Dessert Shop.
When Wen Qi ca out from the prep area, the cashier pulled Wen Qi to the side and whispered, "Boss, that custor has been here for a long ti, from the mont we opened until now! And he keeps looking over here from ti to ti."
The cashier had a reason to be vigilant.
Ever since appearing on "Great Adventure Team," in addition to the local residents, many out-of-town visitors have co to try sothing new.
During that ti, they even hired so part-tirs to get through the busy period.
But fa often also ans trouble. During that ti, many internet influencers ca to review the shop, so fair and just, while others nitpicked over small things. There were even people who ca just to cause trouble, claiming that their ingredients weren’t high-end enough or that the decor was tacky.
During that ti, they got both a pay raise and extra bonuses, overall experiencing pain mixed with joy.
The shop has recently returned to tranquility, but the staff’s alertness hasn’t decreased. Discovering a handso guy lingering in the shop, watching the prep area from ti to ti, the cashier was afraid this person also ca to stir up trouble.
Wen Qi followed her gaze and, after seeing the person clearly, raised an eyebrow slightly.
He was much more ethical than that stinky brother, not coming forward even if his heart was moved. But so people, they just sent themselves over.
"No worries, he’s my relative," he explained simply.
"Oh, oh."
The cashier breathed a sigh of relief.
After no longer needing to be wary of that custor, she could instead appreciate the man’s appearance.
The boss’s relative is really handso.
Thinking this, she returned to her work post.
Wen Qi poured a glass of lemon water and took out a piece of lemon cheesecake, placing it on the table in front of Jin Shilin.
"Finally noticed ?"
Jin Shilin was about the sa age as Wen Qi, just with paler skin, more delicate features, a gentle deanor, and sporting rimd glasses.
With a similar look, Gu Mo gave off a scholarly and warm vibe, whereas Jin Shilin seed more astute.
"You could have soone call for directly."
Wen Qi tapped the table impatiently, "Since you’re willing to wait, it ans you’re not busy. Is everything finished abroad?"
"Almost," Jin Shilin took a sip of lemon water, but set it down with a smile that indicated he didn’t like it, "Just happened to be passing by."
He placed the gift box that was on the stool onto the table.
"For you and Xiao Li, you pass it on to him."
Wen Qi was about to agree, but the words that stinky brother had once said kept floating in his mind.
Want a face that doesn’t hurt? Want to see others ruefully admit it? Shift the ruefulness, and the pain will also shift.
Thinking of the promises he had made and how he was grinning ear to ear baking cookies as soon as he returned to the shop, sending them first thing the next morning to Jiang City, he couldn’t resist the temptation.
"He hasn’t co this way recently."
The young boss looked earnest, "You don’t know, after completing a new book, he wanders around, and lately, he’s been staying put in Jiang City. I passed through there last ti and discovered he bought a house, probably going to stay there often."
No one knows a brother better than a brother; Wen Qi could roughly deduce Wen Li’s ntal activities.
Sister is in Jiang City.
Sister’s other brothers and senior friends are unique, quite fun, and living sources of material.
The fun cousin is in Jiang City.
The parents who urge him to get married are not in Jiang City.
Jiang City is a great place!
"Jiang City?"
Despite having spent the past year with a team abroad, he had heard so things.
"The cousin seems to live in Jiang City?"
Wen Qi tried hard not to let anything slip.
"Seems so, Wen Li ntioned a few tis, and they seem pretty close."
The young boss inwardly chuckled. Close wasn’t the word; that stinky brother wanted to move into her place.
"Oh?"
Jin Shilin drew out his tone, his voice sounding sowhat aningful.
He adjusted his glasses, giving Wen Qi a deep look.
"My dad ntioned it a few tis. Apparently, Uncle always sends pictures to my dad."
The photos were of all kinds.
There were pictures of Jin Jing cooking, with Gu Miaomiao indulging herself. There were pictures of Gu Miaomiao personally celebrating Jin Jing’s birthday. There were also pictures of Gu Miaomiao confronting Grandpa, leaving him fuming.
Clearly, this uncle-niece relationship was good, not strained by the elder generation’s issues.
"My dad’s at the institute, he can occasionally use his phone but can’t reveal current projects, and during closed sessions, he can’t leave either."
Jin Shilin smirked slightly: "He only sent ssages a few tis, otherwise probably pestering my big brother, but obviously, my dad can’t leave, nor can my big brother, so no one’s going to visit the cousin."
Feeling sowhat guilty, the dessert maker looked down at the cheesecake.
He quickly calculated that given his uncle’s special work, staying at the institute for years on end, they wouldn’t have the opportunity to get closer to the cousin even if they wanted to.
As for cousin Jin Lingxiao, it’s said he’s a hobody; even during the holidays, he doesn’t get to see him and has long forgotten what he looks like.
And Jin Shilin, being a translator, was often abroad with his team, not providing the conditions for contact.
So, it wasn’t necessarily that they didn’t want to get closer to the cousin; they just didn’t have the conditions.
Wen Qi suddenly felt deflated.
Sigh, no face-slapping to watch.
Jin Shilin glanced at him again, adjusted his glasses, moved the cheesecake over, and cut a piece deliberately.
"So if I go to Jiang City, do you have anything you want to take to them?"
Wen Qi imdiately made a list.
"Not a small amount, are you taking the high-speed train there?"
After getting a definite answer, Wen Qi even hastily baked several cakes, carefully selecting cake boxes and ribbons.
Jin Shilin rested his hand on the counter, a skeptical look sweeping over his serious brows.
"I rember," Jin Shilin’s tone was indifferent, "Xiao Li doesn’t like sweets, so who are these for?"
Wen Qi paused, caught in mid ribbon-tying.
"Uh, I just said ’for them,’ that ’them’ includes others besides Xiao Li, right?"
His tone had a faint sharpness towards the end.
"Your not-so-well-known cousin?"
Wen Qi: "..."
The young boss went rigid, even unable to tie the ribbon properly.
A pair of hands reached over to help him finish the bow.
"Don’t be nervous, you’ll make misunderstand."
Right then, Wen Qi sowhat missed that stinky brother.
At that mont, he even thought of not asking Jin Shilin to help deliver the gifts.
But it would be a pity to waste the cakes. Besides, visions of the cousin eagerly craving the cakes kept appearing.
The other was really yearning for his homade cakes!
"These are for my cousin and cousin-in-law."
Wen Qi tried to stay calm, gesturing around, "They’re all in Jiang City, there are many, one portion isn’t enough."
Jin Shilin pretended to believe him, carrying the big and small packages as he boarded the high-speed train.
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