Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1706 As long as you have a hobby

Han Li listened to Professor Rand Swanson praise the snowy owl for a long time before finding an opportunity to steer the conversation back on track.

Of course, Han Li couldn't ask this question directly. He started by explaining the environment, the humanities and social sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

After much back and forth, Han Licai mentioned indirectly that Professor Giovanni Morric is usually very busy and often has to attend various seminars and lectures.

The rigidity and arrogance of the English were on full display in Professor Rand Swanson at this moment, even though he did not have the same position or the number of papers published as Professor Giovanni Morrick.

After listening to Han Li's explanation, Rand Swanson looked at Han Li with disdain and spoke in a mocking tone.

"Hmph, the people over there in America are just a bunch of uncultured and uneducated nouveau riche. Even university professors and deans can't change that."

Even at symposiums, lectures, or banquets, those nouveau riche can still do something as impolite as showing up in casual clothes.

After the banquet, those nouveau riche, like beggars, braved the scornful looks of everyone to pack up the leftovers that no one had finished eating.
The cultural refinement and heritage of us British people are something those nouveau riche can never learn in their entire lives. We can casually reveal something and have those nouveau riche frantically chasing after it.

Take Giovanni Morrick, for example. He was interested in everything related to British culture and objects.

However, Giovanni Morric is very good at disguising himself, and it is difficult to know what kind of person he is if you don't know him for a short time.

Han, let me tell you, when he visited me in England a few years ago, he was like a complete country bumpkin who'd never seen anything before, and he even did…

It must be said that when it comes to satire, criticism, ridicule, and belittling, it is the scholars who are truly adept.

Even if the person is a foreigner with a limited vocabulary, he can still find the most incisive and sarcastic remarks about the other person's behavior and hobbies.

In any case, through Rand Swanson's sarcastic and mocking remarks about Professor Giovanni Morrick, Han Li roughly learned some of the other party's preferences and areas of expertise.

After that topic, the two talked about some issues related to Hong Kong.

Han Li also learned about the reactions of the British royal family, members of the royal family, members of the House of Lords, and some wealthy businessmen after the Iron Lady's Sino-British talks in Beijing.

These people, or rather these groups, are currently in a very contradictory state regarding the Hong Kong issue, with all sorts of proposals and opinions circulating.

These messages will enrich Han Li's performance report this year and make his recommendations more persuasive.

At noon, Professor Rand Swanson drove Han Li back to London.

Professor Rand Swanson was probably provoked by the situation of Professor Giovanni Morrick that Han Li had just mentioned.

Today, he brought Han Li to a manor house, including a castle, on the outskirts of West London, belonging to the English royal family.

Even with Rand Swanson's status as a cult member, the car was stopped at the manor gate.

Professor Rand Swanson calmly took out a gold membership card from his briefcase and handed it to the other party. Only after careful verification was the car allowed to drive into the estate.

After the car started again, Professor Rand Swanson gave Han Li a brief introduction to the royal estate.

It looks like a manor now, but it's actually one of the places where the English upper class dine and relax, and the entry requirements are quite high. How high?
First, the applicant must be an Englishman and must be a person with considerable prestige, status, and wealth in England.

Secondly, to successfully apply, one must not only undergo a series of verifications of funds, but also obtain permission from no fewer than two members of the British royal family or nobles.

Even so, newcomers can only consume at the lowest level or on the periphery; only upper-level members can be taken in for a single experience.

If you want to gain access to a higher level, you'll need your business or capital to skyrocket, your fame to increase dramatically, or to receive a commendation from the Queen.

Otherwise, you can only spend honestly. When your accumulated spending reaches a certain level, you can submit an application to the manor management, but whether it will be approved is uncertain.

According to Professor Rand Swanson, the estate is divided into five tiers.

Professor Rand Swanson, a renowned professor at the University of England and Oxford, also frequently does "some things" for the royal family, the nobility, and the House of Lords, playing a pioneering role in certain aspects.

Even so, he has only qualified for the second-to-last or third-to-last tier in this manor.

When your car stops in front of a building of a certain standard, you don't even need to lift a finger; you'll receive attentive and meticulous service the whole time, whether you're walking, eating, or drinking.

Even when you're using the toilet to poop or pee, someone will help you shake yourself clean, wipe you down, spray you with perfume, and then gently insert it into your bladder.

The manor is very expensive, but the service is excellent and very attentive; it's just a bit too time-consuming.

Han Li and Professor Rand Swanson only had lunch here, and incidentally had afternoon tea with those so-called socialites, chatted for a while, and it was already quite late.

Since Professor Rand Swanson had treated them to lunch, Han Li treated him to dinner at a famous restaurant in the West District that evening, and then they went upstairs for a dance before the party ended.

After the event, Professor Rand Swanson went straight home. Because it was too late, Han Li couldn't go back to Niujing County to see Guan Zhilin, so he could only book a room at the hotel and spend the night there.

The next day, after a simple breakfast, Han Li boarded a bus bound for Niujing County.

Therefore, it was class time. When Han Li arrived at the house he had rented for Guan Zhilin, only the two Scottish Fold cats were meowing and lowering their heads to come closer.

After squatting down and petting the cat for a while, Han Li took off his coat, boiled water to make himself a cup of tea, took out a fountain pen and a brand new notebook, sat on the table and pondered for a while before starting to write.

This time, Han Li wasn't writing a thesis, nor was he writing a report on his duties or a proposal.

Instead, it was Han Li who, based on Professor Rand Swanson's remarks yesterday that exposed and targeted Professor Giovanni Morrick's interest in English folklore, wrote the second part of the Harry Potter novel.

In order to attract Professor Giovanni Morrick's attention as soon as possible, Han Li planned to publish the first Harry Potter book together with the second Harry Potter book at the University of Pennsylvania after he finished writing the second book.

While Han Li was diligently writing down his thoughts based on his memories, Guan Zhilin had already returned from get out of class.

"Ah, honey, you're finally here!"

(End of this chapter)