Wang Aimin's hand awkwardly froze in mid-air. He coughed and casually withdrew his hand, then turned to Guo Biao and said, "Old Guo, can we start lunch on time at noon? The ceremony is at 11:30, and we'll need you to host it."
Guo Biao had seen his old friend want to touch the bell earlier, and he was still counting down to see how long his old friend could hold out. "Don't worry, I'll go change my clothes right away and won't delay your important business."
"Boss!" A waiter from the private kitchen called out to Guo Biao.
Guo Biao clasped his hands together, nodded slightly, and left the private restaurant's main hall.
"Let's go sit over there for a while," Wang Aimin said, pointing to the octagonal table under the stained glass window.
Tea sets and snacks were laid out on the octagonal table. After sitting down, Wang Aimin picked up the kettle on the small charcoal stove on the table, rinsed all the tea sets, poured the tea leaves into the gaiwan, poured in boiling water, and quickly poured it out. The first brew was to use wastewater to wash the dust off the tea leaves, and the second brew was to pour a cup for everyone.
"Be careful, it's hot."
Before Wang Aimin finished speaking, Xia Minmin immediately withdrew her hand from the teacup and placed it on her ear.
Li Chunmei tapped her daughter's head, saying, "Haste makes waste."
This was Xia Minmin's first time drinking tea like this. The small teacup was barely enough for one sip. Her family didn't have the habit of drinking tea; they would buy a bag of tea leaves and drink it until it got moldy.
Xia Jianguo raised his teacup and drank the tea in one gulp. "Brother Wang, for us roughnecks, drinking tea is like a cow chewing on a peony."
"It's okay, you'll understand after drinking more. I'll bring you a few packs tomorrow."
Xia Jianguo quickly refused, "Brother Wang, it would be a waste to give it to us. We rarely drink tea at home. You should keep it for yourself."
"It's alright, my tea is all new tea given to me by friends, and I have more to drink every year."
Having come this far, Xia Jianguo could no longer refuse.
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