Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 332 - 52 Busy Old Man (Wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year’s Eve!)_1

Chapter 332: Chapter 52 Busy Old Man (Wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year’s Eve!)_1

Upon leaving the side entrance of the antique city, Yan Fei couldn’t help but turn back, taking another look at the time-worn building with a thoughtful face.

Miss Xu Xiaoyan couldn’t care less about all of this. Yan Fei had pulled her out, and now he had stopped, making her anxious. Glancing around as if someone would rush out to rob her at any moment, she said in a low voice, "Yan Xiaofei, what are you looking at? Let’s hurry up and deposit the money!"

Yan Fei gave her a smirk, "Don’t worry, the safest place now is my bag! Besides, with me carrying it, who could steal from me?"

As he said this, he patted his bag, reaching in and pulling out a big, round red tomato, and handed it to Miss Xu; reaching in again, to the young lady’s surprise, he pulled out several pieces of ’beef jerky’, "Impressive, right? Let’s have a bite and then rush to find a place to eat!"

The pair had got up early in the morning and come here without having breakfast. Hearing Yan Fei’s question, Miss Xu suddenly felt hunger pains. Ignoring anything else, she grabbed some food and started eating.

While Yan Fei was still looking for a place to eat, Miss Xu, after taking a couple bites, made a suggestion, "Yan Xiaofei, don’t antiques get more expensive the longer they’re stored? If we hid ours for a few more years, people might have more money in the future, and we might be able to sell them for more!"

That sounded pretty reasonable. Yan Fei was about to agree when he reconsidered, "Do you think that our heap of junk would be worth anything after a few more years? Besides, if we bought a cow now, it could multiply into several in a few years, that’s much better than waiting idle!"

"Mhmm, mhmm, mhmm!" Miss Xu, her mouth full, nodded forcefully in agreement.

"Let’s go, there’s a restaurant over there. Crispy meat, cold noodles, roast chicken... what do you want?" Yan Fei pulled Miss Xu and walked ahead.

"Hey, slow down, I’m eating! Where is it? I don’t see it. Don’t you want your bicycle?" Miss Xu muttered as they walked. "How can you only think about eating meat!"

"Of course! We can ride back later. It’s not far, all along the opposite side of the road are restaurants. You’ll see soon..." Yan Fei replied, then suddenly halted. "Wait a moment!"

He turned around to block Miss Xu from a man hurrying behind them and asked in a cold tone, "You’ve been circling my stall in the market for a while, and now you’re following us here. What’s your business?"

The follower was an old man, dressed in an old-fashioned Zhongshan suit. His graying hair was neatly combed, he didn’t look like a bad guy. However, Yan Fei had just sold something, and this old man had been hovering around him in the market, and is now following him, how could he not suspect anything?

Seeing Yan Fei questioning him, the old man hurriedly walked a few steps closer, putting on a smiling face, "Young man, I do have something to discuss with you. But aren’t you going to deposit your money first?"

Yan Fei frowned, impatiently retorting, "No need. If you have something to say, say it quickly! We’re busy."

Noticing Yan Fei’s impatience, the old man laughed, "Young man, don’t rush! I’m not a bad guy. I even bought your silver coin. Look, this one."

While speaking, the old man showed him the silver coin in his hand and continued, "I noticed that the pendant hanging around your neck also looks like a coin. Can I take a look?"

Yan Fei pulled Xu Xiaoyan and turned to leave, "We’re not selling this."

The old man continued to call from behind, "Hey, young man, don’t rush! Let’s talk more about this! Just let me take a look, just one look..."

Seeing the old man out of breath while running behind them, Xu Xiaoyan felt a bit of pity and tugged at Yan Fei, "Hey, let him take a look at it! It’s not appropriate for him to run after us at his age, is it?"

At this point, they had reached the crosswalk and Yan Fei said to Miss Xu, "Let’s cross the road first, aren’t you hungry? We still have to wait for our food at the restaurant."

Yan Fei, turning back, shouted at the old man, "Let’s talk after we cross the road."

Only when they were crossing the road did Miss Xu notice the line of restaurants. The trees along the roadside had blocked her view and if it was not for Yan Fei’s keen sight, she wouldn’t have been able to see the signs through the gaps between the trees.

"What do you want to eat? Hurry up and choose so we can order." Yan Fei said, while taking off the pendant around his neck, handing it to the old man, "Don’t mess up the string wrapped around it."

The old man kept nodding, "Ok, ok, ok! Don’t worry, I can just look like this."

Miss Xu looked on without saying a word, then turned her attention to the line of restaurants. Her eyes lit up, "Green-bean milk Noodles, flat bread rolls, and cold noodles, sounds good?"

Yan Fei felt helpless, but since he wasn’t that hungry and Miss Xu was willing to eat snacks as her main meal, he let her have her way.

Pulling Miss Xu to the entrance of the restaurant, Yan Fei turned to see the old man still intently looking at the item in his hand, completely oblivious to the fact that they had walked away. It was Xu Xiaoyan who called out to him, "Hey, sir, come and have a look over here!"

Only then did the old man realize that he was still standing on the sidewalk. He gave an awkward smile and hurried over.

Once inside the restaurant, Yan Fei didn’t bother to comment on how overpriced and small the portions were for what Miss Xu was ordering.

As Miss Xu was ordering, she quietly asked him, "Do you have enough?"

Yan Fei nodded, "Any amount is fine since I still have this."

He reached into his bag again, pulling out a few more pieces of beef jerky. Handing them to Miss Xu, he pulled out even more for himself.

Miss Xu was puzzled, "How much do you have in there? This thousand-layer cake is good, you should have some too! You can eat it!"

Yan Fei grinned, "Sure! Get more. Order whatever you want, it’s okay if we can’t finish it, I can."

Miss Xu exchanged a few words with the waiter and followed Yan Fei to find a seat. The moment they left, the old man followed. The waiter politely asked, "Sir, what would you like to have?"

The old man was busy looking at the object! Seeing that Yan Fei had found a place to sit, he casually said, "I’ll just have what that lad ordered."

The waiter wanted to say something, but the old man walked away quickly before he had a chance to.

The three of them sat together, and the Green-bean milk Noodles were already prepared, so the food arrived quickly.

Each of them had a pancake with vegetables and a small bowl of noodles. Yan Fei and the woman started eating, but the old man didn’t eat. Instead, he just kept looking at the object in his hand.

At that moment, the waiter approached again.

He placed three bowls of Cold Noodles on the table and placed a small sieve in front of the old man and Yan Fei.

The old man looked at the sieve full of Thousand-Layer Cake and Fried Dumplings and was puzzled, "Did I order this much?"

The waiter signaled, "Well, didn’t you want the same as him?"

The pancakes with vegetables in this place were quite decent. It’s usually enough to wrap a big noodle pancake and add a serving of Green-bean milk Noodles.

Not to mention the additional Cold Noodles, just the cakes and steamed buns in this small sieve were enough for a strong man to eat. It’s not surprising that the old man was dumbfounded.

The waiter reminded him, "If you can’t finish it, I’ll take it back. You haven’t started eating anyway!"

The old man looked quite unhappy, "Never mind, leave it, I’ll take it home and heat it up for dinner."

Xu Xiaoyan watched all this with delight. She was trying to hold back her laughter, which made her quite uncomfortable!

Distracted by all this, the old man stopped looking at the item and handed it over to Yan Fei, saying, "My young friend, let’s negotiate! Are you selling this? I will offer a high price!"

Yan Fei took it and put it on, ignoring him, "I’ve already said that it’s not for sale. Don’t disturb our meal."

As he spoke, Yan Fei continued eating and quietly asked the girl, "Where shall we go next? The closest park today, the other two parks tomorrow and the zoo last? Anyway, we’ve got a few days, we can visit each one and see what animals they have here in the local zoo."

This plan had been discussed with Xiaoyan and her older sisters beforehand. They were originally planning to go out today. But when Yan Fei said he could go home overnight and bring the scrap silver dollar back, the plan changed.

The things were actually thrown in Vegetable Garden Island, there was no need to go home. Xu Xiaoyan was worrying for nothing.

Xu Xiaoyan nodded, "Alright! Let’s not go to the zoo. We’ve been there before, and there wasn’t much to see. If we have time, let’s visit the Yellow River levee."

Hearing this, Yan Fei understood Xiaoyan’s consideration - she was worried about the expense.

Of all the places they mentioned, only the zoo charged admission. The other three parks and the Yellow River levee were free.

However, he didn’t mind. He figured that even if they visited all the places, including some small attractions and shopping markets nearby, they might not finish during their holidays.

Xiaoyan didn’t eat much, she just tasted a bit of everything, most of it ended up in Yan’s stomach.

After finishing their meals, they paid the bill and left. The old man also hurriedly packed up his leftovers and followed them out.

As soon as they left, he said to Yan Fei, "Young man, let’s say I offer you five thousand yuan for that gold coin. How about it?"

Yan Fei ignored him, and just helped Xiaoyan onto the bicycle.

The old man was persistent, he even started to jog after them, "Hey, young man, how about I add a bit more? Six thousand, what do you say?"

Xu Xiaoyan tried to persuade the old man to stop following them, but he persisted.

Seeing Yan Fei’s firm refusal, the old man gritted his teeth, "Eight thousand, would that work? How about ten thousand, hey... "

Xu Xiaoyan was tempted, "Yan Xiaofei, ten thousand for a gold coin! We have two, that’s enough to buy several cows! Why not sell them now and we can buy better ones later when we have money!"

As they were walking, Yan Fei responded, "We’re not selling them. It’s for you to enjoy. Remember I said I’d give these silver dollars to you as a gift? Now that we’re selling them, is there anything you want to buy?"

Xu Xiaoyan was economical, "I won’t buy anything. I don’t lack anything in school and don’t need to spend money. You can take it home and buy some cows!"

As expected, Yan Fei nodded, knowing that Xiaoyan was quite thrifty.

They ignored the old man and got on their bikes. Xu Xiaoyan waved at the old man, "Sir, don’t follow us anymore, we’re leaving!"

They left the old man there, sighing heavily and stomping his feet in frustration.