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Chapter 261: Chapter 128 Grandfather
"Don’t move!"
The distinguished professor lost his composure on the spot and shouted to stop the brash behavior of the blond kid.
"Kid, don’t touch my pot!"
Whoosh!
Su Huai looked up, Gu Jiuyue turned her head, both looking at Wang.
Wang Yuqing felt her scalp exploding from her granddaughter’s astonished gaze, and her heart skipped a beat as she had a bad hunch.
This is bad, it’s all falling apart!
But after all, she was a wily fox with 70 years of experience; her mouth twitched twice, and then she squeezed out a chuckle, saying, "Hot."
Then she personally picked up the purple clay teapot and took the initiative to pour tea for Su Huai.
"I’ll do it, I’ll do it, you’re young with delicate skin and have never made tea before, don’t burn your hand... Sit tight, sit tight, let Grandpa top you off with another cup!"
Gu Jiuyue slowly retracted her gaze to her book, popping another cherry into her mouth.
"Su Huai, you take a seat, let Grandpa do it."
Her attitude came off as nonchalant, but it also fully reflected her trust in Grandpa and her caring for Su Huai.
The professor’s hand shook, and he overpoured the tea.
Lil’ Cotton-padded Jacket actually takes it for granted to order me to serve this little brat?!
Wang Yuqing didn’t have the concept of a blond kid in her mind, but she felt a similarly sour emotion.
When she was born, she was just so little, so tiny and soft. When I picked her up, she would giggle, reaching out her little hands to grab my beard...
After doting on her for so many years, is she now neglecting her own grandpa because of a male classmate?
Unacceptable!
...
A mother-in-law grows fonder of her son-in-law the more she sees him.
But male seniors put up quite a theatrical show.
If a boy isn’t outstanding enough, they barely give him a second glance;
And if a boy is too outstanding, they feel abandoned, their minds racing with all sorts of wild thoughts.
Initially, Wang acted quite cunning and sly, but when she witnessed Gu Jiuyue’s exceptional treatment of Su Huai, her emotional control collapsed spectacularly.
Come on, I’m just an ordinary classmate and good friend!
Su Huai muttered to himself, pretending not to notice Wang’s loss of composure, turned his head, and began to extol the virtues of the tea with Gu Jiuyue.
"This tea is really good; its color is clear and glossy, possessing substance, the flavor is full of life once it enters the mouth. It’s thick and rich, the sweet fragrance permeates slowly and bluntly, but its penetration is extremely strong. It impacts the teeth, throat, and even the stomach continuously with its sweetness, delicacy, and smoothness—absolutely marvelous!"
Hiss...
Grandfather Wang took a sharp breath.
A kindred spirit, such a precise description—has this kid been drinking tea for decades?
Impossible, impossible, Su Huai obviously wasn’t a tea enthusiast, what kind of kid doesn’t drink soda but steeps tea all day?
So this kind of appreciation must be a natural talent.
Wang Yuqing herself couldn’t tell a thing about tea until she was 50, her only requirement for tea was for it to be strong—a half cup of tea leaves in a thermos with one cup of water, and it wasn’t until a change occurred at home that she slowly learned to appreciate tea.
From this perspective, Su Huai might possess a maturity beyond his peers, based on cultural roots.
Wang Yuqing couldn’t help but ask, "Su, do you like traditional things?"
Su Huai probably knew why she asked, so he deliberately looked a bit confused: "Not really? Eating McDonald’s, reading Harry Potter, playing basketball like Kobe, listening to hip hop and electronic... Most of the things I like are pretty trendy."
Wang was dumbfounded.
Staring intently at Su Huai, she felt like she was in the presence of an absolutely incomprehensible oddity...
Su Huai blinked rapidly and glanced down at his tea cup, suddenly adopting an enlightened expression.
"Oh, if you’re talking about tea, actually, I never touched it before. My family’s circumstances were modest, and my father could only afford jasmine tea; he’d steep a big glass of it. I took a sip when I was a kid, and it was so bitter I nearly cried..."
His calm and genuine narration left Wang even more perplexed.
"Then your... your comments just now... they were really on point."
"Pshaw!"
Su Huai rubbed his hands sheepishly, his face full of embarrassment.
"What do I know... I was just describing off the top of my head. It’s the first time I’ve tasted such good tea, I was just moved to comment."
After a pause, he looked earnestly at Wang Yuqing: "Thank you, Grandfather Wang, for entertaining me with such good tea. My family is quite poor. Before I went to college, I could scarcely afford drinks that cost three yuan, but right now, I really am starting to appreciate the charm of tea."
Such an exaggerated account aroused a rare curiosity in Gu Jiuyue.
She looked up, her interest piqued, "Is it really that good?"
Su Huai nodded solemnly: "Truly, I’ve been impacted in a way I never have before. I am super grateful for Grandfather Wang’s warm hospitality."
Kid, you’ve got the gift of the gab!
Gu Jiuyue smiled brilliantly and suddenly stood up to walk to the study.
"Wait for me, I can’t give you Grandpa’s big tea cake, that’s his lifeblood, but my father has sent over many other famous teas. I’ll dig them out for you, and you can pick a couple to take home and enjoy slowly..."
You could tell she was genuinely happy, as that was an unprecedentedly long speech for her.
And she had a reason to be—her good friend had finally shown high enthusiasm for something of which she, too, could provide. This was just fantastic.
However, Wang was completely panicked.
He reached out in vain: Hey, hey, hey, come back!
Er, as someone concerned about saving face, Grandpa might have reached out, but his mouth didn’t open in time.
His darling granddaughter was about to give a classmate two boxes of tea. As a proud Tsinghua University professor, wasn’t he too stingy to forbid it, to actually say something and stop her—how would that look?
The old child’s fingers futilely grabbed at the air a couple of times before he drew back his hand, then turned to look at Su Huai with a forced chuckle, trying to compensate: "This kid, all hustle and bustle, I wanted to stop her to tell her which one tastes better but I didn’t have the chance..."
