There are many coffee shops on this ancient street, but perhaps in line with the characteristics of this street, many of the shops look very old, and even the plaques are tattered and leaning to the side.
Xia Yu randomly picked a store. The sign of this store was a small blackboard leaning against the wall with a single word "Xi" on it.
The owner was a very young girl with tattoos on her left hand. Xia Yu chatted with her while waiting for his coffee.
He quite likes tattoos, but he is delicate and afraid of pain. He used to scream and shout when he got his ears pierced, so he gave up.
The shop owner smiled and said, "Then don't worry about it. It's very painful to tattoo your whole arm."
She made a cup of iced drip coffee and a cup of cream latte and handed them to Xia Yu.
Xia Yu was too lazy to leave, so he sat in the store with Lu Zhao and continued chatting with the owner. There were no other customers in the store at the moment, so the owner simply came out from behind the bar and sat next to Xia Yu with a cup of coffee. The two chatted about everything from types of coffee to brewing techniques.
Lu Zhao stood quietly as a background figure. He knew that Xia Yu was always very likable, and that all the kittens and puppies that passed by were willing to rub against Xia Yu's arms a few more times.
Just like now, the shop owner had a cool face just now, but now she has lifted up her trouser legs to show Xia Yu the little star tattooed on her ankle.
"I specially asked a tattoo artist to design this," the shop owner said with a bit of pride, "If you really want a tattoo, get a small one, but don't get it on your ankle, it's painful."
Xia Yu also praised, "You look great."
The two of them got along better and better as they talked. If there hadn't been another guest, Xia Yu would probably have stayed here for a while.
But when they left, the shop owner said to them while grinding coffee, "You can play later today. There will be a temple fair on Gusui Street next door at night. You can go and see it." She shrugged again, "But I don't know what it will be like."
Xia Yu smiled and said, "Okay."
After he and Lu Zhao came out of the coffee shop, they went to eat. He had done some research and found out there was a very delicious restaurant nearby, but it was a very small shop that only served two tables a day.
One table at noon and one table at night.
He mobilized his colleagues in the studio to help him grab a spot.
But if Xia Yu were to give his own evaluation, it didn't seem as good as the hype online. The crab roe noodles were especially average, and the steamed hairy crabs were just so-so, so much so that he secretly stuffed his own portion into Lu Zhao's bowl.
But he was a very kind guest and didn't complain to Lu Zhao until he left.
Lu Zhao then asked him, "Do you want to go to another restaurant? I can still ask Secretary Chen to make the reservation now."
"No," Xia Yu was eager to try again, "Let's go to the Lantern Festival. The ancient street should be more beautiful at night than during the day. I saw online guides saying there are many snacks."
He is the typical person who only remembers the food and not the beating.
I just fell into a trap in the guide and can’t wait to try the second one.
Lu Zhao smiled silently. Xia Yu was always a little unreliable. When he was a kid, he brought the wrong schoolbag to kindergarten, he forgot to bring a pen to the junior high school exam, and he was always getting lost when he grew up.
He is a man who strives to be rigorous, but he also finds Xia Yu's unreliable and confused behavior very cute.
He took Xia Yu's hand and walked towards Gusui Street next door.