I will never give in to Miss Death

Xiaomo’s daily job mainly involves taking care of cats in the cat living area and serving customers who are interested in cats.

It can be said that basically everything related to "cats" is handled by Xiaomo, such as giving customers cat snacks and toys, guiding customers on how to get along with cats, and so on.

On the surface, this seems to be a very leisurely job, but only after you have done it will you understand that this job is actually quite tiring.

Because you need to answer the customers' questions over and over again, and answer many different questions at the same time. Customers who come to pet cats are not like customers who come to eat. If they come to eat, the only time they need to use waiters is when they order food. Customers need to wave to the waiter to come over and ask what the signature dishes are, what delicious food is, what kind of dishes are suitable for them, etc. Generally, after asking these questions, customers will basically not need the waiter anymore except to add dishes.

But customers who come to pet cats are different. If someone comes to the coffee shop just for the cats, then they are most likely the people who don’t have cats at home or who find it troublesome to raise cats but love cats very much. When these people enter the store and interact with the cats, they will not ask Xiaomo like they are placing an order, “Which cat in your store is the most charming?”, “Give me the fattest cat” or “Waiter, what breed of cat is suitable for a otaku like me?” Everyone will go straight to the cat living area, timidly take pictures of the cats at first, then tentatively reach out to interact with the cats, and only when they are bolder will they call the waiter to come and serve them.

But this "service" is much more troublesome.

When touching a cat, she would ask about the cat's situation, and would ask questions if she didn't understand something. She would also ask about any strange cat toys or snacks she saw on the shelves in the store. Xiaomo was always by the side, like a teacher who popularized cat knowledge to customers and was always available to answer questions, so sometimes people would call Xiaomo "Teacher Xiaomo" here.

It's not so bad when there are few people. But when there are many people coming to the store to pet cats, they ask a question here, a question there, and a customer wants to buy canned cat food over there. The chatter is so distracting that it's hard to concentrate. Xiaomo has a supercomputer-level brain, but ordinary people would probably be short-circuited by this "multi-threaded" lifestyle, and then they would be complained by customers - "I asked her questions for a long time, but she didn't answer. She's acting like a big shot!"

But then again, the snacks on the shelves seem really tempting...

After handing over work to Lan Jiajia and Elodie and carrying out the daily routine cat inventory and general cleaning, I came to the cat living area and almost instinctively became curious about the snack shelf near the cat climbing frame.

The cat living area in the coffee shop is a very large area, and there is more than one place. Since the land in the Minami Nagi area is relatively cheap, the coffee shop itself covers a very large area. The cat living area, as the name suggests, is where the cats live. It is roughly in a Z shape with a small entrance at the beginning of the Z, which is the storage room where we usually put things. Ouyang Xue often goes there to work on the computer, write programs, fix bugs, make videos and so on.

The area on the right side of the Z is not completely blocked. There are many double and single areas. You can see the Shenbin River and the sea outside through the glass of the coffee shop. There are also many massage chairs, which makes it a particularly good leisure area.

I admire Ouyang Xue for this. The single and double areas are located in places with the best scenery. Customers who come alone don't have to care about the noisy crowds around them and can enjoy their time alone. Customers who come with friends or relatives and friends will not care about the scenery, because they come here to play with their companions.

"This is the lotus fish I asked Master Wang to fry for you. Didn't you have a good breakfast this morning?"

I had just set up everything in the cat's living area, found the table and chair where Xiaomo usually sat, and was getting ready to get down to business when someone came over with a plate of delicious fish.

"Lotus fish?"

I took the plate and looked at the golden and crispy fried fish inside: "Why does Master Wang have this?"

I don't know which region specifically calls it this, but in Kamihama City, basically all small freshwater fish that cannot grow big are collectively called lotus fish. This fish looks somewhat like a mini version of tilapia, with a slightly reddish body, like a lotus in a pond. Plus, these fish are basically raised in lotus ponds on university campuses or in parks, so the name lotus fish has spread.

This kind of fish is also a home-cooked dish in Kamijuma City. It is simply fried in oil until the fish bones are crispy and then served. Because the fish is very small, the shark fins will break at the touch after being fried over high heat, so you can swallow it in one gulp without worrying about it getting stuck in your throat.

Of course, that's for uncles. My mouth is very small now, so I can't eat even a small fish in one bite. I have to bite it off bit by bit. But it's true that I'm not afraid of shark fins.

"Master Wang said that his friend, a fisherman, had a big catch yesterday and couldn't finish it, so he gave some to him. But because the raw materials of the lotus fish were not obtained through formal channels, they couldn't be sold to customers, so he was thinking of cooking it for us in the store."

Xiaomo explained: "Just then little kitten Nuoer came."

"It's not a kitten!"

I retorted instinctively, took the chopsticks, tried to pick up the smallest fish, and took a bite with a "crunch".

Delicious!

The light fishy smell, the strong salty taste, and the crispy texture of being fried...ah, it's like being in heaven.

Much better than canned fish!

I’ve eaten this kind of fried lotus fish a lot before, why does it suddenly feel so delicious today? Is it really the cat girl gene that’s at work?

"Why can the fishing guy that Master Wang knows catch so many fish?"

I picked up a still hot fish and handed it to Xiaomo: "Are there a lot of fishing guys? Or have you been fishing all day?"

If I remember correctly, most of the fishing guys around Kamihama City are empty-handed.

Can't be fished out.

As a coastal city, Kamijuma City has developed over the years. Whether it is the sea or the rivers near the city, the fish in them are all very smart, because the stupid fish have died. Not to mention the fishermen, even professional fishermen may not be able to catch so many fish without some skills.

"From what he said, just one or two fishing friends."

Xiaomo took the fried lotus fish I handed over and chewed it twice: "They really didn't catch much at that time, they fried them all."

"what?"

"Frying fish means...frying it with a cannon."

Xiao Mo seemed to think for a moment. "Master Wang said to use something...torpedoes and a cannon that can sink to the bottom of the water to blow the fish upside down, and then fish it out. That's all."

“Isn’t this illegal?”

"My own pond."

Oh...that's okay.

[User "LOKER" sent a comment: Is this Nuoer's new look today? Why does he have a tail? ]

[User "Vanilla and Chocolate" sent a comment: Are there cat ears inside the beret? ]

[User "Huang Wei Da is my son" sent a comment: Your store is going to sell the Apocalypse graphics card today, right? I saw something on the official account, and it seems that they are going to stop scalpers? ]

While I was eating fish, I could hear the live broadcast broadcast from the Bluetooth headset with cat ears on my head.

It looks like everyone is about to get up at this time...

"Yes, today is 618. In addition to various discounts, our store will also have a direct offline sale of graphics cards."

While chewing the fish, I spoke into the microphone fixed on my neck: "The graphics cards from Jialan Company are from the Apocalypse series. These are mainly joint graphics cards from Apocalypse and Coffee House. There are three models in total, Apocalypse 2600, Apocalypse 2800, and Apocalypse 3000."

Chew, chew...

[User "Huang Weida is my son" sent a comment: My friend is in your city, and he doesn't get off work until 6pm. Will he be unable to buy your graphics card? ]

[User "I won't record the unboxing and will send you Blizzard Green Tea" sent a comment: Although I have heard through various channels that this Jialan company is very awesome, but it is a new card after all, I am a little hesitant, I am afraid that the driver will not work]

[User "超超骗" posted a comment: Why not wait for the review and see how long your store's direct sales of graphics cards will last]

"From today until the 25th, Jialan Company will hold an event in our store, including graphics card cooling and other things."

I continued to explain to these comments: "As for the scalper issue... Sister Ouyang has already explained it on the official account. We have a purchase limit here, and the purchase needs to be reviewed. For example, if you have already bought all the computer accessories at home and are waiting for the graphics card, or if you need to upgrade, and can prove that you are an individual player, you can get the purchase qualification..."

"Nuo'er, this is the layout of the graphics card store today. You...why don't you just sit here?"

As I was talking, Ouyang Xue came over pushing a small cart loaded with a lot of things. She placed the various advertising leaflets on the cart one by one on the table where I was sitting, and then began to arrange the props.

Most of these props are printed with the elf LOGO of Jialan Company, and the overall color is green, such as super large billboards, small balloons, some small light tubes, promotional advertisements, etc. The large area of ​​emerald green attracts the surrounding kittens to gather around and meow curiously.

"So many..."

I felt a little sorry: "Sister Ouyang, wouldn't you..."

"No, I have been resting on time during this period. These were made by the designer from Jialan Company. I just asked the factory to rush them out overnight."

Ouyang Xue looked very relaxed: "Your friends Jiang Wei and Ye Zi will also be here in a while, and there are still many of them."

That's good.

I thought you were working all night for this event again...

"Oh, right, I almost forgot."

After arranging the props around, Ouyang Xue pushed the cart away: "Nuo'er, wait for me for a moment."

After a while, I saw Ouyang Xue coming back, holding a large sign with a cat's paw pattern on it.

"Well, Nuoer, you can sit here and sell goods today. You can sell cat snacks or graphics cards."

After placing the eye-catching “Not For Sale” sign on my desk, Ouyang Xue patted my shoulder.

"Come on, little kitty. The future depends on you."

"..."

……

(I was recently taken back to my hometown QAQ. I have a lot of things to do every day. It’s a very remote small village. There are high mountains in front of the house. The signal here is very poor, and it’s not convenient to type on the phone. In addition, the temperature is too low. I have a little bit of re-positive symptoms and I have been coughing, so I have very little time to type... I am really sorry! Because the half month before the positive symptoms was serious, I don’t have any manuscripts saved. I will resume after the New Year!)

No. 338 Show your belly when you apologize!

With the help of Ouyang Xue and Xiao Mo, the "graphics card sales point" in the cat living area on the first floor was quickly set up.

This sales outlet consists of several parts. The main part is the small table that I am responsible for guarding and the extra-large shelf at the back. It is said that Jiang Wei and others will work with the people from Jialan Company to transport the newly produced and packaged graphics cards and put them on this shelf, and then send some professionals to sell graphics cards with me and conduct live broadcasts.

I have no problem with the live broadcast. After all, over the past month I have basically gotten used to the feeling of being watched. There are a lot of cameras in the coffee shop, and I spend almost half of the day under the watch of the audience in the live broadcast room. I no longer feel nervous.

What I care about is how professional the "professionals" sent by Jiang Wei and Jialan Company are. After all, my understanding of graphics cards is only at the beginner's level. The most I can do is to judge the approximate performance of the card based on the model of the graphics card, and it has to be a mainstream model on the market. I can't tell the performance of very niche graphics cards just by looking at the name.

Other than that, I really don't know that much about graphics cards.

If a customer comes to me and asks me whether this graphics card has Cuda, whether it supports ray tracing, whether it has DLSS, whether it is optimized for any games, what kind of cooling is used, how much power supply, how many heat pipes are there, what kind of power supply is needed... I will not be able to tell you any of these.

If the people sent by Jiang Wei or Xiong Xiong are unprofessional, I will be embarrassed when asked these questions.

The most fatal thing is that Xiaomo, Filo and the others don’t know anything about these technology-related things and can’t help.

So I actually admire Ouyang Xue for being able to start from scratch and become a virtual idol for a computer company.

She must be asked more of these questions. Moreover, a computer is not just a graphics card. The graphics card alone has so many questions. If there is an entire computer, the audience in the live broadcast room will probably ask even more questions. In addition to following hot topics to create various program effects, learning all kinds of new things and interacting with the audience every day, she also needs to take time to learn professional knowledge like this.

It is precisely because of this experience that Ouyang Xue, the store manager now, is almost omnipotent - of course, she can't take care of herself.

"Noer, why don't you go over there and take down the balloon on the second floor? It's in the cat living area on the second floor."

After sorting out the main things on this side of the store, Ouyang Xue pointed to a small staircase at the back and said, "You can only go through there."

"From where?"

I turned and glanced at the small spiral staircase against the wall behind me.

The coffee shop was originally divided into two floors. The first and second floors were mainly connected by a staircase near the main door of the house. This staircase also had two floors, and the middle one was particularly wide. Walk forward first, then two more staircases branched out on the left and right sides. After turning 180 degrees and going up towards the main door, you will reach the second floor.

On the surface, this is the largest and only passage leading to the second floor.

But this is only the stairs for "humans".

In addition to this largest staircase, the kittens actually have their own special "small staircase".

And there are not just one but two small stairs.

They are the two leaning against the wall behind me, one on the left and one on the right.

The cat living area is actually completely separated from the customer dining area and the leisure area. It is usually blocked by three doors, and the rest are some soft and cute style glass railings. If customers want to go in, they must first put disposable bags on their shoes at the door to prevent bringing in things from outside, and then open the lock of the railing before they can play with the cats inside.

Although the two sides seem to be isolated from each other, cats are creatures that often do not take the usual route. We have set the railings very high, and we cannot stop some cats from coming out. Fortunately, the cats in the coffee shop are all well-behaved or lazy, so they stay in the cat living area most of the time, unless they are like Ding Man Nian Gao, who has a good relationship with me and is active, and jumps out when he sees me going to work.

It is precisely because there are special living areas for cats on the first and second floors, and they are located at the back. Some cats have strange personalities. Sometimes they want to drink water and use the litter box upstairs, and run downstairs the next day. Therefore, the cafe has specially arranged a small staircase for these cats.

The first small staircase is located at the end of the corner of the coffee shop. It consists of a rotating spiral cat climbing frame. Cats can directly grab the cat climbing frame and climb up to the second floor. The second small staircase is next to the food shelf behind me. It is very small. In order to make it easier for cats to climb up, each step is designed to be very low and the opening is very small. If adults like Ouyang Xue and Li Chen walk up this kind of stairs, it will be very tiring and inconvenient to enter and exit.

But I can.

I once tried to crawl through this "cat-only staircase" for convenience, and it didn't feel any pressure at all.

"Are there still balloons up there?"

From inside the counter, I glanced at the small staircase behind me.

At this time, many kittens who had just woken up from their sleep were walking leisurely there. Some of them kept scratching at the cat climbing frame, some were playing with toys with other kittens, and some were simply lying on their belly with their legs kicked up, not trying to interfere with the world.

"Yes, I've already blown it, you can just take it from there."

Ouyang Xue pointed to the aisle over the counter, which was blocked by a pile of debris, a little embarrassedly: "Anyway, it's okay for you to go that way, right?"

It's fine, but walking up the stairs that cats use feels...

Well, forget it.

Seeing that there were indeed too many things around, I didn't think much about it, turned around and walked over there, pushed away the cat biscuits on the ground, and climbed to the small staircase.

"Meow?"

At this time, Nian Gao here seemed to have just woken up. When he saw me, this big fat cat first stretched, and then looked at me with some curiosity.

"Come and get something, you guys do your thing."

I casually picked up a cat-specific bunny cat from the shelf and put it on Nian Gao: "You were well behaved last night, right?"

"Meow……"

Nian Gao yawned again and lay down on the ground with his belly exposed.

For some reason, when I saw it like this, I suddenly had the idea of ​​"Should I also lie down and show my belly to be cute?"

Then I dismissed this idea - he is not young anymore, why is he still trying to act cute? Go away.

But then again, is it true that for animals, "an apology must show its belly to show sincerity"?

With a confused mood, I climbed up and down the stairs.