Chapter 241 First Snow Herbal Tea (11)
Chapter 241 First Snow Herbal Tea (11)
Huanming Restaurant.
The restaurant that Nie Huaili was talking about was this one. It was neither big nor small, and the interior decoration showed that it had been newly built.
The three of them arrived at Huanming Restaurant in their respective carriages and got off. Nie Huaili walked first between Nie Qingxue and Gu Chang. She smiled sweetly, "Mr. Gu, sister, this is the restaurant that Li'er mentioned."
Gu Chang said "hmm" and then moved away from Nie Huaili.
Nie Qingxue had a cold face, and was still thinking in her heart that Nie Huaili deliberately brought her to this new store so that she would have the opportunity to make a fool of herself.
But when Nie Qingxue saw the man standing at the front desk of the restaurant, she couldn't help but stand there in a daze.
"Master Wen?" Nie Qingxue blurted out, and then she realized something was wrong.
Nie Huaili seemed to have something on her. She narrowed her eyes slightly, took Nie Qingxue's arm, and said tenderly, "Sister, do you also know Master Wen?"
Nie Qingxue didn't know how to answer Nie Huaili's question for a moment.
At this time, Wen Shu'an walked out from behind the front desk. He was dressed in a blue shirt and exuded an elegant air. "Second Miss Nie, what are you talking about? Have you forgotten that when I was a child, I came to the Nie Mansion with my father as a guest?"
Hearing this, Nie Huaili's smile froze for a moment, then he relaxed. He then turned his head to look at Wen Shu'an, his brows furrowed slightly. "Master Wen, you and Sister Li'er haven't seen each other for many years, yet you still care about her so much. Li'er is really envious."
"Doesn't Miss Nie Er also have a good lover? Why envy Xue'er?" Wen Shuan's words directly stung Nie Huaili's heart.
Nie Qingxue brushed away Nie Huaili's hand on her arm. She chuckled, "Master Wen, it's been a long time since we last met. It was my concubine's sister who was rude first. I hope Master Wen will not blame me."
"It's okay, Xue'er, this is..." Master Wen looked at Gu Chang who was standing at the back, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
"This is Mr. Gu, from Sangluo City. He's Xue'er's new friend." Nie Qingxue said with a smile, then changed the subject, "Mr. Wen, is this Huanming Restaurant yours?"
"Why don't you follow me to the second floor? I'd like to invite you all to taste a new tea called Chuxue." Wen Shu'an said as he raised his hand to signal everyone to follow him.
Nie Huaili gritted her teeth secretly, clenched her fists, and looked at Nie Qingxue who was chatting happily with Wen Shuan. She felt that this scene was very glaring.
Why do all the men have to surround Nie Qingxue? Why can't she get everything Nie Qingxue has?!
It was obvious that she was the first one to discover this restaurant and Wen Shuan.
When she met Wen Shu'an yesterday, he praised her for her elegant manners and beautiful appearance.
She had originally planned to bring Nie Qingxue to Huanming Restaurant to embarrass Nie Qingxue! But now it had become Nie Qingxue's home turf, completely ignoring her.
At this moment, Chen Shuyi's voice suddenly rang in her mind: "Li'er, if you want everything from that girl, you must completely control her!"
Nie Huaili's lips curled up slightly. "Yes, mother, your daughter will definitely get everything she wants. Nie Qingxue, just wait for me!"
Gu Chang, who was walking at the back, looked at Nie Huaili, who was about to emit black energy, and couldn't help but wonder if he was seeing things. When Gu Chang looked again, there was no black energy around Nie Huaili, but instead, Nie Qingxue, who was walking in front, seemed to be emitting a faint light.
"System, can you see if there is any conspicuous light on Nie Huaili and Nie Qingxue?" Gu Chang decided to ask the system to see if the system could see this kind of strange phenomenon.
The system looked at it carefully.
A moment later, Gu Chang was already sitting in a chair when he heard the system say, "Host, Wadasi didn't see it."
Gu Chang:·······
Nie Qingxue and Wen Shuan sat on one side, while Gu Chang and Nie Huaili sat opposite each other.
"Master Wen, are you going to settle down in Tiandu now?" Nie Qingxue asked gently.
Wen Shuan smiled slightly, "Yes, this Huanming Restaurant is newly opened by me. Xue'er can come and see me here anytime if you are free."
Nie Huaili, standing by, rested her hands on her thighs, her fingers pinching the hem of her skirt until her fingertips turned white. She felt a certain resentment towards Nie Qingxue, but she remained smiling and spoke gently, "What about Li'er? Does Master Wen only welcome my sister?"
"Of course you are welcome. If Miss Nie Er wants to come, I will certainly entertain her." Wen Shu'an turned his head to look at Nie Huaili with a gentle smile.
"But Master Wen is really unfamiliar with Li'er. He clearly calls Li'er by her maiden name, but he never calls Li'er." As Nie Huaili said this, tears welled up in his eyes, and he looked very pitiful.
Seeing Nie Huaili like this, Nie Qingxue closed her eyes and once again resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Cry, cry, cry, all day long. Even if she cried eight hundred times, it wouldn't be enough for her! It was enough!
Wen Shu'an took out a handkerchief embroidered with bamboo leaves from his bosom, stood up, and handed it to Nie Huaili. "I have neglected Miss Nie Er's feelings. In that case, I will dare to call Miss Nie Er Li'er."
Hearing this, Nie Qingxue widened her eyes slightly and looked up at Wen Shu'an. What was going on?! Didn't this Wen Shu'an know that she and Nie Huaili didn't get along? Why was he still trying to be nice to Nie Huaili right in front of her?!
Nie Qingxue felt that there must be something fishy going on, and in a flash, she figured it out.
Wen Shu'an must be angry with her. The last time she said such harsh words to him in the backyard of Guangyuan Temple, it must have hurt Wen Shu'an's heart.
The more Nie Qingxue thought about it, the more she felt that her guess was right, which was why Wen Shuan deliberately showed his kindness to Nie Huaili in front of her.
Nie Qingxue, who felt she had figured it out, suddenly wasn't so angry anymore.
She hummed calmly and said nothing.
When Nie Huaili took the handkerchief from Wen Shu'an, he glanced at Nie Qingxue. Seeing that the other person's face looked normal, he pursed his lips.
Gu Chang was watching the show from the side, and he found that these three people could really act. Especially their eye expressions, which could change in an instant without any change on their faces.
The system was also watching the show, and it discovered that there was a difference between watching it live and watching a TV series. The TV series could only be viewed from a fixed lens, but now it could watch it from all angles without any blind spots.
It's simply too good!
"Sister, how did you get to know Master Wen? As far as I know, you were about one year old when you first met him." Nie Qingxue asked softly when she saw Nie Huaili sitting down with a handkerchief in her hand.
Wen Shuan gave the handkerchief and sat back in his seat. He smiled faintly and said nothing, as if his current identity was just a spectator.
"Sister, if you want to know, Li'er will naturally tell you. Yesterday, Li'er went out for a walk and wanted to buy some jewelry, but unexpectedly, a thief took advantage of Li'er's inattention and snatched Li'er's purse. Fortunately, Master Wen saw it and helped Li'er get the purse back." Nie Huaili giggled and then spoke slowly. Halfway through, she glanced at Wen Shu'an, and there was a hint of tenderness in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
Nie Qingxue:...
Gu Chang:········
system:········
"After that, Li'er had a conversation with Master Wen and learned of his identity. Li'er wanted to thank Master Wen, but Master Wen only said that if Li'er tasted the Chuxue herbal tea, it would be her thanks to him. Sister, now you know how Li'er and Master Wen met, right?" After Nie Huaili finished speaking, his gaze shifted to Nie Qingxue's face, and there seemed to be a provocative look in his eyes.
At this time, the waiter came over with the First Snow Herbal Tea, bowed his head and said respectfully: "Sir, the tea is ready."
"Well, put the tea here and you can go down first." After Wen Shu'an gave the order, the waiter placed all the teapots and cups on the tray in his hand on the table one by one.
The waiter then left the private room in a respectful manner.
When the waiter came downstairs, he noticed a handsome man standing at the front desk and asked, "Sir, what would you like to eat or drink?"
The man turned around and smiled slightly, "Waiter, what kind of tea leaves do you use in your First Snow Herbal Tea?"
This person is none other than Prince Duan Tu Weizhi.
The waiter came down and said respectfully, "The tea leaves for First Snow Herbal Tea come from the Tianxue Mountain. This tea is called Rizhao. It grows at the peak of the Tianxue Mountain and receives sunlight from the moment the sun rises. Therefore, Rizhao tea has the effect of cooling off and improving health. When roasted with my shopkeeper's secret method, it tastes like the pure water from the Tianxue Mountain, sweet and refreshing. Therefore, my shopkeeper named this tea First Snow Herbal Tea. Sir, would you like to try First Snow Herbal Tea?"
The smile on Tu Weizhi's lips deepened, "No, I'll come back another day."
After he finished speaking, he left Huanming Restaurant with two servants.
The waiter didn't think much about it and went back to the front desk to continue working.
In the private room on the second floor, Wen Shuan had already poured a cup of Chuxue herbal tea for the other three.
Nie Qingxue was the first to drink, and Nie Huaili, not wanting to be left behind, also picked up the teacup and started drinking.
Gu Chang, “·······” Why does he drink so fast? What should he do as a puppet?
Gu Chang picked up the teacup, put it to his lips, pretended to take a sip, and then tasted it carefully, "Yes, this Chuxue herbal tea is refreshing, it is indeed a good tea."
Nie Huaili took over and praised it, "It's really good. It's sweet at first, and it feels like all the heat in my body has disappeared after drinking it."
Seeing that Gu Chang and Nie Huaili had finished their conversation, Nie Qingxue looked up at Wen Shu'an. Honestly, this tea tasted bland to her. How come these two people said it was good? Isn't it just boiled water?
But Nie Qingxue couldn't really say that. She pursed her lips and chuckled, then put down the teacup and said softly, "Master Wen, this herbal tea is indeed good. Xue'er wants to know why Master Wen named it Chuxue."
Upon hearing this, Wen Shu'an was startled at first, then smiled and said, "The wind is blowing and the rain is falling, the lotus is forming in the green pond. I wish I could use my white wrists to make falling snow together."
"I was bored and happened to pick up a collection of poems. These two lines were in the collection. When I read them, I felt as if the snow-covered sky was right before my eyes, along with the endless lotus pond water. My mind was suddenly filled with a myriad of thoughts. Speaking of this First Snow Herbal Tea, the leaves for this tea are harvested from Tianxue Mountain. I thought the meaning of first snow was quite appealing, so I named it First Snow Herbal Tea."
"So that's how it is." Nie Qingxue felt a little disappointed when she heard him say that. She thought Wen Shuan secretly liked her and was confessing his feelings to her.
Nie Huaili, however, understood Wen Shu'an's implication. She had been well-read and competitive since childhood, and, fueled by Chen Shuyi's constant insistence on being more capable than Nie Qingxue, she always wanted to be better than Nie Qingxue.
But a lady from a noble family must be a gentle girl, so Nie Huaili became gentle as she grew up.
But after all these years, Nie Huaili was always outshined by Nie Qingxue. She first glanced at the somewhat lost Nie Qingxue, then looked at Wen Shu'an, whose eyes had never left Nie Qingxue.
For the first time, she hated herself for understanding so clearly. Nie Qingxue's name contained the word "Xue", and Wen Shuan named this tea "Chuxue". Doesn't this mean that Wen Shuan likes Nie Qingxue?
Another man who likes Nie Qingxue!
Nie Huaili suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Gu Chang. Her eyes were gentle, like a harmless little animal.
Gu Chang, “·······” Why are you looking at him? He is just a spectator.
Gu Chang had a hunch that Nie Huaili's eyes were not friendly when he was looking at him.
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