When the wind chime at the door rang, Yang Yi was in their exclusive booth, talking and laughing with Murphy and Xi Xi. If it was an ordinary customer, this wouldn't have attracted their attention.
But Ding Xiang was greeting the customer in English, "Good morning, what can I do for you, sir? (Good morning, sir. What would you like?) "
As expected of a top student, Ding Xiang's English was very fluent. She didn't stutter due to nervousness, and even her pronunciation was very accurate. Of course, when Ding Xiang was in high school in her hometown, Yanye County, she was influenced by the teachers who were not good at speaking English. Many of the phonetic symbols were not accurate. It was only after she entered university that she practiced hard by following the tapes.
"There are foreign customers?" Murphy wasn't surprised by Ding Xiang's English. She was curious about the customer. Yang Yi's coffee shop was very remote. At least when she came to the shop, she didn't see any foreign customers.
"Occasionally, the school invites some foreign teachers …" When Yang Yi was still explaining to Murphy, the customer's response made him stop.
"I don't know. It's hard to explain. My friend told me … (I don't know. I don't know how to explain. My friend told me …)" The person who spoke was Lu Weisha's father, David!
It wasn't easy for him to find this coffee shop, but it wasn't easy to confirm whether this coffee shop was the one opened by Yang Yi.
The name "Coffee Shop on the Street Corner" on the sign was Chinese. Of course, David couldn't understand it. Yang Yi only gave him the address, not the English name of the coffee shop.
After David came in, he looked around and couldn't see Yang Yi. This made him feel even more embarrassed.
Yes, Yang Yi's English name was Leon! David tried to ask Ding Xiang this name, but how would Ding Xiang know that Yang Yi's English name was this? When the two of them were stuck in a dilemma, Yang Yi finally came out to help them out.
"David, you're here?" Yang Yi smiled and walked out of his booth with a little tail following behind him.
When Xi Xi heard that Lu Weisha's father was here, she thought that Lu Weisha would come as well, so she happily followed her father out. However, after the little girl skipped out, she looked left and right but did not see the back of her friend. Instantly, the bright smile on the little girl's face could not help but disappear. She was somewhat gloomy and somewhat puzzled as she looked at the adults.
David was very happy to see Yang Yi. All the troubles and troubles he had caused to the coffee shop just now had disappeared. After chatting with Yang Yi for a while, he said that he would like to try the freshly ground coffee that Yang Yi had mentioned.
"Leave him to me. He's the father of one of Xi Xi's kindergarten friends. You go do something else. " Yang Yi and David basically communicated in Swedish now, and it was a good opportunity for him to practice his spoken English. After a few words with David, he nodded to Ding Xiang who was beside him.
David was a customer and also Yang Yi's coffee friend. Therefore, Yang Yi came to the bar and took out the premium Mandheling coffee beans that he had bought last month. He personally ground the beans and brewed coffee for David.
"This coffee bean is not bad. Mandheling? I've never seen such a fragrant coffee before. It's like caramel, but it's more special than normal. It's very rich. "David took a piece of coffee bean and couldn't help but exclaim.
Yang Yi also felt proud that the coffee beans he had bought were praised by a coffee lover. He smiled proudly.
"Uncle David." Xi Xi finally couldn't hold it in anymore. She crawled under the bar and hugged her father's leg. Leaning against her father's waist, she looked up and summoned her courage to call out.
"Hello, Xi Xi." David lowered his head and greeted Xi Xi with a smile.
The little girl didn't continue speaking. She tugged at her father's clothes and whispered, "Papa, you, can you help me ask Uncle David? Why didn't Lu Weisha come? "
"You can ask him yourself!" Yang Yi encouraged her.
"But, but I don't know how to say it." Xi Xi was a little anxious and tugged at her father's clothes.
"You can ask Uncle David, 'Where is Lu Weisha?'" Yang Yi said the last sentence in Swedish. In fact, Yang Yi had taught Xi Xi the pronunciation of a similar sentence, but Xi Xi didn't know how to draw inferences.
David heard Yang Yi's words just now. Although he didn't understand the conversation between the father and daughter, he could roughly guess Xi Xi's intentions.
Xi Xi repeated in a low voice, but she felt that she didn't speak well. Talking to Uncle David wasn't as natural as talking to Lu Weisha. She could say whatever she wanted to her friends, and it didn't matter if she said something wrong. But Xi Xi didn't have the courage to speak to adults in a language that she wasn't familiar with.
"PaPa, help me!" Xixi pouted her small mouth and said with grievance.
"Lu Weisha is at home. She didn't come with me." David couldn't bear to see the little girl in a difficult position, so he took the initiative to answer.
Xi Xi blinked her big eyes. She didn't understand.
David repeated it in English.
Xi Xi's English was better than Swedish, so she understood this time. The little girl lowered her head in disappointment. She thought she could play with her friends!
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you were also in the coffee shop. I should have brought Lu Weisha here. She also wanted to come out to play, but I didn't know if it was appropriate to bring her out." David apologized to Xi Xi in English. Looking at the little girl's appearance, David felt that he had done something wrong and made the little girl feel wronged!
"It's okay. Xi Xi, come here. Don't disturb your papa. When you go to kindergarten, you and Lu Weisha can still play! " Murphy came out at some point. She waved at Xi Xi and smiled at David.
"This is my wife, Murphy." Yang Yi introduced his wife to David.
After chatting for a while, Murphy took the disappointed Xi Xi back to the booth to play, leaving Yang Yi outside to entertain the guests.
After the coffee was brewed, David drank it while it was hot. Just by smelling the aroma of the coffee, he was amazed. After taking a sip, he praised it even more.
"I saw the coffee that Ding made for the other guests. Although it was not as special as this one, he still put a lot of effort into it. Leon, you were right. Your coffee shop is really good. It's even better than some of the coffee shops in Sweden!" David sighed with emotion.
Starting from the coffee, Yang Yi and David talked about all kinds of things. Fortunately, Yang Yi was more knowledgeable, so it was not difficult for him to talk about the local conditions and customs of various countries with David.
"You should come to Sweden to play. Sweden is also a beautiful country. Not only do we have cities, but we also have beautiful forests and seashore …" David said to Yang Yi with joy.
"And Stonehenge!" Yang Yi pointed at David, and the two of them laughed.
In the end, they still had to talk about the children. Although David was not a qualified stay-at-home dad, it was only because his cooking skills were not qualified. He still put a lot of effort into taking care of the children.
"I find it strange that as an executive, you have so much time to spend with your children?" Yang Yi asked in puzzlement.
"Actually, managers like us are similar to ordinary employees. We all go to work on time. Unless it's an emergency, I will not spend my time with my family on work! That's not right. Furthermore, it doesn't bring me a lot of income, "David explained.
It turned out that because of the high tax rate, the actual income of high-income people like him was much lower. It was not much higher than ordinary employees. There was definitely a difference, but it was only a few times. It was not the huge difference between a few thousand yuan a month and a few million yuan a year in China!
However, David was willing to endure such a high tax rate. "It's normal. The more tax I pay, the more benefits I get. Furthermore, it's also a guarantee for the future of our children and our country."
Every country's system was different. It was hard to say which was good and which was bad. Only the one that suited oneself was the best! High tax and high welfare policies were not necessarily suitable for China's national conditions. After all, it was not uncommon to see high welfare policies supporting mediocre people in certain industries.
Yang Yi was not interested in politics, but he was more interested in David's way of educating his children.
"You said that you read with Lu Weisha every night?" Yang Yi asked curiously.
"Yes, at least half an hour." David sighed and said, "I've talked to some Chinese employees. They didn't read with their children, which surprised me."
"You know what? This is a very important moment between parents and children! Please imagine, half an hour before bedtime, the children are like kittens, staying in their parents' arms. Then we read under the warm table lamp together. How warm is that? When they grow up and remember this memory, they will be very happy! "David described the scene with a smile.
Yang Yi did not deny the happiness of such a scene, but he was just as happy telling Xi Xi stories!
"But, can they understand those words?" Yang Yi frowned and said, "Isn't reading a bit beyond the scope of their abilities for children at this age? Take me for example. I always tell Xixi stories, and she's always very happy when she hears them. "
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