Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2436 Sonia ([-])

"This gentleman's idea is very good." Sonia said, "A small zoo to collect those rare animals. This idea is great!"

Collecting rare animals was also a small hobby of the European upper class from the 17th to the 19th century.However, breeding animals is more difficult than making specimens. The rare birds and animals that are finally obtained are sent to the palace of nobles after going through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, and they often die after a short period of time.At that time, there was no zoology and systematic veterinary medicine, and there was no experience in how to raise wild animals artificially, so the mortality rate was very high.Even the standard African lions in modern zoos are difficult to feed in this era.

After Sonia arrived in Lingao, she was used to seeing all kinds of "miracles" of Australians, so she naturally felt that Australians must have their own uniqueness in raising animals.
Then Yuan Lao mentioned in the letter that he had "privately entrusted" the merchants of VOC and EPIC to collect rare birds and animals in the trading place during the trade.He will be responsible for the purchase expenses after delivery, but the museum needs to ask for help in making specimens and raising them.

"We are of course most grateful for such a generous donation..."

Ju Wenyi couldn't help reminding her: "It's easy to talk about making specimens. Raising animals requires the approval of the Senate. How can we get the budget?"

"Oh, that's right, I forgot." Only then did Sonia remember that she was just a researcher, and the permanent curator was Cui Yunhong.

"Xiaowen, you help me draft a reply letter, which means thanking him for his letter. I think this is a good thing. But it needs the approval of the Senate. Otherwise, we can't accept animal breeding, and we don't have a full-time breeder. All need to apply to the Senate. There is no problem with making specimens, as long as the animals he sends are suitable."

Ju Wenyi agreed, and wrote down the main points in his notebook.Sonia stretched her body: "I'm going home, and the finishing work will be yours."

"Go back. The child is still waiting."

"She, she didn't wait for me. She is no longer breastfeeding." Although Sonia said so, she packed her bag and left.

Ju Wenyi and Ju Wenjing started tidying up the research room.Since I didn't do much work in the research room today, the cleaning work is very easy.The two finished their work quickly, and the clock on the wall was past 06:30.

"Let's go and eat."

The establishment of the Natural History Museum is very small, without the configuration of a cafeteria.The staff of the naturalized people are given meal stickers to eat out on their own.Fortunately, there are many naturalized people who receive wages locally, forming a huge wage earner class.A very developed tertiary industry has developed around them.The catering industry that meets the most basic needs of eating is the most colorful in the form of Lingao, the world's best.

These two "apprentices" working in the Museum of Natural History have official ranks on the salary list of the Senate as administrative staff of level 14 - the lowest level of staff, and receive the lowest level of salary of level 29.However, as single women, they have no parents or children, and they live in a "community dormitory for public officials". They don't need to pay rent, so they spend all their money on their own, so they naturally don't treat themselves badly when it comes to eating.

"I want to eat something good today, or go to the old place?"

"Let's go to the old place. But we have to change to a fixed meal. Instead of eating salt-baked fish, eat meat!"

"I can't afford meat."

"I'm here to treat you. Braised pork belly set meal!"

……

Although they were not related by blood, they were named twins, and they worked, studied and lived together, naturally forming a relationship of girlfriends.If it hadn't been for the fact that the Senate did not allow sworn worship, it would have been a sworn marriage with Jinlan.

Talking and laughing, they packed up their belongings and were about to leave together, when Cui Xi appeared.

"Where are you going...?" Cui Xi came to Gao's life for a long time, but he still stumbled in Mandarin.

"Go to dinner, why? Are you coming too?" Ju Wenjing joked, "Cui Chief gave you a lot of pocket money, right?"

"Pocket money? Quite a lot." Cui Xi scratched his head, not knowing why he mentioned his pocket money, he still couldn't understand the joking tone, "But I don't go to dinner, and I don't treat guests."

"Who wants your treat, miser!" Ju Wenyi said.

"Elder Cui Yuan, call you over."

The two looked at each other, what would happen if Chief Cui suddenly asked them to go over?
The two came to Cui Yunhong's office with apprehension.There is not only Chief Cui in the office, but also a man they don't know

"This is Mr. Wang Yuan." Cui Yunhong introduced, "He is currently working for Nanyang Company. Do you know Nanyang Company?"

The two nodded.Of course they knew that people from this company had been to the Natural History Museum a few days ago and asked for some mineral specimens.

But this person is actually the chief?Judging by his clothes, he is no different from ordinary cadres and workers.

"Wang Yuanlao plans to transfer some people from our Natural History Museum to work in Nanyang Company - I want to ask you to know something about it. This is a normal 'background investigation', and you can answer truthfully without any worries. The transcript of the conversation is confidential. do you understand?"

"Yes, Chief." The two sisters nodded immediately.

Wang Kai greeted with a smile: "My name is Wang Kai. I have already learned about the situation of the two of you from Comrade Cui Yunhong. You are both young and promising." He looked at his watch, "It's very late today. You have eaten—so, I invite you to dinner, and we will talk while we eat."

A patriarch wants to treat them to dinner alone!Ju Wenyi and Ju Wenjing couldn't help feeling flattered.It's not that they have the ambition of being "selected by the elders to be life secretaries". The honor of having dinner with the elders is enough for naturalized civilian workers to brag about for a long time.

"Everything is up to the chief's arrangement." Ju Wenjing said.

Wang Kai had a lot of brains on how to investigate Sonia.He didn't want to ask the Political and Security Bureau for advice. Needless to say, Xiong Sang would definitely give him a comprehensive and complete material.However, favors from the Political Security Bureau cannot be owed casually.Just hearing Xiong Sang's words: "We'll talk about these things later" is enough to make people go back and wonder what the three or four days mean.

After much deliberation, he decided to do it himself.Fortunately, Nanyang Company is currently recruiting troops.As a senior executive of Nanyang Company, it is at least reasonable to carry out background checks on future employees.Conducting investigations in the name of eating will reduce vigilance.

The cadres and workers of the Senate most frequently go to the "public canteens" all over the streets and alleys.Its grade is roughly equivalent to the box restaurant in the old time and space: meat dishes are paired with several dishes, served with soup, rice, and steamed buns.Frugal and casual.It doesn't cost a lot of money to eat enough.

The places that Ju Wenyi and Ju Wenjing often go to are not public canteens, but more upscale "fixed food restaurants".The store is not big, in addition to the fixed set meal "fixed food", there are also a variety of appetizers, you can have a drink.

Wang Kai came to this restaurant according to what they said.There were not many people in the restaurant, so he asked for a booth-style closed box.After hearing that they wanted to eat meat, he generously ordered three sets of double roasted meat.

The two sisters were a little uneasy. The double-combined roast meat set meal is one of the most high-end set meals in the restaurant.Ju Wenjing said: "Chief, you are spending too much money."

"Not at all," Wang Kai said, "It's just taking up your meal time. I won't pay overtime pay. Let you eat better."

"Chief, you are joking." Ju Wenjing is older and more sophisticated, "You can ask anything you want to ask, Chief. As long as we know, we will tell you."

"Okay, we'll talk about it after the food is served." Wang Kai was quite satisfied with this place.Today he deliberately wears the clothes that naturalized civilian workers often wear to avoid attracting attention.

The roasted meat set was delivered quickly.Combination of roast goose and char siew, served with white rice, a plate of vegetables and a bowl of soup.It's delicious and affordable.

"Let's eat, let's eat." Wang Kai greeted with a smile, and took out a stack of documents from his purse, which were the background investigation forms of Nanyang Company.He wrote the names of many naturalized civilian workers. Of course, these are all blindfolds. The only one he really wants to investigate is Sonia.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the two girls began to eat and drink, and their vigilance gradually relaxed, he ate a few mouthfuls casually and began to ask questions.

At the beginning, he didn’t ask Sonia, but some ordinary staff of the museum. When he asked, his attitude was very casual. It was really like “talking while eating”. The atmosphere was very relaxed. It was a joke, which made the two girls giggle.

Seeing that the atmosphere was in place, he began to shift the conversation to the elder's maid and asked about Valentina's situation.

"She speaks Chinese well, but reading and writing Chinese characters is almost blind," Ju Wenjing said, "Drawing is very good."

"People are a little nervous!" Ju Wenyi said.

Ju Wenjing glared at her, and Ju Wenyi shrank her neck and fell silent.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter," Wang Kai thought that the big vigilance is quite high, and said, "As I said before, these materials are confidential. Besides, as naturalized civilian workers, you should honestly report the problem to the elders. It's just a matter of duty. There's nothing to be ashamed of."

"Yes," Ju Wenyi hesitated, and said, "She, I can't tell what's wrong, but she is very lively, makes a fuss all day long, winks when she talks, laughs when she is happy, and yells when she is unhappy. Yelling—it's like going insane."

"I think she's just too lively." Ju Wenjing quickly added, "She's actually quite a nice person. If you get used to the way she speaks, it's not surprising. And she doesn't make a fuss at all when she draws."

Wang Kai pretended to smear a few strokes on the paper, and asked again:
"Did she say anything dissatisfied with the Senate and the elders in the museum?"

(End of this chapter)