Ordinary people would be shocked, appreciative, greedy, nervous, and other emotional factors when they saw such gold jewelry. Even people who didn't like gold would not be able to avoid it. However, Fina was used to all of this. Her eyes even revealed a look of disdain that said, "You people are really ignorant."
Gao Ke and the others also wanted to take pictures and post them on WeChat to make their friends in China envious, but they were worried that they would inadvertently violate some taboos. They did not dare to take out their phones. After all, if they offended the Lazart family again, they would really be in the middle of the Egyptian people's war.
Zhang Zian and the others stared at the various gold jewelry without blinking, but the Lazart family stared at Fina and kept observing it. The more they looked, the more they felt that Fina was like the cat in the tapestry.
Lazart coughed lightly and said, "Friends, if you have no other questions, can you tell us why you came to Egypt? I don't think you are ordinary tourists, because ordinary tourists don't bring cats and dogs to travel. "
Zhang Zian and the others came back to their senses. They awkwardly remembered that they had already introduced themselves, but they had been nervous and shocked at first. They had not had time to introduce themselves, which seemed very rude. They had underestimated the Chinese state of etiquette.
So Gao Ke spoke as the representative of the expedition team, revealing his identity and origin to the Lazart family without reservation. He said that he and his companions were the expedition team from China's Binhai University. They had come to Egypt to conduct biological research and investigation, especially to find the lost original Egyptian cats and solve the key missing link in the domestication process of domestic cats.
Jack also introduced himself, saying that he was a biology student at Cairo University. Because he knew Chinese, he had been sent to be the expedition team's guide.
The others introduced themselves one after another.
"Oh, so this cat belongs to your Binhai University?" Lazart nodded and pointed at Fina.
"That's not it." Gao Ke looked at Zhang Zian, inviting him to speak.
Zhang Zian saw that he could not avoid it, so he had to briefly introduce himself. He said that he ran a pet shop in Binhai City. He had joined the expedition team as a special consultant, and Fina was something he had accidentally picked up.
Lazart was a little surprised. He was surprised that such a beautiful cat like Fina was picked up, and why Binhai University didn't just buy Fina, and why did they spend money to let Fina's owner bring it along … But he was an experienced and prudent person, and he knew that there was no need to delve into things that had nothing to do with him. Maybe this was the unique way of doing things in China.
Kate liked Fina very much. She squatted next to it and kept looking at it. Chris, on the other hand, had been looking at Famous thoughtfully. He suddenly interrupted, "Sorry to interrupt. I heard you call this dog Famous. Is it the dog that won the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival?"
After getting a positive answer from Zhang Zian, he was surprised and happy. He ran back into the house to get a CD and said, "I just borrowed Dog Warrior from a friend and haven't had time to watch it yet! Can I take a photo with Famous? "
This set of discs was the overseas version of Dog Warrior, and it was even in Arabic. It seemed like the producers' promotion was quite effective.
Of course, Famous was happy to fulfill the wishes of its fans.
When Chris and Famous took a photo together, Lazart let Kate chat with the guests. He also returned to his room and carefully took out the family tapestry from the secret compartment where he stored his valuables.
This tapestry had been around for a long time. As a family heirloom, he had always kept it carefully and had not taken it to the relevant institutions for identification. The wool and linen woven tapestry had been oxidized over the years. The fibers had lost their elasticity and become very fragile. Once bent, it could break. Therefore, it was sealed in an oversized photo frame and mounted. Because it could not be bent and was too big, it could not be placed in the safe, so it could only be stored in the secret compartment of the bedroom.
Lazart wiped the dust off the glass of the photo frame and stared at the tapestry through the glass.
He had always thought that this tapestry was just a simple family heirloom, woven from his imagination. In reality, the cat depicted in the tapestry did not exist. Only today did he know that the craftsmanship of his ancestors was far more exquisite than he had imagined. It was actually a completely realistic style.
After staring at the tapestry for a long time, he put the photo frame flat on the ground and aimed his phone at the tapestry to take a photo. When he looked at the photo, he found that there was a reflection, so he changed the angle and took a few more photos, including the overall and partial details. Then, he carefully hid the tapestry back in the secret compartment.
It was not that he did not trust these China tourists. Lazart was worried that if the news spread, it would cause the Egyptian government to demand it. That would put him in a dilemma. It was obviously a family heirloom. Did he have to hand it over to the country?
What's more, as a Copt, he did not really agree with this country.
Lazart left his bedroom and went downstairs to return to the shop. Kate and Chris had become quite familiar with the China expedition team, and they kept asking questions.
The China girls and boys also had a strong interest in Egypt and the Copts. Copts did not have as many taboos as ordinary Egyptians, so the atmosphere of conversation was very harmonious.
Both sides spoke in English with hand gestures. If they really could not explain clearly, they would ask Jack for help to translate. From time to time, there would be bursts of laughter.
Lazart looked at them with a smile. It seemed that the children had made new friends.
The siblings heard that Zhang Zian owned a pet shop and had even made movies before. They asked him a lot of questions, and Zhang Zian learned that there was also a pet shop in the Khan el-Khalili market, and that the shop actually sold a specialty of the Nile River — young crocodiles. He did not know what to do with the crocodiles when they grew up. Release them in the Nile River?
"Hey! Children, I want to borrow Jeff. There's something I want to talk to him about. Jeff, I have a photo here that you might be interested in. "
Lazart waved his hand and called Zhang Zian over.
The siblings were in high spirits. After being interrupted, Chris shrugged, and Kate made a face and went to talk to other young people.
Zhang Zian saw that Lazart's expression was serious and mysterious. He immediately walked over and asked, "What photo?"
He wondered what kind of photo could arouse his interest. Bikini girls by the Red Sea? He did not expect Lazart to have this kind of interest at his age …
"Please look. Doesn't this cat look like your Fina?"
Lazart showed him the photo on his phone.
After seeing the photo, Zhang Zian was also stunned. The cat in the photo did have the same fur color and markings as Fina. Even if it was not its original cat, it was at least of its kind.
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