Chapter 14 Section Fourteen

"Since my brother said so... I understand." Taifu replied. "Where is it quiet?" "I agree." "Well. Then, the last job, do it well! With the money, we can also open a small shop somewhere." Gong Yi said with a smile. It was just after 8:30 when Togami Yukinari stepped into the door of the "Togami Pavilion" Hiroo store.The shop is bustling.There are many regular customers in front of the counter.When Xingcheng passed by them, he whispered hello. After talking for a while with the old couple who visited the store once a month after opening, he continued to walk deeper.Tables are almost full.

Gao Gao Saori sat at a small table in the corner.It looked like he had finished his meal and was sipping black tea. Xingcheng returned to the counter, looked at the bill, and silently wrote down the menu she ordered. Afterwards, he approached Saori again.Seemingly aware of it, she raised her head.Seeing her greeted with a smiling face, Xing Cheng's heart fluttered, and his body shook slightly.As for the reason, he didn't know either. "Order tonkatsu?" he asked. "Hmm. Very tasty." "Great. May I sit here?" He pointed to the chair opposite. "Please sit down." Hearing her consent, Xingcheng sat down, called the waiter, and ordered a cup of coffee.

"Didn't expect you to come alone. Thought you would come with friends." "That's what I planned, but my friend suddenly has something urgent." "That's it. Then we can come back another day." "I thought about it too, but it all happened after I made an appointment with Mr. Togami, and it will cause trouble for you in another day." Xingcheng shook his head heavily. "That's not the case. It was originally because of my excessive demands. Hey, I'm really sorry, but it made you worry." "Don't worry, I don't hate eating alone." Saori smiled and drank her black tea.

The finished coffee has arrived.After taking a sip, he straightened his back and looked at her. "So, can you tell me the shortcomings of our store?" She waved her hands in a panic. "Ah, it's not a shortcoming. Ordinary people would probably laugh it off, but I just care a little bit. So, I'm helpless when you're so serious about it." "I want to hear it as a reference. Please be straightforward." Xingcheng put his hands on his knees. Saori showed a slightly distressed expression, then nodded as if making up her mind. "I see. Then, I'm going to be blunt. What I care about is the table at the counter."

"What's wrong?" "There are always a lot of regular customers there. Chatting happily with the shop assistants, it's like family." "Is there something wrong?" "French restaurants and Italian restaurants also have regular customers, but they don't have such a lively scene, and there are no seats at the counter." "Wouldn't it be nice to have a table at the counter?" However, Saori did not nod. "That's not the problem. It's just that for a first-time customer like me, there is a slightly uncomfortable atmosphere, as if being excluded."

"You are overthinking. It is true that compared with French restaurants and Italian restaurants, there are more regular customers here, but this is the advantage of Western food restaurants. You will definitely get used to the atmosphere here if you come here more." After listening, she thought for a moment. "However, it's weird to have to get used to the atmosphere just to eat." "Really? But..." At this time, Xingcheng smiled wryly, "I'm sorry, but I refuted it even though I proposed to hear the opinions. It's really wrong." "I apologize for making you feel uncomfortable. It's just an outsider's opinion, so please don't worry about it."

"No, I will refer to it. So far, it has never been considered." Xingcheng took out a notepad from his pocket and wrote it down: think about how to treat regular customers. "However," Saori said, "the food is delicious, really." "thanks." As soon as Xingcheng finished speaking, she shrugged and smiled.Looking at this smiling face, he felt a throbbing heartbeat in his chest again. Paying attention to Hushen Xingcheng's reaction, Jing Nai felt that she was finally in control of the situation.As expected, he is an honest, honest and hard-working man.Moreover, I have never suffered from the cunning and scheming of women.He never dreamed that Gao Gao Zuo Xuri, who was talking about his thoughts just now, was planning how to play him in his hands.

Rest assured, it seems to be going well at this pace.she thinks.However, this kind of self-comforting thought has hardly been present before. In fact, she also vaguely noticed that her mood this time was a little different from before.As for the reason, she didn't know.It is an exaggeration to say that a sense of guilt spreads faintly in my heart.It's not that I haven't encountered this kind of situation before, but it seems to be difficult to get rid of this feeling now.Usually, the belief that the duped person deserved it always wins over the guilt. Something seems different tonight.Normally, she would pretend to be steady and secretly look down on the other party, but this time she felt as if she had been seen through.

Maybe it's because of this store.The moment she entered the store, she was abnormally unable to think calmly, and felt that the ancient door hidden in the corner of her heart seemed to be pushed open.However, she didn't hate this feeling.Instead, he unknowingly dropped his guard.She was a little overwhelmed. Probably because this is a western restaurant, Shizuna thought.It is quite different from the "Ariake" run by my parents in the past. This store is spacious and high-end.But there was something deja vu in the air that pervaded the place.The atmosphere seemed to bring back her memories of the days when she was a child, when she never thought about fraud or anything like that innocence.

"What's the matter?" Xing Cheng asked, with a look of anxiety on his face. "No, nothing." Jing Nai shook her head. "Is there anything else you care about? You can do whatever you want. Please don't worry about it. It's okay to speak up. The opinions of guests who have no professional knowledge and preconceived notions are of great reference value to us." Xingcheng still asked enthusiastically . Shizuna put down her teacup, glanced around, and said: "Then there is another place." "What is it?" Xingcheng leaned forward slightly.

"The seats inside. I was a little concerned just now." "in?" There is a separate space inside the store with four tables.The customers sitting there are usually couples. "Only the light in that place is different." Jing Nai said. Xingcheng nodded. "It's prepared for guests who want to have a peaceful meal with important people, well, they are basically couples." As he said that, Xingcheng looked at Jing Nai, "Is there anything wrong?" "It's a good consideration, but I don't think the angle of the light is very good." "Angle?" Surprised, Xingcheng looked inside again. "Basically, the light inside is very dim, and then strong light is cast from one direction, showing shadows on the face. In this way, the face of the person does not look very pleasing to the eye." "Eh, so?" "It's like shining a flashlight on a person's face from below in the dark. It's quite scary. Exaggerating, that's what it is." "I see. I never thought of it. However, I don't know how I look in the eyes of others." "By noticing the faces of other customers, and then imagining yourself. Women often imagine themselves in other people's eyes in this way." Xing Cheng nodded in admiration. "For men, I can't even think of this point. I will also refer to this point. Thank you." Xingcheng wrote down a few more notes on the notepad, and looked at the seats inside again, "The new store will take these into consideration. , It would be better to revise the lighting problems of other stores as well.” "New shop?" "Actually, a new store will be opened in Azabu Juban. I have been having a headache on how to arrange this store. I want to hear Ms. Gao's opinion. I will be in charge of this store from opening preparation to operation." Like Koichi's investigation, Shizuna nodded while thinking. "That's it, it's amazing." "This opportunity is hard-won, so I want to make something different from other stores. However, it is easier said than done." "What kind of store do you want to make?" Jing Nai asked.As if waiting for this question, Xingcheng's eyes lit up. "In a word, it is a restaurant where customers can have a pleasant conversation. To me, the current 'Togami-tei' is too much. Because of this, it lacks an atmosphere where you can talk easily. Not to mention the noise, the dining Timely chats are indispensable. Although whether you can have a good chat varies from person to person, I think it will also be affected by the design of the store and the service attitude of the store staff.” Seeing Xingcheng smiling brightly, Jing Nai wondered: Has this person never stirred up the latent evil in human hearts?In her heart came the idea of ​​wanting him to suffer, and wanting him to know that human nature is inherently evil.But, on the other hand, she envied his innocence. "Actually," Xingcheng said with an expression like a primary school student coming up with a new prank. "I have an eye-catching menu." "What is it?" "That's right," he lowered his voice, "rice with diced beef." "Eh?" Jing Nai's eyes widened, "The secret weapon is diced beef with rice?" Xing Cheng nodded heavily. "Of course, it's more than that. There are set meals. After eating fish or meat, rice with diced beef is served. The appetizers are all to add the deliciousness of rice with diced beef." "Sounds good. But won't it be too much?" "In order to match the appetite of women, the amount of all dishes must be adjusted." "It seems that I am quite confident in the diced beef rice bowl." Xingcheng nodded vigorously, his chest flaring slightly. "My family's shop has become the size it is today thanks to the diced beef rice. It has caused customers to come in droves." "I knew it earlier, I should have ordered beef diced rice with rice." He smiled and shook his head. "Unfortunately, the beef diced rice bowl in this store is not the original taste. My father asked the person in charge to create a unique flavor of beef diced rice bowl before the new store opened, and did not pass on their original recipe. That is to say, 'to Shenting's beef diced rice bowl tastes different." "So, this new store is also a new taste?" "No, this store has returned to the original taste." Xingcheng said firmly, "Back to the starting point and reproduce the original 'Hushen Pavilion'. A while ago, I finally convinced my father." "Did you get the recipe from your father?" "Hmm. Recreating the original taste is also quite hard work. By the way, next time we will hold a tasting meeting of beef diced rice topped with rice. If you are willing, can you participate? I want you to try it." "Can I?" "Please. It's more valuable to listen to your opinion than a professional gourmet. No, I want to be a reference." Seeing Xingcheng who was lobbying enthusiastically, Jing Nai smiled sincerely, and now she confirmed the chance to meet him again.The tasting session of the diced beef rice bowl is not bad either.Once you have a discussion about finding merit, you will definitely come up with an opinion that takes into account both insiders and outsiders.Gongyi also taught her that frequent customers who have too much sense of presence will bring discomfort to first-time customers as I mentioned to Xingcheng.