Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1129 - 578 Endless Work

Chapter 1129: Chapter 578 Endless Work

"That’s the situation!" Yan Fei weighed his words and began to explain to Qi He, "Actually, it’s just that I helped them out a little when I was visiting Hong Kong. The matter was already in the past, but now they’re talking about making an investment. The truth is, I didn’t help them back then expecting them to invest, so I definitely can’t take the money, can I?"

The more casually he spoke, the less Old He believed him, "Is it really that simple? What kind of favor did you do for them that’s worth them sending you a hundred million? Do you realize, with that hundred million, you could invest in all sorts of projects like the one Township Chief Tan just brought, maybe a hundred or eighty without any issue?"

After a pause, Old He’s tone became gentler, an indication he was about to discuss serious matters, "I’m just a bit curious, but we don’t really need to know all the details. The key issue here is the money. My advice is quite straightforward. If what you casually refer to as ’a little money’ is invested right here, it could be a boon for many people to have meat on their plate. I suggest you think it over once more, after all, it’s not a bad thing!"

Professor Qi didn’t say much, which showed the difference in style between the two; Old He was sometimes a bit more flexible in his approach to issues than Professor Qi.

Yan Fei really saw no need for consideration, "It wasn’t any big favor, just a trivial task. Anyway, that’s how it is for me."

Just as the three of them were talking and passing through the bamboo grove, Yan Fei pointed at a figure in the distance, "See that guy over there? The one who’s practically wagging his tail flirting with that female student? That’s Chen Yingjun from Black Gold City, who’s been hanging around here for quite a while."

"You didn’t see him when you arrived because this guy spends all his days following that student around, not even showing his face when I returned. I did him a small favor a while back when we weren’t that close, and he gave me five million. It was just a small matter, you can ask him if you don’t believe me. You have no idea how rich these capitalists are, treating money like it’s nothing."

Now not only Professor Qi but also Old He were speechless: you’re now one of those capitalists, aren’t you?

Even if the two elders have a widespread reputation, they usually spend their time in the campus environment, primarily interacting with students. This includes graduates like Wang Jiuming, who might seem to drive a car and carry an Old School Mobile Phone while actually holding a government job, which isn’t his own.

Therefore, the two elders didn’t really come in contact with the ’capitalists’ Yan Fei mentioned. To be honest, they were shocked when they heard the money talked about in units of billions. Otherwise, even with Old He’s temper, he wouldn’t have gone out of his way to advise, as, ultimately, it was Yan’s own decision to make.

The two elders didn’t have the idle curiosity to drag Chen Yingjun over and ask how a little favor to Yan Fei turned into several million.

Seeing his firm stance, Professor Qi said with a smile, "Old He, you are more anxious than the emperor. This kid has made up his mind, so there’s no use in persuading him. Let him be. I think he really isn’t short on cash and it probably won’t be long before he earns that much money on his own!"

It was rare to hear Professor Qi joke like this, which showed he was in good spirits having moved to this new environment. Old He also laughed, "Fine! After decades of friendship, you’re now speaking up for this young man? I guess I’m the eunuch now, am I?"

All three of them laughed together, and after the laughter, the ’minor issue’ of the one billion investment was left behind.

Yan Fei did remember something though, laughing, "Teacher He, don’t you like antiques? I totally forgot to tell you, I actually have quite a few stored up here, all collected by Heizi when he has nothing to do. Mostly they’re ancient coins; you should take a look when you have the time?"

Old He suddenly became interested, "Really, where are they? How many coins? From which dynasties? What’s the condition like?"

Yan Fei had to think hard before answering this question, "I’m not exactly sure how many, but he stores them in snake skin bags, not even full, just over half a bag... There are a few bags..."

Ever since Heizi first made money from ancient coins, he kept collecting them whenever he had free time in the marketplace. Yan Fei was too lazy to sell them, and besides, they both believed that these things would only appreciate in value over time — neither knew much about market trends or economic conditions, but they at least understood the old saying passed down from their elders: ’Antiques flourish in prosperous times, gold in times of chaos.’

The era was indeed prosperous and sure to become even more so, of this, they had no doubt.

Therefore, since neither of them needed money urgently — Yan Fei had plenty and didn’t need this bit, while Heizi had his basic needs met and had no immediate use for money — and Heizi knew that if he ever did need money urgently, Brother Fei would help him out, right?

So Heizi just stored these items after they were collected, and as for how many coins there were, Yan Fei really couldn’t say. Heizi was quite a well-known figure in Sancha County by now, and his interest in collecting old money and trinkets wasn’t a secret; plenty of people were willing to sell to him.

Tanghe County was historically rich, with records of the Xia and Shang dynasties in the county annals, and not far from the county town lay an ancient site dated back to the time of Emperor Yu Tames the Flood.