Chapter 64

Chapter 64: Tea Leaves and Eggs

Translator: Xiong Guoqi Editor: Desmond

“Take it easy grandpa . The egg definitely deserves to be matched with the black tea,” Yuan Zhou

said in a peaceful and indifferent tone .

Looking at the grandpa’s rude actions, without any intention of letting him off, Yuan Zhou

became speechless . He felt he had been treated unjustly . Since the tea was provided by the

system, even he himself had never tasted it . How did he end up risking his life while selling

dishes?

Yuan Zhou felt he was now taking a bullet for the deceitful system .

However, the grandpa was triggered by the indifferent tone of Yuan Zhou and thus said, “You

brat, come out now . Let me teach you not to waste food . ”

While speaking, the grandpa rolled up his sleeves and prepared to jump over the table with the

aim of beating Yuan Zhou up . All he lacked now was a decent weapon in his hands .

Nevertheless, Vice Division Chief Lee reacted quickly and held the grandpa from aside .

“What’s the matter? Everybody, calm down, calm down, please . ”

“You’re asking me to calm down? You don’t seem very young, don’t you drink tea?” the grandpa

said angrily while untucking his shirt .

“So it’s true . That dense fragrance of orchid mixed with the scent of sugar is indeed the Keemun

Black Tea, isn’t it?” Vice Division Chief Lee was quite familiar with various teas . It could be said

to be a necessary knowledge for all civil servants in this country .

“Please excuse me . ” After drinking up the last gulp of the broth, Division Chief Lin said to the

grandpa solemnly . Then, he held up the small plate and began to observe the Herbal Tea Egg

inside it .

“What’s wrong with them?” a customer beside them asked curiously .

“I believe it's because the Herbal Tea Egg served by Boss Yuan is not as simple as it seems . ”

somebody else said affirmatively .

“That is pure nonsense . Look at the serious manner of those three old men . I smell nothing

special, merely feeling that it is extremely fragrant,” said another customer who didn’t know

much about tea .

“How could you say it is nothing special? The Keemun Black Tea is not ordinary . ” a voice

suddenly chipped in, appearing to know something about it .

Nevertheless, the chirping discussion of the surrounding people didn’t affect Division Chief

Lin’s observations .

After a long while…

Division Chief Lin set down the plate, heaving a sigh and said, “This young master used the

spring tea leaves of the Keemun Black Tea . The color, that authentic smell and that sweet honey

taste have proven it beyond any doubt . ”

“This young man is recklessly wasting the precious resources, isn’t he? With such a top grade

tea, he actually used it to make Herbal Tea Eggs?” While speaking, the grandpa started getting

agitated again .

Actually, almost every customer that had a little knowledge about tea wanted to beat Yuan Zhou

up . What is the Keemun Black Tea? It is number 1 among the top three black teas in the world .

The top three most reputable black teas in the world include Keemun Black Tea produced in

Mount Huangshan of Anhui Province of China, Darjeeling Black Tea from India and Uva Black

Tea from Sri Lanka .

“Yes, only the freshly-picked spring tea leaves of Keemun Black Tea would contain such a sweet

honey taste along with that mild and refined orchid-like fragrance . ” Yuan Zhou firmly revealed

his reason for choosing the tea leaves .

“Why would you ruin such precious tea if you knew about it?” The grandpa felt that he had been

brought up too well . It was a good time for him to drop all pleasantries and give Yuan Zhou a

good beating . It might have been endurable if Yuan Zhou didn’t know about tea . Yet, he knew

about the true value of Keemun Black Tea but still continued to do so . It was absolutely

unforgivable, making the grandpa feel a pain in his heart .

“If you ask me which boss I admire the most, it’s definitely Boss Yuan . He can lavishly use the

spring tea leaves of the Keemun Black Tea to cook the Herbal Tea Eggs . ” the people surrounding

murmured quietly .

“I feel suddenly that… the price 888 RMB deserves a 0 in the end… It really is a special offer . ”

“Boss Yuan, we cannot be friends if you don’t act so cool . ”

“That’s awfully true . Even if the spring tea leaves of Keemun Black Tea are not produced from

Likou, Shanli and Pingli areas of Qimen County, they are still quite expensive . I really admire

Boss Yuan now . ” From another customer who also wanted to beat Yuan Zhou up .

“Oh, my god . Keemun Black Tea . My heart is aching . ”

“Don’t touch me . My liver is aching . ”

“You are wrong, young brother . The tea leaves used by Boss Yuan now are indeed the spring tea

leaves from Likou area,” Division Chief Lin said with a complex feeling welling inside him while

holding the Herbal Tea Egg in his hand .

Division Chief Lin’s current feeling was as if he had tried his best to buy and taste something

which was nevertheless bought in large quantities and lavishly consumed by another .

Furthermore, that person had thrown it away before even finishing it . The more he thought

that way, the more he felt unwilling to acknowledge that .

“Yes, he’s right . Only good tea would bring out the best taste in the Herbal Tea Eggs . ” Yuan

Zhou said, acting seriously .

“Fu*k your Herbal Tea Egg . Give me your remaining Keemun Black Tea . I’ll buy them all . ”

Hearing the annoying remarks by Yuan Zhou, the grandpa felt severe pain in his heart .

“I’m sorry, I don’t sell tea leaves here . ” Yuan Zhou, nevertheless, refused without the slightest

hesitation .

“Just tell me how much . Of course, I have some information on it . It’s approximately 3000 RMB

for every 50 grams of spring tea leaves of the Keemun Black Tea . I offer 3600 RMB . ” The

grandpa was rather generous with his bid .

Despite the high price offered by the grandpa, Yuan Zhou wasn’t moved at all, except for a

slight constricted feeling in his heart . He quickly calculated the total price in his mind, 36

thousand RMB for half kilo and 360 thousand RMB for 5 kilo, equivalent to half month’s net

profit .

Even if his heart was tightening, Yuan Zhou still said coldly, “No, it’s not for sale . ”

“Why won’t you brat listen to me? It’s completely a waste to use this tea to cook Herbal Tea

Eggs . ” the grandpa said anxiously .

Customers surrounding them to watch all believed that the grandpa must love tea from the

bottom of his heart . They could see a physically and mentally fit grandpa almost going crazy,

thus they requested that Yuan Zhou to sell the tea leaves to him, instead of wasting tea like this .

Therefore, Yuan Zhou could only say, “Can’t you first taste the Herbal Tea Egg? You’ll

understand after you eat it . ”

“Grandpa, I think this young brother truly won’t sell them to you . ” Division Chief Lin also began

to appease the grandpa after clearing up his bad mood .

“Yeah, don’t insist on it anymore . ” Vice Division Chief Lee followed the Division Chief Lin,

saying that .

“Yes, I know, I know . I just feel it’s such a pity . I didn’t manage to buy the spring tea leaves of

the Keemun Black Tea this year . They said that the yield is too little this year and just the order

from last year took up most of the yield . What’s more, the other tea leaves were sold out the

moment they were picked . It’s so hard to buy some . ” The grandpa collapsed onto his chair in

great disappointment .

“That’s just the way it is . Spring tea leaves are originally difficult to obtain . Yet, who would

imagine that we couldn’t get even a single piece this year?” Division Chief Lin felt the same way

as he said that sentence .

Watching those several customers heaving their sighs over there, Yuan Zhou merely remained

silent . As a matter of fact, what he had described just now were only the ordinary ones . The tea

leaves provided by the system were far better and more precious . Not only just the origin of the

tea leaves, even the harvesting time and specific people who pick them were strictly regulated .

This time, for example, the tea leaves provided by the system were actually picked by virgins

who had just turned 18 years old and had beautiful looks in order to maintain the purest

conditions of the tea leaves .

To that, Yuan Zhou could only respond with a “Hu Hu” laughs .

As the farce came to an end, the crowd began to queue normally, awaiting their meals . Of

course, there were still numerous discussions about that .

“Hey, if the tea leaves used by Boss Yuan are so wonderful, where exactly do the eggs come

from?” someone asked curiously .

“In my opinion, the eggs are definitely not ordinary ones . It might be the eggs used to cook the

Egg Fried Rice . ” Immediately another one joined in the topic .

“Those truly are fantastic eggs . The taste is absolutely unique . Not only do they not contain the

bad smell of eggs but also carry about an unutterable fragrance . God knows how Boss Yuan gets

them?” As he spoke, he began recalling the taste of the Egg Fried Rice .

On the other side, the grandpa couldn’t get his spirits high enough to eat that single Herbal Tea

Egg . Only when he finished the Clear Broth Noodle Soup did he feel better and begin to prepare

for tasting the Herbal Tea Egg . As for abandoning it due to his anger at Yuan Zhou, that was

impossible .

Let’s not mention the price first, just for the sake of the Keemun Black Tea, the grandpa would

eat it up without the slightest hesitation .

The Herbal Tea Egg appeared quite conspicuous on the small plate with white background .

Beneath the egg was a pool of dark brown oily broth which emitted the fragrance of tea . If

anyone nearby smelled it, he would surprisingly find that there was no fragrance of the egg at

all .

To the grandpa’s surprise, the cracked eggshell seemed to have an order . He reached for the egg

and peeled the eggshell off . At that moment, the scent of the egg mingled together with the

fragrance of the tea drifted about . . .