Now, after hearing the restaurant owner recount a series of changes that had occurred at the restaurant across the street, he realized that his failed seclusion might not have been due to his own fault, but rather to the influence of certain factors.

For example, cause and effect.

Thinking about this, he regretted even more that he had given the restaurant owner such a bad idea to target the restaurant across the street just for the sake of making some money from him.

I've definitely suffered a backlash!

It seems I still can't do anything bad.

The thought of failing to pass the test made his face darken again, and he also gave the restaurant owner on the other end of the phone a cold look. He hung up the phone and quickly blocked the other party.

The restaurant owner stared blankly at the phone that had been hung up.

He dialed back again, but all he got was a busy signal.

He finally gave up, realizing that the master was unwilling to help him.

What will happen to his restaurant? Is it destined to remain like this?

His life's work was ruined just like that...

The restaurant owner finally couldn't hold back anymore, collapsed to the ground, covered his face, and burst into tears.

If he had known that business would be even worse than before, he would never have resorted to any underhanded tactics to target others.

Unfortunately, it was all too late.

......

The restaurant across the street told her the rest when the owner came to her feng shui shop to invite her to try their new dishes.

At this point, a month had passed since Lin Xi helped the restaurant resolve its problems.

During this period, the owner's restaurant business got better and better, not only returning to the prosperity it had been before it was targeted by the Bagua Mirror, but even becoming better than before.

As for the restaurant across the street, business was even worse than their restaurant had been recently, and the losses were even more severe.

After all, their restaurant has two floors, with not only a main hall but also many private rooms. The number of waiters alone is several times more than that of their restaurant, not including the daily maintenance costs of the restaurant's facilities and equipment.

We don't know how much longer we can hold on.

Actually, during this period, the owner of the restaurant across the street even shamelessly came to see her.

The first thing the other party said when they contacted him was that they hoped he would be lenient and stop targeting him, as he was running a small business and couldn't afford any more trouble.

Upon hearing this, the boss immediately became angry.

What do you mean she should stop targeting him?

We were keeping to ourselves and not interfering with each other before, but he started it by being disgusting!

First, they launched dishes similar to those in their restaurant, which was bad enough, but then they even secretly hung a Bagua mirror facing the direction of their store.

The former could be considered a coincidence, but the latter was definitely malicious targeting.

She had stopped bothering him, but now she was being falsely accused.

So on the spot, the boss started cursing the restaurant owner, listing all the disgusting things he had done.

The restaurant owner's face was like a palette, sometimes red and sometimes black.

But for the sake of profit, the restaurant owner held back and continued to smile ingratiatingly at her, saying that they were all neighbors, and that the past was the past, and they should live in peace from now on.

To be honest, seeing him like this, the boss knew that this person was really thick-skinned, so thick that no matter how many harsh words she said, the other party probably wouldn't take them to heart.

So in the end, she also felt it was quite meaningless.

Fortunately, when the two of them didn't get into a fight at the restaurant, many nearby residents gathered around and learned about the restaurant owner's shady dealings.

That saves her the trouble of spreading rumors about what the restaurant owner did.

As for the restaurant owner's request, she made it clear that she was not as malicious as him and did nothing to target their restaurant; she was simply focused on herself and her own restaurant.

He should look for the reason why his restaurant is doing so poorly now, and see if it's because he's done too many bad things and is now suffering retribution.

She was telling the truth.

The reason why the restaurant across the street is like this is because the "evil energy" that they previously reflected has returned to their restaurant.

As for where that "evil aura" came from, you really have to ask the restaurant owner himself.

Unfortunately, even though she felt she had shared everything she knew, the restaurant owner still thought she was trying to fool him.

In the end, all I could do was glare at her fiercely before leaving.

After that day, news of what the restaurant owner had done in private quickly spread throughout the neighborhood.

The news spread so fast that she didn't even have time to react before several regular customers came to comfort her, saying they hoped she wouldn't be affected by the restaurant across the street, and that she was very capable of maintaining her composure and continuing to run her business despite being influenced by such people.

In short, he praised her a lot.

As for the restaurant across the street, its already poor business worsened after the news spread.

She also took this opportunity to quickly hold events and launch new dishes, attracting more customers.

This is the principle behind the saying "strike while the iron is hot."

The food at this restaurant was indeed quite good, and Lin Xi was quite interested in the newly launched dishes.

Just then, her boss drove over to pick her up, so she went to keep her appointment.

The meal certainly did not disappoint her; she ate to her heart's content and was then escorted back to the feng shui shop by the owner.

......

Time flies, and soon it's Qingming Festival.

In the days leading up to the Qingming Festival, the funeral supplies shop at the street corner gradually became bustling, with many customers coming to buy sacrificial items every day.

Although people cannot freely set off firecrackers, burn incense, or burn paper money for the deceased in the city, they still find nearby open spaces or the foot of mountains to secretly perform ancestral rites when no one is around.

For those who are unable to return to their hometown, this practice can be seen as a way to express their remembrance of the deceased.

Besides secretly burning paper money for the deceased, they also offer food at home.

This is also a local ritual for commemorating ancestors and the deceased.

In previous years, during the Qingming Festival, Lin Xi would see many spirits return home, then leave their homes after eating their fill.

The same applies to this Qingming Festival.

On the day of Qingming Festival, Lin Xi was sitting in the feng shui shop looking at takeout orders, wondering what kind of feast to prepare to offer to the ancestors.

Others might think that providing meals via takeout lacks sincerity, but Lin Xi can confidently tell them that.

Based on her understanding of the ancestors, she knew that if they could come to this place, they would definitely fall in love with the food.

She had just finished ordering when a young and beautiful woman walked in through the door.

However, as the woman approached the feng shui shop, it was as if an invisible wall appeared in front of her, preventing her from stepping into the shop no matter what she did.