Iron Bull Legend

Tie Niu and Zhang Dapao were chatting when they heard a knock on the door. Tie Niu had already sensed from the breathing sounds outside the door that there were several people standing outside, and each person's breathing sounds were different.

It seemed that they were a few elderly people. Tie Niu stood up immediately. He had guests coming to visit, and as the host he couldn't just sit there with his arms and legs spread out. Although he didn't know who the visitors were, he still had to observe basic courtesy.

"Haha, Mr. Tie, please forgive me for my intrusive visit. Knowing that you didn't leave, I contacted a few old friends directly. It's almost noon, so let's sit down and have a few drinks." Ji Hongyuan greeted Tie Niu with a smile and explained his purpose.

"I'm so happy to have such distinguished guests here. You're so welcome. Please come in and have a few cups of tea. I'll treat you all later." Tie Niu understood immediately when he saw that it was Ji Hongyuan and the six middle-aged and elderly people he brought with him were all dressed in extraordinary clothes.

"Okay, let's ask for a cup of tea first, and then we'll sit down and have a few drinks. I invited a few old friends today. It just so happens that they are in Hong Kong City these days and we haven't met for a long time." Ji Hongyuan took the lead and walked into the living room to show his familiarity with the host.

"Xiao Wan, when distinguished guests come to visit, we must brew a pot of good tea to entertain them. This is one of my treasures. I will demonstrate it to you and let you taste it." Tie Niu had a tea cake in a simple packaging in his hand. As soon as he took it out, the unique aroma of fermentation wafted through the room.

"Haha, Mr. Tie, this is top quality. Although I have some wealth over the years, I have never had the chance to drink such good tea. The cake you gave me has been hidden by my grandfather, and he won't let me touch it at all." Ji Hongyuan laughed and his eyes widened.

"Hmm? Hongyuan, the taste of this tea is really unusual. Could it be the kind of old tea cake that has been sealed for more than a hundred years?" A white-haired old man next to Ji Hongyuan couldn't help but sniff again, slowly closed his eyes, thinking silently, feeling the mellow taste of the tea cake.

"Well, Brother Ma, you are right. According to my father's judgment, it is at least over a hundred years old, maybe even longer, to be preserved so well. Moreover, its storage environment should be closed and low-temperature space to preserve such a complete taste. Mr. Tie, can you tell me the specific storage time?" Ji Hongyuan is worthy of being an old hand. After a round of praise, he still gave the opportunity to solve the answer to the owner Tie Niu.

"About a thousand years ago, this was accidentally obtained from a shipwreck in the deep sea. It is wrapped in a special moisture-proof and anti-humidity packaging. After thousands of years of historical sedimentation, it has the mellow taste it has today. I also obtained it by chance," Tie Niu introduced casually.

However, the next moment, everyone else in the room gasped. It was almost a miracle that a shipwreck that had been in the deep sea for more than a thousand years could be found. No matter how good the packaging was, it still had its fatal flaw, which was that it was in the deep sea.

Therefore, several people were able to taste something from these words that they had never dared to think of, that is, the deep sea and shipwrecks. This is interesting. The preservation time of about a thousand years is already China's ancient Maritime Silk Road. This is a product of business and trade with overseas. Judging from the product quality of that period, this is the best of the best.

Now they were lucky enough to have a taste, which was already a great fortune. They sat there and watched Li Xiaowan's hands like messaging butterflies, quickly washing the tea at a constant temperature for a few seconds, and then pouring out the tea soup with water. They could see the dark red tea soup with a little residue. When it was brewed for the second time, the tea soup became like red wine.

After Li Xiaowan warmed all the teacups with boiling water and added hot water into the tea soup, the color of the tea soup became a little lighter, but the wafting tea fragrance once again intoxicated the people in the room.

After Li Xiaowan distributed cups to several guests, she quietly kept a little for herself and poured it into the teacup in front of her. She gently picked it up, sniffed it lightly in front of her nose, and then took a small sip. The sweet aftertaste made her, the VIP butler who often took care of guests, feel happy.

The six guests did not respond to the host's invitation. They each held up the teacup with their fingers stretched out, and sniffed it lightly, sipping it slowly and savoring it carefully, just like Li Xiaowan. Although they did not believe what the young man Tie Niu said, they were all experts in tasting.

As soon as they took out the tea cake, they had already realized the excellence of this tea cake. The tea aroma wafting out of it already made them amazed at the extraordinary nature of this tea cake. The tea soup was even more silky when they drank it, just like a mellow old wine warming the stomach.

"Good tea, it's really top-notch. I, Old Ma, am fortunate enough to taste such a fine product that has been treasured for thousands of years in my lifetime. I have no regrets in this life." The old man, who was called Brother Ma by Ji Hongyuan, shouted loudly before he put down his teacup. It can be seen that he is a tea lover.

"Brother Ma, and everyone, I solemnly introduce to you this person, the mysterious boss behind the often-talked-about Cang Tianxia who has never been seen." Ji Hongyuan paused to give everyone time to think, "He is currently working for Mr. Tieniu, Tie, in the Yangcheng government."

When Tie Niu heard Ji Hongyuan's words, he already knew that he would have frequent contact with these business tycoons in Hong Kong in the future. It would be inappropriate for him to meet with them with Li Hui's appearance, so he rubbed his hands on his face a few times to restore his original appearance.

"Ah, you are Yangcheng's acting mayor Tie Niu." One of the youngest middle-aged men in his forties stood up suddenly, stared at Tie Niu with burning eyes and looked at him carefully.

"Sir, you know me." Tie Niu also stood up with a smile, automatically stretched out his hands and shook hands with the other party, shaking them up and down.

"Haha, Mayor Tie, I've heard of you very well. My friend Duolun praised Mayor Tie very much when we contacted each other before. He also told me about Mayor Tie's many feats and the friends you made. I'm really impressed. Also, Mayor Tie's jade identification skills are the best among our generation. My name is Zhou Mingcheng, and I'm also a practitioner in the jewelry and jade industry. I hope that we can get closer to each other in the future." Zhou Mingcheng stood up and laughed, like brothers who hadn't seen each other for many years.

"Ah, you are the mayor Tie Niu who has close ties with many celebrities and young men from all over the world, and you are also the behind-the-scenes boss of Cang Tianxia. I am really lucky to meet you today. I am Han Qingyang, and I often travel to Western countries, mainly doing trade. As long as there is money to be made, there will be people like us."

"Nice to meet you, nice to meet you." As soon as Tie Niu heard this person's words, he could understand from his words that he was engaged in business related to antiques. He had a very bad and uncomfortable feeling in his heart. The loss of the country's cultural relics in the past was probably related to them.

"Mr. Tie, Brother Han Qingyang is a patriotic businessman. He often collects cultural relics from overseas. Although he has not handed them over to the mainland government, they are still hidden in Hong Kong Island for exchange among us antique lovers." Ji Hongyuan may have seen the coldness in Tie Niu's eyes, so he hurried forward to introduce him, which was also to endorse Han Qingyang.

"Haha, I'm also doing exchanges related to antiques. Mr. Han, please give me more guidance in the future." When Tie Niu heard this, his words became polite.

"Mayor Tie, you're too polite. I have some wealth, so if I see any items from our ancestors overseas that I like, I will spend a lot of money to buy them back. Although Hong Kong Island has not yet returned to the mainland, we are Chinese after all, and we are descendants of Yan and Huang."

"Mr. Han, you misunderstood. I have the same patriotic sentiment as you. Currently, I have collected most of the objects handed down by our Chinese ancestors that have been lost overseas, and I am exchanging them in the Tibetan world in China. I can't be considered a patriotic businessman, but I don't want the things handed down by our ancestors to be lost overseas and used as a tool for Westerners to make money."

"Haha, you see, our Mayor Tie is not only a government official, but also a patriotic child. Today, based on this patriotic heart and the reunion of old friends, I hope everyone will let me, Old Ma, pay for today's gathering. Although, no one is short of this little money, I am already very moved by this feeling. So, please give me, Ma Hansan, a chance, please." The white-haired old man called Old Ma by Ji Hongyuan laughed and introduced himself, and grabbed the opportunity to pay the bill for lunch today.

It has to be said that these people are not only elites in the business world, but also experienced and smooth people. They are very adept at handling occasions such as social interactions. They not only resolved the awkwardness between Tie Niu and Han Qingyang, but also allowed everyone to have a new understanding of their gathering.

The rest of the people also introduced themselves one after another. There was Liu Menglong, who was engaged in Southeast Asian trade, Huo Dongguang, who was in the European construction industry, Xu Weili, who was in the Hong Kong port terminal business, and Ding Li, who was in maritime transportation. Each of these people was a leader in their industry and an elite figure in Hong Kong Island. Today, they gathered in Tie Niu's room at the Peninsula Hotel.

"Okay, it looks like the time is almost up. Old Ji, you can make the arrangements and we'll start now. If we drink any more, our stomachs will be full of tea," Ma Hansan said quickly.

"Okay, Xiaowan, make a call downstairs and we'll be there right away," Ji Hongyuan instructed Li Xiaowan who was standing aside, and the other party also quickly walked out of the room to make arrangements.

Laura had heard the voices in the room a long time ago, but she didn't understand what everyone was talking about localization. However, the hunger in her stomach made her stand up, open the door directly, and walked out with her long legs.

"Teacher Laura, please call them both out and go downstairs to eat together." Tie Niu saw Laura at a glance and almost forgot about the three of them, so he quickly said this.

"Who is this?" Ji Hongyuan asked as he saw the fair-skinned and beautiful Laura with a sense of déjà vu.

Tie Niu also saw the confusion on Ji Hongyuan's face, and immediately realized that it might be that Teacher Laura's identity could no longer be concealed, so he simply introduced her to everyone: "This is Laura, the eldest princess of the Eagle Kingdom royal family. Currently, she is the president of Tianzhijiaozi, and this time she came to Hong Kong Island for a tour."

As soon as Tie Niu finished speaking, all seven people present were stunned. After all, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. She is the eldest princess of the royal family. What does that represent? She is the pride of the Great Eagle Empire and represents the royal family standing in front of them.

The eldest princess of the Great Eagle Empire royal family came in person. According to Hong Kong Island's current reception, the Governor of Hong Kong needs to come in person to greet her. However, she showed up in the Peninsula Hotel and in Tie Niu's room. So, these people were all upset, even Ji Hongyuan.

In her heart, she kept blaming Li Xiaowan for being careless, but she was relieved the next second. After all, the room was booked by Tie Niu, and there was a purpose for not telling her about her identity as the royal princess, which was to meet in private and it was not convenient to disclose the news of her trip.

The seven of them quickly saluted the eldest princess of the Great Eagle Empire royal family with gentlemanly manners. Laura was also very graceful and polite in returning the salute, fully demonstrating the quality and etiquette of the royal family.

"Okay, let's go downstairs and have a few drinks. It's an honor for the Peninsula Hotel to have so many distinguished guests gathered here. Today I will not refuse to take the lead." Ji Hongyuan directly invited everyone at this time and took control of the initiative on the scene.

"Haha, it seems that I can't compete with Ji Sheng. Please go first, Your Highness," Ma Hansan invited directly. After all, he was the oldest among these people and had the right to say this. Everyone also turned their eyes to Laura.

Sisters Michiko and Miyoko had also walked out of the room. When Laura saw the current situation, she thought that if she didn't leave, it would be troublesome for everyone else to stay here, so she raised her hand and made a gesture to give way, then walked in front, and the two sisters followed.

Tie Niu and Ji Hongyuan followed closely. Before leaving the room, Tie Niu gave Zhang Dapao a look, and the group went downstairs directly.

In the room where Ji Hongyuan invited Tie Niu to dine yesterday, Tie Niu's guess was witnessed once. This is the place where Ji Hongyuan, the owner of the Peninsula Hotel, exclusively entertains VIPs. It is also the only privileged exclusive place of the Peninsula Hotel that is not open to the public.

After everyone sat down, Li Xiaowan poured the red wine that had been opened long ago for each guest present, and various exquisite dishes were placed on the table one after another.

A group of people at the table began to toast each other. With the addition of Laura, Michiko and Miyoko, the whole banquet was held in a very pleasant environment. Laura even acted like the eldest princess of the royal family and acted like an ordinary person, which made her even more popular.

Tie Niu also took the opportunity to talk about his governing philosophy in Yangcheng and the attitudes of the superiors.