novelraw Chapter 1048: Tea Tasting
Chapter 1048: Tea Tasting
Ling Feng returned to his room and sprawled onto the sofa.
After a minute, feeling uncomfortable all over, he took out his phone and called Han Wancheng.
The call was quickly answered, and the person on the other line asked, "What’s wrong this time?"
"Don’t put it that way, Director Han, it’s as if I’m always causing trouble!"
Ling Feng chuckled bitterly, then continued, "I’m not trying to disturb you, I just wanted to know how things are progressing. If there’s nothing else, can we start heading back?"
"Not yet, wait a little longer. We will notify you when you need to come back!"
Han Wancheng said, and then asked with some confusion, "You’ve only been in Capital City for less than two days, and you’re already eager to return? Don’t you want to look around a bit more here?"
"Nowhere feels as good as home; I’m a bit homesick!" Ling Feng said with a smile.
Han Wancheng: "Tsk, homesick or not, you’re staying put until I say so. I don’t believe you can’t handle being away from home for just two days. Anything else? If not, I’m hanging up."
"Alright, nothing more."
After hanging up the phone, Ling Feng was at a loss and flopped onto the sofa again.
Lying there stiff as a board, he had no idea how much time had passed when suddenly someone knocked on the door.
Ling Feng knew it wasn’t Chen Yan and the others, so he was a bit curious about who else would come looking for him. Thus, he got up from the sofa and went to open the door.
Standing outside was Duan Feihong, who had visited the night before!
Seeing Ling Feng, she greeted with a smile, "Mr. Ling, have you gotten out of bed yet?"
"I’ve been up for a while. Miss Duan, why are you here again?" Ling Feng asked, seeing a waiter with a cart behind her, baffled.
Duan Feihong smiled slightly: "I don’t have much to do today, so I thought I’d have a chat with Mr. Ling and perhaps enjoy some tea together. Would you mind?"
Ling Feng was completely befuddled, with a blank mind he subconsciously nodded: "No, not at all."
"That’s great!"
Duan Feihong smiled, turned to the waiter, and said, "Bring it in!"
Once the cart was in the living room, and the contents were taken out, Ling Feng realized it was a tea set.
There was a tea tray, kettle, tea cups, and some other utensils that Ling Feng had never seen before.
After the items were placed on the coffee table and the waiter left with the cart, only the two of them remained in the room.
Ling Feng was somewhat puzzled: "Miss Duan, are you going to make tea for me?"
"Exactly. I’ve been studying the art of tea ceremony since I was young. Please try my tea-making skills," she said.
As she spoke, Duan Feihong took off her shoes, revealing her feet in white cotton socks, and sat down on the carpet.
Seeing this, Ling Feng quickly followed suit, sitting down with a heart full of perplexity: What exactly is going on here?
In the following time, Duan Feihong skillfully began to boil water, prepare the tea set, and then brew and rinse the tea, performing each step with great attention to detail and with graceful and composed movements, which looked quite aesthetic.
Ling Feng temporarily forgot about her motives and watched seriously, gradually becoming enchanted.
Soon the first cup of tea was ready. Duan Feihong offered it with both hands: "Please have a taste."
Seeing her formality, Ling Feng quickly took it with both hands and, tilting his head back, downed the teacup-sized drink in one gulp.
Afterward, he let out a timid "ah" sound and then exclaimed: "Great tea!"
Duan Feihong paused for a moment, then a playful look flashed in her eyes, and she poured a second cup for herself.
She then took a small sip, letting the tea swirl in her mouth before slowly swallowing it and then said to Ling Feng, "This is how you’re supposed to drink it."
Ling Feng knew he had made a fool of himself, but he didn’t mind and smiled as he said, "I’m a simple man. I drink tea just to quench my thirst and don’t have the habit of appreciating tea."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that the tea he had just drunk was beginning to have a sweet aftertaste in his mouth, and a faint fragrance filled the space between his lips and teeth. It was very sweet and fragrant!
So he stared wide-eyed in surprise, "I was just going through the motions before, but now I realize this is indeed good tea!"
"It smells nice, doesn’t it?"
Duan Feihong smiled and asked, then continued, "This is top-quality tea from before the Qingming festival. I only got a small tin of it and don’t usually take it out!"
"Then I must be unexpectedly honored?"
Ling Feng smiled and then looked at her as he asked, "Ms. Duan, we’ve had our tea, so let’s get to the point. We only met yesterday, and we’re not friends. I believe you didn’t invite me over just to have tea!"
"Alright."
Duan Feihong didn’t beat around the bush and smiled as she put down her teacup, "Indeed, I do have a matter for which I’d like to ask for Mr. Ling’s assistance."
After a brief pause, she continued, "It’s about what happened last night."
"But I’ve already told you, Yang Guang doesn’t practice medicine!" Ling Feng said helplessly.
Duan Feihong nodded her head, "I know, but Mr. Ling, you do!"
"Huh?"
Ling Feng was taken aback and asked in astonishment, "How do you know about that?"
"After I went back last night, I checked up on Mr. Ling’s background and found out that you’re quite a prominent figure in your hometown. It is said that you made your fortune with your amazing medical skills, right?" Duan Feihong asked with a smile.
"Uh..."
Ling Feng looked at her in astonishment and asked, "You were able to dig up information on me? Am I really that famous now?"
"Not really."
Duan Feihong shook her head, then continued, "Actually, we are not strangers. My mother is from the Chu Family, and she should call Mr. Chu Nan ’Uncle’!"
"Oh?"
Ling Feng’s eyes widened in surprise, "Really?"
"It’s true. I already spoke with Mr. Chu last night, and he was going to call you himself, but I thought it was inappropriate, almost like using an elder’s status to coerce Mr. Ling. So I rushed over today to personally ask for your help," Duan Feihong said earnestly, straightening her back.
At this point, she continued seriously, "Please, Mr. Ling, I implore you to save my two uncles. As long as you can relieve them of their illnesses, I will agree to any reasonable demand you may have!"
"..."
Hearing her earnest words, Ling Feng was somewhat taken aback.
Then he somewhat speechlessly asked, "Is that really necessary?"
"Paying back kindness is my family’s motto, and I believe it is necessary!" Duan Feihong nodded earnestly.
Ling Feng was touched. To repay the life-saving grace of those two people, Duan Feihong was persistent! So, even though he had doubts about his behavior last night, whether it was contrary to the way of medicine, seeing her sincerity now, Ling Feng could only nod, "Alright then."
"Really? Thank you so much!" Duan Feihong exclaimed joyfully.
"If I don’t get involved, Mr. Chu is going to scold me when I get back. Besides, your desire to repay kindness is very touching. There aren’t many people like you left. If I don’t help, wouldn’t that be inhumane?" Ling Feng said with a bitter smile.
"You’re exaggerating, Mr. Ling!"
Duan Feihong smiled and then said, "Let me brew another cup of tea for you, the second infusion will taste even better!"
"No need, we can have tea anytime, but saving people is most urgent. Where are the two of them now? You bring me to them!" Ling Feng said.