Baguettes and Macarons

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By June, it is already summer in southern France.The temperature suddenly rose, crossing the spring, and directly blowing away the season that requires wearing long-sleeved shirts.

Another couple in cool clothes walked into the store arm in arm, and the silver bell on the door rang.The girl in shorts and suspenders glanced at the color list, and said cheerfully, "Will you eat homemade ice cream?"

Her boyfriend agrees: "Yeah, it's too hot, I have to eat ice cream."

Taking advantage of the fact that there were no customers around the cash register, Louis turned his back and clicked his tongue lowly facing the wall.

Others were eating ice cream with their shoulders exposed, and Mr. Legrand was still neatly wearing a three-piece suit, with the collar and cuffs of his shirt buttoned to the outermost one, and a tie tied into a Windsor knot tightly around his neck. It's strange to feel better.

But now smacking the tongue at customers is a prohibited action in Rachel's house. Once this behavior is done, the owner will be homeless for a whole night and have no boyfriend to hug.

So now, once his emotions fluctuate, Louis will automatically turn around and face the wall, grinning where no one can see.

"Excuse me?" the girl raised her voice.Louis adjusted his expression and walked to the table with a smile: "Hello, what do you need? The flavors of our ice cream include vanilla, cream, mint, pistachio, strawberry, chocolate and pear."

The girl was surprised: "There are so many flavors? Which one should we order?"

Louis' smile gradually disappeared: "...I think either one will do."

A cough came from the corner seat not far away, and Louis quickly changed his words: "Just kidding. I mean, these flavors are all good, each with its own characteristics. But as a Frenchman, of course I recommend chocolate the most. Taste it with the two flavors of pear, one is full-bodied and the other is refreshing, which can complement each other without overwhelming the taste of the other."

At this time, the girl asked, "What about pistachios?"

Louis forcefully smiled: "It's also very unique. I specially asked Italian chefs to adjust the recipe. But chocolate and pear are also secret recipes?"

The couple had thousands of choices, and finally chose the plan he recommended, chocolate and pear, each with a ball.Although Louis really wanted to complain that they were stingy and troubled, but when he turned around, he caught the staring gaze of Yu Chen next to him, quickly shut his mouth, gracefully picked up the bill, and walked back to the back kitchen.

As soon as he put down the bill, he quickly pulled the napkin from the table next to him, wiped the sweat from his face, and turned his attention to the new freezer that occupied a square meter of space.

The weather is hot in summer, and more and more customers come into the store to order ice cream, or crepes and waffles served with ice alone. He had to use the turnover of last month to buy a second-hand freezer , to freeze ice cream made ahead of time for use during the day.Not to mention that the deposit was reset to zero in an instant, this power-consuming freezer also reduced the number of air conditioners that could be operated in the store to one.

For the pleasant experience of the guests, of course, the only available space is given to the restaurant, and the back kitchen can only stay sweltering.Louie opened the refrigerator door and found that there was only one ball of the popular pear flavor left.He put his spoon in to scoop out the ice cream, but because the rest of the ice cream was close to the container, it was difficult to scoop it out all at once, and he had to scrape it repeatedly. on the back.

There was also a layer of sweat on the inside of the collar that was close to his neck, making it hard for him to breathe.He tore off the tie with one hand and threw it on the dining table, and then he felt that his breathing was easier, and he could continue digging ice cream balls.

Because the handmade ice cream is easy to melt, and the back kitchen is stuffy, Louis didn't dare to stay longer, so he smashed two ice cream balls into a glass goblet, inserted two small spoons, and served it to the couple.

The girl immediately threw herself into the arms of Ice Cream, and didn't look at him again. Instead, Yu Chen looked at him from above the newspaper, frowned, and called softly, "Mr. Legrand?"

Louis turned to him holding the tray: "Yes?"

Yu Chen pointed to his tie, and asked in a low voice, "Where's your tie?"

"Ah, I forgot it in the back kitchen. It was too hot just now, so I took it off easily." Louis wiped the back of his neck. His hair was half-length and stuck to the back of the neck, making him very uncomfortable.

Yu Chen put on a straight face: "Please take it out and tie it up quickly, this suit is a little more formal, it would be too sloppy without a tie."

"It's not that serious, it's just a tie. I still wear the suit properly. No one will care about this small detail."

"That's right, it's just a small detail, but for your bread, the amount of flour and water, how many times to leaven the dough, isn't it all a small detail? You never cut corners in the small details of the bread, and in the dress Is it possible to make do with it?"

Louis couldn't say no to him, and didn't want to quarrel with him, so he muttered in a low voice, "Didn't you make an appointment today? It's too strict for me to be a supervisor, isn't it?"

"You still dare to take off your tie while I'm here. If I'm not here, will you come out to entertain guests in a T-shirt?" Yu Chen frowned, even more angry than before.

Louie had nothing to do with him, he didn't even know why he was angry, so he had to take the best policy: "Leave me alone and go to your studio, Rachel. I can't even work if you sit here. "

Yu Chen stood up abruptly, and even raised his voice: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Baguette! I really shouldn't have dreamed of turning baguettes into macarons. My self-righteous efforts turned out to be hindering you It’s okay! I’ll just go, slippers or vest, please feel free!”

Louis was bewildered by his inexplicable anger, just as he was about to reach out to pull him, he sideways avoided him and went around.Seeing Yu Chen walking out of the store, Louis followed step by step, but a customer behind him shouted "Give me a glass of water, please".

Yu Chen stepped out the door and said coldly, "Didn't you hear someone asking for water? You should be busy, I won't bother you."

Now following him out, Yu Chen was about to get angry at him for neglecting the customer again, Louis was in a dilemma, and finally pushed back into the store by his cold eyes to deal with the customer.

It wasn't until 06:30, near dinnertime, that traffic at his bakery slowed down, giving him time to catch his breath and sort out the altercation.

It's a pity that Jean-Luc is always good at making unexpected incidents. Just a second before he cleaned the restaurant and was about to close to go to the next door, he stepped into the store door: "Louis, I'm here to buy an apple pie. Besides, Grandma Mary has something to ask you, I brought her here."

As soon as Grandma Mary entered the door, she asked, "What's the matter with you and Mr. Yu, Louis?"

"Are you the surveillance camera in my store? Why don't you know we had a fight if you weren't in the store?"