Ye Jin tried to change the subject: "Would you like to try some other non-alcoholic drinks?"
Xu Yan kept asking what was going on with his sister. Wasn't it bad for them? What was there to say about that woman, his sister!
Ye Jin successfully distracted Xu Yan: "What drinks do you have?"
Ye Jin grabbed Xu Yan's wrist, leading her towards the liquor cabinet: "The drinks are over here, and the alcohol is further on."
After looking for a moment, Xu Yan said: "Boss, let me buy you a drink then."
Ye Jin raised an eyebrow: "To thank me?"
Xu Yan chuckled twice: "To thank you, and... give me your phone number!"
Ye Jin couldn't help but laugh: "Are you asking for a number or robbing me?"
Xu Yan rubbed her nose: "Will you give it to me or not?"
Ye Jin sighed: "Shouldn't I be the one asking for your number?"
Xu Yan was a bit confused: "Huh?"
Ye Jin smiled, took out her phone, and placed it in front of Xu Yan: "So little one, put your phone number in here."
Xu Yan understood, her eyes lit up, and she obediently entered her contact information.
Afraid that Xu Yan might get drunk, Ye Jin didn't keep giving her alcohol. Instead, they tried a few bottles of non-alcoholic drinks together.
Xu Yan put down one of the cups, savoring the taste: "Delicious!"
She glanced outside: "Boss, why haven't any customers come to drink here after so long?"
Ye Jin feigned ignorance: "I don't know, business has never been good here."
Xu Yan pondered seriously: "Could it be that people haven't noticed there's a bar here?"
Ye Jin quickly stopped her: "It's fine if no one comes, I'm not doing this for money. It's more relaxing for me if no one comes."
Xu Yan blinked: "Is that so?"
Ye Jin suddenly smiled radiantly: "You care so much about the business here, why don't you come work here? Or become a partner."
Xu Yan was a bit confused: "Why do you say 'become a partner' so casually?"
Ye Jin looked sincere: "Because your dream is the same as mine."
Xu Yan thought seriously: "Then I'll work here for you. I don't need a salary, just let me drink the alcohol here freely, okay? ... Although your alcohol might be a bit expensive, how about I come and settle my tab every month?"
Ye Jin patted her head: "No need, you can drink the alcohol here freely, and I'll give you a monthly salary of ten thousand. How's that?"
Xu Yan had a strange expression: "Boss, if you do that, I'll think you're a scammer... Who does business like that!"
Ye Jin blinked innocently: "So you don't want to?"
Xu Yan struggled for a moment, then said earnestly: "I do want to. The alcohol and drinks here are really good."
Ye Jin said casually: "Then come. You can tell your brother, right? He knows about my bar, so I'm definitely not a bad person."
Xu Yan didn't think Ye Jin was a bad person either, so she nodded in agreement: "Okay then, I can drink the alcohol here freely."
Ye Jin was delighted: "Good."
Ye Jin and Xu Yan were never short of money. Although Xu Yan had a bit more common sense than Ye Jin in one aspect, that was about it.
And so these two oblivious people casually agreed to a job arrangement.
Xu Yan suddenly stood up: "Then I'm an employee here! Boss, is there anything you need me to do?"
Ye Jin pulled her back: "Being here, your main job is to drink with the boss."
Xu Yan proudly patted her chest: "Easy!"
This oblivious girl didn't see any problem with this kind of job...
Ye Jin silently breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed this kid was still as gullible as ever.
To prevent Xu Yan from thinking there was something wrong with his bar, Ye Jin secretly lifted the restriction outside and prepared to truly open for business.
Not long after Xu Yan sat down, the first customer came in. She excitedly grabbed Ye Jin: "Boss! A customer!"
Ye Jin held back a laugh: "You sit here first, I'll tell you what to do later."
Xu Yan obediently nodded and moved her drink to sit at the front counter.
But soon, more and more customers started coming in, and the main hall was half full.
Xu Yan couldn't sit still anymore, but Ye Jin calmly served drinks and food to the customers, occasionally coming over to tell her to stay put.
Two parrots flapped their wings happily, chirping and squawking welcomes.
Xu Yan watched the customers drinking with friends in the main hall, the busy but composed Ye Jin, and the lively parrots... She suddenly felt that this was the life she had longed for.
Some of the customers seemed to be regulars, occasionally glancing at Xu Yan and jokingly saying something to Ye Jin.
Xu Yan couldn't sit still anymore. When Ye Jin went to the kitchen, she rushed over, blushing: "Boss, let me help serve drinks to the customers."
Ye Jin didn't stop her, only smiling gently: "Okay, the orders are over here. Don't rush, take it slow."
Xu Yan got serious: "Got it!"
She hurried around with short steps, carrying a large bottle of alcohol to serve the customers. When serving a side dish to one table, a customer smiled and said to his friend: "The boss has always run this place alone, but today there's a little girl."
His friend also smiled: "The boss must have found a girlfriend. This boss is quite a talent, and the little girlfriend is really cute."
Xu Yan tried to explain: "I'm not..."
But before she could finish, Ye Jin called from the kitchen: "Yan Yan, the dishes are ready."
Xu Yan's face turned red, confused why the boss suddenly called her Yan Yan.
The drinking customers seemed to understand: "Looks like the boss is still a bit off."
A friend chimed in, smiling: "That's inevitable, it's good to be handsome."
Xu Yan was busy and didn't have time to worry about the nickname, but she forgot to ask Ye Jin about it later.
Ye Jin's bar seemed to normally stay open quite late, so today he specifically put up a sign saying they would close early.
Seeing this last wave of customers, Xu Yan tiredly ran to a corner to sit down.
After delivering the last bottle of wine, Ye Jin came over: "Are you tired?"
Xu Yan was actually quite happy: "Not tired! But boss, it's so strange, we sat there for so long without any customers, but then suddenly a lot of people came."
The corners of Ye Jin's mouth curved upwards: "Of course people wouldn't come so early to drink wine."
