Chapter 42 B-2

However, with everyone's support, Boss Gu's "coffee house" project was launched as scheduled. First of all, under the brainstorming of a sleep meeting, the name of the coffee house was decided as "You and Me" - you and me coffee, there are you and me! Afterwards, a poster drafted by Mr. Gu himself and drawn by Mu Xin, a talented student from the Department of Design, was put into production.The poster was painted with green vines, and the slogan was written provocatively: Four years in college, for various reasons, we met face to face but did not know each other.If you can, dear friend, please stop and come and sit with "you and me".Look at those gentle smiling faces, talk about those familiar topics, let us, on the last day of the 20th century, keep the old age for our youth...

The task of copying slogans naturally fell on Mu Xin, who had practiced calligraphy. She trembled while copying: "It's really sour." When Gu Xiaoying heard it, she was quite unconvinced: "Is it okay for the three stores to compete together? You just want to catch everyone by surprise and play psychological warfare, so that everyone feels the need to come to your store, so that you will have a source of customers." Cai Xiang, who was making a "20% discount card", was in admiration: "Boss Gu, you are really my idol!" Gu Xiaoying straightened her long hair, turned her head and smiled gracefully: "It's fine if it's not the object of vomiting."

Sang Li sat on the side doing nothing, so he asked: "Boss Gu, what should I do?" "Your task is in the back." Boss Gu waved his hand, "Don't worry, there is a place for you to display your talents!" Sang Li is skeptical. Sure enough, two days later, after all the posters and discount cards were finished, Boss Gu told Sang Li: "I'm going to put up posters, and you follow me, and are responsible for distributing these discount cards on campus!" "Huh?" Sang Li was dumbfounded. "Don't worry," Gu Xiaoying patted Sangli's shoulder with "loyalty", and smiled wickedly: "Little Sangsang, you have to believe it, just put your little face on campus, that's our coffee shop." The living signboard of the house!"

Betrayal of appearance... Sang Li only thought of these four words while breaking out in a cold sweat. However, Gu Xiaoying's strategy was really correct: Sang Li made a stop on the side of Yong Road in the campus, and the supply of 20% discount cards suddenly exceeded the demand.The people who got the discount card also inquired about the specific location of the coffee shop and the opening time... The event was unprecedented, and it seemed that even the day when the student club accepted new registrations was not so popular. Standing behind Sang Li, Boss Gu's mouth was almost crooked.

That night, when Xiang Ning called, Sang Li naturally recounted the day's events.Xiang Ning wanted to laugh when he heard that, but deliberately put on a straight face and said to Sang Li, "Let you Boss Gu answer the phone." When the phone was handed over to Boss Gu, she was still playing tricks and said with a smile: "Sir, would you like to book a special seat for couples on the evening of December 31st? Our store only offers four seats for couples. First come, first served. Now or never!" She blinked at Sang Li while talking, and Sang Li couldn't help laughing, and Xiang Ning also laughed, and said, "Boss Gu, how can you let my girlfriend do this kind of work? Just show your face, in case something happens I only ask you!"

Gu Xiaoying smiled more and more tiredly: "Sir, what we businessmen pay attention to is to 'make the best use of everything'. Your wife is so good-looking that she has been hired as the image spokesperson of our coffee shop. If you are worried, you may as well come to Come celebrate the New Year with us!" There was a hearty laugh, and the next second, Gu Xiaoying heard Xiang Ning say, "Boss Gu, in return for my girlfriend's appearance, I ask you to promise me one thing..." On this side, Sang Li looked at Gu Xiaoying curiously and nodded frequently, and promised something with a "hmmmmhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhssBut Gu Xiaoying dodged while answering the phone, that mysterious look made Sang Li even more puzzled.Until Gu Xiaoying put down the phone and happily threw herself into the preparation work of the coffee shop again, Sang Li still didn't figure out what Xiang Ning and Gu Xiaoying were plotting.

That night, no matter what Sang Li asked, Gu Xiaoying still gritted her teeth and said nothing.Feeling anxious, he simply stood in the middle of the dormitory, raised his arms and shouted: "Give me strength, I am Xi Rui!" The three remaining people in the room were all in a cold sweat... In the long-awaited, on the evening of December 31, Boss Gu's "You and Me Coffee House" finally opened as scheduled! In the afternoon of that day, the four girls began to arrange the overall layout of the coffee house. In the small classroom of about 20 square meters, half of the small single-person desks were carried away, and the remaining half were put together in pairs , covered with a disposable tablecloth with purple flowers on a white background, the clean look is really pleasing.On each table is a disposable plastic cup filled with water, with a piece of floating wax floating in the cup.Except for an emergency light left on the bar transformed from a lecture table, all the lights in the room were turned off, except for the flickering candlelight dotted with floating wax.In addition, on the table are free melon seeds, popcorn, raisins, and a price list, which is marked in three characters: beer, fruit, coffee, green tea 0.5 yuan/cup, fresh milk cake 3 yuan/piece, shrimp Strips, potato chips 3 yuan/plate...

The four of them were sweating profusely from work, but they really made a big deal out of it: everyone was wearing a small borrowed pink lace apron, and a small pink square scarf on their hair. Cai Xiang also carried a small rattan basket with 10 A branch of fresh roses, smilingly waiting to sell to couples coming and going.Driven by Gu Xiaoying's promotional strategy, the four couple seats have all been booked out, all in all, the situation is very good! Finally at night, when the sky was completely dark, the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" began to be played from the "Ballroom" on the fifth floor, and the lights outside the window were just lit, and students from this department and many other departments began to go to "Your Love" one after another. Come in the direction of my coffee shop.Amid the din of people, Boss Gu quickly entered the state of combat readiness, standing at the door of the coffee shop and greeting the teachers and students passing by with a smile: "Welcome to 'You and Me Coffee', please come in and have a look!"

The voice was so gentle that the "waiters" who were standing in the shop mixing drinks got goosebumps all over their bodies and looked at each other in blank dismay. Sang Li smacked her lips: "Gu Xiaoying's posture is quite professional!" Mu Xin pursed her lips and said with a smile: "If I open a store in the future, I will ask Gu Xiaoying to be the welcome guest. Listen to this little tune, it's so gentle that you can almost catch up with the audio station." Cai Xiang simply laughed: "What kind of news station, you are too kind, this is clearly 'Yihongyuan'!"

Unfortunately, Gu Xiaoying, who was bringing guests into the house, overheard her, and in exchange for a dark reply: "Cai Xiang, deduct your wages!" Hearing the contrast between the two tones, the three "waiters" finally laughed out loud regardless of their appearance. However, the business of that day was really booming - so hot that many years later, when Sang Li sat in his shop and looked at the wooden "You and Me Coffee" signboard at the door of the shop, he still remembered, When I was 19 years old, I also had such a group of friends, and I used to get along with each other unsuspectingly, and I also participated in a cross-department group activity together, and the small coffee shop with the same name was among the three shops. It took the top spot in sales that night...

There is no doubt that Boss Gu is a profiteer! Don’t you see—each bottle of beer can usually hold four glasses, but she keeps more foam, so one bottle of beer can hold five glasses; usually two spoons of Guozhen should be put in a glass of water, she puts half a spoonful, but the result is repeatedly complained by customers She is stingy, describing her as "putting Guozhen as if adding MSG"; the fresh milk cakes wholesaled from off-campus pastry shops are rectangular, 3 yuan each, and she cuts them in half along the diagonal, and each triangular fresh milk cake is also Selling for 3 yuan; red roses are 3 yuan each, 3 pieces are 8 yuan, and when the guests go upstairs to dance after buying flowers, she can take the flowers back from the table and continue selling... All kinds of evil deeds are really heinous! However, in the face of customers' complaints, her countermeasures are really invincible-she handed over all complaints to Sang Li, so Sang Li became a "waiter + director of the Letters and Visits Office", smiling like a flower to greet the masses of the people. Complaints and protests should be accepted.Because of her gentle attitude, beautiful person, and nice voice, all problems were resolved smoothly.After the petitioner finished complaining, he quickly asked with great interest to "have a drink with the beautiful waiter sister".So, while counting the money with a smile, the arrogant Boss Gu continued to go her own way and act as her profiteer... It wasn't until 11:30 in the evening that Boss Gu finally realized his conscience, beckoned Sang Li over, and said with a smile, "Honey, thank you for today, you go upstairs to dance, and I'll watch from behind." Sang Li was flattered, looked at Gu Xiaoying gratefully, saw her take out a fox mask from under the counter and handed it to him: "I just asked for this from upstairs, you can use it first!" Sang Li looked at Mu Xin and Cai Xiang who were still busy delivering drinks, and hesitated: "But it's so busy now, many people are tired from dancing and come downstairs for drinks..." "Go, let's take turns to rest," Cai Xiang turned out with a few large bags of potato chips, his round apple face was covered with sweat, and he looked at Sang Li with a smile: "Boss Gu is a civilized businessman, and he also knows how to give it to the sisters." It's vacation." Just as Mu Xin finished paying for the seat next to her, she walked over and reached behind Sang Li's back to untie her apron, then took off her headscarf, and used it to wipe the sweat from her forehead. Gu Xiaoying slapped it and said, "Hey, hey, don't get dirty, this is a loan!" Mu Xin ignored Gu Xiaoying, just shook her head, her neat short hair flying.She threw Sang Li's apron and headscarf onto the bar with a flick of her hand and said, "Just leave as soon as you are told, the earth will not turn if you are missing someone!" Sang Li looked at the three people in front of her, and vaguely felt that something was being concealed, a small idea began to sprout, this idea was so beautiful, she couldn't believe it, she just stared at the three girls in front of her with wide eyes.Finally, Gu Xiaoying couldn't bear it any longer, she reached out to put a mask on Sang Li, grabbed her wrist, and ran all the way up to the fifth floor.I could only hear the sound of the music gradually getting louder, and I could see the lights flickering on and off—people upstairs were dancing in the "dance hall". Gu Xiaoying reached out and pushed open the door of the "dance hall", and pushed Sang Li in. Just as Sang Li staggered into the darkness and couldn't find his way, the music suddenly changed from intense dance music to a smooth and grand waltz ——Gorgeous palace, women's flying skirts... In the melody of the waltz, Sang Li almost saw the pumpkin carriage and the crystal slipper. Gradually, the eyes that have adapted to the dim light saw that most of the tables and chairs in the huge classroom were removed, leaving only a limited number of chairs placed against the wall for people to rest.The podium was transformed into a DJ booth, and spotlights were placed above the podium, emitting colorful light.Sang Li stood near the door, looking at those unfamiliar faces, a little at a loss. However, at this moment, a pair of hands suddenly appeared behind her, wrapping around her waist, and with just a slight swipe, brought her onto the dance floor.Sang Li let out a low cry, but before the cry came out, he saw a familiar and warm light shining in the eyes of the boy wearing the Zorro mask in front of him. He looked at her and asked with a smile, "Miss, can you dance with me?" Sang Li stared wide-eyed, opened his mouth into a "0" shape, and let him lead her to spin in the gorgeous music. His dance was so good, far better than Sang Li who only learned the basic dance steps in the body class.However, their cooperation is too tacit: his footsteps are slightly off, and she turns 180 degrees; The figure overflowing with youth, only the spotlights scattered in the simple but warm and lively "dance hall". Sang Li held his hand tightly subconsciously, and the hand on his shoulder even wanted to touch his face to enhance a little authenticity.He may have seen the confusion in her eyes, and as soon as her arms tightened, she fell into his arms, her cheek rubbing against the texture of his sweater. "Xiao Li, you should be a little touched." He looked at her with a smile, "I came back here to accompany you. Because of this, I didn't participate in the activities at the square tonight." Sang Li suddenly realized: "You have an appointment with Gu Xiaoying?" Xiang Ning smiled: "I thought you had already guessed it." Sang Li answered honestly: "I rarely make meaningless extravagant hopes." Xiang Ning stretched out his hand to scratch her nose, and looked at her with a smile: "My Xiaoli is getting more and more eloquent." Sang Li was about to speak, but the music suddenly stopped.She looked curiously at the position of the DJ booth, and saw a tall and thin boy standing there, and said with a smile: "There are still 10 seconds, the new century is coming, let's count down together—" The crowd in the ballroom was immediately excited, and many boys and girls who had never met before counted together: "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four..." Infected by the atmosphere, Sang Li also pulled Xiang Ning and shouted together: "Three, two, one!" All of a sudden, the lights in the ballroom went out, and a girl started screaming. Sang Li stared wide-eyed at the momentary darkness, and in the next second, a kiss was gently printed on her forehead.He hugged her tightly, and at the moment when the 21st century began, he whispered softly in her ear: "Xiao Li, I love you." That was the happiest memory of Sang Li's life. At that time, she didn't think that one day she would have a coffee shop, and the moment she chose the name of the shop, what kind of happiness and sadness would be entangled in her heart. At that time, their love was pure and clean, without any impurity or interference, and they didn't even need to emphasize the existence of this kind of love—because this kind of love has become the ubiquitous air, permeating their lives . When Sangli was 19 years old, there was only each other in their world.