Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1157 - 586 Elder Martial Brothers and Sisters of the Whole City_3

Chapter 1157: Chapter 586 Elder Martial Brothers and Sisters of the Whole City_3

"..." Shi Ke muttered gloomily for quite some time before muttering, "You’re so stubborn. Professor Qi is a big shot. What if he takes a liking to us? With just a word from him in the future, we’ll be living the good life, with no worries about finding a job..."

Zhang Gangzi replied in a muffled voice, "Good wine needs no bush. As long as we master our skills, we won’t have to worry about companies coming to us. You’re just overthinking it! Let’s move, get to the cafeteria early while the cook isn’t too busy, and we might even get extra food!"

"All you think about is eating..." Shi Ke grumbled, losing any interest in continuing the conversation and sullenly followed behind Zhang Gangzi towards the cafeteria.

Xu Xiaoyan, who had gone into the kitchen to help, was very busy. She didn’t know who was outside, so naturally, she didn’t know that the Senior Brother Qi outside was from the Provincial City’s Agricultural Bureau. Seeing that the kitchen preparations were almost done, she pulled Granny He out and called to Yan Xiaofei, "Yan Xiaofei, everything’s ready. It’s time to start cooking!"

Yan Fei stood up with a smile, "Senior Brother Qi, you guys keep chatting, I’m going to cook!"

Chen Juan quickly stood up, "Look at me! I’ve been so absorbed in listening to you all talk that I forgot about the main task. Xiao Fei, you sit down! I’ll do the cooking."

Xu Xiaoyan boldly took Chen Juan’s hand, "Sister-in-law, don’t go. You don’t know, his cooking skills are amazing. Let him do it."

Chen Juan was taken aback. Seeing that the three elders in the room were all smiling, she could only chuckle, "Well then, I’m looking forward to tasting Xiao Fei’s cooking this noon!"

Without Yan Fei, chatting in the room lost its appeal, but the three women, young and old, seemed to have more to talk about. Taking advantage of the lull, Professor He promptly brought out a chessboard, "Come on, Old Qi, while Xiao Fei is cooking, let’s have another game. No taking moves back this time, let Xiao Qi be the judge!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a series of rapid, albeit not very loud ’thump thump thump’ sounds came from the kitchen, like a storm.

Senior Brother Qi and his wife were startled for a moment, but then the sounds stopped.

A moment later, the ’thump thump thump’ started again, only to cease quickly.

After repeating several times, Granny He, who was in the midst of chatting, saw the couple’s startled reactions and couldn’t help but laugh, "That’s Xiao Fei chopping vegetables! His knife skills are so good that every time I see it, I feel like I’ve been cooking in vain all my life. You don’t believe me? Go and see for yourself..."

Curious, Chen Juan actually stood up and said, "I’ll go have a look!"

As she was speaking, the sound started up again briefly, and by the time she entered the kitchen, she saw Yan Fei using the knife like a spatula, transferring the freshly chopped Shredded Potatoes onto a plate, ready to start cooking.

Seeing the neatly chopped ingredients, especially the Shredded Potatoes that were finer and more uniform than those shredded with a grater, Chen Juan instantly felt it wasn’t such a bad thing to have arrived late. After seeing his chopping skills, she understood why everyone supported letting Xiao Fei cook. The gap in skills was obvious!

The ingredients in Professor Qi’s kitchen, including seasonings, were almost exclusively ’specially provided’ by Yan Fei. With good ingredients, even someone with lesser culinary skills could cook a good meal, let alone Yan Fei, who could be considered a professional-level chef.

When the dishes were served, seeing the array of appetizing food stimulated everyone’s appetite. It was the first time for Senior Brother Qi and his wife to taste the food, and they couldn’t stop praising it, "You don’t need to keep cattle with this kind of cooking skill! Open a restaurant and you could make a fortune. Delicious, truly delicious!"

Yan Fei humbly accepted the compliments. Senior Brother Qi was now completely at ease, "Don’t be so modest, any more would be false humility! These skills are unquestionable. Look at these Shredded Potatoes, with the red and green peppers, they seem almost translucent. Honestly, if my sister-in-law had these skills, I..."

"If I had these skills, I’d be running a restaurant making a fortune, and I wouldn’t be at home cooking for you!" Chen Juan retorted with his own words.

"Then I’ll come be your runner!" Senior Brother Qi said, even more delighted, and responded cheerily. "Let’s start a mom-and-pop shop, then expand into a chain, and later on you be the boss and I’ll be your secretary..."

"Cheeky!" Chen Juan playfully glared at him.

Professor He stood up, "We’ve forgotten the real business here!"

Everyone thought he was referring to some serious matter, but then they watched him walk over to the bookshelf, pick up a beer bottle and say, "Come on, good food must be paired with good wine, take a couple of swigs."

Seeing Senior Brother Qi stunned, they all looked at the bottle and burst into laughter. He explained, "This is Medicinal Wine that Xiao Fei has brewed. He made a big jar of it, which isn’t handy to drink regularly, so we all use these beer bottles. You can’t drink too much, you young folks can have a few more glasses, but for us old guys, one glass each is enough."

While pouring the wine, he didn’t forget to sing Yan Fei’s praises, "You should take some back with you, Xiao Qi, it’s really good stuff. Just look at Old Qi’s energy and spirit, he’s much better than he was before the holiday, all thanks to staying at his place for a few days and recuperating..."

In reality, Professor Qi didn’t have any other kind of alcohol, so this would have to do.

They hadn’t finished eating when Yan Fei’s phone rang. He stood up to excuse himself and walked to the doorway to answer it, and Wang Jiuming’s voice came through, "Xiao Fei, what are you up to? Have you eaten yet? School starts today, have you arrived in Provincial City?"

Yan Fei started to laugh, "You’re keeping track of the time? I only got here around noon, and right now I’m having lunch at Teacher Qi’s place, Teacher He is also here. Is there something you needed?"

"Nothing much!" Wang Jiuming’s voice was clearly tinged with drunkenness. "Today being the start of the semester, a few classmates got together for a meal, and I remembered that you should have arrived by today, so I thought I’d give you a call. Are you free tonight? How about coming over for a couple of drinks? Bring your wife, it’ll be a good chance to introduce you to some senior brothers and sisters!"

The only thing on today’s agenda was to register Xu Xiaoyan, and after that, there wasn’t much else to do, so Yan Fei agreed readily: "Sure, we’ll definitely come over."

Wang Jiuming laughed heartily, "Great, that’s settled then. We’ll decide where to go later and give you a call."

He walked back in, put down the phone, and with a smile explained to everyone, "That was Senior Brother Jiuming’s call. He said that a few senior brothers and sisters have come together, inviting me to join them for dinner tonight."

Professor He broke into a smile, "That’s more like it; you young people should stay in touch more often."

Senior Brother Qi asked, "Jiuming? Wang Jiuming, right?"

Yan Fei laughed, "Senior Brother Qi knows him as well?"

Senior Brother Qi chuckled, "Not very well, he joined us two or three years after me. Back then, he was quite the active member, and there was hardly anyone who didn’t know him. However, in the past few years, I’ve been working in another province and only heard people talk about him after coming back—I haven’t really seen him much."

Professor He joked in a cheerful tone, "Look at you, Xiao Fei, you’re so well-connected! You haven’t even started school and you already know all the senior brothers and sisters in town!"

Yan Fei thought about it and immediately laughed.

Because of his frequent interactions with these two old professors and the well-connected Senior Brother Jiuming, he indeed knew quite a few senior brothers and sisters, who although weren’t very close, would greet him as their junior brother when they met. So, Professor He’s remark was actually quite accurate.