Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 56 - 53 Calm and Collected_1

Inside, Feng Yi was completely unfazed.

Soon, a bowl of dumplings was ready, served in a normal soup bowl. He also took out several bags of snacks and placed them on the table for her to choose.

No matter how much she could eat, she was still an ordinary person and couldn’t eat from a basin like she used to on Xiao Feng Mountain.

With food, Ye Wan stopped paying attention to Feng Yi.

Just by observing her sitting posture and dining manners, one would think her a graceful person.

But Teacher Wei’s students all knew what kind of style Sister Ye had. If you didn’t keep an eye on her, she could climb up a tree. Ever since she watched certain period dramas, her dream has been to play the zither in a tree.

This, however, is not allowed nowadays.

The ability to maintain a graceful posture and dining etiquette was thanks to Teacher Wei who specifically hired someone to teach her. When he discovered such a talent in the mountains, Teacher Wei truly put a lot of effort into educating her.

In Teacher Wei’s eyes, Sister Ye was brimming with talent and had exceptional gifts. It wouldn’t take her more than two years to perform on a large stage, so some essential etiquette was a must to learn.

The reason why everyone called her Sister Ye was not because she was the last to join the mentorship, but because she couldn’t remember the names of the various senior brothers and junior brothers and sisters. She often mixed up their titles, even calling ordinary students who hadn’t officially taken Teacher Wei as their master as junior or senior, thus causing confusion.

Later on, everyone got used to it and called her Sister Ye. Her age was indeed on the younger side.

During the time Feng Yi was learning the zither from Teacher Wei, Ye Wan liked Feng Yi the most because he was the most generous when treating everyone to meals.

Feng Yi = meal ticket

That’s why Teacher Wei told Feng Yi that when Ye Wan delivers this item, you don’t need any other form of thanks, just treat her to lunch.

She had no concept of money, but she was very persistent about food.

Ye Wan was earnestly eating the dumplings while Feng Yi sorted through the package.

Teacher Wei had given him several types of incense. Feng Yi picked one up, and the faint scent was amplified countless times in his nostrils.

Feng Yi frowned, but still opened the box and sniffed.

“Cough cough cough… Achoo! Achoo!!”

He quickly took that particular incense away and closed the box.

He glanced at the product description on the box.

This incense came with an additional mosquito repellent feature.

Teacher Wei, knowing he was staying in this area, had picked out those that could repel mosquitoes and insects.

As for the rest of the incense, Feng Yi did not open and smell them directly. He sniffed each one through the box, and those that were pungent, he set aside; those that smelled acceptable, he opened the box, fanned gently with his hand, carefully distinguishing the scent in the air. If it was bearable, he kept it at his side.

Not every mosquito repellent incense was pungent, and not all the incenses had mosquito repellent features.

He quickly categorized the incense. He also organized the books, put the album into the player, listening to several segments, and indeed felt a sensation of soothing his irritability.

After finishing the bowl of dumplings, Sister Ye placed the dishes in the dishwasher, then quietly sat there munching on snacks.

Seeing that Feng Yi was done with his chores, she eagerly asked, “Senior Brother! I heard there’s a big catfish in your neighborhood!”

“Stop dreaming about it, that fish has already been taken away.”

As soon as Feng Yi heard her mention the big catfish, he knew she was craving the flesh of the catfish.

“Can we catch it again?” Sister Ye asked again.

“No. There aren’t any left in this part of the river. The community patrol unit said so.”

To prevent her from continuing to crave the catfish, Feng Yi quickly changed the subject. Otherwise, little Sister Ye might think about sneaking into the river to catch fish at some point.

Feng Yi asked her how things were at Teacher Wei’s, how the concert preparations were going, how many new students had been recently accepted, and also about her own grading and performance matters.

When it was about time, Feng Yi took her out for lunch, making sure to order a dish made with catfish.

In front of others, Feng Yi controlled his food intake very well, eating just a little more than he used to when he was learning from Teacher Wei.

After the meal, Feng Yi took Sister Ye straight back home. On his way back, he stopped by two more restaurants to refuel.

Feng Yi had now realized that consuming so much energy must definitely be used for evolution. He himself might not feel some of the changes, but transformation was constantly ongoing.

His eyes gradually stabilized, and Feng Yi could already sense the “switch” that controlled his eyes, similar to how he had initially controlled his venom glands. From contact to mastery, it needed time.

With the continuation of evolution, his control would become stronger and stronger.

Feng Yi still couldn’t control the changes in his eyes, after all, the time had been too short. He needed to keep wearing the contact lenses.

After the eyes, where else would changes occur?

With every outing, Feng Yi also stockpiled quite a haul of goods.

In the following time, Feng Yi did not go out and remained at home “calm and collected”.

Meanwhile, Yue Xiu residential area was consistently lively.

Since the incident with Ou Nan spread, it had a significant impact on the neighborhood, and some people even came specifically to see the site.

The issue closely related to the residents and property staff was that the Yue Xiu service charge had finally increased!

After being forced to lower prices due to residents moving away, it had at last risen again!

The property management sought the consent of homeowners in the community. Since there was no homeowners’ committee, the decision was made directly by a vote from the residents.

To justify the increase in service charges, the property management even provided a detailed explanation and data analysis, discussing everything from living safety to investment value with the homeowners.

Following the incidents involving Cao Xing scaling the wall and Ou Nan, most homeowners were not opposed to the price increase.

As for the employees of the property management, the days when they could idly pick their feet were long gone, yet they were happy since their wages had gone up too! Seeing more and more people returning to the community, they felt their careers were advancing.

With the increase in service charges, the property management had more money at hand. They renovated and upgraded perimeter fencing and some facilities within the community, making it far less easy for the likes of Cao Xing to climb out in the future.

The community also saw a comprehensive upgrade in mosquito and pest control and even hired specialists to clean out any possible hidden bugs and snakes within the area.

With some of the houses unoccupied and their owners not residing there, the property management specially contacted the homeowners and, after gaining consent, cleared out and performed pest control in the front and back yards of these vacant houses.

Though the property management’s actions were significant, most residents were quite happy because the property value in Yue Xiu was rising!

In the last round of localized price increases triggered by the Little Qing Dragon incident, although Yue Xiu had also seen an increase, it was not as substantial compared to other mid-to-high-end neighborhoods near Yue Mountain, and the prices had barely moved recently.

After the Ou Nan incident was exposed, although some people were scared off, many more were willing to buy houses in the area, especially retirees!

In their view, the Ou Nan incident might sound terrifying, but doesn’t it also prove the longevity of life here from another angle?

For example, this Ou Nan that lived for thirty or forty years might have lived even longer if it hadn’t been caught!

And there were the large turtles that those naughty kids wanted to catch, mentioned in the incident.

Turtles, tortoises, aren’t these species synonymous with “longevity”?!!

Lu Yue, with his keen business acumen, noticed the news and upon investigation found that the property prices in Yue Xiu were showing a continuous upward trend. He lamented in private to Xue Lin that they had sold their house at a loss.

Xue Lin, however, didn’t feel the same way. On the contrary, he thought that selling it to Feng Yi was very worthwhile, and he even wanted to reduce the price further for Feng Yi.

Feng Yi had helped him find the murderer of his dog, after all.

Of course, Xue Lin regretted it, but what he regretted was letting his dog go to the riverside in the first place, not selling the house to Feng Yi at that price.

As for Lu Yue, he just sighed a little, since it wasn’t his own house sale; the profit or loss wouldn’t affect his bank card.

He just thought that Feng Yi was a really interesting guy!

In the eyes of a businessman, “interesting” touched on the matter of profit.

Lu Yue even considered following Feng Yi and buying a property in Yue Xiu, too.

But when he thought about the geographic location of Yue Xiu and analyzed it from multiple professional angles, he gave up the idea.

No matter how you looked at it, that place had limited growth potential!

Feng Yi was unaware that someone had conducted a professional analysis on Yue Xiu.

Inside the soundproof room.

The music player played tracks that Feng Yi had carefully selected.

These were all meticulously chosen by Feng Yi from the albums Teacher Wei had given him.

Actually, he had no interest in that kind of traditional music, but after feeling the ground vibrations brought by the sound waves, Feng Yi knew how to choose.

Different pieces of music resulted in different sound waves. If he stood barefoot on the ground, Feng Yi could even feel as if he was receiving a foot massage.

Then light an incense stick with a moderately pleasant fragrance.

This feeling…

It was like having a few drinks with a couple of plates of braised meat, barbecue, and peanuts on the side.

Comfortable!

Calm and peaceful~~