Chapter 57

Mu Tong looked at her, not knowing what to say for a moment.

This man always surprised her, whether it was in the newspapers or in the only three times they met, he always surprised her with his unexpected words and actions.

How could she live so... wantonly?

The so-called "upbringing", "rules" and "gender" cannot restrain her.

Every time she saw Lin Wei, she always had the illusion that they were not living in the same world.

It is said that the mainland is backward and poor, but why does it produce such a "rich" person?

Lin Wei saw that the other party did not speak, but just looked at her in a daze, frowning and said: "With your financial resources, it is not difficult to find someone who is good at imitation. It is up to you whether you can do it or not, but let me make it clear that I am not that nosy. "If you screw up, don't blame me."

Mu Tong nodded lightly and said, "Thank you." She originally wanted to say something, but Lin Wei had already turned around, looking like she didn't want to do anything anymore. Look like you communicate more.

Lin Wei doesn't like her, Mu Tong can feel it, not because she is beautiful, nor because of jealousy. Maybe Lin Wei won't be jealous of anyone... She thinks differently from others, she is willing to help girls... She doesn't like her but It can also help her.

She felt a little inexplicably sad. She didn't mean to ridicule her for not knowing French. Maybe they could open up the topic and talk about something else. Did she imagine what it would be like to be friends with her?

But Lin Wei didn't like her...

After sending Mu Tong away, Lin Wei took a sip of wine. After the wine circulated in her mouth, she spit it out again. She raised her hand to get a tissue, and a black handkerchief was handed to her.

Lin Wei looked up and found a strange man. The man smiled at her: "Girls can't drink, don't force it."

Lin Wei smiled at him, passed around the handkerchief, and took out a tissue.

"No, thank you."

The man looked embarrassed for a moment, then took back the handkerchief as if nothing had happened: "You are so young, you should not be contaminated by the alcohol here. This is not suitable for a pure girl like you."

Lin Wei looked complicated. After looking at him for a few seconds, she poured the remaining wine in the glass into the wine dispensing vessel, and asked someone to pour her some new wine to wash away the remaining liquid.

She smiled and asked: "Then who is suitable for drinking, an impure man like you?"

Ah?

The other party didn't expect that she would say that, and was caught off guard and froze in place.

"Young Master He -" At this moment, a person came forward, who seemed to be the man's friend. He smiled brightly, "Why are you here? Let me find it easily. The auction is about to begin. Didn't you say you wanted to buy a ruby?" Would you like to give the necklace to Madam?"

He Kai said "Yes" and said, "What's the rush? This lady is not feeling well. She can wait a while."

He then looked at Lin Wei and said, "Otherwise, I will take you to the auction. There is a dedicated lounge there."

His friend also looked concerned: "Yes, Mr. He is in the VIP area. If you are not feeling well, you can go and sit there."

Lin Wei sat on the chair, holding her hands . He leaned his elbows on the table and looked at them with calm eyes.

Song Ye showed her the photos of these two people and said that they were always sneaking around the company and asked her to be careful.

She noticed these two people as early as downstairs. They obviously followed her up, and they even danced in front of her and acted.

Sometimes I have to admit that when men become snobbish, they are simply crazy, and someone starts to care about her little net worth.

She thought that at least like her previous life, having the title of CEO of a listed company would have to deal with these things.

Also, she now looks like she has no father or mother, and no brothers or sisters. She seems to be very easy to manipulate, and she is very suitable for eating out of the house.

Seeing that Lin Wei remained silent, He Kai felt great pressure. If he had a choice, he didn't want to have anything to do with this woman. She looked young and beautiful, but when those eyes looked at you, they seemed to penetrate your soul. All your thoughts are gone.

It wasn't obvious when he was watching, and he was confused by her beautiful and confident appearance, but now he was sure that no man would like such an oppressive woman.

But her father said that the old man favored her very much, and if she wanted to return to the He family and recognize her ancestors, she must marry the woman in front of her.

He was also aroused. He was enduring everything for the time being. When one day he marries this woman home, he will take back all the humiliation that the other party has inflicted on him. He wants to watch this woman The look of serving him humbly.

"Miss Lin?" He asked with a smile.

Lin Wei admired him a little. Another man would have run away from her gaze, and he was indeed able to "bear the humiliation and bear the burden".

She asked: "Do you know me?"

Seeing her speak, He Kai breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked disappointed: "It's so sad that Miss Lin said this. I gave away more than half of it." I'll give you the flower of the moon."

"Sorry..." Lin Wei said with a smile, "I have never been impressed by people who are evasive and don't even dare to leave their names."

The expressions of the two people on the other side were stunned.

While He Kai was angry, he couldn't help but resent Fu Wenfan. Originally, his plan was perfect. According to the process, Lin Wei would definitely go to the auction. As long as she liked something, he would compete with him in the VIP room for the same lot. Buy it at a high price and then give it to Lin Wei, so that they will have a romantic and special first meeting. Together with the flowers given before, it will also leave an elusive image of a big boss -

in the end, ** Fu Wenfan brought people to the wine tasting party!

So much so that he had to have such a depressing opening.

Lin Wei felt that it was almost done, so she turned around and continued to choose wine. The opportunity was rare, and she didn't have much time to go shopping. There was indeed wine here that suited her taste, but she had to choose carefully. Some wines were just to make up for it. of.

She really liked drinking, and even chatted with the Indian who served her, asking him which vintage of wine was better, and she bought it to try.

When Hu Xiwen came over, Lin Wei didn't even remember how much she bought. She checked the wine list with the staff and found a total of 28 bottles. The staff said that because she bought a lot, they could provide door-to-door delivery. Serve.

"Little boss, there is a competition over there. The person who can answer the year, place of origin and flavor first will win the 1928 special brew." Hu Xiwen excitedly pulled Lin Wei over to watch the fun.

"Really?" Lin Wei agreed casually.

"That's the premium wine from Chateau Margaux 1928! Do you know what level it is?"

Lin Wei shook her head. She had a specialization in the industry. At first, she just loved drinking, and she had social needs in the workplace, so she knew a little bit about it, but she only knew Does it taste good? How can you tell the year and place of production? She doesn't have the ability.

Hu Xiwen gave her popular science: "Ordinary wines rarely have a drinking period of more than 20 years, but some wines of special years have particularly strong aging capabilities. They are still on the rise after 40 or 50 years. The longer they last, the better they taste. This one 28-year-old wine is now hard currency in France, and it is the right time to drink it, and experts say that the flavor will reach its peak after 50 years, making it highly collectible. "

Lin Wei heard that she was very curious about the wines from the 1960s. I don’t know much about it. In order to buy wine just now, I asked about the good vintage. I didn’t hear the other party say 28 years. I guess they don’t sell it.

The most famous one in later generations is Lafite in 1982, which is still a long time away.

28 years and 1982 years, but they have the same feeling.

Hu Xiwen was very happy: "He was willing to take it out as a prize. I really want it. Is there anything you can do?"

"What can I do?" Lin Wei helplessly spread her hands.

However, Hu Xiwen reminded her that the 1960s was the beginning of modern wine. Britain and France recovered their economies after World War II, and the United States got rid of prohibition restrictions... Wine may be a stepping stone to her luxury goods empire.

This is also an idea...

He Kai also heard the chat between the two. He never left and stayed to drink. He waved his hand drunkenly and called his younger brother over.

There are five wines in total, two red wines, two white wines and one champagne. As long as you can answer the year, origin and flavor correctly, you can take away two bottles of 28-year-old Margaux. Of course, the first one to answer correctly Only then will there be rewards.

This may not be difficult for professionals in later generations, but it is not so easy for today's port cities.

Hu Xiwen sighed: "If anyone can win back these two bottles of wine and give them to me, then I am willing to treat her as my lord, and die for her."

Lin Wei twitched the corner of her mouth, "Sister, don't say this. " Tell me, find a man who is willing to go through fire and water for you.

"You are also a lady from a famous family, why don't your eyelids be so light?"

"A famous family? My father comes from a nouveau riche, and he used to sell cakes," Hu Xiwen said while staring at the game in front of him, "Think about it, famous wine It's also a symbol of status. It's so honorable to show it to a friend.

"Why would a friend want you to spend so much money?" Lin Wei asked.

"I'm definitely not stingy like you."

Is she stingy?

This was the first time that Lin Wei heard someone say that she was stingy. She was speechless: "I wanted to buy it for you, but they can sell it?"

She also drank the 82-year-old Lafite, which was too big to say that it was too big. It's a bottle of wine, what's so big about it?

"What you bought and what you won are two different things."

"There's a lot to do."

The two of them bickered, and then they saw He Kai sitting down.

Lin Wei's expression was complicated. When she vomited the wine just now, the other party thought that she was too drunk and had drunk too much, which meant that she was an ignorant rookie.

What's this thing for?

Sure enough, He Kai didn't even know how to pretend, he swung the glass before drinking. There was no such thing as tasting wine and spitting out wine. He drank all five glasses of wine, and his drunken appearance directly showed on his face as a layman.

The amazing thing is that he also handed over the answer.

Lin Wei thought he was just joining in the fun, and others didn't like him either.

Unexpectedly, Levi showed a complicated expression after getting the answer.

He Kai got all the answers right.

The onlookers were in an uproar.

If He Kai had behaved more reliably, he probably wouldn't have reacted this way. He was obviously a young man who didn't understand wine.

"What? There must be something shady." Hu Xiwen commented.

Everyone was talking about it, and some people suggested another competition.

"What do you mean, you can't afford it? Do you mean what you say?" He Kai's younger brother shouted.

Levi's face was dark, but he had to tell his staff: "Go get him a drink."

When Lin Wei saw this, she immediately had a bad feeling. She quickly grabbed Hu Xiwen and said, "Let's go."

This young man If he gave her the wine, she would be the one to be embarrassed in the end. Who knows what this guy did? Only a fool would believe that he guessed it himself, and there is no chance that he would be able to guess it.

"What's wrong?" Hu Xiwen didn't know why.

"Stop asking and leave quickly." She pulled Hu Xiwen to move away from the crowd, but as soon as she turned around, He Kai intercepted her from behind.

"Ms. Lin, don't leave yet, I have a gift for you."

After saying that, He Kai shouted to the crowd: "I want to transfer the wine to this lady, she deserves the best in the world. "

At that moment, Lin Wei thought that if she had done something wrong, she should let God punish her. She should not find a fool to take revenge on her so hastily.

Some people in the crowd were booing, and some were doubting. It was noisy, and many people gathered around to watch the excitement.

Lin Wei felt embarrassed, and she forced a smile: "I appreciate Mr. He's kindness. I'm not worthy. You should choose another beautiful woman."

Hu Xiwen was not in a good condition and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"

Lin Wei spoke through her teeth: "Can't you understand? If we don't leave, we will be the most embarrassing pair of sisters here today."

"Miss Lin, don't - belittle yourself," He Kai burped in the middle of the sentence, " If I say you are worthy, then you are worthy. What happened to you who fled to Hong Kong? You don’t have to feel inferior. Counting back twenty years, everyone was born with a mud-legged background.”

Lin Wei: “…”

I thank you!

As expected, the onlookers started pointing at her, whispering to each other, and some even laughed.

An Indian staff member brought the wine over. He didn't give it to them directly, but looked at Levi.

Levi did not ask him to give the wine to He Kai, but said, "Someone just saw Mr. He's friend having contact with my staff."

"What do you mean, are you trying to default on the bill?" He Kai said dissatisfied .

He Kai's younger brother also hurriedly stepped forward: "What are you talking about? Who here has not been in contact with your staff? You have to talk about evidence. Do you know who this is, and you dare to make random accusations?"

Levi said casually : "I don't care who he is, but I won't give my wine to someone who doesn't understand wine."

Lin Wei: "..."

There is an ambiguity in this statement. This matter must be made clear. Who is it about? She didn’t understand wine, so this wine had nothing to do with her, so she refused it.

"Mr. He needs to try again. If you can answer, you can do whatever you want with this wine." After speaking, Levi glanced at Lin Wei, with a bit of disdain in his eyes.

Wow -

what's wrong with this guy? It's simply unbearable.

She had bought so much wine just now, so he turned around and regarded her as a wine cheat.

This friend of Fu Wenfan is really uncouth. What's more...where did Fu Wenfan go? He's not here at the moment.

Otherwise, there is someone to smooth things over. She doesn't want to participate in this matter at all. What does it have to do with her?

He Kai was definitely unwilling when he heard this. He couldn't afford to bite them to death. He thought Levi just wanted to default on his debt.

"How much? That guy is so stingy. At worst, I bought it," He Kai pushed away the person in front of him, "I'll pay for it, so don't be nagging me anymore."

"This has nothing to do with money," Levi insisted, "You don't want to Insult my character, if you can't meet my requirements, please leave."

Good idea, Lin Wei pulled Hu Xiwen to leave in the chaos.

"You're a blind guy, you've been blaming us for your debts. Do you know who he is? He is the grandson of He Xin of the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce. Do you still want to hang out in the port city?"

Well said! What a villain to speak.

Lin Wei stopped, took a deep breath, turned around and walked back.

"Let's do this, Mr. Levi," Lin Wei said with a smile, "I'll guess for him. If you get everything right, I'll give you this wine. You apologize to Mr. He. If you guess wrong, take it back and Mr. He will apologize to you." "

Lei Wei sneered coldly and looked at He Kai: "What do you think, Mr. He?"

"Miss Lin, you don't have to-"

"Shut up!" Lin Wei said angrily, "If you don't agree, you can do it yourself." I'm doing this for your grandpa, so that you won't be so embarrassed. It's really not embarrassing for him to know about my heart attack.

He Kai looked at Lin Wei hesitantly and finally agreed. He didn't understand why the matter would evolve to this point.

She was able to stand up for herself, which... can be considered a success, forget it...

Lin Wei sat in front of the long wine tasting table and said: "Actually, you should be willing to admit defeat in this matter, you said Mr. He Bribing your staff can only be regarded as your personal excuse. Even if it is true, it is because Mr. Levi failed to manage his employees well, catch thieves and stolen goods, and did not stand on the moral high ground. It's too domineering to put on such a high profile."

"That's right, you..."

"Shut up!" Lin Wei shouted at the young man.

Levi snorted coldly: "Are you guilty? You are Wen Fan's friend and I am willing to give you this opportunity, otherwise you would have been kicked out by me."

He prepared three new wines, and this time he did it himself. Man knows what he has chosen.

One each of red, white and champagne, which he thought was enough to make Lin Wei look embarrassed.

In fact, Lin Wei was secretly relieved. She was trying to sell as little as possible.

This Young Master He can be less embarrassed, which can be regarded as repaying the favor of Mr. He for helping to speak in the bank.

"What does a poor beggar know about wine?" A sarcastic voice came from the crowd, "Mr. Levi, you are squandering everything."

"What did you say?" He Kai quit. He felt that Lin Wei was on the same level as him now. A member of the group choked at the man, "Who are you? You dare to pretend to be X with your grandfather here."

"What kind of young master are you pretending to be? He Xin's grandson? He Xin is just a grandson. You're in elementary school, what kind of grandson are you?" The crowd

burst

into laughter.

"Don't be an illegitimate child who is not worthy of publicity. I heard that He Chongjin raised a lover outside."

"Didn't you say that the He family has a pure family tradition? It turns out that it is just in name. How is it different from those old men who raise aunts and wives?"

He Kai's face turned red violently and he said angrily: "You're so——"

"You don't have to say that." Lin Wei didn't know how the topic turned to this, so she could only control the situation loudly.

"Belittling others is nothing more than to elevate yourself. In order to highlight your local identity, you call others a fugitive. In order to show that you are a legitimate child, you call others an illegitimate child... Mr. Levi, these drinks of yours are still real. We found the right customer."

Levi frowned: "What do you mean?"

Lin Wei took a piece of paper and prepared to answer the question: "I am summarizing the reasons why I was scolded. The people who can stand here are either rich or noble, but There will also be distinctions between high and low. In this circle, when you are inferior to others, you will instinctively pursue equality. Just like I feel that my status as a mainlander is no worse than others, I demand equal treatment, but when you are better than others When the time comes, he will turn to pursue a sense of superiority, just like he thinks that people from outside Hong Kong are beggars, and his status is more noble. Of course, this does not include foreigners like you. When facing you, what he wants to pursue It means equality..."

These remarks immediately silenced everyone present. Everyone had different expressions, but they all looked thoughtful.

She picked up the wine glass, brought it to her nose and sniffed it gently: "This is the bad instinct in human bones. If Mr. Levi grasps this mentality, your wine can sell well in the port city. When some When objects become a status symbol, people can be divided into three, six or nine grades without swearing."

Lin Wei was doing two things, while she was talking, she was shaking her wine glass and observing the color carefully.

There are three pieces of information: year, production area, and aroma type. The best thing to identify is the aroma type. You can get a rough idea by smelling and tasting it.

The second is the year, mainly by looking at the color. White wine ranges from lime to brown. Transition, red wine transitions from purple-red to brown-red, and the taste can assist in authentication. It is not easy to guess accurately;

and the most difficult thing is the production area. This is too metaphysical. People often say that it is clear and logical, such as temperate zone and cold zone. , the color is dark and light, and the operation is as fierce as a tiger. In the end, even Xinjiang and France can be mistaken. But what is simpler now is that the wines here are all French, and China, Italy, Australia, and the United States are all excluded.

In later generations, there were eight famous chateaux and ten major production areas in France. There should not be so many now. In the exchange with the service staff just now, she got a rough idea. There are only three famous chateaux, and the production areas are mainly concentrated in Bordeaux and Burgundy. , places like the Champagne region.

The first thing Lin Wei took was white wine. After sniffing the aroma, she observed the color for a while, and then wrote down violets and thyme on the paper...

Then she picked up the wine glass and took a sip, raising her eyebrows slightly. She should say something or not. , she was lucky, this was the first wine she tried.

Lin Wei put down the cup, thought for a while, and added honeydew melon and flint behind the aroma. The aroma of a good wine is not limited to one. In addition to its own grape fruit aroma, there are also other aromas during fermentation and secondary production. The fragrance will be produced, it all depends on personal sense, just answer the main fragrance type.

After a while, she wrote 1961, Chablis.

The first white wine is considered finished.

Levi stared at her answer and grimaced slightly. If he hadn't done it all by himself, he would really think that Lin Wei was cheating. If she wrote burgundy, he wouldn't be surprised, but she It is written about Chablis under the Burgundy production area, which is the core production area of ​​white wine. People who do not understand will not know this place, and people who do understand will find it difficult to be so accurate.

At least it shows that she is not an amateur.

Lin Wei looked very calm. For her, the collision with her hand was on the one hand, and on the other hand, she liked white wine very much. The more she drank, the better she understood it. Unfortunately, she was not fond of red wine. Wine tongue is not that sensitive.

Her second choice was champagne.