Enjoy a slow life with cats

There were countless cafes in the streets of Su City. There were also many cafés with cats as their theme. If you saw stray cats, abandoned cats or cats found in the café and took them as their theme, the name of this café should be Sanshun Coffee House or Xi Coffee. The operators of these two shops were our hero Jiang Rong today.

The "sequela" of a trip

In this concrete reinforced forest city, walking in every street in the city, the roar of the engine and the sound of electricity, heard not only the bone-like heartbeat, but also the helplessness of busy life and the increasing pressure of life. Parents may not be the best people to talk to, so go on a trip.

The trip to Yunnan in 2009 had a profound impact on Jiang Rong. There is a photo wall in the small hotel where they stay. Every time the owner or guest goes to a place, they will write postcards and take photos. In this way, they can share with many people and let like-minded friends communicate. Lijiang cafes and small bars also let Jiang Rong still want to finish, perhaps that is not only a shop, may also become the release point of feelings. Jiang Rong, who returned to Suzhou, decided to open a small shop. He didn't want to make a profit. He just wanted to have a leisure place after work to let everyone breathe, rest, spit out, talk about childhood dreams, talk about the heroic spirit of that year, let himself relax, and let the nervous mood ease. Coincidentally, my friend's photo studio happened to be sublet. Thus, Sanshun's coffee nest was born.

Speaking of why the coffee nest called Sanshun, Jiang Rong smiled shyly."There was a Korean drama in those years. The heroine was called Jin Sanshun, and then there was a small partner who also liked baking very much. Once my dream was to make a different snack for someone I liked. Sanshun's coffee house also has different desserts and afternoon tea from Monday to Friday, plus the first cat adopted by the store is called Sanshun. Sanshun was a black cat, so the logo of Sanshun's shop was also a black cat. "Sanshun's coffee nest is not big, the facade is very small, it is an upstairs building, next to the bank and insurance company. The location is quiet, so it is rarely found. At Sanshun Coffee House, you can bake your own, have private parties, and, if you happen to, maybe see guitar boys playing and singing.

That is to say, with the help of non-commercial management, Sanshun's coffee nest gathers some like-minded friends and cat lovers. Perhaps some friends who liked afternoon tea and coffee were allergic to cat hair. The cats in the shop lost their fur very badly, especially during the change of season. Others felt that it would affect their business. Jiang Rong still insisted on taking cats as the constant theme. Under the condition that the environment and food hygiene were not affected, the kittens were still comfortable bathing in the sunlight by the window. It was very uncomfortable.

After years of management by Jiang Rong and his partners, Sanshun grew up not only with the variety of desserts, the quality of coffee, the gathering of friends, but also with a cat that was sometimes lively and sometimes lazy.

It is also a coincidence that in November 2013, Xi Coffee began to take over. Xi Coffee is actually the same as Sanshun's coffee nest theme. They are all cats, and they can also bake by themselves. Although Xi Coffee is located in Panmen Scenic Spot, once tourists pass by, the surrounding environment of Xi Coffee is still as quiet as Jiang Rong loves. The cat in Xi Coffee is also a stray cat sent by a previous customer, but it is already the second generation. Perhaps some people are a little curious about the name of Xi Coffee, which is explained on the wall of the coffee shop as "Xi means boiled, burned." "The boss also thinks that the most traditional coffee is to burn water and then boil it. He thinks it is interesting, so he keeps the name Xi Coffee.

Trend before 30

Retro after 30

Jiang Rong began to participate in a Microsoft project when he was studying at North Central University. After graduation, he worked in Microsoft for many years. His working state in Shanghai made him physically and mentally stressed. Later, he returned to Suzhou to open his own information company. If Jiang Rong didn't say that he was studying IT, very few people would associate the old-fashioned IT man with this elegant and gentle man in front of me. In addition to his own major and so little literature, in fact, his life is colorful.

When I was a child, I liked to watch motorcycle races. I always had the desire to play motorcycles. Later, when I had a little ability, I began to play racing cars. I used to race with my friends at Shanghai F1 International Circuit spontaneously. I still remember that my car was Kawasaki Ninja, a car that could drive to 300 miles. The stimulation of motorcycles has always been Jiang Rong's love, but later many people around the accident, or injured or disabled is more tragic is to leave forever, he slowly put this piece down. Jiang Rong, who put down his motorcycle, wondered if he had the opportunity to play with four-wheeled cars and touch retro classic cars, because he thought there were very few retro cars in China. In fact, playing with an old car is also not an easy thing, from the beginning of a little bit of parts to the last bit of assembly, completely restored to the original state of the car. After assembling and repairing the car, he recalled in his mind that when he was a child, it might be a certain kind of car that he had sat in when he was a child, or a car that he had no chance to sit in when he was a child. It was also a joy. It was not only a pleasure for him, but also a symbol of an era.

If the trend is pursued before the age of 30, then there may be a lot of retro things after the age of 30, which will slowly rise like a trend and become popular in their age and their circle. Playing with old cars is one kind, so collecting some very old things should also be one kind. Jiang Rong said he had also participated in stamp exhibitions in Suzhou City and was lucky enough to win third place.

The popularity of digital cameras has made us forget the era of film. Poco is a photography friend platform, around 2006 there are a group of old members, we want to make it between commercial and non-commercial a model. Jiang Rong himself bought some equipment to do film development, providing everyone with a platform for communication. He himself would like to take some documentary photos, purely for his own entertainment.

Maybe you remember a dessert called cupcake, maybe you know a cat named Sanshun, maybe you also know there is such a cat-themed coffee nest, if you like, Jiang Rong and his friends are always welcome to sit down, eat delicious things, drink delicious coffee, release your emotions in their cat paradise, share your happiness, they have been there.