"Okay!"
Eagerly anticipating it, Xiaobei nodded lightly upon hearing her speak...
Glancing at the pale yellow tea, Xiaobei reached out, lifting it under her gaze.
Sipping it gently, a glimr of brightness flashed in Xiaobei's eyes.
This was because the taste of the tea was genuinely quite nice.
Seeing the gleam in Xiaobei's eyes, she knew what Xiaobei's evaluation was.
With a gentle smile, she put down the teaware in her hand and asked calmly, "How is it? Does it taste okay? If you have any feedback, you can tell ! I will try my best to avoid all the problems you ntioned in my future practices!"
Towards the end, a trace of anticipation flashed in her eyes.
Because she genuinely hoped that Xiaobei could give her so good pointers.
To see if there really were areas in need of improvent.
Hearing such a slightly expectant inquiry, Xiaobei glanced at her and smiled lightly.
Afterwards, Xiaobei spoke calmly, "You're really not bad! For the first ti, to achieve this level is really comndable!"
As he spoke, Xiaobei took another sip of tea, and in that instant, the absolutely sweet fragrance spread from his taste buds to his entire body.
This sensation made Xiaobei involuntarily want to take a deep breath.
"The first ti? How...how do you know this is my first ti performing the tea ceremony?"
She looked at Xiaobei in astonishnt...
Because she never expected Xiaobei to see through everything directly.
Today was her first ti performing the tea ceremony.
But previously, she had practiced alone many tis.
She thought she was particularly proficient, so Xiaobei couldn't possibly tell.
But now, he actually figured it out...
Seeing her shocked expression, Xiaobei knew he really had guessed correctly.
Honestly, Xiaobei was rely guessing earlier.
The reason he made such a guess was that Xiaobei felt her heartbeat was especially fast from beginning to end.
Although her expression always remained particularly calm, her heartbeat was genuinely fast all along.
Based on that, Xiaobei guessed many things.
"I just guessed randomly, and it seems I guessed quite accurately!"
Hearing Xiaobei's proud tone, she snorted softly, "Just a blind cat stumbling upon a dead rat!"
After speaking, she pouted in annoyance, looking at Xiaobei, "Xiaobei, you'll be an official mber here from now on! You can co and go as you please. You can also taste any tea leaves here at will."
Hearing about these benefits, Xiaobei was a bit surprised, "For free?"
In Xiaobei's view, these benefits were really a lot, so it shouldn't possibly be free!
"Yes! Everything is free!"
"This mbership perk is too good!"
Hearing such a definitive answer, Xiaobei was slightly surprised.
At this mont, he was a bit curious about how this tea room's owner was making money by being so philanthropic.
"You're probably curious about how we earn money here! Actually, we haven't been profitable for a long ti; it's completely supported by everyone's contributions! Once you frequently interact with others, you'll surely co to like this place, and by then, you'll be willing to contribute to the tea room's operation too!"
"I see!"
Xiaobei squinted his eyes.
He knew that if soone truly loved the tea ceremony, they would definitely be willing to contribute financially.
"Yes! Let's continue drinking tea!"
"Okay!"
After sipping a few more tis, Xiaobei rembered the main matter.
In that instant, Xiaobei turned his head to look at the withered tea tree not far away.
"I want to ask, is that tea tree already dead?"
Originally brewing tea earnestly, she heard Xiaobei speak thus, and a trace of sadness appeared in her eyes.
"Yes, we tried all sorts of thods before, but there's no way to revive it!"
As she explained, she recalled all the previous efforts...
In that instant, she felt involuntarily weary...
For it, she truly gave it her all, but it was utterly ineffective.
"Was it sick?"
"No, it wasn't sick, rather it lost its Life Force! You understand what I an, right?"
"I understand!"
Xiaobei squinted his eyes...
Xiaobei knew that tea trees also have lifespans.
So, over the years, tea trees also wither and die.
Tea lovers don't want to see this happen, so every ti their tea tree begins to wither, they try all ans to retain it.
But, basically, they don't succeed, because this is the law of nature, and humans can't win against nature.
"Everyday, when I wake up, I want to take a few glances at it, hoping it will grow green leaves again, but I'm disappointed every ti. Now, I've gotten used to it."
Seeing Xiaobei frown, she spoke with so hoarseness again.
Previously, she truly cared a lot!
But now, she gradually accepted everything...
Feeling the intense loss, Xiaobei smiled gently, "I'm not sure if you'd like to see it co back to life?"
Hearing Xiaobei's curious inquiry, a trace of different light flashed in her eyes, and she spoke excitedly, "Yes! Of course, I want to! But... but it's impossible!"
Trees can't co back to life!
She understood this principle, so she genuinely didn't believe it could co back to life!
"With , it's possible!"
Finishing this confidently, Xiaobei picked up the tea and downed it in one go!
After this, while putting down the tea cup, Xiaobei casually asked, "By the way, I still don't know your na!"
When Xiaobei asked this, he rubbed his nose awkwardly...
Because he should have asked her na long ago, but he kept forgetting it before.
Sensing Xiaobei's slight embarrassnt, she smiled faintly, "Oh! You finally rembered to ask my na, it's really my honor!"
She quickly teased him, because she also felt a bit downhearted.
Earlier he had many opportunities to ask her na, but he never did...
Rubbing his nose awkwardly, Xiaobei whispered, "Umm... previously, I focused all my attention on the tea you made, so... so I overlooked this matter!"
"That's such a la excuse!"
Hearing such a tease, Xiaobei stroked his forehead and muttered in extre embarrassnt, "Uh! Just because you see through sothing doesn't an you should say it!"
"I've been defeated by you, now I'll tell you my na, but I'll only say it once, so make sure you listen carefully, got it?"
"Yes! I will!"
Seeing Xiaobei with a serious expression, she took a deep breath and whispered solemnly, "My na is Lingling Mu, I should be a bit younger than you, so in the future, you can call Sister Lingling! Or just Lingling!"
"Okay, I've rembered your na; I won't forget it in this lifeti!"
"You better not forget, otherwise I'll..."
Before she could finish her threat, a sudden flurry of footsteps was heard...
"Who is it?"
Muttering this, she quickly turned her head, and Xiaobei also turned his head, as he just heard those sowhat disorderly footsteps...
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