The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 479

Chapter 479: Chapter 448, Drinking Tea_1

After lunch, the women dined in the old lady’s courtyard. Once the meal was finished, Daohua led several young ladies to the back garden.

In the Jiao Pavilion, the maids had already hung the drapes and lit the charcoal brazier.

Zhou Jingwan said without any reserve, “Quickly bring out your good tea, and let me show you a thing or two.”

Daohua laughed, “Oh, you’ve learned to brew tea now?”

Zhou Jingwan, with a look of grievance, said, “My mother confined me to learning for over a month. Even if I were slow, I should have learned by now.”

Daohua said, “Then we’ll have to have a good tea tasting session later.” With that, she signaled for Wang Manman to fetch the tea leaves and tea set, then led Yang Xiujun, Yan Yunxi, and the others to take their seats.

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Zhou Jingwan lifted her chin proudly, “Just watch.”

Yan Yile said with a smile, “Sister Zhou, my third sister is also learning tea brewing and tasting from Madam. Why not have a little comparison between you two later?”

Zhou Jingwan looked at Yan Yishuang and raised her eyebrows, “Let’s compete then. I’ve only been learning for a little over a month, so losing won’t be a dishonor.”

Yan Yishuang gave an embarrassed smile, “Sister Zhou is being too modest. Although I’ve been learning for a few more days, I’m still very clumsy. Please go easy on me later!”

Though her words were humble, her expression was full of confidence.

She put great effort into mastering tea appreciation. Among her sisters, she was the best student. In other matters, Master Shen always favored the eldest sister, but in the art of tea, it was she who often received his praise.

Seeing that Yan Yishuang was not giving way to the guest, Yang Xiujun was concerned that this might offend Zhou Jingwan and lead to unpleasantness, so she glanced at Daohua.

However, Daohua just watched with a smile, saying nothing and showing no intention of intervening or advising.

Hesitating for a moment, Yang Xiujun tugged at Daohua’s sleeve and whispered, “We’re all sitting together to chat and enjoy tea. Do we really need to compete?”

Daohua said with a smile, “It’s alright. We’ve got nothing better to do anyway, so let them have their contest. It will be a good test of their skills, and we’ll get to enjoy some delicious tea.”

Yang Xiujun was somewhat dumbfounded. Aren’t hosts supposed to avoid potential disputes at all costs when entertaining guests? Why was Cousin Yiyi so unconcerned?

Was it due to a lack of similar hosting experience, or was it that the way of entertaining guests differed from Beijing?

Seeing Yang Xiujun’s worried face, Daohua explained with a laugh, “Jingwan is magnanimous. This ‘competition’ is really just for fun, an opportunity to showcase her learning. She doesn’t take winning or losing too seriously.”

“And as for Yishuang, she has a real talent for tea appreciation. The tea she brews is indeed delicious. Later, we should drink several cups.”

Yang Xiujun’s expression froze slightly. She was quite surprised by Daohua’s indifference to a concubine’s daughter showcasing her talent.

Letting a concubine’s daughter outshine others—Cousin Yiyi must either be naively magnanimous or a person of broad and generous heart.

In Beijing, no legitimate daughter would allow a concubine daughter to surpass herself.

Obviously, Cousin Yiyi, who could help her aunt with the household management affairs at such a young age, was not foolish.

Suddenly, Yang Xiujun felt a touch of envy for Yan Yishuang. In the Yang Family, the elder sisters above her were not easy to deal with. She would have been grateful just to avoid their schemes, let alone be given a chance to shine.

Before long, Wang Manman arrived with Guyu, Lixia, and several tea sets, along with a variety of tea leaves.

Yang Xiujun glanced at the tea leaves in the case, and her pupils contracted slightly—Longjing, Biluochun, Maojian… all of these were tribute teas.

Just as rumors suggested, the Prince Residence indeed had close ties with her uncle’s house.

Then, Zhou Jingwan and Yan Yishuang started brewing tea. The movements of both were extremely pleasing to the eye. Daohua smiled as she watched and directed Wang Manman to bring boiling water, busying herself with brewing a pot of Wuyi Rock Tea.

Just as Zhou Jingwan and Yan Yishuang were about to finish brewing their tea, laughter suddenly echoed from the garden entrance.

Within moments, Yan Wenxiu appeared with a group of people.

Yan Wenxiu, upon seeing the people in the pavilion, was slightly taken aback and somewhat annoyed. He should have sent someone to check if the pavilion was occupied before coming over.

Although they were all acquaintances, they were, after all, external men.

Nevertheless, having come this far, it would be inappropriate to turn back now. Yan Wenxiu could only smile and say, “We wanted to see the flowers in the residence, so I led them here. I didn’t expect to find you all here as well.”

Standing in the pavilion, Daohua responded, “The flowers are in the courtyard. Feel free to look around.” Then, shifting her gaze, she saw Xiao Yeyang standing beside her elder brother, looking somewhat surprised.

What was he doing here?

Yan Wenkai peered through the bamboo curtains at the steaming pavilion, called out loudly, “Big sister, what are you doing in there?”

Before Daohua could reply, Zhou Jingwan jumped in, “We’re brewing tea.”

Yan Wenkai immediately beamed, “Then I must go in and ask for a cup to taste.” Saying this, he walked towards the pavilion without consideration for the others.