Add some "Hualien" enthusiasm to coffee

Six years ago, she came to Xiamen alone to open a cafe and often tasted coffee for one person; six years later, she took a month to travel with friends every year. Her name is Wu Xiangpei, from Hualien, Taiwan.

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Sunflower is my favorite flower, it is sunny, optimistic, and always full of enthusiasm for life. I hope I can give the same feeling to the people who come to my shop." As a result, Wu says, she can see a lot of sunflowers in her cafe. With the warmth and hospitality of Hualien people, Wu Xiangpei is especially popular with coffee friends in Xiamen, and many locals have even become good friends without talking. Resign and come to Xiamen alone to realize coffee dream

When the reporter came to the Yatila Cafe in Ruijing, Wu Xiangpei was installing a coffee machine at the bar. "Actually, when I opened the cafe, I didn't know how to make coffee."

In 2009, Wu Xiangpei, who was doing foreign trade work in Taiwan, chose to resign and came to Xiamen to open a cafe."When I was in high school, two good friends and I planned to open a cafe in the future. Unexpectedly, I realized this dream."

To this day, she still clearly remembers every scene of preparing the cafe. Wu Xiangpei said: "Originally I was working with a friend who could make coffee. At that time, the store had already been sold down, and my friend suddenly said not to do it." Wu Xiangpei did not sleep all night. "Thinking about how I don't know how to make coffee, what should I do next?" After a night of deliberation, Wu Xiangpei decided to stick with it. So she spent nearly NT$100,000 to learn from teachers.

There was no grand opening ceremony, no friends came to support, just on an ordinary day, Wu Xiangpei opened the door, the cafe officially opened, sometimes even a day without a customer, but Wu Xiangpei is not in a hurry.

Enjoy yourself and make coffee.

Every day, Wu Xiangpei comes to the store to play her favorite music, and sometimes she even dances. " I remember one time, I danced to music from the bar. I danced to the door of the store. The people in the store opposite laughed when they saw me."

" Later, customers finally came in to drink coffee. Later, everyone became friends. They would bring their friends to sit in the cafe. The cafe slowly became lively." Wu Xiangpei said, Remember once came more than a dozen guests,"At that time too many people ordered food, And I was very nervous, Unexpectedly forgot what the guests ordered, Just giggle, Fortunately later slowly remember, Really unforgettable."

Seemingly casual, but not careless about coffee. Wu Xiangpei's selection of roasted coffee beans is very strict, even a little picky, she said: "I generally choose to import roasted coffee beans from Taiwan, all of which taste good, Xiamen many suppliers will also provide me with good coffee beans, of course, I will carefully select."

"I still have a habit of pouring myself a cup of coffee before making coffee for customers. I will only serve it to customers if I think it's good." Wu Xiangpei said, I remember an overseas Chinese after drinking coffee said: "You make coffee drink is careful."

Unwritten rules are welcome.

In Wu Xiangpei's coffee shop, there are many special regulations. For example, there is no fixed menu in a cafe, and you have to ask what you want to eat first. However, if you have any special requirements, as long as you call in advance to make an appointment, Wu Xiangpei can surprise you.

"In my shop, you can't call me boss, and you can't sigh. If you violate the rules, you'll be fined." Wu Xiangpei said with a smile, come to the store are friends, call the name more cordial; can't sigh, because sigh will only make the mood more depressed, give people sad feeling.

In addition, you can't play cards in the cafe. " A dozen people once came to my shop for a party. They started playing cards after sitting for a while." Wu Xiangpei said that at that time they also "threatened" not to play cards to leave, or she refused, let her did not think of is, later this group of people's boss also came to her, to this practice praise.