owlsbooks Chapter 454
Chapter 454
Chapter 454
By November, the temperature in the air is even cooler.
People have changed into long sleeves for autumn, and if it is night, those who are afraid of the cold will wrap a scarf around their necks.
After breakfast, Hanamaru Hanabi sat on the carpet in the entrance, lowered her head to put on a pair of pink sneakers.
Her movements are very careful. She will slowly untie the laces of the sneakers, then put her little feet in white socks in, tie the laces at the end, and repeat with the other foot.
Standing in front of her and watching her movements, Uesugi Kai couldn't help comparing himself with her.
Wearing sneakers, there is no way to re-lace your own.
Just put your feet in hard, squat down and lift the sunken instep, and you're done.
Hanamaru Hanabi stood up, feeling a little uncomfortable. She turned her head to the side, looked down at her raised feet, and hit the floor of the entrance with her shoes. I am much taller than Uesugi Kai:
"Okay, Kai-san."
"It feels like girls are careful," Uesugi Kai said, and he watched Hanamaru Hanabi's outfit today, a black autumn sweater with the zipper pulled up to the neckline, a pair of light-colored sports shorts that did not reach the knees, and she just wore A nice pair of pink sneakers.
"Is there?" Hanamaru Hanabi didn't know what he was referring to.
"No, nothing."
Taking the elevator downstairs, Kai Uesugi took Hanamaru Hanabi and started running in the city.
From the door of the house to the foot of the Tokyo Tower, and then to Hibiya Park, then ran up the moat of the Imperial Palace, looked at the double bridge with the closed gate, and continued to move towards Meiji University.
Kaoru Uesugi looked up at the sky, the morning wind was blowing around his neck
Every time he runs, Uesugi Kai can clearly feel the surge of air in his lungs. The fresh air reminds him of seeing green leaves covered with water droplets in the early morning.
His steps are big and steady, the muscles of his calf bear the impact of the ground, and his whole legs seem to be in alternate movements, experiencing the feeling of running.
Uesugi Kai looked at Hanamaru Hanabi who was trying to maintain the running rhythm in front of him, smiled, and speeded up to her side:
"Need a break?"
Hanamaru Hanabi's forehead was full of sweat, and her hair raised back, indicating the howling of the wind, and her voice became short as she ran:
"It's okay"
"Okay, keep going!"
Uesugi Kai smiled and encouraged the girl, then accelerated forward and ran in front of her.
Hanamaru Hanabi saw herself gradually distanced from him, gritted her teeth, and accelerated to keep up.
The husband and wife insist on morning running on this route every day, which can be regarded as a unique landscape. Many morning running fellows will say hello to them when they pass by.
Of course, Uesugi Kai felt that Hanabi's youthful appearance attracted everyone's attention.
Who doesn't like cute girls in sports department?
Everyone wants to get acquainted.
Without stopping, the two ran across the moat of the Imperial Palace, passed through the iconic Budokan, and arrived near Meiji University. Although this is a highly urbanized residential area, there are many old buildings and Western-style churches and mansions, there are several parks nearby, and there are many morning joggers in the morning, most of whom are young people.
"Whoo~"
Under the pine tree in the park, Kai Uesugi, who was sweating all over his head, put a 200-yen coin in front of the vending machine and pressed two bottles of mineral water.
Hanamaru Hanabi was sitting on a bench at this time, her pink sneakers were stepping on the pavement that looked like red bricks, she lowered her head, breathing heavily.
"Rest for a while." Uesugi Kai took two bottles of mineral water to Hanamaru Hanabi's side, looked at her pink and sweaty side face, smiled and encouraged, "I ran ten kilometers today, it was great."
"But, I couldn't keep up with Kai-kun's rhythm." The cold air in the morning seemed to fill his lungs, and Hanamaru Hanabi felt that the dizziness in his head was much less.
"Don't keep trying to keep up with me, how long have you been exercising." Uesugi Kai handed her a bottle of mineral water in his hand.
"Then, Huahuo's grade is still passable?"
"Rather than being qualified, it's better to say that it's great. Few girls can persist for ten kilometers."
Kai Uesugi smiled, unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water. He leaned back on the bench, his eyes were covered by the shade of the pine trees above, and the morning sun shone through the gaps in the leaves, hitting Hanamaru Hanahi's sweaty side face .
Kaoru Uesugi was exposed to the sun, closed his eyes involuntarily, took a deep breath in his lungs, felt the fresh air intertwined by the sun and green leaves, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked the girl beside him in a good mood:
"Do you feel that after running, everything becomes a lot more refreshing?"
"Ah."
"Then keep at it, and your body will get better."
Hanamaru Hanabi was holding the bottle of mineral water that was [-]/[-] full in both hands, and placed it on her legs. Her eyes were fixed on the bottle, and the transparent water rippled with the golden brilliance of the sun:
"actually."
Uesugi Kai heard the voice, stopped looking up, and turned to look at her.
"Actually, Huahuo really wants a baby." Her fingers gripped the bottle tightly, her voice was very thin and soft.
"Do you want Huahuo sauce?"
"Yeah, the baby of Huahuo and Kai-kun will definitely be very good, and will be very cute. It will call Kai-kun's father and Huahuo's mother."
Uesugi Kai heard the girl's tangled and expectant voice, and his heart softened.
"Hua Huo Jiang can tell me the reason? Why do you want it?"
"I don't know."
Kai Uesugi put the mineral water aside, turned sideways, and grabbed her soft little hand:
"Let's regenerate a few years later."
"How many years later?"
"Hua Huo Sauce, you are too young, then"
"Hmm. Hanabi is very happy to be with Kai-kun now, and shouldn't ask too much." Hanamaru Hanabi lowered her face halfway.
Uesugi Kai saw that there were few people in the park, so he fell down directly, leaned his head on her lap, and faced her little face with a smile.
Hanamaru Hanabi was taken aback by his action.
"Mr. Zhao."
Uesugi Kai smelled the fragrance from her body due to exercise, looked at her lovely face and said: "Hanabi, with you, every day is happy, so smile, we still have tomorrow."
Seeing his smile and hearing his words, Hanamaru Hanabi couldn't help smiling.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the mimi coffee shop, the sky is clear and bright.
Kaoru Uesugi parked his bicycle and walked to the second floor. When he was at the corner, he happened to see Hanamaru Hanabi. She should have just gone upstairs at this time, and she hadn't had time to open the door of the coffee shop.
She also spotted Kai Uesugi approaching from under the stairs.
"Kai-kun, how about having a baby with Hanabi?"
Hanamaru Hanabi has a cute smile that has never changed.
As soon as Uesugi Kai heard this tone, he knew that she was Kurohanabi, so he looked into her eyes and said:
"you are too young"
"Are you young? I had a firework when my mother was around, and I was pregnant when I was in college."
"This... is different." Kai Uesugi tried to say.
"No? There's nothing wrong," Hanamaru Hanabi placed her right hand on her belly, "Kai-kun, Hanabi here already wants to conceive Kai-kun's baby."
"."
"Why doesn't Kai-kun want a baby? How cute."
"this."
"Hey, Hanabi got it."
After saying these words with some playfulness, Hanamaru Hanabi jumped into the coffee shop.
Uesugi Kai listened to the sound of the wind chimes that followed, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
It's okay to have a daughter.
Having a son, isn't it necessary to share the love of fireworks with yourself?
No, such a thing can never exist.
Why should the brat share Huahuo's love with him equally! ?
Kaoru Uesugi then walked into the coffee shop.
When he came to the front desk, Li Hai Xiaoqiao greeted him with a smile:
"Good afternoon, Uesugi-kun."
"good afternoon."
Kaoru Uesugi looked inside the store, but Totsuka hadn't come yet.
At present, this guy has been working in the coffee shop for a week, and he said that he wants to get closer to Xiaoqiao, but there has been no progress.
"I thought Uesugi-kun wouldn't be here today due to his shift schedule." Xiaoqiao Lihai said while handing him a cup of coffee prepared in advance, "How about Uesugi-kun tasting today's coffee?"
Uesugi Kai picked up the cup very familiarly, put it to his mouth and sipped it lightly, remained silent for a few seconds, and said:
"Not bad, don't have a taste."
Lihai Kohashi's pupils dilated tightly, "Uesugi-kun, do you agree?"
"Having its own characteristics is a great improvement, and it is not ineffective."
Jingle~
The wind chime rang, and a guest came in.
Kai Uesugi put down his glass and saw a guy in a casual denim jacket walking in, with a camera hanging around his neck, and a pair of casual trousers.
The other party seemed to be visiting the store for the first time, looking at the decoration of the store with novel eyes.
"welcome."
The middle-aged man walked to the front desk and looked carefully at Kai Uesugi's face, then stretched out a finger, smiled and said to him:
"One cup, espresso."
Xiaoqiao Lihai, who was standing on Uesugi Kai, noticed this man, and was obviously taken aback.
The middle-aged man smiled at her as a salute, and then turned his gaze back to Uesugi Kai.
"Espresso, um, is there anything else you need?" Kai Uesugi said.
"No, no need."
The man pulled up a stool, sat in front of the bar, and watched Kai Uesugi take over the grinder and drip filter cup brought by Lihai Kohashi, "Oh, you want to use the traditional method of foaming?"
Uesugi Kai replied in a flat tone while operating:
"There are not many customers, so this method will be used."
"Nowadays, coffee shops basically use coffee machines. Baristas who use the traditional filter method are cherished like green trees in the desert in this area."
The man didn't say much, just watched Uesugi Kai's steps of making coffee.
When it was brewing, Kai Uesugi raised his eyes and asked, "How's the taste?"
"Bitter." The man still smiled.
Uesugi Kai understood and lowered the temperature of the hot water machine by about 5 degrees.
In less than 5 minutes, a cup of espresso coffee appeared in front of the man.
"Please enjoy."
The man pinched the cup holder and shook the cup gently, allowing the thick and thick part of the coffee to sink to the bottom, while the light and thinner end floated on the surface. When the temperature was right, he put the cup to his mouth, took a sip, and let the The coffee covered his entire tongue and all his mouth.
Immediately, the aroma of coffee lingered.
"Good, good, good."
The man said three times in a row, put down the cup, and smiled all over his face. He stood on the bar with his hands crossed, and looked at Kai Sugi with a smile:
"I'm not going to cut corners, I'm the head barista of Winstons, and I want to invite you to work in our coffee shop."
Kaoru Uesugi didn't speak.
The man with stubble smiled again, pointed to the cup of coffee in front of him and said:
"I can tell that your coffee style is not learned in Japan. Although the water temperature and astringency of this cup of espresso are very close to the astringency of traditional Japanese coffee, but in the base, it gives people a light roast of Northern Europe. Original."
Xiaoqiao Lihai heard in the clouds behind, and asked in a low voice:
"What's the difference?"
The man smiled slightly and explained: "Japan generally adopts slow-fire and long-term roasting techniques. It usually takes more than 10 minutes from raw beans to roasting, which is much higher than the average roasting rhythm of 15 minutes in Europe and the United States. Slow-fire roasting makes the coffee dynamic and stable. The complete Maynard reaction allows the coffee to produce a greater amount of "Maynardin" components during the roasting process.
"Let the Japanese coffee taste mellow and thick, sweet and slightly bitter.
"Nordic people like the original flavor, like clean, refreshing, bright, and delicate aroma, and don't like earthy, smoky, burnt, and too strong fermented wine flavors. This is a fundamental difference in style. I drank so many The coffee prepared by Japanese baristas does not belong to the flavor of the country, so you can taste it naturally.
"Nordic light-roasted coffee is roasted in a unique way. Some people call it "fire-light roasting." At first glance.
"Traditional Italian coffees are all "blended coffees", which pay the most attention to the roasted flavor of coffee (referring to the taste of coffee imparted by roasting, such as cocoa, caramel, smoky, etc.) and not to the original flavor.
"It's exactly the opposite of the Nordic style, so Nordic people can't drink espresso."
"Although this gentleman has been working hard to get closer to Italian coffee, his long-term habits have caused his coffee to have a fundamental difference from the coffee's proper style."
When Uesugi Kai heard this, he understood that this guy was deliberately choosing espresso.
The middle-aged man said this, looked at the half-drinked cup of coffee, and said:
"But it is undeniable that this cup of coffee has the unique taste of the barista. It will not make Italians feel uncomfortable when drinking it, and it will be easy for Nordic people to accept. It is the kind of flavor that only belongs to you. It is great, or it is Exquisite!"
When the man said this, his eyes turned to Uesugi Kai again:
"Sir, are you interested in joining our Winstons? Our team has a first-class status and first-class contacts in Tokyo. We will regularly participate in the World Barista Competition every year. The salary will definitely not be worse than your current income, or even several times higher. salary."
Winston?
Kaoru Uesugi had no intention of listening to this guy boasting about himself, so he dragged Lihai Kohashi to the other side and asked:
"Is this guy famous?"
"Ah."
Lihai Xiaoqiao nodded. In order to learn about coffee, she got to know many famous baristas in Tokyo on the Internet. The man with stubble in front of her was similar to the status of Makoto Shinkai in the animation industry.
(End of this chapter)