Gentleman's Night Canteen

Although she doesn't understand the so-called relationship between boys and girls, she knows that she likes Lanmeng very much. If Lanmeng makes her angry, then it will definitely ignore him... At least for an hour, but as long as Lanmeng is angry If you apologize to yourself and are willing to be with you, then you will forgive Lan Meng.

So the reason why the girl said so much wasn't she just being picky?

It felt that perhaps it would be better for the boy named Snape to invite the girl named Lily to study together, after all, the other party said that they seemed to have made an appointment before to do all the research.

But... Lan Meng is so powerful, he must have made a mistake, right?

After shaking his head and throwing the 'wrong answer' out of his head, Mao Mao Beast enjoyed Lan Meng's massage again.

What are you doing thinking so much about yourself as a kitten?

Just leave it to Lanmeng~

The cat, cat, and beast lying in Lanmeng's arms made a happy 'purr' sound...

Chapter 4 With the first time, there will naturally be a second time

Although Lan Meng and Snape combined are not as good as a cat, there is no way to do it. One of them is an adolescent boy with only childhood sweethearts in his head, and the other is a straight man with zero love experience.

But in another way of thinking, it can only be said that the two of them are lucky to get a conclusion that is at least not wrong.

For Snape, his purpose of coming to Blue Dream Store today has been achieved.

After all, his original plan was to ask Lysa to cooperate with him to produce potions that met Lily's requirements, but under Lan Meng's persuasion, he finally realized how stupid his plan was, and he had already made up his mind to complete it alone A potion that satisfies Lily to prove her sincerity.

In other words, he didn't need to continue to wait for Lysa's appearance like a lottery.

But he didn't leave. Instead, he drank the butter beer silently as if thinking about something.

Although Snape is very grateful for the help of Lan Meng, Emiya Shiro and others, but if he is given another chance, he will definitely try his best to hold back. After all, he has no idea that the silence he chose will completely break the rift between himself and Lily. Torn to the point of no healing, by the time he regretted it or realized it was too late.

At this time, his attention was more on his 'community death' once.

But as the saying goes, there will be a second time after the first time. From Snape's point of view, since Lan Meng already knew his "biggest secret", it is not impossible to tell Lan Meng other secrets, especially this one of his. The secret has made him extremely entangled recently.

"Mr. Lan Meng."

Seeing Snape's serious expression, Lan Meng nodded slightly towards him. Seeing this, Snape also mustered up his courage.

"I don't know what you think of 'Dark Magic'?"

Although with the rampage of the 'Second Dark Lord', many heirs of pure-blood families have begun to learn black magic, but this kind of learning is more of a 'well-known secret', and no one has taught it openly.

Although there are some ordinary wizards who study for the sake of understanding or other reasons, at least on the surface they will cut off from black magic and will not admit that they have mastered black magic.

And his words can also be understood as he is interested in black magic...Of course, almost everyone in Hogwarts knows about this, but after all, Lan Meng is a stranger, so he is still a little nervous.

Snape was a little nervous because he didn't know how Blue Dream would react.

He felt that the other party would probably ask himself nervously like Lily and tell himself 'don't touch those things', but he still couldn't help but want to consult a senior whom he believed to be trustworthy.

What surprised him was that Lan Meng didn't respond for a long time until—————

"Ahem~ Can you explain the concept of 'Dark Magic' to me first? Snape, you know that Lysa and I both come from foreign countries, and we have completely different names for some of the same things, so..."

Lan Meng didn't deliberately conceal some special situations in the store, but she wouldn't take the initiative to tell customers either.

Guests like Emiya Shiro who had already guessed something and Lan Meng also maintained a certain tacit understanding, like Snape, under the guidance of Lan Meng's words, also regarded Lan Meng and the others as "foreign lands" people'.

Lan Meng's answer made him stunned unconsciously, but this stunned also interrupted the somewhat tense atmosphere in the store, and he also took this opportunity to take a deep breath before starting to popularize Lan Meng's science.

Simply put, the magic they are in is a very idealistic force driven by magic power, while black magic is the magic driven by negative emotions.

Some of the less harmful black magics have gradually acquired a new name 'spells' under the torrent of history, and the 'dark magics' mentioned by Snape specifically refers to those more extreme black magics.

After hearing Snape's explanation, Lan Meng glanced at Snape unconsciously.

When Snape appeared for the first time before, Lan Meng gave Lan Meng a slightly gloomy feeling. At first, Lan Meng only thought that the other party was a little depressed because of arguing with his 'girlfriend'. I didn't think much about it, I just thought that I was used to the other party's attitude.

But now it seems that the gloomy feeling given by the other party should be derived from the 'black magic' in the other party's mouth.

But just when Lan Meng was about to say something——

"Ding~ding~"

A sudden sound of wind chimes made Snape almost instinctively touch the wand at his waist, but fortunately he calmed down quickly. Although a stranger appeared in the store, the other party probably didn't hear what he just said.

Of course, there is another reason he has to admit that after visiting the store a few times, he found that he didn't seem to be able to beat anyone except the boudoir lady named 'Sawamura Eriri'.

In addition, he has never seen any familiar wizards in the store. He suspects that this store may have been cast with a special 'confusing spell' so that ordinary people cannot find this store at all. As for him, he can only find it. Kind of luck for him.

Since Lan Meng didn't say anything, there's no need for him to react too violently.

Unsurprisingly, Lan Meng, who was about to speak, also stopped abruptly, first nodded to him to express his apology, and then got up to receive new guests.

As for cats and beasts?

Now it is a mature cat and knows how to deal with different guests.

"Welcome~"

Almost at the same time as Lan Meng's voice fell, his gaze also looked at the other party unconsciously.

Although it was just a sweep, the other party's well-groomed short black hair, paired with a pair of special purple eyes, and that expensive-looking school uniform were enough to show that the other party was not an ordinary person.

And not only that, Lan Meng also noticed that the other party was also observing him.

Seeing this, he also smiled kindly.

"Guest, do you need me to show you the way?"

"Excuse me."

Obviously, he was only less than a head shorter than Lan Meng, but his slender figure and crisp voice, which were completely different from Lan Meng, were enough to show that he was still very young.

But Lan Meng didn't think too much about it, and just silently led the other party to a place by the window... a place far away from Snape.

But after the other party found Snape, he started to observe unconsciously.

Unlike Blue Dream's increased patience when facing guests, Snape, known as a "natural Slytherin", is not as frank when facing strangers as he is when facing Blue Dream.

Being equally sensitive to sight, he looked in the direction of the new guest almost immediately.

The cold gaze like a poisonous snake made the guest startled, and seemed to be trying to make a 'sorry' expression.

Looking at the other party's meticulous actions even after apologizing, Snape could conclude that the other party should be a pureblood, but he had never seen the other party in school, and it seemed that he was studying abroad.

But since it was a pure blood, and the other party also expressed apology, he was no longer aggressive, and nodded a little stiffly before turning around again.

But it was precisely because of this that Snape didn't notice that the other party pressed the corner of his eye unconsciously...

Chapter 5 French Tradition

Lan Meng, who didn't notice that Snape made 'eye contact' with the new guest behind him, led him to the corner of the restaurant by the window.

It was strange to say, and I don't know if it was because Slytherin was used to the lounge at the bottom of the Black Lake, even Snape chose the inner position when choosing the position.

In contrast, this guest was much more normal. After sitting down, he showed a gentle smile to Lan Meng.

"Give me a glass of milk, please, and can I have a snack?"

"Please wait."

Most of the customers who appear in the store have clear goals, but occasionally there will be some 'casual' customers, for which Lan Meng specially prepared a menu.

Looking at the exquisite manual in his hand, the other party raised his eyebrows unconsciously.

Originally, he chose this store simply because of his own will.

Although he realized from birth that his life would not be peaceful, and in fact it was true. When he was young, he and his sister became hostages and were sent to the enemy country. Later, his father tore up the contract and launched a war, which put his life on the line. With luck and hard work, he brought his younger sister to survive. He originally thought that his life would be spent in anonymity.

But he never dreamed that he would meet that strange green-haired woman...

The power given to him by the other party made him fall into chaos, which is why he went out alone this time.

He needs a relatively independent space to think about his next actions.

I chose this restaurant because this strange restaurant doesn't seem to have many people, so it should be relatively clean.

But it was precisely because of this that he didn't have any expectations for the restaurant itself, so he didn't order his favorite coffee. After all, cheap instant coffee would not make him feel clear-headed, but would make him feel unhappy.

That's why he was so surprised to see the obviously expensive menu delivered by Lan Meng.

Although things like tableware may not necessarily represent the taste of food, but it is enough to show the attitude of the other party.

In other words, even if the upper limit cannot be guaranteed, at least the lower limit is more guaranteed.

Flipping through the menu in his hand, the other party quickly made a decision.

"Please bring me a Napoleon cake."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Seeing that the customer didn't seem to have the intention of returning the menu to him, Lan Meng didn't force it either. After all, in his opinion, it was something to be happy that the customer was interested in his menu, and maybe he could develop into a mature customer.

But if he wants to achieve this goal, he must first conquer the opponent's stomach, and this is precisely where he is most confident!

After nodding towards Snape again, Lan Meng returned to the kitchen.

Napoleon cake is a very special dessert, which belongs to the kind of dessert that many people have heard of but have no concept of. After all, it is well-known, but because it is more troublesome to make, and it is best to eat it as soon as possible.

This also leads to the fact that this kind of dim sum is either shoddy and has a name for nothing, so that people can't associate it with its reputation; or it is expensive, and most people will not eat it.

But actually speaking of another name, many people may suddenly realize that it is 'thousand-feuille crisp'.

Generally only the best mille-feuilles can be dubbed 'Napoleon cake'.

This famous dessert can be seen from the name of France, and they will try to name something they like or are proud of as 'Napoleon', and the same is true for desserts.

But it's just a name. In fact, this snack has nothing to do with Napoleon.

With the development of time, the current 'Napoleon Cake' is mainly divided into two types. One is naturally the most classic 'French Napoleon Cake'. This kind of dessert has been perfected by countless French pastry masters.

Puff pastry, classic custard sauce and some French seasonal berries make up the most classic Napoleon cake.

In addition to this classic style, in recent years, as people's life has become more fast-paced and their attitude towards life has become more and more accompanying, the 'Italian Napoleon Cake', which was originally only a niche, has gradually begun to secrete.

The biggest feature of the Italian Napoleon cake is that the custard sauce is replaced with Italian cheese, and the meringue is sprinkled with meringue.

This makes it not only full of the unique aroma of cheese, but also a sweeter taste that is more in line with the preferences of young people.

In Lan Meng’s opinion, both French and Italian are delicious, but he personally tends to be more Italian. After all, compared with the French that has been trapped in a frame, the Italian has more room to play .

But food still varies from person to person, just like if you ask a Sichuanese to eat mapo tofu in Nihong, he might be so angry that he can't help but flip the table, and the guest just now looks like he only has an ordinary uniform on his body , and there are no other expensive decorations, but both the speech and the temperament give people a sense of 'nobility'.

For such guests, 'traditional' is undoubtedly more suitable.

So Blue Dream decided to make 'French Napoleon Cake'.

In fact, whether it is French or Italian Napoleon, there is one step that cannot escape, and that is to make meringue.

This is also the origin of its common name of 'thousand-layer crisp'.

Since it is to be shortened, oil is naturally indispensable.

The most normal way should be to put the solid butter into the plastic wrap, roll it flat, freeze it and set it, so it is easier to take it off, and it is not easy to melt before making it, but it is undoubtedly not so troublesome with Lanmeng's craftsmanship. 'Ancient method'.

Roll out the dough into a large square, then place a large dollop of butter on a chopping board aside.

Lan Meng usually uses the kitchen knife that Emiya Shiro gave him.

The kitchen knife given to Lan Meng by the other party is a standard Chinese kitchen knife, or civil and military knife, which is suitable for processing most ingredients.

But this time because of the special situation, Lan Meng used the 'chopper projection' to project a strange-looking kitchen knife.

Compared with ordinary kitchen knives, it is longer and thinner at the same time. It looks like a big beat when viewed from the side, but it is just right for Lan Meng.

Wei Wei took a deep breath, only to see Lan Meng swiping the kitchen knife horizontally.

The sharp kitchen knife cut into the butter in an instant, but it wasn't enough. When the blade protruded from the other side, he only saw Lan Meng lightly shake the handle, and the cut butter 'floated' to the side like strands of cloth On top of the skin.

Then Lan Meng followed the gourd painting and waved the knife several times in a row, and slices of butter fell into the dough on the side one by one.

At first glance, there seems to be nothing, but if you look closely, you will find that not only is each piece of butter almost the same thickness, but even the four corners fall on the middle point of each piece of dough.

The combination of terrifying knife skills and terrifying control is the result of Lan Meng's unremitting efforts.

And this is just the beginning...

Chapter 6 Napoleon Cake

The soul of the Napoleon cake is its "meringue". Generally, the most common method is to directly add butter when kneading the dough to make it into a buttery dough. Able to achieve the effect of 'crispy'.

But this kind of "crisping" also has some defects, that is, the shape after crisping cannot be guaranteed. In order to prevent this situation, Lanmeng specially uses the method of wrapping and folding.

The so-called 'thousand-layer' can be achieved only after folding the butter-wrapped dough several times, and the shape is more complete after heating without pits.

But just these are not enough.