o good either. All I know is that after eating the same dish in Beijing last time, I realized how similar it was to what my grandfather made. However, you should notice that there are some differences...Chapter 27 The Deal for Beijing (2)

When Teacher Cai heard Xiao Yu say that the tea smelled very fragrant, he didn't pay much attention. Seeing how he drank the tea, it was clear to him that Xiao Yu wasn't knowledgeable about tea. At this moment, Teacher Cai also felt a bit thirsty and picked up the teacup on the table, skimming the surface with the lid twice.

Generally, people who love tea would smell its fragrance before tasting it; Teacher Cai was no exception. He lifted his cup and swept his nose back and forth over it twice, suddenly wrinkling his eyebrows upon catching a whiff of the aroma. Then he took a small sip, closing his eyes to savor the taste: "Hm Dahongpao No, not even top-tier Dahongpao is this fragrant... Could it be..." Teacher Cai looked at Song Hushan in astonishment.

Song Hushan nodded, confirming Teacher Cai's guess and continued, "That's right. This is the superior-grade Dahongpao from that mother plant. Our family patriarch distributed three taels this spring; I secretly took one tael of it. Now, I'm left with less than half a tael. After this time, there won't be much left for me either. It'll take another six months before new tea comes down the pipeline. How am I supposed to manage in these next six months"

Although Song Hushan knew that his wife had her reasons for doing what she did, he still couldn't resist giving her a resentful look.

Hearing them speak like this, Xiao Yu didn’t need to know much about tea to understand its value. News reports online about the mother tree were all over the place. One time while browsing the internet, he saw a news item saying that the tea from this tree was only supplied to top-level leaders and in very limited quantities per person. It seemed that Song Hushan wasn't just an ordinary businessman but also had connections with high-level backgrounds.

However, Xiao Yu didn't care at all. Isn't tea for drinking to quench one's thirst Why be so particular about it He picked up the cup, and when Song Hushan saw how Xiao Yu held his teacup, his face twitched in pain again. This wasn't because Song Hushan was stingy or afraid that Xiao Yu would drink too much of his tea; rather, as a lover of tea, he had an instinctive reaction to the disrespectful way of drinking tea.

"Little Xiao, Little Xiao! You shouldn’t drink tea like this; you should savor it slowly!" Teacher Cai, who saw earlier that Xiao Yu casually took out the wooden box without any ceremony (considering that Xiao Yu was not from this field and thus refrained from saying anything), couldn't hold back when he saw Xiao Yu's bull-in-a-chinashop approach to drinking tea. Even though he didn’t know it was a top-grade Dahongpao at first, now he knew and felt heartache seeing how Xiao Yu wanted to chug the tea.

Xiao Yu shook his head when he saw Teacher Cai and Song Hushan's pained looks and muttered to himself, "Isn't tea for drinking to quench one’s thirst" Although he said that, he didn’t continue to drink in a bull-in-a-chinashop manner but picked up the teacup and savored it slowly. Seeing how Xiao Yu was now savoring his tea, both Teacher Cai and Song Hushan were surprised.

Actually, Xiao Yu’s way of savoring tea was very professional; he seemed even more elegant and calm than Teacher Cai who had been steeped in the art of tea for a long time.

In reality, despite his professional-looking approach to drinking tea, Xiao Yu couldn’t actually tell the quality of the tea. He merely observed some customs and etiquette related to tea from watching his grandfather drink tea when he was young. Besides, Zhong Kui loved tea too; as a result, Xiao Yu’s manner of savoring tea appeared very professional.

However, since the time his grandfather made him study medicine, he couldn’t resist in this aspect, and thus he would vent his dissatisfaction by drinking all the precious tea leaves steeped by his grandfather. Gradually, he developed a habit of chugging tea like a bull in a china shop.

Hearing Xiao Yu's murmuring, Zhou Ruoying smiled faintly, saying: "Old Song, Old Cai, you two have lived in vain. Even after loving tea for half your lives, you still don't understand it as well as my brother does. He enjoys himself and knows that no matter how good the tea is, isn’t it ultimately meant to quench one's thirst"

When Song Hushan and Teacher Cai heard Zhou Ruoying speak like this, they both awkwardly chuckled.

At this moment, Song Hushan was genuinely curious and wanted to ask her something. However, with others around, it would be inappropriate for his wife to answer such questions, so he decided to wait until she brought the topic up herself.

Teacher Cai had been acquainted with Song Hushan for over a decade and knew Zhou Ruoying as well. He had also met many wealthy and influential people here but never seen her act this happy or offer her precious Dahongpao to guests before.

Now, Zhou Ruoying found herself increasingly fond of Xiao Yu. Initially, it was because he cured her son’s illness; now, however, she admired his genuine heart.

The previous night after returning home, Zhou Ruoying told Song Hushan about the young man who had prescribed a remedy on the train. They immediately sought out an eminent old Chinese doctor in Beijing to review the prescription. After examining it, the doctor praised its brilliance for clearing one's mind and calming the spirit, as well as reinforcing mental focus and nourishing the brain. The medicine was then prepared and given to her son, who had a long conversation with his parents afterward. This morning when he woke up, although still not speaking to the family’s nanny, he started calling his parents "Mommy" and "Daddy," which delighted them immensely.

"Ahem... Ahem... I think we should start by talking about this wooden box!" Teacher Cai coughed intentionally to change the topic. Since he and Xiao Yu entered, Zhou Ruoying had already switched her address for Xiao Yu three times: 'Xiao Brother', 'Little Brother', and then just 'Brother'. Each time their relationship seemed closer, as if she were saying that Xiao Yu’s drinking of this top-grade Dahongpao was a sign of his carefree nature, while the others’ slow sipping of tea had turned into pretentiousness. If they continued on like this, they might end up being nothing at all.

"Sigh..." When Zhou Ruoying tried to speak, she suddenly thought that if she said her son was cured by this young man, even though the wooden box could fetch a high price, once money got involved, whether Xiao Yu would return it or not might be questionable, but their connection would likely be severed. Considering how much she valued this young and skilled doctor, Zhou Ruoying kept what she wanted to say to herself.

Teacher Cai picked up the wooden box again and said after a moment of contemplation: "This wooden box has no similar products on the market for reference; however, based on various factors, my colleague Old Jin and I have given it an estimated value of 14 million yuan!"

"Of course, if it goes up for auction, it might reach 15 or even 16 million yuan. But after deducting some promotional expenses and the auction house's commission, it would be close to what we've estimated. We are quite confident about this."

“14 million yuan!”

The moment Teacher Cai said this figure out loud, Xiao Yu’s mind felt like an explosion had occurred. When he heard the wooden box was worth millions just a few days ago, he managed to keep his cool as it was only an estimate and he hadn’t given much thought to its final selling price. But now hearing Teacher Cai's quote, even if Xiao Yu wasn't materialistic, his heart felt excited. It was easy to understand why: Holding a broken pot, one person says it’s worth 10 million yuan versus someone offering 14 million directly to buy your pot; these two scenarios are completely different in feeling.ce! Those who beat up Tianlin won't escape punishment. I guarantee it! Moreover, the injuries Tianlin sustained were also for Yunxi’s sake."Xiao Yu interrupted Old Yue before he could finish speaking....