"It seems you... really like that girl."
Seeing Li Si's earnest and meticulous manner, the proprietress sincerely said, "I changed 'you' to 'you' because the young man noticed my subtle use of honorifics during our conversation—after all, in business, it's always better to be polite if possible—and then I had her change it."
Saying "you" in a formal way sounds too unfamiliar.
"Although this is my first time here, if the cake is delicious, I'll definitely be a regular customer," Li Si said.
The shop owner thought he was still worried about the quality of her products, so she quickly said, "They're definitely delicious."
Li Si laughed and said, "Then I'll make a reservation for a regular customer. Even if they are a regular customer, there's no need for formalities."
Boss lady: ...
She was speechless in response to the young man's remarks.
First time here, but! I'm a regular customer!
The key point is that what he said actually makes a lot of sense!
Li Si remained noncommittal: "...Hmm..."
The proprietress smiled and asked, "Young man, you're so nice, how come she's not your girlfriend yet?"
The two chatted for a while, and the proprietress felt that the young man was quite easy to talk to, so she started gossiping. "What an outstanding girl she must be! She's as beautiful as a flower!"
Li Si paused for a moment while scraping the cream with his spatula.
excellent?
In a conventional sense, it might not even count...
Beautiful as a flower?
They are indeed very cute.
But to say something like flowers.
Li Si was even more convinced: "It's a dandelion."
"Dandelion?"
The proprietress paused for a moment, then chuckled, "That's beautiful too."
Being pretty is secondary.
But if it's just dandelions...
It will scatter at the slightest touch.
From then on, her image was everywhere around me.
Li Si smiled and said, "Yes."
"Are you making this cake to confess your love at Christmas?" the proprietress asked with a hint of gossip.
Li Si originally intended to simply brush it off.
But the proprietress beside him possessed a unique gentleness… akin to maternal love, yet she was a complete stranger. Li Si, on the other hand, felt as if he had found a small window to confide in, and he smiled wryly:
No, she probably doesn't know that I like her yet.
Landlady: "...Huh?"
Are there any girls in the world this stupid?
But since Li Si was a guest, she couldn't just offer her opinion casually. After a moment's thought, she said:
"Some people might only feel it when you tell them you like them in person... Well, I don't really understand you young people these days."
Li Si simply smiled and continued scraping the cream.
Perhaps.
But if I don't even have the ability to make her feel "I like her," how can I possibly make her like me? Li Si thought to himself.
He scraped the cream again, then deliberately changed the subject.
"Boss lady, the name of your shop is quite strange. What were you thinking back then?"
"Oh, it was a friend of my daughter's who came up with it—he said the question mark is the essence. Haha, I really don't understand you young people, but I guess it's thanks to this question mark that the business is still able to keep going."
Li Si then asked a few more trivial questions with a smile, and the proprietress chatted with him familiarly for a while.
The frosting on the cake base is almost done; now all that's left is the part that requires the most creativity.
To embellish.
Or perhaps a pattern.
As a novice, Li Si would certainly not choose a very complex pattern; in fact, he would prefer a simple sketch.
But this very thing stumped him, the student council's planning genius.
He started thinking about what design to use as soon as he decided to send the cake.
Pears are too monotonous and straightforward.
Potato—but he never called that to the girl; only Brother Bei would call her that.
"Haven't decided yet?" the proprietress asked.
"I can't figure it out." Li Si rubbed his chin with his fingers.
He pulled over a high stool, sat down, and crossed his legs.
Although she had noticed it from the beginning, the proprietress still couldn't help but sigh when she looked at Li Si's legs, "This young man is really tall..."
"How's the rabbit?"
The proprietress suggested, "My daughter loves drawing rabbits on our cakes; it's kind of our signature style—oh, isn't that a bit childish? I really don't understand what young people like these days..."
Li Si's eyes lit up, and he nodded, "Let's go with the rabbit... and we can add a fox next to it."
"...Huh? A fox?" the landlady asked, puzzled.
However, the aunt, who didn't understand the trends among young people these days, didn't say anything.
Instead, she nodded and picked up a piece of white paper and a pen:
"First, draw the pattern you want here, and then use colored butter to draw on it."
"good."
Li Si immediately took action.
…
The small cake was made, but it wasn't perfect; it lacked a bit of refinement.
—This is from the professional perspective of the landlady.
From a human perspective, achieving this level of excellence for the first time can be considered quite perfect.
"Not many people come to my house to bake cakes, but you are probably the first one to do it to this extent on your first try."
The proprietress wrapped the cake with the shop's silk ribbon and praised, "That young lady will definitely like it."
Li Si: "It's good that she doesn't pick on me."
Boss lady: ...
Good heavens, whose kid is this, picking a fight?! They have no sense of right and wrong!
"Sweep here?"
"Yes, I'll give you a 20% discount as a new customer."
"Thank you, ma'am."
"Just call her 'boss lady' or 'auntie'...didn't you say you'd come more often?"
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