I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 621 - 519: The Treasured Red Wine

Back at the Research Center, Chen Xin asked Qin Lan to return the car, while he and Mo Qingyan delivered the things they brought back to the shelter.

Since the items they brought back were all frozen by temperatures dozens of degrees below zero, abruptly warming them above zero would damage them due to thermal expansion and contraction. Therefore, a gradually warming environment is necessary to thaw these things.

Especially for Mo Qingyan's collection, each bottle has become a rare item, and it's questionable whether there will be any more in the future. Naturally, they need to be cherished even more.

After all, all original wine production areas have had their ecosystems extinct. While it's not difficult to brew wine again, replicating those unique environments to restore those one-of-a-kind flavors would be a task as hard as climbing the sky.

Even Chen Xin wouldn't dare claim he could achieve such a feat.

It's not just about temperature and humidity; the local natural environment, climate, sunlight, rainfall, and even soil composition and pH can all affect the final result.

Perhaps, for the average person, it may not seem like a big difference, but for certain gourmets, the difference might be as apparent as between salty and sweet tofu.

So, to prevent Mo Qingyan's precious collection from being damaged by quick thawing, it must be thawed at an exceptionally slow pace, just like defrosting ice-like wine bottles.

For wines with a very long aging period, such as certain red wines, even a slight shake or temperature change from hand contact can ruin their delicate flavor. Although glass bottles can withstand temperature changes, the wine itself might not.

This is why storing wine requires a stable, constant-temperature environment to prevent flavor changes due to environmental shifts.

Thus, Chen Xin specially set up a new constant-temperature wine cellar for Mo Qingyan in the shelter, and before they left, the temperature was already set to minus seventy degrees.

Of course, this wine cellar was upgraded by Chen Xin through the system, allowing it to function as a freezer with such exaggerated specifications.

After taking all the wine out of the constant-temperature box and putting it into the wine cellar, Chen Xin and Mo Qingyan finally breathed a sigh of relief, closed the wine cellar door, and switched it to warming mode, allowing the entire wine cellar to gradually warm over the next week to thaw the wine.

As for Mo Qingyan's personal items that she brought back with Mo Qingxin, they are relatively easier to handle, as they aren't as delicate and fragile. Just controlling the thawing speed to prevent them from abruptly warming from below zero to above zero will suffice.

"Now can you be at ease? Your treasures will be fine." Seeing Mo Qingyan at the wine cellar door, patting her chest and breathing a sigh of relief, Chen Xin couldn't help but tease her.

Since they met, Mo Qingyan has indeed cherished her wines, not letting anyone touch them easily. Even when she agreed to share a bottle with everyone, she would be extremely reluctant, leading to her friends often teasing her about it.

Thinking of this, Chen Xin couldn't help but say, "Speaking of ice melting, why don't we celebrate by opening a bottle? Which one should we drink? That 1982 Chateau Voyage or the 1956 Concurrent?"

"No way! Neither! At most, you can have the 09 Chateau Beausejour!" Hearing the wines Chen Xin wanted to drink, Mo Qingyan's face changed immediately, and she blocked the wine cellar door like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

The two wines Chen Xin mentioned are incredibly rare among Mo Qingyan's collection, being decades old, and even surviving before the disaster is already so rare that there might be only a few dozen bottles left worldwide, let alone with their original regions destroyed.

It's very possible that this is the last bottle in the entire world.

To Mo Qingyan, these wines are her lifeblood, and letting Chen Xin drink them is simply impossible.

Though Chen Xin is her beloved man, she remains stubborn on this issue, offering only wines not as aged—her lesser treasures—to satisfy Chen Xin. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

But Chen Xin wasn't really intending to drink the wines; he was merely teasing Mo Qingyan.

Thus, he didn't agree, instead pushing Mo Qingyan against the wine cellar door, lifting her chin with a playful hand: "If you won't let me drink, then you'll have to pay a hefty price!"

"Still no! Those two bottles are my most cherished treasures, and while others might be negotiable, those two are not!" Mo Qingyan felt shy yet remained firm, biting her teeth.

Faced with Mo Qingyan's embarrassed but firm stance, Chen Xin grew increasingly intrigued, deliberately blowing air into her ear and speaking in a low voice, "But I really want to drink them! Do you know how long I've been craving them?"

"No matter how long, it's still not feasible! Those wines have been aging for so many years, and they should be consumed at the most special occasion, not just casually!" Mo Qingyan could sense Chen Xin's intentions and how his body reacted to her, but she wasn't willing to sacrifice her precious wines.

Hearing Mo Qingyan's words, Chen Xin playfully pinched her chin and leaned close to her face: "Then what's considered a special occasion?"

"I don't know!" Mo Qingyan was already too shy to handle, turning her head away to avoid looking at Chen Xin.

Seeing Mo Qingyan's shy demeanor, Chen Xin grew even more enthusiastic, even attempting to touch her more, unable to resist his urge.

Yet, despite this, Mo Qingyan remained resolute, clenching her teeth, silently enduring as she uttered through gritted teeth, "You can drink something else, but those two are absolutely off-limits."

"Something else, as in what?" Chen Xin deliberately misinterpreted Mo Qingyan's words, suggesting something else.

Mo Qingyan certainly understood what Chen Xin meant, but she was too shy to respond.

Just as Mo Qingyan was about to collapse in Chen Xin's embrace, Qin Lan returned from returning the car, witnessing the two entangled together, and impatiently coughed, asking, "What are you two up to?"