At three o'clock in the afternoon, the snack bar resumed business.
However, only drinks and snacks are sold. The only drinks available for ordering on the menu are coffee, strawberry soda, and ice milk, and the only snack is cream cookies.
To Lu Yao's surprise, there were still quite a few customers coming to the store.
Du Chen and Duan did not leave after lunch. As soon as the snack bar - coffee shop opened for limited hours, they ordered snow-capped coffee and cream cookies and sat in the corner by the window to enjoy the scenery.
Later, Chen Jiang hurried over and sat at the same table with them.
Because the Du brothers came with the people from the sanatorium in the morning to take care of something related to amnesia, Chen Jiang did not go with them.
When Chen Jiang arrived, Du Chen and Du An had already finished a cup of coffee and were ordering refills.
He sat down and ordered a cup, and couldn't help asking, "How's the coffee?"
Duan frowned slightly: "It's bitter."
After a pause, he pointed to the half-eaten cookie in front of him and said, "But it goes really well with this snack. It's a bit addictive."
Chen Jiang looked forward to it, "It's good to be bitter!"
A few minutes later, three cups of coffee were served. Chen Jiang ordered iced American coffee.
Translucent ice cubes floated on the light brown coffee liquid, and a faint bitter smell permeated the air, exactly the same aroma as he remembered.
Chen Jiang took a sip immediately. Because of the ice cubes, the first sip didn't taste very bitter. After swallowing it, the bitterness spread from deep inside the tongue.
Completely different from the mellow fragrance, the dense bitterness seems to penetrate the body, but it is very refreshing.
Chen Jiang closed his eyes and shook his head, then opened his eyes and took another sip, one sip after another, unable to stop at all.
Li Shasha and Chen Meiyue occasionally go to the cinema recently. They don’t watch game live broadcasts, but instead watch the live broadcasts at snack bars.
Yesterday they learned from the live broadcast that the snack bar was going to have new coffee. They didn’t come in the morning, so they waited at the door of the store early in the afternoon.
As soon as the store opened, the two of them walked straight in and sat down by the window. Li Shasha ordered an iced American coffee and Chen Meiyue ordered a raw coconut latte.
The store’s menu only has the word “coffee” on it, but if customers ask, they can make a variety of coffee-based drinks.
The weather outside the window is sunny, and sitting in the store drinking coffee and chatting with best friends, this is the leisure life they yearn for.
Li Shasha and Chen Meiyue were enjoying the leisurely time at this moment, as if decades of emptiness and boredom were fully made up by this moment.
Three little NPCs, Bubble, Dudu and Dongdong, passed by the snack bar and were about to go to work in the park.
Paopao found that the snack bar was actually open at this time, and suddenly he couldn't move anymore. He urged his two friends: "There is food in the snack bar, let's go and take a look?"
Dudu and Dongdong had already been conquered by the snack bar, and they changed direction upon hearing this.
Three people entered the store empty-handed, and one of them came out with a takeaway box containing iced coffee and a serving of cream cookies.
They carried their things stealthily to the entrance of the paradise, protecting each other to avoid being discovered by the guard Chang Bai Jian.
For some reason, the captain of the guard really hated the snack bar that everyone loved.
The three of them couldn't wait to open the takeaway bags when they arrived at the office. Paopao took a sip of coffee first, then his face wrinkled up and he said aggrievedly, "It's so bitter!"
A colleague nearby, seeing the bubbles like this, suddenly became curious: "Is it really bitter?"
The bubbles slowed down for a few seconds, and he lowered his head to take another sip. His face instantly wrinkled like an old man, and he nodded and said, "It's really bitter."
Several colleagues could no longer hold back and were discussing how to sneak out and buy some takeout under the nose of the chief guard.
No one wants to taste bitterness.
But for the residents of Dreamland, suffering is also a fresh experience that is addictive.
Qi Chen stood behind the bar, making coffee and packing cream cookies, and was very busy. This was exactly the kind of life he had imagined when he died.
When the seats in the store are full, many people choose to take out their food, and the revenue from drinks and desserts alone is considerable in the afternoon.
Unfortunately, it’s not money.
Lu Yao and Bai Ming were sitting in the kitchen packing takeout boxes.
Ever since she unlocked the illusion skill, she had been wondering if she could do something with it, perhaps reducing the store's expenses.
She heard that the subways and airplanes in this world were all created by illusion and could operate normally. This skill was more powerful than she had imagined.
But she has only figured out one use for it, which is to make some suitable bowls to replace the current plastic takeout boxes and tableware, thus saving a little money.
These bowls made by magic can be adjusted in shape and size at will, have moderate strength, and are particularly heat-insulating.
She has tested it and found that it will not leak when used for both cold and hot food. After two days of use, it will automatically dissipate.
It is convenient, environmentally friendly and free of charge. It is simply perfect.
Although her shop is small, she uses a lot of takeout boxes every day, which adds up to a huge expense over time.
Thinking of this, Lu Yao couldn't help but sigh.
Bai Ming raised his head and saw her worried face, and asked, "Is there something bothering the shop owner?"
Lu Yao looked at him and shook his head. It’s no use talking to you.
Bai Ming casually piled the bowls aside and said in a gentle voice, "Shopkeeper, don't be polite with us. If you have any problems, tell us and we can work together to find a solution."
Lu Yao thought that you guys really couldn't help share the burden, but she had a question that she had been curious about for a long time, so she asked it: "It's about income. Well, what if the time is used up?"
She had been curious before. Since time is something that can be circulated, it should also be limited for them.
What happens when you run out of it? Death
If it was an apricot or a small eggplant, Lu Yao would not dare to be so straightforward. Bai Ming is lazy, and apart from loving to eat, he doesn't talk much or think much, so Lu Yao always has a fluke mentality.
Bai Ming didn't find it strange, and said calmly: "If you don't have any, go to the park to play games and plunder other people's time."
Lu Yao's eyes widened slightly, amusement park, games, something seemed to flash through his mind.
Bai Ming looked at her and suddenly said, "But remember, don't get close to the paradise."
Don't you make me even more curious
Lu Yao lowered his head and said obediently: "Oh."
At this moment, the cell phone suddenly rang, and a clear message alert tone came.
Lu Yao's cell phone can also receive messages in this world, but only in the store; there is no signal when he walks out.
She glanced at the message and put down the half-finished bowl.
[Yaoyao, are you still accepting orders? I have an important date tonight and want to get a new manicure. ]
Lu Yao has been so busy with store business lately that he almost forgot he had a side job.
Lu Yao immediately replied: [Sure. I'll be home soon, come over.]
After talking to a few shop assistants, she packed up and prepared to go home.
Lu Yao has always loved making money, and he never missed a part-time job during the winter and summer vacations when he was in school.
Later, when she had more free time in college, she learned a lot of things that interested her and could make money.
Manicure is one of them. She has good aesthetic sense and excellent skills, and gradually became famous.
Many rich young ladies in Yaoguang City like to look for her.
The girl who sent the message was called Shen Sisi, a former customer of hers.
Before the graduation trip, Lu Yao issued an announcement to suspend work.
Later, an accident happened during the trip. I had to bind the system and was urged to open the store, so I forgot about this.
To be honest, if she hadn't had the habit of saving money since she was young and hadn't had some assets, running the snack bar would have drained her out of money in half a month.
Even so, the shrinking assets made Lu Yao very anxious.
The snack bar was gradually getting on track, and she could spare a small part of her time to do a little side business. It didn't take too much time, just a little to supplement her increasingly dwindling wallet.
Lu Yao went home to clean up a little, and Shen Sisi came. As soon as she entered the door, she hugged Lu Yao tightly, "Yaoyao, I missed you so much."
There are many nail salons in Yaoguang City. Shen Sisi has tried all the reputable ones. In the end, she still likes Lu Yao's style the most.
Lu Yao had already moved out the toolbox and materials, and after listening to Shen Sisi's request, he started working.
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In the snack bar, after Lu Yao left, Bai Ming called three employees to the kitchen, his expression was particularly serious: "The manager seems to have encountered some problems."
Xingzi nodded: "I noticed it too, she has been sighing these past two days."
Xiaoqie blinked: "What's the matter?"
Bai Ming frowned: "I asked her a few questions, but she was evasive and didn't want to say anything. She mentioned her income, and finally just asked me what to do when I ran out of time."
Xiao Qie was puzzled: "How can time run out? The snack bar makes so much profit every day."
Xingzi thought further: "Is she sick?"
Xiao Qie suddenly became afraid: "I don't want the store manager to die."
Qi Chen felt uneasy when Lu Yao was not in the store, especially when Bai Ming and the others gathered together. He tried his best to reduce his presence, even though he was obviously the same kind as these people.
Maybe they have been dead for too long, and even their thinking has become like that of monsters, and the direction of the discussion is becoming more and more outrageous.
Qi Chen couldn't help but remind her, "She has no money."
The three of them looked at him blankly, and Qi Chen patiently explained why Lu Yao became penniless.
The snack bar has so many customers every day, and the expenses are really high, but the profits cannot be converted into cash.
Qi Chen felt that it was very surprising that Lu Yao could hold on for so long.
After hearing this, there was a brief silence in the kitchen.
Bai Ming stroked his chin and thought, "I think I've seen money from her world before, in the game."
Occasionally, some foolish challengers would bring money into the game, but such things were useless to NPCs, so usually no one cared.
It turns out that Lu Yao needed this thing.
Bai Ming counted on his fingers and said, "I'm going to the park."
Xingzi chased after him: "I'm going too."
Xiao Qie held her back and said, "Sister Xingzi, let me go. I'm better than you in the game."
Xingzi snorted and laughed, "That's not necessarily true."
She just doesn't like getting her clothes dirty.
Guard Captain Bai Jian stood by the window and saw Bai Ming and the other two coming out of the snack bar and heading towards the amusement park. He felt excited, but also slightly smug.
Are you feeling bored at the snack bar and want to go back to the park
Bai Jian watched the three people walk into the park together, turned around and sat back at his desk, pretending to be busy with work while waiting for the three people to come up.
He waited for a long time, but no one knocked on the door. He pretended to go downstairs to check on the work, and when he asked, he found out that all three people had entered the game.
Bai Jian: …
For the residents of Dreamland, Paradise is like an Internet cafe in the real world. In addition to the NPCs hired by Paradise, other people can also enter.
But in the game you have to follow the rules, and no one can be an exception.
Are these three guys coming to his place to relax after work