Perfect match.

The bar had its facade removed, its signboard removed, and it began to be redecorated.

Every morning, in addition to watching the ducks swimming and catching fish, Linglan has a new hobby: watching the workers across the street working in full swing.

At first, she just joined in the fun. After all, wood, cement and glass, where can there be a chattering spotted-billed duck?

But one day, a young lady brought her a picture album to show her. There were lovely red roses, red strawberries, red peaches, and red gloves in the picture album... The young lady asked her which one she liked best, and she poked the red strawberry , As a result, the next day, a red strawberry appeared out of thin air on the empty signboard across the street.

Ling Lan was very excited, she felt that she had become a little painter with magic skills, and the shop under renovation was her canvas.

Soon, the young lady came to her again with a picture album.

With the previous experience, she carefully poked on the gold and silver five-pointed star, the water-blue echinacea, and the black and white musical notes, and then looked forward to the arrival of the next day.

Sure enough, after one night, these little things appeared on the walls of the store.

so fun.

Ling Lan's eyes are shining brightly, and the first thing she does every morning is to see what's added to her "canvas".

And her "canvas" can be described as changing its appearance every day.

The construction team that Zheng Feiluan invited from nowhere worked on multiple lines and was extremely efficient. Every day, they dragged the progress bar a long way.For example, on the first day of construction, there were still narrow windows, old walls, and long awnings, which made the store dark. On the second day, the entire wall was demolished and replaced with high-transparency floor-to-ceiling glass.

The sunlight is like shredded gold leaf, shining brightly into the store.The workers knelt by the window, cutting several large bundles of light wood-textured floors obliquely, and then splicing them into a literary fishbone shape.

The construction team is not only efficient, but also very light in movement and movement, without disturbing the neighbors at all.

He An saw with his own eyes that Zheng Feiluan took the designer to supervise the work, and the owners of the printing and dyeing workshop and the embroidery shop next door came out to say hello at the same time. They were polite one by one, and they all said that if there was any difficulty, they could help at any time, as if they had just done a job for decoration half a year ago. It wasn't the two of them who fought.Of course, when the construction team went to the printing and dyeing workshop to repair a stool, and went to the embroidery shop to patch up a tile, and the gentle designer handed the two bosses business cards and VIP cards, He An's doubts were cleared. up.

One day when I met Zheng Feiluan on the bridge, He An asked curiously, "Why is your renovation so fast?"

Zheng Feiluan smiled: "I want to open on a special day."

That day was December 12th.

He An lowered his eyes and counted a few days back, and suddenly understood what date that "special day" refers to.He looked at the flower-like lily-of-the-valley in his arms, lowered his head, and gave a soft "hmm".

Every day at 11:30 noon, Zheng Feiluan would come to the inn to apply for a continuation of stay at the inn.Of course, instead of putting his ID card on the front desk and it’s over, he will always have a rigorous self-examination, and then ask He An: "Are you still satisfied with my performance yesterday?"

"……satisfied."

He An's voice was softer than usual.

He clicked on the calendar in Room 207, hurriedly marked a tick that belongs to tomorrow, and hurriedly pushed back Zheng Feiluan's ID card: "Okay."

"Thank you."

Zheng Feiluan put away his documents, turned around and walked out of the small living room.

He An rested his chin, looked at his back as he was striding away, and fell into a difficult self-examination: every time he said the word "satisfaction", he felt that it was like a subtle discipline. More, slowly, I will believe that Zheng Feiluan is indeed an Alpha that satisfies him.But if he wanted to say "dissatisfied", he really couldn't fault it.

Zheng Feiluan is too smart.

He An originally thought that the stalker who insisted on taking him back to Yuanjiang, Mr. Zheng, would make a big difference once he seized the opportunity, and stick to him all the time to cultivate feelings—but Zheng Feiluan didn't.

Absolutely not.

He seemed to be a different person, except for the one minute he came to apply for a continuation of residence every day, he never bothered him the rest of the time.Occasionally, when we met on the street, we just nodded with a smile. Unless He An took the initiative to speak, he would never take the liberty of chatting a word.Zheng Feiluan's most outrageous behavior so far was standing in the corridor on the second floor watching all afternoon when Ling Lan was taking a nap in the swing cradle with Liu Bailiu in her arms.

Restraint is an expression of love.

And restraint is often expressed more than entanglement.

Zheng Feiluan strictly controlled his actions and stopped beyond He An's anxiety line. Even He An's offer to accommodate him for a week also declined.

"I made an appointment to only give one day at a time. I am afraid that if I give too much, I will not be self-disciplined enough in the future."

He smiled and declined He An's kindness, with good reasons.

How to do it?

Zheng Feiluan was impeccable, and He An couldn't catch anything.

On the day he bought the bar, Zheng Feiluan once asked He An a question: What do you most want the bar to become?

He An didn't answer at that time, but he had an answer in his heart.

He wants a pastry shop, it doesn’t need to be too big or high-end, as long as it sells affordable hot drinks, cakes and bread, so that the residents of the Green Fruit Inn can find a place to fill their stomachs—the kitchen in the inn is too simple, only enough to cook My family has three meals a day, and I can't take care of the residents, and the nearest restaurant is two streets away.

Many guests will call before booking to ask if there is any good food nearby. He An is unwilling to perfuse them with ambiguous words such as "there are restaurants within walking distance", but once the real situation is told, the order is often not accepted. arrive.

Even so, He An still didn't tell Zheng Feiluan: I want a pastry shop.

The store doesn't belong to him, so he can't kidnap Zheng Feiluan with his needs.

At that time, he repeatedly refused and refused to answer.Zheng Feiluan also considerately stopped asking, but showed a confident smile: "Then let me guess what the correct answer is."

Did he get it right?

He An bit his fingertips, always feeling that it shouldn't be easy, but a certain voice in his heart was extremely clear: Of course he guessed right, because no one knows what you want better than him.

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and the shops on the opposite street were remodeled more than half of the time, and they overlapped wonderfully with the images in He An's mind bit by bit:

Large floor-to-ceiling windows with excellent lighting, enthusiastic red brick walls, herringbone flooring, round wooden low tables, streamlined long bar counters, gray fabric sofas, and oak bookshelves extending to the zenith, it is a local area full of folk customs. Crafts and green plants... Finally, there are rows of multi-layered pastry cabinets.

A few days before the opening, He An even saw an old gentleman with white beard and beard, with a high nose, deep eye sockets, and a kind smile, wearing a snow-white chef's uniform, training employees in the new store.

The old man’s name is David, he is a very prestigious Michelin chef, he has worked in Jiusheng for more than ten years, this time he was invited by Zheng Feiluan to sit in the post because of his personal relationship.He personally made a Chinese-style glutinous rice milk cake and sent it to Qingguo Inn as a meeting gift.He An dug out a small piece with a spoon and fed it to Lily of the Valley. The little girl drools all over her bib. From then on, she goes to report across the street every day, holding the glass window and looking inside.

If Zheng Feiluan came out, she would twist her hips, stumble back to the side of the bridge, and throw herself into He An's arms to hide.

If it was Grandpa David who came out and handed her a spoonful of glutinous rice milk cake, she would eat it in one bite with a satisfied "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" My son is not guilty.

He An had nothing to do with her, he reached out to wipe off the milk stains on the corners of her lips, held her and weighed her.

Alas, I really got fat.

On December 12th, after half a month of renovation, the store across the street took on a new look and officially opened.It has a lovely name called "Cranberry Pastry House".

The logo is the red strawberry that Lily of the Valley likes, which echoes the green apple of the Green Fruit Inn.

And this day happened to be Suzuran's first birthday.

In the center of the pastry shop is a giant cake, nine floors high, with a large bunch of white lily of the valley blooming from the top, lined with green leaves, spiraling down in an elegant arc, spreading to the bottom layer by layer.Grandpa David stood beside the cake with a smile, like a proud artist accompanying his artwork.

The guests who came to visit the pastry shop didn't know that it was a birthday cake, they all thought it was for celebrating the opening, only He An, Cheng Xiu and Dai Xiao were shocked when they entered the door.

"My God, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine..." Cheng Xiu ran over, counting up one level at a time, "This, this sincerity is fine!"

He clicked his tongue in amazement, and circled around the ingenious cake twice.

Dai Xiao folded his arms beside him and sneered, "Your understanding of sincerity is so shallow."

Cheng Xiu: "I..."

Heaven and earth conscience!

I just praised the exquisiteness and beauty of the cake, but I didn't praise Zheng Feiluan's good deeds, so how can I be superficial?

Facing the ruthless arguing, Cheng Xiu changed his words angrily: "Okay, you are deep, I am shallow, this cake is so ugly, are you satisfied?"

chap——

Behind him, where he couldn't see, a white light flashed, and David slowly raised the cake knife and cake spatula.

Dai Xiao: "...mentally retarded."

He gave David a bright smile, then hooked Cheng Xiu with a hook, and dragged him out of the pastry room before the latter could describe "how ugly it is".

Ling Lan sat on He An's arm, with her little hand on He An's neck, and turned her head to look at the door in confusion: Why did her Alpha father and Beta father fight again?Can't they live peacefully for a day and be two good babies?

But soon, she was attracted by the fragrant aroma and turned her head back.

Grandpa David looked kindly and winked at her: Do you want to steal a piece?

Lily of the Valley understood, and smiled and winked at Grandpa David: Yes.

With a light swipe of the cake knife on the top layer, an orchid of the valley about the size of a chestnut was picked off, put into a paper plate, and handed to today's little birthday star.Xiaoshouxing didn't know what birthday meant, and thought she was the only one among so many people in the store, so she was even happier.

The bar of the pastry shop is not far away. He An looked over and noticed a particularly tall barista. He was slightly taken aback, and then couldn't help laughing.

I saw Zheng Feiluan wearing a white shirt, a dark red apron, and a long metal name tag pinned to his chest, just like a standard store clerk's attire.Moreover, there is a fluffy toy red strawberry hanging on the pocket of his apron, probably a mascot or something.

When He An passed by with Lily of the Valley in his arms, Zheng Feiluan was busy with his head bowed in his hand holding a flower pot.

His lips are thin and his brows are black, and his outline is extremely tough. From his appearance, he is far from being an easy-going person. When he is serious, he can even be described as vicious.Now that he's dressed as a barista and restrained his pheromones, he looks a lot more approachable.

He An held back his smile and greeted him kindly.

"Congratulations, it's opened."

Zheng Feiluan stopped his movements and raised his head. Seeing them coming, he immediately walked out of the bar, pulled out a high chair gentlemanly, and brought a children's high chair with a backrest, armrests and cushions specially for Lily Lan.He An originally wanted to say congratulations and leave, but now that the chairs were all set up, it was inconvenient to refuse, so he had to put Lily of the Valley on the baby chair and sat down himself.

The pastry house is filled with a light roasted wheat aroma and a slightly bitter coffee aroma, which is warm and sweet, overshadowing the Alpha pheromone.Lily of the Valley wrinkled her nose and sniffed, but she didn't smell anything she didn't like, so she held the small paper plate and continued to dip her finger in the cake to eat.

Zheng Feiluan said with a smile: "She has almost eaten all of David's specialty desserts in the past few days."

"Well, I gained a lot of weight." He An said, "Even if David's desserts are delicious, she should be more restrained. She only has a few teeth, and she begs for desserts all day long. And... it's not very good for your health either."

"I understand." Zheng Feiluan bent down, took out a box of chocolates from the cabinet, and unscrewed the lid, "I'll talk to David later."

"Okay." He An nodded.

There wasn't much to talk about between them. After sitting for a while, He An saw that there were more and more customers in the shop, and it was almost full. Lily of the Valley's small cakes were also in his stomach, so he wanted to get up and say goodbye.

As soon as that thought came up, there was an extra cup of hot drink in front of him at the right time.

Black cat mug, fragrant hot cocoa, covered with a layer of soft, white and thick milk foam.A piece of heart-shaped chocolate floats in the center of the milk foam, thin and ready to melt, just like Alpha's soft heart.