There is no big meal.
Feng Yi was just making up an excuse to get around this embarrassing situation.
But he knew in his heart that something had indeed changed.
I had a big bowl of noodle soup and 10 plus-sized steamed buns in the morning. It was not yet noon when I left Xiaofengshan, but I was already feeling more and more hungry.
The good thing is that I prepared a lot of food when I went up the mountain yesterday. However, because I was worried about something, I was nervous the whole time and had no appetite, so most of the food was left over.
"Master, I'm going to eat something in the car." Feng Yi said.
"Eat it, as long as you don't eat instant noodles, durian or anything like that. Be careful and don't choke."
The driver drove out of the Xiaofengshan Nature Reserve, but the image of the king cobra swallowing the frog was still in his mind, and he couldn't hold back his anger.
"There's a saying in my hometown, 'One rat snake on the beam kills 200 rats a year'! I don't know which of the two big rat snakes this saying refers to, but compared to the slender body of the black-browed rat snake, the short and strong king rat snake seems to be able to eat more. Judging from the appetite of the king rat snakes in the reserve now, I think they eat more mice than not! Look at those, so strong and arrogant!"
"Are you right?" the driver asked Feng Yi.
"Yes!" Feng Yi nodded, "A bunch of foodies!"
Feng Yi finished the food in his bag in the car and had a good meal at the airport.
There were various equipments that Feng Yi bought at the outdoor goods store when he came here, but there were too many to bring on the plane, so he packed them up and sent them back by express delivery.
I didn’t make any reservations before because I didn’t know when I would be able to finish my business. I bought my plane ticket today on the spot, and when I returned to Yongcheng, I happened to encounter the evening rush hour.
Feng Yi sat in the taxi, regretting why he didn't just take the subway.
Outside the car window, the traffic jam on the elevated highway during peak hours formed a long snake...
Pooh!
Snake what snake!
Feng Yi now has a bit of an escapist mentality and doesn't want to mention any topic related to snakes. He simply shifts his gaze away and stops paying attention to the long strip on the viaduct. He rubs his eyebrows and opens his phone to read the pushed news.
When he got home, it was already dark. Feeling tired, Feng Yi ordered a takeout for four people. He quickly ate, washed up, and went to bed. He simply put the takeout garbage aside and planned to sort it out tomorrow.
In the middle of the night, most residents in the community were asleep.
A mouse crawled from the balcony of the neighboring house towards where Feng Yi lived. When it was about to reach the balcony, it suddenly stopped and sniffed the air.
There is a tempting aroma of food in the air.
However, there is also an aura that makes it instinctively fear.
After hesitating for a while, it finally turned around and crawled downstairs along the outer wall.
Feng Yi had strange dreams all night, but when he woke up he could not remember anything.
After dealing with yesterday's garbage, I carefully checked the house and found no signs of rats or cockroaches.
not worried.
After breakfast, Feng Yi called the old housekeeper.
This time, the old butler made a video call directly to Feng Yi.
Feng Yi answered the call: "I came back from Xiaofeng Mountain last night. I've been to the ancestral home and signed the family tree."
Butler: "I already know. The money will be transferred to your account later."
On the other side of the video, the old butler's expression was also different from when he first saw him.
On the day they first met, the old butler was polite but more distant. However, at this moment, the way he looked at Feng Yi through the camera was like looking at a kitten that had just opened its eyes, and he was also more gentle.
Being stared at like that, Feng Yi felt strange, but he was happy to hear that 100 million would be deposited into his account immediately. Of course, he was not ecstatic. He had a lot of doubts in his mind that needed to be resolved.
"I... I feel like I've changed a little bit." Feng Yi said.
"Are you scared?" The butler smiled kindly.
"Not really. I'm just... not used to it." Feng Yi didn't know how to describe this feeling. His instinct told him that this change was good for survival, an advantage, a kind of evolution. But this change also made him uneasy.
"Life, being the same as everyone else, isn't that too boring?" said the butler.
Feng Yi wiped his face and asked, "Am I still a human now?"
"Of course. Why not? You can think of this as humans taking another evolutionary route."
"You too?" Feng Yi asked.
"I'm different from you."
This was a very subtle question. But seeing that the butler was unwilling to say more, Feng Yi did not continue to ask about it. He would eventually figure it out.
"So, what do you think of snakes?" Feng Yi asked.
"What do people think of monkeys? No, they are not even monkeys. They are just pets or food." The butler said lightly.
“… You are not allowed to eat snakes now.” Feng Yi reminded.
"Of course, a law-abiding citizen." The butler flipped through a document at hand. "The inheritance that Ms. Feng left you, in addition to the 100 million, also includes real estate, stocks, funds and the like. I will help you take care of them first. These are secondary. Your main focus now should be on your own changes. In the next period of time, your body will undergo some minor changes. When these changes are completed, everything that Ms. Feng left for you will be handed over to you."
Feng Yi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, "A 'small' change?"
Although real estate and stocks are also attractive, Feng Yi is relatively more concerned about the "small changes" mentioned by the old housekeeper.
He can earn money and property by himself. He can earn as much as he can afford. He is not obsessed with billionaires. If he has no ability, he will not be able to keep the money. If he has ability, he can achieve it himself without others giving it to him.
But the "small changes" are related to himself and cannot be controlled!
The old housekeeper smiled slightly and said soothingly, "Don't worry, these are just some minor changes. If you pay attention, no one will notice. If there are any changes, you can call me."
After thinking for a while, the old housekeeper added, "Remember to wear a mask when you go out."
After saying that, the communication was disconnected.
Feng Yi pondered the old butler's words.
Let me summarize the meaning of the following sentences:
First, the changes are not drastic and can be concealed slightly so that others won’t notice and it won’t affect your daily life.
Second, that "small change" can probably be solved by wearing a mask. Could it be... teeth
"At least he's still human!"
Feng Yi was indeed greatly relieved to know that he had not turned into anything strange.
The 100 million promised by the old butler arrived in the account before dark that evening.
With this huge sum of money, Feng Yi no longer needs to think about how to make money, and he can buy a few luxury cars that he coveted before. But Feng Yi did not plan to do so.
He paid back 30 million to the old housekeeper, and he didn't touch the rest of the money for the time being. The studio has been disbanded, and he is now unemployed. He has to think about what to do in the future and make some plans. Who knows what else is in the inheritance, and whether it can guarantee his future life? Instead of fantasizing about things that he hasn't got, Feng Yi believes more in what he has earned.
But there is no rush. The old butler has already said that he will have some small changes in the next period of time. He needs to first figure out what kind of "small" changes they are.
I opened my phone and looked through the community owners’ group.
The community organized a rat extermination campaign starting the afternoon before yesterday, but it was difficult to deal with the rats that had already run into residents' homes.
The property management office bought a lot of mouse traps and made them available to owners in need.
However, when Feng Yi opened the owner group, he saw an owner complaining:
"I got some mouse traps from the property management last week. They're amazing! I used them all over my house but couldn't catch any mice!"
"Yesterday, a mouse got into the house again. I don't know where it got in from. It's so big! What did it eat to grow up? Maybe the hormones in it are over-acting!"
“High-energy warning! [Video] It can actually pry open the screen window! If it can’t chew through it, it will pry through the window! Is it about to become a spirit?!”
"In fact, these big rats have infiltrated human society for a long time and can understand some words. So the old people always say that when you set a trap for rats, speak softly or don't speak at all, because if they hear you, they won't take the bait."
"So what should we do now? They are disturbing the people! They are disturbing the people in every sense of the word! No other creature can surpass them in terms of their combat power in disturbing the people in the city!!!"
The owners group has been in a manic state during this period.
As he was watching, Feng Yi received a message from Wu Ji.
Wu Ji: How did you sleep last night? Everyone said that last night was the worst night for rats.
Feng Yi: I slept very well and woke up at dawn.
Wu Ji: [Goodbye]