Chapter 75 The Seventy-fifth Melon
"Ms. Xu, there's something going on over there. Could you please come over there?"
Xu Yiyang was interviewing Master Zhou Yilin when his assistant came over and whispered a reminder.
Xu Yiyang ended the conversation with a smile, and walked to the side with his assistant very naturally, and asked, "What's going on?"
The assistant pointed to Gu Xicao, "Master Gu over there said he calculated that there was a gas leak in the audience's home and insisted on calling the police."
Gas leak?
Unlike other people who didn't know Gu Xicao, Xu Yiyang trusted Gu Xicao very much. When she heard about this situation, she came over without thinking.
This way.
Although Huang Jiayi and his daughter had some doubts, they still believed it was better to believe it than not.
It’s just that the young couple, for some reason, were pointing fingers even though it was clearly none of their business.
When Xu Yiyang came over, the man in the couple said, "Mr. Huang, you are so old now, don't be fooled by others. If they say there is a gas leak, it is a gas leak. Is it really that accurate? If it is so accurate, you might as well go buy a horse instead of having your fortune told here."
His girlfriend chuckled and said, "That's right, I've seen a lot of people who brag a lot, but I didn't expect these fortune tellers are so good at bragging."
Gu Xicao ignored them. When she saw Xu Yiyang coming over, she said directly to Xu Yiyang, "Miss Xu, Mr. Huang needs to be called."
"Yeah, my mom is at home, I have to call her!"
Huang Meiqi said anxiously, her eyes red.
"I can't call home, I have to call the police. Excuse me, we need to call the police now."
Huang Zhongwen's hands were shaking a little. Even if the possibility of this happening was one in ten million, he couldn't feel at ease.
Xu Yiyang nodded immediately, "Please follow me."
There was a phone at the filming site, and Huang Zhongwen called the police station near his home. When the call was connected, Huang Zhongwen immediately said, "Mr. Policeman, my home is 209, Building 1, Pearl Garden. My wife is asleep at home. We suspect there is a gas leak at home. Please come to check immediately."
"Gas leak? How did you know?"
When the police heard this, he stood up quickly and wrote down the address while asking questions.
Huang Zhongwen was a little embarrassed when asked this, but he still told the truth, "It was a fortune teller who figured it out. Please, you must go over!"
The policeman slowed down his recording action, and a look of confusion appeared on his face. "Sir, are you kidding?"
"We are not joking. You will know if you go to Pearl Garden and check it out."
Xu Yiyang picked up the phone and said, "This is TCB TV. Please send police as soon as possible to serve the citizens."
I don’t know if it was the power of the three words “TV station” or the professional ethics of saving lives that came first, but the policeman quickly agreed to go over and check it out immediately.
"What's going on? It's almost time for lunch, why are you still going out?"
The partner came in with a lunch box and saw his colleague in a hurry to go out, so he smiled and made a joke.
My colleague hurriedly said, "You came at the right time. Come with me to the police station. Someone reported a gas leak at Mingzhu Garden!"
Gas leaks are serious.
When the partner heard about this situation, he put down his lunch box and drove over without saying a word.
On the way, the partner learned about the situation and was immediately a little helpless: "This sounds like a call from a madman."
"Even if it's a madman calling, we have to go check it out. What if it's real?" The colleague stopped the car and asked his partner to go upstairs.
When they walked to the door of Room 209 according to the address, the faces of the two policemen and the security guard who came with them suddenly changed.
A strong smell of gas was leaking out of the house.
"What's going on? Why are the police here?" The neighbors next door saw the commotion and opened the door to ask.
The police said, "Everyone, hurry downstairs. There's a gas leak here. Do you know if this family has a spare key?"
“Gas leak?!”
The neighbors were all startled and quickly put on their shoes and came out.
A neighbor said, "They don't have a spare key, just kick the door!"
This is the TV station.
Everyone was anxiously waiting for the result on the other end of the phone.
Huang Meiqi was extremely worried. With red eyes, she asked Gu Xicao, "Master Gu, will my mom be okay?"
"Well, your mother is lucky. Although she inhaled some gas, fortunately she is on the way to the hospital and is not seriously injured." Gu Xicao comforted her.
The young couple sneered.
"Darling, you see, what the master said sounded like the truth. We don't even know if there is a gas leak."
"That's right. I think she should go and make movies instead of being a guru."
“Okay!”
Huang Zhongwen was worried about his wife and was very anxious. He was relieved when he heard the master say that his wife was fine.
At this moment, the young couple was being sarcastic and talkative, and even a good-tempered man like him couldn't help but get angry, "It's none of your business, what are you talking about? Shut up!"
"Meah, we are kind-hearted and don't want to see your family being fooled. You are a dentist, but you are worse than us who have no education."
The boyfriend raised his chin and said aggressively.
Huang Zhongwen was furious, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was about to curse when the phone rang.
The phone rang only once, and Huang Zhongwen quickly picked up the phone, "Hello."
"Hello, is this Mr. Huang who just reported the gas leak?"
After the dust had settled, the two policemen sat down at the hospital and borrowed a phone from the nurse.
Huang Zhongwen hurriedly said: "Yes, it's me. Is my wife okay?"
"It's okay. Fortunately, you called the police in time. When we broke down the door and entered, your wife had already inhaled some gas and passed out. Now she's been sent to the hospital. The doctor said that although she inhaled some gas, the impact was not serious. However, if she had been sent here ten minutes later, it would have been troublesome."
The police were still frightened.
By then, not only would people be killed, but the entire building would be blown up.
"I'm glad you're okay. Sorry, which hospital is my wife in? We'll be there soon."
When Huang Zhongwen heard that his wife was fine, he cried with joy, raised his hand to wipe his tears and asked.
Huang Meiqi quickly took out a pen and paper and wrote down the address for him.
After he hung up the phone, Huang Meiqi asked anxiously, "Dad, is Mommy okay?"
"She's fine. She's in the hospital now. Dad, go with you to see her."
Huang Zhongwen breathed a sigh of relief, and his face finally showed some color.
He looked at Gu Xicao: "Master Gu, you are really smart. Thank you so much this time."
"No need to be polite. Let's go to the hospital quickly. Your wife must be in need of you and your daughter right now." Gu Xicao said.
Huang Zhongwen nodded, took Huang Meiqi to thank him again, gave him a five-star rating, and then left quickly.
The eyes of the audience around were about to pop out of their heads.
"Is it really that effective? No, I, I need to ask Master Gu to tell my fortune!"
"Don't push us, we are the ones who got the quota, why are you pushing us here without any quota?"
"Master Gu, I'm willing to pay 500 yuan for fortune telling!"
There weren't many people at Gu Xicao's place originally, but as soon as Huang Zhongwen and his daughter left, the place was suddenly crowded with people, and even the staff came to join in the fun.
Xu Yiyang was busy organizing people to maintain order.
She said, "The program recording time is limited. The master can only tell fortunes for four groups today. The others should wait until the next recording, or go to the master's shop."
She asked the staff to call over the four groups that had obtained the quota, and kept the others outside.
The four groups of people who got the quota looked at the envious eyes of others and somehow felt like they had found a treasure.
"Wait, I won't help you guys with the calculations."
Gu Xicao pointed at the young couple and said indifferently.
The young couple was originally complacent, but their faces changed when they heard Gu Xicao said that she would not help them with the calculation.
The man stared at Gu Xicao with a ferocious look on his face: "Why don't you help us calculate? We got the quota!"
Gu Xicao raised his eyebrows. These two idiots had been destroying his place just now, and now they wanted her to tell their fortunes.
Well, don't blame her for being rude.
"You two really want me to tell your fortunes, but I'm a straightforward person and I won't be euphemistic. I'll just say what I think."
Gu Xicao propped up her chin with her hand, "If you say something you don't want others to know, such as breaking the law or committing a crime, or having a complicated relationship between a man and a woman, and the TV station broadcasts it, you must be mentally prepared."
I heard about crimes and complicated relationships between men and women.
The young couple, both the man and the woman, looked a little embarrassed and ashamed.
"If it doesn't count, then it doesn't count. What's the big deal? Let's go!" The two of them fled in panic, and Gu Xicao asked the program team to select another person.
Huang Linxiang felt that he had performed very well today. He had specially learned about the backgrounds of the guests, so every word he said was accurate, and the guests were full of admiration for him.
He smiled and asked Xu Yiyang: "Ms. Xu, if nothing unexpected happens, the first place winner of this episode should be me."
Zhou Yilin smiled and asked, "Master Huang, are you very confident?"
Huang Linxiang smiled and leaned back on the sofa, full of confidence. "I'm not confident enough, but those five people just now all said that I was accurate. I think they will at least give me four stars."
"Master Huang's prediction is correct,"
Xu Yiyang still had some change of heart towards Huang Linxiang, "You got 23 stars this time, but the first place goes to Miss Gu."
Huang Linxiang's smile froze. He turned his head and looked at Gu Xicao with an indignant look on his face: "How many stars did she get?"
"All viewers gave it five stars. In addition, because Miss Gu saved someone, the program team gave it an extra star," said Xu Yiyang.
If it was just one star short, Huang Linxiang could still comfort himself.
But with such a big difference, it was difficult for Huang Linxiang to say that he was just a little bit short. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Miss Gu is really young and promising. She can even tell fortunes and save people."
Gu Xicao smiled slightly and didn't respond.
Huang Linxiang pursed his lips and his expression became increasingly uglier.
The show was aired the next day, at 7pm sharp.
Mrs. Lin and others came over to Gu Xicao to watch TV together. After seeing Gu Xicao calculate the gas leak and save people, everyone was amazed.
Mrs. Lin gave Gu Xicao a thumbs up and said, "Little Gu, you are the best in this show."
"Yes, Xiao Gu, this show has been very popular recently. Your business will explode tomorrow."
Mrs. Liang and Gu Xicao said with a smile.
Gu Xicao smiled and said, "Thank you for your good words."
The next day when she went to work, before she even reached the Shensuanfang, she saw a long line of people on the street, almost forming a long queue.
Gu Xicao opened her mouth slightly, and when she walked to the door of the store, she saw that these people were actually here to tell fortunes.
"Master, aren't you Master Gu?" Just when Gu Xicao was stunned, someone recognized Gu Xicao, his eyes glowed, and he ran towards Gu Xicao, "Master, please help me tell my fortune, I have had bad luck recently..."
"Master, we have been waiting for you for several hours. I want to calculate when my daughter will give birth..."
Gu Xicao was immediately surrounded by the crowd.
At that moment she finally felt how terrifying it was to be a star.
Wang Laoshi saw this situation in the room, and hurriedly squeezed over to pull Gu Xicao into the office, closed the door casually, and said to the people crowded at the door outside: "Everyone wait a moment, we haven't started work yet."
Gu Xicao was still a little frightened.
She patted her chest and looked at the people outside. "So many people, are they all here to ask me for fortune-telling?"
"Yes, boss, you just realized it now. Wow, there aren't so many people in the subway."
Wang Laoshi stuck his head out and looked outside. "Look, the team has gotten longer. There must be more than 300 people now."
Gu Xicao knew that the TV program had some popularity, but she didn't expect it to be so popular.
Overnight, she became famous throughout Hong Kong.
Especially this morning when Huang Zhongwen and his daughter were interviewed by reporters, they repeatedly thanked Gu Xicao, which further increased the credibility of this matter.
"No, we can't handle so many people,"
Gu Xicao didn't intend to get herself killed. She looked outside and gritted her teeth and said, "Hang up a sign outside. The first five people in line today can come in. Starting tomorrow, five people will be randomly selected."
"Five, they won't agree?"
Wang Laoshi shook his head.
Gu Xicao was very firm, "You can't disagree. If you want to leave, go ahead. Anyway, I don't want to do so much work. Do you want to?"
Looking at the long queue outside, Wang Laoshi nodded immediately: "Only five!"
The notice was posted.
Gu Xicao went into the office to rest. She now regretted going on the show. She had never intended to make her career so big.
"Boss..." Wang Laoshi knocked on the door. Gu Xicao called him in, and then he brought the first customer in.
The first customer was the grandson who came in, supporting his grandfather. The eldest son, eldest daughter-in-law, youngest son, and youngest daughter-in-law were also there.
As soon as these people came in, they couldn't help but take a few more glances at Gu Xicao.
My grandfather’s name is Yuan Fulin. He is quite old, but he still speaks very clearly and you can tell that he is a very capable and smart man.
"Are you Master Gu? You really are as young as you are on TV."
"You are welcome. Please take a seat. What is your name?"
Gu Xicao asked them to sit down and signaled Wang Laoshi to make tea.
Yuan Fulin waved his hand and said, "My name is Yuan Fulin. You don't have to bother. I came here this time to ask you to calculate where the money and jewelry that were lost in my family went, and whether someone took them away."
Gu Xicao noticed that when he said this, his family members looked obviously unhappy.
The eldest daughter-in-law explained in a good-tempered manner: "Master, this is what happened. My father-in-law saved up a few gold bars and jewelry. He kept all these things by himself. Although our family knew about these things, no one asked about it. Five days ago, he said that the things were missing. We all searched the house several times and called the police, but we couldn't find the things."
"If you ask me, maybe dad is just too old and confused, and he took the things out and didn't know where they were." The younger son obviously felt wronged, and even a little angry. "He searched the house every day, treating us all as thieves. Now, let's ask the master to calculate who took the things."
"Why are you so angry? Did I say you took it?"
Yuan Fulin was very concerned about his reputation. When he saw his youngest son not giving him face in front of outsiders, he immediately became furious. "Those gold bars and jewelry add up to 500,000 or 600,000 yuan. If you are not anxious, of course I am."
Five or six hundred thousand is indeed not a small amount.
The eldest son was embarrassed and tried to persuade Yuan Fulin: "Dad, please sit down. Don't be angry. Let's talk it over. Besides, it might not be stolen by one of us. Maybe it was a thief."
"Thief, how did the thief know where I was hiding? Besides, the police said that there were no signs of burglary in our house."
Yuan Fulin's suspicion is not without reason.
It has been said since ancient times that it is difficult to prevent thieves in your home even if you guard against them day and night. The police said there were no signs of burglary, which means it was done by one of our own people.
Wang Laoshi brought in tea, poured a cup of tea for everyone, and stood aside.
"I know what you mean. You just want to say that I stole it, right?"
The younger son listened to his father's mumbling and became angry. "I know I'm not as capable as my elder brother, but I won't do such a shameful thing. It's good that the master is here today. Master, please calculate whether I am a thief. If I am a thief, I will turn myself in immediately. If I am not, please apologize to me!"
"What's your attitude now?"
Yuan Fulin's anger had calmed down a little after being persuaded, but when he heard his youngest son's words, he became angry again.
"What kind of attitude do you have? You wrongly accuse a good person and you still expect me to be nice to you."
The younger son was so angry that his face turned red. "Yes, I stole money from our family before, but you beat me and I changed. You still look at me like this now. Don't think I don't know. You said it was nice to search the whole family together, but in fact you just wanted to search my room."
Yuan Fulin felt a little embarrassed when his thoughts were revealed.
Gu Xicao said, "You two don't need to argue anymore. I have figured out that it wasn't stolen by your family."
Yuan Fulin and others looked at Gu Xicao.
The younger son was even more pleased, "Okay, okay, God really has eyes and has cleared my name. I said I didn't steal it."
Yuan Fulin was stunned. He leaned forward and said, "Master, could it be that a god stole my things?"
"You could say that about a thief."
Gu Xicao said, "The one who stole the things was an animal that none of you would have thought of. Do you have a dog at home?"
The eldest son nodded quickly, "Yes, that's right, my parents have a Pekingese named Wangwang."
"That dog is a thief."
Gu Xicao said: "Call your family and look for the doghouse. The thing is in the doghouse."
Yuan Fulin and others were stunned after hearing this.
"No, Master, how could my father's things be in our doghouse?" The eldest son felt like he was listening to a fairy tale.
Gu Xicao said, "Believe it or not, just call home and ask them to look for it and you'll know."
The eldest son and others were skeptical.
However, since my family had been arguing a lot about this matter recently, and it wouldn't take much time to make a phone call, I borrowed the office phone and called.
"Hello, Mom."
When the call was connected, the eldest son said to his mother on the other end of the line, "Go to Wangwang's doghouse for a moment."
His mother asked in surprise: "Why should I go to the doghouse? It's a smelly place. Wangwang the dog always brings all kinds of things to his doghouse."
The eldest son said, "Mom, don't worry about what I'm doing. Just go over there and look around Wangwang's doghouse to see if there's anything extra inside."
His mother was confused, but still said, "Okay, you wait."
His mother strolled into the yard.
The Yuan family is well off. Although they live in Yuen Long, they have two floors and a small yard, with a doghouse in the corner.
When Wangwang saw his mistress coming, he stood up and barked at her affectionately.
His mother waved her hands and said, "Wangwang, please go away. I want to see what's in your doghouse. My son is anxiously asking me to come and find it."
She squatted down and reached her hand inside with great effort.
But the doghouse was too deep and the things inside were too mixed up. She pulled out bones, slippers, and socks, but still couldn't find anything inside.
"Oh, how come your doghouse has everything?" Seeing Wangwang circling around her affectionately, his mother patted Wangwang on the head.
Wangwang became more and more excited, and somehow he suddenly crawled into the doghouse. Just when his mother wanted to stand up to rest for a while and massage her waist, Wangwang came out pulling a gray-brown bag.
The bag was heavy, and Wangwang had some difficulty pulling it.
But when his mother saw the bag, she was shocked, "Isn't this the bag of treasures that belonged to the dead old man?"
Yuan Fulin and others were waiting for a call from there.
The eldest son and his wife both felt that this matter was a bit mysterious. If it hadn’t been said by Master Gu, they would not have believed it at all.
The younger son and daughter-in-law were hoping for good news from there.
"Hello——" There was a voice on the other end of the phone.
The eldest son quickly agreed: "Mom, what's going on? What's in the doghouse?"
"Oh, how did you know? Wangwang hid your dad's stuff in his doghouse. Good man, I thought your dad was so anxious recently that he asked us to search the house over and over again, but we couldn't find it. It turns out that Wangwang hid it. This dog is really something. I'll give him a good scolding later."
His mother was delighted and said to her eldest son, "Tell your father that the thing has been found. There is no need to look for a master."
"Mom," the eldest son said helplessly, "This is what the master calculated. They said the thing is in the doghouse."
"Oh, is that so? Master, you are really smart. Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, I would have just used something to poke everything out of the doghouse, and I wouldn't have to bend over for so long."
His mother complained.
"Okay, Mom, now that we've found the things, we'll go back later. Keep the things safe first, and don't let Wangwang take them away again."
The eldest son knew that his mother would nag endlessly, so he simply explained what happened and hung up the phone.
He turned around and said to Yuan Fulin: "Dad, we found the thing, it's really in..."
"I know, you don't have to say it anymore."
Yuan Fulin was very happy. His lost things were recovered and no scandal occurred. He was so happy that he stood up, thanked the man and was about to leave.
The younger son was not happy, "Dad, have you forgotten something?"
Yuan Fulin looked a little embarrassed. "Whatever it is, leave as soon as you finish your business. Don't delay the master's business."
"I'm not in a hurry here."
Gu Xicao said kindly.
The younger son looked at his father and said, "You promised to apologize, don't you forget it so quickly? Everyone is listening. I didn't do it. You wronged someone. Shouldn't you say sorry?"
Yuan Fulin's face turned pale and blue, but when he met the disapproving looks of his sons and daughters-in-law, he finally squeezed out the words "I'm sorry" from between his teeth.
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