Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System-Chapter 575 - 531: You Really Dare to Serve Something Expired?

Everything should be about using resources effectively, right? If you leave it unused, that's just wasteful, isn't it?

It's just like having terabytes of study material on your computer, but only secretly studying it when nobody's around, instead of sharing it with everyone.

After all, happiness shared with others is greater, ahem. So, brothers, feel free to post directly in the comments section of Yuzu.

Lao Cheng, who was handling documents in the office, saw Lin Yi suddenly arrive and was momentarily stunned, widening his eyes incredulously as he half-jokingly said:

"Well, well, who do we have here? Isn't it our very own Chairman Lin? What brings you over here with such a breeze? My little office is humble, I thought it couldn't accommodate someone of your great stature."

While speaking, Lao Cheng had already stood up and walked straight out from behind his desk to greet him.

Despite the teasing banter, after settling on the sofa, this guy mysteriously fished out a small box of tea leaves from beneath the coffee table, then carefully took out a piece of tea from it as if it were precious.

Seeing him being so meticulous, it seemed like he only wanted to chip off a small piece from the tea brick to entertain Lin Yi.

Seeing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes with frustration:

"I say, do you have to be so stingy? It's just a bit of tea leaves, why not just toss it all into the pot and brew it? It's not a lot anyway, look at your miserly demeanor."

Unexpectedly, hearing Lin Yi's words, Lao Cheng reacted as if his tail had been stepped on:

"What did you say? Put it all in? Do you even know what kind of tea this is?"

Seeing Lao Cheng acting like a mother hen protecting her chicks, Lin Yi curled his lips disdainfully. Isn't it just a piece of tea brick? Look at how stingy you are.

Didn't I give you plenty of top-grade Imperial Longjing Tea?

How can you still look like someone who's never seen the world?

Compared to my mom, you're far from her level.

Back when our family didn't have much money, my mom would boil tea eggs with millions worth of Imperial Longjing Tea.

See, now that's generosity! Really.

However, faced with Lin Yi's disdainful gaze, Lao Cheng immediately began explaining. After breaking off a small piece of the tea brick, he carefully placed the rest back in the box:

"Hey, let me tell you, even if you're quite wealthy now, this thing is a treasure that money can't necessarily buy.

To put it this way, the Imperial Longjing Tea you gave me before is precious, right? But this thing is no less valuable."

At this point, he hesitated briefly, as if he couldn't move this guy with its value alone since he really doesn't lack money. So he continued from a different angle:

"Let me put it another way, maybe you're not concerned yet, so here's another perspective.

Your type of tea is extremely precious, but at least the original tea trees still exist.

Even if they're protected, there's still some small yield every year.

But this small piece of tea brick in my hand is something that becomes rarer with each sip. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

To explain further, there are at most only about 20 of these tea bricks left in the world."

Hearing this, Lin Yi finally glanced seriously at the small box in his hands.

Unexpectedly, this little item is actually a limited edition.

Yet, after inspecting it, he didn't discern much from it.

"Hey, don't recognize it, right? Let me give you a good lesson today.

Look here, see this? Yizhao Feng, know what this means? It's an old tea brand from the Qing Dynasty, meaning this tea comes from that old brand!

Moreover, see the quality? Definitely an antique!

Not only that, see what's written on the seal? "Manchu-Han Imperial Tea and Jiahu Silk Points!"

Do you know what that means? It represents its value!

Because this tea was exclusively provided to government officials back in the day.

In other words, it's a special supply tea from the Qing Dynasty, does that make it clear?"

However, upon hearing Lao Cheng's words, just as Lin Yi was about to take a sip of the brewed tea, he suddenly spit it all out:

"Uh, you're kidding me. Principal Cheng, you can't trick me like this!

This tea is from the Qing Dynasty, and you still serve it to me now?

Is this how you host me, with expired goods?

All the while, I've been thinking of your best interest too. Always kept you in mind for good things. Sigh, I really misjudged."

Lin Yi's action left Lao Cheng momentarily dumbfounded, but soon he was fuming, flaring his nostrils with anger.

Look at this shameless kid, what nonsense is he spouting?

Is this even what people say? Expired goods, how could he even think of that?

Yet truthfully, from someone who doesn't know tea, such questions aren't surprising.

After all, the Qing Dynasty was more than a hundred years ago, and preserving tea for that long is indeed challenging.

But this small piece of tea brick was specially treated with a preservative coating during the Republic of China era by collectors, making it airtight and thus maintaining the quality of the tea inside.

That's precisely why this tea brick could be preserved and why it's so rare today.

Of course, once this kind of tea brick is opened, it needs to be consumed as quickly as possible, or it will spoil.

Now, the half piece in my hand was given to me by a friend who opened it a few days ago.

Never did I expect that the genuine intention of using it to treat Lin Yi today would not be recognized by this ungrateful kid.

Seeing him disdainfully placing the teacup far away, Lao Cheng was momentarily at a loss between laughter and tears:

"Rest assured, this stuff has been specially treated, there's no problem with it, it's safe to consume, plus this tea brick has undergone special testing, ensuring it's non-toxic, harmless, and the ingredients are not compromised.

For such perfectly preserved tea bricks, I can assure you there are only about 20 left in the world now.

This is something that diminishes with each sip, making it extremely precious.

If you hadn't come, I wouldn't even have the heart to take it out.

Honestly, this reminds me of a saying - biting the hand that feeds you."

Listening to this, Lin Yi instantly became curious, then reached out and asked with his mouth:

[To be continued....]