Chapter 1112: Chapter 1111: Warming the Bed

It’s too cold outside, so Ye Qiu told the middle-aged couple to just make hotpot for dinner.

This way, the middle-aged couple only needs to prepare the hotpot ingredients, like fresh beef, chicken, and other side dishes, and also make some dipping sauces.

After the middle-aged couple finished all this, the maid called Ye Qiu and the two women down.

When Ye Qiu, Zhou Wenting, and Louise sat down, there were a dozen kinds of fresh meats and vegetables on the table, and Zhou Wenting could already smell the rich aroma.

“Auntie, the sauce you made should be good.”

Zhou Wenting said to the middle-aged maid.

“Miss Zhou, this is prepared by my husband. I wonder if Young Master Ye and you like spicy food?”

“I want some chili.”

Ye Qiu said.

Generally, people who visit Jiangnan prefer sweet foods, but Ye Qiu doesn’t like them, and neither does Zhou Wenting.

As the middle-aged maid went to get homemade chili, Louise and Zhou Wenting, sitting next to Ye Qiu, were feeling even more flushed from the heat of the hotpot.

“Housekeeper, bring two more bottles of red wine, and also a few bottles for the servants to try.”

“Yes, Young Master Ye.”

Housekeeper Eugene thought that since the red wine was so expensive, he couldn’t bear to drink it himself, but he didn’t expect Ye Qiu to be so generous, as just a few bottles could cost tens of thousands of Euros.

“How’s the taste of that red wine?”

Louise hadn’t tasted it yet, so she didn’t know.

“You’ll know in a moment.”

Housekeeper Eugene brought a Chinese man to the winery’s cellar to fetch several bottles this time.

They placed two bottles on Ye Qiu’s table and a few bottles on the tables where the servants in the castle ate.

When the maid opened the red wine bottle, Louise could already smell the rich aroma of the wine.

It could be said that the wines from Count Charley’s winery are only considered mid-level in France, and she has tasted them before. However, just after opening it, she felt that this red wine had a distinctly different aroma.

After the maid poured three glasses, Ye Qiu said, “You can go eat now, you don’t need to serve us.”

The maid then went back to eat.

Now Louise couldn’t help shaking her glass and took a sip. The rich aroma of the wine made her feel it was endless in flavor, and compared to that Lafite, she found it really more delicious.

How could this be?

Clearly, it’s produced in the same region, yet it’s much better than the wine from Count Charley’s winery!

Louise couldn’t believe it and could only conclude that Ye Qiu’s winemaking secret must be different from others.

“How much of this red wine is there?”

Louise asked.

“About tens of thousands of bottles, I guess?”

Tens of thousands of bottles, which means only a few thousand cases, not much, even less than the quantity of Lafite, but Louise found it to taste even better than Lafite.

“So how do you plan to sell it?”

“Limited auction!”

After all, this is all that’s produced each year, but with a few thousand cases, it’s likely not enough even in Huaxia, not to mention elsewhere.

However, for now, Viscount Red Wine isn’t well-known and can only grow slowly.

“This red wine will definitely be more expensive than Lafite, one or two thousand Euros a bottle is still worth it.”

Louise said.

Of course, she was referring to Euros.

Currently, the price of Lafite ranges from several thousand to tens of thousands, while the 1982 vintage can reach several hundred thousand.

“Qiu, I can help you sell it.”

Louise said.

“I’ve already sent five cases of red wine to Count Charley. After he tastes it, I’ll invite him and some of the upper-class people from last time to taste it as well.”

Ye Qiu said.

Louise knew that Ye Qiu must have his own plan.

That way, Louise wouldn’t need to help too much.

Now the broth was boiling, and they could start putting in those fresh meats and vegetables.

In this kind of weather, eating hotpot and drinking the finest red wine was indeed very pleasant.

After Ye Qiu and the two women were full, it was already past eight at night.

However, the red wine didn’t have much effect at first, but after finishing it, the alcohol started kicking in, and both Louise and Zhou Wenting felt a bit dizzy.

Ye Qiu and the two women went up to the fifth floor of the castle, letting them rest a bit first, and take a bath after the alcohol wore off. After all, it’s dangerous to bathe while drunk.

Even though Ye Qiu had medical skills, he wasn’t worried about anything happening.

Ye Qiu returned to his room and thought of the heiresses back home, but since it was the early morning there, he didn’t contact them.

After Ye Qiu took a bath and returned to his room, when he opened the window, the cold wind blew in, and he had to close it.

Gazing at the moonlit night outside, he found it covered by dark clouds, suggesting rain was likely; under such circumstances, cultivation might not be possible.

However, there was a computer here, which Louise had bought last time, along with a wireless internet card, so he could go online.

Ye Qiu stayed online until after eleven at night, and then Louise got up, went to Ye Qiu’s room, knocked on the door, and walked straight in. She came behind Ye Qiu, draped herself over his shoulder, and said, “Want me to help you with your bath?”

“Forget it, no need.”

“You’re not a man!”

Louise laughed.

Ye Qiu knew that his cultivation hadn’t reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, so he couldn’t engage in romantic relationships yet. So, no matter how much Louise tempted him, Ye Qiu ignored it.

Nevertheless, now Louise dared to be bold, suddenly hugged him, kissed her on the red lips, and then put his hand inside her clothes, touching everywhere before letting go.

“Louise, how’s Wenting doing?”

“She’s asleep.”

“Then stay with her tonight!”

Ye Qiu knew Zhou Wenting was afraid of those white-haired, red-eyed bats outside. Even with the current temperature, these bats were still around, acting differently from bats back home that needed to hibernate.

Earlier, Ye Qiu even heard the bats’ cries.

But given this weather, where would these bats find bugs to eat? He really couldn’t imagine.

Louise sat on Ye Qiu’s lap and said, “I’ll warm your bed, let me stay here.”

Seeing Louise this way, Ye Qiu was a bit tempted to agree.

In the end, he still refused.

“Forget it, no need.”

Louise felt a bit disappointed, always feeling like she couldn’t reach Ye Qiu’s heart, as if she couldn’t fathom what this god-like man was thinking.

“You should go back first, I need to take a bath and rest,”

Ye Qiu told Louise to return to her room while he went to take a bath first.

After asking the maid at the door to prepare the toiletries, Ye Qiu took his clothes toward the bathroom.