"I mean, there are so many dishes for just the two of us!" Lin Hao said, "Isn't it a bit too luxurious?"
The good sister on the side said: "Master Lin, we don't usually cook so much, but the young lady is sick. I don't know what she wants to eat, so I can only ask the cook to cook a little of everything."
Li Bing said calmly: "Thank you for your hard work, dear sister!"
The good sister hurriedly said: "It's not hard, it's not hard. As long as I can eat a few bites, it will be worth all the hard work."
Listening to the conversation between the two, Lin Hao felt a little funny. Why did the good sister have to work so hard? The chef was the one who worked hard. She was just giving instructions.
When he was about to start, Lin Hao suddenly stopped and asked: "Hey, Li Bing, you don't need me to feed you tonight, right?"
Li Bing blushed, shook his head and said: "No need!"
Lin Hao asked again: "You don't need me to feed you anymore?"
"No need!" Li Bing shouted hurriedly, "I already have a little appetite tonight."
Lin Hao nodded, ignored her, and started eating like crazy.
Watching Lin Hao eating, Li Bing felt very interesting, because no matter what kind of food it was, it seemed to become a delicacy in his mouth. Eating it with relish not only made people feel happy, but also stimulated the appetite.
Just like now, she who didn't really want to eat at first couldn't help but start eating slowly.
After taking a few bites, Li Bing asked: "Want to drink?"
"Is there any wine?" Lin Hao stopped and said, "There is no feast without wine. If there is any, of course we have to drink."
Li Bing said: "Then what wine do you want to drink?"
Lin Hao said casually: "Let's get a bottle of Lafite from 1982!"
Li Bing asked: "Do you really want it?"
Lin Hao asked: "Is it really true?"
"Of course! And there are quite a few." Li Bing said that he would turn to Uncle Xing next to him and say: "Uncle Xing, please help me go to the wine cellar to get a bottle of 1982 Lafite!"
Uncle Xing nodded and left the restaurant.
Lin Hao said in surprise: "Isn't it true that the Lafite produced in 1982 is extremely rare and cannot be bought now?"
Li Bing said: "It's true. Chateau Lafite produced relatively little red wine in 2082, only 240,000 bottles. The market allocated to our country is only 50,000 bottles, but in our country we can drink it in a year."
Two million bottles are produced, how many of the two million bottles do you think are genuine?"
Lin Hao smiled bitterly and said, "How could I know?"
Li Bing said: "I dare say that except for auctions, most of the ones circulating on the market are fake. And the real ones are almost all in collectors' wine cellars."
Lin Hao said: "Then you are also a collector?"
Li Bing shook his head, "I don't think so, the wine was given by my father!"
Lin Hao said: "Huh?"
Li Bing said: "This wine is the reception wine used when my father prepares to marry my mother, but... forget it, just don't tell me!"
Lin Hao opened his eyes wide, "Isn't it too lavish to entertain guests with this wine?"
Li Bing said: "That happened more than ten years ago. Although Lafite was a little expensive in 1982, the price was not as outrageous as it is now! But even now, if our Li family wants to hold any happy events, it can still be done
I used Lafite from 1982 to entertain the guests.”
Lin Hao was dumbfounded and asked: "Li Bing, how much money does your family have?"
Li Bing said: "I'm afraid you have to ask grandpa's financial advisor to know this, but I can say for sure that it should be an astronomical figure!"
Hearing what she said, Lin Hao suddenly thought of something, and then he felt bad about himself.
Li Bing didn't notice the change in his expression, because at this time Uncle Xing had already gone to the wine cellar to get a bottle of 1982 Lafite.
After getting the wine, Uncle Xing asked: "Miss, would you like to open it now?"
Li Bing did not answer, but asked Lin Hao, "Do you really want to drink?"
Lin Hao put aside his worries for the time being and said, "Why, you can't bear to leave anymore?"
Li Bing shook his head, "It's just a bottle of wine. There's nothing I can't bear to part with. But if I really want to drink it, I'm afraid I won't be able to drink it now."
Lin Hao asked: "Why?"
Li Bing said eloquently: "For aged red wine, because the tannins and pigments in the wine will form sediments over a long period of time, if you drink it immediately, pouring it into the cup will not only be unsightly, but also produce some
It’s bitter. So before drinking, the first thing to do is to sober up!”
Lin Hao laughed and said: "I haven't even drank yet, and I'm starting to sober up?"
Li Bing shook his head and said: "The decanting I'm talking about is not to wake people up, but to wake up the wine. After opening the wine, pour it into the decanter steadily and slowly, leaving the sediment at the bottom of the bottle. This process is called decanting, or it can
It's like changing the bottle! Through the contact between the wine and the air, the tannins in the wine soften, the sulfide smell dissipates, and the closed aroma is fully released, so that it will have a better taste when you drink it."
Lin Hao asked: "Will it take a long time for it to wake up?"
Li Bing shook his head again, "How long it takes to sober up depends on the variety, year, brewing process and storage conditions. There is no precise concept of time, but for this 1982 Lafite, at least a few
Hour."
After hearing this, Lin Hao said with emotion: "Thank you, Miss Li Er, Mr. Lin has become more attractive again!"
Not only him, but also the good sister and uncle Xing next to him also increased their knowledge, but it was not because of Li Bing's wide knowledge, but because of her talkativeness.
They knew that the second young lady of the Li family was withdrawn, taciturn, and even moody. Normally, when she spoke, she would start with one sentence and stop with two. This was true for servants like them, but also for servants like them.
So does her family!
However, tonight, she has said more to Lin Hao than she has said to others in a year!
Such an abnormality, how could they not be surprised!
Li Bing pointed at the red wine in Uncle Xing's hand and said, "Do you think this bottle of Lafite is fake?"
Lin Hao shook his head, "I can't tell."
Li Bing ignored him and said to Uncle Xing: "Open it!"
Lin Hao asked in confusion: "Didn't you say you can't drink it right now?"
"You can't drink it now, you can save it for tonight!" After Li Bing replied, he said to his good sister: "Let's open another bottle of champagne."
Lin Hao asked in a rustic manner: "Isn't it said that you can only drink champagne when there is something festive?"
Li Bing said: "Although drinking champagne during festive seasons is more appropriate, no one stipulates that there must be some happy event before drinking champagne. As long as you are happy and want to drink it, then drink it."
Lin Hao nodded and quietly gave this willful rich man a thumbs up.
Li Bing then added: "Besides, today is indeed a happy day, and it can even be said to be a day worth remembering."
Lin Hao said: "How can you see it?"
Li Bing said: "The first one is that I escaped death. The other one is that I have recovered from a serious illness. The other one is that you and I have gotten to know each other!"
With a soft sound of "Boom!", the good sister opened the champagne and poured a glass for each of them. The rich aroma of the wine immediately spread out on the dining table.
Li Bing raised his glass and said: "Lin Hao, let's drink to today!"
Lin Hao laughed and nodded: "Okay, but your body is not fully recovered yet, so you can't drink..."
Li Bing interrupted him and said: "I will only take a small sip!"
Lin Hao then clinked the glass with her, and after taking a sip, his eyes were still on the bottle of Lafite 1982 that had been poured into the decanter.
Li Bing asked: "Isn't champagne delicious?"
Lin Hao said: "It tastes good, but I still want to drink Lafite."
Li Bing said: "Why?"
Lin Hao said: "Because that one is more expensive!"
Li Bing couldn't help but laugh again and cursed lightly: "You are such a country bumpkin!"
Lin Hao: "Uh!"
The good sister explained from the side: "Master Lin, although that bottle of Lafite is expensive, in terms of price, it is not worth the price of this bottle of champagne!"
Lin Hao: "Ah?"
The good sister continued: "The full name of this bottle is Bolkov Champagne, and the current price on the market is 70,000."
Lin Hao was stunned and said: "Seventy thousand!??"
The good sister nodded, "Yes!"
Lin Hao said doubtfully: "But didn't it say that the auction price of Lafite in 1982 was 80,000? How can this champagne be as expensive as Lafite?"
The good sister chuckled and said: "Master Lin, I forgot to add that the 70,000 I mentioned is pounds!"
Lin Hao: "..."
Yes, Mr. Lin Daguan is really stunned!
Such a bottle of wine, which is only 30 liters at most, costs 70,000 pounds, which is equivalent to about 700,000 RMB? Just drank a small glass worth tens of thousands?
Oh my God, do you dare to be more wealthy?
Li Bing obviously enjoyed the dinner with Lin Hao very much, but the good sister was undoubtedly a bit talkative, like a light bulb, so she said: "Good sister, you and Uncle Xing go to dinner."
The two nodded and were ready to go down.
"Wait a minute!" Li Bing pointed to the newly opened champagne and said, "Take the champagne down and let everyone try it!"
Uncle Xing promised that he would go get the wine and distribute it to the servants and bodyguards in the villa.
"Wait a minute!" Lin Hao also shouted, then took a large glass, filled a glass, and then handed the champagne to Uncle Xing.
Li Bing said: "If you like drinking, just open another bottle!"
Lin Hao didn't like wine, but thinking of the women at home who liked drinking, he couldn't help but ask, "Can I pack it?"
Li Bing joked: "Are you planning to walk around without drinking?"
Lin Hao chuckled, "Yes!"
Li Bing seemed to have read through his thoughts and said coldly: "I can only drink it here. If I want to take it back and give it to others, there is no way!"
Lin Hao: "..."
When you meet a close friend, a thousand cups of wine is too little, and half a sentence is too much to talk without speculation.
Having met the right person at the right time, Li Bing talks more than ever before.
But on the contrary, Lin Hao, who was always talkative, seldom spoke. Basically, Li Bing was talking and he was listening.
After the meal, Li Bing continued to talk and took Lin Hao into the leisure tea room of the villa. However, what she drank was not tea, but boiled water. What Lin Hao drank was not tea, but the bottle of Lafite that was almost awake.