Band Girl Drink Mixing Action

And now that Qingchuan Xiang even began to actively show what he was really good at, and displayed the same shining confidence as Xiangzi, who once made him both envious and ashamed of himself, the feeling of suffocation gradually worsened and became a suffocation deep in his throat.

"Lixi." Hailing suddenly said, "Pay attention to the class."

This calm and calm call was like an extremely cold ice ball stuck on the back of Lixi's neck, making her wake up instantly. Lixi looked at this friend who had known her for a long time and knew that this was Hailing's unique and appropriate concern.

He had once said to Hailing, "I don't want to escape," and now he was acting so hesitant in front of Hailing...

Li Xi forced himself to cheer up and tried hard to watch Qingchuan Xiang's every move, just as seriously as when Qingchuan Xiang commented on the failed work before.

Qingchuan Xiang picked up the handle of the coffee powder and quickly took some coffee powder from the container with a spoon. After feeling it, he gently shook the handle twice to shake off a little residual powder, and then put it on a special weighing instrument, which just showed the 20-gram weight commonly used for a cup of coffee in a coffee shop.

"The coffee powder Ms. Rinrinko purchased is the same one I use regularly myself, so I can quickly judge the approximate weight. Don't try to imitate me; it took me a long time to practice."

Qingchuan Xiang said that this was a difficult operation, but his hands were extremely easy. He used the powder distributor and powder tamper to evenly distribute and compact the coffee powder in the handle.

"This step is not difficult. Now the powder can be applied quickly with this tool. Before, I had to poke it slowly with a powder needle."

Then Qingchuan Xiang quickly cleaned up the coffee powder that fell on the table, first released the water with uneven temperatures at the beginning of the coffee machine, and then connected the handle, with a cup underneath to catch the coffee liquid that would fall later.

"Then next is the part that Li Xi had a big problem with earlier."

After confirming Li Xi's nod, Qingchuan Xiang poured the whole milk he had prepared from the milk pitcher. "Milk with more fat will produce more foam during the frothing process, and the foam will also be more stable and less likely to dissipate."

Watching Qingchuan Xiang place the steam wand into the milk jug, Lixi immediately asked, "Why isn't the steam wand placed in the middle of the jug? Wouldn't that heat the milk more evenly?"

This question obviously did not stump Qingchuan Xiang. Xiang started the steam wand to make it start to spray hot air, and at the same time moved his body to leave an empty space for Lixi to come over and take a look.

Lixi moved closer to Qingchuan Xiang. In order to see the small steam wand clearly, the two had to stand very close. Xiang leaned over slightly and explained the part he did not do well.

"In order to foam the milk better, in addition to using the steam wand to swirl the milk, placing the air outlet closer to the wall of the tank will cause the milk to swirl due to the gas ejection. And the even heating you mentioned will be better with this kind of rotating stirring than heating directly in the middle of the milk, right?"

Li Xi nodded reluctantly, but Qingchuan Xiang continued his explanation.

How deep should the steam wand be buried in the milk? How thick the milk foam is based on the change in milk volume? What's the optimal temperature for the milk to release its sweetness?

Until the final injection and blending of milk, Qingchuan Xiang also perfectly implemented what he said in the previous review of Lixi, raising the height of the milk poured into the coffee liquid, speeding up the flow rate without being restricted, and finally showing off his skills by making an embossed swan latte art pattern.

The whole process went smoothly, and this perfect-looking cappuccino was completed in just over a minute.

"So who of you would like to try it?" Qingchuan Xiang placed the steaming cappuccino on the bar, put his left hand behind his back, stretched out his right hand, and did not forget to wink.

Li Xi could see that Qingchuan Xiang was quite confident in the coffee he made, as if it would get excellent reviews no matter who tasted it.

If it were me, would I be able to show my achievements with such confidence? Whether it was coffee or the music score I composed that I never saw before, would I be able to show it to everyone?

Chapter 48 Mutual Envy

Hailing voluntarily gave up the right to enjoy it: "I don't know much about coffee, and it's Lixi who needs to learn how to make coffee, so let her do it."

"So Lixi?"

Qingchuan Xiang turned his head to look at Li Xi, and his confident blue eyes did not reflect the complex sadness in Li Xi's heart.

The cold surface of Qingchuan Xiang's eyes could only mercilessly reflect Li Xi's slightly clenched palms, the indentation of his lips, and his gaze that seemed to be looking at the cup of coffee but was actually a little distracted...

But to Qingchuan Xiang, who was unaware that he had stabbed the most vulnerable part of Li Xi's heart, his thought was: the effect of imitating Xiangzi seemed to be quite good.

She was just calmly analyzing the possible meanings of Li Xi's characteristics. From Qingchuan Xiang's perspective, Li Xi's reactions were actually quite intriguing.

In the beginning, Qingchuan Xiang simply defined Riki's feelings towards Xiangzi as pure resentment, such as anger and resentment, but if that were the case, a frown should be more representative of such emotions. In fact, Riki's current behavior, in behavioral psychology, is more like a strong emotion towards himself.

Like Deng, did he blame himself for the band's disbandment? Probably not. In the line conversation with Lixi, Lixi clearly regarded the reason for the band's disbandment as Xiangzi's leaving without explaining the reason.

Perhaps more induction could be carried out to make the external features more obvious... Qingchuan Xiang was eager to try, but was suddenly interrupted by a call.

"Xiang-san." Hailing looked directly into Qingchuan Xiang's eyes. Her expressionless face and equally restrained body movements prevented Qingchuan Xiang from getting any further information. "Make me one too. I'll pay."

Qingchuan Xiang glanced at Hailing, and there was a very brief moment of silence, which might not even be considered a pause, with his eyes flickering.

"Sure, I'd love to."

Qingchuan Xiang gave a friendly smile, and this time she did not deliberately imitate Xiangzi. She returned to her own more relaxed drinking habits. This time, she made a cup of coffee even faster.

While Qingchuan Xiang was making the second cup of coffee, Li Xi sighed secretly, picked up the cup of coffee made by Qingchuan Xiang and started drinking it.

The thick milk foam of cappuccino is dense and light, like a cloud floating in the sky. Just open your mouth and the cloud will be pushed into your mouth by the light sweet and milky wind.

Then comes the main body of perfectly blended coffee concentrate and hot milk, which suddenly fills the ethereal texture of the upper layer with a sense of reality, extending the originally unstable cloud and transforming it into an island for the drinker to walk freely. Not only does it not destroy the dreamlike feeling of soft milk foam, but it also provides a real entity for immersion.

Amazing.

Lixi originally just regarded making coffee as a job, and wanted to do it well more because he wanted to do his job well.

But now Qingchuan Xiang suddenly showed him the way to mix drinks. Mixing drinks is also a road that contains infinite wonders, and he hasn't even gotten started.

Li Xi looked at the cup that he had washed and which previously contained his failed work, and couldn't help but think of the song he had written that he had wanted to show to the band.

In fact, even if Xiangzi, who has strong composing ability, is not allowed to see it, even Lixi himself knows that this score is so immature and ignorant when he looks back at the work now.

Although I have made up my mind to work harder to catch up, can I really do it? My efforts may just be what others can do easily.

After making a new cappuccino and giving it to Hailing, Qingchuan Xiang naturally noticed that something was wrong with Lixi and his heart skipped a beat.

It's broken, it's overdone.

I just wanted to induce Lixi to recall more about the CRYCHIC period, so that later I could use the excuse that "the teacher demonstrated and the students followed and tried again" to let Lixi make the second cup of coffee with a specific feeling after my guidance.

But Lixi's state is too low now. It is obviously inappropriate to ask Lixi to continue making coffee at this time. This is one of the taboos in interpersonal communication.

But why is this happening? Qingchuan Xiang still doesn't understand why, after imitating Xiangzi, although Li Xi showed a strange self-escape phenomenon, he really lost control after drinking the cup of coffee he made.

It's like this again. Whenever I think I can arrange everything according to the plan, the unknown fog of emotions will suddenly spread and cover my vision.

But after all, I had made thorough preparations before coming here this time, and I already had a plan for dealing with this situation in my mind:

Reduce unnecessary actions, avoid greater stimulation, and ignite the other party's emotional outburst. If it reaches that point and Li Xi falls into an impulsive state dominated by emotions, it will only become more difficult for him to cope.

Since the problem was caused by the coffee I made, I had to give up the idea of using drinks to open up the situation and change the topic first.

However, at this moment, Hailing, who was just drinking cappuccino, spoke again at this critical moment:

"Xiang, this cup of coffee is really good. Even someone like me who doesn't usually drink coffee is interested in it."

Then Hailing smiled slightly, a rare sight on her face. "Lixi, I also want to taste the coffee you make."

Qingchuan Xiang couldn't tell what meaning was contained in this ordinary smile, but Li Xi, who was a good friend of Hailing, seemed to be able to sense something from it.

"it is good."

Although he still couldn't fully concentrate, Lixi walked to the coffee machine and started making it.

In a world that he could not enter, Hailing and Lixi completed an emotional exchange. Qingchuan Xiang realized this.

Not like me, carefully trying to figure out other people's moods and exploring other people's bottom line in the dark.

Rather, it relies on the connection between those inexplicable and inexplicable emotions. This is true whether it is the implicit communication between Hailing and Lixi now, or the songs that the band once played that "shrieked from the heart".

Sentiment always brings conflict and contradiction, and CRYCHIC is the perfect example. The world of emotions is full of holes and fragments...but at the same time, there are so many rich and colorful emotions that spark my endless curiosity.

Xiangzi struggles hard between the present and the past, Sushi indulges in the good old days, and Deng longs for a long-term future where he will be understood by others...

The clear water that claims to be romanticism flows out from the holes in the sensual world and cannot meander through it. It can only rely on forcibly absorbing it bit by bit to feel some of the colors.

However, Qingchuan Xiang could clearly see through the expressions and smiles of the people in that world, and realized that there were emotions shining like gems in their behavior, which he could not ignore.

It’s really enviable.

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Chapter 49: Inferiority

This time, Lixi's coffee-making process was much faster and smoother, and he also tried hard to learn how to do it as Qingchuan Xiang had demonstrated before, but the final product was only slightly inferior to Qingchuan Xiang's in terms of visual appearance.

The thick milk foam has obvious ups and downs and is not evenly spread on the coffee. The final latte art pattern chosen is the simplest heart, which is suitable for beginners, but there are obvious overlapping patterns and it does not look "clean" enough.

Li Xi watched Hai Ling take a sip and asked nervously, "How does it feel?"

There was some milk and milk foam on Hailing's lips, which looked like a funny white mustache. Hailing herself seemed unaware of it and commented seriously, "I think it tastes good."

It's a pity that neither Li Xi nor Qingchuan Xiang may have the time to be amused by Hailing's cold performance. The former muttered "so perfunctory" in a low voice, while the latter was practicing his main measures when dealing with unknown emotions, reducing his own reactions to avoid stepping on bigger landmines.

"Why not let a professional taste it again?" Hailing handed the cup of coffee, which she had only taken a small sip of and was still basically full, to Qingchuan Xiang.

"Although I really like the taste of Lixi's coffee, unfortunately, I'm not a professional, and Lixi isn't very convinced by my review."

Hailing shrugged regretfully and turned her body to an angle so that Lixi could only see one of her eyes clearly, while with the other eye she secretly winked at Qingchuan Xiang.

I can't understand what you are saying, Miss Hailing.

Qingchuan Xiang responded to Hailing helplessly in his heart, even though the other party could not hear his voice.

Let your thoughts flow quickly, Qingchuan Xiang.

He encouraged himself in his heart and thought that he should not be hindered by mistakes caused by the unknown, so Qingchuan Xiang started his reasoning again.

From the previous series of interactions between Li Xi and Hai Ling, they were definitely not friends who had only been in contact for a short time. Although there was a sense of distance between the two that seemed to make her a little confused, they actually had a perfect understanding.

Then Hailing took the initiative to ask Lixi to make the second cup of coffee and asked herself to do the review work. It must be because of her understanding of Lixi. She thought that doing so could help Lixi.

But when it comes to my own life, what should I do? Should I praise Lixi's efforts? Or should I pretend to be serious and criticize Lixi for his shortcomings?

There are so many choices to make, which one should Qingchuan Xiang choose?

No... before that, there was actually something more important: this cup of coffee itself, made by Li Xi himself. Although it was Hai Ling's suggestion this time, the result was in line with his own ideas.

Hailing shouldn't be able to discover her own secret on her own, right?

Qingchuan Xiang took the coffee, looked at the place where Hailing's lips had just touched, changed the direction of the cup, but was still a little hesitant.

For Qingchuan Xiang, sharing a glass of water is actually a very private matter...but the current situation does not allow him to think about that.

Qingchuan Xiang finally took the first sip.

Hmm? So bitter. While coffee itself is bitter, cappuccino is a more popular coffee with plenty of sweet milk. And this harsh bitterness doesn't feel like the richness of coffee, but rather the taint of inferior quality.

The next second, Qingchuan Xiang realized that this was the taste formed by Li Xi's feelings.

A sense of inferiority and low self-esteem.

The feeling of inferiority, accompanied by the sweetness of milk and the aroma of coffee, turned into an indescribable taste, which flowed into the stomach with difficulty in swallowing, and the strong feeling of powerlessness dissipated from it and spread to every part of the body.

It tasted really bad. Qingchuan Xiang tried his best to control his somewhat weak arms and put the cup back on the bar in a natural way.

And the expression, the expression should not be out of control, Qingchuan Xiang felt his face, the eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose were still loyally performing their functions, there should be no flaws.

So why were Hailing and Lixi looking at him in such surprise?

"What's wrong with me..." Before Qingchuan Xiang could even ask, his vision suddenly became blurry, and a familiar feeling of moisture filled his eyes.

Oh no! Qingchuan Xiang quickly wiped his eyes with his hand, and sure enough, a tear left a trail on the back of his hand. After the first tear flowed out, Qingchuan Xiang couldn't control it anymore.

The sudden crying of Qingchuan Xiang, whom he regarded as an unreachable pursuit, made Li Xi a little at a loss for a moment. He hurried over and took a few tissues from the bar and tried to wipe her dry.

"I'm fine...really." Qingchuan Xiang tried to chalk it up to normal tears, but her choked voice lacked any conviction. The tears flowed uncontrollably, and even wiping them away with her hands was no longer enough, leaving only more messy tear marks.

Unlike the time when he drank Xiangzi's self-esteem, Qingchuan Xiang had never encountered a feeling of inferiority. Even in his own weakest emotional area, although he envied other people's feelings, Qingchuan Xiang had never developed a sense of inferiority. Therefore, Li Xi's feeling of inferiority was a completely unfamiliar thing to Qingchuan Xiang.

In an instant, Qingchuan Xiang drank such a large dose of unfamiliar emotions, which were so heavy and even carried a bit of despair, that Qingchuan Xiang was almost forced to empathize with Li Xi's long-accumulated self-pressure.

You're just like an idiot, Lixi.

But Qingchuan Xiang still had many questions in his heart. Even though he could feel the powerlessness and despair in Li Xi's heart, Qingchuan Xiang just couldn't understand why he was so troubled by other people's talents. Obviously -

"Haven't you always done well, Lixi?"

Although it was relatively mild this time, the excitement caused by excessive water intake appeared again at an inappropriate time. Although he did not drink too much water this time, that small cup of coffee contained the heavy emotions that Li Xi had accumulated from his sister to the Xiangzi period.

Li Xi was stunned, as if he didn't hear what Qing Chuan Xiang said clearly.

"Do you want me to say it again?" Qingchuan Xiang, with red eyes and tears streaming down her face, seemed suddenly fragile, like withered spring flowers being blown down in the weeping rain.

As if in a fit of anger, Qingchuan Xiang stopped looking at Lixi and laid his head on the bar, burying it in his arms. He was no longer as calm as before, and only muffled voices could be heard coming from his arms.

"I don't want to say it again..."

The situation suddenly reversed, and now it was Li Xi who was at a loss. She looked at Hai Ling in panic, hoping that this friend who had always been calm and stable could give her some advice.

But Hailing was also confused. She had never expected this situation. She tentatively took the milk jelly that she had given to Lixi before but had not had time to open and drink it, and gently placed it on Qingchuan Xiang's head.

"Xiang, do you want to drink this?"

Qingchuan Xiang turned his head, and the box of orange-flavored milk jelly just fell in front of him, with the silly panda pattern on it looking at him.

"I want..." Qingchuan Xiang tried to raise his head and pull his arm out, but he really had no strength.

"Lixi, help me." The little head that had been raised fell back onto his arm, and he turned his head to look at Lixi.

"Hmm, eh? Okay." Seeing that Qingchuan Xiang seemed to be getting better, Lixi quickly took out the straw, inserted it into the milk carton, and carefully placed it to Qingchuan Xiang's mouth.