Qi Chen's situation was too rare. If he hadn't met Lu Yao, he would have quickly integrated into this place and become like everyone else, relying on magic to pass the time. When he was really bored, he could go to the park or the cinema.
Lu Yao's existence made him not feel too strongly about death, and his thinking and behavior were still similar to when he was alive.
Not knowing whether he remembered the murderer who killed him, Lu Yao had actually been thinking all day whether he should ask him, but then he found that it was difficult to ask such a question.
After Qi Chen finished speaking, he didn't wait for Lu Yao to answer for a long time, so he looked up and asked, "What's that expression on your face?"
Lu Yao blinked and said innocently: "Ah?"
"What do you want to say?"
"Um?"
Qi Chen raised his hand to comb his hair back. He habitually tried to adjust his glasses, but when he pressed his brow bone, he realized that his glasses were gone. "What do you want to know?"
Lu Yao swallowed his saliva, frowned and hesitated for a few seconds, facing Qi Chen's overly calm eyes, he suddenly felt indecisive.
She didn't like this feeling, so she changed her attitude and asked directly, "Do you remember what happened before you died?"
Qi Chen's expression did not change, and he even recalled, "I remember taking a bus, and when I woke up, I was here."
He had no memory of the death and could not tell her who the murderer was.
Lu Yao frowned. Why did he have no memory of this alone
Qi Chen seemed to open up, "I was very scared, afraid that this day would come. If I knew that this would happen after death, I should have been more open-minded and enjoyed my life instead of worrying so much every day and living worse than a dog."
Lu Yao: “…”
That's because you lost key memories.
Qi Chen just sighed, and then realized that Lu Yao didn't seem interested, so he didn't go any further, but asked, "You really don't want my money?"
Lu Yao: “…Brother, I would like to, but I can’t.”
Qi Chen was stunned for a moment, staring at Lu Yao with a look that said, "So you're just like that." "I want to drink coffee again."
Lu Yao: “…”
Adults who adapt to the changing circumstances!
Xiao Qie came out after cleaning the table. When she heard Qi Chen's words, she came over curiously and asked, "What kind of coffee? Is the manager going to serve new coffee?"
Xingzi also heard it, and her eyes showed nostalgia, "I haven't had a drink in a long time, I want to drink it too!"
Xiaoqie and Xingzi looked at Lu Yao expectantly, and Qi Chen also looked over with a somewhat smug look on his face.
Lu Yao: “…”
Lu Yao went out with his cell phone and bought some coffee at a nearby shopping mall. He saw Mont Blanc in the store and thought it went well with coffee, so he couldn't help but buy a few.
The four shop assistants did not leave. They sat by the window chatting and waiting for the manager to come back to feed them.
Qi Chen was holding something in his hand, his face looking slightly impatient, Xiaoqie and Xingzi were pointing at him.
Lu Yao pushed the door open and came in. "What are you doing?"
Xiao Qie immediately stood up and ran over, "Manager! We are teaching Xiao Qi how to use illusion."
The boy's eyes were glued to Lu Yao's hand, and his teeth that had been hidden in his mouth couldn't help but pop out.
Lu Yao simply handed the bag to Xiao Qie, who carefully took it and put it on the table.
Xingzi saw the snack box and was surprised, "I like the store manager the most!"
Lu Yao took out coffee and Mont Blanc, one for each of them, then pulled a chair over and squeezed them in to sit down.
When Qi Chen saw the snack box, his brows furrowed slightly, he opened his mouth and then closed it, and finally said nothing.
The Mont Blanc was a small piece and was not enough for Bai Ming and his friends. The three of them scooped it out one spoonful at a time and ate it with great care.
Lu Yao took a sip of coffee, which was bitter and cold, and quickly found a topic to divert attention, "What did you just teach Qi Chen to do?"
Kyoko: "The simplest illusion."
Bai Ming: "He is very stupid."
Xiao Qie: "Xiao Qi is indeed a little stupid. He can't even make a bun properly."
Qi Chen: "... I'm not skilled at that."
Lu Yao recalled the content about magic tricks taught in the "Guide to Life" and imagined the appearance of a small steamed bun in his mind. He grabbed it in the air and rubbed it in his palm.
Qi Chen saw her movements and sneered, "How can you pinch something out?"
Bai Ming, Xingzi and Xiaoqie were completely focused on the newly started afternoon tea event and didn't notice her.
Lu Yao moved his fingers and his expression changed slightly.
Qi Chen had a bad feeling: "What's wrong?"
Lu Yao spread out his hands, and three thumb-sized buns were lying in his palms. "Here."
Qi Chen:!
Bai Ming & Apricot & Small Eggplant:! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
The four shop assistants looked at Xiao Mantou, then looked up at Lu Yao, and their faces became extremely ugly.
Bai Ming grabbed Lu Yao's hand, let go after a moment, turned to look at Xingzi, and shook his head slightly.
Xingzi pretended to take the steamed bun and gently stroked Lu Yao's palm with her fingertips. Xiaoqie followed suit and also reached out to take one. She was relieved when she found that Lu Yao's hand was warm.
They were so scared that they thought the manager had died while out.
Lu Yao felt that the atmosphere was a bit weird, "What's wrong? Did I pinch it wrong?"
Bai Ming: "... No, it's very good, better than the older newcomers!"
Xingzi: "The store manager is really amazing!"
Xiao Qie: "Manager, please teach Xiao Qi. He just can't learn it."
Qi Chen: “…”
Why can she pinch them out
Lu Yao: "Ah, he is a master of illusion after all, it's just a small bun, just pinch it casually."
After she finished speaking, she casually pinched out a Mont Blanc on the table. Except that the color was not as bright as the real one, the shape and size were almost exactly the same.
The four shop assistants were all surprised and speechless, and Qi Chen was especially unwilling to accept this fact.
Lu Yao sighed: "I liked playing in the mud when I was a kid. Maybe I have a natural talent for it."
Bai Ming & Xingzi & Xiaoqie & Qi Chen: "…"
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Qi Chen was feeling a little depressed because his illusion studies were not going well.
After closing the store at noon these days, Xingzi and the other two took turns teaching him.
Lu Yao went out to buy afternoon tea again, and had coffee and desserts for three consecutive days, which made her already thin wallet even worse.
Lu Yao discussed with Qi Chen and decided to buy some coffee beans so that he could make his own hand-brewed coffee.
Lu Yao went to the market yesterday to buy some cheap items such as hand brewing pot, moka pot, milk frother, funnel, filter paper. She bought the coffee beans that Qi Chen specified at the big supermarket next to the mall, and also bought small ingredients such as light cream, cocoa powder, matcha powder and caramel sauce.
Qi Chen later secretly told her that the snacks in the coffee shop were not tasty, and he introduced another pastry shop that specialized in desserts.
When Lu Yao entered the store, he saw that the prices were more than twice as expensive as the snacks in the coffee shop.
She looked at it for a while and felt a pain in her heart, then thinking about the expectant looks of the four shop assistants when she left, she gritted her teeth and bought five servings.
The pastry shop was quite busy, with three or four people queuing in front. Lu Yao was holding a plate and waiting in line to take away her food, and she didn't notice that someone upstairs was looking at her.
Three days later, the murderer of Qi Chen has been found by the police. He is Qi Chen's college classmate and also a senior executive in his company.
The news report stated that the suspect killed the victim impulsively due to long-term disagreements at work and pent-up emotions.
The crime process and outcome of this case were extremely cruel. The police did not disclose the details to the public, only a brief report.
Zhuang Liang was drinking tea and discussing something with someone on the second floor. He was distracted inadvertently and noticed Lu Yao downstairs.
He stared at Lu Yao for a long time until she finished her shopping and turned to leave.
After Zhuang Liang finished discussing the matter, he got into his car and was still thinking about the girl who bought the kind of coffee beans he was familiar with, as well as some snacks.
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Lu Yao returned to the store, threw the purchased materials directly to Qi Chen, and started a live broadcast.
Perhaps because it is too boring, the residents of Dreamland like to watch the process of food making. Recently, the number of people in the live broadcast room has stabilized at around 5,000.
After starting the live broadcast, Lu Yao simply greeted the audience, then drove the flying live broadcast device to Qi Chen's vicinity and introduced: "Welcome to the afternoon tea channel of Lu Yao Snack Shop. Today, Teacher Qi will make hand-brewed coffee for the shop assistants."
“Will the coffee be new?”
“Strongly request new products, I haven’t had it for a long time!!!”
"Shopkeeper, give me new ones immediately, don't make me kneel down and beg you!"
[Received a red spider lily from "Sasha"!]
[Received ninety-nine red spider lilies from "Miaojiang loves to eat fish"!]
[Received a black gold skull necklace from the "Holy Sword Knight"!]
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[Received a gift, popularity value 20]
[Received a gift, popularity value 100]
[Received a gift, popularity value 100]
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The live broadcast room was very lively, but only Lu Yao could see the barrage through the translucent screen in front of her. She occasionally interacted with the audience and asked the little butterflies to take pictures of Qi Chen.
Qi Chen took off his suit jacket, rolled up his shirt cuffs bit by bit, put on a dark brown plaid apron, walked behind the bar, and prepared to work.
“Is this clerk a new employee?”
“It looks very new!”
"Hahahahaha, if I had met this hundreds of years ago, I would have been beaten to tears~"
Lu Yao saw many jokes floating in the barrage and was a little puzzled, "How do you know he is a newcomer?"
"! The owner spoke to me!"
"Ahhh, stick with the beautiful shop owner~"
Countless confessions floated across the screen, and after a long time, someone finally responded seriously: "Only newcomers act like this."
Lu Yao: “Pfft.”
Qi Chen had no idea what Lu Yao was laughing at, nor did he know that he was being criticized by the audience.
He tore open the bag and poured the coffee beans into the grinder. Just listening to the buzzing sound of the beans being crushed in the machine made him feel happy.
The coffee beans you buy have already been roasted and ground and are ready to brew.
Bai Ming, Xingzi and Xiaoqie were all leaning over the bar, watching Qi Chen's actions curiously.
While grinding the beans, Qi Chen boiled water and whipped the cream.
His movements were skillful and methodical, and it was obvious that he enjoyed doing these things.
Qi Chen said: "I originally planned to hand over the amusement park to a friend once it was on track, and then I would find a place to open a coffee shop. I would make coffee, read books, and chat with customers every day. Life would be slow but not boring. Unfortunately..."
Lu Yao propped up his chin and said casually: "Amusement Park No. 1 is on track, and there will be Amusement Park No. 2, and after No. 2 there will be No. 3. The most ideal life is always far away. I think it's also comfortable to finish a day's work, drink a cup of coffee made by a friend, and take a short rest."
After the coffee beans are ground, open the lid and the rich aroma spreads in the air, slightly bitter but very mellow.
Qi Chen took down five beautiful glasses from the cabinet behind him, brewed coffee powder with hot water, removed the filter paper, covered with a thick layer of fresh cream, poured caramel sauce on them, and garnished with a little cocoa powder.
Lu Yao found a box of original Oreos, tore it open, took out two pieces and pressed them on the cream.
Bai Ming and the other two always liked to imitate Lu Yao and put two small biscuits on the cream. Only Qi Chen thought it was childish.
Five people sat down by the window, and five beautiful little desserts were placed in the middle of the table.
The comments in the barrage are already going crazy.
"How could you eat such delicious food without telling us?"
"I can't laugh anymore wwwww My favorite snow top coffee, and my favorite strawberry mousse!!!"
"You guys don't hide in the store and eat these after get off work every day, do you? No way, no way?"
Along with the increase in audience "resentment", the number of online viewers also increased, from a stable 5,000 to 7,000, 8,000, and then directly jumped to 10,000.
[When the number of viewers of a single live broadcast reaches 10,000 and the popularity value reaches 1,000, three new areas can be unlocked to cover the live broadcast signal. Please choose one! ]