Chapter 260 - Tea Fairy (1/2)

Chapter 260 Tea Fairy

Qin Haodong was slightly surprised. The middle-aged man seemed to have a problem with him even though, strangely enough, they had never met before. He immediately understood what was going on when he saw the assistant standing behind him. The middle-aged man was President Lang, who had been sitting in that Mercedes-Benz business car.

He found it funny. President Lang had to be narrow-minded if he was holding a grudge because of a small parking space.

Gao Fengwen said, ”Chairman Lang is wrong this time. Doctor Qin is a person with real abilities. I can't compare with him when it comes to Celestial Empire medicine. Even 100 Gao Fengwens can't compare to a Qin Haodong. Otherwise, he wouldn't be called Medical Sage.”

Guo Feng also said, ”Old Brother Qin is really a rare genius. I will rely on him to help me with antique appraisal.”

Upon seeing Gao Fengwen and Guo Feng praise Qin Haodong so highly, the middle-aged man hummed and said nothing more.

Gao Fengwen also told Qin Haodong, ”Dr. Qin, let me introduce you. This is Lang Sanyuan, president of the Music Association. He is the greatest master in Jiangnan City in terms of music.”

Lang Sanyuan snorted again and turned his head without a word.

Qin Haodong smiled slightly but did not pay attention. It seemed that Lang Sanyuan thought too highly of himself. However, in his eyes, he was just a trivial man.

Then, Gao Fengwen introduced the beautiful woman to Qin Haodong. ”This is Miss Hua Mingli, president of the Jiangnan Tea Ceremony Association. She is very talented in the tea ceremony. Everyone calls her Tea Fairy.”

Hua Mingrui stood up, looked at Qin Haodong with great interest, and then reached out with her delicate hand and said, ”I've been hearing about the Medical Sage for a long time. I heard that you cured Old Maldini's brain tumors without an operation. It's really amazing. I admire you.”

”Miss Hua, you're being too kind.”

Qin Haodong gently shook hands with Hua Mingrui. No wonder she was called the Tea Fairy. Her tranquil temperament really made people feel comfortable.

Finally, Gao Fengwen introduced the old man to Qin Haodong. ”This is Mr. Tang Qingzhi, president of the Jiangnan Calligraphy and Painting Association, as well as a famous painter in Celestial Empire.”

The old man was full of admiration when he saw Qin Haodong. He immediately said enthusiastically, ”I am a good friend of President Guo. He told me about the time you imitated Saint Painter Wu Daozi's Lotus Flowers on the spot. That was a younger generation surpassing the older one. I would like to see you paint one day!”

Qin Haodong replied in a humble tone, ”Mr. Tang, you're flattering me.”

After this exchange of greetings, everyone got seated.

The Convention Center was a semi-circular venue that could accommodate nearly 1,000 spectators. The delegation from Celestial Empire was sitting on the left side of the rostrum, while the delegation from Nihon was sitting on the right side. Both Hirai Yagyuu and Mieko Chiba were present.

At 9:00 a.m, the cultural exchange officially began. Qin Haodong was shocked when he discovered that the host was the chairman of the Jewelry Association, Qian Duoduo.

Guo Feng explained, ”Old Qian does not like being lonely, and he speaks Nihon language well. This cultural exchange has nothing to do with Jewelry or Jade, but he volunteered to be the host.”

Qian Duoduo was eloquent. After making a great opening speech, he said, ”Celestial Empire is a country of etiquette. The guests shall go first. I would like to invite Mr. Hirai Yagyuu, head of the Nihon Cultural Delegation, to come and speak on the stage.”

Amid a burst of applause, Hirai Yagyuu, who was wearing a kimono, got on the stage. He bowed before everyone and then said, ”Hello, friends from Celestial Empire. I'm Hirai Yagyuu.

As we all know, Celestial Empire once had a brilliant civilization and was one of the four most ancient civilizations in the world. However today's Celestial Empire people are not very good at preserving ancient culture. Thus, some cultures have even been lost. The Nihon people have always paid attention to learning. I think that, in many aspects of inheriting ancient culture, we have overtaken Celestial Empire.”

Suddenly, there was an uproar. No one had expected that the Nihon people would start blatantly provoking them during the opening speech. In response to his provocation, the audience began to make catcalls.

Hirai Yagyuu smiled coldly but remained unmoved. ”I know that many people don't agree with what I just said. That's why we are holding this cultural exchange today. This is also a challenge to the ancient Celestial Empire culture. If we lose in the end, I will lead the Nihon delegation and apologize to Celestial Empire openly.”

He took a seemingly polite bow again and then walked off the stage arrogantly.

”What a crazy man. He bit off more than he can chew.... ”

”This is shameless! Wasn't their knowledge gained from Celestial Empire? How dare they come back and challenge us...”

However, someone sighed and said, ”Alas, we are to be blame. We have not been very competitive during the past few years. I heard that the development of traditional Celestial Empire medicine in Nihon is better than it is here now...”

Just as everyone was talking about this, Mr. Gao Fengwen, the representative of the Celestial Empire side, stepped onto the stage.

”My fellow countrymen, my name is Gao Fengwen. I would like to make a few remarks on behalf of the Celestial Empire side. Mr. Hirai Yagyuu just said that Celestial Empire culture has been declining. Indeed, I admit that we have not been very good at inheriting and preserving ancient culture during the past few years.”