The next morning, Xiao Feng received a call from Wang Lubo.
The expert on mineral research has been found, but the expert is quite busy and needs to be visited in person.
Several invitations by Wang Lubo's company were unable to invite him out.
Xiao Feng didn't mind much, after all, he was the one asking for a favor, not the other way around, so it's only right to run a few errands.
So, after assigning tasks to Lao Ha and the others, he hailed a cab and headed straight to the residence of the mineral research expert nad Ding San.
Half an hour later, Xiao Feng got off the car outside a high-end villa area.
In recent years, people often speak up for scholars involved in scientific research.
They say that these people's contributions to society are greater than those of businessn and celebrities, but they do not earn as much money.
This is indeed a reality, but compared to most ordinary people, researchers don't earn little money, and their treatnt and conditions are quite good, at least not as harsh as the public imagines.
Of course, this is deserved. If the reward and payoff were grossly disproportionate, no one would have taken this path long ago.
"Who are you looking for?" The security guard in the booth stepped forward, his voice low and stern.
Just three simple words, and that step gave Xiao Feng a slight sense of threat, which was significantly more sophisticated than the security guards at Jinyue Garden.
However, birds of a feather flock together, and so do people.
Before he ca, he also heard from Wang Lubo that besides Professor Ding San, there seed to be many other scholars and experts from various fields living here.
It's no wonder that these high-level talents receive tighter protection.
"I'm looking for Expert Ding San." Xiao Feng replied casually.
The security guard, with an official tone, said, "Please contact the person you're looking for and have them send soone out to et you, or have them call here."
"Can I just register my ID and go in by myself?"
"No!"
After being refused, Xiao Feng was sowhat displeased, but after thinking it over, he still decided to call Ding San using the contact information given by Wang Lubo.
Knowing the detailed address, he could indeed climb in from elsewhere, but to avoid unnecessary trouble, Xiao Feng decided to follow the procedure.
Rules, if they can be followed, should be; only when they can't be, would he choose to step on them and keep moving forward.
The person who answered the phone claid to be Ding San's assistant. After Xiao Feng explained his purpose for visiting, the assistant said they would personally co out to et him.
After waiting for about ten minutes, a young woman with a fair complexion, dressed in a light yellow coat, appeared.
"Are you Mr. Xiao Feng?" the woman asked across the gate.
Xiao Feng nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble."
The woman shook her head to show it was nothing, walked to the glass door, and swiped a card.
Xiao Feng stepped inside, and the woman imdiately extended her right hand, smiling as she said, "Hello, my na is Yu Qiao, I'm Expert Ding San's assistant."
Xiao Feng shook her hand and repeated his na, officially introducing themselves to each other.
"Have you t Professor Ding San before?" Yu Qiao asked as she led the way.
Xiao Feng slightly frowned, wondering why, as an assistant, she wouldn't know who Ding San has t.
But it's also possible that she just started as Ding San's assistant not long ago.
After a mont of contemplation, Xiao Feng truthfully replied, "No, I'm here through a friend's introduction, having admired him from afar."
Yu Qiao nodded with a smile, "Then you've found the right person. In mineral research, although Expert Ding's reputation isn't particularly big, his professional standard is on par with already renowned experts and professors."
As they walked and chatted, they quickly arrived in front of a standalone villa.
After entering, Yu Qiao said, "Expert Ding is upstairs reviewing materials, he'll be down shortly. How about I show you Expert Ding's collection first?"
"Wouldn't that be inconvenient?" Xiao Feng asked in surprise.
Normally, personal collections are quite private affairs and shouldn't be sothing an assistant can decide to show around.
Yu Qiao explained, "Expert Ding always enjoys showing guests his collection. If you're interested, I can take you to see it."
Thinking that he might as well, Xiao Feng nodded in agreent, "Sure, let's take a look then."
Yu Qiao smiled and walked to a door on the right side, pressing her index finger on a fingerprint scanner on the wall.
"Click!"
The door automatically swung open, and Yu Qiao slightly bowed, gesturing for them to enter.
Xiao Feng stepped inside without hesitation.
Once inside, he was greeted by a variety of minerals, large and small in size, all different in shape and color.
They were all placed in transparent display cabinets, with labels providing information around the outside of the cabinets.
Xiao Feng walked over to a rock that appeared rather ordinary, looked at it for a while, then glanced at the text below for more information.
Immortal Stone: Existed in 578 BC, originating from the Eastern Divine Continent, Kingdom of Aolai, Huaguo Mountain.
"..." Xiao Feng.
What the heck!
For a mont, he felt intellectually insulted.
"This stone, does it have anything to do with Sun Wukong?" Xiao Feng asked, his forehead lined with confusion.
Yu Qiao awkwardly laughed, "I'm not very sure about that, you can take a look at the others."
Xiao Feng didn't dwell on it and turned his attention to other minerals, finally feeling a bit more normal.
After making a round, he saw various minerals such as jet, Thunder God Ink, Celestial Gemstone, Iron Vein Stone, and Yellow Wax Stone, with much more formal descriptions.
But upon seeing the "Immortal Stone" again...
Xiao Feng felt that this might be so kind of quirky humor from the expert.
"May I ask if you have a girlfriend?" Yu Qiao unexpectedly asked from behind.
Xiao Feng turned around, noticing her blushing face, looking slightly embarrassed.
"Why do you ask..."
"I, I don't have a boyfriend yet," she stamred.
Xiao Feng was stunned for a mont, thinking that girls these days are so straightforward?
But then he saw Yu Qiao clenching her fists tightly, biting her lip as if she had made a significant decision, and asked, "Do you believe in love at first sight?"
Just then, footsteps echoed from outside the door.
Xiao Feng didn't respond, instead walking straight to the door and seeing a man wearing a vest and tie sitting on the sofa.
The man appeared to be in his fifties, wearing gold-rimd glasses.
Seeing Xiao Feng coming out from the room, the man said, expressionless, "I'm Ding San, you can call San'er."
This down-to-earth self-introduction instantly shocked Xiao Feng once again.
At this mont, he genuinely doubted whether this expert and his assistant were serious people.
"Um, San'er, oh no, Mr. Ding." Xiao Feng took out a golden orb from his pocket, walked over, and said, "Could you please identify what material this is?"
"Oh?" Ding San seed interested imdiately, taking the orb and began examining it with a magnifying glass from atop a fish tank.
Yu Qiao closed the door to the collection room, and while Ding San researched the orb, she explained to Xiao Feng, "Expert Ding injured his facial nerves during experints in his early years, so he can't control his facial expressions like normal people."
Realization dawned in Xiao Feng's eyes, no wonder he always looked like he thought people owed him money.
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