Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 720 - 461: One Koi, Two Koi..._1

Uncle Bao’s behavior seemed strange to the security staff, so they left a message for the boss about it.

At this time, there were still visitors in Feng Yi’s home. When they saw the message from the art gallery security staff, they just felt a bit awkward, but they didn’t think much about it.

After all, having experienced so many social faux pas, they were numb to it; when something becomes common knowledge on the Internet, you grow accustomed to it.

Only Uncle Bao was in the art gallery, looking at the statues. The embarrassment Feng Yi felt was because he remembered Uncle Bao had also commissioned such a statue for himself, gold-plated and exceptionally robust.

Shaking his head, Feng Yi replied to the security staffer and then continued to host the New Year visitors.

This year’s visitors were unusually numerous.

Or perhaps they knew Feng Yi would be busy with work starting tomorrow, so they all came to visit in a rush today.

The art gallery.

Uncle Bao was observing Feng Yi’s artistic sculpture intently.

He had read the comments online where many netizens said that the details of Feng Yi’s statue were incredibly meticulous, almost to a terrifying degree, even the embedded jewels were real!

At this moment, Uncle Bao didn’t find it terrifying but felt it was only right!

This was the authentic Feng Clan craftsmanship, protected by their dearly beloved and respected ancestors!

Such display was only fitting! How could fakes compare!

With a reverent gaze, Uncle Bao viewed his beliefs through the sculpture.

Alas, if the statue had the face of another ancestor and not Feng Yi’s, he would have immediately knelt down to pay respects!

In his regret, Uncle Bao also carried a learning attitude.

The statue he had placed at the company entrance, in the form of a "Genie Lamp Spirit," was discouraged by family members. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

What the employees were too embarrassed to address, his family questioned his taste.

So, should he commission a new one following Feng Yi’s design?

Uncle Bao’s gaze lingered on the statue as he pondered this in his mind.

Yeah, not just for himself, he also wanted to make one for each member of his family!

A family should be united and complete, after all!

He planned to do it discreetly and surprise them when the time came!

Hehehe!

A new look for the New Year, right!

Returning to his hotel room contentedly, Uncle Bao looked at the carefully selected red carp in the aquarium.

Besides its color, the red carp wasn’t much different from a normal carp; it was just endowed with more auspicious symbolic meanings.

People from different places, or with different beliefs within the same place, chose to eat or not to eat such carp.

Uncle Bao bought this carp not to eat but for the ritual of releasing it into the wild.

The fish was not only large but also had a very good appearance. He had taken a fancy to it at first sight at the stand, thinking it was the dragon among carps, the tyrant of the tank!

But after seeing the plump yet spirited koi in Feng Yi’s courtyard pond, other fish just seemed dull in comparison.

It wasn’t that the koi, a type of ornamental fish bred by humans, was particularly high-end. To Uncle Bao, koi and red carp weren’t that different in the larger scheme.

The koi in Feng Yi’s possession looked entirely different compared to the ones he’d seen elsewhere.

It was the same with the red carp.

Whether it was the one in front of him in the tank or the others at the fish stand, or even those kept as pets in other stalls, he felt something was missing.

Uncle Bao stared intently at the red carp in the tank and called over a subordinate.

He had previously instructed the subordinate to take good care of this red carp, but now...

Thinking about the conversation at Feng Yi’s place, Uncle Bao decisively said:

"Send it to the kitchen. Braised... no, steam it. This fish looks like it has a good texture."

Subordinate: "Uh... Brother Bao, are we really going to cook this fish?"

Uncle Bao replied without hesitation, "Go on, make it quick."

"...Yes!"

The subordinate immediately called people to carry the aquarium away.

Since the fish was going to be cooked anyway, the tank was no longer needed there.

Uncle Bao looked at the spot where the aquarium had been and thought: This fish obviously came from a breeding farm, it might not survive well in the wild, so releasing it would be akin to killing it. Instead, it might as well...

Feng Yi had no idea about the fleeting connection between Uncle Bao and the red carp.

After hosting visitors all day, Feng Yi began to prepare for his work the next day.

His application for a spot to attend the practical exercise observation of the Butterfly Project was successful, thanks to assistance from the Security Bureau and the efforts of the publicity department heads. Feng Yi, of course, was willing to cooperate even more with their work as a sign of appreciation.

Also, he promised the Security Bureau’s publicity department that he would support their education efforts on managing the release of animals into the wild.

The next day.

When Feng Yi arrived at the designated location, there were already Security Bureau cars parked there.

Looking around, many people had already gathered. Some staff came directly from the local bureau, while Feng Yi, as an expert assisting with the work, had a bit more freedom and could drive himself over.

After getting out of the car, Feng Yi saw Wei Hong Xun and several other familiar faces.

"Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year to you too!"

"I thought you wouldn’t participate in this operation. You should be a busy man, with social obligations and business engagements," Wei Hong Xun said with a smile.

"There are social duties, but I can manage time and come to give a hand here first. Business engagements are another matter—I’m just a regular shareholder of the Ancestral Factory," Feng Yi said.

Wei Hong Xun didn’t quite believe Feng Yi’s claim of being a "regular shareholder," but considering that Ancestral Factory’s shareholders were all not simple and none of them were the decision-makers, perhaps Feng Yi saying "regular shareholder" wasn’t such a stretch?