Ke Xue Bartender

Chapter 22 Golden Buddha

Why work in a small bar?
Hearing Rixia's question, Lin Ye smiled slightly.

Of course, this kid’s cocktail-mixing skills are still too immature.

Although the original body had some talent for cocktail making, he lived too indulgently and lacked sufficient experience. His drinking skills were enough to deal with ordinary customers, but he was still far from being able to compete with those who truly understood wine.

But of course this reason cannot be spoken out.

Then Lin Ye raised his head slightly, his eyes suddenly became deep, and he said in a subtle tone:

“For me, the higher the bar, the better. Luxurious decoration and expensive wines, although these things are gorgeous and beautiful, will keep most guests away.

“What I pursue is not wealth and fame, but resonance with my guests.”

"Resonance...with the guests?" Kusaka Omi seemed to understand something, but not fully understand it. Her thin eyebrows were slightly frowned, as if thinking about something.

There was a gleam in Lin Ye's eyes. This was not just some nonsense to fool the public, but also his true thoughts.

He continued:
“Standing at the small bar counter, I listen to the customers’ voices, witness their joys and sorrows, and observe the changes in them every time they come to the store.

From one person to two people, from strangers to familiar people, from self-confidence to frustration, from dejection to recovery, from immaturity to maturity...

I am fascinated by these changes.

When guests drink the wine I mix and feel happy, I feel happy. When guests release the sadness in their hearts, I feel sad.

This kind of resonance of soul is what I am looking for.

However, this kind of resonance is hard to find in high-end bars.

Most of the guests who go to high-end bars are social elites. They rarely show their vulnerable side in front of others, and the troubles they encounter are similar, which is not interesting.

Only a small street bar like this, where anyone can enter, is my ideal place.

Here, you can get a glimpse of the truest face of a city and touch more real and vivid souls.

Mixing drinks and witnessing life, this is my way of bartending. "

Kusaka Omi stared blankly at Lin Ye's face.

This man's face seems to be glowing?
She suddenly burst into laughter:
"Uncle, you looked like a Buddha just now."

Lin Ye instantly fell from his high point and said in surprise:

"Buddha?"

"Yeah, your head seemed to be glowing just now, just like Buddha, haha."

[The resonance of the soul... What an interesting uncle. No wonder Xia Fan was fascinated by him and hid him like a treasure from me.]

Hearing Xu Mei's inner voice, Lin Ye couldn't help but look at Xia Fan. Is she fascinated by me? How come I don't know?

Xia Fan seemed to be in a daze, but when she met Lin Ye's gaze, she came to her senses instantly and turned her head away with a red face.

Lin Ye's expression was also a little stiff, because he had just seen something incredible in Xia Fan's heart.

A golden Buddha statue, whose face looks exactly like his.

What was this guy thinking? Did he really think of himself as a Buddha? Lin Ye was a little amused.

After drinking a whole cup of Tokyo iced tea, Kusaka Omi did not seem to be drunk at all. She was still energetic and asked Lin Ye questions. She even had two more cups and still showed no signs of being drunk.

Lin Ye was a little surprised. This girl looked so young, but her alcohol tolerance seemed to be extraordinary.

"Uncle, what are you looking at? Are you fascinated by me?" Kusaka Omi noticed that Lin Ye was observing her and said with a smile.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, although she was not drunk, her face became rosy and she looked even more attractive.

Lin Ye said calmly: "Haha, I was just thinking that Miss Xumei has a really good alcohol tolerance."

"Of course, I'm a good drinker. I've been training my drinking capacity since I was a child. Most boys are no match for me." Kusaka Omi said proudly.

She suddenly curved her eyes and looked at Lin Ye provocatively: "Uncle, do you want to compete with me?"

"Please spare me, I still have to work."

"Hey, are you scared, uncle? You're such a coward." Kusaka Omi smiled like a proud kid. Lin Ye didn't care, but asked in surprise, "Miss Omi has been drinking since she was a child?"

It's no wonder that he felt strange. Neon has a law called "Prohibition of Underage Drinking". The law stipulates that only adults over the age of 20 can drink alcohol.

If business operators and organizations engaged in alcohol business violate this regulation, they will not only be subject to corresponding administrative penalties, confiscation of alcoholic products, and revocation of alcohol sales licenses, but the relevant personnel will even be fined up to 50 yen.

Therefore, places that sell alcohol, such as convenience stores, restaurants, izakayas, etc., will carefully observe customers who come to buy alcohol. If the other party is too young, they will ask about their age and even ask to see their identification documents or driver's license.

Even if the other party says that he is buying wine for his family, you would not dare to sell the wine to him rashly. After all, a fine is a small matter, but having your liquor sales license revoked would be troublesome.

Despite this, statistics show that a large proportion of Japanese teenagers start drinking in junior high school, and it is even more common among high school students.

Drinking is even more common among college students and young people under 20 who enter the workforce after graduating from high school.

This is probably related to the phenomenon that police departments focus more on admonition and less on punishment in law enforcement related to underage drinking.

If minors are just drinking and not driving or causing trouble, they will not be held accountable. If the police find them, they will only give them advice and warnings.

If a store is found selling alcohol to minors, the police will investigate and give warnings, but often nothing happens afterwards and very few stores are punished for this.

It is not difficult to imagine what happened in between.

Despite this, the "Law Prohibiting Underage Drinking" still has certain binding force on those working in the alcohol industry.

For example, the Polo Bar has a rule that if a customer comes to the store and looks too young, they must ask about their age and act strictly in accordance with the law.

It can be seen that the owner of Poirot Bar is a law-abiding and good citizen.

Hearing Lin Ye's question, Kusaka Omi smiled and said:
"Of course I started drinking when I was five."

"Well, the Underage Drinking Act doesn't say..."

Although Kusaka Omi said that he started drinking at a young age, he didn't expect it to be so young.

"The Law Prohibiting Underage Drinking, what is that?" Kusaka Omi looked as if she had heard something new.

"forget it……"

"Haha, I'm just kidding. Actually, my family runs a winery, and we've been brewing rice wine several generations ago. That's what I drank when I was a child. It's sweet and has a very low alcohol content." Kusaka Omi took a sip of wine and explained with a smile.

"So that's how it is." Lin Ye suddenly realized that if it was a family business of brewing wine, it would make sense to give children some rice wine.

Some elderly people who love drinking would use chopsticks to dip in wine to amuse children even before the children learn to walk.

Some undistilled glutinous rice wines even have only 3 to 5 degrees, and the alcohol content is almost negligible.

However, he still thinks that it is not a good idea to give alcohol to minors, especially children.

However, Kusaka Omi had nothing to do with him, so he couldn't blame her for anything.

If it was his own child, he would never allow him to drink before he reached adulthood.

Before she knew it, Kusaka Omi's wine glass was empty again.

Aragaki Kaho had been paying attention to the bar. When she saw that Kusaka Omi's glass was empty, she immediately came over and asked:

"Xume, when are you going back?"

"Oh, I just chatted with your beloved uncle for a few words, and you want to chase me away? But I haven't had enough to drink yet." Kusaka Omi winked at her mischievously.

Poof! Uncle Baby...

Lin Ye almost choked on his own saliva. Are Tokyo girls so wild? Uncles can also match with babes.

Xia Fan blushed and spat, "Drink less! You've already started talking nonsense. What's the point of calling you my dear uncle? I won't care about you if you're drunk. Let the uncle in the store pick you up."

Several uncles who were drinking in the store immediately pricked up their ears.

What, such a good thing?

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(End of this chapter)