The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 58 Appreciation Card (Please continue reading)
[Prerequisite Task 2: Settle Down]

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【Turn it on? 】

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Inside the executive suite of the Wanda Vista Hotel, Gu Heng, dressed in a white bathrobe, sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the reminder that popped up on the system screen in front of him, and a thought stirred in his mind.

[Home Care Gift Pack Now Available]

[Congratulations, host, you have received the following rewards: Tea Appreciation Card x1, Cigar Appreciation Card x1, Fine Wine Appreciation Card x1]

[Note: When using the appreciation card, the host will briefly enter a state of light sleep. Please allow 3 hours in advance to avoid any accidents.]

Gu Heng looked at the system rewards he had opened from the home improvement gift pack, his eyes sparkling with curiosity and anticipation.

Without any hesitation, he stood up from the French windows and walked straight into the bedroom.

After lying down, Gu Heng looked at the glittering tea appreciation card in his system backpack and chose to use it.

The next second, everything went black before Gu Heng's eyes.

About ten seconds later, the light reappeared in front of me.

A lush bamboo forest, with elegant music playing in the background.

In the center of the bamboo grove stands a quaint and elegant pavilion.

One of the men was an elderly man with a long beard, sitting at a wooden tea table, looking at Gu Heng with a smile.

"Young friend, please have a seat..."

The old man slowly raised his hand to gesture to Gu Heng.

At this moment, Gu Heng was just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden for the first time.

Look left, touch right.

Hearing, touch, smell, taste, and sight are almost identical.

Virtual reality?

If this is truly virtual reality, then this technology is absolutely amazing!
Gu Heng was secretly amazed as he walked towards the old man in the pavilion ahead, enjoying the cool mountain breeze.

"Hello, sir."

Although Gu Heng knew that the old man in front of him was probably a virtual character, he still politely bowed to him.

"The tea ceremony is an elegant art of China, with a long history, embodying the beauty of heaven and earth and the essence of human culture. It originated with Shennong tasting herbs, flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties, and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Over the past thousand years, it has become a magnificent spectacle."

"The way of tea is to embody virtue through tea, to illuminate the mind through teaware, to cleanse the mind with water, and to refine one's nature with fire. In the past, Lu Yu wrote the three-volume 'The Classic of Tea,' which detailed the method of brewing tea, distinguished teaware and judged spring water, and opened the door to the study of tea for thousands of years..."

The old man bowed to Gu Heng and smiled slightly. Then he got straight to the point and began to talk to Gu Heng about the origin of the tea ceremony.

The old man was speaking in classical Chinese, which Gu Heng should normally not understand. However, Gu Heng was able to understand him perfectly. Moreover, not only could he understand, but his comprehension and memory were also off the charts. He could understand everything the old man said and remember it completely.

"The essence of the tea ceremony lies in the two words: tranquility and enlightenment."

In stillness, one can fast and forget oneself, hear the sound of boiling water in the pines, and watch the rise and fall of the clouds and mist.

Enlightenment brings harmony between humanity and nature; one tastes the bitterness and sweetness of life; and contemplates the ups and downs of existence.

Although the tea room is small, it can capture the spirit of the mountains and rivers;
Though the tea ceremony is simple, it can connect thoughts from the past and present…

The old man's words were like a refreshing nectar to the ears.

The initial part covers the origins of tea ceremony, its true essence, and the theories and various schools of thought within the tea ceremony.

The middle stage covers everything from tea ceremony procedures to tea utensils, and from tea classification to tea preservation.

Later on, the two started drinking tea constantly.

Six major tea categories and four major tea seasons.

Modern tea, historical tea, innovative tea.

The old man even had tea that had been lost for a long time.

There were hundreds of kinds of tea, and Gu Heng drank one cup after another.

At first, the old man brewed the tea for Gu Heng, but later it became Gu Heng brewing the tea for the old man. From clumsy movements to skillful movements, and finally to movements that were natural and elegant.

During this time, Gu Heng drank tea while listening to the old man explain the characteristics, origins, history, and effects of each type of tea.

Unbeknownst to him, Gu Heng's entire demeanor became increasingly elegant and natural.

……

As dusk settled, the setting sun cast a golden glow.

The drifting clouds resembled a dragon coiling and circling, their scales and claws scattering tiny specks of light.

On the large bed in the bedroom, Gu Heng slowly opened his eyes.

After a brief moment of confusion, his expression gradually cleared.

I glanced at the time; it was exactly three hours.

"Brother Tongzi..."

"Awesome, super awesome!"

Gu Heng felt the tea ceremony knowledge filling his mind, and everything he had just experienced in the bamboo pavilion was completely preserved.

He even remembered the taste of those famous teas very clearly.

Before using the tea tasting card, Gu Heng was a complete novice when it came to tea ceremony.

After using the tea tasting card, he can now say without any modesty that he is a tea master in all right.

A poor man suddenly becomes rich.

Why are people often called nouveau riche?
The root cause is a lack of foundation, knowledge, and vision.

In high society, tobacco, alcohol, and tea can be considered the most basic social mediums.

Because regardless of their status or age, people will always have a preference for one of these three.

There are very, very few people who don't like alcohol, cigarettes, or tea.

Take yesterday's dinner for example; Wang Baoshan is clearly a person who enjoys both cigarettes and alcohol.

At the dinner table, he would occasionally talk about things related to tea and cigars, and even offered Gu Heng a cigar at the table.

To avoid revealing his weakness, Gu Heng could only politely decline, citing poor health as the reason.

Later, when Wang Baoshan and others talked about drinks, he took the opportunity to talk to Luo Xiwen, thus missing the topic.

Gu Heng had originally planned last night to cram on his knowledge of tobacco, alcohol, and tea starting today, but he never expected that Brother Tong would be so considerate and give him everything he needed right away.

At this moment, Gu Heng looked at the cigar tasting card and the fine wine tasting card in his system backpack, which were still shimmering with a faint light, and his eyes gleamed with intense anticipation.

He had intended to use the remaining two tasting cards at once, but feeling a slight fatigue between his brows, he hesitated for a moment and temporarily suppressed his impulse.

Clearly, although the appraisal card has incredible functions, it still follows the most basic law of conservation of energy, and using it once still consumes a lot of Gu Heng's mental energy.

"One a day shouldn't be such a burden."

Gu Heng pondered this in his mind, then looked up at the sky outside the window.

The setting sun poured down like molten gold, dyeing the clouds into a beautiful tapestry of orange-red, crimson, and dark blue.

He picked up his phone and looked at the unread messages, most of which were photos that Luo Xiwen had taken for him.

The already dignified and elegant Luo Xiwen, now dressed in a top-of-the-line Chanel suit, exuded even more nobility, and her entire demeanor changed.

Gu Heng replied briefly, then opened Jiang Ruan's chat window.

"Mr. Gu, how about going swimming tonight?"

This message was sent by Jiang Ruan half an hour ago.

"now?"

Gu Heng replied to the other party.

Almost immediately after Gu Heng sent the message, Jiang Ruan replied: "Chairman Gu, I have a client here, it may take another half hour. Why don't you go to Lio first, I'll come to find you right after I get off work."

After seeing the message, Gu Heng hesitated for a moment, then got up, changed his clothes, grabbed his car keys, and walked out of the executive suite...

(End of this chapter)