You can also be your own boss.

Author: "Legend·Biographical Literature Selection"
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Publishing Date: 2006-10-25
Features: The article states, "Floral tea has the function of beauty and skincare, and can be said to be specifically designed for women. With people's increasing emphasis on and preference for green health foods, colorful and fragrant floral tea will undoubtedly lead a new fashion trend in tea consumption and quickly shift towards mass consumption. However, in most regions of China, this market still remains an undeveloped 'virgin land.'" Subsequently, I reviewed a vast amount of materials and consulted senior "tea masters" at several high-end tea houses, learning many secrets about "drinking flowers." It turns out that there are currently over forty types of flowers suitable for brewing and drinking in China, such as red roses, white chrysanthemums, sweet chrysanthemums, lilies, honeysuckle, fresh and dried chrysanthemums, peonies, violets, and so on. The main reason why fashionable women are fond of drinking floral tea is its unique beauty and skincare benefits. Drinking floral tea can regulate the nervous system, promote metabolism, and enhance the body's immunity. Many flowers can effectively lighten facial spots, inhibit acne, and delay skin aging. Even better, drinking floral tea regularly can also leave you with a lingering body fragrance! Different types of floral tea each have their own unique benefits. For example, chamomile tea has a calming effect on the nerves and aids digestion, making it perfect for post-meal and bedtime consumption, as well as the best tea choice for insomnia sufferers; Erysimum has the effect of clearing the liver and relieving asthma; lavender can purify the mind, alleviate headaches, and ease tension; violets have a wonderful use in detoxifying alcohol; and plum blossom tea can soothe the liver, relieve depression, preserve youth, and aid in weight loss. Who knew flowers had so many amazing uses? It truly broadened my horizons. The idea of "opening a fashionable floral tea shop and teaching urban dwellers how to drink flowers" finally took root in my mind. I began to delve into the production of floral tea. In fact, the preparation process of floral tea is not complicated at all. All you need is a crystal-clear glass container, place the petals inside, pour boiling water over them, let them steep for about four to five minutes, and the fragrance will fill the air along with the rising steam, ready to be enjoyed. The most challenging part is developing new fragrances—carefully combining several flowers whose effects can "complement" each other, along with mint, lotus seeds, goji berries, and other ingredients, to create floral tea that is both fragrant and delicious. This alone took me four to five months. After repeatedly having others taste the twenty-plus types of floral tea I prepared, I finally felt they were "good enough to be served," and then I began searching for a shop. I secured a storefront in Luohu District, Shenzhen, with a monthly rent of 10,000 yuan. The area is bustling, surrounded by towering skyscrapers filled with countless white-collar women. After a month of preparations, my "Miri Floral Tea Bar" officially opened on a sunny day in March 2002. It was a cozy, romantic, and fashionable spot, with a bottle of precious flowers placed on each table, filling the room with a subtle fragrance. The gentle glow of Nepalese lanterns cast a soft light on the lemon-yellow decorated walls. Those quirky little candles added a touch of poetry to the tea bar, while the silver tea cups, pastry stands, strainers, and tea spoons all sparkled and shone crystal-clearly. Coupled with the addition of American country music, even I, the little boss myself, got lost in the charm of "Miri." However, the savings I had