Chapter 23: The Mysterious Bartender

  Because Zhang Huban had just started working, Zhu Yan didn't dare to let him entertain guests. After all, it wasn't just about some polite phrases and standard actions, almost a third of the customers here were foreigners. Zhu Yan hadn't seen Zhang Huban speak English before, and as a freshman, he probably wasn't very good at it either. If he stuttered in front of foreigners for half a day without being able to say anything, it would be embarrassing. So Zhu Yan assigned Zhang Huban to mainly do some odd jobs, such as clearing tables, checking plates, pouring leftover dishes, and passing plates, etc. Finally, she also reminded Zhang Huban to pay attention to learning from others how to entertain guests and some common menu items when he had time.

  As a master of the cultivation world, it was destined that he would not be ordinary. Even with an extremely mundane job as a servant, he could make this work exhibit infinite charm. At this time, Zhang Huban was just like that, cleaning bottles and jars, wiping tables, and dusting chairs - such simple tasks, but under his magical hands, they became as smooth and elegant as floating clouds and flowing water.

  Only to see Zhang Huban's arm lightly sweep across the table, all the wine cups and bottles were arranged neatly on the tray, as if by magic. The tablecloth only needed a slight shake from Zhang Huban, and it would ripple like waves, layer upon layer, transforming into a small square. Everyone's eyes were drawn to this ordinary-looking young man's incredible skills, with some foreigners even applauding in appreciation.

  Sitting in the corner, Liu Xijin's eyes also sparkled at this time, her mind secretly wondering why this young man always did things so unexpectedly. First, it was his ability to make conversation with strangers, including her daughter who never spoke to outsiders; then there was his fluent English, which surpassed even her own; and now, he could even turn such a simple task into something so colorful and vibrant.

  Elegant and smooth movements, polite greetings to all guests, fluent English made Zhu Yan feel that these things happened to a young man in his early twenties, it was so unbelievable. Zhang Hu's gentlemanly demeanor even made Zhu Yan wonder if the man in front of her was a young master from a wealthy family who came to this bar as a waiter to experience ordinary people's lives. And Zhu Yan's wild imagination actually had some truth to it, but the other identity was not a young master, but a legendary immortal!

  "Have you really never worked in a bar before?" Zhu Yan finally couldn't help but ask quietly to Zhang Huban who was passing by her side.

  "Yes!" Zhang Huban replied succinctly.

  "You really have been to a bar from the future!" Zhu Xuan asked again, thinking that maybe he often went to bars, so everything was so perfect.

  "No!"

  From Zhang Huban's honest face, Zhu Xuan was convinced that Zhang Huban did not deceive her. "Then how did you do all this?" Zhu Xuan couldn't help but ask curiously.

  "Hehe, before coming to the bar, I read some books on this aspect." Zhang Huban replied casually.

  "Is that all?" Zhu Yan stared at Zhang Huban incredulously.

  "Yes, I spent a whole day and a half studying food culture!!" For Zhang Huban, learning some food culture took him a day and a half, and there was still much he hadn't learned, already feeling the progress was very slow. Who would have thought that someone could grasp the inheritance and accumulation of human food culture over tens of thousands of years in such a short time, and yet be able to integrate it so quickly?

  Zhu Yan could only shake her head, and the words "monster" involuntarily emerged in her mind.

  Perhaps Zhang Huban is indeed a freak in the eyes of many, immune to the temptation of beauties, skilled in his hands, fluent in English dialogue, and gentlemanly in etiquette. All of this is concentrated on a freshman student who has just entered the city from a remote mountainous area for more than a month. However, today may be destined to be a day when everyone's nerves are tortured. Zhang Huban's skills on the fruit platter made Li Da, who had rich experience in fruit platters, blush with shame, and almost wanted to find a piece of tofu to kill himself. As a cultivator, Zhang Huban has been under the guidance of Zhang Sanfeng since childhood, feeling nature, comprehending the Tao, learning to communicate with heaven and earth, and integrating into the world. Therefore, his understanding of the natural world, including all the flowers, grasses, fruits, and vegetables that the earth brews, is beyond what ordinary people can compare. Zhang Huban can even feel the life force of all plants on the earth, when they bloom, when they bear fruit, and when they are most beautiful. All of this is just a small dish for Zhang Huban in his primordial period.

  When the fruit was in Zhang Huban's hands, it regained its original vitality and freshness. The casual arrangement of the fruit platter gave it infinite vitality, making it a perfect work of art from any angle. The lush green color made people want to devour the entire platter, but the perfect arrangement also made them feel that taking a bite would destroy something beautiful. Zhu Yan and her friends had never seen such an amazing arrangement in their lives, yet Zhang Huban created it with just a few casual movements. They saw for the first time how customers were hesitant to take a bite, unsure of where to start, and they too didn't know where to begin.

  Actually, Zhang Hu's arrangement is not as simple as it looks, but rather a profound understanding of the fruits' life trajectory. Each fruit is arranged to showcase its unique fragrance and freshness from every angle, and the combination of each fruit is also natural, as if they were meant to be together. Not everyone can appreciate the work with a professional eye like Li Da, but they naturally know that the fruit platter in front of them is very tempting and perfect. This is the power of life, this is the mystery of nature, this is the magic of heaven.

  Although the fruit platter initially brought some surprise and a touch of coolness to those accustomed to nightlife, when the true night fell and the DJ's loud voice rose, everyone's heart began to heat up. The dancers on stage also ignited the passion in the hearts of all the night owls at the right time. According to the natural way, people should quietly experience it with their hearts, but when people's minds start to wander and the environment becomes noisy, a fruit platter is just a fruit platter, and no one will notice the craftsmanship from what can be said to be the world's number one fruit platter master. Although there are many people in the cultivation world who can surpass Zhang Hupan, there won't be any Yuan Ying period masters who would make a fruit platter.

  But Zhang Huban's outstanding performance, to be precise, his perfect show conquered all the staff in the bar, even the bartender Gao Yun, who was always looking down on others, no longer underestimated this young freshman.