When Grandma's test results came out, the doctor studied them carefully and then said that Grandma was in good health and there was nothing wrong.
Chu Fang immediately felt relieved.
The passing of her maternal grandfather was already a huge blow to Chu's mother, and if something were to happen to her maternal grandmother, Chu's mother would be heartbroken.
Chu Fang and her grandmother left the hospital and headed back. On the way back, Chu Fang saw a familiar figure.
In the distance, Rong Shunji, Rong's good friend, was meeting a woman. The woman was wearing a t-shirt, hot shorts, high heels, and carrying a bag. She looked extremely alluring.
The fiery woman seemed quite pleased, embracing Rong Shunji before happily leaving, while Rong Shunji looked gloomy, his face clouded with worry, as he lit a cigarette, the smoke rings spreading out.
Chu Fang frowned deeply.
Wei Caixia is currently pregnant and will give birth in a few months, while Rong Shunji is seen hugging and kissing a beautiful stranger, and even having intimate contact with her.
"What's wrong?" Grandma asked softly.
"It's nothing," Chu Fang shook his head.
He slowly withdrew his gaze, letting his random thoughts settle in his mind, and then went home with his grandmother.
... ...
As dusk fell.
After Zhong Tingyue and her group left Disneyland, Chu's mother was jumping around happily. In contrast, Gao Ruoyun was pale and her stomach was churning; she had vomited up everything she had eaten that day.
The root of all this can be attributed to Chu's mother, who insisted on using reverse psychology against her and, in order to maintain her persona, insisted on trying all sorts of high-difficulty projects.
"Hehe..." Chu's mother chuckled as she walked outside and happened to see a beggar sitting on the street begging.
She squatted down in front of the beggar and looked at the beggar's written account of his ordeal on the ground, a story of inhuman torture he had endured. Suddenly, she felt a surge of sympathy.
Chu's mother looked up at the group and asked, "Do you have any cash?"
"Can you stop being so naive? This is a scam." Gao Ruoyun said triumphantly, as if she had won a victory.
Chu's mother pouted slightly: "What's it to you?!"
Chu's father took out a hundred-yuan bill from his pocket and handed it to Chu's mother.
Chu's mother wasn't stupid; she knew about the tricks of begging on the street. Instead, she had a natural sense of compassion and was willing to fall for it and do her part, even if she knew the other party was a fraud.
In her mind, if even one of the people in need she sponsors is not a fraudster and her actions can improve their lives, then her actions are meaningful.
Chu's mother handed the hundred-yuan bill to the beggar, who accepted it and thanked her profusely. Chu's mother, however, frowned slightly and said, "Hey? Your voice sounds familiar. Haven't we met somewhere before?"
She tilted her head and carefully examined the beggar in front of her, then exclaimed in surprise, "Hey? Aren't you that fortune teller?"
Zhong Tingyue raised an eyebrow, quite surprised. It turned out that the beggar in front of her was an old friend.
The nickname "cursed lone star" came from the man in front of her. Back then, in order to get revenge, he extorted tens of thousands of yuan to donate to a charity fund.
Unexpectedly, the renowned ancestor of the Three Pure Ones, the successor of 'Longhu Mountain' for countless generations, has fallen to the point of becoming a beggar.
He quit fortune telling and started begging.
How interesting!
The fortune teller looked up at the group of people in front of him, especially Zhong Tingyue, whose face was so exquisite that it was almost perfect.
He quickly recalled his experiences in Chengdu. Because of that vote, he lost his reputation and had no choice but to drift to Shanghai. But fortune telling and divination were not allowed in Shanghai, so he had no choice but to beg for a living.
But it must be said that begging is more profitable than fortune telling.
I've been having a wonderful time these past few days.
How come I've run into this 'female demon' again in the blink of an eye!
The fortune teller gave an awkward smile; "Hello, ma'am."
"This is bad!" Zhong Tingyue pursed her lips. "I still have the title of 'Lone Star of Calamity' on my head. It just so happens that we met today. You should tell me the whole story. Otherwise, I still have the video you recorded on my phone. I can call the police on the spot."
The fortune teller looked at Chu's mother, recalling his own past fortune telling, and was filled with extreme regret. The latter tugged at his sleeve: "Hey, Master, how did you end up like this? Is it because you revealed too many heavenly secrets and suffered divine retribution?"
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If I hadn't let you open your third eye, you wouldn't be in this situation today."
Chu's mother was still apologizing, still believing that the fortune teller was right.
Immediately, the fortune teller knelt down and said, "Big sister, please let me go. What I said was a lie. There is no such thing as fortune telling or divination in the world. It's all a scam. If I really knew everything about the past and present, I wouldn't be doing this."
Chu's mother was taken aback: "Are you a liar?"
"Yes! I'm just trying to make a living," the fortune teller told the truth. "This is the first time I've lied to someone, so please forgive me."
Zhong Tingyue remained silent.
The classic first time someone lied...
Don't you have any other sales pitches?
Chu's mother's eyes were clear, and she bit her lower lip: "Give me back my money."
The fortune teller returned the hundred yuan to Chu's mother, who stood up and kicked away the empty bowl in front of her. The iron bowl rolled around: "You lied to me, you're a liar!"
After saying that, Chu's mother clenched her fists, walked angrily forward, and left the place.
The fortune teller felt wronged.
His only job was taken away.
Zhong Rou clenched her fists and gritted her teeth: "Believe it or not, I'll beat you up!"
... ...
When Chu Fang returned home, Zhong Tingyue and her group also returned home. They saw Chu's mother lying on the sofa, her eyes lifeless, looking like a madwoman.
He asked Chu Yi, who then recounted what had happened that day. Upon returning home, he acted as if the sky had fallen, refusing to drink water or speak.
After learning what had happened, Chu Fang smiled.
I never imagined the world was so small. I even encountered that swindler. His trick was exposed, and I'm sure Chu's mother is feeling terrible.
Not only because Chu's mother felt she had wronged Zhong Tingyue, but also because she thought about what had happened to her father.
"Mom..." Chu Fang sat on the sofa.
Chu's mother pouted, her eyes glistening with tears, as if she had endless grievances to express: "He lied to me."
"Yes."
How could he be so bad?
"Yes."
It's not so bad, there are scammers all over the world.
But Chu's mother lived almost in a greenhouse, pampered and protected. In her forties, she hardly encountered any troubles or bad people, and even if they did, someone would help her deal with them.
This is the first time she has ever encountered such a 'bad' person.
My mind is in a mess.
"Alright, alright, it's alright now." Chu Fang wiped away the tears from Chu's mother's eyes. "In the end, that swindler donated tens of thousands of yuan to a charity fund because of this incident. From another perspective, you were deceived, which helped many people in need. You did a good deed."
"Huh? Really?" Mother Chu stopped crying.
"Um."
After thinking for a while, Chu's mother sat up and said, "Well, it's good that it turned out this way in the end."
Chu's mother is such a genuine person. Knowing that she had been deceived, she still helped more people, so it seems that being deceived is understandable.
Chu Fang said, "Then from now on, don't be prejudiced against Zhong Tingyue."
“I have no prejudice against her,” Chu’s mother said angrily, then lowered her head and whispered, “I’m just afraid she’ll take you away from me.”
Chu Fang heard this, but instead of offering words of comfort, he sighed, patted his mother's back, and tried to console her.
In the past, he would have tried to comfort his mother, but after learning about Chu's mother's personality from his grandmother, he knew that he couldn't resolve the conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Chu's mother doted on Chu Fang too much, fearing that her daughter-in-law would take away her child, which naturally led to her prejudice.
This problem cannot be solved; it can only be left to time to change.
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