The twin sisters of the Zhou family, Hetian Jinpeng, are not the only juniors, there is also a young man named Guo Jiangming.

is not very old, and his attitude is decent, but he also happily shouted "Uncle Li" to Li Tianyu.

After introducing each other, a few people pushed me into the restaurant.

As mentioned earlier, this dinner was arranged by Tian Luoning.

The private room he booked was called the Kingdom Hall.

Just listening to the name, I feel domineering.

As soon as you enter the private room, you will feel a strong baroque style.

The floor is even more powerful, dark brown with beautiful patterns, and it is said that this is called maple spring flooring.

Even if you step on it, you don't feel like you jump.

Of course, the Kingdom Hall is very large, fifty or sixty square meters, which can fit three dining tables, and also houses large ring sofas, conference tables, entertainment equipment, and so on.

The Kingdom Hall is considered to be the top private room here, and the private room alone is quite expensive.

Of course, for those of them who have a big face and money, this bit of money is not money, it is drizzle.

The crowd sat down around the table and began to talk.

Li Tianyu didn't talk much, anyway, he came here to eat, and if he had time to talk, it was better to eat a few more bites of food.

The main dish here is the so-called Benbang cuisine, which looks very beautiful and tastes okay, at least in line with Li Tianyu's taste.

Zhou Ruiling happened to be sitting next to Li Tianyu, and couldn't help but say, "Can't you pay attention to your image?"

Li Tianyu glanced at the other party: "I'm not your boyfriend, why do you care so wide?"

Zhou Ruiling was speechless for a while.

Zhou Ruiling asked in a low voice: "Hey, what's your name?"

Li Tianyu: "My name is Uncle Li. ”

Zhou Ruiling's face couldn't help but turn red.

This guy really can't spit ivory out of his mouth.

At this time, Li Tianyu noticed that Guo Jiangming was talking to Tian Jinpeng, whispering, and looking at him from time to time, intentionally or unintentionally.

Obviously, these two "little guys" have bad intentions towards Li Tianyu.

But it doesn't matter, Li Tianyu is really not afraid of anyone now.

If you want to do him badly, then let the horses come, and these people will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

Fortunately, this meal was quite peaceful.

After the meal, everyone began to gather together again to drink tea and chat.

Li Tianyu and Ai Baoquan chatted about some personal matters.

Ai Baoquan told him that tomorrow would be the internal sales ceremony of the Demon City Center Building, and asked Li Tianyu if he would be interested in attending.

Originally, Li Tianyu was not interested in this kind of occasion, but since he came to the office project of the Magic City Center Building, of course he still had to take a look.

Li Tianyu: "What time is it tomorrow?"

Ai Baoquan: "At 10 o'clock in the morning, start on time. ”

Li Tianyu: "Okay, then I'll go over tomorrow." ”

Ai Baoquan: "When the time comes, you wait for me in the lobby on the first floor, and I'll take you over." ”

Since the Magic City Center Building is an internal sales ceremony, not everyone can enter it.

Only invited figures like Ai Baoquan can be unimpeded.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Tian Luoning shouted loudly: "Come in." ”

A couple of waiters pushed the door in, pushing a small food cart.

The small food cart is not loaded with meals, but with a variety of dazzling tea sets.

Because this is the Magic City Peace Hotel, in addition to Chinese tea, there is also English tea, which is a very authentic British black tea.

A waiter saluted respectfully and asked, "What kind of tea do you drink?"

Zhou Weijun smiled: "To be honest, I prefer Central Plains tea to foreign tea." ”

Tian Luoning waved his hand: "If you don't dwell on this, then you want all Central Plains tea and foreign tea." ”

Ai Baoquan laughed: "Yes, yes, only children do multiple-choice questions." ”

Li Tianyu glanced at Ai Baoquan, thinking that you, an old boy, really know how to do this.

The colorful flags are fluttering outside, and the red flags at home are not falling.

The wife and children are hot pits, and there is no conflict with the flowers and grass.

Guo Jiangming rolled his eyes and said: "Young people like us like to get in touch with some Western things, and the British black tea in this Peace Hotel is quite famous, and it is really a waste not to drink it." ”

Speaking of this, Guo Jiangming glanced at Li Tianyu: "Did you say it? Uncle Li." ”

Uncle Li Tianyu glanced up at Guo Jiangming, and then at Tian Jinpeng.

Tian Jinpeng's face really had a wicked smile on his face.

Obviously, this was negotiated between the two.

I just don't know what the purpose is.

Where would Li Tianyu be stupid enough to jump into the pit: "Virtuous nephew, then you are wrong, I really love to drink Central Plains tea." ”

Ai Baoquan immediately said: "Yes, you don't know yet, my brother Li is a master of the tea ceremony. ”

When everyone heard this, they were amazed.

Tea ceremonies are not a popular thing among young people.

There are few people who even drink tea, let alone study what tea ceremony.

Guo Jiangming and Tian Jinpeng glanced at each other, a little unclear.

At this time, Guo Jiangming said again: "British black tea is also tea, since Uncle Li is a master of the tea ceremony, he must know more, right?"

Ai Baoquan waved his hand: "Can that be the same? The culture is different." ”

Zhou Ruiling also saw that Tian Jinpeng and Guo Jiangming, the two boys, wanted to rectify Li Tianyu.

In their eyes, Li Tianyu is a phoenix man, which makes him embarrassed in public, and it is a matter of minutes.

For example, this British black tea, the more formal way to drink it is particular.

What is this called?

British aristocratic tea culture.

Ordinary people in China don't have access to these, so they don't drink at all, and occasionally drink blindly.

Tian Jinpeng: "Also, British black tea is not understood by ordinary people, even if it is under such conditions as ours, it can only be drunk once in a while, by the way, it is authentic, not the kind of instant." ”

However, Li Tianyu suddenly said: "Mr. Ai, don't say it, I do have some research on British black tea." ”

Guo Jiangming pretended to be surprised and said, "Yo, you really have research? You are worthy of being a master of the tea ceremony, then we really want to hear about your old man's research results." ”

Li Tianyu walked to the dining car with a smile, glanced at the dining utensils on it slightly, and nodded: "It is worthy of the Peace Hotel, just looking at this set of tableware, it exudes a British aristocratic flavor." ”

"Whew!"

Zhou Ruiling couldn't help laughing.

Li Tianyu's rhetoric is too greasy, where does it look like a tea ceremony expert?

Tian Jinpeng: "I said, you won't study for a long time, just study some tea sets, right?"

Tian Luoning heard that his son's words were wrong, and scolded: "How can you talk to your Uncle Li!?"

Li Tianyu waved his hand: "It's not to blame Tian Da's nephew, it's that I didn't make it clear." ”

The two sisters, Zhou Ruiling and Zhou Ruijin, couldn't help but smile at each other.

This Li Tianyu is really interesting to speak.

Tian Jinpeng opened his mouth and didn't speak.

Uncle Li, Uncle Li shouted, this is really embarrassing.

The key is that Li Tianyu still keeps pinching him Tian Jinpeng with this, and he is really angry with him.

At this time, I only heard Li Tianyu continue: "Actually, this British black tea is not a special thing, there was no tea in the British Islands before, and it was passed down from our China. ”

Li Tianyu's tone of speech was gentle and casual, the clouds were light and the wind was light, and he lifted his weight lightly.

The attention of the crowd was immediately drawn.

Of course, what Li Tianyu just said is not unpopular knowledge.

Some people know, but some people don't.

Zhou Ruijin: "When was that in China? It should be a long time ago, right?"

Li Tianyu shook his finger: "It's not too far to say that it's a long time, it's probably passed from the Ming Dynasty, just a few hundred years." ”

Then, Li Tianyu continued.

And what I said next is more hardcore.

"During the Ming Dynasty, tea farmers in the Wuyi Mountain Tea District of Jiannan Prefecture invented the tea-making process of black tea, which is simply fermentation. This tea is called Zhengshan Xiaozhong in China. ”

Later, in the 17th century, after what is now known as the Age of Discovery, Britain began to trade with the rest of the world, and at that time the Central Plains began to export tea to the British Islands. ”

Li Tianyu looked at everyone and continued: "But Britain's afternoon tea culture has to start with Portugal. At that time, tea was a very precious product, and only the aristocracy could enjoy it, so it became a status symbol. ”

When Zhou Weijun heard this, he said in surprise: "Yo, how do you know so much? You can't learn this, right?"

Tian Jinpeng's eyes widened: "You can't be Baidu just now, right?"

Of course Li Tianyu knew.

His ability to be a "master of the tea ceremony" is not only effective for Central Plains tea, but also has a very thorough understanding of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign tea culture.

Li Tianyu didn't pay attention to Tian Jinpeng, and continued: "Probably in 1662, when the Portuguese princess Catherine married King Charles II of England, her dowry brought more than 200 pounds of Zhengshan Xiaozhong and some exquisite Central Plains tea sets. ”

At this time, Li Tianyu touched the gorgeous European-style teapot: "Because the tea leaves of Zhengshan Xiaozhong are black, they are called 'BlackTea' by the British." ”

Only then did everyone suddenly realize why "BlackTea" in English is not black tea, but black tea.

Of course, Guo Jiangming was still not convinced.

Li Tianyu said so much, he was completely playing tricks, just take the time to look it up on the Internet.

Guo Jiangming: "This Uncle Li, you have said so much, will you make British black tea?

Li Tianyu: "Okay, since everyone has time, let's see how this British black tea is made, so that it can be considered authentic." ”

After Li Tianyu said this, everyone's interest was raised.

Everyone is rich.

The definition of a rich person is not much different from that of an "idler".

As long as you have money, you can buy time, mainly time to play around.

If someone rich seems busy, there are only two possibilities.

First, he is too ambitious and pursues a fast-paced life, which is self-inflicted.

Second, he is a "fake rich man", with a glamorous appearance, but in fact he is heavily in foreign debt, busy tearing down the east wall and the west wall.

At this time, I saw Li Tianyu signaling the waiter to get up a little.

One of these waiters was a high-level waiter named Mike, who was specially made for the crowd on the spot.

Although Mike has the face of a Chinese, he is a foreign Chinese, and he was invited by the Peace Hotel with a lot of money.

Hearing that Li Tianyu was going to show off his skills, Mike persuaded: "Sir, are you sure you want to do it yourself? Authentic British black tea is very cumbersome. ”

Li Tianyu waved his hand: "Tea is a kind of thing, ancient and modern Chinese and foreign are similar, the method is not important, the focus is to master the heat, I can handle it." ”

Tian Jinpeng: "Yes, let's see how this Uncle Li makes British black tea." ”

Guo Jiangming: "Alas, you forgot one condition, that is, authentic, delicious British black tea." ”

Zhou Ruiling: "Brother Guo Jiangming, the two conditions you said. ”

Guo Jiangming: "......"

I saw Li Tianyu start to fiddle with those gorgeous European-style tea sets on the dining car.

At this time, Tian Jinpeng couldn't help but say: "Mike, you have to see clearly, if our Uncle Li makes a mistake, you have to remind him in time, don't let this little elder not get off the stage." ”

Tian Luoning glared at Tian Jinpeng, but did not reprimand him again.

Everyone present felt that Li Tianyu was bragging, and he would mess up it after a while.

Britannia Black Tea looks simple, but it's still quite elaborate to make, and sometimes it's almost not at all.

In fact, compared to the Central Plains tea, European-style tea is much simpler.

To put it mildly, with Li Tianyu's current level of tea ceremony, he can't use one hand, and he only needs four fingers to do it.

The utensils here are all stocked.

High-grade European-style black tea tea, purified water, white sand grains, and fresh paper temperature sterilized milk.

I saw that Li Tianyu immediately started to operate.

He first filled the kettle with pure water, turned on the small European-style tea stove and turned on the fire.

He didn't stop to wait for it to boil, but put a glass of water in the ornate teapot and placed it next to the small tea stove, changing the angle every ten seconds.

Zhou Ruiling couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"

Li Tianyu was happy and said, "Let this little master help you answer." ”

"Little Master" refers to Mike.

Mike was a little surprised and said, "You're warming the teapot, aren't you?"

Li Tianyu nodded.

At this time, everyone understood.

This is Li Tianyu, who is really an expert, and he is meticulous in all this kind of small details.

Now not to mention the so-called European-style black tea practice in other places, even in the Peace Hotel, it is basically not so particular.

At this time, the water in the kettle was already boiling and making a "cooing" sound.

Li Tianyu's hands flew over, and he saw several teacups placed on the dining table as if they were part of his body, which was called a neat one.

Li Tianyu turned off the fire, picked up a teaspoon, took a spoonful from the tea caddy, and put it into a teacup.

Each teacup is filled with a spoonful, no more, no less, and there is almost no difference in quantity.

This operation made Mike frightened.

Too fast, too accurate.

Even the black tea waiter he has been working for many years is not so powerful.