After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

The man who pushed open the door to the store was over 1.8 meters tall, wearing sunglasses, and was tall and strong.

This person's tone was unfriendly; he looked like someone you didn't want to mess with.

Lan Yujuan, sitting in the corner, looked serious and took off her glasses, about to stand up.

Seeing this, Xiao Qi, who was behind the bar, quickly and quietly gestured to her, indicating that she should sit still and let him handle it.

"Hello, are you here for coffee?" Xiao Qi greeted him with a smile, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Why do you need to see the owner today for our grand opening?"

The food blogger, who was originally sitting in front of the bar, quietly moved aside and sat down next to the new "customer" who had entered the store.

Lan Yujuan, who was not far away, also wanted to see how Xiao Qi would handle this unexpected situation.

So he closed his notebook and sat in a corner to observe what would happen.

"Are you the boss?" The man took off his sunglasses and hung them on his shirt pocket, looking clearly suspicious.

He walked to the bar and took a business card from his card holder.

Then, he took out his phone and compared the information on the business card with the information on his phone one by one.

"On this hillside, you must be the only coffee shop here, called Riverside Retreat, right?"

After checking the information, the man put his phone back in his pocket and began to sizing up Xiao Qi with half-closed eyes.

Xiao Qi comes from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. He has a handsome face and looks quite agile.

But at this moment, standing face to face with the burly man who was over 1.8 meters tall, Xiao Qi, who was only a little over 1.6 meters tall, was clearly a head shorter.

The sense of oppression is quite obvious when viewed from a distance.

Xiao Qi nervously swallowed, unconsciously taking a half-step back, looking up at the other person, and frowning as he said:

"Yes, it's a coffee shop called Riverside Retreat, and we're the only one there."

"What do you want to do?"

The burly man was still sizing up Xiao Qi, standing crookedly in front of the bar.

His body trembled slightly as he reached into his other pocket.

Xiao Qi became increasingly nervous, his face turning pale as he repeatedly glanced at the metal triangular stool at his feet that looked quite handy.

Suddenly, with a loud "bang!", the burly man slammed his hand on the table.

Xiao Qi instinctively bent down to dodge, and then casually picked up the stool.

"What are you going to do?"

The burly man was startled and instinctively stepped aside, pointing at Xiao Qi with the hand holding the object and scolding him.

Xiao Qi was a little confused when he saw that the other person was holding a bank card.

"You, you tell me first, what exactly do you want?"

The burly man took a deep breath and threw the bank card in his hand onto the table.

"What else can I do?"

"You're open for business, so of course I'm coming in to have coffee and maybe even sign up for a membership!"

Xiao Qi slowly lowered his guard, put the stool in his hand aside, and looked even more bewildered.

"You want to top up your membership? How much?"

The burly man glanced around the shop furtively, then touched his nose and mumbled:

"Top up 20,000 first, and we'll see what happens when we run out."

"How much?" Xiao Qi's eyes widened instantly upon hearing the number.

The burly man blinked, suddenly looking a bit confused. "Recharge 20,000...isn't that enough?"

After confirming again, Xiao Qi's face lit up with joy, and he immediately picked up the bank card from the table.

"Enough, of course it's enough!"

"Recharge 10,000, get 3,000 free; recharge 20,000, get 6,000 free."

"Sir, may I ask your name? I'd like to enter your information."

Just moments ago, Xiao Qi was full of defensiveness, but in an instant, he became incredibly attentive, as if he had become a completely different person.

Even in the middle of it, he took the time to give Lan Yujuan a look and make an OK sign.

The membership information was completed in less than five minutes.

The burly man's name was Li Qiang, an unremarkable name.

He doesn't seem like a big boss, yet he's incredibly generous.

"What's the most expensive coffee in your shop? Give me a pot first, to perk me up!"

So, after Li Qiang completed his membership, he immediately ordered a hand-drip coffee for 4999 yuan.

He secretly observed the relaxed demeanor of the shop-exploring blogger next to him.

Then he pulled over a high stool and sat down in front of the bar, looking quite professional.

Li Qiang watched as Xiao Qi busily ground coffee beans and boiled water to make coffee behind the bar, constantly handing him coffee beans and powder to smell their aroma.

Li Qiang stood with his arms crossed in front of him, watching with barely any resistance.

Before the coffee was even ready, he was already getting bored and started yawning...