I imitate others' cultivation, and I will never reason with you.

Chapter 24 Fortune Telling

Jiangning City, Lichunfang.

Master Liu arrived at Lichunfang smoothly and met Hu San and Ruan Xing at the door.

He didn't know why, but he always felt that Hu San looked at him in a strange way. He coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment and asked, "Why don't you go in?"

"That's right, you didn't even tell me the room number." Ruan Xing sarcastically said to him.

Mr. Liu: ...

After a moment of silence, Master Liu said, "Actually, I don't know the room number either. To be honest, it's not me who wants to invite you this time, but Master Wang who is hosting the dinner and asked me to be the middleman."

Ruan Xing's memory was not that bad, so she naturally remembered the prince who had gambled with her a few times. She was just wondering, "Why did he invite me?"

"We'll know once we get up there. He should have arrived a long time ago." As Master Liu was speaking, the tea master from Lichunfang came over to lead the way for them. Master Liu motioned for Ruan Xing to go first.

He took a step behind, half-covered his face with a folding fan, and approached Hu San, asking in a low voice: "Who is this girl? Last time you told me, I just thought she was the child of one of your brothers who came to play. Now it seems that an ordinary family can't raise a child with such character. And, why are you driving her today?"

When asking this question, Hu San actually wanted to know where Ruan Xing came from.

However, Ruan Xing had told them in advance that their previous affairs must be kept secret, so Hu San said vaguely: "It is not convenient for me to tell you about the child that Master Qi brought back. Her carriage is temporarily at my house, and I will pick her up here."

I didn't tell a lie, it depends on how others understand it.

Master Liu brainstormed for a while and inferred based on the information he had, "So, this is Master Qi's illegitimate daughter?"

"...Mr. Liu, don't joke around." Hu San's face was stiff.

"Haha, yes, I was talking nonsense, they don't look alike!" Young Master Liu laughed it off, turned around and walked upstairs in two or three steps to catch up with Ruan Xing.

He muttered silently: "It is true."

"Hmm? Mr. Liu, what did you say?" Ruan Xing didn't hear clearly.

"Nothing, nothing, here, we're here."

As soon as Master Liu finished speaking, Master Wang came up to him.

He came out of the private room separated by a screen and said enthusiastically, "Finally you're here. You kept me waiting for so long. Come in and sit down."

A few people sat down, and through the translucent screen, they could see that on the half-person-high stage on the first floor, they could see several young girls in long skirts of the same color, playing the flute or the pipa, and playing a long, quiet tune together.

The tea master served several plates of snacks and then began to perform tea-making. The host, Prince Wang, introduced, "Lichunfang has two performances a day. Today it is not time yet, so you can only listen to the music first. If there is anyone you like, just call her up and ask her to sing a couple of songs. Today I'm treating you, Brother Liu, and this one..."

"Ruan Xing." Ruan Xing reminded him of his name at the right time.

Prince Wang immediately responded in a friendly manner, "And Miss Ruan, the tea here is also good, not bitter or astringent, but sweet and pleasant, most suitable for ladies to drink, come and have a taste."

As for tea, Ruan Xing only likes to drink pearl milk tea, but after listening to Master Wang's words, she still took a sip out of courtesy. The tea foam was dense and the taste was like a layer of cheese on top of milk tea. It was slightly sweet at the beginning, similar to oolong tea with osmanthus honey.

"It tastes quite good." Ruan Xing commented honestly.

After three rounds of tea, Prince Wang rubbed his hands excitedly, and finally revealed the real purpose of organizing this event. "Well, Sister Ruan, I have an unwelcome request. You told me so well last time, can you tell me again this time?"

Oh? Are you here to ask her for fortune telling?

Your friend has ruined her plans several times in the simulation, and every time he has found someone and reported it to the police, why are you so impatient? Can't you just wait?
Ruan Xing suddenly had an idea and came up with a plan. She decided to make this young master pay a heavy price to compensate for her lost points.

"Of course." Ruan Xing said readily.

"That's great!" Prince Wang was so happy that he began to touch the purse in his arms, "You still want to use copper coins like last time, right? I have some here."

Ruan Xing shook his head and stretched out his hand. "The things that copper coins can see are too limited. This time we will read palms."

"Okay, okay, palmistry is fine too." Young Master Wang stretched out his hand in front of Ruan Xing.

The two people put their big hands against their small hands, palms facing up, and looked at each other for a few seconds.

Prince Wang suddenly realized what was going on, and quickly placed the purse he had just taken out in Ruan Xing's hand, "This is the divination fee, please accept it, Sister Ruan."

When Master Liu saw his worthless product, he couldn't bear to look at it and turned his face away.

Ruan Xing weighed it and found it very heavy. He estimated that it was about ten taels and put his hand down with satisfaction.

He began to observe the lines on Master Wang's palm and stared at it for a long time. Master Wang didn't dare to breathe, and waited nervously with his breath held.

After whetting his appetite, Ruan Xing began to analyze for him: "From your palm, you are a very sentimental person. You value your family and friends very much."

Prince Wang nodded in conviction, "Yes, that's how I am! As expected of Sister Ruan, you saw through it right away!"

Ruan Xing continued: "I don't care about money and I am very generous to my true friends."

"Yes, that's right. Everyone who makes friends with me, Wang Dongxing, will praise me for being open and generous!"

Prince Wang patted his chest proudly.

"And you are very popular with the opposite sex. The women around you are easily attracted by your charm, but you always let them down for various reasons beyond your control, making them sad."

After saying this, Prince Wang's mood immediately dropped and he began to sigh.

"After all these years, someone finally speaks to my heart. Sister Ruan, I can't help it!"

"But more importantly, what you are doing now is a waste of your talents. In the future, you will have better development and prospects."

"That's right!" Prince Wang slapped his thigh, his face full of admiration, "Sister Ruan, you are really a fortune teller, much clearer than those masters in Lingyin Temple. They can only talk about fate and fate, and I can't understand them at all! And you can tell so many things just from the palm of your hand, it's amazing!"

It's just male child psychology.

Ruan Xing complained in her heart that men from ancient times to the present, both in China and abroad, are still the same in this way. She still had a smile on her face: "I don't dare to take the credit, I'm just giving an approximate estimate."

"Hey, Sister Ruan, don't be so modest. Can you help me take another look? Is there anything else you can see?" Prince Wang stared at her with bright eyes. "You have been troubled recently and have been troubled by it." Ruan Xing said without hesitation.

Nonsense, if you don’t want anything, why would you be so anxious to tell fortunes?

Ruan Xing lowered his eyes and thought for a while. For a dandy young man like Master Wang, there are only two things he can worry about. One is inheriting the family business, and the other is going on a blind date and getting married. And judging from the psychological dialogue just now, he might have both. No wonder he was so anxious in the simulation, so he said seriously: "Master Wang, you have a disaster that needs to be resolved!"

"Ah? Sister Ruan, you have to help me!" Young Master Wang anxiously pulled Ruan Xing's shoulders and shook her. Suddenly he thought of something and tried to take off Young Master Liu's clothes.

"Hey! What are you doing!" Young Master Liu couldn't dodge in time and cried out in surprise, but Young Master Wang had already touched his purse.

"Brother Liu, don't be so stingy. Lend it to me for a while and I'll return it to you someday!"

Prince Wang stuffed the purse into Ruan Xing's pocket again, "Sister Ruan helped me resolve the disaster, I am so grateful to you. My little wealth is nothing compared to the friendship between me and Sister Ruan!"

The prince's words were so warm and affectionate that Ruan Xing couldn't refuse. No one could have guessed that this was only the second time these two strangers met.

Ruan Xing pretended to refuse, then said helplessly: "Okay, then I'll help you think of a solution, but my calculations are not accurate. I can only see that your calamity is related to peach blossoms. Why don't you tell me in detail first?"

"That's right." Prince Wang nodded, and with a bitter face, he poured out his bitterness like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube. "That day, my mother caught me at my grandparents' house, and my grandmother stopped her from beating me. Unexpectedly, my mother came up with another trick and told my grandmother that I was old and it was time for me to start a family and a career. She asked me to learn how to manage the family business. I thought it was a good idea. If I had a store to manage, not only would I have more income, but I could also invite friends to visit me."

"What happened? My mother was afraid that I would host banquets and parties every day, and my mother was worried that I would give gifts to my sisters in the building. After much consideration, she gave me a grain store! She asked me to sell corn and grain! How much can I get from that? She also asked my grandmother to help me find a girl, and she said my cousin is a good one."

"Now I don't even dare to go to my grandparents' house!"

Prince Wang sighed and complained.

Judging from the order and length of his article, what Prince Wang cared about most was that his mother only gave him a small shop, and whether to marry his cousin was secondary.

Ruan Xing nodded to show that she understood. "What is your request? What is it? Do you want to do something big, or do you have someone you like and don't want to marry the one your mother arranged?"

"This..." Prince Wang began to hesitate, "It's okay to marry my cousin, but I'm only seventeen, and I don't want to get married so early. I haven't had enough fun yet. If I come out to have a small gathering with my friends in the Red Mansion, and my mother brings my cousin to arrest me, that will be too terrible."

Prince Wang shuddered as he spoke, not daring to imagine that scene. He then became confident and said, "Besides, since my mother said that I have grown up, why should she only give me one grain store? She has so many stores, so what's wrong with picking a few good ones for me!"

"I understand now. You want to get married later, but you don't want your mother to always control you. Is that right?"

"Yes, Sister Ruan, have you thought of any way to help me resolve this?" Young Master Wang looked at her for help.

"The secret cannot be revealed." Seeing that Prince Wang's expression became disappointed, Ruan Xing changed the subject, "But there will be a turning point within two months, don't worry. If it doesn't work, you can ask your mother to catch me and beat me up, how about that?"

Two months. In two months, she will no longer be in Jiangning City. By then, it won’t matter to Young Master Wang what he does to her.

"That's right, Sister Ruan, how can I not trust you when I hear you say that? You have such great ability to calculate everything about me from head to toe, how can I not trust you? Then I will leave everything to Sister Ruan!"

Prince Wang smiled and bowed to Ruan Xing, who accepted the greeting calmly.

Having solved a major problem in his mind, Master Wang felt refreshed. Seeing Master Liu, the middleman who had no credit but had worked hard, still sitting there, he smiled and said, "Since you are here, why don't you let Sister Ruan tell your fortune, Brother Liu?"

Young Master Liu blocked the way with his folding fan and leaned over to whisper in Ruan Xing's ear, "Don't go too far."

Ruan Xing moved her lips slightly and replied softly: "Why? Is there any secret you don't want me to know? It doesn't matter, if you are afraid, I won't give it to you."

Young Master Liu was speechless, "I don't want to be fooled by you."

It seems that Mr. Liu is not as easy to deceive as Hu San said. Could it be that he has suffered too many setbacks?

"Hey, hey, what are you two whispering about behind my back? Brother Liu, this is really not fair. You know everything I've done, but you're hiding yours from me." Young Master Wang shouted in dissatisfaction.

Ruan Xing smiled slightly: "Mr. Liu has a noble character and naturally disdains the ways of gods and ghosts. Besides, my skills are limited. I have already read one fortune today, so I won't read it again."

"Yes, yes, let's do as Sister Ruan says. Let's ignore him. Are you thirsty, Sister Ruan? Come and have some tea!" Young Master Wang enthusiastically brought the tea that Doctor Tea had just ordered to Ruan Xing.

After having some tea and chatting for a while, Ruan Xing used the excuse that she was tired and wanted to go back to rest. Prince Wang quickly asked, "Where do you live? I'll take you there, sister Ruan."

"No need, I have a carriage." Ruan Xing refused.

Prince Wang failed to get the address, and said angrily: "Well, next time I invite Sister Ruan to dinner, you must come over."

"Definitely next time."

Ruan Xing went downstairs absent-mindedly. Hu San was sitting under the eaves to enjoy the cool air. When he saw Ruan Xing coming out, he hurried to harness the carriage.

The horse ate the hay from Lichunfang, snorted reluctantly, and continued its mission of pulling the cart.

Only after getting in the car did she have time to open the two heavy purses. She felt quite embarrassed to do it in front of the two of them.

In the first purse were several large ingots of silver and a few copper coins.

The second purse contained not only silver, but also a piece of gold weighing about one or two taels.

Wow, Mr. Liu is quite rich.

After recharging the gold and silver in the second purse into the simulator, the balance that had originally consumed more than 2403 points reached a new high of points.

Lifting the curtain of the carriage and throwing the first purse to Hu San, Ruan Xing casually asked, "It's been so long, why didn't you wait on the first floor with a cup of tea?"

"The tea at Lichunfang is very expensive. The cheapest cup costs eighty cents."

Shit, she only spends eight cents on a bowl of shredded pork noodles and still feels full.

Ruan Xing suppressed her distress and said casually, "You don't have to save money for me next time. Just order it. Can I save you the money for a cup of tea?"

After a pause, Ruan Xing continued, "There are about twelve taels of silver in my purse. I'll buy you some herbs for practicing martial arts. You can spend them as you see fit."

"...Yes." Hu San responded muffledly and continued driving in silence.

(End of this chapter)