Chapter 19: Life Skill: Crafting Breeze Tea!

Chapter 19: Life Skill: Crafting Qingfeng Tea!

Seeing Lu Feng receive praise, Da Fei also inquired, “Young Master Feng, shall we go upstairs to see your office?”

Besides the tea rooms and the chess and card room, the teahouse had two offices.

One naturally belonged to Da Fei, the manager, while the other was reserved for Lu Feng, the owner.

“Sure!” Lu Feng went upstairs to check his office. The space was quite large and impressive.

Inside, besides the desk, there was also a tea table with two shelves on either side displaying various teas and liquors, perfectly capturing the teahouse’s ambiance.

In the future, when he entertained guests, he could do so in this office.

As he descended, another customer arrived.

Like before, the moment they entered, they asked about Qingfeng tea and bought three boxes to take away.

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That night.

Lu Feng made another trip to the hospital.

Upon arrival, the attending physician was just finishing an examination of his mother and smiled as he said, “Mr. Lu, your mother’s condition has basically stabilized. She can be transferred to a general ward tomorrow.”

Lu Feng’s face immediately brightened, “Thank you, doctor!”

The physician gave a few more instructions before leaving the room.

Filled with joy, Lu Feng turned to Lin Shuang, “Mom, you’ll be well soon.”

“Mm,” Lin Shuang nodded, a subtle relief softening her expression.

She wasn’t naive. Even though the nurses and doctors reassured her not to worry, she knew ICU fees were exorbitant.

She was well aware of their family’s situation. Her son must have endured immense pressure for her illness, and she didn’t even know how much debt he had accumulated. Perhaps he had been borrowing money everywhere.

She didn’t want to burden her son with worry, so she pretended to be oblivious.

Now that she could finally leave the ICU and would be discharged soon, she resolved to work twice as hard selling fruit, lest she waste even more of her son’s precious years.

Lu Feng chatted with his mother for a while. After she rested, he gave a few instructions to the caregiver before leaving the hospital.

He then returned to Qingfeng Teahouse.

As he reached the parking lot outside, he saw Xiao Yao escorting a customer out.

“Mr. Chu, please take care,” she said with the sweetest smile she could muster, helping the client load ten boxes of Qingfeng tea into the trunk.

After the client drove away, she excitedly pumped her fist—this sale had earned her 7,500 yuan.

Spotting Lu Feng, she quickly and respectfully greeted him, “Young Master Feng, we sold another ten boxes of Qingfeng tea.”

“Good job!” Lu Feng praised with a smile.

The compliment clearly pleased her.

Inside the teahouse, the other four girls were equally happy and motivated.

They had earned substantial commissions today; after the first customer, nearly every new patron brought in thousands in commission.

Back when they worked regular jobs, a month’s pay was barely a few thousand yuan. Without formal education, many jobs weren’t suited for them or sustainable.

Now, selling tea seemed perfectly fitting.

As soon as Lu Feng arrived, Da Fei reported promptly, “Young Master Feng, thirty-two customers came this afternoon. Most were attending a business department seminar and asked about Qingfeng tea as soon as they walked in.”

“Everyone bought tea. Some took a little, others a lot. In total, 143 boxes of Qingfeng tea were sold. Of the 200 boxes you brought, only 57 remain.”

“These customers will surely use the tea to entertain others. Once they know the price, more people will likely come in the next few days, and the teahouse will need another batch of Qingfeng tea.”

“Understood. A batch will arrive at my apartment tomorrow. I’ll notify you then.” Lu Feng nodded and, upon leaving the teahouse, contacted the packaging workshop via WeChat, transferring a deposit to order 500 new boxes.

The next day.

Lu Feng immediately launched the game “After the Apocalypse” and surveyed the surroundings of the Qingfeng Tea Headquarters through the movable game camera.

After confirming no issues nearby, he entered the game and began extracting Qingfeng tea from the headquarters.

After retrieving the tea, he brought the empty packaging boxes back into the game.

It took him half a day to remove all the tea from the shelves and part of the warehouse stock—enough to reach 500 boxes.

Then, Lu Feng examined the tea shop more closely.

He hadn’t noticed before, but behind a shelf northwest of the main area, separated by an office, was a door labeled “General Manager’s Office.”

Lu Feng entered and found an entire wall embedded with cabinets.

Inside the cabinets were more boxes of tea.

These were still Qingfeng tea, but the packaging was different—more luxurious—with two types: one containing a larger quantity, the other smaller.

Using the game’s scanning ability, Lu Feng examined the information on both types:

[Qingfeng Tea, crafted with a special secret recipe, limited quantity. Due to unique processing, the tea quality is higher, with a shelf life of several decades. Tea brewed has special effects: Aroma +2, Sweet Aftertaste +2, Refreshing and Thought-Enhancing +2.]

[Qingfeng Tea, crafted with a special secret recipe, extremely rare. Due to unique processing, the tea quality is superior, with a shelf life of several decades. Tea brewed has special effects: Aroma +3, Sweet Aftertaste +3, Refreshing and Thought-Enhancing +3.]

Seeing these attributes, Lu Feng realized these were two premium versions of Qingfeng tea, superior to the ordinary +1 version that already sold well for 7,500 yuan a box.

He wondered what the +2 and +3 teas would be like.

While examining the cabinets, he also noticed a special tea plaque carved with dense writing.

[This is a special life skill plaque. It appears to contain the skill for crafting ordinary Qingfeng tea. Do you wish to learn this skill?]

Lu Feng was astonished.

He had been curious about how to make Qingfeng tea, and now the answer was literally handed to him.

Of course, no real tea company would publicly display their secret recipe, but this was a game world.

In the game, characters could learn skills by finding various skill plaques on the map.

Besides combat skills like melee and firearms, there were all sorts of practical and impractical life skills.

Crafting Qingfeng tea was likely considered a trivial life skill in the game.

But in reality, this skill was invaluable—ordinary Qingfeng tea sold for 7,500 yuan a box.

Lu Feng decisively chose to learn it. If he could make Qingfeng tea in the real world, he could easily start a tea factory.

Then, no matter what mysterious items he sold in the game world, he could better disguise the source of his funds.

In the next moment, something astonishing happened. The skill plaque instantly dissolved into shimmering lights that merged into his body. A stream of information flashed through his mind, imprinting itself as an unforgettable memory.

The information was precisely about crafting ordinary Qingfeng tea.

(End of chapter)