Baguettes and Macarons

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This shelf of desserts is not as glamorous as last time. There is no cream or chocolate decoration, and the color is completely from the ingredients themselves. Just looking at the ingredients, they are terribly pale, just like the ordinary desserts on the Louis shelf.

But thanks to their different colors, some are cold and some are warm, together they appear as simple and elegant as an impressionistic oil painting.The white porcelain shelf was contributed by Yu Chen. The whole body is plain white without any carvings, but the lines are smooth and stretched, naturally revealing an atmosphere.

Ms. Emily's joy couldn't be hidden, it flowed from the raised eyebrows and the smile lines around her mouth.

Sure enough, Yu Chen guessed right.

Ms. Emily is responsible for the planning of the banquet, and the most important thing is not the partial surprise, but the overall harmony.Desserts should match the banquet scene without overwhelming the guests, and so should those who are responsible for baking and serving them.

Louis cleared his throat and spoke softly as much as possible: "Do you two want to order any drinks? Coffee, tea or——water?"

He yelled frantically in his heart, "Order water! Order water!" But he kept a stiff smile on his face, and after Ms. Emily turned over the wine list, he didn't turn around and leave like before.

Fortunately, Ms. Emily just flipped through the wine list at random, and instead of ordering a wine that was too stimulating to the taste, she ordered a cappuccino.

Louis opened his mouth, and Yu Chen interjected at the right time: "Today's dim sum tastes very rich. If you pair it with cappuccino, you may taste too much sweetness, and instead cover up the fragrance. Would you like to try black coffee?"

Ms. Emily pursed her lips and smiled: "You are really thoughtful, then I will - have a glass of Spring Harvest Darjeeling."

Yu Chen followed up and said: "Then I want the same, you just serve a pot, Mr. Legrand."

Louis pretended to write down two items on the list, turned over and returned to the kitchen, just after taking two steps, he remembered the knowledge points in the dining etiquette materials, and quickly turned around: "Sorry, I forgot to ask, you guys... Excuse me, do you need milk? Is it?"

"Thank you, but no need." Yu Chen winked at him, "When you order Assam black tea next time, try the milk tea flavor."

After he reminded him, Louis remembered that it was recommended to brew Assam black tea into milk tea in the book, because its strong fragrance would not be covered by milk.The spring-picked Darjeeling has a fresh fruit aroma, which is suitable for drinking directly, so as not to make the combination of milk aroma and fruit aroma appear abrupt.

He quickly changed his words: "Just kidding, do you need lemons?"

Ms. Emily replied: "Yes, thank you."

Even so, after Louis threw the tea bag that Yu Chen divided for him into the teapot, he didn't throw the lemon slices into the teacup, but stacked them on the porcelain plate for the two to choose by themselves.Eighty percent of the sugar cubes that will not be used are also stacked in the sugar bowl, placed on the tray in order, and sent together.

Ms. Emily has already taken a Triumph cake to her dinner plate, scooped a spoonful and put it into her mouth.This cake is not big in size but rich in content. The dark chocolate chiffon is slightly bitter, the white chocolate cream filling is smooth and sweet, and the milk chocolate filling acts as a blender to connect the two together. It is sweet but not greasy, with distinct layers. It's Louis' masterpiece.

Of course, all the snacks and breads sold in the store are his masterpieces.

Lady Emily finished her cake and sipped her lipstick tea before forking a second pastry, this time a raspberry tart.Louis watched the subtle changes in her expression calmly, set the teacup neatly in his hand, and said nonchalantly, "Please use it slowly, I'll go to work first, and if you need it, you can ring me."

After he finished speaking, he carried the tray back to the cash register, put down the tray, and pulled out a piece of paper from under the cash register.

The first sentence on this piece of paper is "Welcome", the second sentence is "Thank you", and the third sentence is "Can I help you?"Following these words, the more complicated the greetings are, the more elegant and polite each sentence is.

After all, clothes and shoes can be changed, but the person inside the clothes is still Louis Legrand, and he can't immediately become a gentleman through and through.

I had no choice but to copy a sheet of polite expressions from the Internet a few days in advance, and memorize them when I have time, so as to avoid scolding people while talking.

Yu Chen didn't know about this matter, it was entirely the homework that Louis decided to do.He didn't want to ruin the elite image that Yu Chen had worked so hard to create for him just because he opened his mouth, and also ruin their remaining time together.

He reviewed the civilized language again, and then picked up the clean plate and went to change the tableware for the two people.Ms. Emily glanced at him at this moment, hesitated to speak.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Louis asked while removing the old dinner plate for her.

Ms. Emily cleared her throat: "You know, I work for a planning company, and we will host a child's birthday party next month. There will be a lot of teenagers present, so we need to prepare a lot of desserts. The pastry chef who works with me is a bit busy. Come. If you are free at that time, can I ask you to help? Of course, I will pay you a considerable reward."

Louis stopped the wording for a while before he spoke: "If you are free, can you send me the itinerary first, let me think about it?"

Although Ms. Emily didn't say it clearly, Louis could hear that this was to give him a chance to let the two parties try each other out once. If they are satisfied with each other, it is very likely that they will cooperate for a long time.Banquet planning like this is extra money for the bakery owner, and there is no reason not to want it.

Ms. Emily was satisfied: "Okay, so what is your email address?"

Louis was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to go back to get a pen and paper to write down the mailbox, Yu Chen interrupted: "Mr. Legrand just changed his business card recently, but the new one hasn't arrived yet, so we don't have a business card for you yet. If you don't mind "He turned to Louis, pulled out his own business card, and handed it to him together with a pen, "you can write it on my business card first."

Ms. Emily accepted the business card, and then put down the knife and fork to talk about clothing.Seeing that the topic had changed to an area he was not familiar with, Louis walked to the door to greet Jean-Luc who had just stepped in, and warned him not to open his mouth to talk nonsense with his eyes.

In the evening, when Ms. Emily and other guests had left, he closed up and went back to make dinner. Yu Chen followed the smell of steak to his kitchen, walked around the stove, and sat back thoughtfully. own chair.

Louis handed him the plate and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I was wondering, do you have any requirements for the business card?" Yu Chen touched his chin and replied, "Ms. Emily's words remind me, if the guests attending the banquet like your dim sum and ask for your address, you have to give Only by presenting a beautiful business card can we consolidate the customer base.”

Louis shrugged: "You are professional, come on, the business card I chose is definitely not as good-looking as the one you chose."

Yu Chen said with a sad face, "I don't have any other opinions, but you have to decide the name yourself, it can't really be called Legrand's Bakery, right?"

Louis thought about it: "Call it Rachel's home."