The Customer Who Came Back (Part 2)

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第二天dì èr tiān一早yī zǎo,安安ān ān正在zhèng zài烤面包kǎo miàn bāo。Early the next morning, An'an was baking bread.空气kōng qì很hěn香xiāng,她tā闻wén着zhe闻wén着zhe,自己zì jǐ也yě饿è了le。The air smelled great — taking it in, she got hungry herself.

这时zhè shí,昨天zuó tiān的de男生nán shēng也yě来了lái le。Just then, the young man from yesterday arrived too.他tā有点yǒu diǎn不好意思bù hǎo yì si地de笑xiào。He smiled a little sheepishly.

安安ān ān问wèn:“今天jīn tiān也yě要yào可颂kě sòng吗ma?”An'an asked, "A croissant again today?"男生nán shēng点头diǎn tóu,说shuō今天jīn tiān也yě想xiǎng吃chī一样yī yàng的de。He nodded and said he wanted the same thing today too.

安安ān ān说shuō早晨zǎo chén很hěn安静ān jìng,她tā也yě喜欢xǐ huan这种zhè zhǒng感觉gǎn jué。An'an said the morning was quiet, and she liked that feeling too.男生nán shēng听了tīng le,脸liǎn更gèng红hóng了le。Hearing that, he blushed even more.

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