Stop!" Just as the police were about to take action and JIETOU was preparing to go wild, Zui Tianshi and the restaurant owner walked out together.
After coming out, the restaurant owner quickly stepped forward to stop the police. He then told them that he had withdrawn his report and would no longer pursue the matter.
The police were embarrassed by this turn of events and scolded the owner before leaving in their car.
Once they left, the restaurant owner sprang into action. He directed his security guards and waiters to clean up the lobby while continuing business as usual. At the same time, he brought in a manager who immediately led a team outside for some publicity work. They announced that there would be an extraordinary wine-tasting competition at their establishment tonight.
Since many people had already gathered outside due to what happened earlier inside, when they heard this announcement from the manager, they quickly filled up every corner of the restaurant's hall.
As waiters busied themselves serving guests, others set up a long table in front of everyone for use during wine tasting competitions.
After setting everything up properly on stage with me sitting next to Zui Tianshi at either end of it all: "Dear friends and distinguished guests! Welcome to Xinye Restaurant! Tonight we will present you with our special program: The Five-Star Wine-Tasting Competition! Now let me introduce our two distinguished guests participating in this event!"
"Chi Qingshuai is also known as Drunken Master; he carries alcohol everywhere he goes. With thirty years of experience under his belt, he is one of China's most renowned wine connoisseurs."
"And challenging him tonight is my young friend here... umm... what was your name again?"
"My name is Liu Yiheng," I stood up and introduced myself politely while smiling towards everyone present in attendance. "I apologize for any misunderstandings between us and the restaurant earlier. We came here to learn from Drunken Master's expertise and seek his guidance."
"Hahaha! Well said, young man! You are a talented youth with great spirit!" Unexpectedly, after I spoke a few words, everyone in the hall applauded and cheered for me. It seems that ordinary people still have broad hearts.
"Alright then, our two guests please take your seats. Next up is our wine-tasting competition which will officially begin now. First of all, we'll let our challenger guest present us with a question!"
After the host finished speaking, he stepped aside.
I was confused as to why they were letting me ask the first question?
"Don't be surprised; you're a guest who has come from afar so naturally I should give you some face," Chi Qingshuai smiled at me reassuringly.
"What kind of question should I ask? How do I even go about it?" I whispered nervously.
"It doesn't matter what kind of question you ask as long as it relates to wine - whether it's knowledge about alcohol or tasting techniques - just pick whatever comes to mind." Chi Qingshuai replied confidently.
"Aren't you making things difficult for me? All I wanted was for you to taste some wine but now there isn't any left since we're guests who've traveled far away and must show respect by giving way three times before taking action."
I rolled my eyes while complaining.
In the wine cellar behind the restaurant, there are plenty of aged good wines. If you want me to taste them, just go and pick them." said Chi Qingshuai.
Upon hearing this, I looked at the owner standing next to me and asked: "Can I ask Master Chi to taste some wine?"
"Sure. Ladies and gentlemen, pay attention please. Liu YiHeng's topic is about tasting wine. Now our waiter will take him to the wine cellar to choose a bottle of wine. Please enjoy your meal while waiting for this exciting competition!" The host was witty and flexible in guiding the audience.
After saying that, the restaurant owner personally led me towards the wine cellar. Accompanying us was a beautiful female server who seemed like a manager or something similar with an intimate relationship with the restaurant owner but definitely not his wife since he was over fifty years old.
Soon we entered into the wine cellar where various types of good wines were displayed but I had no idea which one to choose.
"Zhou Yun, accompany him in choosing," said the restaurant owner before leaving us alone in there.
After he left, Zhou Yun smiled at me seductively and said: "Don't know how to choose? Do you want my advice?"
"Sister please tell me," I replied eagerly as if grasping at straws for help.
"In my opinion, that alcoholic has been drinking all his life so no matter what kind of wine you pick out he can immediately taste it. So let's use some tricks on him so that he won't be able to distinguish it easily. What do you think?" Zhou Yun suggested while looking at me intently.
"Well sure! But may I ask which side are you on? You work here so logically speaking shouldn't you support that alcoholic?" Curiosity got hold of me as I asked her this question.
"You're wrong about that! Neither one of you, I'm only on the restaurant's side. I just hope that this program will be exciting." Zhou Yun laughed and said to me: "Wait here for a moment, I'll get you some special drinks. You can use it to taste with him. If he can tell what it is then he has skills."
After saying that, Zhou Yun left the wine cellar holding a glass of drink and walked towards the restroom at the end of the hallway.
Seeing this situation, I roughly knew what she was going to do next and couldn't help but laugh inwardly thinking how sneaky she was. But when I thought about Drunk Master's embarrassing appearance while tasting that wine, I felt extremely satisfied so pretending not to know anything, I waited patiently for Zhou Yun to come back with a cup of "beer" from the restroom.
"Oh my! It's still warm! So fake!" Taking over the cup from her hand, I said jokingly.
"That's easy," Zhou Yun took the wine glass, put it in the freezer for a while, and then handed it to me, saying: "Take it. You must win this first question so that you have a chance to beat him. Otherwise, you might as well give up directly."
"Okay, thank you," I grinned and walked forward with the wine glass.
"Everyone pay attention. Our little friend Liu Yi Heng has chosen his wine. Let's see what kind of wine he picked. Oh my goodness! It's actually a beer! This is quite a challenge because although Master Chi always has alcohol by his side, he rarely drinks beer. Let us look forward to seeing if Master Chi can identify this drink." The host led the atmosphere and everyone present was excited about it. People kept pouring into the restaurant from outside and the hall had become an entertainment venue.
All those who came were customers; needless to say, the restaurant owner made the most profit from this tasting competition.
I placed the wine on the table center and nervously returned to my seat, worried that Chi Qingshuai would notice something wrong with the drink.
However, I was relieved when Chi Qingshuai seemed too confident or perhaps too naive as he didn't even consider that I could tamper with his drink at all. He smiled broadly and stood up first to signal everyone before elegantly picking up his glass of beer and taking a sip.