In Douluo Continent, what is a martial soul? It's like Luckin Coffee.

Chapter 119 Making Lemonade: You Read the Wrong Recipe!
Within the Hongchen family.

In the eyes of Meng Hongchen and the others, Bai Ran had only taken Xiao Bing out to play for a few days.

But the experiences over the past few days have been quite complicated.

Bai Ran: I remember that at first I just wanted to buy a refrigerator.

……

The Luckin Coffee shop inside the college is almost finished with renovations and should be able to reopen tomorrow.

In addition, since the previous shop owner couldn't afford to pay compensation, he simply used all the remaining goods in the warehouse to pay off the debt.

As a result, the original small supermarket was able to continue operating, with the only change being that its name was changed from "Daily Supermarket" to "Mixue Ice Cream".

At the same time, two classic Snow King products, namely chilled lemonade and fresh ice cream, have been added to the main products sold.

It seems there aren't enough employees right now, but there's only one employee card available. Even after contracting Hyotei, we can't contract any new powerful beings.

However, Bai Ran has a feeling that the future of Luckin Coffee and Mixue might be quite exciting. (The characters for the Luckin Coffee/Mixue crossover from another world are currently undecided; any suggestions are welcome.)

……

"Xiao Bing, how many times have I told you? You have to pound it hard. How can you get it out if you don't pound it hard?"

"Manager, I...I can't take it anymore..."

Xiao Bing showed a little expression that seemed to have been played with to death.

"Xiao Bing, if you had put the energy you use to beat people into making lemon tea, you would have made a perfect cup of lemonade long ago."

Bai Ran: I was just teaching Hyotei how to make chilled lemonade, I hope you're not getting the wrong idea.

Xiao Bing is, after all, an employee of Mixue Ice Cream. If she can't even make lemonade, that would be too embarrassing.

"Manager, I've been mashing lemons all afternoon, and the taste is almost the same as the lemonade you make with your soul power. Why are you still not satisfied?"

Hyotei glanced at the lemons next to them, a whole box of which had already been used up.

Hyotei: How many lemons do you have to crush to make a perfect glass of chilled lemonade?

"Manager, is it possible that you've remembered the recipe wrong?"

Xiao Bing said: Instead of doubting that I am not working hard enough, I should doubt that the store manager is not professional enough.

"How is that possible? I..."

Wait a minute, Bai Ran suddenly remembered that his prompt was from the ability of his first martial soul, "Luckin Coffee".

In other words, what I wasted an afternoon teaching Xiao Bing to make wasn't chilled lemonade at all, but rather "succulent lemon tea" from Luckin Coffee.

Bai Ran: I knew it! Why would a bottle of chilled lemonade with a suggested retail price of 4 copper soul coins require such high labor costs? Turns out, it was because I got the recipe wrong.

Uh... Xiao Bing absolutely cannot know about this.

Otherwise, given Xiaobing's current wonderful mental state, Bai Ran felt that she would definitely try to take him down with her.

Even with a remote control, it doesn't work.

"Watch carefully, learn well, I will only teach you once more."

To ease the awkwardness, Bai Ran decided to personally demonstrate his skills to Xiao Bing.

Let her know how to make a perfect glass of chilled lemonade.

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"First, choose a lemon; it must be a good lemon."

Even if lemonade is priced very low, it cannot use bad fruit.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bing took out her notes very seriously.

The manager's instructions on how to prepare the food must be written down, so that if I make a mistake later, I can blame it all on the manager. "Then, cut these lemons into small pieces like this."

After cutting off a slice of lemon, Bai Ran simply gestured that it was about 2-3 millimeters thick.

"Next, put 2-3 lemon slices into the cup."

"Manager, should we put in 2 or 3 pieces?"

"Just make sure you get the right amount, no less than two pieces and no more than three pieces."

Xiao Bing: Got it, I'll put 2.5 pieces from now on.

"After adding the lemon slices, stir 10 to 15 times to extract the juice. However, do not crush the lemon. Whether the lemon peel is broken or the lemon seeds protrude from the pulp, it will affect the taste of the lemon water."

"Manager, why is this different from what you just taught us?"

"Oh dear, Xiao Bing, you should know that it's impossible for two glasses of lemonade to taste exactly the same, so it's normal for them to be slightly different."

If you can't make lemonade today, you'll have to learn tomorrow!

Bai Ran's words whispered like a demon in Hyotei's ears.

Looking at her hands, which were almost soaked in lemon juice, Hyotei watched Shiran make lemonade even more intently, taking careful notes to ensure she wouldn't make any mistakes when it was her turn to make it.

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"The next steps are very simple: add a spoonful of homemade syrup, then add water until the glass is two-thirds full, then add ice until the liquid in the glass reaches the top."

Finally, seal the glass and shake it a few times to ensure the sweetness of the lemonade is relatively consistent throughout, preventing it from being too sweet in one sip and too sour in another.

Bai Ran spoke, but his hands didn't stop moving.

Continue until all steps have been explained.

He already held a glass of freshly made lemonade in his hand.

"Try it, Xiao Bing."

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"Suck~"

Hyotei, somewhat skeptical, took a sip of the lemonade made by the shop manager.

To be honest, Hyotei felt that the steps the shop manager took to prepare the dish were not much different from the steps she had just taken.

As for the taste...

Hmm... Why is there such a significant difference?

After tasting the lemonade made by the store manager, Hyotei couldn't help but gasp.

There is no harm without comparison.

Although the lemonade she made at Hyotei was sweet and sour, it had an added bitterness due to poor preparation.

But the lemonade made by the shop manager not only lacked that unpleasant bitter taste, but also had a refreshing fruity aroma from the lemon itself.

"Manager, can I really do what you do?"

Hyotei was somewhat discouraged.

"It's okay, Xiaobing. Although you're not very talented, as long as you're serious, you'll be serious about everything you do."

Oh, right, after learning how to mash lemon slices, I also need to teach you how to make syrup.

"Hey, store manager, please let me off the hook! There's still a big refrigerator, isn't there?"
If all else fails, you can make lemon water in advance and put it in the refrigerator.

(End of this chapter)