Was he named by CCTV because the store was "too quiet"? Listen to the story behind this silent cafe run by disabled people!

The stereo plays elegant light music and the strong aroma of coffee in the air, which should be one of the atmosphere of afternoon tea for many people. In a quiet environment, it is too enjoyable to enjoy a cup of espresso lazily. But recently, a cafe was "named" by CCTV news because it was too quiet.

What's going on? There is such a special cafe on Taicang Taiping North Road in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province-Xinyu is silent, there is no background music, only the sound of coffee machines colliding with each other between coffee and cups. This is a "silent" cafe run by a deaf-mute girl (Li Xiao), which soon became popular on the Internet.

Li Xiao told reporters that he was deaf due to illness and high fever when he was born, and then lost his language function. But she has not been overwhelmed by the cruel reality, in a coffee production training class, she became interested in coffee flowers. So he practiced hard and finally achieved something. In order to break the stereotype of the hearing impaired group and redefine himself, Li Xiao started the sign language cafe.

Setting up a coffee shop is not a simple matter. Opening a coffee shop is faced with the problem of capital and space, and it is far from enough to rely on yourself. Taicang disabled Persons' Federation and caring person Gao Mei extended a helping hand to Li Xiao after they learned of the situation. They agreed that Li Xiao's coffee shop business can not only let more people know about this special group, but also help more disabled people integrate into society and realize their own values.

With the help of caring people, Li Xiao's coffee shop opened smoothly. She also recruited a lot of disabled people to train them in coffee making skills. For these inaudible baristas, they can only feel the temperature by the touch of their hands to judge the degree of heating of the milk. Every seemingly simple process, they put in more time and energy than normal people. At present, Li Xiao's cafe has five hearing handicapped and one physically handicapped.

Unlike the average cafe, customers need to handwrite the drink they want, choose the shape and sweetness of the cup according to the sign, and then send the message to the barista through iPad. You can see this tip on the bar: "I am very happy to serve you. I can't speak, but I will make coffee for you with my heart." Please write down your needs: large cup, medium cup, no sugar, less sugar. "

And the warm-hearted response of customers can also well reflect the intentions of Li Xiao and others. Although Li Xiao was still nervous about whether he could do the job at the beginning of the business, he is already comfortable with the job now.

In fact, there are a lot of news about this kind of disabled people starting businesses and opening cafes. Coffee workshops have also introduced Starbucks sign language coffee stores, Cave Bear claw Cafe in Shanghai, silent cafes in Guangzhou, and heard cafes in Changsha to help the deaf-mute tear off the identity tags of "special people." we find that more and more cafes that carry dreams appear around us.

These people who live in a silent environment project self-worth from the cafe, maintain their love of coffee, and do their best in their limited abilities. And social assistance has also built these "silent cafes" with love.

Photo Source: CCTV News official account