Boutique Coffee Common sense Coffee Dream of returnees born in the 1980s

Huang Lishang, a reporter from the Information Times.

Wherever she goes, he Lihua always goes to the local supermarket, goes straight to the counter of coffee beans, buys a bag of local coffee beans, carefully reads the information on the back of the coffee beans, and then reflexively comes to mind a dessert that can go with it. Because of her obsession with coffee, in the eyes of her friends, this post-80s returnee is a typical bourgeoisie, but she thinks that falling in love with coffee has nothing to do with petty bourgeoisie. She also dreams of one day opening her own dream cafe, not to make much money, but to "recruit" a group of people who have the same hobby for coffee.

Obsessed with coffee only because of a part-time job

If you give coffee lovers a grade, he Lihua definitely belongs to the ashes level. Because when she was studying in Japan, she worked part-time in a local coffee chain for three years, from the origin, variety, grinding and brewing of coffee to the aroma, taste and food of coffee.

"Japanese consumption is very high, and the living expenses given by their parents are absolutely not enough. They must find something to subsidize themselves, and to better integrate into the local culture and living habits. It is also necessary for Chinese students to go out of campus to take a part-time job," he Lihua says frankly. He Lihua admitted that the connection with coffee was entirely driven by the needs of the economy.

But to her surprise, her love for coffee, like the yeast in bread, is slowly expanding at work. Coffee is divided into many places, according to the soil, weather, roasting time, the taste of coffee will be different; drinking with different food will also produce a completely different taste; even if the speed of continuous water, the amount of water will also make a cup of coffee with different taste. All this made he Lihua shout surprise again and again: coffee has too much personality!

This kind of surprise fascinated he Lihua. Sometimes after class and three or four hours of part-time work, she was too tired to fall apart, but she still couldn't help staying in the store for two or three more hours. Because at this time, we have the opportunity to taste the coffee beans in the store one by one, remembering the subtle differences between each kind of coffee beans.

Her colleagues often laugh at her and work like an old scalper. But she thought she enjoyed it. "Coffee may not be very suitable for Chinese culture. We don't drink coffee every day like tea, but as long as you try to accept it, you will have a lot of fun." In her spare time, he Lihua will also look for a variety of coffee beans in Japanese supermarkets, carefully understand the origin and characteristics of each coffee bean, and then think about what snacks to match. Every time she finds a special kind of coffee bean, she is as excited as finding a baby.

During the three years of working part-time in a coffee shop, coffee has become a very important part of he Lihua's life. It is not too much to describe it as drinking every day. "when foreign students are alone, the pressure is not what most people can imagine. Cultural differences, language differences bring maladjustment, economic pressure will always make people very tired, but a cup of coffee can easily calm people down. "

Every night, grind coffee beans, boil, and then find a suitable dessert to match, and then put on a light music disc has become a necessary move for he Lihua.

"the strong aroma and slightly bitter taste of coffee are always suitable for meditation."

One will be opened in the future.

Dream cafe

After floating in Japan for several years, now he Lihua finally gloriously returned to the embrace of the motherland and successfully found a good job in Guangzhou. But because of her love of coffee, she hopes that one day she can open a different coffee shop in Guangzhou, and the idea is like a seed temporarily frozen in the freezer, and she hopes that one day the idea will really take root.

"the coffee shop of my dream is not necessarily high-end coffee, but a place for coffee lovers and people who want to know about coffee, a place with culture and joy. It will also sell some wine and so on. "in he Lihua's view, people are in a hurry to live in a hurry, so instead of hanging out in a bar to relax, it is better to find a more deep way to relax.

She dreamed that her coffee shop had wide floor-to-ceiling glass, and there was always a strong smell of coffee in the air. A group of "coffee friends" enjoyed the unique bitterness of coffee and talked to the taste buds. When others are in a hurry, they can enjoy themselves, which is a kind of enjoyment of life.