Cai Jing and his apprentice Mo Xiaohao arrived in Chen Zhe's hometown.
This is a relatively remote town, surrounded by continuous mountains, making the town seem isolated from the world.
"Master, I've already found out. Chen Zhe's father, Chen Yishou, runs a massage parlor in town. We'll follow the navigation there later."
Cai Jing, sitting in the back seat, nodded.
"good!"
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A shop with an old-fashioned sign at the entrance of the small town.
It reads: [Liu's Massage Parlor]
There is also a red sign with yellow lettering in front of the door;
Acupuncture 50.
Massage 66 (40 minutes)
Bone setting and massage; 115.
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Mo Xiaohao looked at the sign and smiled. "Chen Zhe is such an unfilial son. He's doing so well in the big city, but his hometown is all run-down. He charges 66 yuan for 40 minutes. His father probably wouldn't earn as much as he does in a day in his whole life."
"Alright, enough talk, let's go in!"
An old man and a young man went inside.
The interior was very cramped, and the walls were covered with large and small, dusty certificates and awards.
The room was divided into several sections by blue cloth, and several shirtless old men with cupping jars on their backs sat on low stools.
The old men were chatting in a low voice with a middle-aged man sitting on a low stool, wearing a white vest and blue shorts, whose hair was already a little gray.
"Hey, what kind of job does Chen Zhe do now?"
"Ugh! What kind of job do I do? I went to some lousy university and just ended up doing nothing."
Chen picked at his toes with one hand and answered casually.
A father only feels proud when his son is successful; if his son is unsuccessful, Liu Yishou doesn't even want to mention him.
The old man chuckled and said, “My grandson now runs a factory in the county, and business is doing quite well. Actually, you could ask your son to come back. My grandson said that it’s not easy to make it in big cities, so it’s better to come back sooner. If he comes back to the county, I can ask my grandson to introduce him to a job in the factory. He can earn 3,500 a month just by tightening screws.”
Liu Yishou smiled but didn't say anything.
At this moment, a middle-aged woman walked in through the door, passing by Cai Jing and Mo Xiaohao. She had a loud voice.
"Uncle Lin, my son is a college student, how could he possibly come back to fix screws?"
The speaker was Chen Zhe's mother, Su Liping.
The old man smiled dismissively. "College graduates aren't worth much these days. My grandson said that what matters in society now is experience and ability. There are several college graduates working in his factory now, tightening screws. What's so shameful about that?"
Su Liping snorted, about to continue speaking, when Chen Yishou quickly said, "Alright, hurry up and cook, I'm starving..."
The woman rolled her eyes at him; "Eat, eat, all you know is eating. Isn't it all because of you? If it weren't for you telling our son to apply for that garbage computer science major, maybe he would be doing better now."
Chen Yishou didn't want to argue with his wife.
His eyes then turned to Cai Jing and his apprentice standing at the door.
"Would you like a massage or acupuncture?"
Mo Xiaohao was about to speak when Cai Jing reached out to stop him.
"Please press it for me."
"Okay, this way please!"
Chen patted the white massage bed next to him, and Cai Jing took off his coat and walked over.
Seeing that guests had arrived, Su Liping said nothing more and took the dishes into the kitchen.
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Chen quickly rubbed his hands together to warm them, then placed them on Cai Jing's shoulders to serve him.
"Uncle, you're from out of town, right?"
Cai Jing nodded.
"They came from the East China Sea."
Upon hearing that it was Donghai who came, everyone in the room turned to look at him.
Chen Yishou's eyes lit up as well.
"Donghai, a big city, are you here for tourism or to visit relatives?"
At this moment, Mo Xiaohao, in perfect sync, said from the side, "My master is a feng shui master; he's here to help people with their feng shui."
Upon hearing that Cai Jing was a feng shui master, Chen Yishou and the other old men were all surprised.
"Oh my, so you're a Feng Shui master! First time meeting you, first time meeting you! How was my strength? Was it alright?"
"Yes, you are very professional!"
Chen Yishou's massage skills are really good. After just a few massages, Cai Jing felt completely comfortable.
The two people are chatting.
Uncle Lin, who was getting cupping done nearby, chimed in.
"Sir, you're a Feng Shui master, can you tell fortunes?"
Uncle Lin was more than ten years older than Cai Jing, but he used an honorific title because of Cai Jing's status.
After all, very few people in their small town are worthy of the title of Feng Shui master, let alone someone from a big city like Donghai.
Cai Jing smiled and then looked at him; "Of course."
Uncle Lin then asked, "Is the fee expensive?"
When he asked this question, everyone stared at Cai Jing expectantly; they were clearly curious about the question as well.
At this moment, Mo Xiaohao interjected, "My master is a truly skilled person; he charges over six figures for a single fortune telling!"
Uncle Lin was startled when he heard this.
"Six figures? That would be over 100,000!"
"Of course!!"
Mo Xiaohao was very proud.
Uncle Lin slumped back onto the low stool like a deflated balloon, and the old men next to him also looked dejected.
Cai Jing then smiled and said, "It's alright. If this old gentleman wants a reading, I can give you a few words of advice for free."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Lin's eyes regained their sparkle.
"Really?"
"certainly."
Cai Jing sat up, looked at Uncle Lin's face, and said, "Judging from your appearance, your biological parents died early, and you were raised by your grandparents. Around the age of seven or eight, you were adopted by another family. You struggled in your early years, achieved nothing, and were heavily in debt..."
Uncle Lin's eyes were wide open.
"Amazing!! Master, you're absolutely right!! My original surname was Huang. When I was eight, my grandmother couldn't afford to raise me anymore, so she gave me up for adoption to my aunt. When I was 14, my aunt had another son, and then she treated me badly. I went out to work for others, herding cattle for one family and farming for another, until I was 25. I still hadn't found a wife. I desperately wanted one, so I borrowed money to start a small business, but those days didn't allow it. I didn't earn a single penny and ended up with a mountain of debt..."
Everyone was surprised to hear this, because they were all neighbors and had heard about Uncle Lin's story.
Cai Jing smiled and continued.
"You had a stroke of luck in your middle age, having a son who is quite capable, and your life gradually became more comfortable. Then came your grandson, who is even more capable than your son. Brother, you are blessed in your later years."
Uncle Lin laughed heartily; "Thank you, Master, thank you, Master. What calamity will my grandson encounter?"
Cai Jing said, "We need to look at his birth date and time..."
Seeing how accurate his calculations were, Uncle Lin immediately gave out his grandson's birth date and time.
Cai Jing calculated for a moment and then said, "There won't be any major disasters, but you should tell him to be more careful about fire, otherwise he might get into legal trouble."
"Okay! I'll call him right away!"
Without saying a word, he took out his old-fashioned mobile phone and made a call to his grandson.
He reminded his grandson to be careful with fire, but the person on the other end seemed not to listen and hung up after saying a few more words.
Lin Bo felt a little embarrassed, but continued to dial.
"Grandpa, don't listen to the nonsense people outside are talking about. You were just tricked into buying health supplements last month, have you forgotten that?"
"No, no! Listen to me, this is a real master! You have to listen to me!"
"Grandpa... what real master? I don't believe in that stuff. Don't worry about it. I'm hanging up!"
Lin Bo's grandson hung up the phone again, and Lin Bo's face showed another moment of embarrassment.
About ten minutes later.
Uncle Lin's phone rang.
He answered the phone, and the person on the other end immediately called out anxiously.
"Grandpa!! It's really on fire!!! One of the employees started a fire because of improper operation, and now it's burning down to someone else's factory. I might have to pay compensation. Is that fortune teller who told you the story still around?"
Lin Bo's old-fashioned mobile phone had the sound on speaker, and everyone present was stunned when they heard it, except for Cai Jing and his apprentice who remained calm.
"Master!! You're amazing! There's really a fire! Master, can you save my grandson?"
Uncle Lin was so anxious he almost knelt down.
"Don't worry, this is a tribulation in his destiny. It won't be a problem. He has a benefactor by his side who can help him."
"This... Master, really?"
"Why don't you just have him look for it and find out?"
"Okay, okay!"
Uncle Lin hurriedly told Chen Yishou to take down his cupping jar, and then rushed out the door.
Seeing how accurately Cai Jing calculated things, the old men all stepped forward, wanting him to calculate for them as well.
Chen Yishou, who was standing next to him, also wanted Cai Jing to help him with his calculations.
So he kicked all the old men out.
"Everyone, everyone, we are temporarily closed today!!! Please go home!"
"Yishou, you can't do this!!!"
"Yeah, you little brat, trying to hog all the benefits?"
No matter what those old men said, Chen Yishou still pushed them out the door.
After being pushed out, he turned around and said with a fawning expression, "Master, you must help me. Please tell my son's fortune and tell me if he has a future."
Cai Jing and Mo Xiaohao exchanged a glance. All the work they had done before was for Chen Yishou's words.
"Hehe, Master Chen, no need to rush. It's fate that we're here today. Whatever you want to ask, I'll answer to the best of my ability!"
Chen Yishou instantly felt like he had won the lottery.
"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!!"
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After obtaining Chen Zhe's birth date and time, Cai Jing began to calculate the numbers carefully.
As he calculated, he frowned.
"Huh..."
Seeing him frown, Chen Yishou and his wife became nervous.
"Master, what's wrong?"
Cai Jing looked at them; "Your son has a very strong destiny, a rare and auspicious one, destined to turn misfortune into good fortune and easily receive help from benefactors. In ancient times, he could be considered second only to the emperor, above ten thousand others..."
Hearing him say that, Chen Yishou and his wife were very happy.
But Cai Jing changed the subject: "But when I came in just now, I heard you say that your son's work is mediocre and there is no progress at all. That shouldn't be the case... There must be some problem."
"Huh? What kind of problem could there be?"
Cai Jing thought for a moment and then said, "According to his destiny, he should have become successful long ago. If he hasn't, then there must be something wrong with his ancestral graves!"
"This... Master, can you solve this?"
"Then we'll have to go check your ancestral graves!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Yishou nodded quickly.
"Okay, Master, are you free now?"
Cai Jing smiled; "What a coincidence, I just happen to have some free time!!"
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