Chapter 10: Trying to Steal My Employee, Huh?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

When Lin Ge and Lanya entered the Emeralds bar, Elise, who was wiping the table, stopped and glanced at the two. She clicked her tongue and shook her head.

“Look at what you’ve done to the child. You’re really a big pervert.”

Lin Ge ignored her and went to the resting room to change his clothes. Lanya still looked a little weak, but she explained, “Please don’t misunderstand Mr. Lin Ge. It’s my problem.”

“No way, what kind of magic potion did he give you to make you so protective of him?”

Lanya blushed, “There’s no such potion. Mr. Lin Ge gave me milk and noodles. He’s a good man, not a pervert.”

Elise shook her head with a look of pity as if lamenting the fall of a young girl in her prime, and didn’t say anything else.

Lin Ge changed into the white button-down shirt he wore for work and walked out of the resting room. He walked to the bar counter and started to prepare for business.

“Elise, get me a wet towel.”

“Don’t you have hands? Come and get it yourself.”

Lin Ge chuckled. Just as he was about to get a towel, he saw Lanya running to the bucket.

She picked up the towel by the bucket, wet it, and wrung it dry. Then she ran to the bar counter, stood on her tiptoes, raised her hands over her head, and handed him the wet towel.

“Here, the towel.”

Lin Ge smiled and thanked her. He took the towel and took a wine bottle from the top of the counter behind him. As he wiped the bottle, he muttered to himself, “Should I suggest to the manager to recruit another cute and obedient apprentice? But the store is not big, and four employees seem too many.”

Lin Ge paused as if he had suddenly thought of a good idea.

“Right, why don’t we lay off some staff?”

Elise finally couldn’t take it anymore and said, “Bastard, you’ll be the first one to be laid off!”

“I didn’t say to fire you,” Lin Ge laughed, “Why are you so agitated?”

“Who’s agitated? I’m not agitated,” Elise was like an angry lion cub when she said this, and it was not convincing at all.

Lanya’s eyes lit up as she leaned on the bar counter. If she could work here, she wouldn’t have to worry about food.

“It’s already so lively so early in the morning? Before I even opened the door, I could hear Elise shouting and screaming,” The sound of wind chimes rang as Neelu opened the door and came in with a smile.

“Early in the morning?”

“Lin Ge, it may be the evening in your world, but it’s eight in the morning in our world,” Neelu explained with a smile.

Lin Ge let the matter rest.

Not long after the shop officially opened, the Emeralds bar welcomed its first customer of the day.

Lin Ge had thought that the first customer to enter the shop would be Karina. To his surprise, it was the big red lizard that claimed to be a Prince.

When Prince Lieyang entered the shop, he was obviously not as arrogant as he was yesterday. He went straight to the bar and sat down.

“I’ll have a cup of that thing from yesterday, the iced black tea!”

“It’s Long Island Iced Tea.”

“Oh, anything is fine. Hurry up.”

With a smile, Lin Ge made him a cup of Long Island Iced Tea. The Prince didn’t down the drink like he did the day before. Instead, he stuck out his long, forked tongue and gently stirred the wine in the glass. He seemed to be enjoying it.

Although it looked a little disgusting, Lin Ge was still satisfied that the customer was enjoying the wine he had mixed.

Prince Lieyang suddenly retracted his tongue and asked, “Why does it taste different from yesterday’s?”

“Better or worse?”

There was no need to ask this question. Lin Ge already knew the answer, but he wanted to hear the customer say it himself.

“The taste is more refreshing than yesterday, and the remaining wine fragrance on the tip of the tongue is more lasting. Compared to today’s, yesterday’s was like the clumsy work of an apprentice.”

Lin Ge revealed a satisfied smile and explained, “A cocktail is made with the painstaking efforts of the bartender. Even if it’s the same person with the same ingredients, the subtle differences in the bartender’s physical condition, emotional state, and the way they make the cocktail will deliver a different product.”

Prince Lieyang showed an expression of understanding, and then suddenly asked, “In other words, you were just brushing me off yesterday, right?”

“You must be joking. I was just not in the right state yesterday.”

When he was making the drink for Prince Lieyang yesterday, Lin Ge’s emotions had been fluctuating violently, and he had completely lost his calm. He had been doing his job purely based on his instincts, and the wine he made under such circumstances was naturally no different from ordinary wine.

Although Prince Lieyang was a lizard, he had some wine-tasting skills. Otherwise, he would not have noticed the difference between the two glasses of wine.

“Indeed, you were like a stupid frog yesterday, but you look much more normal today.”

Prince Lieyang glanced at Lin Ge and reluctantly believed his words.

Lin Ge smiled and accepted his words as a compliment.

“Since that’s the case, you’re qualified,” Prince Lieyang Kingdom suddenly said.

“What?” Lin Ge was stunned.

“The qualification to follow the future Emperor of the Galma Empire. Come with me and make me good wine. In return, I’ll grant you wealth and status. If you perform well, you can even marry a noble Princess of the Empire and be part of the noble royal family.”

Prince Lieyang took out a ruby from his pocket and casually threw it on the bar counter. The ruby was shaped like a blood diamond, shining with a gorgeous color under the light.

His fingers tapped the glass next to his hand, and his tone was like a real king.

Lin Ge was amused. Did he mean that he should marry a female lizard? How was that possible?

“Thank you for your kindness, but I just want to be a bartender with freedom and let more customers appreciate the charm of good wine.”

“Think again. If you miss this opportunity, it’ll be useless even if you beg me in the future,” Prince Lieyang was very surprised and emphasized it again.

“That’s right, you should go with him. The Galma Empire is one of the strongest countries on the Aeos Continent. If you follow this noble Prince, I guarantee that your future will be bright,” Elise also came to the bar counter and urged Lin Ge to leave.

Prince Lieyang turned around and looked at Elise in surprise.

“Woman, I have to admit that I’m starting to like you a little.”

“Thank you, but please shut up.”

“You!”

Prince Lieyang looked at Elise’s rolled-up sleeve and swallowed his words.

Although those hands were slender and fair, they contained terrifying power.

“Thank you for your kind intentions,” Lin Ge said with a smile, “But everyone has their ambitions. I just want to be a bartender with freedom and serve good wine to more customers.”

Pa-pa-pa!

“Well said!”

Loud claps came from the door. A young man with short white hair and fair skin leaned against the door and came in.

Under everyone’s gaze, he walked to the bar counter and sat down on the left side of Prince Lieyang.

An arm with a tightly clenched fist was placed in front of the Prince. Although the other party’s wrist was thin and his fist was small, it made the Prince feel a bone-piercing cold.

“You want to steal my employee, huh? Little lizard~”