Chapter 57: Mind
When Qin Zheng told Tang Xu his plan, Tang Xu's eyebrows knitted together.
"This...can't be done easily. After all, I'm not a professional. It only takes half a day. How can it be so easy to do..."
"You have the home field advantage, so it's definitely no problem. And you have to know that what you want to express is this intention. Chang Le will be very happy whether it succeeds or not in the end."
Qin Zheng patted Tang Xu on the shoulder and encouraged him a little.
Tang Chu felt very uneasy. He naturally felt a little nervous about a field that he had never touched before. But in order to let Chang Le feel his feelings, Tang Chu simply made a decision in his heart and got it done.
Just do it.
The two of them took the subway from Zhongyuan Street and returned all the way to Tang Xu's house...the cake shop downstairs.
Li Yong, the pastry chef in the kitchen, was immediately amused when he heard Tang Xu's idea.
"Anyway, this cake shop is owned by your family, so you can do whatever you want."
"Sorry to trouble you, Uncle Li."
Tang Xu scratched his head and determined that he must do this well.
Qin Zheng's suggestion for Tang Xu to express his feelings smoothly was to make a cream cake with his own hands and give it to Chang Le.
His family originally ran a cake shop, and with the unique geographical environment, it was not difficult to do this.
They planned to use one afternoon to allow Tang Xu to make a birthday cake by himself, so as to give Chang Le the best wishes.
Pastry chef Li Yong was on the sidelines teaching him the techniques of making cakes. Tang Chu listened patiently, while Qin Zheng was on the sidelines cheering Tang Chu on.
"You can't use the whipped cream until it's in a hydrated state. It needs to be whipped until the texture is clear."
"The yellow peaches used for filling need to be drained, otherwise the cream will melt easily."
"Don't shake your hands when applying the cream, and try to keep them level and still, so that the cream can be spread evenly."
"Just decorate with circles. If you make the decoration too small, it will make the whole cake look weird."
All afternoon, Tang Xu spent the entire afternoon learning how to make cream cakes in his cake shop.
Although Tang Xu has some understanding of cooking skills, he is limited to cooking. Although his family owns a cake shop, the pastry chef Li Yong was hired by his father. His father doesn't know how to make cakes, and he doesn't know how to make cakes.
It's normal to do...
In fact, every step Li Yong told Tang Xu was not particularly complicated and difficult, but all steps had to be completed carefully. In addition, Tang Xu was somewhat nervous and failed several times in the process.
Fortunately, Li Yong had enough patience, and Qin Zheng on the side always encouraged Tang Xu. Before sunset, he finally successfully completed the first birthday cake made by himself in his life.
The style is an ordinary fruit cake. Tang Xu specially added a lot of fruits on it, and then wrote the words "contentment, happiness, happiness every day" on it with strawberry jam.
"Look, I said, if you want to do it, you can definitely do it. I believe you."
Qin Zheng was very satisfied with Tang Xu's performance.
Tang Xu looked at the cream cake in front of him, and then at Qin Zheng, who had been standing beside him to encourage him. He had mixed feelings in his heart.
Afterwards, Tang Xu called Chang Le, because making a phone call seemed more formal than using WeChat.
"Hey, Brother Chu, what's the matter? Is something okay?"
Chang Le's cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone. Tang Xu looked at the fruit cake in front of him with a smile on his lips.
"Happy birthday, always happy."
Tang Xu and Chang Le made an appointment to meet at a barbecue restaurant near the city center, which was probably in the middle of Chang Le's house and Tang Xu's house.
After learning the news, Qin Zheng naturally wanted to go with her. After all, she had even prepared a birthday gift for Chang Le.
Tang Xu carefully carried the beautifully packaged birthday cake in his hand, and went to the barbecue restaurant with Qin Zheng for an appointment.
Looking at the backs of them leaving the cake shop, Li Yong felt very happy. The same feeling was felt by the clerk Aunt Wang who had been watching all this.
"If the little charterer knew that his son would do such a thing, he would definitely be very happy."
"This is all thanks to our Qin Zheng..."
Aunt Wang was smiling and her tone was full of pride.
"Indeed, they are quite a match."
The two of them went all the way to the barbecue restaurant and met Chang Le smoothly.
When Qin Zheng explained that the birthday cake he brought was made by Tang Xu himself, Chang Le's eyes shone with emotion.
"Wow, Brother Chu, I'm so moved that I don't know what to say..."
"Damn it, don't cry in the barbecue restaurant, it's so embarrassing..."
Tang Xu looked helpless, but Chang Le didn't really cry. He looked happy and was very satisfied with the birthday cake made by Tang Xu himself.
Tang Xu and Qin Zheng each presented birthday gifts they had prepared for Chang Le, and Chang Le thanked them profusely.
"This doll is really interesting. I like it. Thank you, Qin Zheng."
"Brother Chu, this harmonica you gave me is so beautiful. I'll find time to learn it later. To be honest, I wanted to learn to play the suona before. As the saying goes, when the suona sounds..."
"Okay, stop talking, let's just learn the harmonica..."
There was constant laughter and laughter between three people at a table by the window in the barbecue restaurant.
This is the most meaningful birthday for Chang Le, and the same is true for Tang Xu.
Thanks to Qin Zheng, Tang Xu expressed his best wishes to Chang Le in his own way, instead of just using the bank card his father asked him to swipe casually.
As time goes by, night gradually falls.
When the three of them walked out of the barbecue restaurant, Chang Le was still holding the unfinished cake in his hand.
"When I go home, I will eat every piece with gratitude and tears in my eyes..."
"Okay, okay, remember to give it to your uncle and aunt to try it too..."
Tang Xu waved his hands at him repeatedly. Although he looked disgusted on the surface, there was a warm current in his heart because Chang Le liked the cake he made.
The friendship between men is sometimes more reserved than the friendship between women. Because they know each other so well, sometimes it is difficult to express what is on their mind even though it is on their lips.
The air was quite cool tonight. Tang Chu and Qin Zheng were standing on the side of the road. The night wind was blowing Qin Zheng's long chestnut hair. When she reached out to smooth her temple hair, it was more than gentle.
"Thank you, Qin Zheng, thank you today."
"It's okay, don't take it to heart."
"When it's your birthday in the future, I'll make you a birthday cake too."
"It won't be a surprise until then."
Qin Zheng had a sweet smile on her lips, and every word passed through Tang Xu's heart.
"What about this, I don't know if it's a surprise or not."
Tang Xu took out a small gift box from his pocket and opened it in front of Qin Zheng. Inside was the silver dolphin necklace that Qin Zheng had spotted at first sight in the gift shop.
Qin Zheng was shocked when she saw the necklace in Tang Xu's hand.
"When did you..."
Qin Zheng's mind quickly recalled until he captured the time when Tang Xu went to buy fruit tea. That was the only moment they separated after meeting today.
"Didn't you say before that you would give it to me on my birthday?"
"As you said, ten thousand years is too long. I just want to seize the day."
Tang Xu looked at Qin Zheng's clear and moving eyes, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
There were cars passing by on the road at night, but at this moment they only had each other in their eyes.
"Let me put it on for you."
"Um."
Qin Zheng bit her lip and lowered her head slightly. The girl's implicitness and tenderness reflected on her face, which was better than the rainbow after the rain.
The silver dolphin necklace seemed to be shining brightly on the street at this night, bringing the two people together and tying them together.
Tang Xu put it on Qin Zheng carefully, and he didn't feel at ease until he saw the necklace on her neck.
"It looks good and suits you very well."
"Thanks……"
The two people stood on the side of the road, and the atmosphere of being alone also changed slightly.
"I hope you can think of me every time you see it."
Tang Xu turned his face to the other side, and when he said these words, he obviously felt his cheeks burning.
"Tang Chu, you said the opposite. You should say, every time I miss you, I will look at it."
"..."
Tang Xu didn't answer, but Qin Zheng chuckled and moved a little closer to Tang Xu.
"go home……"
"Um!"
The moonlight shines on them.
Love takes root and sprouts under the moonlight.
Chapter completed!