Chapter 185 Critical Moment
“There are five minutes left! Hurry up! Xingang, go and straighten the flowers on table 7! That one is a bit crooked!”
“Thank you, Xiao Su Gang I’ll bring this to the bar.”
“Come on, Ruan Ruan, I’ll help you adjust your collar and hair.”
With only a few minutes left before the official opening, Shen Dacheng and Zhong Mingli were doing the final touches. adjustments, looking at all the details.
Although the two of them are already veterans of the show, they are still very nervous. After all, this is a live broadcast and the guests are not here by appointment. No one can predict what situations and accidents will happen.
"Don't worry, sister and brother Dacheng, we are behind everything. If there is anything we can't solve, we will discuss it together. You go to the kitchen to prepare."
Shen Dacheng and Zhong Mingli Looking at the relaxed girl in front of him, she was so calm even though it was her first time on such a show. She even comforted them in turn, and she didn't know what to say to them.
But to be honest, due to Xi Ruan’s strong foreign language proficiency, they really felt that it was very reassuring to have her communicate with the guests.
The two elders looked at each other and suddenly smiled, and they both saw the amusement in each other's fear in each other's eyes.
"Okay, then I'll leave the front to you three, let's work together!"
"Come on!" Xi Ruan clenched a fist with one hand, smiling confidently and brightly.
Zhong Mingli couldn't help but held Xi Ruan's face in her hands, rubbed it, and couldn't help but kiss her forehead.
The sound of "mua" was very loud, and several people around them opened their eyes instantly.
Su Qingye stared blankly at the back of Xi Ruan's head, Zhao Xingang looked at Zhong Mingli and looked at Xi Ruan, "You, you guys" remained speechless for a long time.
Shen Dacheng had an "expected" expression, covering his mouth and snickering, because in private Zhong Mingli sent him a message saying that she thought Xi Ruan was "so cute and cute" and "I really want to take her as my wife" daughter".
Fortunately, Xi Ruan was also used to Zhong Mingli’s sudden intimacy. He hugged Zhong Mingli a little shyly and rubbed his head before withdrawing from her arms, but he almost made Zhong Mingli go crazy again. relative.
“For Chinese food! Come on!!”
After a loud shout in unison, all the guests gathered their strength and the restaurant officially opened.
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It's a pity that the ideal is full and the reality is skinny.
Except for a few international students who came in when it first opened and Chinese people who have settled here, nearly an hour has passed and there are no new customers in the restaurant.
Even Chef Cheng stood at the door of the kitchen and sighed, looking out, as if his energetic chest was suddenly deflated.
The audience couldn’t bear to watch it.
【Help! Does this show need to be so real? [Pauses face] If it doesn’t work, let’s hire some sitter. Su Qingye is almost asleep at the station]
[That table will be wiped bald by Zhao Xingang, too. Helpless]
[Real entrepreneurial state, hahahaha! This is pretty much how I used to open a store! ! It was a good idea, but in the end no one came at all, and it closed down if it couldn't survive hahahaha]
[But look at Xi Ruan, she doesn't seem to be shocked at all, this mentality is also Is it too strong? 】
The camera turned to Xi Ruan. Although there were only three tables of customers in the restaurant, she was still very busy.
“How long have you been studying here?”
"Then do you have any hometown dishes that you particularly want to eat? If so, how about I ask the chef if he can cook it for you?"
"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes? Is this it? It should be possible. I’m going to ask right now, please wait a moment~”
Su Qingye refilled the water for another table of customers. He glanced at Xi Ruan’s back walking towards the kitchen from the corner of his eye. He saw her walking briskly and mouthing She was still humming a tune, as if the current business situation did not affect her at all.
"Who is that little girl? She is so eye-catching. I haven't paid attention to the domestic entertainment industry for a long time, and I don't even know who you new faces are."
Su Qingye's left hand The female customer wearing glasses took the water glass, followed Su Qingye's gaze, and couldn't help but ask.
When Su Qingye heard this, he immediately turned around, put down the kettle and stood up straight, his expression became a little serious.
"Have you seen "The Legend of the Siren"?"
"The Legend of the Siren...it seems..."
"I've seen it! How could I not?" Have you seen it? It was so popular at that time. We watched it together. Did you forget? It was the cartoon about mermaids!"
The female customer wearing glasses had a big perm on her face. The friend with the volume jumped in to answer.
"Oh, yes, yes! I remembered, it was an animated movie! My first reaction was to think of real people acting in it. I thought the little girl was playing something in it."
"Oh, that's right. , that’s an animation, did this little girl dub the characters in it?”
Two pairs of sincere questioning eyes looked at Su Qingye.
Su Qingye cleared his throat and shook his head, "No."
The two customers immediately said "Oh" in disappointment.
"But she sang "Song of Hope" in that movie, in eight languages."
"She is X.R, Xi Ruan." The customer's eyes widened. : "!!???"
The next second, the two customers slapped the table and stood up.
"Oh my god! It's her! It's her!!! Come on, come on! I want to go over and take a photo!!"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, let me put on lipstick! I want to take pictures too!"
Su Qingye looked at the two customers who suddenly shouted, and had to step back half a step to make way for them.
Seeing that the little girl was not panicked at all when she was surrounded by two ladies, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's okay, sisters, don't be anxious, have a good meal first, I'm always here, I can't run away." Xi Ruan whispered to comfort the customers who were having their hair done, and did not forget to remind them The food is not finished yet.
The two customers couldn't afford to eat anymore. After taking photos, they started talking to Xi Ruan, and the video was still recorded on their mobile phones.
"Your real name is Xi Ruan? Did you really sing "Song of Hope"? Can you sing a few lines live?"
"Yes, my name is Xi Ruan, Xi Qin "Xi, Ruan Xian's Ruan. It's definitely okay to sing a few lines. Since I'm in F country now, let's sing the F Mandarin version for everyone."
Under the warm lights of the restaurant, the girl with pure temperament was smiling. , amber eyes filled with happiness.
She glanced across the people present and the mobile phone camera facing her, then closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and sang a cappella with her lips parted.
Simple humming and gentle lamentation, the extremely sad and iconic top note of "Song of Hope" floats out of the girl's mouth, followed by a brave rise after hitting the bottom, a perfect cranial cavity The resonance and her beautiful timbre made the treble soft and transparent, like a ray of light that swept away the dark fog in everyone's hearts, allowing everyone to see the birth of hope.
Everyone in the restaurant listened intoxicated, and even the barrage in the live broadcast room stopped.
The lady wearing glasses covered her mouth excitedly, as if she remembered something, her eyes filled with tears, and the hand holding the phone trembled slightly.
After singing the song, there were only subtle sobs left in the restaurant.
"I'm sorry...I, I just remembered some past events..." The lady wearing glasses stretched out her hand to wipe her tears, but unfortunately her glasses were in the way.
The curly-haired lady hugged her with red eyes, and Xi Ruan took the tissue from the side.
"It's okay, just cry if you want. We all understand." Xi Ruan helped take off her glasses and gently wiped away her tears with a tissue.
The atmosphere was depressed for a while. Xi Ruan looked around, blinked, and suddenly raised his lips with a smile.
"Sister, did you record the video just now?"
The lady with glasses nodded when she heard the question, and her thoughts were brought back.
"Sister, can you help us promote it on the social platform you posted on? Our restaurant has just opened and we don’t have much money to promote it. There are really few people. If we don’t make enough money and the restaurant closes, we won’t even have a ticket to return home. Can’t even afford it.”
Xi Ruan gently held the bespectacled lady's hand. Her depressed mouth and watery deer eyes were full of grievances, which made people feel distressed just looking at them.
"Then, where can I go!? What kind of show are you doing? I won't even buy you a plane ticket!? Isn't that too cruel?!"
The lady with glasses was shocked and looked The cameraman in the corner looked like he was looking at some demon, and even the curly-haired lady's eyes widened.
“Don’t worry, we are designated to help you promote it! If nothing else, we still have some appeal in the Chinese circle here! We often organize activities! I will help you win over!”
The curly-haired lady said as she sent a message to the group.
Xi Ruan's eyes lit up, and he struck while the iron was hot, "If you have local foreign friends, please help us promote it. The food here is very delicious and affordable. If you want to listen to the song, I can also give it to you. If you sing, you can get a discount, as long as more people come first~"
"There is also this taro paste pop bo milk tea. I made this. Please pack a copy when you leave. The packaging is very good. Lovely, thank you for your hard work, please comment and take photos to promote our restaurant~”
The girl was busy circling among the customers at each table, serving everyone packaged milk tea, which cleared up the sluggish atmosphere just now.
Other guests on the show couldn't help laughing, and the audience in the live broadcast room also smiled.
[Strong people never complain about the environment, and they can still find a breakthrough no matter how difficult it is to ridicule]
[Today is a busy day to promote Trumpet Flower Ruan Ruan~]
Twenty minutes later, Xi Ruan, Su Qingye and Zhao Xingang sent away all the first batch of guests, returned to the bar from the door, and started cleaning cup.
“It’s actually not that difficult. It’s normal for there to be few people on the first day. Once the publicity starts and our business starts, things will naturally get better.” Xi Ruan carefully applied the detergent evenly and quickly to the cup. , spoke in a relaxed tone.
Su Qingye nodded in agreement, "Yeah."
"I feel more relaxed with you here. As long as there aren't too many foreign friends here who chatter so hard that I can't understand, I feel like I can't I can handle it." Zhao Xingang took the cup that Su Qingye had rinsed and wiped off the water with a clean cloth.
While talking, the doorbell rang suddenly. Everyone looked up and saw a foreign man walking in.
"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here! I'm so panicked, what should I do if my English is not good? What if he doesn't know English?!" Zhao Xingang was excited, and his whole face became nervous.
Xi Ruan smiled helplessly, wiped his hands and comforted, "I'll be fine, just relax."
With that said, Xi Ruan walked out of the bar.
"Excuse me..."
Before a local F-slang was uttered, the man strode up to Xi Ruan, then took out a folding knife from his pocket and stabbed Xi Ruan straight in the neck.