days of waiting

"How can a latte be the same price as black coffee?" Cheng Youwei asked, looking at the drink in his hand suspiciously, "Add more milk!"

Li Chen shook his head.

"Actually, latte should be much cheaper than black coffee." Mi Yining turned to answer Cheng Youwei's question, "The mixed beans that Chen uses to make Italian style are cheaper than other coffee beans."

"...and coffee is more expensive than milk." Li Chen finally concluded, "There is only 30.00% espresso in a cup of latte, and the rest is all milk."

"Achen..." Cheng Youwei opened his mouth exaggeratedly, "You lied to my feelings! We have been friends for more than ten years, and you treat me like this...you..."

Han Zhaojie shook his head and glanced at Cheng Youwei, "It's not very mature."

"Youwei, it's because there are not many customers in the shop that make you so noisy..." Li Chen reminded plainly, and handed her another cup of latte.

Xiaomi laughed.

Li Chen also smiled lightly, Xiaomi was happy, and she felt happy for no reason.This might be the best afternoon for Bitter&Sweet.

"Chen, what's that?" Mi Yining pointed to the long black box beside the counter and asked curiously, as if discovering a new world.

"A Russian-made AK-47 rifle."

Xiaomi looked at Li Chen with an interested expression, of course she knew it was nonsense, but saying this kind of thing was too unlike Li Chen, who is usually resolute and dull.

"...Packed in the flute box to conceal people's eyes and ears." Li Chen added.

"That's just a flute!" Han Zhaojie smiled.

"Hey, Chen is really humorous!" Mi Yining said with a smile. The fresh and beautiful smile was facing Li Chen, which made people's heartbeat slow down by several beats.

Cheng Youwei snorted, muttered and complained, "...that line was used three or four years ago..."

Han Zhaojie and Mi Yining both laughed.

In the empty Bitter&Sweet in the afternoon, Li Chen felt satisfied. Compared with those self-selected songs, designated songs, etc. day and night, he can stop at this bright and soft cafe at this moment, surrounded by grinding beans, brewing coffee and The aroma of desserts, her best friend by her side, the girl she loves laughing at her words...

Li Chen smiled lightly, feeling that she had nothing to ask for in this life, and this was the best she had ever hoped for.

She is so satisfied.

"Chen, blow it to me." Xiaomi tugged on Li Chen's wrist, begging.

"It's been a long time... I haven't played it for a long time..." Li Chen said in a panic. The flute will be empty and hoarse if it hasn't been played for a long time, and it can't show its most charming and clear characteristics...

"It's okay!" Mi Yining said, with a firm tone, "I want to hear Li Chen play the flute, the feeling will definitely not be bad! Please!"

There was no way for Li Chen to refuse Xiaomi's request.

"Oh... so can I order songs?" Cheng Youwei wiped the corner of the book, "Haba."

"Youwei, Haba is a dog!" Baha was right.

After correcting Cheng Youwei, Han Zhaojie thought for a while, "Schumann, I want to listen to Schumann."

Li Chen assembled the flute with his head down, raised the silver flute pipe, squinted his eyes so that the mouthpiece and the keys were aligned in a straight line.If it was Bach, she would play "Minuet"; if it was Schumann, she would play "Romance".But Li Chen was waiting, she only accepted one person's song request.

""Carmen"." Mi Yining said after thinking.

"Bizet's Carmen?"

"Yes, I want to hear the intermezzo from Carmen."

Li Chen nodded, a little surprised that the girl chose an opera, and she didn't choose the popular song when the heroine appeared on the stage - Li Chen remembered very clearly, "Love is a Traitorous Bird".

Carmen is a woman between two men. Those who fall in love with her are destined to suffer, because Carmen's love is freedom. The deadly and beautiful gypsy sings: Love is an unruly bird, and no one can control it. it…

...that's a little bit inauspicious.

"Carmen" is a love tragedy!But Mi Yining chose such a peaceful and serene track. The intermezzo is about the idyllic scenery of Spain.

To Li Chen, it seemed like a hint, even if Mi Yining didn't mean it, she was still secretly relieved.

She pressed the flute to her upper and lower lips, spread her hands on the right side of her body, and slowly walked away from the counter.With his back to the three of them, Li Chen played the intermezzo slowly.

Li Chen remembered the symbol of Pianissimo on the music score, so she made the high and sharp flute sound light and delicate, and the sharp and smooth sound was like the wind blowing, gently stroking Cao'er's hair, and flicking the tip of her tongue, like Yun'er's footsteps, once stepped on, will disappear immediately.

Closing his eyes, Li Chen forgot the sight of the three nailed on his back.The flute sound surrounds the quiet space of Bitter&Sweet, layering and deepening the delicate high-pitched timbre.The slow-moving music made the exotic rural scenery vivid and realistic. Except for the familiar coffee aroma that made her exist in this reality, Li Chen almost forgot everything around her.

The last timbre rises, fades out and slows down, and the sound slowly disappears on a light and faint tip...

Li Chen felt the excitement in his chest, and remembered the reason why he decided to study music in the first place.

She calmed down by herself before turning her head to look at the three of them.

Cheng Youwei was too used to listening to himself playing musical instruments, and his expression was very ordinary. Han Zhaojie nodded in admiration and smiled softly at Li Chen.

It took her a long time to meet Xiaomi's gaze.

That feeling that the whole body is paralyzed, and the blood is shocked and excited to strike instead of circulating.Mi Yining smiled, that smile was very subtle and gentle, not as bright as her laugh when chatting with people.

But that was the most beautiful Mi Yining Li Chen had ever seen, with a calm expression, yet so profound and moving.

All here just for her.

Xiaomi's expression shines only because of her performance by Li Chen, there are no other people's words or jokes, just because of her.

Really can't ask for more, Li Chen thought, feeling that the flute is neither light nor heavy in his hand.

Really satisfying.

Writer's words:

Pianissimo is Italian

It will be represented by pp on the spectrum, which means very weak

The market for black coffee latte is not really very...

But the price really depends on whether the beans are good or bad.

Just think that Bitter&Sweet pays more attention to black coffee beans than to latte comprehensive beans.

That should be quite reasonable

(The whole strong words are unreasonable?

Today is a bit short...

I'm sorry