President Chiang also often received visitors in his office, but he made it his rule never to drink tea during a meeting. When his aide-de-camp called for tea to be sent in, this was a sign that it was time for the guests to be on their way. "Even foreigners knew about this rule.
蔣公也常在他的辦公室接見賓客，但他的規矩是會談中不喝茶，待副官傳達上茶時，則是「送客」的暗示，「當時連外國人都知道這個規矩，上茶就是該告辭了」。