Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 719 - 460 Superstititious Behavior_2

He didn’t disturb the elders’ rest; after setting down his things, Feng Yi accepted a red envelope from Mute Uncle and headed down Xiao Feng Mountain.

Before closing the door, Mute Uncle also placed a "Do Not Disturb" sign at the entrance, instructing those who came for New Year greetings to leave their offerings and to refrain from entering the house.

Today, Feng Yi’s family also had quite a few visitors for New Year’s greetings, including Uncle Bao who flew in from the other side of the ocean.

"Happy New Year, Feng Yi! Hey, housekeeper, you’re looking particularly radiant today!"

Uncle Bao said, smiling as he entered from the doorway.

After having a meal with his family, Uncle Bao flew to Yang City. The time difference meant he caught up on sleep during the flight and was in good spirits.

The excuse he gave externally was that he had business matters to attend to here, but in reality, there was another purpose.

Feng Yi poured Uncle Bao a cup of tea, "How have things been recently? Ya and her family are all doing well, I hope?"

Uncle Bao took the cup with both hands, "Everyone’s quite well. Business has been good lately. The only regret is that I wanted to borrow a senior brother’s accompanying slot to attend an event but was ruthlessly rejected."

Although Uncle Bao did not specify which event, the mention of "accompanying slot" allowed Feng Yi to make a rough guess.

However, that wasn’t why Uncle Bao was there today.

"That..."

Uncle Bao pondered, lowering his voice with a hint of respect, "If I may be so bold, where did you pay homage to the ancestors during the New Year? I heard that the Feng Family in Yang City commemorated at that new ancestral hall."

Feng Yi: "Mm, I didn’t participate."

Uncle Bao immediately said, "Yeah, someone told me I could go and offer incense, but I didn’t either."

Observing Feng Yi’s expression, Uncle Bao added, "I hear there’s an ancestral home on Xiao Feng Mountain?"

Feng Yi nodded, "Mm, I went there today, just got back."

Uncle Bao said, "I’ll also make a visit later. Our ancestors surely have some connection, and although I have no ancestral home, it would be good to visit. We businessmen take ancestral homes very seriously."

An ancestral home on Xiao Feng Mountain, is that just an ordinary house?

That’s no less than the genuine ancestral home of the Feng Clan!

Even if it were a mere dilapidated straw hut, it would shimmer with golden light!

Feng Yi was about to say something when his phone chimed with a new message alert.

He checked it.

Feng Yi couldn’t help but lift the corners of his brows, and a smile spread across his face.

Uncle Bao, who had been keeping an eye on Feng Yi’s expressions, ventured a guess, "I think, it must be good news?"

Feng Yi said, "Yes. Good news."

It was Geng who had sent him the message.

The request for the accompanying slot had been approved!

Which meant, before long, during the hands-on exercise of the "Butterfly Plan", he would be able to follow along to the site and observe up close!

All the preparatory work they’d done was not in vain!

Although Geng had constantly assured that there wouldn’t be any major issues, Feng Yi couldn’t be completely at ease until the result was confirmed.

Now that the slot had finally been approved, Feng Yi felt relieved.

Putting his phone back in his pocket, Feng Yi was about to resume chatting with Uncle Bao when he noticed—

Uncle Bao’s face was flushed, not from embarrassment, but purely from excitement.

From his emotional cues, it was apparent that Uncle Bao’s inner drama at the moment was quite abundant and complex.

Taking into consideration Uncle Bao’s superstitious beliefs, Feng Yi felt obliged to explain: "We did quite a bit of preparatory work and put in a lot of effort; this is simply the expected outcome."

Uncle Bao appeared to greatly approve, "Oh, oh~"

Uncle Bao to himself: Indeed, the ancestors have blessed us!

Even though it was a fortuitous coincidence, in Uncle Bao’s mind, it sparked different ideas, and he was firmly intent on visiting the ancestral home on Xiao Feng Mountain!

Seeing Uncle Bao’s attitude, Feng Yi didn’t try to dissuade him, but just reminded him, "The house there now belongs to Mute Uncle; he lives inside. However, it’s likely he’ll be sleeping at home all day today and would prefer not to be disturbed."

Uncle Bao took note, "Alright, won’t disturb, won’t disturb!"

Actually, before coming to Yang City, Uncle Bao already planned to visit the ancestral home on Xiao Feng Mountain and had made inquiries.

The information he received mentioned that the elderly man living there was somewhat temperamental and not the easiest to get along with.

Originally, Uncle Bao intended, if possible, to strike up a conversation, enter the home, and offer incense—that would be best.

If conversation proved impossible and he wasn’t allowed inside, then he would proceed with Plan B.

No matter the circumstance, he had never considered postponing. The first day of the lunar new year was an auspicious day, and paying respects to the gods and ancestors should happen on the first day!

Feng Yi: "We still need to address our attitudes toward ancestral worship culture and not cling to some impractical ideas."

Uncle Bao: "I understand."

The same old thing, how can worshiping ancestors be considered feudal superstition!

It isn’t!

Absolutely not!

Determined, Uncle Bao was about to set off. Before going to Xiao Feng Mountain, he wanted to make another appointment to have a meal with Feng Yi and have a chat about family matters. He would stay in China for two more days.

However, Feng Yi was not available.

"There’s business at the Mutual Assistance Bureau; I won’t be home tomorrow."

The Mutual Assistance Bureau would be cracking down on illegal animal releases, with a surge of such cases every New Year period, and they planned to enforce it strictly this year as well.

God knows how many bad deeds those involved in illegal releases had done, releasing whatever they could lay their hands on—whether it was invasive species, venomous snakes, or insects—causing pure disaster with their actions.

It was quite a crime.

Extremely so.

If they came across someone releasing venomous snakes, the Mutual Assistance Bureau might need Feng Yi to track them down, to prevent any that got away. With more people traveling during the Spring Festival, it would be bad if someone got hurt.

Following Feng Yi’s remarks, Uncle Bao also sternly criticized this practice. He had originally bought a carp of particularly good quality, planning to release it tomorrow.

Sigh, perhaps it’s better to drop it, it’s not worth all the fuss better than visiting the ancestral home!

The carp? Keep it for red-braising!

Excited, Uncle Bao made his way toward Xiao Feng Mountain.

The weather was nice today, with temperatures rising, and Uncle Bao even saw a king rat snake out basking in the sun on his way up the mountain.

Finally reaching the authentic ancestral home, Uncle Bao, with endless filters and a devout heart, paid his respects.

The door of the ancestral home was tightly locked with a sign that read "No Visitors."

Thanks to Feng Yi’s reminder, Uncle Bao didn’t knock on the door; he acted very gently and instructed his men to keep their distance so as not to disturb the rest of the people inside.

He personally set up the altar and burned incense with the utmost sincerity and meticulousness, having sought guidance beforehand and discussed common topics with many businessmen.

His preparation was thorough.

Meanwhile, Mute Uncle watching the surveillance footage in the bedroom, yawning: ???

Who is this lunatic outside?

At the entrance of the ancestral home.

After paying his respects, Uncle Bao felt something was lacking. He checked his notes, then realized with a start. He looked around, swiftly and deftly picked up a corner-worn, mossy green brick.

Uh, this brick, he was planning to take away... to worship.

To take the brick away, Uncle Bao placed the prepared New Year’s gifts down as well.

Because the information searched had shown that the old person living inside didn’t care about money, Uncle Bao didn’t think of giving money directly but left behind many New Year’s gifts and also a letter of apology explaining the reason.

The letter of apology was handwritten by him, essentially saying, "I hope that the old man can understand the homesickness of a son of the Feng Clan..."

Uncle Bao also left his mobile number in the letter, in case the old man living inside had any other requests, he could send a message directly.

Mute Uncle, watching all this through the monitor, still had a face of: ???

The brick at the entrance was an abandoned green brick unearthed during house repairs, used to hold down waterproofing fabric.

In the past, birds had even pooped on it.

What does this person outside want with this green brick?

Can this thing really address homesickness?

Do city folks really play like this?!

Utterly unaware that the person living inside was observing his every action, Uncle Bao earnestly completed the whole process before packing up and leading his people down the mountain.

Not long after descending the mountain, passing Feng Yi’s collection museum, Uncle Bao had another idea.

The New Year is upon us, so since I’m here...

He called Feng Yi:

"Could I take a look at your collection museum? Last time I was in a hurry, and there were too many guests; I didn’t have a good look. It’s not easy for me to come here, and I’d like to have another look inside."

Feng Yi didn’t have many other thoughts about this and made a call to the person on duty there.

Uncle Bao didn’t let his men follow him; he entered alone, not really looking at anything else but stood quietly in front of Feng Yi’s statue for ten minutes.

On-duty staff: ?