(I wish you all the best in 2020)

Busy days always pass quickly, less than two months, just like that, it's gone in the blink of an eye.

In the past two months, I really tired Lao Liu enough. No matter what kind of farm work it is, if you get up early and work late every day, no matter how good your health is, you may not be able to bear it.

And later, in order to rush for time, I had to work overtime to finish the barista competition held in Boston in the past.

The fruits of this period of labor are very abundant, not only the tea seedlings have been planted, but also the newly purchased land on the top of the mountain, and the coffee seedlings have also been planted.

Originally, Liu Wenrui's farm had only 883 coffee trees. This time, 1,200 trees were replanted, which is more than the original number.

Some of them are coffee saplings that Masika has planted some time ago, and some of them are branches cut directly on the coffee trees and inserted directly into the soil.

This method is a little rough, but it can be regarded as retaining the usual style. Compared with the planting of those tea seedlings, the treatment is tens of millions of miles worse.

Although Lao Liu was in a hurry, he was delayed for two days because of visa problems. With the help of Harvey, the small problem that was not very important was solved, and then Wang Shasha and Xiao Miaomiao boarded the plane.

He knew that this was what Crane was doing to block him. Because he is a coffee dealer and a coffee farmer in Kenya, Hank uses his own coffee beans to participate in the competition, and he can exercise some conveniences.

Because of such a delay, I missed the preliminaries. The only good news worth being happy about is that Hank, Du Jianing, and Jeon Joo-yeon all passed the preliminaries.

In fact, it is also reasonable, they both achieved good rankings last year. There is still that level, and they are all people who work hard for the championship.

After more than 20 hours of sitting on the plane, and the impact of jet lag, Wang Shasha and Xiao Miaomiao were very tired. In fact, Lao Liu is quite tired, but this time the matter is too important, no matter how tired he is, he has to hold on.

"Brother Liu, I won't go there today, and I will rest in the hotel with Xiao Miaomiao in a while, and then I will go to watch the semifinals tomorrow. Wang Shasha said.

Lao Liu nodded, and nodded on the nose of Xiao Miaomiao, who was a little dozing, "You have to sleep obediently, you can't make noise to Sister Sasha." ”

"Daddy, why are you going?" asked the little one, putting his arms around his neck.

"Daddy's going to see Uncle Hank, he's going to play with our coffee beans. Lao Liu said with a smile.

Although the little guy didn't understand what he was going to do, since the reason was given, he was hit, and the little guy was very satisfied.

After the check-in procedures were completed, Lao Liu also directly called a taxi and went directly to the hotel at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

There is no way, because the scale of this specialty coffee expo is relatively large, and there are many people who come to participate. At first, he booked a hotel here, but because the trip was delayed, he had to choose a farther one.

I also read the news introduction, and this time there must be at least 10,000 people who come to participate in this expo. Not only the expo, but also this year's WBC and WBrC will be held here. For many coffee lovers, it's an annual event.

"Oh my God, Mr. Simon, we're really close. ”

As soon as he arrived in the lobby of the hotel, Liu Wenrui heard Crane's annoying voice.

"You are really insidious, and you even want to use the visa problem to stop me from coming. Liu Wenrui said angrily.

"No, no, Simon, I'm in preparation for you. Isn't it a good feeling right now? Hank has already qualified for the semi-finals. Crane said with a smile.

"Or do you think you'll be able to compete with Harvey's influence alone? This is the United States, not Kenya. ”

"Then I want to thank you for your kindness. What are you doing here? Just to wait for me to say these words?" asked Liu Wenrui.

Crane smiled and shook his head, "Simon, this is an expo in the coffee industry, and there will be a lot of excellent coffee production equipment on display. Our company is for the coffee industry, which is a little different from the way you produce it. ”

"Oh, by the way, and I have good news for you. Our company has also decided to plant some tea trees, and the Kenyan government will give our company a great preferential policy in this field. Did your company get it?"

Lao Liu couldn't wait to punch him in the face, he wanted to fight for it, but he couldn't fight for it. He persuaded himself not to be angry, because he couldn't get angry with such a life.

"Mr. Simon, I'm here. ”

At this time, Hank's shouts came from the elevator.

Probably didn't expect Crane to be here, and the expression on Hank's face became a lot more solemn.

"Crane, just wait for Hank to win the championship. Liu Wenrui dropped a sentence and ran towards Hank.

Crane shrugged his shoulders, "Mr. Simon, you have to come on, too." ”

Lao Liu didn't pay attention to him, "Hank, I'm sorry, I encountered some small circumstances, otherwise I would have been able to arrive early." Don't worry, while Crane's company has some influence, I think he's just bluffing. ”

Hank nodded with a slightly ugly face, "Mr. Simon, I'm really glad you arrived at me." Did you just get off the plane?"

Liu Wenrui smiled and nodded, "I've been thinking about things here, and I'll come over after checking in at the hotel." ”

"Then we're going to say a few words here to take up as little time as possible. Hank said.

Lao Liu nodded, he also hoped to make a long story short. Coming here in such a hurry is to show that you attach importance to this matter.

"Mr. Simon, I want to tell you in advance that I won't be using your coffee beans in the preliminaries or tomorrow's semi-finals. I'm going to save your coffee beans for the finals, and I'm very confident that I'll make it through the semi-finals. Hank said with a smile.

Lao Liu was slightly stunned and nodded, "Hank, I just heard you tell me about this game. So how to choose, you can make your own decisions. ”

"Actually, I now think that whether or not to use my coffee beans is secondary, the most important thing is that you have to win the championship in this competition. ”

Hank was also stunned, "Haha, Simon, thank you." ”

Lao Liu smiled and waved his hand, "You don't have to be distracted by Crane, although he can influence some things, their company's ability will not be so strong." ”

"At least the fact that I'm sitting here now is a testament to that. He actually wanted to restrict me from leaving the country completely, but I also have my own friends. ”

He noticed that Hank's face had not been very good since he saw Crane, so he said some more words of relief.

This is Crane's psychological warfare, knowing that his hopes are all with Hank. first restricted his travel, and then did this one that met in the hotel today.

As it turned out, he had already achieved success and had affected Hank's mood.

This can't be done, he has to cheer Hank up and let Hank know that Crane's little tricks are useless, so he has some little bragging. Now that I think about it, if Crane really wants to do something, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to enter the United States even if he arrives.

"Rest assured, Mr. Simon, I will not be affected. It's just that this competition is too tense, and every player is amazing. There are also players from Huaxia, who also passed the preliminaries. Hank said with a smile.

Lao Liu nodded, "I checked the results of the game after I got off the plane, and it is really powerful." ”

It's a serious matter, but it's also a little weak-hearted. I don't know if Hank would have any other thoughts if he knew that Du Jianing was also using the coffee beans he provided.

I had a casual chat with Hank, cheered him up, and let him rest. Then I made an excuse, saying that I was visiting Du Jianing too, but they were all from the same country.

Hank was very enthusiastic and stayed with him at the front desk. After seeing Du Jianing get out of the elevator, he said goodbye to Lao Liu.

In fact, Lao Liu can call Du Jianing directly, but he can't let Hank know that it's not.

"Brother Liu, do you still know Hank?" Du Jianing asked with a smile.

"Hey, don't mention it, I'm a little embarrassed to do it to myself right now. Lao Liu said with a wry smile.

"He'll use my coffee beans for competitions, but he doesn't know you either. I'm too embarrassed to tell him, and don't mind. ”

"It doesn't matter, the competition is not only about the quality of the coffee beans, but more importantly, the quality of the baristas. Du Jianing said with a smile.

"By the way, I forgot to congratulate you. Tomorrow's game must be won easily, and then the championship will be brought back. Lao Liu said seriously.

"Haha, thank you then, I want to win the championship too. Du Jianing also said seriously.

It's not early, just stand here and talk to Du Jianing for two or three minutes, and then let her rest well and prepare for tomorrow's game.

Now Lao Liu is very emotional, it seems that this sponsor is also a little difficult to be, and he is a little weak for himself.

I also wanted to meet Jeon Joo-yeon, but after thinking about it, I gave up. It's getting late now, give her a call before tomorrow's game and cheer up.

There is still a little worry in my heart, because Crane's small methods are really endless, and this time he successfully disgusted himself.

If he really didn't let himself come out, he wouldn't think about anything if he didn't have that opportunity. At most, it's good to scold Crane at home, and then pay attention to online information at any time.

But that's how Crane fucks himself, and he can't get up to it. Just today's tiredness is in vain. It seems to have some influence on Hank, so hopefully he will recover tomorrow.