The Beautiful Lady Behind the Stall

by Maya Bruderer, Cinthy Chen, and Yvonne Tuan

“I love the service, and meat pie too!”

I go there once a week, I grab a cup of coffee and my favorite meat pie. I love their service and the lady is always very nice.

- Mr. Little

“Edu cafe? yummy!”

My friends and I go there often. The lady there is friendly and always smiley. Oh yeah! The food is yummy too!

- Jessica Smith, 9A

“Although i don’t go there often, she seems really nice.”
- Todd Okeson, 9A

“Their service is my motive to visit Edu Cafe.”

I always remember the good service provided there.

- SSIS Parent

“Ding dong dang dang-” The end-of-school bell rings loudly, and already the Edu Cafe is filled with ambitious students holding onto their growling stomachs and licking their dried lips. The customers fill the foyer, craning their heads to see when their turn will be. “Ayi!", someone calls, "This bottle of ice tea was already opened before!” Still in the process of stirring coffee, a lady with a bright red shirt, clean and fresh hair glances at the student in shock, sighs but chuckles and walked over to him . . . .

Who is this lady? It’s the main staff of Edu Cafe—Micky (her Chinese name is Lu Yu Jing). This hard working, responsible, and beautiful lady is only 24. With no previous experience, Micky surprisingly handles the Edu Cafe business with ease and enjoyment. Born in Suhzou in 1986, Micky grew up as the only child in the family. After college, where she majored in computer technology, Micky found a job available here in SSIS right away. She took it, and has stayed here ever since. Her favourite place in Suzhou is the newly-built amusement park near Times Square. During her leisure time, she likes to hang out with friends and go shopping. Micky is married and the couple already has a child around 2 years old. As a mum, Micky loves her little baby. Micky’s husband is from Nantong, a city not far away from Suzhou, and they go back there every two years at Chinese New Year to visit her husband’s family. When we asked her what her plan for the future is, she told us that she wants to find another part-time job. She and her mum are planning on opening a online store on Taobao to sell clothes of all ages. She came up with this idea because she feels that she’s got a lot of spare time with her current job. “Feel free to come and buy my stuff, I’ll give all of you a discount!” Micky advertised happily. “Oh yeah, leave your msns, too!”

Have you ever notice the staff people who always help us a lot? They are the people who actually take good care of our school and never hesitate to contribute, but we don't even know them! The Edu Cafe is the only place that we can go outside of lunchtime when we are hungry. And you know what? Everybody loves and cannot live without the Edu Cafe!! So next time you're there, just say, "Hi, Micky!"

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