What kind of tea did you end up getting out of this whole deal?

I always come back with Longjing tea, procured through some of my associates who are able to get grades of Longjing tea that aren't even available on the market. I don't even want to know what the price might be, and I surely don't declare what I think it might be on my customs form (Sometimes it is good to be an ignorant laowai ) . Matter of fact, I am drinking a cup of it right now...it is absolutely wonderful!

As others have said, good tea can range from expensive to "Ai-yaaaaa!" A long afternoon at a teahouse in Longjing or on the West Lake of Hangzhou can easily run up a bill of RMB1000 for two people. And this is what makes your whole affair seem mercenary to me: the fact that it was a party of two. Chinese tend to go out in groups, and going out as a couple is still very, very nouveau xifang, even in Beijing.