Chapter 173: Distinguishing Wines
Song Xiaodong still appeared calm and collected as he looked at Boss Ning and said, "That’s not a bad idea. Just now President Chu offered to treat me to a ’82 Lafite, so trouble yourself to bring a bottle. I do have some knowledge about wine, and I can still distinguish the real from the fake."
Boss Ning stared at Song Xiaodong and slowly said, "Fine, wait here, I’ll go get it for you right now." Then he turned and left.
Xiao Zhiming and the others were somewhat puzzled. It’s just fetching wine, was there a need for Boss Ning to go personally?
What they didn’t know was that Ning Tongda actually had two bottles of the real ’82 Lafite, which he had paid a hefty price for at auction. These were not kept for drinking but to impress patrons and to handle emergencies. Over the past few years, he never needed to use them, but looking at Song Xiaodong today, he felt a bit uneasy, so he decided to bring out the real thing. It was better to avoid the risk of Song Xiaodong actually being able to tell the difference, which would result in a substantial loss for himself.
"Hey, can you really do this?" Miao Qingqing pulled Song Xiaodong to one side, frowning and asked in a low voice.
Song Xiaodong blinked and said, "Although I can’t tell the difference, I’m good at bluffing. Didn’t you see that the hotel’s boss personally went to get the wine? He’s definitely going for the real stuff. He wouldn’t dare to gamble carelessly."
However, Miao Qingqing still spoke with concern, "But...you better be careful. Even my dad has to show face to the boss of this hotel."
Song Xiaodong flashed a slight smile and said, "Rest assured, I’ll let him save face; I won’t make it difficult for him to step down."
Miao Qingqing’s face darkened as she said, "What do you mean you’ll let him save face? No matter whether it’s real or fake, you can’t say it’s fake."
"Got it," Song Xiaodong nodded, then leaned his face closer to Miao Qingqing and whispered, "I’m standing up for my girlfriend here; I can’t allow my girlfriend to lose face, can I?"