Chapter 9: Some things don’t need to be asked, just do it

In the afternoon, I sat down and discussed with Chunlai again.

I asked, "Look at the girl, do you see the mole on her face?"

Chunlai smiled and said, "Her face is very clean. She doesn't seem to have any moles. There are just a few light freckles on both sides of her nose."

I shook my head. "You didn't observe carefully. She has a small mole on her forehead, on the right side. Didn't you see that she combed her hair diagonally to the right? She wanted to cover up the mole."

"Oh, I didn't notice."

"I found it when she was combing her hair."

"Master, it's okay for you to stare at others because you are the master. But when I stared at her, she blushed. So I don't dare to stare at her too long. I'm afraid she will think I'm lecherous."

I laughed and said, "You need to practice the ability to scan faces with your peripheral vision."

He nodded and said, "What I saw was the Sparrow Band. If you hadn't taught me, I wouldn't have been able to explain it."

"Then tell me what you think of those freckles."

Chunlai scratched his head.

I frowned and said, "Don't touch my head next time. Have you ever seen me touch my head? I'm not a master, so I should imitate him."

Touching your head is a sign of indecision. Sit up straight, don't touch your head or shake your legs. Only then will people think you are a person with strong opinions."

He smiled awkwardly. "My impression is that her freckles aren't offensive at all. They even seem to make people like them."

"That's right. Freckles are no different from moles; the same conclusion applies. But freckles are milder. For example, an illness is a minor one. This girl has freckles, but she's lucky she was born with them. She has no moles, but those few light freckles make her look endearing."

Chunlai asked, "Then how do you know she has a mole on her chest?"

"This is a bold conjecture based on a combination of the two. The corresponding relationships for moles are: forehead, back, front, chest. Philtrum, below or inside the navel."

Chunlai asked, "So it's on the forehead, which corresponds to the back and chest. And above the philtrum, which means it's in the navel or inside the belly button?"

I said, "That's basically it. But, based on this, I noticed another characteristic."

"What characteristics?"

"This woman has fair skin, is pretty, and works in the city. Judging by her attire, she's a fashionable woman. In such hot weather, with a nice figure and good skin, she should be able to wear a V-neck. But I noticed a skin line on her."

"What are skin lines?"

"The skin outside the clothes is dark, and the skin inside the clothes is light. If you wear crew-neck bras for a long time, the skin below the neck will be dark, and the skin inside the crew-neck bra will be very white. If you keep doing this for a long time, a clear dividing line will form between dark and light skin, right?"

Chunlai understood immediately. He rolled up his short sleeves and said, "The inside is very white, and the outside is tanned. There is a dividing line here."

"Yes. I noticed this girl's demarcation line is quite obvious, so I inferred that she's been wearing clothes that cover her chest for a long time. She's hiding something, and combined with the fact that she uses her hair to cover her forehead, I can infer that she has a mole on her chest.

And the mole is quite large. You can see that when she serves tea, she lowers her center of gravity instead of bending over to serve it."

Chunlai sighed, "Master, you are really meticulous in observing people and things. How about that mole on your chest?"

"Good. She's rich. She's smart. She's also good at giving birth to boys and girls. She has a big butt and a mole on her chest. If I let her have children, she could easily have ten."

Chunlai burst into laughter.

"So, how did you determine whether she was from the countryside or the second child?"

"This can only be explained clearly by dividing it into two questions."

Chunlai nodded.

I said, "There are ways to treat the eldest, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth child. It all depends on their teeth."

Chunlai's eyes widened.

“So magical?”

I said, "You must always remember two things. First, what I'm saying refers to general circumstances. No one is a god. So generally speaking, the eldest son's front teeth grow outwards, and the second son's front teeth grow inwards."

The first sentence was easy to understand, but I spent a long time explaining the second sentence before Chunlai finally understood.

"Then how do you know she's from the countryside?"

"As for the second child, cities generally have a one-child policy. This is a basis for judgment.

Second, her entire body is plump. Her arms, legs, buttocks, and breasts are all swollen, proving she is very strong and healthy.

This is the result of long-term labor. Only girls in the city can have such a toned body unless they are athletes.

We chatted for half an hour, and then a customer came in. It was a woman in her fifties who wanted to have a fortune told.

Chun said, "Write it down."

I found that Chunlai was smart this time. He took the opportunity to talk and glanced at the woman inadvertently.

Although the woman was over 40, her face was fair and had few moles. She wrote the word "take" to ask whether the things she was doing would go smoothly.

I said, "The original meaning of 'take' is related to war. In ancient times, when prisoners were captured, their left ears would be cut off. If you cut off someone's ear, they will struggle. This means that there will be disputes and things will not go smoothly."

The woman was a little frustrated, and then she said, "Mr. Wan, here's the thing, my family has a history of hypertension. My father has it, I have it, and my daughter has it too.

My daughter is studying accounting and has excellent grades. She recently took the bank's recruitment exam and passed the interview. The bank has notified her of a physical examination..."

I interrupted her, "I know everything, needless to say. The competition is fierce, and this bank is very powerful. If you don't pass the medical examination, you will be rejected."

She said with a sad face: "That's right."

I asked, "How old is your father now? How old are you now?"

"My father is 78 and still alive. I'm 54 now. He does have high blood pressure, but he's doing well. The bank isn't going to the battlefield. But this bank is too rigid. They only accept patients if they are in good health."

I decided to help her, but it was difficult to say it directly, so I said:

"Let me tell you a joke. There was only one passenger on a plane. She felt dizzy sitting in the back row and wanted to move to the front. She waved to the flight attendant and said she wanted to change seats. The flight attendant shook her head and said no."

She and Chunlai were both baffled by the joke and didn't laugh at all.

At this time, I woke her up: "Actually, this passenger can change it by himself, don't ask the flight attendant.

There is a rule on the plane that passengers cannot change seats without permission. When you ask, the flight attendant will of course say that it is not allowed and she has to enforce the rule.

If you don't ask her, just change it yourself. You're the only one there anyway. If you don't ask, the flight attendant has no responsibility. If you ask, the flight attendant has the responsibility to stop you."

She still doesn't understand.

I can only make another analogy:

"If you're staying at a hotel and ask the front desk, 'I have a friend coming over later, can we not register?' They'll definitely disagree, saying you must register according to regulations.

You don't need to ask, how can the front desk tell them apart when so many people come and go? Just bring them to your room yourself.

In short, there are some things you can’t let others take responsibility for, you just have to do it yourself.”

The woman still didn't understand what I meant.

I had no choice but to say, "There's nothing I can do. You don't have to pay."

The woman left disappointed.

Chun said: "Master, I understand what you mean. It means taking a few blood pressure medication on the day of the physical examination, so that the doctor will not be held responsible.

But because of your status you can't tell her directly. That would damage your reputation."

I laughed heartily and said, "This young man is teachable."

Chunlai said, "The mole on this person's face isn't very noticeable. There are a few small black spots under her left ear that you can't see unless you pay attention. However, I noticed that her eyebrows are too close together."

I said, "There's nothing wrong with her mole, but the space between her eyebrows is too narrow. A narrow space between eyebrows indicates a person is very stubborn and closed-minded. It's commonly known as having water in their head."

Chunlai laughed and asked, "Tell me about the mole on your body."

I said, "I'll teach you about moles on your body at night. Take off your clothes at night and point at the specific spots, then you'll understand clearly.

First, remember this principle: moles on the body are called hidden moles. Unlike moles on the face, they are generally auspicious.

Chunlai asked: "If it's on the face and on the body, which one should I believe?"

I said, "This is also a big problem in the field of physiognomy. You can't ask someone to take off their clothes when you read their face. I'll explain it to you in detail tonight."

At this time, a man came in from outside.

New business has begun.