Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1434 - 694: Low Price is Wrong Too Verification Notice_2

Chapter 1434: Chapter 694: Low Price is Wrong Too Verification Notice_2

It’s just like something a great literary figure wrote: cabbages transported from one place to another are tied at the roots with red strings, hung upside down in front of fruit shops, and revered as "jelly vegetables"; wild aloe vera from some place, once it arrives elsewhere, is invited into a greenhouse and glorified as "aloe vera."

The beef from Wan City, once it reaches the Provincial City, is regarded by the locals as something from the countryside, no matter how much it’s hyped, it’s still seen as product from the countryside.

However, if this beef were from Magic City, even if it came from a village over a hundred miles away, it would be a different story. And if it were from abroad, regardless of which rural backwater it originated from, it would be perceived even more differently—with this understood, there’s no need to elaborate further.

Because of such issues, even Will, the foreign chef, found himself downgraded along with the rest.

Life is so strange; doing business with low prices doesn’t necessarily guarantee success, and high prices aren’t always bad.

After Will and Yan Fei had a brief conversation, the two struck a deal. As for whether changing to a new store and a new name to raise prices would make the business better, it’s too soon to tell, but it’s only by trying that one will know.

Yan Fei actually had other matters to attend to. After finishing a steak dinner with his wife and checking the time, he took his leave from Will and headed straight for the Provincial Ancient Biological Research Institute.

Although Professor Qi had agreed to help Yan Fei with the publication of his paper, further confirmation was needed before that: whether the two "River Scorpions" were indeed an undiscovered species, survivors of ancient creatures.

Originally, Professor Qi had contacted him by phone, scheduling the meeting for one in the afternoon—since it was during the May Day holiday and a personal request, he didn’t arrange it during regular business hours.

But in the morning, Xu Xiaoyan and Yan Fei got a little carried away with their fun. Just before Yan Fei was about to leave, he received a call from Will asking for a visit. Thus, he simply brought Xu Xiaoyan along to see what new venture Will was contemplating.

At the Ancient Biological Research Institute, Yan Fei was received by a middle-aged man with glasses. His black-rimmed glasses looked rustic, and his attire was unremarkable, somewhat reminiscent of intellectuals from decades past.

But Yan Fei didn’t dare underestimate him; after all, this was someone Professor Qi had referred to.

Yan Fei greeted the man respectfully, and to his surprise, the middle-aged man turned out to be quite enthusiastic. Yan Fei’s surprise faded once he understood the reason, "You’re Teacher Qi’s last apprentice? Just call me Senior Brother Huang, and let’s not stand on ceremony. Bring out your specimens!"

How did I become his last apprentice? Yan Fei wondered, puzzled as he took out two small glass boxes.

"Is this how you stored them?" Upon seeing Yan Fei’s movements, Senior Brother Huang was so alarmed that he quickly took them. "Do you realize what it would mean if these truly were ancient creatures that haven’t yet been discovered? What if you..."

"No worries, Senior Brother!" Yan Fei said with a chuckle. "I’ve already observed them; they have very strong vitality and can withstand quite a lot, so rest assured!"

Senior Brother Huang was at a loss for words, then began intently examining the two glass boxes.

Afterward, Yan Fei and Xu Xiaoyan started to get bored. Fortunately, Senior Brother Huang, despite being busy, took the time to find a few books for them to read.

Even though they were about subjects too specialized for the average person to understand, didn’t this prove that he remembered he had guests?

The day wore on until the sun set and the lights came on inside, with Senior Brother Huang still busying himself.

Finally, Yan Fei had to speak up, "Senior Brother Huang, why don’t we go have dinner first and you can continue your research afterwards?"

"Just a moment, almost done," Senior Brother Huang replied without looking up, furiously clicking away at the keyboard while also flipping through a thick, hefty book on his desk.

Yan Fei, experienced in these matters, was prepared for Senior Brother Huang’s definition of "almost done"—having seen Liu JinXue behave the same way, he knew that for these people, "almost done" would be speedy if it was under three hours.

As expected, half an hour went by, then an hour...

Senior Brother Huang was still intently focused on his work.

Yan Fei, feeling helpless, muttered a few words to the girl in a low voice.

When Xu Xiaoyan returned with the food she had bought from outside, Senior Brother Huang was still not looking up.

Calling him over and over again, and when the food was nearly cold, Senior Brother Huang finally came to eat, and then continued with his work. Yan Fei kept on discussing various ancient creatures with his wife while looking through the books—it was actually quite interesting, at least for the girl, it was quite an eye-opener.

Moreover, for Yan Fei, this specialized knowledge was also pretty useful. Therefore, he had no qualms about it; once he finished one book, he simply went to the shelf himself and continued to look for more books to read.

Senior Brother Huang occasionally looked up and saw that Yan Fei was taking the books seriously, and he was quite pleased with that.

Yan Fei initially thought they would have to pull an all-nighter, but to his surprise, around ten o’clock, the security guard outside came knocking on the door.

Senior Brother Huang dawdled for a while, and finally at eleven o’clock, he announced that everyone should go back first and come again tomorrow to continue with the verification.

"The results are probably very optimistic. It’s no wonder Teacher Qi accepted you as his final disciple. It seems that not only do you have talent, Younger Brother Yan, but you also have luck," Senior Brother Huang said cheerfully, adjusting his glasses as they walked out of the institute’s gate. "Tomorrow I’ll find two more people to help out. We’ll definitely get your results out as soon as possible."

This "as soon as possible" was indeed quite fast. After all, two days after Yan Fei had been touring around with Xu Xiaoyan, when he returned to the institute, he saw that the number of people inside had increased from the three that he had seen two days ago to seven or eight, all busily at work.

This made Yan Fei feel as if his ’big discovery’ might be even bigger than he had imagined?

Feeling somewhat uneasy, Yan Fei couldn’t help but call Professor Qi, who then replied with a chuckle, "Don’t worry! The paper has already been sent out. They just want to do more research for a few days. In a few days, they might even go to the place where you found those two bugs to investigate. You don’t have to worry about that. Just go and enjoy yourself..."

So that was it.

When Yan Fei heard that they might go on an investigation, he suddenly remembered something. So after hanging up the phone with Teacher Qi, he immediately called Old Niu: "Brother Niu, are you busy? I have something to discuss with you."

Old Niu’s enthusiasm did not wane: "What’s up, Younger Brother Yan? If you need anything, just say it. Why be so formal with me!"

Yan Fei said, "I wanted to ask if the government there usually organizes any environmental protection activities?"

Old Niu was very puzzled: "Environmental protection? Our environment still needs protection? Just like that Old Qu you met last time, remember? All he thinks about every day is how to bring in money for investment and development; he doesn’t care about that at all! Besides, does this environment need protecting? He’d actually like people to come and destroy it, but nobody wants to!"

That was indeed true. During the time of economic development, sometimes, to attract investment, even if people knew the incoming businesses would pollute, everyone would turn a blind eye—admittedly, some were seeking positive achievements, but others felt, you have to fill your stomach first, right?

But for some areas with less developed transportation, even polluting enterprises didn’t want to go!

Yan Fei was asking a question he already knew the answer to. Once he got the response, he felt relieved: "That’s perfect then. You said you had Old Qu with you last time, right? Back then, he seemed keen on discussing some cooperation, but I acted as if I didn’t hear it. Ha-ha, now there’s something, and you tell him. Have him quickly organize an environmental protection activity. Even just shouting some slogans will do, just make some noise about it."

Old Niu was still confused: "What happened? Does organizing this actually help?"

Yan Fei didn’t want to go into detail about his own affairs before things were settled, so he simply said, "Just tell him that. It’s fine as long as you stir up some commotion. Whether or not it will succeed, I don’t know yet, but it’s definitely not a bad thing."

After pondering for a moment, Old Niu agreed: "Okay, I’ll listen to you, Younger Brother Yan. He’s usually afraid to make a fuss because the village is poor, but this time it’s your request. If he’s still afraid to stir things up and waste money, I’ll support him a bit. Like you said, it’s not a bad thing, anyway..."

Indeed, it wasn’t a bad thing. Even without Yan Fei’s matter, doing some environmental protection work and making a fuss about it was also good.