Chapter 6: Turbulence in the Bar Five

  "Bai Yaoyao, you're really good at talking nonsense."

  A Sha was silent for half a day before finally uttering this sentence.

  Knowing that this was her "spring intention" to me, I immediately became proud and shamelessly said: "I call this rich associative thinking."

  "A Yao, you're really good at simplifying complex things. Your imagination is so rich." Cheng Qiao's bright eyes shone with delight as she looked at me.

  Under his clear gaze like autumn water, I felt a bit embarrassed and prepared to introduce another dessert.

  "Wow, what's this?" Tony suddenly pointed at a transparent glass bowl on the side and asked me.

  I couldn't help but smile slyly: "That one, is bergamot honey tea. Although it's called tea, it's also brewed with warm water, because using boiling water to brew the bergamot and honey would destroy the nutrients and original flavor, just like that fourth dessert that made its last appearance in spring..."

  "It's 'Spring Breeze Once'." Qiao Cheng surprisingly spoke out before me in a soft voice.

  I looked at him with surprise: "Xiao Qiao, you can see it so quickly, really my soulmate!"

  "Because I've taken a physiology class." He said, then seemed to blush and shifted his gaze to another dessert.

  Hmm, this expression, has he already imagined it?

  I sheepishly explained to Tony: "This actually requires looking beyond the surface, the idiom 'spring breeze once' specifically means... you can ask Ah Qian to explain it to you. Then look at the bowl, isn't each grain of yellow fruit pulp wrapped around a seed? These black seeds are very smooth and can be eaten, the key is that there are quite a few of them, piled up in heaps. With a light stir of the spoon, they immediately start floating up and down, swimming happily in the water. Originally I wanted to add white sugar. But thinking about that thing... hmm, I think it's better to be more gentle, so I used honey for flavor."

  It's come to this point, shouldn't they understand by now?

  As expected, Ah Qian's mouth twitched: "Bai Yao, you really have no bottom line."

  I raised my chin triumphantly.

  Lan Jie and Xi Jie, two people with not low cultural levels, looked at me with gazes that also carried ill intentions: "Boss's wife, as a young unmarried woman, you really understand a lot of things."

  I calmly said: "In those years I also attended a physiology knowledge popularization course."

  Cheng Qiao looked at me thoughtfully: "Warm and gentle?"

  I looked back at him with a profound meaning: "Xiao Qiao, don't worry about this matter, someone will help you solve it naturally when the time comes."

  He was taken aback for a moment. He curved his good-looking eyes and smiled: "Really?"

  I just nodded in agreement.

  "Stop being coy over there and continue speaking."

  "Hey, stop using those words carelessly, how can you use 'niang' between me and Xiao Qiao...". I muttered a few sentences, but Tony, still confused, began to explain another thing.

  "This is 'Spring Breeze Swaying', that's what I think. Since it's going to sway, we naturally need some exciting tools to go with it. Originally, I was thinking of using a banana boat to get by, but then I couldn't bear to waste such a good opportunity, and I couldn't go chop down some bamboo to make a miniature bamboo raft, so I had to use a water caltrop instead."

  "Is that a persimmon? Did the taxi driver grow it at home? I've never seen such an ugly thing, can you eat it?" Tony picked up a whole persimmon from the side and studied it curiously.

  "It's not Taxi's family. It's Sakya, the Sakya of Sakyamuni, also known as the legendary Buddha. What you said is ugly. But belittling the Buddha's hairstyle will get you sent to hell! Alright, no more interrupting, wait till I finish." I waved my hand dismissively at Tony and continued explaining.

  "And since it's a spring feeling, it can't just be a single taste. So I dug out the light yellow pulp in the middle, cut it into small pieces, and mixed it with the sour and sweet white pitaya, purple dragon fruit, and green kiwi, and put them back into the fruit shell. The ice cream in the middle is rose-flavored, because some methods of making roses have a certain effect, which can be used to set the scene here. Also, I intentionally cut the jackfruit in half and left it connected, first to save space, and secondly, I think that when the time comes, you can cover it up to avoid embarrassment... Hmm, it seems like I've really thought too much about this. Whatever, the two small paper umbrellas on the stem and the lime slices are purely decorative."

  I held back Lan's urge to speak and took out the last dessert from the freezer. Although the kitchen temperature was lower than the hall, it would still melt a bit if taken out for too long, so I tried to be concise: "This is 'Spring Light', which I think is the freshest one. The layer on top is all fresh mint leaves, and underneath, you can't see that there's coconut milk ice cream with lychee meat without pits. That's it, Lan and Xi sisters, take it out with Xiao Qiao, remember to explain it just like I did, and see if the guests are satisfied."

  "Yes!" Lan Jie and Xi Jie responded in unison, looking at the four desserts with excitement, their hands shaking slightly. I helped them carefully place one dessert on a tray for each of them, and they slowly made their way to the door.

  "A Yao, this time you'll definitely make a big profit." Xiao Qiao's eyes sparkled with amusement, her voice soft and gentle, causing my heart to skip several beats.

  "Haha, if we don't make money now, when will we? Xiao Qiao, hurry up, don't let the milk melt!" I urged anxiously.

  He smiled and walked away, the kitchen door had just been pushed open, and the noisy sound in the hall suddenly poured in, seemingly more excited than usual.

  As soon as that thick and heavy door closed again, I couldn't help but burst out laughing: "The day when you'll be crowned the queen of desserts is not far away."

  "Look at you acting so smug, what if the customer isn't satisfied?" As she said this, A-Qian's mouth corners also slightly curled up.

  "Joking aside, even if the work isn't great, it wins with my unique interpretation." I laughed for a while and took out two more "Spring Light" ice cream from the freezer. "Come try the taste, I used to make mint ice cream and milk tea with peppermint leaves, but I've never tried using mint on cow's milk ice cream before, just looking at it is refreshing!" Y stammered: "Shallow, do I also need to help try the taste?"

  "I raised an eyebrow and said: 'You want to eat too? Then go get it yourself, I only got enough for me and Ah Qian.'"

  His face twitched: "No, actually I mean I don't want to eat."

  A nodded slightly: "Since you're so interested in that persimmon, just cut one yourself and eat it directly with a spoon." Y immediately took the persimmon in his hand to the cutting board.

  She gently parted the mint leaves, scooped a spoonful of iced milk into her mouth, and only after a while said: "I didn't expect this 'spring light' flavor to be so good, it's even fresher than eating plain mint leaves."

  "It's delicious here, but outside it's a surprise that comes with 'spring light'."

  "What does it mean?" Ah Qian looked at me sensitively.

  I savored a mouthful of minty milk ice cream, feeling refreshed and invigorated as the cool, refreshing air quickly spread throughout my body: "Oh ho ho, the legendary Dark Cuisine, huh."

  ps：

  Thank you for the peace talisman reward from [Bei Chen Ruo Shang]!

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