Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 214 - 201 Dimensionality Reduction Strike begins!_4

Further inside, there was a very large wine cellar.

Automatic machines hung on the walls, strictly controlling the temperature, humidity, and many other professional data points within the cellar.

Row upon row, wooden barrels were stacked together.

The barrels themselves were of extraordinary material, and their labels bore the year, ingredients, and more.

Xia Ye licked the corner of her lips and looked at the labels on each barrel, initially expecting to see many "82 Lafites," but what she found was even more thrilling than she had imagined.

The vintages of these wines were even over a century old!

Actually, most wines expire after about 2 to 10 years, and only a select few of exceptionally high quality have the ability to age well.

And wines that can remain unspoiled for a whole century are the cream of the crop.

Xia Ye finally understood why the wine she had tasted at Uncle Jiang’s house was so sweet.

Her father, Xia Yuzheng, was also a wine lover; with such exquisite wine, he would be thrilled to get just one bottle, yet Jiang Xuan had an entire cellar full!

No wonder the servant questioned with such concern that day if Jiang really wanted to open another bottle, and he seemed so nonchalant about it.

One benefit of living long was this: the wine cellar was what Jiang Xuan managed when he came to the human world from time to time.

The staff and the person in charge of the cellar were refreshed by Jiang Xuan every ten years.

It’s not that they were doing a bad job, but if he didn’t replace them, they would start to realize that the owner of the winery hadn’t aged at all in over a hundred years...

Although it might be troublesome, fortunately, these age-old wines had been preserved.

Jiang Xuan looked down at the girl standing beside him.

Well, it should be enough for her to drink for now.

When the manager of the winery heard that President Jiang had arrived, he hurried over from his office.

Already, he was full of flattery, having shadowed Jiang with a smile for half the day.

The manager, Old Ding, wasn’t a bad person and was quite diligent in his work, but he loved to brown-nose, showing excessive enthusiasm towards his benefactors.

Bent at the waist, he stood aside, sizing up President Jiang for quite some time, trying to think of a way to ingratiate himself with Jiang, but Jiang was difficult to get along with, seeming disinterested in everything.

Extremely aloof!

Finally, Old Ding’s gaze fell on the rather pink thermos cup in President Jiang’s hand, took a breath, and said, "President Jiang, the color of this water cup is quite unique. I really like it too. Where did you buy it... ah?"

Jiang Xuan looked down at his cup, raised an eyebrow with a strange expression, "You like it?"

Ecstatic that he was being spoken to, Old Ding nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes! I really like it!"

Jiang Xuan scoffed, and lifted his chin towards Xia Ye, who was intently studying a wooden barrel, "This is for ladies. You can ask her where she bought it because, this is her water cup."

Old Ding: ??

Hearing the commotion, Xia Ye turned her attention over, realized what Uncle Jiang had just mentioned, and replied generously to Old Ding, "I got it from a group buy online. I’ll send you the link later, and you can help me get a discount on it too."

Old Ding: ???

He only then noticed that President Jiang hadn’t come alone today, but had brought a young girl with him.

What’s more incredible was that not only was the thermos in Jiang’s hand a woman’s style, but even the coat hanging over his arm, upon closer inspection, was a woman’s!

To help carry a thermos and a coat and to do so so naturally... could this young girl be the future lady boss of their vineyard???

After visiting the wine cellar, Xia Ye followed Jiang Xuan back to his office.

The office here might not be as large as the CEO office of Jiang Group.

But it still looked quite imposing.

Since Jiang Xuan rarely came here, the furnishings were relatively simple. Xia Ye took a quick glance around and noticed a flute carefully enclosed in a dust-proof box.

Xia Ye knew at a glance that it was not an ordinary flute, but the ancient flute she had created.

She stood in front of the dust-proof cover, turned her head to Jiang Xuan, and asked, "Can you play it?"

Jiang Xuan shook his head, "I bought things made by a fellow Daoist to show some support."

This little ancestor created things casually, which he always collected. However, since this ancient flute wasn’t personally made by the little ancestor but was instead acquired from a craftsman, its value, though significant, was deemed by him to have only two stars in terms of collectible worth, so he temporarily kept it in this office.

Seeing that she was in a good mood today, Jiang Xuan slightly lifted his chin and suggested, "The environment here is pretty good and matches your ancient flute. Would you like to... play a piece for me to listen to?"

Xia Ye arched an eyebrow, tilted her head to look at him, and thought Uncle Jiang’s vineyard indeed had a beautiful setting, nestled against the mountains and near the sea.

If she could stand amidst these woods and play a piece, it would indeed be a leisurely and refined thing to do.

Thinking thus, she nodded slightly, briskly took the flute out from the dust-proof cover, and started to walk outside, "Alright, find a good spot, and I’ll play a tune for you to listen to~"

In such a prime location, it wasn’t only Jiang Xuan who took interest. Not far from his wine cellar, halfway up the hill, stood a building with an antique charm.

There was the Ancient Flute Studio, run by Old Master Tan.

In a meeting room furnished with solid wood and decorated in the ancient style, Old Master Tan, dressed in a grey moon robe, paced back and forth with his hands clasped behind his back at the entrance.

Behind him, sitting beside the conference table were three jurors for the talent assessment, now seated and ready.

They were all called over temporarily by Old Master Tan, yet they had never seen him show so much concern for any student. This made them all the more curious about how outstanding the student who was about to arrive might be.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the assistant led the people in.

Walking at the front was Qiao Yufen, dressed in opulent attire. Old Master Tan warmly shook her hand.

Following right behind at the doorway were Xia Yourong in a bright red dress and Xu Qing in a deep purple cheongsam.

The jurors simultaneously rubbed their temples. It had to be said that in such a refined place, including Old Master Tan himself, everyone was dressed in plain and simple robes. The sudden appearance of these two bright colors was indeed a bit harsh on the eyes...

But appearances can be deceiving; as long as one’s skills are solid, everything else is trivial.

It seemed Old Master Tan thought the same way, as the look in his eyes showed nothing but affection for Xia Yourong, as if he couldn’t wait to take her as his disciple right away.

With rare patience, he introduced the jurors to her, apparently considering the level 8 exam much too easy for her and not worth much concern, casually asking her, "Xia Yourong, are you ready?"

Xia Yourong confidently replied, "Ready!"

Old Master Tan nodded with a smile, "Then let’s officially begin our talent assessment!"