Baguettes and Macarons

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Louis stood by the buffet table, dressed in a smart suit, almost blending in perfectly with the guests.

If it wasn't for him holding up the iron plate and adding cakes to the empty dessert stand.

The permanent dessert chef of Emily's company is leading his apprentices in the kitchen, making the final decoration for the finale of the birthday party-the giant multi-layered birthday cake. Hand it over to Louis.There were no apprentices at the Legrand Bakery, so even such chores as replenishing meals had to be done by Louis himself.

Thanks to him and Yu Chen, who had expected such a situation long ago, made a large amount of madeleines, Fei Nanxue and other snacks that could be stored for a long time one day in advance, and brought them directly to the banquet today, so that they can be replenished at any time .In this way, Louis came to the dining table every hour to check the quantity, and if there was less, he would add some, and in the rest of the time, he used the extra oven in the kitchen to make some fresh snacks.It was still busy, but at least there was no rush.

He filled the plate with madeleines again, thinking that a plate of creme brulee would be chilled soon, and he could put it on the plate, so as to prevent the table from being filled with dry desserts and too few wet ones, resulting in an unbalanced mix.

"I've never seen you before."

Louis followed the voice of the voice and found that it was a very familiar lady. He had seen this lady in and out of the Star House several times on the street, but he never knew her name and identity. He did not expect to meet her here arrive.

Louis pulled his facial muscles and successfully smiled: "Hi, I'm Louis Legrand."

The lady nodded: "I'm an employee of the planning company that undertook this birthday party, Anna. I'm sorry to disturb your work, but I haven't seen you among the pastry chefs I worked with before, so I take the liberty to ask. Are you Which store's clerk?"

Louis put down the plate in his hand, took out a business card holder from his trouser pocket, took out one and handed it to her: "I am the owner and chef of 'ChezRachel', this is the first time I have cooperated with your company, it is Emily The lady introduced me to work."

Anna smiled and said: "So you are the treasure that Emily said was discovered by accident. Judging by your temperament, you really meet our requirements for chefs."

Louis said without humility: "I think my cooking skills must be more in line with your requirements, and I won't disappoint you. Would you like a piece of madeleine?"

Ms. Anna readily accepted. She took the plate, took a piece of madeleine to taste, and said pleasantly: "It seems that Ms. Emily did not ask you to cooperate because of your face! Ah, sorry, I just think this madeleine is very Delicious, neither sweet nor greasy, the taste is also very soft, not dry."

Louis said with a smile: "This is a specially prepared ratio of custard to flour, so that no one will hate it if they eat it."

"It seems that I should remember your store name well, not only for work, but also for myself to eat delicious madeleines." Ms. Anna lowered her head to look at the address of the store, and Louis followed her gaze. With that business card, he couldn't help but chuckle.

He just got his business card a few days ago. The crimson cloth card has a slightly raised embossed milky white ribbon, which makes the card look like a carefully wrapped gift box, with curly words printed on it with Louie's name, "Rachel's Home" and the address of the store.

When Yu Chen handed him the box of business cards, his expression could be called aggrieved.The name made him very unhappy, but out of respect for the work rules chosen by the customer, he finally took it to design and print it carefully, except for the expression that looked like he had been robbed of money.

Although Mr. Rachel didn't like the name very much, Louis was very satisfied and even planned to use it in the future.The name Rachel's House is a bit similar to Yu Chen's Star House, but there are some differences in meaning, and it is more approachable than Star House.

Because the family name of Xingzhijia also has some meanings of palaces and tall buildings, but the family name of Rachel's family completely means someone's family.In the past, many small roadside shops were called someone's home, and they were usually small shops run by an ordinary family.

Ms. Anna was stunned for a moment: "This name looks familiar, it seems to be the one next door to the Star House branch...?"

"Yes, it was the bakery that even lost its name. Now we have renovated it and opened it with a brand new look." Louis said, "If you are free, you are welcome to take a look. It has changed a lot."

"When I passed by that store, I thought it was dirty and messy, so Mr. Yu said that the delicious afternoon tea he served was provided by the bakery next door. I couldn't believe it." Ms. Anna burst out laughing suddenly, "Oh , In fact, I liked the taste of the pastries you made at that time, but I didn’t want to believe that such a messy shop could make delicious pastries, so I didn’t have any interest in going in to have a look, and I almost missed a good shop.”

She took another look at Louis, and said happily, "But judging by your current attire, I believe you are a skilled and thoughtful chef. Next time I go to the House of Stars, I will definitely drop by."

Louis forced himself to greet her with a gentle smile, but Ms. Anna suddenly stared at the bushes on the opposite side, narrowing her eyes: "Do you think that the lady on the other side is a bit too sneaky? "

The birthday party was held in a small open-air garden. Dining tables, tables and chairs were scattered among the neatly manicured flowers and trees for the guests who came to the banquet to rest at will. Some female guests rested on the chairs behind the bushes to enjoy the shade Nothing could be more normal.

But this lady is too peculiar, both in her manner and her attire.

She was alone, sitting on the bench, shrunken as if wishing that no one could see her, but her eyes were wandering around, her lips were tightly pressed, as if she was eager to find something.She looked young, but her bare arms had rough and dark skin, which formed an unpleasant contrast with her rose red dress.

However, her face was painted pale, and her pearly eyelids and blood-red lipstick made her makeup look too exaggerated.In addition to these diametrically opposed colors, the bright yellow shoes on her feet are also very eye-catching, and they form a colorful palette with clothes and hats.

Louis squinted his eyes, and barely recognized the familiar facial features from her exaggerated and heavy makeup. This lady turned out to be Leila.

Louis was upset for a while, and said to Ms. Anna: "This lady may be attending a banquet for the first time, and she is a little nervous. Why don't I ask her about her situation first. Ma'am, excuse me."

As he said his goodbyes, he quickly arranged the last few pieces of pastry, took a few pastry pastries from the table shelf, and took them up to Leila.