"Try this!" Bernard’s face was full of anticipation.
The bottle was opened, and the aroma of fruit filled the air, gradually the fragrance of the wine emerged.
"What a fragrant wine!" Chu Qingxue couldn’t help but speak up. She had tasted many types of wine before, but this kind was unique, the first she had seen.
Bernard personally poured a glass for Ye Chenfeng, who first sniffed it, then slowly swallowed the wine under the envious eyes of the crowd.
Ye Chenfeng showed a blissful expression, exhaling a long breath.
At this moment, even his body emitted a mixed fragrance of fruit and wine, making people instinctively want to get close to him.
"Delicious!" Ye Chenfeng praised.
Bernard grinned: "It’s a shame there’s only this bit left. Next time, you’ll have to wait until next year to drink it again. Now, my greatest joy in life is waiting for the birth of Monkey Wine!"
Monkeys gather fruits from the mountains and pile them up. The fruits at the bottom get squeezed and broken by the upper layer, producing fruit juice. Meanwhile, the upper layer blocks air from getting in, causing the juice to react with the wild yeast on the surface of the fruits, turning it into wine.
This kind of wild fermentation is truly a matter of fate; real Monkey Wine is priceless.
Monkey Wine, stored by monkeys in hollow trees, ensures the fruits don’t rot during winter. The tree must be hollow and sealed... it’s extremely difficult!
Monkey Wine is essentially unreachable. Today’s so-called Monkey Wine is just a few fruits mashed and artificially fermented into fruit wine, very different from the real thing.
Real Monkey Wine exists only one season, and as time passes, the wine decreases, making it harder and harder to obtain Monkey Wine!
Ye Chenfeng smiled: "Bernard, your eager expression is exactly like that of the Wine God!"
Bernard chuckled embarrassedly: "Thanks to you for only telling me the location back then, instead of the Wine God."
"If I had told the Wine God, that place probably wouldn’t exist anymore," Ye Chenfeng said.
Bernard poured another glass for Ye Chenfeng. As Chu Qingxue and Lu Wanqing thought he would pour for them, Bernard suddenly put the wine jug away, treating it like a treasure.
Chu Qingxue and Lu Wanqing showed awkward expressions. Seeing everyone’s attention wasn’t on them, they glanced at each other and exhaled a long sigh of relief.
Yet their eyes instinctively looked at Ye Chenfeng’s glass of Monkey Wine!
"I saw that place a year ago!" Bernard said with a tightened expression, whispering to Ye Chenfeng’s ear.
Ye Chenfeng’s gaze also tightened, and he said lightly: "And then?"
"It’s said that something big is bound to happen there, something earth-shaking is going to emerge!" Bernard’s expression turned even more serious: "You need to be careful."
"Alright, I get it." Ye Chenfeng nodded.
After chatting with Ye Chenfeng for a while longer, Bernard reluctantly left.
The four of them happily dined. After dinner, Chu Qingxue and Lu Wanqing’s first instinct was to look at Ye Chenfeng’s glass of Monkey Wine.
It was empty, but the fragrance still tantalized their taste buds.
"Thank you very much today, Mr. Ye!" Qingliu Yiye said with a full smile.
Chu Qingxue and Lu Wanqing then remembered Ye Chenfeng mentioned earlier he would treat them to a free lunch, could it be this place?
Indeed, the free lunch spot Ye Chenfeng mentioned was here.
Ye Chenfeng froze, then a sly smile appeared on his face: "Qingliu Yiye, you should be the one to thank."
"Hmm?" Qingliu Yiye showed a hint of confusion.
"Come, come!" Ye Chenfeng summoned the waiter: "Everything today goes on this gentleman’s tab. Bernard himself cooked today, and we even tasted the secret wine, the price should double!"
He just realized Ye Chenfeng was setting him up!
"Sir, the total is..."
Upon hearing the price, Qingliu Yiye nearly spat blood. It had indeed doubled, but he still paid.
Outside the restaurant, Ye Chenfeng said to Chu and Lu: "I told you, the free lunch I promised is a reality, I don’t do things half-heartedly."
Qingliu Yiye, who had just paid, nearly stumbled and fell.
"Qingliu Yiye, no need to send us off, you’ve done plenty today!" Ye Chenfeng snapped his fingers, Fred arrived in a car to escort them.
Qingliu Yiye couldn’t help but say: "Miss Qingxue, tonight we’re on the same flight, I booked the seat next to yours!"
Before Chu Qingxue could respond, Ye Chenfeng spoke first: "No need, Mr. Qingliu Yiye. We’re on the afternoon flight! And the food on the plane is free, no need for you to treat us. When the time comes to need your help, I’ll find you."
Qingliu Yiye was speechless, knowing it was Ye Chenfeng’s idea to arrange Fred and change the flight.
"See you in Milan then, Mr. Ye!"
In the afternoon, Ye Chenfeng, Chu Qingxue, and Lu Wanqing boarded the flight to Milan.
"When did you change the flight?" Chu Qingxue asked, amazed at Ye Chenfeng’s swiftness.
Ye Chenfeng curled his lips into a smile: "While you all were focused on that brat."
"He’s not a brat, he has a name, Qingliu Yiye!" Chu Qingxue corrected indignantly.
Lu Wanqing glared at Ye Chenfeng before saying slowly: "Ye Chenfeng, why did you drink the Monkey Wine all alone? Weren’t you supposed to treat us? Such a good thing, why did you drink it alone?"
Lu Wanqing sounded quite dissatisfied.
Even Chu Qingxue agreed: "Exactly, didn’t you see how much we desired it?"
Ye Chenfeng smiled silently, then magically produced a simple, rustic wine jug, filling the cabin with its distinctive fragrance, refreshing everyone.
Chu Qingxue and Lu Wanqing showed unprecedented excitement, carefully holding the Monkey Wine.
Seeing how they hesitated to drink it, Ye Chenfeng was speechless and said: "Go ahead and drink. If Bernard knew I took the Monkey Wine he cherished more than his life, I wonder if he’d be furious!"
"You stole it?" Chu Qingxue’s forehead was lined with black marks.
Ye Chenfeng sighed: "I had no choice. Didn’t you notice he always poured me only half a glass? If I didn’t take it, would he have given it to me?"
"Ye Chenfeng, who are you that Bernard treats you with such respect?" Lu Wanqing finally voiced her curiosity, which was also Chu Qingxue’s curiosity.