Chapter 580 Red Wine
Kasai Yuri extended his right hand and said in a friendly manner: "Hello, Mr. Fang, my last name is Kasai, and my given name is Yuri."
Jiang Qilan held his hand and shook it up and down: "Mr. Kasai, I have heard of you for a long time. I am Fang Wenjian."
"I am sorry that I did not attend your ceremony. I just came here at midnight yesterday." Kasai Yuri apologized very sincerely.
Looking at the sincere expression on Kasai's face, the Duke of Leinster felt sick. He thought to himself: You are a Japanese dog who talks nonsense as soon as you open your mouth! You are so good at pretending - if you had not arrived in Los Angeles three days ago and lived in my mansion, I would have been fooled!
However, the two of them agreed that they could not let anyone know that they met in advance.
In order to avoid people noticing this, Kasai Yuri and the Duke of Leinster arrived at the White Club one after the other, instead of going together.
For the sake of the alliance, the Duke of Leinster managed his expression.
However, the Duke thought to himself: I can't believe the words of this Japanese country casually in the future. It's too good at pretending.
Jiang Qilan smiled slightly: "It's okay, it's okay - you are so busy with official duties, I can't invite you for such a small matter, so I didn't send you an invitation."
Kasai also laughed.
The two seemed to have forgotten the Duke of Leinster standing aside.
This made the Duke of Leinster feel very unhappy.
Fang Wenjian, as a junior, didn't take the initiative to greet him?
It's really too rude.
The Duke of Leinster couldn't help but snorted coldly.
This sound startled Jiang Qilan.
His eyes finally moved away from Kasai Yuri and glanced at the Duke of Leinster.
Kasai Yuri also seemed to suddenly remember his companions, and introduced with a smile: "Forgive me for forgetting to introduce you: Mr. Fang, this is the great lion duke of England - the Duke of Leinster."
Jiang Qilan nodded reservedly: "Hello, Duke of Leinster, nice to meet you."
The Duke of Leinster was even more unhappy.
He felt like he was meeting European royal relatives - this young man was so arrogant!
The Duke of Leinster snorted, looked down at Jiang Qilan, and said in a muffled voice: "Well, hello."
Kasai Yuri raised a sincere smile: "Let's not stand at the door. Please ask Mr. Fang to come in. Let's drink tea and chat slowly."
After that, he stepped aside to make way for the passage and made a gesture of invitation.
Jiang Qilan nodded, "Excuse me."
After that, he walked into the house.
As soon as he entered the house, he caught a glimpse of the matcha utensils on the table and said in a joyful voice: "Matcha?"
Kasai Yuri followed him and replied: "It's matcha. Mr. Fang is really knowledgeable. Please sit for a while and allow me to make you a special drink from my hometown."
Jiang Qilan said: "I didn't expect that I could taste the most authentic Japanese matcha in America. I am very lucky today."
"Please--" Kasai Yuri waited for Jiang Qilan to sit down before he lifted the hem of his kimono and sat in his original position.
The attendant withdrew and closed the door carefully.
This time, the Duke of Leinster sat next to Yuri Kasai.
Jiang Qilan sat in the seat where the Duke of Leinster had sat before.
The three of them were silent.
Yuri Kasai was making matcha very seriously - according to convention, during the process of making matcha, the person in charge of cooking tea is not allowed to speak.
And Jiang Qilan did not speak, and he carefully appreciated the process of making matcha.
This made the Duke of Leinster very anxious.
He had prepared a lot of questions to ask Fang Wenjian, but in this situation, he couldn't ask them?
These questions were stuck in his throat, and it hurt.
But he still held back.
The matcha powder gradually blended with the water under the regular stirring of the tea whisk.
At this moment, Jiang Qilan suddenly broke the silence.
"Mr. Kasai, do you like red wine?" he asked.
Yuri Kasai was stunned, not understanding why this young man who looked very cunning asked this question.
However, it didn't seem to be a dangerous topic.
After a little thought, Yuri Kasai nodded and admitted: "Yes, I like drinking red wine."
Jiang Qilan smiled and said: "Then, Mr. Kasai, I would like to give you a little advice."
Yuri Kasai was a little unsure of what he meant by this, but still said humbly: "Please go ahead."
"The quality of several red wines produced by the Mayacamas Estate Vedder Mountain Cabernet in 2012 is not good. You might as well try their winery's 2016 vintage - although the date is a little fresher, the quality is excellent - because that year, California's Cabernet Sauvignon had a bumper harvest. In addition, the 2007 Stephen Ross Etienne Garden Pinot Noir red wine is not as good as the 2018 vintage."
What is he talking about? The Duke of Leinster didn't understand.
However, an unpleasant "sizzle--" sound rang beside him.
The Duke of Leinster turned his head and found that the sound came from the tea whisk in Kasai's hand.
The whisk scraped across the bottom of the tea bowl - this is a taboo when stirring matcha powder - the whisk must not touch any part of the tea bowl.
And Kasai Yuri, his expression that had always been calm as if he was wearing a mask, cracked a crack.
Shock, fear and all kinds of complicated emotions flashed by.
Jiang Qilan said the name of the red wine that Kasai Yuri tasted in the Duke of Leinster's wine cellar -
He even clearly stated the origin and year of the red wine!
How did he know that?
What else did he know?