From the moment Ling An started running the teahouse, he would repeat the work he did every afternoon at this time.
As Ling Xiaosu had to direct the movie every day, she was often too busy to do it. Sometimes, she would even go out of the country to help with the filming. It would take at least three months before she could come back.
Therefore, she had always been the one managing the teahouse. She also liked doing this kind of work.
"Ding dong." The wind chime hanging at the door produced a crisp and pleasant sound as it was pushed aside.
Ling An placed down the task at hand and raised his head. Every pair of guests that came in had a gentle smile on their face as they said, "Welcome."
"Is this the 'teahouse of the past'?" The incoming customer looked around at the small farmland style tea shop and asked curiously.
Upon hearing that, Ling An's eyes looked towards the incoming customer. He sized him up silently before smiling, "That's right. This is the 'Memories of the past' teahouse. I opened it with my daughter."
"Oh, so it's like that." Chu Xiaoran, who came in to look at the restaurant's style, nodded in understanding with a unclear smile on her face, "I heard from my friend that the tea in your teahouse is very delicious, so I came over today to taste it."
Hearing someone praise the tea in his shop, Ling An was clearly overjoyed. "Thank you, friend, for your praise. May I ask what kind of tea you would like to drink?"
Chu Xiaoran thought for a while, then smiled sweetly at Ling An, "I just arrived. I don't know what tea I would like to drink, and I don't like to drink tea. I only came to visit because I heard from my friends that the tea here was very delicious."
Ling Xiaosu nodded in understanding. So that's how it is.
Chu Xiaoran looked at Ling An and said, "How about you give me one of them …" What shop's signature tea is this? I'll try it first. "
Ling An smiled and said, "Sure. Please wait for a moment. You can take a seat."
After saying that, Ling An went inside to make tea. Chu Xiaoran found a clean place to sit down.
Just as he sat down, his phone's screen lit up and a message was sent.
Chu Xiaoran lowered her head and glanced at it. She did not put this message in her eyes at all. Instead, she casually flipped the switch and threw it to the side.
A minute later, Ling An walked out with a cup of black tea. He then walked over with a smile and placed it on the table where Chu Xiaoran was sitting.
"I don't know what you like to drink or what you don't like to drink, so I made a cup of black tea for you." Ling An looked at Chu Xiaoran with a slightly embarrassed expression.
In her eyes, Chu Xiaoran was sweet and sweet. Green tea wasn't suitable for that. Only the kind of warm and comfortable black tea was suitable for that type of tea.
"It doesn't matter." Chu Xiaoran drank a mouthful of black tea.
The slight bitterness of the black tea lingered on the tip of his tongue. In the slight bitterness, there was also a hint of sweetness. The fragrance of it was very reminiscent.
Chu Xiaoran took a sip and put it down. She suppressed the nauseating feeling in her stomach and smiled at Ling An. "It's just as my friend said. The tea you make is really delicious."
Ling An smiled embarrassedly. Ever since the opening of the teahouse, she had been managing it all by herself. It was rare for her to hear such praises from others. Now that she was praised in such a way, she started to feel a little embarrassed.
Chu Xiaoran straightened the quilt and looked at Ling Anan, saying, "I wonder if you will still be recruiting disciples here?" I want to follow you and learn the art of making tea. "
Recruit an apprentice? This Ling An An really hadn't thought of it.
Because she had always been the only one in the shop, she had never thought of recruiting any apprentices.
Ling An hesitated for a moment before rejecting, "This …" I'm really sorry, but I've always been alone in the shop, so I probably don't need to recruit any staff or apprentices. "
"So it's like that …" Chu Xiaoran pondered for a moment with her head lowered. Then, she raised her head and smiled apologetically at Ling An. "I still have some matters to attend to. I'll leave first. I'll pass you the money for black tea on my WeChat."
Ling An nodded. "Sure."
Chu Xiaoran stood up to pay.
Ling An's gaze turned towards the cup of black tea that Chu Xiaoran had taken a sip from.
Was it because he had spoken too much and made this young lady unhappy that she stopped drinking after a single sip?
Chu Xiaoran returned after paying the bill and smiled at Ling Xiaosu. She then opened the door and left.
Ling An An tidied up the cup of black tea. In his heart, he didn't take the matter to heart.
After the awards ceremony ended, Ling Xiaosu wanted to take Ouyang Ke's car and leave, but was stopped by Zhao Wenjie.
Looking at the smiling and respectful Zhao Wenjie in front of him, Ling Xiaosu could not help but think to himself: It must be the heaven defying official who sent him to stop me.
Sure enough, as expected, Zhao Wenjie opened his mouth and called out, "Miss Ling, our CEO …"
"Stop." Ling Xiaosu interrupted Zhao Wenjie's words, "I'll wait for you in the car." He tightly wrapped his black coat around himself and said word by word, "Do you want to say that your CEO is waiting for me in the car? "Sorry, I don't want to go to your car to see your CEO. The boss passed my meaning to your CEO, then I'll have to trouble you to step aside, I'm leaving now."
Zhao Wenjie was shocked by this straightforward rejection and said, "Miss Ling, isn't it a bit wrong to say that?" He was afraid that when the time came, he would pass Ling Xiaosu's message to the CEO, and then... He was fired.
Ling Xiaosu frowned. Not good? What's not good?
Ling Xiaosu said, "You, the dignified CEO of Jiuyu Media, are afraid that you will block my way and not let me go back. I have not said anything bad about you guys, but you actually said something bad about me? Can't you see that the night in A City is very cold? "
"But …" Zhao Wenjie's heart was filled with bitterness. He did not want to always come and block Ling Xiaosu's path, and not let her go! But as a subordinate, you have to follow the orders of your superior, otherwise you'll be expelled!
"Nothing, but it can't be. Now that I'm leaving, I'll have to trouble you to give way." Ling Xiaosu waved his hands impatiently.
Zhao Wenjie thought for a moment, then used his thick-skinned skills. With a kind smile on his face, he said, "About this, it's better if Miss Ling personally tells our CEO about it."
Ling Xiaosu frowned. Personally speaking to the heaven defying official? Wasn't telling him in person equivalent to telling him in the car that she was an idiot when it came to Ling Xiaosu?
"Since Xiao Xiao does not wish to personally tell your CEO about this, I'll have to trouble Assistant Zhao to personally pass it on to Ah Chen." Ouyang Ke got out of the car and smiled at Ling Xiaosu, "I don't think I, A'Chen, will let them go, right?"
Not only that, it was worth it!
Zhao Wenjie looked at Ouyang Ke with a beaming smile, and cursed in his heart, "Smiling tiger." Then he replied with the same smile, "Mr. Ouyang is too serious, if that's the case, why don't you go with Miss Ling and explain it to the CEO? I think the CEO is also very understanding. "
Ouyang Ke was stunned for a while. The smile on his face faded as he said, "How could I have the nerve to disturb A'Chen. Assistant Zhao can just speak on our behalf, can't you?"