Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 436 - 435: Did Not Consider Su Mu’s Age

It’s not to say that Jiang Maohua was particularly ugly.

On the contrary, one could tell that Jiang Maohua must have been a handsome young man back in his day.

It was just that Jiang Maohua had a square-shaped face.

This type of facial structure is considered masculine for men.

For girls, it would mean having a large face.

So, thankfully, Jiang Xinxuan was very good at picking genes, perfectly avoiding this trait.

Imagine if Xuanxuan’s melon-seed face were replaced by her dad’s square face—it was something Su Mu truly found a bit hard to accept.

"Good, good, Su Mu—come, have a seat, and try the tea I just brewed,"

"This is made with the tea set you gifted me and the pre-Qingming Longjing tea. How does it taste?"

Jiang Maohua had no idea that Su Mu was mentally appraising his square face.

Seeing the young man, who he could only admire from afar at the Su Family gatherings surrounded by others like a star amongst the moon, now standing right in his study and politely calling him "Uncle."

Jiang Maohua’s heart was filled with indescribable excitement.

"Su Mu, please take a seat."

"This is your uncle’s first attempt at brewing tea properly; I’m not sure how skilled I am,"

Bai Mingyun called Su Mu over to sit around the tea set.

Bai Mingyun remembered that although her husband enjoyed fiddling with tea sets,

he would only occasionally go to a specialized shop to brew a pot of tea.

That was only during holidays or sometimes during the New Year’s celebrations.

Usually, Jiang Maohua simply didn’t have the time to do such leisurely activities.

Thus, regarding her husband’s first full attempt at brewing tea, Bai Mingyun really couldn’t guarantee that it would turn out great.

"Come, come, one cup for each of us—let’s all taste the tea I brewed."

"While my tea-brewing skills may not be top-notch, the quality of the tea set Su Mu gifted is excellent,"

"And this superior pre-Qingming Longjing tea as well—these are all bonus points that can make up for my lack of skill."

Jiang Maohua was very satisfied with his own work.

After pouring four cups of tea, Jiang Maohua handed the first one to Su Mu.

Although by order of seniority, Su Mu was the junior.

But in the Jiang Family, Su Mu was an honored guest.

Jiang Maohua today had especially intended to demonstrate his tea-brewing skills for Su Mu.

So it was only natural that Jiang Maohua handed the first cup of tea to Su Mu.

Su Mu was not shy, he took the cup of tea offered to him by his girlfriend’s father.

Jiang Maohua was not eager to hand the remaining tea to his wife and daughter either.

Jiang Maohua knew that the two of them were not really tea enthusiasts anyway.

Thinking that since he and Su Mu were both men, they would have a different appreciation for tea, Jiang Maohua placed all his hopes on Su Mu.

Jiang Maohua forgot one thing: Su Mu was still an eighteen-year-old youngster.

At that age, be it boys or girls, most don’t take an interest in tea.

"Su Mu, have a taste and let’s see how your uncle’s skills are?"

Seeing that Su Mu didn’t seem in a rush to taste the tea after receiving the cup, Jiang Maohua urged him somewhat anxiously.

Su Mu was taken aback—weren’t they supposed to taste it together?

Su Mu thought his girlfriend’s father handed him the first cup just because he was a guest.

Therefore, Su Mu didn’t delay too much.

But Su Mu truly hadn’t expected that after Jiang Maohua handed him a cup of tea, there would be no follow-up action.

But instead, they kept staring at me, and when they saw that I had no intention of tasting, they even started rushing me.

Su Mu glanced at his girlfriend and her mother, and they both looked expectant too.

Could it be that my girlfriend’s dad really made tea for me today?

When I first heard my girlfriend’s mom, I thought she was just being polite.

"Su Mu, try it out and see. My dad keeps boasting about his tea-making skills to me and my mom."

"Actually, my dad always makes it at those specialized tea tasting places, how could he have done it himself from start to finish?"

"Today is actually the first time my dad has made tea all by himself."

"Su Mu, you don’t need to be polite later, just say it as it is, so I can find out if my dad was always bragging or not."

Maybe because her boyfriend was there, Jiang Xinxuan had become quite "bold."

She even started teasing her own dad.

Jiang Maohua suddenly felt that his earlier analogy of his daughter as a "little cotton-padded jacket" had been used incorrectly.

Looking at his daughter now, where was there a hint of being a little cotton-padded jacket? She was completely like a leaky one now.

It’s true what they say, having a boyfriend makes one forget her dad.

Jiang Maohua felt the saying "daughter is a loving worry for her father" acutely.

However, it was clear to see that Xuanxuan and Su Mu’s relationship was very good.

For this, Jiang Maohua felt quite relieved.

So, regarding his daughter’s "tearing down the stage" behavior, Jiang Maohua didn’t make any comment.

"Yeah, Su Mu, taste your uncle’s skills and give both me and Xuanxuan a heads-up."

"If it’s not tasty, we won’t drink it either."

Bai Mingyun didn’t mind at all that her husband didn’t pass her a cup of tea.

From Bai Mingyun’s tone, it seemed like she had a bit of schadenfreude.

It was as if, if Su Mu found her boyfriend’s dad’s tea to be bad, Bai Mingyun and Xuanxuan could avoid it as if they had narrowly escaped a disaster.

Looking at the two women who were simultaneously "betraying" him, Jiang Maohua was utterly speechless.

The tea he made was top-quality Ming Qian Longjing, did they need to act as if it was poison?

"Su Mu, don’t listen to them, they have no appreciation."

It seemed like a counterattack was coming, as Jiang Maohua finally voiced his protest.

"Su Mu, tea should be drunk while it’s hot, it won’t taste the same when it cools."

Jiang Maohua lifted his right hand, signaling for Su Mu to quickly take a sip of the tea he had worked hard to prepare.

It was obvious Jiang Maohua had a lot of confidence in himself.

Moreover, Jiang Maohua seemed very certain that Su Mu would like his tea.

That confident look on his face was enough to show Jiang Maohua had not considered Su Mu’s age at all.

Jiang Maohua only thought that, like him, Su Mu was a man, but he forgot that when he was young, he also didn’t like to drink tea.

Seeing the eager eyes fixed on him, Su Mu didn’t want to say much anymore.

According to Uncle Jiang’s words, tea wouldn’t taste good once cooled.

So shouldn’t the four people in the study each take a cup of tea and slowly savor it now?

Besides, all four cups of tea were poured out at once, wouldn’t they cool down even faster that way?

Su Mu was very puzzled.

But Su Mu couldn’t say much either, he couldn’t just tell the three people staring at him, "There are three more cups of tea on the tea set, you can just taste them yourselves."

Quietly bringing the teacup to his mouth, Su Mu felt that it was best he said nothing at all.

"How is it?"

True to being a family, as soon as Su Mu took his first sip of tea, Jiang Xinxuan and her parents asked the question simultaneously.

And their expressions were all anxious.

Was it necessary to take it so seriously?

Su Mu felt that it was just a cup of tea.

How come, when it came to his girlfriend’s family, it seemed like what he was drinking wasn’t tea, but had turned into gold?

Honestly, Su Mu didn’t have much research into tea.

But even as a layman, Su Mu knew the cup of tea in his hand tasted good.

After the first sip of tea, it started off with a slight bitterness, which quickly turned into a sweet, refreshing, and comforting flavor that lingered slowly in the mouth.

Because Elder Su liked to drink tea, Su Mu also had some basic understanding of it.

The standard for good tea is that upon entering the mouth, it should be either mellow or fresh and full-bodied, with bitterness that dissipates, and with a rich aroma that lingers.

So, Su Mu knew that the cup of tea in his hand definitely counted as a good one.

Of course, with such expensive tea leaves, as long as his girlfriend’s father’s tea-making skills weren’t too poor, it probably wouldn’t be bad.

If some more ordinary tea leaves were used for Xuanxuan’s father to brew, Su Mu knew the flavor he was tasting now would not be the same.

You get what you pay for, and this principle is very practical.

"Su Mu, how is uncle’s tea-brewing skill?"

Jiang Maohua saw that Su Mu’s expression was calm, with no frowning or anything like that.

Jiang Maohua knew that this meant the taste of the tea he brewed was not bad.

If the brewed tea was poor, besides the initial bitterness, the aftertaste left in the mouth would only get increasingly bitter.

Then Su Mu’s expression wouldn’t be this calm.

People are extremely sensitive to bitterness.

Even if Su Mu controlled himself well, Jiang Maohua felt he could still detect it through Su Mu’s subtle expressions.

Now that Jiang Maohua had noticed nothing, it could only mean that the taste of the tea was acceptable.

So now, Jiang Maohua was quite confident in his tea-brewing skill.

Jiang Maohua was eager for Su Mu to say something to prove his skill.

It was also to show his wife and daughter, who never believed he could brew good tea, that he indeed could.

"Good tea."

As to how good his girlfriend’s father’s tea-brewing skill was,

As a layman, Su Mu really couldn’t judge.

But what he was holding in his hand right now was a cup of good tea, and that much Su Mu felt he could assess.

After all, a few tens of thousands of yuan for top-grade pre-rain Longjing is definitely good tea, so of course, the tea brewed from it would be good as well.

In that regard, Su Mu had not spoken wrongly.

Of course, exactly how Su Mu’s two words were to be understood would vary from person to person.

After all, Su Mu was complimenting the tea itself, which is to say, the tea leaves.

"Hahaha, good, Su Mu really has good taste."

After Su Mu’s confirmation, Jiang Maohua slapped his thigh and laughed happily.

Now in Jiang Maohua’s eyes, Su Mu was no longer just his daughter’s boyfriend; it was simpler than that.

Jiang Maohua directly regarded Su Mu as a kindred spirit.

A kindred spirit in the way of tea.

It seemed that Jiang Maohua took it as Su Mu approving of his tea-brewing skill.

Su Mu just smiled and said nothing; there was no need to explain.

As people might interpret it differently, let them think as they would.

After all, it was a matter of no great significance, and there was no need to be overly precise.

"Is it really that good?"

Bai Mingyun was still somewhat skeptical.

Bai Mingyun felt that Su Mu might just be giving face to her husband because he was Xuanxuan’s father.

After all, it was my husband’s first time really messing with these things, and did he manage to brew good tea on his first try?

Bai Mingyun felt, isn’t this a bit too simple?

Bai Mingyun at this moment directly ignored the fact that along with the tea set Su Mu had sent to her husband’s study, there were also two cans of high-quality tea leaves.

To say there were two cans was actually just a few ounces.

They were just in two pretty boxes, which made it seem like there was a lot.

Of course, if the prices of these two cans of tea leaves were to be revealed, it’s estimated that ordinary people wouldn’t be able to accept it.

This was really more expensive than drinking gold.

How could it possibly not taste good?

"Try it for yourself."

Jiang Maohua handed over a cup of tea he had poured earlier to his wife.

Now that he had Su Mu’s approval, Jiang Maohua was also very confident.

Jiang Maohua was no longer afraid of his wife and daughter saying anything negative about the taste of the tea.

Jiang Maohua felt that if his wife and daughter still ended up thinking the tea was bad, it could only mean that the two of them lacked taste.

Anyway, since the young master of the Su Family had recognized his tea-making skills, Jiang Maohua was feeling rather elated.

Jiang Maohua had heard that Elder Su of the Su Family had a great interest in tea.

Therefore, Jiang Maohua also had a lot of confidence in Su Mu.

In Jiang Maohua’s heart, if Elder Su loved tea so much, even if Su Mu wasn’t an expert, he certainly knew a great deal about tea.

Now that Su Mu had given his approval, wasn’t that the same as Elder Su affirming him?

To receive Elder Su’s approval was such an honorable thing.

At this time, Jiang Maohua had every reason to be floating on air.

"Xuanxuan, you try it as well."

Holding a cup of tea in his hand, Jiang Maohua brought it to his lips and gently took a sip.

Pointing to the last cup of tea on the tea table, Jiang Maohua signaled Xuanxuan to get it herself.

Jiang Maohua knew his daughter didn’t study tea and usually didn’t like to drink it.

He hadn’t expected Xuanxuan to give any kind of appraisal.

It was just to let Xuanxuan join in on the fun.

Meanwhile, Bai Mingyun took the cup of tea his husband handed to her and began to slowly taste it.

Jiang Xinxuan saw that everyone had begun to enjoy the tea her father had brewed.

And since her father also gestured for her to try it,

Jiang Xinxuan thought that this was tea and tea sets Su Mu had given to her father.

It held a different meaning compared to other teas.

So, even if she didn’t like drinking tea, Jiang Xinxuan still picked up the last cup from the tea set, ready to give it a try.

Jiang Xinxuan didn’t feel any particular way about why Su Mu’s cup was handed to him by her father,

while she had to get her own cup herself.

After all, in Jiang Xinxuan’s heart, it was very normal for Su Mu to receive special treatment anywhere.

Even in her own home.

"It’s really not bad, quite delicious."

Just as Jiang Xinxuan lifted the tea cup and was about to smell the aroma of the tea, Bai Mingyun had already taken a sip.

It was as if the assessment was complete, Bai Mingyun gave his verdict.

Of course, Bai Mingyun’s idea of delicious was because this tea wasn’t like the usual ones that remained bitter to the end.

After a slight bitterness, Bai Mingyun actually tasted sweetness.

This was also a complete overturning of Bai Mingyun’s understanding of tea.