Love is like the hole in a donut

But isn't that good? ]

[Huh?What's good? ]

[Uehara-san, you should prefer to stay in the kitchen than to receive customers, right? ]

Tanaka held up the bottle containing the decorative powdered sugar and shook it at Linsheng. Linsheng thought for a moment and nodded.

[...Well, yes. ]

[Just now, I am trying to make a new product, do you want to try it? ]

[Try to make a new product? ]

[Yes, it's called "Waltz of the Little Winter Rabbit and Baby Squirrel". ]

The store of "Circle Circle" does not use frozen materials delivered by the factory, and almost all the products are produced in the store.So once the company has decided on a new product, it will send recipes and samples, and each store must follow the instructions above to try it out.

This new product that fits the winter atmosphere feels like the kind of cake-like donut that would make Canglin disgusted.

No, or a donut-type cake would be more appropriate.This product is based on a donut-shaped cake body, and from the naming method, it can be seen that it is the same type of product as the previous "Forest Bear".Christmas is around the corner, after all, so this product will be filled with pure white whipped cream and garnished with white chocolate to create a world of silver and white.White bunnies and squirrels made of meringue are dancing, and it looks like specially produced snow crystal decorations are scattered harmoniously beside the two little animals.

It felt like a rather cumbersome donut to make. Faced with Tanaka's trial product, which was too troublesome just to look at, Linsheng not only did not lose motivation, but asked in a low voice:

[Can I really do it and see? ]

[Okay, the cake body of the base is here. ]

Tanaka probably already guessed Lin Sheng's reaction, right?He quickly pushed the silver tray with the sponge cake in front of Linsheng.

Of course, Lin Sheng couldn't start doing it right away.He walked to the sink, getting ready.The quiet kitchen area at the back is connected to the bright counter in the outfield, and the scene outside jumps into Lin Sheng's eyes, Cang Lin is chatting with the new work-student students.

——Brother Yuhe was laughing.

There was only one thought in Linsheng's mind: when he first came to work in the store, he had never seen such an expression on his face.

The store manager always looked tired, and he couldn't tell he was in his twenties.Every day he works twice as hard as others, and then sighs heavily in the office. Sometimes he takes out his mobile phone and stares blankly, immersed in the memories intertwined with his old lover.

After all, when I first came to work, I would only cause trouble for Cang Lin all day long, so it's no wonder that Cang Lin behaved like that.

Linsheng rubbed his hands vigorously indiscriminately. In order to take care of hygiene, he had to clean his hands well according to the SOP, so it took a lot of time to wash his hands.Wash carefully one by one from the thumb to the little finger, and then scrub up to the elbows and arms. When the washing is almost finished, Lin Sheng kicks those redundant thoughts out of his mind.Lin Sheng washed it hard until he could forget those "superfluous and unnecessary things".

Linsheng stared at the doughnut-like cake on the workbench, carefully observed it, and then picked up the piping bag filled with fresh cream.

[Ah, Uehara-san, you don’t need to do so much! ]

For practice, Tanaka baked several cakes that were used as bases, but Rinsheng, who was concentrating on it, began to decorate all the bases in one breath, like a painter who couldn't help but concentrate on the canvas.

From right to left, the boy's hand moved smoothly and precisely like a mechanical arm.

On the donut-shaped cake that was originally just a sponge cake, a white rabbit and a squirrel with a curly tail began to waltz, and then the boy was like an infallible metronome, letting the snow crystals scatter neatly and regularly on the small animals. beside.

Just when countless "Winter Bunnies" lined up in front of them like a grand finale——

[ah……]

Lin Sheng widened his eyes.

A snow crystal flake for decoration flutters down onto the meringue squirrel's head, making it look like a little kappa.

impossible.

This is not a mistake you would make.Lin Sheng was so surprised that he held his breath and froze, but someone behind him clapped his hands loudly regardless of whether the atmosphere was good or bad.

[You are amazing! ! ]

It sounded like someone yelled "Bravo! ’ from the audience, and the owner of the voice is the new work-study student.

[...Mr. Zhongchuan. ]

[Ah, because there are not enough honey donuts, I want to say come in and see if there are any finished products in the kitchen...I didn't expect you to be able to do such a complicated job.How on earth did you learn it?Ah, everyone who comes to work in this shop must learn how to do this eventually! ? ]

[...No, basically the work-study students only need to be in charge of sales. ]

[Really?Great~ I'm not dexterous at all, so there must be no way I'm up to the job!But, you are really amazing! ]

The kitchen was already crowded enough, and now there were two tall men crammed into it.As soon as the big Zhong Chuan came to the side, Lin Sheng immediately felt out of breath, but the man showed a simple smile.

[Come, come, let you wait~]

Tanaka handed over the freshly made additional donut tray to Zhong Chuan, and Zhong Chuan yelled loudly [Honey donuts are out~~] and walked back to the counter with the tray.

—He's such a nice guy... it should be.

Rinsheng surfaced this feeling expressionlessly, and then immediately became puzzled about his own thoughts.

Did I always think he was an annoying guy before this?

Lin Sheng stared at the darkened window on the other side of the workbench, tilting his head in doubt.Looking at the counter again, only Zhongchuan's broad back can be seen, and Canglin is no longer there.

After several hours, until the store was about to close, Linsheng saw Canglin again.

[You have worked hard. ]

Linsheng spoke to Canglin in the office, but Canglin seemed to be discussing something with the deputy store manager who was still inside, so Linsheng couldn't interrupt.After punching out the card, Lin Sheng said hello and left the office.While Linsheng was dawdling in the storage room, the other part-timers had already set foot on their way home. Linsheng, who was at the bottom of the store and walked out of the store, was obviously fine, but stopped on the spot.

He turned his head and stared at the lights in the office.On the roof that I have been accustomed to seeing for a long time, the familiar stars are sprinkled all over the sky, shining brightly.

The back door opened suddenly, Lin Sheng was startled, he didn't know who it was, and then found out that it was Tanaka.

[Wow, I was taken aback, what's the matter?Uehara-san, aren't you going home? ]

Tanaka who changed into casual clothes looked much younger suddenly, he asked in surprise, Rinsheng shook his head reflexively.

[No, I'm going home.Today was tough. ]

Lin Sheng stepped on the bicycle parked nearby, and every time he stepped on the pedal, the storefront was easily farther away from him.

Obviously it took two days to meet each other, but I didn't expect it to end like this.

two days. 48 hours.Although this is not a long time for Linsheng who is only a teenager and very sentimental, he can't deny that he feels as if he is not satisfied.

The stars fly back briskly, and from time to time there will be real meteors passing overhead.

As usual street scene, as usual night, as usual winter is coming.The air becomes clearer, and when you breathe hard, the air hisses deep in your nose.Lin Sheng thought blankly, "I need to wear a thicker coat when I go to work the day after tomorrow", while crossing the familiar street that can move forward smoothly with my eyes closed, I entered a residential area where a few lights were still on.

When I got home, my mother was still awake.

[Rinsheng, you are back. ]

[I'm back. ]

Mother went to the porch to greet Lin Sheng, but Lin Sheng just walked past his mother indifferently.

However, the current behavior was not caused by the unnatural and blunt attitude before, but because of other reasons, which made Linsheng unconsciously afraid to meet his mother's eyes.

Mother opened her mouth to say the "reason" that Linsheng wanted her to mention, but didn't want to hear.

[Rinsheng, thank you for the gift.You still remember your mother's birthday. ]

Before going out, Linsheng quietly put a department store paper bag containing things on the living room table.

[Of course I will remember, won’t my brother also call? ]

[Your brother is busy with work and seems to have forgotten about it, but he sent a text message a while ago, saying that he will be back for the annual meeting. ]

For mothers, Chinese New Year is an important festival for the whole family to get together.Compared with Chinese New Year, my mother may not care so much about birthdays.But someone who celebrates for themselves is certainly happier than no one remembers.

[Hey, Linsheng, isn’t that cup very expensive?Did you buy it with wages?So you still have money on hand? ]

[That's a gift, don't worry about it. ]

[Ah, well, that's right too.That cup is really beautiful, you must have been looking for it for a long time, right?When did you buy it?I didn't find it.Did you buy it last weekend?At that time, Aunt Chunshan invited me out for dinner, so I didn't know you were going out.About breaking the cup before, Aunt Chunshan said she would apologize to me, so she invited me to dinner, but if she knew that you gave me such a beautiful cup, she would definitely...]

My mother is usually a very quiet person, not very good at chatting with people.She seemed to burst out of the embankment suddenly and said what she wanted to say, which made Lin Sheng a little bit at a loss as to what to do.

[I know, don't cry. ]

Seeing the gleam in the corner of his mother's eyes, Lin Sheng muttered helplessly, and as a result,