Chapter 489 (2/2)

“You behave quite well.” Yuan Zhou praised her.

“Brother Yuan, you are also very young.” Mu Xiaoyun stuck out her tongue and said with a mischievous tone.

“Well, yes.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head as if it were real.

As for the matter that everyone called Yuan Zhou “uncle”, he had forgotten about that selectively.

“Ah, hiss.” Mu Xiaoyun carried up the teacup and drank a mouthful of it directly.

“This is so bitter.” Mu Xiaoyun said discontentedly with her white frowned face severely wrinkled.

Yuan Zhou was about to make fun of her when he was interrupted by a loud voice.

“Bitter? Why don’t you give me a cup of the tea? I’m not afraid of bitterness. Instead, I like bitter things very much.” The words were uttered quite firmly.

Mu Xiaoyun and Yuan Zhou turned their head at the same time and then saw a middle-aged man with an eager look.

The person was about 50 years old. He was dressed in the black business suit with a neat white shirt inside. He was also wearing a tie and black leather shoes. The attire just made him appear spirited. He was now staring straight at the teacup of Mu Xiaoyun and occasionally revealed a look of annoyance and pity.

“Who are you?” Yuan Zhou stood up and stood in front of Mu Xiaoyun.

“Boss Yuan, is the tea for sale?” Apparently, this person knew Yuan Zhou, but Yuan Zhou didn’t really remember him.

“No.” Yuan Zhou said cleanly.

“No? Why not sell such good tea? Sell a little to me, ok?” The middle-aged man craned his neck and looked straight at the teaware.

“I’m saying it seriously. The tea isn’t for sale.” Yuan Zhou got seated again after he said that.

Yuan Zhou also realized that this person behaved so eagerly because of the Pre-Ching Ming Tea on the table. On this point, he was more or less the same to the grandpa who had almost exchanged blows with Yuan Zhou for the Keemun Black Tea. He was supposed to be a person who loved tea very much.

This person was the Division Chief Lin from the tax bureau. He happened to pass by Yuan Zhou’s restaurant today and thus wanted to come for a visit. He had only been here for meals two times and this was the third time. He would visit occasionally as he was concern about this large taxpayer.

Once he walked for 100 meters into the side street, however, Division Chief Lin perceived sensitively that somebody was making tea.

Nowadays, the government officials all liked drinking tea, keeping pet birds, growing flowers to show they were highly civilized and cultured. Coincidentally, Division Chief Lin liked drinking tea very much. He liked it so much that he couldn’t smell anything else but the fragrance of the tea. On this aspect, he was doing no worse than Chu Xiao who had a very sharp nose.

Following the fragrance of the tea, Division Chief Lin walked to the door of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant. As soon as he stopped, he heard Mu Xiaoyun complain about the bitter taste of the tea.

Then, Division Chief Lin had no time to attend to other affairs. Though the little girl was afraid of bitter taste, he wasn’t. For such superior green tea, he had never even heard of it, not to mention smelling it.

“It doesn’t matter that you don’t sell the tea. Boss Yuan, why don’t you treat me to a cup of the tea? Only one cup is good.” If it were other occasions, Division Chief Lin would care a lot more about his prestige and wouldn’t say that. However, the more he looked at the tea, the more eager he was for it. Anyhow, it was the best-quality Longjing Tea that he had never drunk before. As for his missing prestige, he could try to find it back tomorrow.

“Uncle, do you want to drink the tea?” Mu Xiaoyun asked obediently.

“Right on. I like nothing but drinking tea. Judging from the flavor, it’s really like the Pre-Ching Ming Longjing Tea.” Division Chief Lin just stared at the graceful and charming green tea in the glass cup without raising his eyes and then said.

“You have to ask Boss Yuan. But Boss Yuan is called Compass by others.” Mu Xiaoyun smiled mischievously.

Of course, Mu Xiaoyun was aware that Yuan Zhou didn’t really dislike the person and hence said so.

“It’s indeed the Pre-Ching Ming Longjing Tea.” Yuan Zhou took a look at Mu Xiaoyun solemnly before he answered primly.

Naturally, he omitted the two characters of “tribute tea” in the latter part considerately.

“I’m way too pathetic. Not to mention drinking it, it’s the first time that I saw the Pre-Ching Ming Longjing tea. Little brother, just let me taste a cup of the tea, will you?” Despite his age, Division Chief Lin asked for mercy quite deftly.

It was unknown if he had mastered the technique from asking for expenditures during normal times.