"Two, here are the snacks you ordered. Please enjoy."
Soon, the server who had gone with a large plate returned, carrying a plate full of snacks.
"Okay, thank you."
Watching the person walk away, Qiu Xi began to pick through the snacks on the plate.
It really was different...
A slight difference was understandable. After all, no beginner chef could guarantee their skills would always be at their peak, always producing perfect results.
So, some deviation was acceptable.
However, this craftsmanship, so unlike the previous one, truly made it difficult to take a bite.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
Who would want to switch from eating fresh, fragrant pastries all the time to suddenly finding them changed? How could business be good?
Qiu Xi was doubtful.
Song Daiyao, still unaware of anything, watched Qiu Xi seem to freeze, poking at the snacks with a small fork without stopping. She couldn't help but speak up.
"Xiao Xi, don't just poke at them. Eat them if you want."
"Daiyao, come here."
"You try it first."
Qiu Xi put down her fork, said nothing, and simply pushed the plate towards Song Daiyao.
"..."
Xiao Xi doesn't want to eat anymore and wants her to finish them! She couldn't eat that much!
Thinking this, Song Daiyao hesitantly reached out and picked up the small fork.
She cut a small piece from the plate and put it into her mouth.
"What is this!"
Song Daiyao, who had closed her eyes intending to savor it, suddenly opened them wide.
Why did this fruit pastry taste so strange!
There was too much oil, and the powder was not good. It was filled with a strong fruit flavor in the mouth, overwhelmingly sweet.
It was nothing like the refreshing and delicious taste it used to have.
If someone ate this with their eyes closed, it could be mistaken for a large piece of greasy cold meat, wouldn't it?
"Xiao Xi, is this fake?"
Holding a nearby tissue, Song Daiyao spat it out.
Qiu Xi looked up. "Shall we try another one?"
Song Daiyao hesitated. "This..."
But she couldn't resist her curiosity and dug out a few more pieces, putting them into her mouth.
One after another, although she only sampled small pieces from the edges, they were all undeniably unappetizing.
After putting too many in her mouth, she eventually had to ask for a cup of water to rinse her mouth.
"Xiao Xi, what are these things!"
With their appearance, she thought they had been left out for too long.
But the taste was clearly wrong!
She had tried every single pastry from the milk tea shop before, and none of them were like this!
"It's obvious!"
"They're the pastries from our milk tea shop."
Saying this, Qiu Xi pointed to the pastry shelf over there.
"..."
"Alright!"
"Xiao Xi, just stop talking!"
At this point, what else did Song Daiyao not understand!
So, putting down the tissue she was using to wipe her mouth, she picked up her phone and made a call.
"Yes, we are in the shop now. You can come directly."
After hanging up the phone, Song Daiyao put down her mobile.
"I've made the call. The store manager will be here soon."
Qiu Xi, drinking her milk tea, nodded.
Seeing Qiu Xi remain silent, Song Daiyao felt a fire burning in her heart!
They hadn't come to check for a while, and already someone was doing these things.
Wasn't this treating them like blind people and trying to pull a fast one?
In just over ten minutes, the front desk saw their store manager rushing over.
"Ming Ge, why are you here? And so rushed?"
The front desk, completely unaware of what had happened, looked at the store manager with a confused expression.
Liao Xinming, panting, supported himself with one hand on the table, said nothing, and his eyes scanned the shop.
Finally, he saw the two girls sitting over there and walked towards them.
"Xi Jie, I'm here!"
He had been terrified by the low and fiery voice of the second-in-command of the milk tea shop on the phone, who had told him to get over here immediately.
He had rushed over at once.
Song Daiyao said nothing; she was still angry.
Qiu Xi, however, looked up at the person who had run over, panting.
"Brother Liao, looking at you, your appearance... is quite unique~"
Hearing Qiu Xi in the mood to joke, Song Daiyao also looked up to observe.
"..."
Isn't this indeed unique...
His hair was a mess, sticking up from his head.
His clothes were passable, right down to his properly tied shoelaces.
It was evident how rushed he had been.
Liao Xinming was covered in sweat. "Xi Jie..."
Of course, it had to be unique...
He had gone home for lunch as usual, planning to take a nap before coming back to the shop, but then he received such a call.
"Alright, sit down first."
"Okay."
"Here, you look tired. Have something to replenish your energy."
"..."
Liao Xinming, who hadn't intended to move, picked up the snacks after seeing the clearly displeased expressions of the two women.
The moment before, Liao Xinming had been wondering why his superior was looking for him. The next moment, he understood.
Even he, a man who disliked sweet pastries, could clearly sense how unappetizing these snacks were.
Looking at the plate, he didn't need to guess; these were their own shop's pastries. kanδん
Qiu Xi watched the person's expression change instantly and continued to drink her milk tea.
"Is it tasty?"
"It's not tasty..."
As soon as he said this, Liao Xinming's face turned even paler.
The person who had been running over, full of energy, was now automatically cooling down.
He wasn't stupid, of course he knew his superiors were here to question him.
"Hmm? You know it's not tasty too!"
"Yes..."
Qiu Xi maintained her smiling face. "Then can you give us an explanation?"
Liao Xinming knew that Qiu Xi was giving him a chance.
However, as someone who didn't like these sweet foods, he had very little experience with them.
Now that these problems had arisen, he truly couldn't say anything for a moment.
But the more nervous he became, the calmer Liao Xinming grew.
He had his own abilities to stand out from the crowd and successfully become the store manager.
Moreover, he heard what Xi Jie said. Although she was very angry and also blaming him, she was also giving him a chance to prove himself. He couldn't mess this up himself.
Liao Xinming was not wrong; Qiu Xi was giving him an opportunity.