Chapter 420: Chapter 420: Tea Master: The Ancestor Really Didn’t Mean to Slap Your Face
Five more minutes, and it would be her moment of glory.
Gu Pinting licked her dry lips, enduring the insignificant seating arrangement at this moment.
"Mom, keep an eye on the time. Once the result inquiry channel opens, check my results immediately."
"Of course, darling! Pour this glass of wine now, and soon you’ll toast to your grandfather and sit next to him. Those two country bumpkins only know useless things. When it’s time to compare results, they’ll be utterly embarrassed in front of those big shots and will make room for you..."
"Mom, I’m nervous."
"Oh, what are you nervous about? It’s not like it’s your first time coming first in the exams."
"No, Mom, I’m afraid if I really come first nationwide, it might scare these VIPs..."
"Haha, truly my daughter—squeak!"
Sun Jiao covered her mouth in panic. Thankfully, she was at the third table, so no one noticed her occasional squeaky outbursts.
Second table.
The dishes were being served one by one.
Gu Shiyin graciously and considerately served food to everyone.
In front of her was an exquisite set of teaware as she personally brewed Kung Fu tea for everyone.
Years of practice made her movements flow like running water, incredibly beautiful, even attracting guests at the main table to turn back and request a cup: "Miss Gu Six’s tea is truly at the level of a tea master!"
Gu Shiyin modestly and humbly smiled: "I’ve been learning from the chief etiquette officer at the President Residence for some time, my skills are not refined, please excuse me."
"Wow—! Miss Gu Six’s etiquette was learned at the President Residence, no wonder her demeanor is so poised, a true lady!"
"This is already excellent, if that’s unrefined, then our tea brewing is simply a rustic technique."
"Miss Gu Six is renowned indeed, truly talented in every art."
"In today’s young people’s trendy terms, it’s called ’wearing many hats’... unlike us old folks who have only worked in one field, doing one thing our entire lives."
The courteous praises rang out sporadically.
Gu Shiyin maintained a low-profile smile, neither arrogant nor humble, winning back quite a bit of goodwill.
At the main table.
Feng Tang had no interest in tea, holding the wine jar, he began pouring wine for everyone.
"Hey, Lao Feng, this wine smells so good, what brand is it?"
Feng Tang grinned sheepishly: "Miss Xi gave it to me, a divine brew!"
After multiple painful experiences of "passing out from just one drop," he finally figured out the right way to drink from this wine jar: it must be diluted at a ratio of one to a thousand to avoid passing out from just one drop.
Therefore, tonight’s entire jar of original wine concentrate actually contained only one drop from the jar given by Xi Zuzi.
Even so, its aroma wafted for miles, intoxicating all who smelled it.
There was no going back; ever since tasting Xi Zuzi’s wine, Feng Tang couldn’t drink mundane wine anymore.
Even Moutai tasted like plain water.
So he brought this wine wherever he went.
"Let’s toast to Mr. Gu... May his fortune be as vast as the East Sea, hahaha!"
Feng Tang led the toast, and everyone, recalling Xi Zuzi’s explanation of the blessings as vast as the East Sea, couldn’t help but smile knowingly and drink it all in one go.
After drinking this glass of wine, everyone was stunned.
The table fell silent for a few seconds.
Everyone unanimously raised their glasses again: "Fill me up, quick! Don’t stop me, I can drink a pound of this wine tonight!"
Feng Tang hugged the wine jar tightly: "..." Dream on, I just wanted to make you envious that I have a gift from Miss Xi, and you’re going too far?
A pound? In your dreams!
In under half a minute.
Gu Shiyin, the "tea master," and her brewed green tea were no longer of interest to anyone.