Extra Story 2, Year after Year (1)(1/2)
At the end of November, on a zodiac auspicious day when everything is suitable, Luo Jingyu and Zhanxi's tea room officially opened.
The store is filled with flower baskets, which are sent by friends and relatives.
Luo Xinran and Pipixia helped entertain the guests. Their work was very free. They told Zhan Xi that having this tea room was like having a base camp for entertainment. They could bring friends over to play with werewolf killing when they were bored during the day.
Zhan Jie put his hands in his pockets and stood at the door of the store and looked up at the signboard.
The wooden signboard contains two big words - Xiyu, which are specially made on the half of the tree, and I don’t know what font it is, and it looks full of charm.
There is a small logo next to the "July Fish", which is a dark blue cartoon whale with a round egg with a smiling face on its head. The whale has closed its eyes and has three erect eyelashes, which looks particularly gentle.
The other half of the sign is eight small characters, two in a group: tea drink, simple meal, hot flower, handmade
Zhan Jie entered the store and a girl in her early twenties and in uniform came up and smiled sweetly: "Welcome!"
Her name is Xiao Miao, and she is the waiter recruited by Zhan Xi. There are three employees in the store, two of whom are responsible for the kitchen, namely Cheng Ge, who makes catering and Chinese dim sum, Mengmeng who makes drinks and Western dim sum, and the other is Yue Qi who works in the second floor office.
When the tea room was first opened, Zhan Xi and Luo Jingyu would come to the store every day. Zhan Xi did not dare to recruit too many people, for fear of not being able to support him, so he worked as a cashier and a choreographer.
Luo Jingyu's idea is to recruit Yue Qi.
The business of Taobao stores will not stop. Both Han clothing and customization require customer service to communicate with customers online. It was originally done by Zhan Xi. Luo Jingyu considers that this matter is quite exhausting, so she wants to recruit a full-time customer service and can also be responsible for packaging and delivery and after-sales service. So she thought of his old classmate Yue Qi.
Yue Qi studied computer science at university, and his written communication level was several levels higher than Luo Jingyu. Zhan Xi said that she would train the knowledge of hot flowers and Hanfu. Yue Qi would definitely learn what Fang Xu could do.
When Luo Jingyu talked to Yue Qi, he told him that this position not only needs to do customer service, but also needs to be responsible for online store decoration and new business. The working hours are fixed, and you don’t have to worry about it after get off work. Zhan Xi can go online to check it out. If Yue Qi wants to go to the venue to snatch balloons on weekends, it will be fine.
The salary offered by Luo Jingyu is very attractive. Yue Qi agreed without thinking too much. The stable work of work is always more technical than his night shift to the warehouse. Moreover, Luo Jingyu said that he could manage food and pay social security.
The tea room on the three-story is not big. Zhan Jie stood on the first floor and looked at the environment he was in. The designer was very powerful and designed the tea room into a new Chinese style, classic and elegant but not old-fashioned. Every detail is very attentive, which is a style that young people like nowadays.
The tables and chairs are made of walnut wood, and each locker has a small partition, which not only ensures the transparency of the entire space, but also has a certain degree of privacy.
There is a hot flower ornament on each table, with different shapes, both in traditional or simple, all of which are Luo Jingyu's works.
There are already many customers, most of them, and a few Hanfu girls ordered tea and snacks, and kept taking photos there.
Zhan Xi had no time to greet Zhan Jie, so he just said hello to him and asked him to go around casually.
She was also wearing a uniform and introduced the hot ornaments on the table to several girls. The girls were all fans of "Xiyu Hot Flowers". When they saw the news of the opening of the tea room, they came to support the legendary Teacher Luo.
The old girl couldn't walk away, so Zhan Jie turned around by himself.
The cashier is the bar, and there are also special display cabinets, with rows of hot flower accessories. Some are suitable for Hanfu, some are suitable for regular clothes and dresses. Each piece is clearly marked for retail sales.
Mengmeng sorted out various drinks behind the bar. In order to join the company, she also studied tea culture specifically, but Zhan Xi said that this tea room is not mainly about tea art and does not require a tea ceremony. It is estimated that younger consumers will be more willing to order other drinks, so there is no need to be too much pressure.
Zhan Jie went to the kitchen again to take a look. The kitchen was very small and it was equipped with equipment. Brother Cheng was there to prepare the ingredients for the lunch. His specialty was actually Chinese dim sum. Zhan Xi said that simple meals were simple meals, without a fixed menu, and bought ingredients according to the season, and arranged a few sets of meals every day. After selling them, counted.
Zhan Jie walked up the second floor.
The two facades on the second floor are arranged in one large, two small and three private rooms. They are all by the window. You can see the green tree outside the window. Even in the bustling city, you can feel a sense of natural tranquility.
Needless to say, the large private room can accommodate more than a dozen people, and it is a place for hot flower experience classes.
The two small boxes have their own styles, with painting scrolls hanging on the walls and hot flower works on the table. One is themed with bamboo and the other is made of rattan products, which makes people feel a sense of rustic return to the countryside.
Two small private rooms are suitable for a small gathering of friends and chatting, and are also suitable for sitting alone and meditating alone, a cup of tea, a book, or a laptop... Zhan Jie looked at this environment and his impetuous heart slowly calmed down, feeling that it should be good to spend an afternoon here, basking in the sun and drinking tea.
The remaining storefront is divided into two inside and outside. The outer room is an office and warehouse, and three workstations were made using the space. Yue Qi and Zhanxi were one workstation, while the other was empty. The inner room is Luo Jingyu's studio, like the home, with a large workbench, and the side cabinets were filled with tools and materials, without any extra decoration, so that everything was important for him to work.
When Zhan Jie walked into the office, Luo Jingyu was chatting with Yue Qi in sign language.
When the two saw Zhan Jie, their hands stopped. Zhan Jie looked at Yue Qi. This was a young man who was about the same age as Luo Jingyu. He looked pretty marvelous, but his eyes were full of vicissitudes and he felt like life was not easy.
Luo Jingyu greeted Zhan Jie in sign language: [Hello brother.]
Zhan Jie asked: "Where are you busy?"
Luo Jingyu smiled and shook her head.
Zhan Jie stepped forward and patted his arm, saying, "Become a boss, do it well."
Luo Jingyu quickly took out his cell phone and typed it for him: [You are a shareholder, I will work hard.]
Zhan Jie: "…"
He invested 100,000 yuan for this tea room and became a nominal shareholder, saying that there would be dividends at the end of the year.
Zhan Jie was actually considering Zhan Xi. His sister and Luo Jingyu opened a store together, but they didn't pay a penny. It was not very reasonable to say it, so he paid the money. Anyway, it was not in vain. Zhan Jie was quite confident in Luo Jingyu. He was diligent and could not be much worse than anything he did.
After returning to the first floor, Zhan Jie found Zhan Xi chatting with a man with a cane. When he saw him coming down, he called him over.
Zhan Xi said: "Brother, this is Xiaoyu's father and brother-in-law."
This is the first time Zhan Jie has met Luo Jingyu's family.
Yan Yajuan is looking at the store in the supermarket, Luo Xiaomei is about to be born, and Luo Mingsong and Gao Yuan are here to congratulate Luo Jingyu on the opening of the new store.
Zhan Xi introduced them to each other, and Gao Yuan shook hands with Zhan Jie on crutches: "Hello, my name is Gao Yuan, I'm Xiaoyu's brother-in-law. I'm sorry, my legs are not very convenient. You are Xiao Zhan's brother, so I'll call you Brother Zhan."
Zhan Jie had heard his sister say before that Luo Jingyu and his family were disabled. They didn’t feel anything at first, but now they really felt uncomfortable when they saw it. They felt that it was not easy for everyone.
Facing Luo Mingsong, Zhan Jie was a junior and felt that he had no position to communicate with him like a parent. Moreover, the other party was still deaf, so he chatted with Gao Yuan more.
Zhan Jie took out a cigarette box and smoked Gao Yuan. Gao Yuan actually rarely smoked, so he answered it out of politeness and went outdoors with Zhan Jie.
Gao Yuan and Zhan Jie were only three years apart, and they were having a pretty erratic chat. Speaking of Luo Jingyu and Zhan Xi, Gao Yuan said: "Xiao Zhan is a good girl. After Xiaoyu met her, she changed a lot, became cheerful and loved to laugh. In the past, Xiaoyu was really introverted, and I couldn't imagine what the other person would be like. It turns out that I have to meet the right person. Brother Zhan, I dare not say anything else, I can definitely guarantee Xiaoyu's character. Although he can't hear him, he is really a good young man."
Luo Jingyu is a very good guy, Zhan Jie can see it.
Not only that, he also saw the couple ring on Luo Jingyu and Zhan Xi’s left ring finger. The feeling... Zhan Jie was a little complicated.
In his impression, Zhan Xi was still a little girl. Somehow he grew up and found a partner all at once, which reminded him of his youth, when he was twenty-four or five years old, he was indeed not afraid of heaven or earth.
Luo Jingyu did not stay on the second floor all the time, and also came to the first floor to help. When he came down, he was discovered by several girls and shouted:
"Wow! Is that Teacher Luo?"
"I can see Teacher Luo's face! So handsome!"
"Teacher Luo has a master, don't you see the ring on his hand?"
"When can I take Teacher Luo's experiential class? I really want to learn how to make hot flowers."
Zhan Xi smiled and said to the girls: "There will be the first experience class on the weekend. Teacher Luo will teach you personally. You can make an appointment in advance on the official account."
Relatives and friends stayed for dinner before leaving. Luo Jingyu sent her father and brother-in-law out, and Zhan Jie also walked out and asked Gao Yuan: "Xiao Gao, I'll give you it."
Gao Yuan took out the car keys and showed them to him: "No need for Brother Zhan, thank you, I drove here, the car is in the parking lot."
Zhan Jie looked at his legs and asked in surprise: "Can you drive?"
"Yes, C5 driver's license." Gao Yuan said and looked at Luo Jingyu again, "Xiaoyu, take the time to ask Xiao Zhan to take a driver's license and buy a car. It's inconvenient for you to open a store like this, without a car."
Luo Jingyu was stunned and nodded immediately. What his brother-in-law said made sense. He and Huanhuan are not working from home now and do need to buy a car.
On the first day of opening, the tea room guests were never stopped, and it was inevitable that they would be in a hurry to take good care of each other. Fortunately, with the help of relatives and friends, Brother Cheng and Mengmeng also had experience, which was a smooth journey.
The tea room closed at around 9 o'clock in the evening. Zhan Xi held a small meeting for everyone, summarizing the problems encountered on the first day, and everyone came home from get off work.
Luo Jingyu and Zhanxi walked hand in hand to the subway station on the street of Wenchuang Street. They agreed that they would take the subway to and from the tea room without any urgent matters. Qingquemen is not close to here, so it is too expensive to take a taxi every day.
He thought in his heart that Gao Yuan's words would buy a car for Huanhuan.
Luo Jingyu can't drive. If he and Huanhuan want to drive by themselves in the future, they can only drive by Huanhuan. It's a pity that he can't do anything about it.
It was already very late for the two to get home. After opening the door, the gift ran over and circled around their feet intimately.
The gift is one year old and bigger. It is considered an adult cat. Its temperament follows Luo Jingyu, is not noisy, is very gentle, and is a little timid. She likes to lie on the windowsill to bask in the sun. Her most passion is to play with Luo Jingyu.
The busy day was exhausted. Zhan Xi took off her down jacket and collapsed on the sofa without moving. Luo Jingyu washed her hands and then squatted down in front of her, and asked: [Tired? Do you want to eat? I'll make food for you.]
Zhan Xi shook her head: "I don't want to eat, I want to sleep."
Luo Jingyu smiled: [Then go take a shower.]
Zhan Xi shook her head again: "I don't want to take a shower, I'm lazy."
Luo Jingyu's right thumb finger tip reached the temple, his palm was facing down, and the other four fingers squirted a few times, then pointed at Zhanxi, with a joking look.
Zhan Xi rushed over and pulled his ear, shouting, "You said I am a pig? You are a pig!"
Luo Jingyu laughed out loud, hugged her waist and sat on the sofa, letting her sit on his lap.
He was also very tired and was nervous after a day. Looking at the endless stream of people in the tea room, he was not used to it at first, and he was in a state of freedom. Later, when Zhan Xi was so energetic that Luo Jingyu gradually became awake. This was his and Huanhuan's shop, and it was the direction he would work hard in the future.
He can no longer hide at home and do handicrafts alone. He also has an office and colleagues. Well... he can probably be considered the boss? And Huanhuan, is the boss's wife?
When Brother Chen spoke to him today, he was called Huanhuan by the name "boss lady". Luo Jingyu didn't understand it at the time and only realized it later.
The boss and the boss lady, the boss, the boss lady... are such a great title!
Luo Jingyu hugged Zhan Xi, buried her cheeks in her shoulders, and closed her eyes and felt her breath.
Zhan Xi still didn't want to move, and leaned softly on him.
On the early winter night, the warm air conditioner made the living room very hot, so hot that it made people sleepy. The gift lay on the sofa and yawned. Zhan Xi was in a daze, and Luo Jingyu pinched her hand.
She turned her head lazily to look at him, and when she saw his dark and bright eyes, she couldn't help but kiss him in the mouth.
Luo Jingyu picked up her phone and typed a few words, but didn't show it to her. Zhan Xi was wondering, and a prompt sound rang on her WeChat.
She picked up her phone and saw the message from Luo Jingyu.
To be continued...