Ke Xue Bartender

Chapter 31 Soul Bartender

Yuanzi held a straw in his mouth and looked at the two people, one big and one small, beside him, feeling very unhappy.

Next to her, Xiaolan and Conan were drinking from a cup together, each holding a straw.

"How intimate. Xiaolan, could it be that you have fallen in love with someone else and dumped that mystery geek and fallen in love with this kid?" Sonoko couldn't help it anymore and laughed.

Xiaolan raised her head and said, "Sonoko, don't talk nonsense. Conan is just a child."

Conan laughed in his heart.

[This Sonoko girl is still the same, her mouth is still so big, I really can't stand her]

Looking at the three people in front of the bar, Lin Ye smiled.

The relationship between these three people is really interesting.

Kudo Shinichi and Xiaolan are childhood sweethearts. Xiaolan and Sonoko have a good relationship, but Sonoko and Kudo dislike each other.

Haha, what a wonderful and stable triangle relationship.

Sour and sweet, just like this glass of apple mojito.

At this moment, Yuanzi suddenly discovered something.

She stared at the two straws in her cup, and a bold guess emerged in her mind.

【Mr. Lin Ye may have guessed that Conan, the brat, would also drink, so he put two straws in Xiaolan's cup, but why do I also have two straws in my cup?】

[Could it be that... he is hinting at me? ]

Yuanzi glanced at Lin Ye at the bar.

Lin Ye gave an awkward but polite smile.

Miss Yuanzi, you think too much...

"Mr. Lin Ye, are you thirsty?" Yuanzi finally took the initiative. Her slender fingers moved the other straw in the cup so that the mouth of the straw was facing Lin Ye.

"Thank you Miss Sonoko for your kindness, but I can't drink the guests' drinks casually." Lin Ye politely refused.

"Are you disliking me?" Yuanzi said dissatisfiedly.

Lin Ye shook his head and asked, "Miss Yuanzi, do you know why there are two straws in this cup?"

"Isn't it to make it easier to invite others to drink together?"

“That’s just one of the reasons, but there are bigger reasons.”

"What is it?" Yuanzi blinked her big eyes.

Lin Ye looked at Conan who was sucking hard on the straw and asked with a smile: "Conan, do you know the reason?"

Conan looked up and nodded, "Yeah, I know why."

"Kid, then tell me about it." Yuanzi glanced at him and said.

"Because you're worried about the straw getting clogged, right?" Conan looked at the glass in front of him. "There's a lot of crushed ice in this drink, which can easily clog the straw. If there's only one straw, it'll be embarrassing for the customer who can't drink it. If there are two, they can be used alternately to avoid this embarrassing situation."

Xiaolan agreed: "Indeed, I felt a little bit unable to breathe just now."

Yuanzi nudged her with her elbow and pursed her lips: "Then you can suck that boy's dick. He is just a kid anyway."

"Sister Sonoko, this is too unhygienic!" Conan waved his hands with a red face like a shy child, "Besides, my penis is blocked too."

"Haha, that's what I mean. Sonoko, stop teasing Conan." Xiaolan also showed an embarrassed expression.

In order to change the subject and also to answer the doubts in his heart, Conan asked Lin Ye curiously:
"Hey, uncle, why is it that just some ordinary ingredients, mint, lime juice, syrup, crushed ice, apple juice, and sparkling water, why is it so delicious?"

"Little Conan has a great memory. He actually wrote down all the materials in order." Lin Ye looked at Conan with a smile.

"Ahaha, because my memory is better." Conan was shocked and scratched his head to try to get away with it.

"Conan, you are so smart, maybe you can really become a detective in the future, just like Shinichi." Xiaolan touched Conan's head and praised him. "I am definitely not as good as Shinichi. He is a famous detective, the savior of the Japanese police, and the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era. If I can be one tenth as good as Shinichi, I will be satisfied."

Lin Ye glanced at Conan and laughed inwardly. This guy is really narcissistic, and he doesn't even blush when he praises himself.

"Hey, this kid wants to be a detective too?" Sonoko leaned over and stared at Conan's face, "Boy, what's so good about being a detective? Don't be like that reasoning geek Kudo Shinichi, who even abandoned his girlfriend for a case. That's just too bad."

"We are not in that kind of relationship!" X2
After Xiaolan and Conan shouted this sentence in unison, they suddenly realized that something was wrong and looked at each other.

Conan looked panicked.

[Oops, I just yelled it out subconsciously...]

Xiaolan was full of questions.

[Why is Conan's reaction the same as Shinichi's? ]

Sonoko stared at Conan's face and said, "From the beginning, I felt that you were a strange kid. Could it be that..."

[Will my identity be discovered by Sonoko, the big mouth? No! If she finds out, the Black Organization will come to my door tomorrow! ]

Conan's heart almost jumped out of his throat, and he looked at Sonoko with horror.

"--You little brat, you've fallen in love with Xiaolan, right!" Sonoko pointed at Conan with a look of discovery of the truth.

"Eh?" Conan was stunned, then showed a shy expression, "Hate it, Sonoko-sister, you found out about this."

[Phew, thank goodness. Being misunderstood is better than having my true identity revealed...]

"Haha, I was right, you wishful thinking and precocious little brat." Sonoko laughed twice, then suddenly remembered that she had to maintain her ladylike image in front of the handsome guy, so she covered her mouth again.

Xiaolan touched Conan's head and a gentle smile appeared on her face.

"I like you too, Conan. You are such a cute kid, everyone who sees you will like you."

[This child probably doesn't know what true love is yet, so cute. ]

Conan's face instantly turned red.

[This Xiaolan girl, she treats me like a child! But this smile, this feeling of being like an older sister... is so gentle! It turns out that Xiaolan also has such a gentle side. Oh no, my heart is beating so fast! ]

puff!

Lin Ye's uncontrollable laughter could be heard from the bar.

The three of them looked towards the bar at the same time.

"Sorry, I remembered something happy." After a brief release, Lin Ye regained control of his emotions and regained his composure.

"Ahem, Conan, regarding your question just now..." In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Lin Ye took the initiative to explain.

“Cocktail making is not just about the ingredients, the technique and the intention are also very important.”

"Techniques and intentions?" Conan blinked in confusion.

“Yes, just like the same recipe, using the same ingredients, the taste of the food made by a chef and an ordinary person is completely different. The same is true for cocktails.

“Cooking requires the control of heat and the combination of ingredients. Cocktail making requires the control of the temperature of the wine, the ratio of the ingredients, and the appropriate techniques.

"Of course, the most important thing is the heart. No matter how delicious the food made by a perfunctory chef is, it can't compare to the home-cooked food that is made with heart. A bartender who can only mix drinks but can't listen to the customers' voices can't impress the customers.

"If you simply use alcohol as something to numb your brain, it's better not to drink. What's really important is the friendship that is poured into the wine."

Lin Ye paused, his eyes showing a trace of reminiscence:
“When I was working, I once met an elderly customer who was very picky about his taste. No matter how good the cocktails made by the bartenders were, he would only take one sip and then throw it away.

"Later I learned that the old man was a regular customer of the store and had been drinking the wine made by the boss's wife for decades. After the boss's wife passed away, he could no longer drink wine made by others."

After hearing Lin Ye's story, Xiaolan and Yuanzi showed sad expressions. Aragaki Xiafan also approached the bar and listened to Lin Ye's story.

Conan asked curiously:
"Did he drink the cocktail you made?"

(End of this chapter)