Chapter 285 The Difference Between a Woman Before and After Marriage

After dinner, Aixia moved the stools to the floor. Xiangping and Qianqian adjusted the sound system. While they prepared, Nanxi and I took a walk along the fish pond.

It's the golden autumn of October, neither too hot nor too cold. A gentle breeze is a delightful touch. Living in a city of concrete and steel every day, it's truly a delight to occasionally spend a day relaxing at Sister Yu's.

We walked to a fishing spot, I asked Nanxi to sit down, ran to the front and moved a chair from another fishing spot over.

The two sat opposite each other on the bank of the pond, and Nanxi talked about his family's fortune-telling method, which was actually based on the "Book of Changes".

He introduced: There are some things in the world that will not change, which are called immutable. For example, the sun always rises from the east, no matter whether it is sunny or rainy. The immutable is called law.

Some things change, which is called Yi. For example, perming hair is popular one moment and straight hair is popular the next.

The so-called "Book of Changes" means that the patterns can change continuously, but there are always rules and cycles.

For example, the talk show genre known as "Monkey Brother" has existed throughout history and is called "Bu Yi." Its earliest originator was Zhuangzi. Later, it became known as storytelling, then stand-up comedy, and now, talk show.

Zhuangzi's stories were written in books, storytellers performed in teahouses, stand-up comedy took place on stage, and now stand-up comedy is available on mobile phones. "The ever-changing nature of comedy is the essence of Yi."

His fortune-telling technique actually grasps the "easy and difficult", which ones are iron rules and always the same, and which ones need to be judged in combination with the characteristics of the person, the changes of the times, and the general trend of the world.

He talked for half an hour and conveyed to me the essence of "Chang's Fortune Telling".

I concluded, "Your family is actually much the same as other fortune tellers. It's just that they have mastered the 'easy and difficult' aspects, which gives them a high accuracy rate."

He said, "Yes, a single sentence of truth is worth ten thousand volumes of falsehood. The most complicated things in the world are actually the simplest."

I clasped my hands together and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother, for teaching me the true teachings. I have nothing to give you in return. I will give you the Snake Calling Technique."

So I told him the names of a few Chinese medicines, how to prepare them, and taught him the anesthetics and antidotes.

He said, "This is very practical. There are snakes all year round at the Taoist temple where I live."

At this time, Sister Yu was waving at us, signaling us to go over and start. I said, "After they finish the performance, I must ask you to tell my fortune."

Nanxi shook her head: "Forget about fortune-telling. Actually, I don't want to tell fortunes for anyone."

"Then what should I do? It's not good to refuse outright."

"Let me give them some basic knowledge about face reading. People like to hear it."

I nodded: "I like to listen to it too."

When I was almost at the door of the villa, my cell phone rang. I took it out and saw that it was Sister Li calling.

"Shanhong, you should be enjoying your vacation, right?"

"Yeah. I'm on vacation at a friend's farm with Xiaolin right now."

"Look, I didn't bother you for the first few days. I thought you'd be relieved now, so I called. Mr. Chen has 200,000 yuan on that card. Do you want to take it or not?"

"200,000, take it. Send him a gift and call him to thank him.

Besides, he was absolutely sincere. He asked me to wait until we passed security before giving it to you because he was afraid you wouldn’t accept it and kept pushing it back and forth.”

"Then it's up to you. Mr. Deng will do it when he gets back. Thank you for your love and concern for my parents. They really want to return home."

"Don't worry, Sister Li. Mr. Deng and I will definitely handle this matter well and ensure they have a happy old age."

After hanging up, I sat in the front row with Nanxi. The farm was a mile from the surrounding villages, and no one came to visit at night. This gathering became a true private party.

There were only four of us guests, plus four or five people from Sister Yu's family, so a total of about ten spectators.

There is no host, so whoever comes on stage announces the show himself.

The first person to take the stage was Qianqian. She held up a erhu and bowed, "Hello friends, I've brought you two songs. I hope you like them."

Everyone applauded warmly.

She sat there, brewing her emotions, first playing "Erquan Yingyue" and then playing "Horse Racing".

Nanxi whispered in my ear: "The level is quite good."

The second program was Xiang Ping singing. The first song was "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau". When she sang the high notes, we were all worried for her because she couldn't sing anymore.

She said, “I’ll try again.”

Not only did she sing it, but she was just as good as Mou Hong. It turned out she was deliberately keeping us in suspense to amuse us. Nanxi said to me, "That's a really good voice."

Next is Monkey Brother's talk show. Monkey Brother holds a folding fan in his left hand, taps it on the palm of his right hand, and says:

You see, this woman is very strange. Before getting married, she called me brother every day, but after getting married, she never called me brother. What did she call me? She called me hey——

Hey, get me a pair of socks, hey, get the remote control, hey, hurry up, the bathroom is out of paper. (Laughter).

You say calling her "brother" is nice, it's pleasant and motivating. But she refuses to do that. So, before you get married, don't look for someone who calls you "brother." Look for someone who calls you "hey." That way, you won't feel the difference. (Laughter)

Before marriage, if you don't have 8,000 or 10,000 yuan on you, your girlfriend will think you're a pauper. After marriage, if you only have 1,000 or 2,000 yuan on you, she'll give you a slap in the face. (Laughter)

If you try to reason with her, she'll say what decent man would carry so much cash. Payments are all online these days, and people only use cash if they're worried about leaving evidence. (Laughing)

Before we got married, she always asked me if I loved her, and after we got married, she always asked me if I submitted to her (crazy laughter).

Before I got married, I was an eloquent orator. After I got married, I became silent and like a thinker.

Before we got married, I was willing to go to hell for her. After we got married, I found that I had really gone to hell. (Laughter)

I thought Nanxi didn't understand, but she laughed even harder than I did. I thought Xiaolin was a ladylike woman, but she laughed so hard she fell into my arms, disregarding her image.

Before we got married, she always praised me for my honesty. But after we got married, when I honestly said that my neighbor, Xiao Wang, was pretty, she got angry again. (Laughter)

Before we got married, she was late for a date, saying that trust is the key between men and women. After we got married, a few beautiful women from the office invited me out for a late-night snack, and she stopped trusting me. (Laughter)

Before we got married, I played brain teasers with her and her IQ was very low. After we got married, I played brain teasers with her and her IQ was very high.

I asked: Why are the people who borrow money from me strangers who I haven’t contacted for ten or eight years?

She replied: Everyone I know knows that you have no money!

Before we got married, she seemed to understand nothing and often asked me, "Brother, why is this happening? Why?"

After we got married, she understood everything. When you stick your butt out, she can see your throat. (Long crazy laughter)

"My wife and I both have the surname Li, so we're definitely not consanguineous. She must have accumulated eight lifetimes of good fortune to marry me; I must have been unlucky eight lifetimes to marry her. We are 16 generations apart."

The whole room burst into laughter again.

This happy evening party ended in about an hour.

Seeing Nanxi's overwhelming joy, Sister Yu asked, "Did you understand everything?"

Nanxi said: "I understand everything. It's very interesting."

Then, we naturally moved on to the next step. After entering the tea room, everyone invited Nanxi and me to read our fortunes and read our horoscopes.

Xiaolin was not interested in these and went back to his room to rest.

After everyone was seated, I said, "Thank you to the artists for their wonderful performances, which brought us joy. Now let's chat casually. I suggest that we don't tell fortunes one by one."

When it comes to fortune-telling, saying nice things is the same as not telling the fortune at all; it makes you scared and affects your mood.

Should we ask Nanxi to talk about face reading? This way, we won’t be separated. We are gathering together. Let’s have fun together.”

Monkey said, "It's best to get together and talk. As for fortune telling, add WeChat later and you can get it done online."

Qianqian, who rarely spoke, said she didn't tell fortunes. Xiang Ping had already done it last time, so everyone agreed to get together and talk.

I extended my hand and said, "Brother Nanxi, these three have been wonderful, please continue your wonderful performance."

Nanxi was about to start his lecture. The four seats were silent, and everyone stretched their necks out.