Lurking in the coffee shop

Very experienced ◎ Huo ran, Grade one of the Middle School affiliated to Renmin University of China.

The whole coffee shop is noisy, like a river full of lights, with an unquenchable sound.

The weekend before, when I saw the books and rubbish at home, I had the idea of cutting off the idea of "house thinking". Take a pink ticket and enter the coffee shop that you have been looking forward to for dozens of times.

This coffee shop is very distinctive, with its own logo on the cutlery, and even a coffee bean pattern painted with cocoa powder on the coffee foam. There are not many people, and those who talk and read books each occupy one side of the world. I slowly tasted the coffee I had just brought back, and the heavy tray was beautifully made and laid on the table. There are few waiters, and the cup is there, and no one will move it for hours. It is a thick-walled mug, which is very big, like a fat round jar. This is a very textured cup, this is also a very textured coffee shop, it completely separates the world from the prosperity of the outside world: no courteous sales, overflowing eyes; this is a monotonous environment. Everyone only focuses on themselves and their feelings. Gradually, there were more and more people, a little noisy. There was a woman with a child who made a scene. If at this time, people begin to look up frequently to show their dissatisfaction, or if women shout loudly and force their children to tears, I am afraid that all the beauty before will be gone. However, this is not the case: no one looked up as a result, and the woman said softly to the child, "stop fighting, will you? both uncles and aunts have to do things." I know for the first time that such moving beauty can be conveyed in disharmony. It is not as public as Gumei Aoxue, which is a kind of tranquillity and elegance that people do not know themselves. Like a gentle piano song, like the pouring moonlight, dancing in the dim light of the distant coffee shop.

A day later, I still decided to go to the coffee shop, but changed to a more famous coffee shop chain. There are bookshelves full of scrolls and carefully selected ornaments, but there is no previous feeling. Most people are talking and laughing, and the whole coffee shop is noisy, like a river full of lights, with an unquenchable sound. It seems that the words "coffee shop" only indicate the main types of food sold. It is just like a restaurant, but with less lampblack.

The next week, I was not reconciled to ending my lurking in the coffee shop, so I found a Starbucks. Specially chose a quiet place, although the high stool is not very comfortable, but the quiet environment is very suitable. A cup of "original cocoa", the mellow taste is really commendable. There are a lot of people at Starbucks, in fact, it is inadvertently quiet, but I happen to choose a corner so that I will not be eavesdropped on other people's conversations. I did a lot of things in one day, and I was in a good mood, and I didn't pay attention to the people around me.

Later, I thought that it is good to change the environment, and there are many feelings lurking in the cafe, but the most important thing is to let your own serenity and concentration lurk in your heart.

So I decided to lurk at home next weekend.

■ illustrations / Zhou Guilan

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