influence like hypnosis. .

People with cracks in their hearts are more likely to be affected by this ability, but at the same time, the eater's own strength or determination can also prevent Lan Meng's ability, but as Lan Meng's cooking skills get better and better, it also becomes more and more powerful. Once you get used to using your own abilities, it becomes more and more difficult to suppress them, and nine of them are the best example.

And Conan's suspicious character, which has strong doubts and distrust of everything, is undoubtedly difficult to be affected by Lan Meng's ability, coupled with his tenacious spirit, even if Lan Meng didn't deliberately add to him In the case of a large dose of medicine, it is natural to directly resist it.

But when Conan fell into strong self-doubt, Dr. Ali on the other side was enjoying his snacks very naturally.

Dr. Ali is undoubtedly very satisfied with Lanmeng's dim sum, not only because of his trust in Lanmeng's cooking skills, but also because Hui Yuanai has not only directly controlled the kitchen at home after moving into his home recently, but also He also strictly controlled his takeaway, and he couldn't argue with the reason, after all, the other party was worried about his health.

The final result is that since Hui Yuanai came, he hasn't eaten dessert a few times, and he hasn't eaten fried food like fried chicken even once.

He didn't know how many times he swallowed when he saw Olga eating tempura.

However, when he saw the thick layer of honey on the dim sum served by Lan Meng, he was completely satisfied. He didn't want to swallow it lightly, wishing he could chew a few more times in his mouth, and it was at this time that he gradually ate something, that is, this dessert actually added 'ginkgo fruit'.

He is quite familiar with this ingredient, but unlike most people's imagination that 'the doctor recommends that it can be eaten for diet therapy', the reason why he is familiar with it is purely because of his indissoluble bond with the 'gingko tree'.

Even at this time, Dr. Ali discovered that this dish not only uses ginkgo fruit as an ingredient, but even the overall color is somewhat similar to the color of ginkgo leaves.

The yellow color made by mixing millet and glutinous rice with honey and sweet-scented osmanthus sprinkled on it makes the color very...beautiful.

Thinking of this, Dr. Ali couldn't help asking about Lan Meng.

"Mr. Lan Meng, the theme of your dish...is it 'gingko'?"

Aihara Ai and Conan, who were immersed in delicious food, were a little surprised by Dr. Ali's sudden inquiry, especially Conan looked at Dr. Ali with an incredulous expression. After all, in his impression, Dr. A somewhat strange inventor who always lives alone in a big house. He has always taken care of him when he was young. Later, when he grows up, the other party often prepares gifts for passing children during Children's Day. .

He once curiously asked the other party why he never got married since he liked children. At that time, Dr. Ali always smiled and did not explain, and the other party's expression was the same as now.

But it's a pity that he didn't seem to have the chance to ask, because Lan Meng had already communicated with him.

"That's right, in fact, when I went to visit my grandma this morning, I saw that the ginkgo trees near the yard were fruiting and had fallen a lot, so I picked them all up and planned to make snacks for her. When I was a child, I often I watched her eat it, but after I tasted it, it was quite bitter and tasteless, now that I am a chef, I want to make it more delicious..."

Speaking of which, Lan Meng couldn't help but glance at Xiao Ai.

"It happened that Xiao Ai told about your situation, doctor, so I just took the opportunity to do it together, but I didn't expect you, doctor, to eat it."

Hearing Lan Meng's exclamation, Dr. A Li showed a rare expression of restraint and embarrassment.

"After all, I have an indissoluble bond with it..."

Chapter 10 Ali and Ginkgo

The so-called indissoluble bond between Dr. Ali and Ginkgo stems from a past event more than 40 years ago.

Dr. Ali liked to invent and create since he was a child, which is also an important reason why he became an inventor later, but also because he always stayed at home because he was relatively "burly" since he was a child.

Because he rarely reads books and his body shape is different from ordinary people, some bad boys always like to whisper to him behind his back.

However, unlike ordinary children, he has already found his future goals. As time goes by, he has not only learned to get used to these gossips, but even used them as the motivation for his own efforts.

But even so, he still hates this kind of mocking of other people because of his body, and coincidentally, he encountered a similar situation in the park after school one day.

It's just that the one who was bullied was a little girl.

He walked up without hesitation when he heard the group of brats say, "Your hair is really strange, and you are pulling each other's hats."

"Hey! What are you doing?!"

I have to say that even people who are familiar with him know that he is a tech nerd, but the deterrent effect of being taller than his peers and weighing nearly double that of his peers is still very strong. When stopping them, he also left the miscellaneous fish who said "I will come back" and dispersed in a crowd. As for him, he nodded towards the girl squatting on the ground after blasting away the group of brats, and did not even say anything. After a lot of communication, I chose to go home directly.

After all, the reason why he did it was simply because he hated the behavior of the group who laughed at others.

But what he didn't know was that when he turned to leave, the girl had been watching him silently. It wasn't until his back completely disappeared at the corner that he seemed to remember something and chased after him. Unfortunately, when she chased after him, she had already disappeared. I can't find the person I want to find.

For Ah Li, this was just an ordinary day in his life. Even after returning home, he forgot all about it and started to look through the technology magazines he just bought. Most of the girls are in trouble, not only dislike his plump body, but also dismiss the things he loves.

How can girls be happy in learning!

In this way, the incident was completely forgotten by him, and he did not cross the park again until nearly a month later to buy the new issue of the magazine.

Even after 40 years, he still remembers that day very clearly.

The weather that day was not good, the clouds blocked the sun, and there was still a small wind, which made people feel a little cold, so he also unconsciously quickened his pace, but at this moment, something was facing him. As he flew towards him, he almost instinctively reached out and grabbed one of them.

a hat?

But before he could think too much, he heard an exclamation from the side.

"Ah~!"

Almost at the same time as he was looking in that direction, a girl in a long skirt was holding her head and stretching out her right hand towards him as if she wanted a hat, so he handed the hat to him without thinking much. other side.

But at this moment, the opponent suddenly withdrew his hand and hid behind a small tree beside him.

"?"

The other party's strange reaction made Ali feel a little helpless. After all, some children would be afraid of him because of his size, but when he was about to put his hat on the ground and leave, there was a timid voice from behind the tree.

"Sorry, I made you see something strange..."

"?"

Ah Li felt that he really didn't understand the girl's thoughts, but at least he was in a good mood because the girl didn't seem to be hiding because she was afraid of him, so he simply walked towards her with the hat.

"Is there any strange other party? I didn't see it..."

"My hair...is a different color than everyone else...so weird...everyone hates it..."

It wasn't until this moment that Ah Li realized that the other party was talking about his own hair, but he didn't care, he crossed the tree and stood in front of the other party, looking down at the girl who was much shorter than himself.

The looking down gaze seemed to make the other party even more afraid, but Ah Li made a move that was beyond her expectations. The other party seemed to reach out and take a ginkgo leaf that had just fallen from her head and handed it to her, and then put it in front of her. The hat she was holding was on her head.

"Really? I like it very much, because it is as beautiful as ginkgo leaves."

As Ah Li's voice fell, the other party was taken aback, then bit his lip and lowered his head.

Ah Li, who only felt that the other party was a bit strange, turned around and left without thinking too much. It was obvious that he was still thinking about the technology magazine he was going to buy, but at this moment a timid voice with a crying voice sounded .

"thanks……"

Looking at the little girl who was sobbing for no reason, A Li just felt a headache. He was obviously helping someone pass a hat, why did she start crying?

Feeling helpless, he coaxed the other party for a long time, but the other party did not stop crying, but the more he cried, the more angry he became, and he kept tugging at the corner of his clothes, which made him helpless. In the end, he could only take the other party to the bookstore to buy magazines.

It's a pity that the other party still didn't seem to want to let go until after the purchase, and in the end, A Li decided to find a place to read magazines and accompany the other party by the way.

Maybe it's because the magazine is so interesting, A Li, who was gradually fascinated by it, even completely forgot about the girl next to him, until a shadow appeared on the page of the book, he suddenly woke up, because he didn't know when a head was on top of his magazine , It was at this time that Ah Li noticed the girl whose eyes were as red as a little rabbit crying.

But his first reaction was————— finally relieved.

"I'll take you home."

"That... can I watch it with you?"

Ah Li was a little confused about the girl's words, after all, it was the first time that someone of his age...maybe even a child younger than himself was interested in what he was watching, and he felt that he might have found a like-minded.

Because it was the first time I saw something similar, the girl had a lot of questions. After a while, she would ask a question that seemed very naive to Ah Li, but in order to cultivate his companions, he patiently explained it to the other party.

It's a pity that at this time, he was so focused on adding companions that he didn't even notice that although the girl would occasionally read magazines, most of the time her eyes were on him.

However, as the sun gradually set, Ah Li also had to give up her "missionary plan", but at this moment, the girl who had always been timid voice mustered up her courage for the first time.

"That... can I still come tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow? Of course! I'm not on duty tomorrow, so I just go back and bring the impurities from the previous issues..."

The excited boy didn't realize that today's seemingly nonsensical encounter was the beginning of a three-month friendship...

Chapter 11 Dull Boys and Precocious Girls

For Ah Li, these three months are the happiest three months he has spent in these years.

Because of the strange hobbies, most of them don't understand his hobbies very well, which makes him always an outlier among children, and he gradually gets used to it, but it makes him feel a little lonely when no one shares it with him, but During these three months, there was an extra little tail beside him.

The other party always silently follows him, not only patiently listening to him about things that ordinary people are not interested in, but even bringing him small snacks, which is not too much for Ali who likes sweets. intimate.

It even caused him to gradually have the idea of ​​'maybe girls are not unreasonable, but the unreasonable things I encountered before'.

But just when he thought that maybe time would pass slowly like this, he, who has always been dull, accidentally noticed that the girl today seemed a little strange.

"Fusae, what's the matter?"

Facing A Li with a curious face, Fusae Kinoshita, who had been unusually quiet all day today, finally failed to control her emotions smoothly.

Unlike dull boys, girls tend to be thinner and precocious at heart.

As early as when Ah Li picked up the hat she left behind, she recognized him, and it was precisely because of this that she cared so much about her hair. After all, she didn't want to be hated by people she liked, so she instinctively It blocked the hair that in her opinion would be annoying to others.

Afterwards, the other party actively expressed his love for her hair, which made her unable to control her emotions for a while. After all, something that has been denied all the time has now been affirmed by people who care about it. I am afraid that ordinary people cannot control their emotions at all. , let alone the other party who is just a child.

Maybe children don't know what love is, they just watch the pictures on TV and imitate, but when she gets along with Ah Li, she is gradually attracted by the gentle heart hidden under the rough appearance of the other party. A little seed is planted.

The fate between people is often so wonderful, Ali has obviously forgotten the little girl he helped, but the other party is stubbornly waiting for him to appear, and then the two sides actually meet again, And the other party also gradually got to know another side of Ah Li, a side that is a bit dull but loves to learn.

She didn't know whether it was because she liked such a boy, but she fell in love with everything about him simply because she liked him. In short, she paid more and more attention to him unconsciously, and the seeds she had planted began to slow down. Slow rooting and sprouting.

If there is no accident, the two will grow up together as childhood sweethearts. In the end, the girl who could no longer control her inner hot emotions in high school or college confessed to the dull boy, and finally the two got together logically.