Chapter 369 Borrowing an Umbrella
The waitress blinked, squinted and looked forward, her face froze, and she blinked again subconsciously. Is that... the guest from before? !
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Under the flying snow, the big outdoor umbrella has already been covered with a thin layer of snow.

Under the umbrella, a figure was sitting there.

The waitress suddenly opened her eyes wide.

I want to make my blurry vision clearer.

Is it really not just my eyes that are dazzled?
That guest is still sitting there?!
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The waitress's steps became more urgent.

The closer the distance was, the more she could see the figure clearly. It was not an illusion, but the customer she had served coffee to before!
She couldn't help but scream.

Is this guest crazy?
In such bad weather, why did you sit outside for so long?!
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"what."

Xiao Xiao looked at the waitress who was holding the umbrella with some difficulty. Seeing her shocked and somewhat exasperated expression, he could not help but respond softly, and turned his gaze to the flying snow outside, and said jokingly but seriously: "The scenery here is very good."

The waitress's expression was one of horror.

"Puch~"

Xiao Xiao laughed out loud, "Just kidding."

"gentlemen!"

The waitress thought that they were about the same age, so why did there seem to be a generation gap between them?

"Sir, please go sit in the store."

The wind was so strong that it almost blew the umbrella over. The waitress used all her strength to hold the umbrella handle. "It's so cold outside, and there's such a strong snowstorm."

She had only been out for a short while, but she already had the illusion that she was frozen.

So, as a guest who had been sitting here for such a long time, the waitress was really surprised and impressed that he could still joke so easily.

"No, I'm leaving now."

Xiao Xiao stood up, drank his coffee, and listened to the music, so it was time for him to leave.

However, he looked at the waitress who was swaying in the wind and snow, and said, "I'll go to the store with you to pay the bill."

"Ah, good, good."

The waitress had a strange feeling. There was a gust of wind blowing past with great force, and the wind was whistling into her ears, but the words of the customer were clearly heard by her.

She responded subconsciously, then realized something was wrong.

But it was just a fleeting feeling.

She shook her head and suddenly remembered something, "Sir, an umbrella."

As he said that, he wanted to raise the umbrella over Xiao Xiao's head.

"No thanks."

Xiao Xiao stopped the waitress's somewhat difficult move, "It's okay at this distance."

"……All right."

The waitress looked at the distance from this place to the store and didn't insist.

"Then please come with me."

She walked towards the store.

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Xiao Xiao followed the waitress and when he was about to pass by Pipa Ghost, he said softly, "Pipa Ghost, I'm leaving."

"Goodbye."

"Have a drink~"

The Pipa Ghost held the pipa and tilted his head to look at Xiao Xiao. When he met a pair of clear and smiling eyes, he also revealed a clean and shy smile.

It likes every unexpected encounter with Xiao Xiao.

In such a big city, it still walks around and stops as usual. When it sees people it is interested in, it will play a song for them, and then it will be amused by its own funny faces.

This is the life it has always been.

There was nothing wrong with it. Its lips were slightly pursed, and its brown eyes were clear and indifferent, without a trace of haze.

However, if it could happen to meet its friend, play a song for it, and hear his praise, it would feel as if a strange emotion was overflowing in its heart, very strange, but not unpleasant.

It's a warm and light feeling.

……

Today's candy is really delicious.

The Pipa Ghost felt a little unsatisfied.

The sweetness in its mouth was still lingering, making it swallow its saliva with some reluctance.

I wonder if I can eat it again next time?

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The Pipa Ghost watched Xiao Xiao go away.

"Dingling bell~"

As the crisp doorbell rang, Xiao Xiao's figure disappeared behind the slowly closing door.

"Whoo~"

The wind was blowing hard, and the snowflakes were so wild that they covered the sky. Soon, the wind stopped, and the snowflakes returned to their harmless and leisurely state.

However, the monster that was standing next to the table had disappeared without a trace.

There were only two cups of cold coffee left on the table.

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"Sir, would you like to sit down for a while?"

The waitress looked at Xiao Xiao, who was waiting to pay the bill and was covered in snow, and couldn't help but persuade him.

At least clean off the snow and warm yourself up before leaving.

"No, I have classes later."

Xiao Xiao smiled and shook his head. It was true that he had classes, but the most important thing was that the heavy falling snow suddenly reminded him of the nature of strolling among them.

He does whatever he wants when he feels like it.

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"Thank you."

He knew the waitress meant well.

"Since I have classes, there's nothing I can do."

The waitress hesitantly said, "Well, sir, if you don't have any other needs, I'll go and get busy first."

"Excuse me, do you have any extra umbrellas in the store that I could borrow?"

"Or I can buy it."

Xiao Xiao stopped the waitress who was about to leave.

He originally intended to borrow an umbrella.

He was not afraid of such heavy snow, but he could not ignore the gazes of others.

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"Oh, an umbrella?"

"some."

"We have umbrellas specially prepared for our guests in our store."

The waitress quickly took out a red long-handled umbrella and handed it to Xiao Xiao.

"You're just going to let me take it?"

Xiao Xiao waited for a while and found that the waitress didn't say anything else, which surprised him.

"Ah."

"You can bring the umbrella back next time you come."

The waitress said with a smile.

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When she first came here to work part-time, she was also very surprised by the boss's rule: there was no deposit and no need to be a member. As long as one was a customer consuming here, they could borrow the umbrella prepared by the store.

Wouldn’t it be very easy to “borrow without returning”?
An umbrella is not expensive, but the store has ten umbrellas in stock.

If you need to replenish it from time to time, it will also be an expense.

However, after working here for a long time, she gradually understood the reason or confidence behind the manager's behavior.

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A coffee shop is originally a petty-bourgeois place.

Most of the guests who come here have certain assets, taste and quality.

Such guests would not bother to embezzle an ordinary umbrella.

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However, such actions taken by the store can make customers feel warm and thus have a better impression of the store.

This is definitely a business that is sure to make money.

The waitress admired the store manager's foresight.

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Xiao Xiao also laughed, "Okay, thank you."

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"Dingling bell~"

"Sir, please take care."

“Welcome next time.”

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Will you come next time?
He thought he would.

At least the umbrella needs to be returned.

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(End of this chapter)