Chapter 29 Pouring Tea as an Apology

Yan Songyu went to meet Master Xu, but as soon as she entered, she saw Xu Huanzhi kneeling in the middle. She raised an eyebrow; it turned out to be this gift.

"Mr. Yan, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Master Xu stood up to greet her, showing her such respect, which surprised Yan Songyu.

Xu Xin, known as Fifth Master Xu, is the current head of the Xu family, chairman of Jinhe Group, and one of the most prominent figures in Shanghai. He single-handedly revived the declining Wanlong Club and transformed it into Jinhe Group.

One cannot hit a smiling face, so Yan Songyu also smiled and shook hands with Master Xu, "Master Xu, it's a pleasure to meet you. I have long admired your name."

They had met briefly at banquets before, but today was the first time they had officially met.

When Xu Huanzhi saw that a guest had arrived, and that the guest was his enemy, he immediately tried to get up. However, although Master Xu was exchanging pleasantries with Yan Songyu, he seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. When he turned around to invite Yan Songyu to sit down, he kicked Xu Huanzhi's leg, causing him to fall halfway up.

Bang--

Xu Huanzhi knelt down again.

Yan Songyu felt a chill run down her spine just from hearing the voice, but when she thought about how she was kneeling before Xu Huanzhi, that mad dog, she really wished she could hear it a few more times.

Xu Huanzhi gritted his teeth and glared at Fifth Master Xu, "Fifth Uncle!"

Master Xu didn't even glance at him until Yan Songyu sat down, then he gave Xu Huanzhi a look and said, "Huanzhi, if you do something wrong, you have to accept the punishment."

Xu Huanzhi was facing Yan Songyu, who was sitting leisurely down. How could he not understand why Fifth Master Xu had suddenly started a fight? "Fifth Uncle, are you humiliating me for the sake of an outsider?"

Master Xu didn't respond to his comment. Instead, he smiled and demonstrated his superb tea skills to Yan Songyu while talking about his life. "This Sihai Tea House is my first business. It used to be a small tailor shop. I like tea, so I turned it into a tea shop. Later, I gradually bought the dumpling shops, grain and oil shops, and clothing stores around here, which led to the Sihai Tea House we have today."

Ignored again, Xu Huanzhi's eyes filled with hatred. How dare Xu Xin, an illegitimate son, treat him, the eldest son of the main branch, like this!

Xu Huanzhi couldn't take it anymore. Why should he listen to Xu Ying? However, just as he tried to get up, his shoulder was pressed down hard by the bodyguard, and his mouth was stuffed with a tea towel before he could speak.

Master Xu, who was brewing tea at the head of the table, was completely unaffected by the commotion. However, Yan Songyu glanced at him, and the contempt in that glance made him feel humiliated, wishing he could tear Master Xu to pieces.

Master Xu placed a cup of tea in front of Yan Songyu, "Try it."

Smelling the aroma and tasting the tea, Yan Songyu's movements were fluid and elegant. Yan Binghua was also a tea lover, though she wasn't as obsessed as Master Xu and Yan Binghua, she still knew a little about tea ceremony.

“My dad was telling me that he missed out on the Wuyi Mountain mother tree Da Hong Pao tea that was auctioned at Shenglin International this year. Turns out it was with Master Xu. I’ll have to brag to my dad about it when I get back.”

"Hahaha!" Master Xu laughed heartily with satisfaction. "I'll invite Chairman Yan for tea another day." He then added, "Hmm, a pot."

Yan Songyu also teased, "Maybe you won't even need to invite me, Master Xu. I'll brag about it when I get home tonight, and my dad will be asking you out tomorrow."

"Haha~ That's my honor!"

After a few cups of tea, Yan Songyu smiled and started the conversation, "You know, I guess I'm just destined to meet Master Xu. When I received your call, I was just about to contact you myself."

"Oh? What a coincidence." Master Xu finally turned his gaze to Xu Huanzhi, who was being held down on the ground like a dog by his bodyguards. "Boss did something reckless and offended President Yan and President Feng. I brought him here today to serve tea to President Yan and apologize."

With a wave of his hand, Master Xu released Xu Huanzhi. The bodyguard then brought over a pot of tea and placed it beside Xu Huanzhi. "Huanzhi, pour some tea."

"Heh~ Tea? Sure!" Xu Huanzhi scoffed, grabbed the teapot, and smashed it at Xu Wuye's feet. A few steaming tea leaves splashed onto Xu Wuye's leather shoes. "Is it good?"

Master Xu's expression remained unchanged. As the bodyguard knelt down on one knee to polish his shoes, he crossed his legs and said, "Teach the young master how to pour tea."

The two bodyguards who had been holding Xu Huanzhi down stretched their wrists and then attacked him. Xu Huanzhi naturally wouldn't stand still and let them hit him, so the three of them started sparring in the tea room.

Yan Songyu looked at Xu Huanzhi, who was at a disadvantage after a few moves, and said, "Fifth Master Xu, you not only invited me for tea today, but also invited me to watch a performance?"

"I thought this scene was something Young Master Yan would like to see," Master Xu said with a smile. "The legal judgment is the price he has to pay, and today's scene is my apology as an elder."

Xu Huanzhi caused her to suffer, and even caused Feng Yu to be lying in the hospital. Yan Songyu was naturally happy about this, but she was more worried about Xu Wuye's purpose. The Yan family was indeed one of the three major giants in Haishi, but the Xu family was only second to the Yan family in the first tier. Moreover, because of their underground forces, they were feared and guarded against by various families, both openly and secretly.

She initially planned to start with Master Xu to cut off Xu Huanzhi's power at its root, but her plan was to lure him in. Before she could even begin, Master Xu took the initiative to contact her, and his attitude was so good that it made her feel uneasy.

Yan Songyu's thoughts flashed through her mind, and Xu Huanzhi was already kneeling in front of her, his face bruised and swollen.

With a wave of his hand, another pot of tea was brought to Xu Huanzhi. He spat out a mouthful of blood and was about to say something when Xu Wu cut him off with a single sentence: “Huanzhi, my little grandnephew on Yuhua Road is so cute. Why don’t you bring him back for me to see? I want to add him to the family genealogy.”

Xu Huanzhi's eyes widened in fury, "How dare you!"

Master Xu smiled, “I certainly dare. Oh, and there’s my niece-in-law, a student at Haishi University. She’s such a pitiful girl. No wonder you feel so sorry for her, Huanzhi.”

Xu Huanzhi was trembling with anger, but even more so with panic. He had always thought he had hidden it well, but Xu Xin still found out.

Master Xu still looked at him with a smile, "This tea?"

"I'm doomed!" These two words were practically spat out one by one from Xu Huanzhi's clenched teeth.

Yan Songyu looked at the teacup that Xu Huanzhi offered to her with both hands, but did not take it.

Master Xu: "Kneel down and speak."

Xu Huanzhi slowly bent his knees, his head lowered, his eyes fixed on the ground. "Mr. Yan, I'm sorry, please forgive me."

Yan Songyu let the air remain silent for five seconds before reaching out her hand, "Hiss~ It's so hot."

The veins on Xu Huanzhi's hand holding the teacup bulged. Without Xu Wuye's permission, the bodyguard changed the teapot. He gritted his teeth and poured himself another cup. "Young Master Yan, please have some tea."

"cold."

The third pot of tea was served.

Xu Huanzhi clearly tasted the rust in his mouth. "Young Master Yan, please have some tea."

Yan Songyu finally drank Xu Huanzhi's apology tea. "President Xu, don't act so impulsively in the future. Look, it was just a project, but it's gotten to this point. It's so ugly."

"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Yan!"

After drinking tea, watching the performance, and offering an apology, Yan Songyu still voiced the doubts that had been lingering in her heart as she went downstairs with Master Xu. "Master Xu's Da Hong Pao is so precious and rare. I am truly overwhelmed and don't know how to reciprocate."