Chapter 507

Chapter 507: Bamboo Liquor

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth

“Excuse me, sir . What can I do for you?” Shen Min immediately stood up and asked .

“You surprisingly give four people only two cups and moreover, one of them is even not matching!” Mr . Qin pointed at the white porcelain cup which was obviously different from the other one in front of him and asked .

“Sir, we actually only provide one pot of liquor and one cup . The side dishes have to be ordered separately . Except for the Drunkard’s Spiced Peanut and Oil Fried Chili, the remaining several dishes that go with the liquor are provided by Boss Fang . ” Shen Min wasn’t good at talking like Zhou Jia, thus she only explained politely .

“The dishes with liquor provided by Boss Fang are ordered by Sister Yin . ” Shen Min thought for a while and added .

“Mr . Qin, now that the liquor is served, why don’t you taste it first?” It was the director that proposed first rather than Yin Ya this time .

What do you mean?” Seeing the director staring at the liquor pot without even blinking, Mr . Qin asked with puzzlement .

“It’s like this . I know you are fond of drinking, but you probably don’t know much about porcelain . Anyway, this liquor pot and cup are really good stuff, very good . ” The director refrained himself from reaching out his hand to take it and admire it . He just complimented them with a fervent complexion .

“Do you mean this small pot painted with flower patterns that looks beautiful?” Mr . Qin was only interested in the liquor, thus he naturally knew little about other things .

“Yes . The liquor pot is even more expensive than the wine bottle of Bordeaux wine we drank the other day . ” The director nodded seriously .

“Okay . In this case, let me taste it now . ” On hearing that, Mr . Qin felt that he wasn’t disgraced and thus said reluctantly .

After all, in his opinion, nice bottles didn’t necessarily mean good liquor . However, it was qualified to be tasted at least .

That’s right . Once Mr . Qin reached here, he became unhappy and was reluctant to drink . Actually, he didn’t really drink whatever liquor . But since it was a business activity between companies, he couldn’t walk away as it was definitely an offensive move against his business partners .

“I am to blame . Once I heard there was good liquor, I couldn’t move my feet . ” Mr . Qin sighed inwardly and then he reached out his hand and prepared to open the pot lid to pour liquor .

“Let me do it for you . ” The director took the pot and prepared to open it himself .

Seeing everything was fine, Shen Min walked away consciously .

Customers that came to drink in Yuan Zhou’s restaurant usually chatted with Yuan Zhou when he was here . Some other people normally savored the liquor slowly and carefully while some familiar customers would play some games to swindle more liquor from others .

“Okay . ” Instead of refusing him, Mr . Qin agreed readily .

After he nodded, the director took the liquor pot and prepared to open it .

“It really feels fine and smooth when I touch it, like a fine jade . ” The director sighed with emotion .

The other three people just looked at the director and didn’t get a word in . After all, they were just the laymen in terms of admiring porcelain . Even if it was an antique, they couldn’t distinguish it, not to mention this was nothing but a piece of excellent porcelain .

If Yuan Zhou’s restaurant provided the delicacies, the containers were naturally good stuff . Only in that way could the delicacies and the containers bring out the best in each other . However, Yuan Zhou himself didn’t really know about the price and preciousness of the good stuff .

“Bo . ” The director opened the pot lid, which emitted a light sound .

In a flash, the fragrance of the liquor filled the air .

“Um?” Mr . Qin immediately sat up straight and kept a close watch on the liquor pot in the hand of the director .

“Mr . Qin, the scent is really good . ” Even the director could smell some difference from the lingering fragrance of the liquor .

“Indeed . Very . . . good . ” Mr . Qin nodded . He even began to stutter with his eyes fixed to the liquor pot .

The director raised up the liquor pot and slowly poured the liquor into the matching cup painted with plum blossoms, filling it to 70% full .

The liquor in the cup was so clear and colorless that even the bottom of the cup could be seen . As the cup was very thin, the bright red plum blossoms appeared to imprint itself on the cup . Soaked by the liquor, it was like a plum blossom growing in the liquor, emitting a penetrative delicate fragrance .

“Good, good . The fragrance stays and doesn’t disperse . A lingering flavor but not overwhelming . At least, it’s a liquor that has been kept for a decade . ” While he was still smelling the scent, Mr . Qin started to savor the liquor .

As soon as Mr . Qin said that, the three people let out a sigh of relief .

The director raised his head and took a look at Yin Ya . Meanwhile, the head secretary Jolie also looked at her and then turned her head back .

“As long as you like it . ” The director answered smilingly .

“Of course . ” Mr . Qin received the liquor cup with a graceful movement and brought it close to him to observe carefully .

“I’ll drink some with you shortly . ” The director suddenly became relieved and said happily .

“No, no need . Old Cheng, let me taste the liquor first . You wait for a while . ” Seeing the director intend to pour the liquor for himself, Mr . Qin immediately stopped him .

What a joke! Judging from the flavor, he clearly knew it was a rare good liquor . The liquor pot is too small, thus the amount of the liquor probably isn’t even enough for a mouthful . How could he allow others to drink his liquor?

Before he came here, he had heard that the boss was very stubborn . He only provided each customer with only one pot of the liquor without a single drop more . Naturally, he had to treasure it .

“Er . . . ” The director was quite speechless .

He had heard that Mr . Qin was truly quite protective of good liquor, but was it really necessary not to let others taste just a little bit?

“I heard the dishes with liquor are very delicious . Old Cheng, why not taste them?” Mr . Qin might feel he behaved a little anxiously, therefore, he pointed at the dishes on the table and said .

“Let’s eat together . ” After Mr . Qin said that, he also invited Yin Ya and Julie .

“Okay . Let me eat some dishes with liquor . ” Without saying anything else, the director just prepared to eat the side dishes with happiness on his face .

“Mr . Qin, this is called Bamboo Liquor . Inside of the bamboos over there is the liquor . It is brewed with living bamboos . ” Instead of taking her chopsticks to eat, Yin Ya started to introduce the background of the liquor considerately and timely .

“Really? Bamboo Liquor?” When Mr . Qin answered her, he didn’t even raise his head .

“Yes, it is . The literary giant Su Shi once said, ‘It is a pity we didn’t meet in Daba Mountains; I hope we can get drunk together one day . ‘ in his literary work . Actually, he was mentioning about the Bamboo Liquor . ” Yin Ya’s cultural literacy was fairly good, thus she could use Su Shi’s poems to make the introduction .

“Then, I have to have a good taste of it . ” Mr . Qin drank up a mouthful of the liquor instantly after he said that .

When the liquor entered his throat, it felt just a little heavier than the water . For a moment, Mr . Qin felt he wasn’t drinking spicy liquor but the throat-soothing pear juice or sugarcane juice .

“Um . ” Mr . Qin snorted lightly with a contented and agreeable expression .

Then, the director general and Jolie became confident concerning the matter of the signing of the agreement in their hearts . After all, Mr . Qin was quite easy to get along with as long as there was good liquor for him .

“Sweet, mellow, beautiful and fragrant . It’s really a good liquor . ” Mr . Qin suddenly opened his eyes and praised loudly .

“As long as you like it . ” Yin Ya refilled another cup for him considerately .

“Yes, I like it . It’s the very first time that I tasted such a kind of liquor . It’s incomparably wonderful, marvelous . ” Mr . Qin shook his head and became quite gentle as if he were another person .

“Please have another cup . There’s another way of drinking the liquor . ” Yin Ya handed the liquor to him smilingly .

“Really? There is another way of drinking it?” Mr . Qin asked in surprise .

“Yes . With that way of drinking, it feels like hard liquor . ” Yin Ya nodded her head .

“Hard liquor? This liquor apparently tastes soft and smooth . How can it become the burning hard liquor?” Mr . Qin took the liquor cup and asked with puzzlement .

“You’ll know that in a while . ” Yin Ya prepared to tell a story bit by bit .

“Okay . I must have a taste of it later . ” Mr . Qin didn’t really care about that . In his opinion, the liquor in front of him was the most important liquor .