"How could this be?" George was confused, and so were the others present.
Zhu Yanyi, however, remained calm. She checked her watch. "It’s about time. Let’s finish our afternoon exchange tasks first, then we can continue."
"No need," George said seriously. He turned to Old Liu. "Mr. Liu, what do you think? This is an International Medical Exchange Conference. Naturally, exchange is the main focus. We are exchanging right now, so continuing like this this afternoon is fine, isn’t it?"
"Yes, I want to keep listening too. I’ve only heard a little bit and just started to get the flavor. Stopping now feels very bad," David from Country B said.
"Yes, we are exchanging right now," several other country representatives agreed.
Seeing this situation, Old Liu went aside to discuss with relevant personnel. Then he came back smiling. "Originally, there was free discussion time. Since everyone wants to continue, let’s push today’s original agenda to tomorrow and move the later free exchange discussion time up."
Gu Jingtian said, "In that case, Old Liu, please get some tea sets. The six of us, senior and junior disciples, will brew some tea for everyone. Also, bring some snacks. Eating, drinking, and discussing is a great enjoyment in life."
Old Liu smiled. "That’s easy. Wait here." Since it wasn’t raining or snowing, and the surrounding entrance was dense with heaters inside, sitting here, even in a semi-open area, wouldn’t feel cold.
Old Liu acted quickly. Soon, people brought in folding tables and chairs. There were six folding tables and eight or nine tea sets, but many more cups.
Including Zhu Yanyi’s table, there were seven tables in total. Gu Jingtian, Qu Zhong, Yu Qingyun, Zhu Ziming, and Dong Bocao each found a table. They asked everyone to sit around, then boiled water, washed the tea sets, and brewed tea for everyone.
As disciples of the Medicine Elder, their tea-brewing skills were top-notch, each with their own unique style.
"You Chinese people are amazing. The way you brew tea looks so beautiful," George said with a smile after looking around.
"Looking good is one thing, but the most important thing is that the taste of the brewed tea must be just right," Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "I started practicing brewing tea when I was five. I’ve never stopped. Every time I brew tea, it’s not for myself to drink, but for others. So, I put my best wishes into the tea. That’s why the taste you drink is different."
"That’s too magical," Deng Qing said with a skeptical expression.
Zhu Yanyi didn’t explain further. "If you don’t believe it, you can taste the tea brewed by my five senior brothers. Their wishes are different from mine. Everyone’s blessing is different, so the taste of the tea will also be different."
Hearing Zhu Yanyi speak so magically, George and Deng Qing actually stood up. With doubts in their hearts, they walked around and tasted the tea from each table. The other country representatives, who had been watching the show, also wanted to know if it was true. When George and Deng Qing finished drinking and showed surprised expressions, they knew Zhu Yanyi was telling the truth.
Gu Jingtian’s tea was very gentle.
Qu Zhong’s tea had a strong fragrance but a light taste, somewhat unconventional, yet people couldn’t bear to stop drinking it.
Yu Qingyun’s tea was strong and mellow, making people want a second sip after the first.