"Don't want to work?Have a cappuccino, drink coffee and then work, sharpen knives and chop wood, and the project is piled upHave a cup of coffee first!”
What is the way to open the retirement life of a middle-aged girl?Han Lan, a native of Hangzhou, has the answer: a mobile coffee cart. It begins with a copy of the "freshly ground coffee" she designed.
For the first half of my life, I lived in the school district, taking care of my children and family, and in the future, I would drive a coffee cart around the world. Immersed in the aroma of coffee, this 55-year-old sister from Hangzhou is embarking on a new journey in life.
10,000 yuan to get the equipment.
A middle-aged girl starts a new life.
A blue Wuling car opens the trunk, which is a small and exquisite coffee making room. Han Lan had slightly curly hair and a gentle smile. She skillfully and meticulously operates the coffee machine, and the aroma is instantly tangible.
Photo by Chao News reporter Fang Li.
It's good to smell coffee beans every time**. Latte, raw coconut latte, cappuccino, and the sauce-flavored latte that was popular a while ago, she tried to make it with great interest. The Chao News reporter tasted a latte, it tasted good, and there was a beautiful latte art on the coffee, which made people feel happy.
Photo by Chao News reporter Fang Li.
Han Lan used to be a social worker in the Gudun community in Hangzhou's Gudang street, and just retired this year.
Xiao Zhang, a colleague of the post-80s, said that two years before retirement, "Sister Lanlan" began to think about retirement, and she was enthusiastically and firmly obsessed with coffee making. "In her spare time, she is working hard to practice Xi, and then give everyone a taste, the craft is getting better and better, and the espresso pouches are also sold to the surrounding communities."
After officially retiring, Han Lan was even more girlish and quickly transformed a coffee cart. From buying equipment, preparing coffee beans, blending unique coffee flavors, to designing posters, logos, and copywriting, all in one person. At night, the trunk of the coffee cart will be lit up with a cute night light that flashes and flashes, and the atmosphere is full.
Photo by Chao News reporter Fang Li.
The cost of decorating the coffee cart is not much, mainly because the mobile power supply is a little more expensive, and all of them add up to 10,000 yuan. Han Lan thinks it's worth it, she has already driven a coffee cart to Yuhang Chaoshan and Xiaoshan Xianghu, of course, now the main one is happy, and selling coffee is secondary. In the future, she wants to visit more places. Then take part in some of the markets and experience the fun of young people setting up their stalls.
Photo by Chao News reporter Fang Li.
Mobile coffee carts.
It has become a community gathering landscape.
Han Lan said that the coffee cart is like her own "poetry and distance". Like most hard-working, housekeeper women, the first half of her life was all about children, work, and family, "Now I want to live for myself."
I was raised by my father since I was a child, and I grew up to be a family, because my husband is a bus driver, basically I am alone in charge of the children, accompanying him to grow up, until the first two years, we all live in the old community next to the school. Time flies, half a life has passed, and now the children's jobs are stable, the new house has been renovated, and Han Lan has retired, and she can finally live the life she likes.
On weekdays, she likes to drive her coffee cart to community complexes and parks. This particular scenery is always a popular sight. Residents gather here to have a cup of coffee and a chat, warm and relaxed. In the diffuse aroma of coffee, there is a sense of tranquility and comfort.
On that day, a group of elderly uncles and aunts who played tai chi came and ordered several cups of coffee, which was very happy and stylish.
Photo by Chao News reporter Fang Li.
When the reporter was interviewing, he met a 70-year-old sister Jin. She was carrying a small floral backpack and had just returned from swimming, stopping as she passed the coffee cart and ordered a cappuccilo with a refreshing order, "I've drunk it before, it tastes good." When Han Lan was making coffee, Sister Jin said that there were classes at the University for the Elderly in the afternoon. "My wife has Alzheimer's, I have taken him to sing, travel, outdoor activities in the past few years, he is not too happy, a while ago he passed the exam of the singing class of the University for the Elderly, and the tears of our teacher came down at that time. ”
Sister Jin told her story, the warm sunshine of late autumn sprinkled on her face, and Han Lan handed her a cup of sweet cappuccino.
Chasing your own dreams also brings warmth to the people around you.
The story of Han Lan's mobile coffee cart was broken to Chao News by her colleague Xiao Zhang. Xiao Zhang said that Han Lan has the heart of a middle-aged girl, and while chasing her dreams, she also brings warmth and happiness to the people around her.
Photo by Chao News reporter Fang Li.
Look closely, there is also a poster on the small coffee cart that posts garbage classification. Because Han Lan was in charge of garbage sorting before retirement, "the coffee cart can still run with work, which is very interesting."
Photo by Chao News reporter Fang Li.
Coffee grounds are a good organic fertilizer, and after a busy day, Han Lan gave coffee grounds as fertilizer to the residents who love to raise flowers, and the residents were also very happy. Coffee grounds can also be used to make handmade products, such as coffee grounds paintings, coffee grounds soap, coffee grounds sachets, etc. Han Lan's coffee grounds are provided to the community, and coffee-related handicraft activities are continuously launched.
Sister Lan Lan is sunny and positive, and her story makes us feel that as long as we have enthusiasm and creativity, we can live our lives the way we like to be happy. Han Lan's "post-90s" colleague Xiao Zheng tasted a cup of latte and said with emotion.
*: Chao News.