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Chapter 495 - 188 Humane Methods of Killing Cows_1

Chapter 495: Chapter 188 Humane Methods of Killing Cows_1

In a Western and Eastern fusion restaurant in the provincial city, if Yan Fei’s teacher Guan Yue saw what was happening inside, she would surely be infuriated to the point of grinding her teeth — Yan Fei, who had repeatedly claimed that he would never interact with foreigners and staunchly refused to learn English, was now having an intense conversation with a blond, blue-eyed foreigner.

A young man from a small town in China and a foreign uncle in his forties; one speaking in the local dialect and the other in awkward Chinese, they were surprisingly having a great time chatting.

Not only Xu Xiaoyan and Wang Jiuming who were watching but also the few guests in the restaurant were utterly flabbergasted. The content of their conversation was even more unbelievable.

After half a day’s conversation with the foreign chef, Yan Fei finally understood how beef was graded, no, classified. The price difference between high-grade beef and regular beef was astronomical. Normal beef wouldn’t sell for ten yuan a catty, while high-quality beef could sell for several times that price.

Later on, they were no longer limited to talking about beef but started discussing how to slaughter cows humanely. The foreigner was incredibly enthusiastic, acting out the process: "It’s right here, at this spot on a cow, the connection between the head and the spine, there is only a small gap..."

The foreigner demonstrated with his little finger for Yan Fei: "Yes, just this small gap. Though it’s quite small, it’s lethal. If you can accurately locate this site and pierce it, it would sever the cow’s entire central nervous system, causing it to completely lose consciousness and incapacitate it."

"So it’s like the ’death acupuncture point’ for humans?" Yan Fei became even more interested.

"Good good, yes, in terms of your mystical Kung Fu lingo, this is the cow’s ’death acupoint’. I have to say, Yan, you’re indeed a quick learner," the foreigner praised.

"When I discuss these matters with the sellers while purchasing beef, they just stare at my face without paying any attention to what I’m saying. Even those who do listen consider me insane. According to them, the slaughter of a cow just involves bleeding it out and as long as it dies, they don’t care about the cow’s suffering. As for the ’humane’ method, it’s like what you say - taking off your pants to fart, unnecessary...

"Ha ha ha, you really know your way around China, even understanding these phrases!" Yan Fei burst into laughter hearing the foreigner use such a colloquial phrase. "They were staring at your face because you’re a foreigner. We don’t get many foreigners around here; you’re the first one I’ve seen."

The foreigner looked wronged, "Dear Yan, I feel our conversation has been rather enjoyable, that’s what you call having a ’heart-to-heart,’ right? In that case, we should be friends by now, and I think you should stop referring to me as ’foreigner.’ I know that in your context, ’foreigner’ doesn’t hold a positive connotation and might even suggest discrimination. I’d prefer you call me Mr. Will, or just Will..."

"Alright, Will," Yan Fei responded nonchalantly. "But I hold no ill-intention when I call you that, and I’m not accustomed to calling people ’Mr...’ anyway."

"Thank you! I understand," the foreigner was really happy. "Didn’t you say you raise cows in a place called Wan City? Let me think, seems like the beef which we purchased that has the marble pattern you were talking about hails from Wan City. My God! Dear Yan, can you provide us with premium beef? You surely can, can’t you? People, like us, who don’t visit such high-end restaurants just out of vanity, I presume you came here to understand more about the grading of beef?"

At this, some guests felt awkward! This foreigner was indeed straightforward; didn’t him saying that Yan Fei wasn’t here for vanity insinuate that they were here for that sole reason?

Xu Xiaoyan and Wang Jiuming started chuckling amongst themselves. Listening to the foreigners talk was really amusing!

"Will, are you brain-dead or something?" Yan Fei lowered his voice. "If you keep talking nonsense like this, I suspect you won’t need beef. There won’t be any customers left, and wouldn’t your boss fire you?"

"I’m not brain-dead, it’s just the truth." Will gave a retort and after a glance at the surroundings, he realized something was wrong. "Alright! Well, I wasn’t speaking about them, I only mentioned some guests, just a few... You still haven’t told me, can you provide us with beef? Don’t worry, the boss here is a friend of mine, a very loyal person. He wouldn’t fire me."

"Even if you’re friends, when there is no customer left, and you’re free all day long, would you still have the nerve to hang around here to collect salary?" Yan Fei bluntly pointed out a fact. "I’m not sure if my cows are of superior quality. When I was slaughtering the cows at the start of the year, I heard a beef buyer crying ’marble pattern.’ I thought he was causing a ruckus, saying my beef was as tough as stone. Many other buyers joined in to criticize him, then he bought the beef and left before I could question further."

"Ha ha... Dear Yan, you’re really humorous," the foreigner burst out laughing "Marble pattern in beef simply refers to a richly nourished part of the cow that’s supremely suitable for making steak. When other cattle farmers hear that their beef has a marble pattern, they’d be overjoyed. I have to say, you might have missed out on an expert..."

"I wasn’t trying to be humorous. I genuinely didn’t understand at the time," Yan Fei confessed honestly. "If you hadn’t explained things to me earlier, I still wouldn’t have understood the concept of beef grading. When I go back, I’m going to slaughter a cow and see exactly how much of this ’marble’ beef a cow has. I’ll also try out your ’humane’ beef slaughtering method..."

"Good good, dear Yan. If you would bring us good news, my friends and I would appreciate it. You would be our most honored guest..." the foreigner declared in a hyperbolic tone.

"I’m already your most honored guest. Who other than me can down several steak portions in one go?" Yan Fei couldn’t handle his booming voice. The restaurant was tranquil, save for his loud voice echoing with a strange accent. If he had a thinner skin, he wouldn’t even manage to have a conversation.

"Also, can you not call me ’dear Yan’? Every time you do, I get goosebumps..."

The foreigner, his tableware impeccably clean, exclaimed in a louder voice: "Alright, dear Yan. But this is steak. If you can eat so much at once, I’d say you could join an eating contest—if you have those here!"

"I don’t have a big appetite." Yan Fei responded again in a helpless, ’modest’ manner. "Your steak portions here are just too small. Lots of people where I come from practice Kung Fu and can eat like I do. Perhaps bad business here isn’t just because of high prices, but smaller portions as well. Anyway, my senior fellow apprentice here never likes coming, because one portion isn’t enough to fill him up..."

Wang Jiuming also ’modestly’ chuckled at his side.

"But our portions are strictly standardized. That’s how much a steak is supposed to weigh." The foreigner defended himself then asked curiously: "So, you are a Kung Fu master as well? Like the legendary dragon? You know, the ’hehe haha, woo-wah’... Can you show me? Dear Yan, you see, I’ve held admiration for your Chinese Kung Fu for a long time. But I’ve always been in this restaurant and never had the opportunity to see it..."

Looking at his curious and pleading eyes, Yan Fei thought, the guy did spend the half day explaining steak grading to him, which was quite laborious. So he pulled a one yuan coin out of his pocket: "I don’t know who you mean by the ’dragon’. But Kung Fu isn’t as miraculous as you think. Look, it’s actually quite simple, just like this..."

With that, he applied some force, and the coin gradually curved in his hand.

The foreigner’s eyes bulged round. When Yan Fei showed him the bent coin, he snatched it from Yan Fei’s hand, marveling at it in his own hand, and took a long time before exclaiming, "Is this not magic? Is this real, really? Dear Yan, is this not magical enough? How come in all the time I’ve been in China, I’ve seen nothing like this?"

"Who would call out to you for a coin bending performance while eating?" Yan Fei replied, annoyed. "You can call me Yan Fei, or Xiao Fei. Stop calling me ’dear Yan’, if you keep calling me that, I might vomit out the steak I just ate."

The foreigner, while still awe-struck, said, "Alright, dear... Xiao Fei...can you do that for me again? I think this is enough to brag about to my friends for an entire year! No, perhaps two years, three years, even an entire lifetime..."

Yan Fei pretended to rummage through his pockets and declined his second request. "I have no more coins!"

A waiter, once again, came rushing to implore: "Mr. Will, the kitchen needs you. Can you go there right away?"

The foreigner in high spirits replied, "I’ve already said it, that kind of inferior meat, anyone can cook it. It’s never going to be a real Filet Steak anyway... Alright! If you can give me a coin, I’ll go back to the kitchen at once..."

Fine then! The waiter too, was running out of patience. He checked his pockets and found nothing. So again, he had to run to his colleagues, and eventually got a coin for him.

Who knows from where the boss found such a peculiar head chef. No wonder he wasn’t allowed to speak in the restaurant! If he sat there and talked for half a day, they’d probably lose thirty percent of the customers. If he kept this up, the restaurant wouldn’t last three more days.

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Yan Fei did the coin trick for the foreigner and then prepared to settle his bill and leave.

The foreigner enthusiastically refused his attempt to pay: "No, no, no, dear... Xiao Fei, we are friends now. According to your traditions, friends have the right and obligation to give each other money and treat each other to meals. So allow me to pick up the tab today. I hope you can soon bring us good news, alright?"

What’s the harm! Anyway, the price of your steak is indeed outrageous. If you wish to treat, go right ahead!