"Xia Tian, don't listen to his nonsense. I've seen his granddaughter and she just turned 20. She hasn't grown up yet, how can she be as attractive as me!"
Hearing what Zhao Zhizhou said, Qiu Mengyun hurriedly grabbed Xia Tian's arm and pulled him aside, fearing that Xia Tian would not be able to resist the deception and be abducted.
Qiu Liming, who had been in a daze, finally came to his senses. He stared at Zhao Zhizhou with wide eyes and said, "Old Zhao, do you think I'm dead? You actually stole my son-in-law right in front of me."
Even Qiu's mother, who had always been kind and cheerful, was now staring at Zhao Zhizhou with a wary look on her face.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Xia Tian quickly said, "Master Zhao, please stop joking. I'm Mengyun's boyfriend, and I won't do anything to let her down."
"Hahaha! I was just joking. Look how nervous you all are. You all know my granddaughter. Even if I really like Xiao Xia, she might not agree!"
Zhao Zhizhou's hearty laughter dispelled the tense and awkward atmosphere in the room.
Although this joke was not funny, Qiu Liming took this opportunity to move on from what had happened before.
"Master Zhao, I'm sorry to bother you with today's matters. Why don't you stay for a cup of tea and catch up, then leave after dinner?"
Although Qiu Liming spoke politely, the meaning of his words was very clear, that is, his help was no longer needed, implying that he could go back home.
However, Zhao Zhizhou didn't play by the rules and agreed readily: "Okay! Anyway, I don't have anything to do when I go back. And it just so happens that I haven't seen Mr. Qiu for a long time. Let's have a meal together and catch up!"
“This…you…”
Zhao Zhizhou's action caught Qiu Liming off guard. He had never expected that Zhao Zhizhou, who rarely had dinner with him in the past no matter how he invited him, would be so abnormal today and agree so easily.
Besides, he really didn't want to keep the other party for dinner! Could it be that old man Zhao Zhizhou didn't realize that his words actually meant to send the guest away?
No, with how cunning this old guy is, how could he not understand the meaning of his words?
He clearly wanted to stay on purpose. Could it be that he had set his eyes on this authentic Tang Yin painting and wanted to continue to trick Xia Tian into giving it to him?
No, it doesn’t matter whether he draws or not, but this old guy must not steal his own daughter’s boyfriend.
Just when Qiu Liming was looking for an excuse to send Zhao Zhizhou away, Qiu Mengyun spoke.
"Since Master Zhao has time, why not stay and have tea together?"
"Xia Tian's second gift to my dad happened to be tea. Having Master Zhao here to taste it together will prevent him from misunderstanding that Xia Tian's tea is defective or stolen."
Having his scars exposed by his own daughter, Qiu Liming awkwardly defended himself, "Ahem, Mengyun, you misunderstood me. I just suffered the consequences of my empiricism. I always believed that the original painting was in the hands of Mr. Li from Wangyuanzhai. That's why I thought the painting Xia Tian gave me must be a fake."
"After all, you are also involved in this matter. If you hadn't told me the origin of this painting when you gave it to me, I would never have made such a fool of myself."
Qiu Mengyun: "Didn't we tell you? It's obviously you who are too..."
Seeing that the father and daughter were about to start a fight, Xia Tian quickly pulled Qiu Mengyun's arm and signaled her not to speak.
"Uncle Qiu is scolding me because I didn't explain clearly when I took out the painting just now. All the mistakes are my fault."
Seeing Xia Tian take the responsibility on his own initiative, Qiu Liming's impression of him immediately improved a lot.
However, he did not show it in front of so many people. He just said with a straight face: "I heard Mengyun said that the second gift you gave was tea. Why don't you take it out and let us see it."
Xia Tian nodded, took the exquisite gift box containing tea and placed it on the table.
After the previous misunderstanding, Xia Tian didn’t plan to give him any surprises this time.
As he opened the package, he introduced: "Uncle Qiu, I also got this tea from Mr. Li from Wangyuanzhai."
"It is said to be the mother tree Da Hong Pao from Wuyi Mountain, but the quantity is a little small, only two taels. I hope Uncle Qiu doesn't mind it."
"What...what? This contains Dahongpao from the mother tree of Wuyi Mountain?" Qiu Liming's eyes widened after hearing Xia Tian's introduction.
As a tea lover, he is well aware of the value of the mother tree Dahongpao.
To say that it is comparable to gold is an underestimation. If the tea leaves here are really from the mother tree of Dahongpao, then the value of one gram of tea is definitely dozens of times that of one gram of gold.
If it was just expensive, it wouldn't have made him lose his composure like this.
The most important thing is that you can’t buy this thing just because you have money.
Due to limited production, the tea is basically distributed internally by the government after it comes down every year, and there is no extra tea circulating on the market at all.
Therefore, being able to drink this kind of tea is also a symbol of status.
Hearing that it was the mother tree Dahongpao, even Zhao Zhizhou, who had always been calm, became excited.
"Really? Is it really the mother tree Da Hong Pao? Open it and take a look. I've heard that Li Hongfei from Wangyuanzhai has the mother tree Da Hong Pao. But I asked him many times before, and he denied it. I didn't expect this guy to hide it so well and secretly accumulate so much."
Qiu Mengyun doesn't like drinking tea, so she doesn't know much about tea.
Seeing his father and Zhao Zhizhou staring at the tea leaves in Xia Tian's hands, his eyes were shining.
She asked in confusion, "Mom, isn't this just some tea? Why are they so excited? It's like they've never drunk tea before. Aren't they afraid of being laughed at if it gets out?"
Although Qiu's mother is not a tea lover, her husband likes to drink it, so she has some understanding of the mother tree Dahongpao through her husband's influence.
He quietly explained to his daughter, "Mengyun, you don't understand. This tea that Xia Tian brought out isn't just any ordinary tea, but the rare Da Hong Pao from the original mother tree."
"It's no exaggeration to say that if your father is willing to give this tea away, he can get a contract worth at least one billion in return."
Qiu Mengyun said in surprise: "This... How is this possible? No matter how precious this tea is, it is just a bag of tea after all!"
Mother Qiu shook her head: "No, the mother tree Da Hong Pao is no longer just tea."
After staring at the tea leaves in front of him for a while, Qiu Liming turned to look at Zhao Zhizhou beside him.
"Master Zhao, I heard that you once had the honor of tasting a mother tree Da Hong Pao. Could you please help me judge it?"
Zhao Zhizhou took out a pair of white gloves and put them on, then carefully picked up a piece of tea and examined it carefully.
"Yes, this is the mother tree Dahongpao. Mr. Qiu, your daughter has found a good son-in-law. You have picked up a great bargain."
After a moment, Zhao Zhizhou put down the tea in his hand and said with envy.
After hearing what Zhao Zhizhou said, Qiu Liming's face showed no surprise or excitement.
Instead, he turned around and looked at Xia Tian with a serious face: "Xiao Xia, tell me honestly, what is your relationship with Boss Li from Wangyuanzhai?"
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