As he left, Kaiya, who had been keeping a tense expression and trying not to laugh, let out a long breath and sat down diagonally opposite Youya.
"Master Cripps' aura is still as strong as ever... I can hardly breathe."
"Hey, is Master Cripps very strict with you?"
Youya asked with some curiosity.
"Don't listen to Kaia's nonsense. Father is actually very lenient with us. At least our daily life is leisurely enough."
Diluk also sat down and glared at Kaeya who was not in tune with the situation.
"But the nobles should have all the courses they need, right?"
Sister Eula joined the conversation with rare interest.
Perhaps it is because schoolwork is a common worry for young boys and girls.
"As for the courses, they are electives, and we are not forced to learn things that we are not interested in. After all, most of our knight training courses are conducted in the Knight Order, so when we are at home, we mostly live a leisurely life."
Diluk said calmly enough to make Sister Eula so envious that she would bite her handkerchief.
This kind of life is simply unimaginable for children growing up in Lawrence.
There are only countless high standards and endless homework. Even personal rest time will be occupied. If you slack off a little during meals, you will be punished by not having dinner.
Perhaps noticing the two girls' awkward expressions, Kaia also joked, "I'm talking about aura, aura. The kind of thing that can't be seen or touched, but it does exist. Master Cripps has this kind of feeling."
"I didn't feel much, is it because I don't have a very intuitive feeling about his wealth?"
Yuya touched her smooth chin and asked like a young detective.
"If we take this pub as an example, how many pubs can Master Cripps buy?"
"...Well, I'm not sure about the details, but buying all the taverns in Mondstadt should be a piece of cake."
Diluk hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Wow! The psychological pressure is really rising all of a sudden. I didn't offend Master Cripps in any way just now, did I?"
Seeing the girl's funny look, Kaia waved his hand, held his cheek and said with a smile: "That's nothing, I've never seen him get angry when I got into trouble before. Master Cripps is the kind of person who is very gentle as long as you don't offend his principles."
"Father has a good impression of you, so you don't have to hide yourself too much, just show your truest side. At least I think you're good the way you are now... Yeah."
Diluk also followed suit to comfort her, but this made a certain sister who was obsessed with her sister become alert, and she quickly got down to business.
"Master Cripps is not someone we can meet whenever we want. Rather than that, how about talking about cocktails?"
"no problem."
Diluk led them to a room on the second floor. As soon as the door opened, Youya's eyes were attracted by the various cups and dishes inside. It looked more like a chemistry laboratory than a bartender.
The space was moderate, at least allowing Youya to move around in it without having to worry about the wheelchair hitting the corner of the table or something.
Kaiya introduced her, "This is the R&D room. It has the most complete materials and is also the most convenient. Generally, if you are here, we will also be here, and we can help you as soon as possible if you need anything."
Likewise, he noticed Eula's scrutiny and slightly furrowed brows.
To this end, he explained sideways.
"Of course, considering that if Miss Youya comes to the tavern every day, people might gossip about her if they see her, so in addition to the back door platform for you to park your flying broom, we also set up another base outside the tavern."
Diluk took over the conversation and said, "It's across from Amber's house, about thirty meters away. I'm sorry, although we looked for it in advance, the closest location we could find is that."
Hearing his somewhat self-blaming words, Youya quickly smiled and waved her hands.
"This treatment is almost the same as working from home, don't mind it."
Although she didn't dislike going out, it was better for her to be able to walk a few steps to her workplace than to be seen going to the bar every day.
It's okay to know the truth, but it would be bad if it led little Amber astray and made Grandpa An worry.
She cherishes her current family members very much.
"Well, let's not delay any further. Next, let's go over there and take a look. After all, if nothing unexpected happens, this is just a place where Miss Youya reports to you. The real work is still over there."
Kaia said honestly, and then led the way.
Just as they said, diagonally across the street from Amber's house, there was a two-story house. The decoration was a little old and there were ivy climbing on the walls.
"This is it."
Kaiya opened the door. The layout inside was different from the exterior of the house. There were obvious signs of cleaning, and there was some dew on the windows. The light reflected into the room was quite warm.
All kinds of daily necessities are also available. I don't know if it is to cater to the girls' abilities, but there is a row of brooms of various styles neatly arranged against the wall. Judging from the bristles, they range from animal hair to precious fabrics.
Rather than calling it a workplace, it would be more like giving her a house for free where she could move in directly with her luggage.
Chapter 112: Mixing Life, Changing Drinks
"Is this really for me?"
Youya asked in surprise.
Eula took the key thrown by Kaia in a daze, and seemed not to have expected such a development.
Kaiya smiled and said, "Of course not. When choosing the site, my brother never considered the small workshop as a target, if he hadn't been afraid that it would be too conspicuous and would hinder Miss Youya's work.
He will probably rent a bigger house, so you guys can take a look at this first, if you are satisfied, we will send the raw materials over later."
Just as he said, the room Diluk chose was neither too big nor too small, just right. In addition to the workroom on the first floor, there was also a bedroom on the second floor for rest.
If you are tired from work, you can just go to sleep, no problem.
After Kaeya finished explaining, Diluk pulled him out in a hurry, saying that he was going to get the raw materials for them.
Accompanied by Eula, Youya walked around the house again, but did not find any obvious back door. Of course, she certainly did not speculate about Diluk and the others with such malicious intent.
But Sister Eula thought this was a necessary measure—
Fortunately, they have not yet fully planned to settle down here, otherwise it would take a lot of effort just to comfort little Amber.
After checking all these, Youya asked Sister Youla to help boil water, took out a bag of tea from the living room, and prepared to make tea to reward the two of them.
The timing seemed to be just right. Not long after Youya finished making tea, Kaeya and Diluk came back, followed by the bartender Charles.
According to them, the raw materials were already stored in a warehouse not far away, and they had made an appointment with Charles in advance, so they just had to go over and pick them up.
After expressing his gratitude with tea, the veteran bartender was also shocked by the black tea brewed by Youya.
I am more confident about the next work.
Came to the workshop——
It was called a workshop, but in fact it was just a small area similar to a bar counter. And considering that Youya was in a wheelchair, the countertop was obviously much lower than usual, and the wine cabinet next to it was within reach and filled with various raw materials.
"Oh, Miss Yuya. I've heard from Master Diluk and Master Kaeya that you are a very clever and talented girl. However, debugging a new product requires both experience and skills. I hope you don't take it lightly."
Arriving at his home ground, Charles took the initiative to speak up.
This is also the reason why he is here, to provide some insider insights to the inexperienced Youya so that she can avoid unnecessary detours.
Although Chenxi Winery does not care about the loss of raw materials, the principle of not wasting resources meaninglessly should be followed.
"I really don't know enough about this. I hope Mr. Charles can enlighten me--"
Youya sat quietly in the wheelchair and answered obediently.
"Yeah. Actually, it's similar to mixing cocktails. The ratio of ingredients, the mixing method... will all affect the quality of the final product."
Charles' tone also softened. Such a well-behaved and sensible girl is always lovable.
“All we have to do is to maintain a perfect balance and give customers the experience that best suits their taste.”
"With Youya's talent in this area, I believe there will be absolutely no problem."
Kaeya said it carelessly, but Diluk rarely lectured him, but nodded along with him.
In fact, in his opinion, with such a magical talent, even if Youya just randomly combined the raw materials, she could come up with a new drink with excellent taste.
"Okay, then there's no other problem. After all, there's no alcohol in the ingredients provided here, so there's no need to worry about getting someone drunk after one glass of wine...
As for the techniques and skills, just follow them step by step during the actual mixing process."
He came to the bar and explained to Youya, "First of all, if you want to make a drink, a base is necessary. We provide you with coffee, black tea, juice, and six kinds of auxiliary ingredients: milk, mint, sparkling water, lemon, cocoa sauce, and caramel sauce."
Although fruit drinks are fruity, to be more precise, their selling point should be that they are non-alcoholic beverages.
This way, you won’t be limited and can expand your thinking. Moreover, even for fruit drinks, it is not pure fruit juice that wins customers over. In real life, there are actually very few pure flavored drinks with original juice.
Therefore, if we combine it with reality, it is not difficult to guess that we will encounter some situations of personalized ordering.
However, Youya doesn't need to worry about this for now. All she has to do is to produce a finished product first, and then consider changes in personal tastes.
With Charles' help, Youya also roughly figured out this "bartending" workflow.
Now it’s time to start practicing——
Charles did not set any requirements for her, nor did he give any hints. Instead, he stood by and observed purely.
This is probably to test her spirituality in this aspect.
However, this initial work was just the thing that was inspired by her conversation with Wendy.
The land of Mond is free and fertile, and the fruits grown on this land seem to be favored by the god of wind, full and sweet.
And what she chose was——
Apple.
Its surface is rich in color, its roots are clean, and it has a faint hint of coolness.
You can tell just from the appearance that even in such a hot summer day, the fruits brought by Diluk and his friends have maintained a good level of freshness, which is enough to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Take out a portion of juice as the base, add an appropriate amount of sparkling water, and then add the brewed apple juice.
This step takes into account that apples of different ripeness will add a layer of aftertaste from sour to sweet to the juice.
Therefore, when brewing, in order to ensure a refreshing and non-greasy taste, it is particularly important to control the time and ratio.
Then, add a few ice cubes, half a lemon, and thinly sliced apples. The bright yellow lemon and the emerald green rue leaves complement each other, while the white fruit on top and the bright red peel left on purpose further enhance the visual impact.
Of course, although it looks particularly high-end and classy, in terms of technical ingredients, it is actually similar to milk tea.
It is more about inspiration and the high quality of the juice itself——
That’s right, when considering those people who don’t want to drink alcohol but want to drink something else, it is naturally safest to just use the black tea that you are best at.
But there is a problem in front of us. Most of the customers who go to the bar to drink, even the female group, are no longer girls, not to mention the prohibition on underage drinking, which basically means that there won’t be too many boys and girls in the bar.
Therefore, black tea itself is not the main item accepted by customers, but full consideration is given to the tastes of the Mond people and their various habits of being more accustomed to brewed products.
Apple wine is the answer that Youya came up with.
She pushed this refreshing and fashionable non-alcoholic drink to the front of the table, looked at everyone with either surprised or scrutinizing eyes, and smiled as cunningly as a cat.
"Mix drinks and change your life! Who will be the first to do this?"
Chapter 113: Legendary Wine!
"...Let me go first."
Of course, the first one to taste it was Charles, and his movements were even faster than Sister Eula who was reaching out to take it.
The infatuated gaze that seemed to regard the liquid in the cup as a beauty made the others feel ashamed.
He first smelled the scent, then took a sip and closed his eyes to think for a moment.
Then drink it slowly, just like a gourmet tasting delicacies, carefully and meticulously.
After one cup was drunk, Youya prepared a few more cups and gave them to sister Eula and the Legenfind brothers.
Everyone was conquered by the refreshing taste. The sour and sweet sparkling water hit the taste buds on the tip of the tongue, and then flowed into the throat with a soft fruit juice base.
There is a feeling that all the tiredness and fatigue are washed away -
"Hmm...it tastes good."
In the end, Charles came up with this simple answer.
However, perhaps because he saw the sudden subtle looks from his two young masters, Charles quickly added.
"Not only that, I also tasted a little bit of... well, it tastes like tea leaves, but not like tea leaves. However, at least from the perspective of sobering up, I think it's pretty good."
He carefully savored the taste of the apple wine he had just drunk and asked the question again.
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