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Third brew

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[-] I pour the brewed tea leaves into the serving teapot. Just as I'm about to distribute the tea, I hear Mr. Zhao sneer from behind me.
[Mr. Zhao] Unbelievable. Don't bother, I won.
[???] Don't be so sure.
[-] Before Yuan Xiao can stand up and come to my defense, an aloof male voice rings out from the crowd.
[Yuan Xiao] Huh? Boss, you're back!
[player] Your boss? Fei Ming?
[-] A man dressed in cyan emerges from the crowd. He walks straight up to me, looks at my tea, then reaches over and pours it out.
[player] Huh?!
[Fei Ming] The art of tea ceremony can't be boiled down to a mere set of rigid rules. The water quality, temperature, and even the temperature of the cup to a certain extent will all affect the end result.
[Tea Drinker] So true. If you could get good tea off an assembly line, we'd all be getting our tea from convenience stores instead of visiting tea houses.
[player] What should I do now then?
[Fei Ming] Follow your heart.
[-] You've gotta be kidding me...
[player] Mr. Fei Ming, I'm actually... not so good at this tea ceremony business.
[Fei Ming] What do you think makes a tea ceremony?