The "Starbucks Coffee Master" handwritten notes has become a family heirloom between Aunt Qi and her son.

Zhou Dongwei, a 22-year-old Starbucks barista, has a unique secret book when he wants to attack the black apron coffee master-the Starbucks coffee master notes copied by his mother.

Dongwei's mother, Ms. Qi Xiaoxuan, is a 10-year veteran Starbucks coffee master. In 2005, Aunt Qi was laid off and re-employed to become a barista at Starbucks Airport. "at that time, my son was only in the sixth grade, so the most important thing was to find a job and support his family," said Aunt Qi, recalling her new career. "I didn't expect that I fell in love with it all at once, and I had been working here for ten years."

The training period at the beginning of the job was full of challenges. It is not easy for Aunt Qi, who is nearly middle-aged, to memorize the recipes and steps of each classic drink like a young partner. aunt Qi is under too much pressure to pass the training exam, and Aunt Qi quietly went home and burst into tears. the store manager and other partners thought of a lot of ways to help her. Auntie Qi not only passed the star barista examination, but also successfully won the black apron coffee master through her own efforts, and all the partners in the store were jubilant. The "Starbucks Coffee Master" note, which was transcribed by Aunt Qi word by word, records her and her partner's experience and experience in coffee and store management.

Unexpectedly, this treasure book will one day become a family heirloom between Aunt Qi and her son.

Dong Wei recalls the change in her mentality when her mother became a barista when she was a child: "I disagreed at first. I thought the coffee shop was as dark and noisy and smoky as a bar." In order to change her son's mind, the mother often takes Dongwei to the store where she works on weekends. While doing her homework, the little Dongwei watched her mother in a black apron laugh and talk with colleagues and customers, and unwittingly longed for the coffee shop.

As a result, Dongwei immediately thought of choosing Starbucks as his first window to get in touch with society when he was working part-time in college. But he didn't immediately tell his mother the idea. The stubborn young boy hoped to become a barista through his own efforts.

When Dongwei first joined the job, Aunt Qi often told her son: "Boys are easy to be careless. I always have to tell him a lot of details before I can rest assured." Gradually, she found that her son's interest in coffee was unstoppable-she often received pictures of lattes from Dongwei, and the exquisite love and leaves made her an old barista feel sorry for herself. For Dongwei, my mother is the best audience.

Because he fell in love with Lahua and became obsessed with coffee, Dongwei was determined to become a coffee master. And the coffee master handwritten notes is a gift of love from my mother.

"when Dong Wei told me that he wanted to be a black apron, I knew that my son had grown up." Aunt Qi said.

Source: People's Daily