Peaceful journey

"An Ning, take this cake outside." Zhang Haibo pointed to a small porcelain plate by his hand, and the voice came out from the mask on his face, in a low voice.

The girl in a white apron put down her piping nozzle and raised her head. Her small face was tightly hidden behind a big mask, her bangs were lifted up, and a hat was covered on top of her head, revealing A white and clean forehead and a pair of moist and clear eyes.

She walked over, silently, with very light steps, and she didn't speak, as light and delicate as a cat.

She took the plate to the front window, and just as she put down the small plate, someone outside quickly picked it up.

An Ning came back again, ready to continue practicing flower mounting.Zhang Haibo looked at her lowered head and earnest eyebrows, thinking of the two days he had brought her, his only feeling was that this child was too obedient.She looks small and not in good health, but no matter what he asks her to do, she will do it obediently. For example, he asked her to practice flower mounting today, and she has to learn how to frame a rose one day. An Ning just stood there all morning and squeezed the butter. The flowers that were squeezed out changed from shapeless at the beginning to a prototype, and there was no sign of impatience or reluctance on her face.

Looking at the time, he called her, "An Ning."

The little girl looked over, her slender eyebrows were thick and light, and her eyebrows were gentle and graceful willow leaf eyebrows. Her eyes were big, and her eyelids were neither deep nor shallow. The clear and bright pupils dilute this charm again, and become clean and fresh.Coupled with the fair skin that is almost like cream, the little girl can see how good-looking she is wearing a mask.

Having been told about An Ning a long time ago, Zhang Haibo smiled at her: "It's time to get off work, take a break, uncle left you a piece of cake."

He took out the refrigerated cake box from the freezer on the side, a small one, but the size of his palm, covered with a transparent plastic cover, and you can see the pink cream inside, with a red strawberry lying in the middle of the cream, the color of strawberry Bright, surrounded by a circle of colorful sugar beads, very beautiful.

An Ning received it with crooked eyebrows, her big eyes were full of bright joy.

According to my mother, this Uncle Zhang is her former classmate. He graduated from high school and did not go to university. Instead, he came out to learn his favorite desserts. He has made desserts for many years, and now he is a very good pastry chef. He is very famous in China. Xiahua Dessert shop as a chef.

He originally took an apprentice with him, but the apprentice left the mountain. He resigned and went to another shop some time ago. He said that Xia Hua already had a master. .

Zhang Haibo understands his apprentice's thoughts, and is worried about recruiting another job. Although a dessert shop is not big, sometimes there are too many people and he can't handle it alone.

It just so happened that Zhang Tingting found him. Zhang Tingting wanted An Ning to learn art, and Zhang Haibo wanted to find someone to help him.

In a dessert shop, the owner is usually the owner, but the owner is also hired, and he doesn't know anything about the bakery. She just takes care of the waiters and cashiers in the front, and let Zhang Haibo make the decisions later. After all, he is in this shop. I have been in the store for two years and have deep experience.

Zhang Haibo saw that An Ning was young and the child of a friend, and he didn't ask her to do anything these days, either carrying the dishes, helping to carry things and wash the utensils, or teaching her how to make things, because she has no foundation , he taught her from scratch, and today he taught her how to decorate flowers with cream.

An Ning put the cake aside, and looked down at a flower framed under her hand. The cream was pink, and the flower was a little soft and awkward, but fortunately, it could be seen that it was a rose.You must know that at first she didn't even understand how to squeeze cream, but Zhang Haibo taught her how to squeeze out patterns and shapes, and the first one, she only squeezed out a strange-shaped thing, Zhang Haibo didn't Recognize that it is a flower.

There was an oven in the bakery, and even with the air conditioner turned on, the temperature was still a bit high, and they were dressed tightly. An Ning stood all morning, and could feel his clothes soaked in sweat.

"Why, do you still want to learn?" Zhang Haibo walked over.

An Ning looked up at him and nodded seriously.After officially learning baking, she realized that she knew too little about baking, and the things she made were just for fun.

Real baking is not simple at all, and there is a lot of knowledge in it.She has to learn how to knead dough, learn to control the time and temperature of the oven, learn to beat the egg liquid, and the seasoning of the cake is also very important, as well as decorating and coloring, all of which are indispensable.

Not only the skills need to be strengthened, but the endurance and character are also tested. In the past few days, she has been studying with Zhang Haibo, and she has also seen his life as a pastry chef.Maybe outsiders think that making desserts and cakes is easy and beautiful, but An Ning doesn't think so now.

Even though An Ning didn't do a lot these days, she saw Zhang Haibo standing all day making cakes, his face was so red from the oven when he baked the bread, and there were many people in the shop before a cake was finished, and there was shouting outside. It's next.His face is always covered with sweat, and his waist is sore and his legs hurt after work.

She wanted to learn more quickly so that she could help Uncle Zhang with some things. Unlike now, she didn't understand anything and could only stand aside and watch.

Zhang Haibo looked carefully at the pink cream flowers in front of her, nodded and smiled and said, "Well done, I can see that you should have mastered a little skill in mounting flowers, and you can do so well in one morning, An Ning, you are very good at this." talented."

An Ning blinked her eyes shyly, her face blushed quietly under the mask.She feels bad about it...

Zhang Haibo said: "I heard from your mother that you like making desserts very much. Don't worry, I will teach you everything I can, as long as you are willing to learn."

He said that she is talented, not lying, he has seen An Ning's performance these days, before he taught her how to make face-to-face, she understood the trick in one day, and within two days she could not be busy with him. When I came, I did it myself.Today, he only demonstrated the mounting of flowers twice for her to see, and it was meant to be a test. Sure enough, she did it well all morning.

She is old and mature, he can see that this little girl not only wants to learn art, she also loves desserts from the bottom of her heart, and she can endure hardships when she calms down, so she is a very good student candidate.

An Ning heard what he said, but since she couldn't speak and Xiaoben wasn't around, she couldn't answer, so she could only bend her eyes and nod her head vigorously, trying to express her willingness to learn, especially her desire to learn from him.

Zhang Haibo himself loves desserts very much. He has gained weight in middle age, and his round head and brain look very kind. He took off his hat and mask, and patted An Ning on the shoulder with a smile, "Then go out to eat first, it's time, Practice again in the afternoon."

Looking at the obedient and clever nodding girl who was about the same age as his brat, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that it would be better to have a girl.The girl is the little cotton-padded jacket of her parents, she doesn't talk back or rebellious, she is cute and sensible, and she looks all right.It's not like the debt collector at home, who makes trouble every day, and the school has called him so many times to go home and grow up.

At noon, I eat takeaway with the staff in the store. Xia Hua takes a small but refined way. The store is not big, and there are not many shop assistants. An Ning is an apprentice. One lunch is included, and it costs 1000 yuan a month.In Haishi, a first-tier city, 1000 yuan is not much, but for An Ning, whose annual New Year's money is only 400 yuan, it is already a huge sum of money.For this reason, she works very seriously and does not feel tired at all.

When the shop owner heard that Zhang Haibo wanted to take a little girl as an apprentice, the little girl quit after working for only two months, so she didn't really want to agree.Seeing that An Ning was small and looked like a minor, she didn't dare to randomly accept people, so she sent a report to the boss above, and got instructions from the boss that she could accept her, so she accepted it with doubts.

However, during these few days of getting along, she fell in love with this little girl. She looks weak but can endure hardships and stand hard work. She can't speak but always smiles softly. The smile is cute and sweet.For a woman who loves beautiful things, such a child is the most pleasing thing.

During the meal, the shop owner Zhou Lan would pick up some food for An Ning from time to time, and kept saying, "You're so skinny, eat more, and you'll be better if you gain weight."

The An Ning bowl was full of vegetables, and the clerk smiled and said, "An Ning, my sister will make milk tea for you later."

For the kindness of others, An Ning is always grateful. After eating a big bowl of rice, her belly swelled and she was stuffed with a cup of milk tea. An Ning was afraid of overeating, so she said she would go to the front to help.There are two waitresses in the front. They are on shift at noon, and now there is only one person busy in front.

She turned from the back kitchen to the front. She was wearing a brown skirt with an apron pocket. The edge of the skirt was complicated with lace, and there was a cute bear pattern on the middle skirt. It was a small size tailor-made for An Ning. , with a belt tied around his waist, stretching out a waist that seemed to break if it was folded.

Originally, she didn't have any clothes. She was working in the back kitchen and didn't need to come to the front, but one day she saw the beautiful little skirt worn by the waitress sister. Zhang Lan noticed the love in her eyes, so she ordered another one.

On the first day she put it on, the delivery man in the store, the young lady at the front desk, and the waiter sister all surrounded her with bright eyes, muttering about loli, maid, Lolita, etc., An Ning She seldom surfs the Internet and has never watched anime, so naturally she can't understand the vocabulary in their mouths, but after that, those brothers and sisters always want her to wear work clothes.

The lady at the front desk saw her come out and waved to her: "An Ning, I'm not busy today, you can go back and take a nap for a while."

An Ning shook her head, took a small notebook and wrote: My sister hasn't had lunch yet, you go to eat and I'll read it for you.

She rubbed her stomach again and wrote: I was full just now, I need to move around, or I will grow fleshy.

The little girl in a maid skirt lowered her head to touch her belly, her long soft hair hung smoothly by her ears, her pointed chin had a beautiful curve, her fair face was clean and flawless, and even tiny fluff could be seen.

The front desk was shocked by the cuteness, and was moved by her thoughtful behavior. He stretched out his sinful hand to pinch her slender face. Seeing the little girl look over with wide and shallow eyes, he just retracted his words. The hand said: "You can't even pinch the meat, it would be nice to have a little more meat."

An Ning's eyes were soft, and she tugged on her sleeve with thin white fingers, shook her slightly, and pointed to the lounge behind.

The lady at the front desk covered her face, the blood tank was empty: "Okay, okay, I'm going to eat, you just collect the money in front, you don't need to carry the plate."

The author has something to say:

An Ning's diary: July [-]rd, sunny.I learned how to mount flowers today, and I was praised by Uncle Zhang. I am a little embarrassed. I am not good enough, so I have to keep working hard.There are also sisters in the store who are very easy-going and enthusiastic. I am really lucky to meet very good people.Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated the nutrient solution for me~

Thanks to the little angels who voted for [Line mines]: 3 xyt_TAN; 2 pieces of grilled rice skin with pork belly, a silver coin, and 1 from an anonymous net; [-] piece from Super Boy Han Xiaobai;

Thanks to the little angel who irrigated [nutrient solution]:

Super Boy Han Xiaobai 8 bottles;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!