Chapter 107: Chapter 107 - 104 Drinking Tea_i

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“Congratulations on becoming the new ace of the tenth floor!”

As soon as Lin Yuan left the office, the people in the composition department began to applaud, with Wu Yong and a few others leading the congratulations.

“Thank you.”

Lin Yuan displayed a smile in line with social expectations.

One of his colleagues joked, “To celebrate, maybe Admirable Fish should treat us to a cup of coffee?”

“No coffee.”

Lin Yuan instinctively shook his head, “I’ll treat everyone to tea instead.”

Everyone was delighted, “Tea works as well. There’s a tea house downstairs. Shall we go down now, or would you prefer to call and have them deliver it?”

“No need for that trouble.”

Lin Yuan turned back and reentered 01′ Zhou’s office.

Zhao Jue, who hadn’t yet left, was talking to 01′ Zhou. Seeing Lin Yuan come in, both looked curiously at him, “Do you need something, Lin Yuan?”

Lin Yuan asked, “Where is your tea?”

01′ Zhou was stunned for a moment, then laughed, “In the bottom drawer on the left.”

Apparently, the kid had given up on coffee and taken to tea.

Lin Yuan nodded, riffled through 01′ Zhou’s drawer, and then walked out with a box of tea leaves.

01′ Zhou startled, exclaimed in alarm, “Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute, you can’t drink all of that!”

Lin Yuan replied, “I’m treating everyone.”

The colleagues outside the office, who were peeking through the door, saw that Lin Yuan had directly taken 01′ Zhou’s treasured quality tea leaves. Their eyes sparkled, and they gave him a thumbs-up!

“Admirable Fish is ruthless indeed!”

“01′ Zhou is bleeding a fortune!”

“Those tea leaves are precious!”

“01′ Zhou is too good to Admirable Fish.”

“You could do the same if you had his skills.”

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Everyone was exceedingly enthusiastic.

01′ Zhou was uneasy, wanting very much to reclaim the box of tea Lin Yuan was carrying off.

Zhao Jue, sitting at the side with intense calmness, commented, “Director Zhou, you are indeed generous. Little Zhao admires you.”

01′ Zhou:

How could he lose face in front of Little Zhao?

He forced himself to remain calm and waved helplessly at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan didn’t think too much about it and went straight out with the tea. He began to brew it for his colleagues, since there was hot water readily available. “Give me some!”

To his surprise, his colleagues seemed to love tea more than coffee, were even more eager for it, and quickly gathered around him.

He was shrewd after all.

How expensive is the tea downstairs!

Doesn’t 01′ Zhou have readily available tea right here?

He didn’t just take 01′ Zhou’s tea for free, anyway. He could always buy 01′ Zhou another box to make up for it. It was definitely more cost-effective than buying from the tea house downstairs.

With these thoughts in mind.

Lin Yuan brewed a cup for himself as well. Halfway through drinking it, Wu Yong suddenly leaned in to him and said, “You’ve got some nerve! This tea costs at least tens of thousands a box. 01′ Zhou usually can’t bear to drink it himself, let alone any of us. Now that you’ve managed to get your hands on it, we are really benefiting on your account.”

Lin Yuan’s hand trembled.

Wu Yong didn’t notice Lin Yuan’s reaction. Blissfully, he said, “Honestly, tea that costs tens of thousands for a box, it really tastes different!”

Lin Yuan glanced back at 01′ Zhou.

01′ Zhou was rubbing his temples hard.

Looking at the tea in his hand and then at the now empty box of tea, Lin Yuan suddenly found himself missing the sixty yuan a cup coffee upstairs.

Should he reimburse 01′ Zhou?

Until the time he left work, Lin Yuan was still pondering this significant dilemma in life. He found it hard to comprehend why there were people like 01′ Zhou in the world who actually drink tea that costs tens of thousands a box. Such people don’t know how to live a sensible life!

Don’t all types of tea taste the same? It’s just like coffee, all subtly different. The only difference is the degree of sweetness and bitterness. With that kind of money, wouldn’t it be more tempting to buy some ice cream and accompany it with a portion of pudding jelly?

“Teacher Admirable Fish.”

Just as Lin Yuan was grappling with his thoughts, a voice drifted into his ear. He looked up to see two men standing in front of him. One was Tao Ran, whom he’d met before, the other was a stranger.

“My name is Jin Shuyu!”

Jin Shuyu quickly introduced himself.

Lin Yuan paused, “What is this about?”

Tao Ran solemnly said, “Our previous actions caused you discomfort. We are here to apologize. These gifts are a token of our sincerity. Please accept them!”

Tao Ran was carrying a few boxes.

Lin Yuan didn’t take them, “It’s fine.”

Jin Shuyu gave a bitter smile, “Teacher Admirable Fish, please don’t be so formal. What happened last time was wrong of me. I’ve been reflecting deeply on it. I give you my word, such things won’t happen again!”

“That’s good then.”

There’s a saying: don’t accept rewards for deeds not done.

Lin Yuan nodded his head and prepared to leave.

Jin Shuyu gave Tao Ran a meaningful look, and Tao Ran took his hint. He promptly handed the boxes in his hands to Lin Yuan, “There’s nothing of great value inside, just some tea leaves.”

Tea leaves?

Lin Yuan’s nerves jumped. Unable to help himself, he stopped, hesitated a moment, leaned in towards Tao Ran, and asked softly, “How much does this tea cost?”

“Not very expensive.”

Tao Ran quickly waved his hands to dismiss it.

Lin Yuan frowned, “That won’t do.”

Tao Ran froze, then coughed, “A box costs thirty to fifty thousand. If you’re not satisfied, I can get you better ones. But reserve high-quality tea in advance; you have to give me some time…”

“I’m very satisfied!”

He could give this tea to 01′ Zhou as compensation.

Lin Yuan took the gifts quickly. But, he felt leaving like this was somewhat improper. So he spoke sincerely, “I don’t hold it against you guys, so you really don’t have to be so formal next time.”

“Okay!”

Both men sighed heavily in relief.

Looking at Lin Yuan’s receding figure, Jin Shuyu breathed a sigh of relief and said with lingering fear, “Brother Tao, you must remember, the people we absolutely can’t afford to offend in this company are the composers, or rather, composers of Admirable Fish’s level.”

“Certainly!”

Tao Ran nodded emphatically.

Jin Shuyu smiled, “But perhaps we’ve overthought it. Admirable Fish is a human after all. Didn’t he accept these gifts? We’re all mundane people. It won’t be difficult to get on his good side in the future if he likes money.”

“Foolish!”

Tao Ran retorted.

Jin Shuyu: “Huh?”

Tao Ran shook his head, “Teacher Admirable Fish is absolutely not a man who can be swayed by money. Even when I offered two million for the song ‘Red Roses’, he didn’t bat an eye. You think a petty gift of tens of thousands of dollars is something he’d care about?”

“So that’s how it is.”

Jin Shuyu said, “Then why…”

Tao Ran sighed, “That’s the magnificent character of Teacher Admirable Fish. He probably just didn’t want us to keep worrying, to make us feel uneasy, so he accepted our gifts. He even specifically asked me the price of the tea. He was testing me! A few tens of thousands of yuan is a neither significant nor insignificant amount. If it’s too cheap, it seems insincere, but if it’s too expensive, it changes the nature of the gesture. So it’s just to put our minds at ease, to tell us that he genuinely forgives us.”

“I understand!”

Looking at Lin Yuan’s retreating figure, Jin Shuyu felt somewhat moved. He had been too crude in his assessment of Teacher Admirable Fish!