"Uncle, if you go to Hangzhou this time, will you come back in the future?"
Zhang Jiahui said curiously.
The old man shook his head: "If I don't come back, my old house has been sold, and I won't have anywhere to live when I come back."
"Well, actually it's better to sell it. Now the house prices are high. To tell you the truth, our house was also sold. It was almost twice the price last year."
Zhang Jiahui immediately agreed.
Relatively speaking, their family is not short of money. The younger brother gave her some shares for free before. According to the second sister, these shares are now worth tens of billions.
No one believes it.
"Yes, we are quite young. If we leave Laoshan this time, we will probably never come back."
The old man looked lonely.
The ancients often said that when a leaf falls, it returns to its roots, but in his case, it was the other way around. When he got old, he had to leave his hometown.
"Uncle, don't sigh. To be honest, the south is definitely more suitable for your retirement. The north is really too cold. It's already May, and the temperature is still more than ten degrees below zero. I don't know when it will end."
Zhang Jiahui quickly comforted her.
When the old lady heard this, her face suddenly filled with worry and she said:
"I heard that there is no heating in the south, and many people have been frozen to death and frostbite this winter. What a sin!"
"Aunt Su, don't worry. It's been said in the news that the south is currently making every effort to popularize heating. From now on, you will have heating wherever you go, so you don't have to worry about freezing."
"Really? There is heating in the south too?"
The old lady suddenly said in surprise.
Zhang Jiahui smiled and nodded: "Of course it's true, otherwise who do you think can withstand the temperature of dozens of degrees below zero?"
"It's true. Without heating, people will die."
The old lady nodded repeatedly.
As we chatted, it was soon time for lunch.
When you are away from home, keep everything simple.
Conditions on the high-speed rail were limited, so Zhang Jiahui did not make much preparation. Each family of four received a bucket of instant noodles, plus a piece of ham sausage and a pack of pickled mustard.
The old lady’s side is similar, mainly steamed buns, a bottle of chili sauce, and four boiled eggs.
Zhang Jiahui couldn't help but asked curiously: "Aunt Su, where do your eggs come from?"
Their family originally stocked dozens of kilograms of eggs, but they ran out of them in less than two months.
"Whoever buys our house will get a gift as a gift. Do you want a few of them?"
After the old lady finished speaking, she took out four more eggs from her bag.
"Thanks, I have a few ham sausages here."
Zhang Jiahui is not polite.
The ham is too simple, it’s a good idea to change the taste.
After the exchange, Zhang Jiahui asked casually:
"Aunt Su, who did you sell your house to? And you can still get eggs out of it?"
The old lady immediately replied: "It's a middle-aged couple who seem to be engaged in research. What they gave us were not real eggs, but artificial eggs."
"Artificial eggs?"
Cao Fan instantly became interested.
He tried to pick up an egg and observe it.
Sure enough, I found something different.
"That's right, this kind of egg is a newly developed product by their company. Not only does it look like an egg, the taste and nutritional value are similar, but it also has a large piece of artificial meat. It is said to be made of soybeans and tastes exactly like real meat.
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"Is there such a thing? Have they said when it will be put on the market?"
Cao Fan quickly figured out the key.
At present, food is in short supply and breeding costs remain high. In comparison, artificial meat has a cost advantage and may be the next entrepreneurial outlet.
"I don't know." The old lady shook her head, "We originally wanted to buy more, but according to what they said, their company has a cooperative relationship with the supply and marketing cooperative. Even if it goes public in the future, it will only be through the channel of the supply and marketing cooperative."
"Grandma Su, do you have their contact information? Can you tell me?"
Cao Fan doesn’t want to miss the opportunity.
Since the game company went bankrupt, he has been thinking about new entrepreneurial opportunities, especially his uncle's series of great successes, which greatly inspired him.
"Yes, we have a mobile phone number."
"Grandma Su, please excuse me."
Cao Fan quickly took out his mobile phone and wrote down the number reported by the other party. When he arrived in Huicheng, it would not be too late to contact him and listen to his uncle's advice.
……
At eleven o'clock that night, Shanghai arrived.
Shortly after getting off the train, Zhang Jiahui and others personally sent Aunt Su's family to the high-speed train. They themselves had to stay one night in Shanghai before setting off tomorrow morning.
After all, Huicheng is too far away and there are relatively few flights.
After seeing off the guests, the family randomly found a hotel to stay. Since the hotel could not provide meals, Zhang Jiahui specially cooked a pot of instant noodles for a midnight snack.
The four of them chatted while eating.
Cao Zheng asked a question that he had wanted to ask for a long time:
"Xiaofan, I see that you are very interested in artificial meat today. Why do you have any ideas?"
Cao Fan nodded: "I have heard related news about this so-called artificial meat before. It is said that it is very popular on the other side of the ocean, which shows that the technology is very mature. Am I unemployed now? I want to give it a try."
"You have to think about it yourself. Now is no different than other times. Since the federal government established supply and marketing cooperatives, I guess you can't even buy the raw materials for making artificial meat."
Cao Zheng quickly reminded.
"Dad, raw materials are not a problem. At worst, we will cooperate directly with the supply and marketing cooperative. I am only responsible for production. Although the profit is very thin, the prospects are very broad."
Cao Fan seemed confident.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that meat shortage will become the norm in the future. With billions of people in the entire federation, there is no need to worry about lack of market, and there is a lot to be done if it is done well.
Zhang Jiahui was somewhat convinced and quickly interjected: "How much money do you still have?"
"Well, I spent a lot of money to dissolve the company before, but now I still have almost half a million."
"Can half a million start a company?"
"It's definitely not enough. This time it's different from the game company. Just purchasing the technology requires a lot of money, and you also need to build a factory..." Cao Fan paused, and then changed the subject: "But you don't have to worry, wait.
When I get to Huicheng, I can seek investment from my uncle."
"Stop looking for your uncle. Our family just sold their house. We don't need money. Is five million enough?"
Zhang Jiahui waved her hand and said boldly.
Cao Fan shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not enough. It would be better to have 10 to 20 million. Only scale can reduce costs. Otherwise, it's better to quit!"
"Twenty million? How can our family have so much money?"
Cao Zheng shook his head subconsciously.
"Dad, Mom, I'm confident that I can convince my uncle, so just leave it alone."
"Actually, it's not that our family can't afford this money. Even ten times more money won't be a problem, but..." Zhang Jiahui seemed to hesitate to speak.
"Mom, where did our family get so much money?"
Cao Fan's eyes widened instantly.
"It's okay to tell you, but you two, brother and sister, don't spread it outside."
"Mom, tell me quickly? I promise not to tell anyone else." Cao Yan quickly urged after hearing this.