Chapter 8 third chapter

After I received the small porcelain doll in the shape of broad beans from Taoxiang, I immediately called Qingmei and the others to explain the matter, but I couldn't get any reasonable answer.I felt that it was a bit troublesome to call everyone together, so I decided to take a trip by myself. Even on weekday mornings, the business of "Goldfinch" is still very good, presumably there are many regular customers.When I explained my purpose to the clerk, the staff-only door suddenly opened, and I saw a tall man walking out with Ms. Morisawa. It was a man with a solid build and a sharp face.Is "Louis" the long peak chef.

Chef Changfeng wears a yellow-green jacket with dark slacks and a striped shirt inside, which is casual, but it is difficult to hide his unique leadership temperament.People who don't know about it may mistake him for the owner of this restaurant... It's not because of his figure, but because the chef has an outstanding aura. Chef Changfeng saw me and said with a surprised expression, "What a coincidence!" "Thank you for your hospitality a few days ago," I nodded and said, "Why did you come here?" "This is the head office of 'Louis', and I sometimes come over for meetings."

Thinking of hearing him mention the reason for the founding of "Louis" a few days ago, and how he was ordered to take over the new store, it turns out that this store is the main store!Because I didn't know the name of the store, I didn't notice it for a while. The reason for coming to the meeting should be that new cakes or chocolates are under development.Just as I was trying to concentrate the nerves deep in my nose, I smelled the sweet smell of Chef Changfeng when we first met. Chef Nagamine introduced me to Ms. Morisawa: "This is Ms. Ayabe, a staff member of the Wafuku Sakurado Kobe branch." Then he explained to me that Mr. Okimoto had also worked with Ms. Morisawa.

Ms. Morisawa added with a smile: "When I first entered this store, I was taken care of by Mr. Okimoto. At that time, the chocolate workshop was located in the basement. Every time the truck responsible for transporting the goods to the branch arrived, Mr. Okimoto would Enthusiastically helping with the transport." Chef Changfeng said, "By the way, how is Ichikawa doing? I mean Kyoya, not the boss's son." "It should still be in Tokyo!" Ms. Morisawa replied, "It seems to be doing what he wants to do in another store." "Yes! Then it's unlikely to come back for the time being! What a pity."

"He is like a kite whose string has been broken, and he can't catch up with him. He can only wait for the wind to stop, and he will fall naturally!" "Look at how easy you said, maybe just float away like this!" "If that's what he wants, I can't stop it." Chef Changfeng sighed, and looked at me as if regaining his composure: "What dessert do you want to buy today? If it's a cake, the small cake with cherry blossoms and fruits is very good!" "Thank you, I came today for something else." I took out the plastic bag containing broad beans from my bag and handed it to Miss Morisawa. "In the King's Pie I ordered a few days ago, there was an extra small porcelain doll stuffed in. I want to ask for advice."

After listening to me explain what happened, Miss Morisawa said: "Okay, let me take a look." She took the little porcelain doll.She looked at it carefully for a while, and then confirmed to me: "This should have been stuffed in before, not added later, right?" I replied yes. "That's weird..." Ms. Morisawa murmured, "The workshop commissioned by our family didn't make this kind of small porcelain dolls in the shape of beans, because customers prefer dolls, so they all make this kind of dolls." "May I have a look?" Chef Changfeng took the small porcelain doll from Ms. Morisawa, put it in his hand to check the weight, and narrowed his eyes with interest. "I see. The workmanship is very fine! The shape is good, and the surface is smooth. The simpler the thing, the more skillful the creator. Miss Morisawa, do you still have the small porcelain dolls in stock?"

Ms. Morisawa answered yes, and asked, "Would you like to confirm?" "Well, for the sake of caution." When we came to the back office, Ms. Morisawa asked us to sit down for a while, and she went to the warehouse to get things. After a while, she walked in with the plastic box she saw a few days ago, spread the contents on the table, and it was filled with all kinds of small porcelain dolls in an instant. The three of them inspected it, but they didn't find a small porcelain doll in the shape of a broad bean, which shows that what Miss Morisawa said was true. Chef Changfeng asked; "Can anyone come in and out of this box?"

"The staff can come in and out, because there are some documents and tableware there." "Outsiders can't?" "The warehouse is located in the basement. There is a staircase leading directly to the kitchen, and there are no other entrances and exits. Although the manufacturers all enter and exit through the back door, their belongings are temporarily stored in the small warehouse in the kitchen, and they will not enter the basement warehouse. Besides, the warehouse also stores ledgers, etc. Important things, so only the boss and the master can enter and exit, not even the shop assistants."

"Who is in charge of making it this time?" "Chef Qigu, she configures the small porcelain puppets...the baking is handed over to the master in charge of baking." "It's her! She's not the kind of person who doesn't follow the rules." Chef Changfeng shook the plastic bag containing the small porcelain doll, and said, "It seems best to ask Chef Qigu for the best understanding...I think it's better to give this to someone to keep first." "I'll take care of it," said Miss Morisawa. "Miss Ayabe, is it convenient to leave a contact information? I will explain to you after the matter is clarified."

I told Ms. Morisawa my mobile number, and went back to the store to buy the small cake recommended by Chef Changfeng.When he stepped out of the store, Chef Changfeng followed. Chef Changfeng said: "Who is the 'Congratulations Pie' for?" "My good friend, she has a hobby of collecting small porcelain dolls, so she wants to order a pie as a wedding present." "Is it a female friend?" "yes." After a brief explanation, Chef Changfeng asked again: "Then is it a man or a woman who came up with this idea?" When I answered the woman, he pursed his lips and said "Oh".

"Did you notice something?" "I just think it's quite risky to put six small porcelain dolls in this time." "Because the chance of cutting the small porcelain doll is quite high, isn't it?" "Theoretically speaking, the more small porcelain dolls are stuffed, the size of the pie should be made slightly larger. The problem is that when the size becomes larger, the taste will become monotonous, so some chestnuts and dried fruits will be added to the cream filling to enrich the taste. some." Because Chef Changfeng didn't say anything more. Although I felt that he seemed to have noticed something, I didn't ask any more questions.