Chapter 073 The Seventy-third Melon
Lin Hexu sent Gu Xicao to the Shensuanfang, and Li Lixin followed.
Unexpectedly, Lin Hexu didn't ask anything, but waved his hand and said, "Master, I owe you a favor this time. You can come to me if you have any problems in the future. I'm leaving now."
Wang Laoshi looked at Lin Hexu's back and felt a little emotional. He didn't expect that the young master of the Lin family was so humble. He was different from the rumors.
However, he looked at Gu Xicao and thought to himself, maybe it's not that he doesn't have airs, but that he treats some people differently.
"Do you want to go in for some tea?" Gu Xicao asked Li Lixin who got off the car.
Li Lixin looked at Wang Laoshi hesitantly, and Wang Laoshi understood and said with a smile: "I'll go in and pack my things."
After Wang Laoshi went in, Li Lixin said to Gu Xicao, "Thank you for what happened before, Miss Gu."
"Oh, you don't blame me for making your story known and being laughed at by others?"
Gu Xicao asked with her head tilted in confusion.
Li Lixin touched the back of his head and said, "I am definitely angry, but I know in my heart that if you hadn't helped me, I would still be kept in the dark. Let's put things in perspective."
Seeing that he was open-minded, Gu Xicao raised her eyebrows, "It's all right then, right? If it's okay, I'll leave."
Li Lixin hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, but then nodded and watched Gu Xicao go in.
Gu Xicao pushed the door open and walked into the room. Wang Laoshi was pretending to wipe the table. He glanced outside and nodded at Gu Xicao, "What's going on, Master Li?"
"Nothing, just came to say thank you."
Gu Xicao said.
Wang Laoshi put down the rag, put one hand on his waist, and looked disapproving. "Thank you, that's too long. It's been more than two months before you remembered to thank me. I don't think it's normal. There must be something strange."
"Why do you care so much about other people's work? How is your manuscript going?"
Gu Xicao picked up the newspaper and knocked on the table. "I've asked you to write 2,000 words for three days."
Wang Laoshi looked embarrassed. He took out the manuscript and started writing while racking his brains.
"What? Miss Gu still doesn't agree?"
Xu Yiyang came over from the set, took off his work badge from around his neck, sat on a chair and asked his assistant.
The assistant nodded, somewhat helplessly: "I have already told Miss Gu that we are willing to offer her an appearance fee of one thousand per episode, but she just won't budge."
One thousand per episode is the highest appearance fee for an amateur at the TV station. Not to mention amateurs, only a few celebrities can get this price.
Xu Yiyang frowned. Just when she was worrying, someone knocked on the office door. Xu Yiyang turned around and saw that the person knocking on the door was the program director Lin Guancheng.
"Ms. Xu, how is it? Have you invited the person?"
Behind Lin Guancheng was a slightly plump middle-aged man. Just by looking at the compass in the man's hand, one could roughly guess his identity. He must be a master of metaphysics.
Facing Lin Guancheng's eyes that looked like he was laughing at her, Xu Yiyang was neither surprised nor angry, "There's nothing I can do. She doesn't want to come. Director Lin, do you have any good recommendations?"
"I don't deserve to be called a good introduction, but Master Huang Linxiang is a famous master in recent years. He is first-rate in physiognomy, fortune-telling and feng shui. I specially invited him to our show. Miss Xu, you don't have to thank me this time. We are all working on the show together, and it is my duty to help you." Lin Guancheng's tone was very arrogant, and he even seemed to want Xu Yiyang to owe him a favor.
Xu Yiyang looked at Huang Linxiang.
Naturally, when she was making this program, she also investigated many people in the industry. Huang Linxiang is quite famous, but it is said that there is a lot of water in his reputation.
"Since Master Huang is interested, why don't you try filming a video tomorrow? If you really have the talent, we'd welcome you."
"Do you want to try again?" Lin Guancheng frowned and twitched his thick lips. "I don't think it's necessary. Don't Zhou Yilin and Master Miaokong need to try?"
"Those two have been famous for many years. Everyone is familiar with them. Master Miaokong is not to be mentioned. Master Zhou Yilin has been in charge of calculating the dates in the lunar calendar for many years. Does Master Huang think he can surpass them?"
Even though Lin Guancheng had a lot of experience, Xu Yiyang had no intention of giving in at this time and his tone was very firm.
She knows that in the workplace, women must not give in to their opinions or demands, otherwise, others will only push their buttons.
really.
Lin Guancheng originally wanted to use his directorship and seniority to pressure Xu Yiyang to give him face.
It can be seen that Xu Yiyang's face was expressionless. Thinking of Xu's reputation as the Iron Lady in the company, she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth and decided to forget it, so as not to cause trouble for herself.
Lin Guancheng said to Huang Linxiang, "Master Huang, please try filming a segment."
"Of course, of course. True gold is not afraid of fire."
Huang Linxiang was dissatisfied inside, but he still had a smile on his face, like Maitreya Buddha.
It was a rare weekend off, and Lin Yuan scored 80 points in all three subjects. Although his results were average compared to others, Gu Xicao was very satisfied.
So, with a big move, I gave Lin Yuan a day off today to go out and play.
Playing with children means nothing more than shopping, eating and watching movies.
These days, Hong Kong movies are flourishing and exciting. Even with the perspective of a person like Gu Xicao, I still feel unsatisfied after watching them.
"Wow, sister, that Ah Xing is really awesome. I envy him so much for having supernatural powers!" Lin Yuan held Gu Xicao's hand and talked about the contents of The Gambler, his eyes shining: "It would be great if I could have X-ray vision."
Gu Xicao smiled and said, "What do you want the X-ray Eyes for?"
Lin Yuan said: "If I had X-ray vision, maybe I could get 100 points this time, since I could look at other people's test papers."
Gu Xicao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and poked Lin Yuan's head, "As for you, I think you can succeed faster by working hard on your own rather than hoping for special abilities."
"Hey, hey, hey, there's a good show ahead, hurry up."
Just as Gu Xicao was chatting and laughing with Lin Yuan and his sister, a few young men ran past them. Gu Xicao looked over curiously, only to see that the direction was crowded with people.
"Did something happen over there?" Lin Yuan was also a little curious.
Gu Xicao said, "I don't know, let's go over and take a look."
When they got there, Gu Xicao and Lin Yuan were agile and successfully squeezed through the three inner and three outer layers to the innermost part.
Only when he got inside did Gu Xicao realize what was going on here.
It turned out to be fortune telling.
A middle-aged man was setting up a stall with a camera next to him. Lin Yuan tugged at Gu Xicao's sleeve and said, "Sister, it's Sister Xu."
Gu Xicao looked in the direction Lin Yuan was pointing, and then she saw Xu Yiyang.
Xu Yiyang didn't notice Gu Xicao. She was standing behind the camera, looking at Huang Linxiang.
She asked, "Master Huang, are you ready?"
"Okay." Huang Linxiang seemed calm, but his palms were full of sweat.
He looked at several pre-arranged agents in the crowd and nodded slightly at them.
This time they were going to find random people on the street to tell fortunes. When Huang Linxiang heard about this plan, he was scared to death.
Fortunately, he reacted promptly and paid someone to act as a stand-in in advance. I believe that as long as those stand-ins are there, there will be no problems.
Huang Linxiang is very lucky today.
As expected, those agents rushed to tell fortunes before others, and they were very dedicated.
"Master, you are right. I really don't have a son. I feel relieved when I hear you say that I can have a son in the future." She held Huang Linxiang's hand with tears in her eyes.
People around were chattering and talking.
"This master is really good at this. I didn't expect him to be able to predict everything so accurately."
"Yes, I think it really has magical powers."
Lin Yuan also opened his mouth slightly, looking at Huang Linxiang in surprise, turned his head and asked Gu Xicao in a low voice: "Sister, that Master Huang is really amazing!"
"Does he have special abilities?"
Special abilities?
not necessarily.
Just some tricks, like a magic trick.
Gu Xicao shook her head, but did not expose him. After all, Huang Linxiang at least did not ask for money and did not harm anyone.
"Master, I want my fortune told too!" After sending the last entrustment away, Huang Linxiang was about to stand up and ask Xu Yiyang if he was going to finish the work, when he saw a man running over with his family.
Huang Linxiang was stunned for a moment. He was nervous and refused immediately: "Sorry, I will stop here today. If you need anything, you can contact my assistant to make an appointment."
The man showed dissatisfaction on his face, "Master, are you afraid that I won't pay you? If I do, is two thousand yuan enough?!"
Like a nouveau riche, he pulled a handful of money out of his pocket and threw it on the table.
Huang Linxiang's eyes lit up, and he hesitated a little, but fearing that things would be exposed, he made up his mind to refuse: "It's not about the money, it's me..."
"Master Huang, everyone is here, why don't you just help them calculate it?"
Xu Yiyang thought this family was worth watching, so he tried to persuade Huang Linxiang: "Besides, we are only shooting a few people, why should we go back in such a hurry?"
Now that the opportunity had come to him, Huang Linxiang had no choice but to speak up.
He asked for the man's name and date of birth, and began to calculate it seriously.
The man's name is An Fugui, he is 56 years old. They are probably traveling as a family today.
My wife, mother-in-law, son, daughter-in-law and even the nanny came out.
"Mr. An wants to calculate your fortune, right?"
Huang Linxiang pinched his fingers, looked up and thought for a moment, then said.
An Fugui showed a surprised look on his face and nodded, "That's right, Master is worthy of being a master. He can even calculate this."
The corners of Gu Xicao's lips twitched slightly.
After Wang Laoshi started working for her, he revealed to her a lot of fortune-telling techniques, which were nothing more than young men and women calculating their marriage, middle-aged men and women looking at wealth and offspring, and middle-aged men caring more about their own wealth.
"Mr. An has made a lot of money in the past few years. Congratulations, Mr. An." Huang Linxiang bowed to An Fugui and said with a smile.
An Fugui was more impressed, "You're right. I was not successful in everything I did before, but in the past few years, my luck has turned around. I've made a lot of money and even bought a nice car."
At this point, he proudly twirled the gold ring on his thumb.
"Mr. An is really promising, but I think it will be difficult for you to make a lot of money in the future."
Huang Linxiang felt relieved when he saw that An Fugui had fallen into the trap, but instead a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
Since this fish has come to his door, don't blame him for being too stingy.
No matter how much money you can make from fortune-telling, the bulk of it comes from rituals that cost money and ward off disasters.
Hearing that it was difficult, An Fugui's heart suddenly tightened, "Master, what's going on? Is someone trying to stop me or plot against me?"
"That's right."
Huang Linxiang was stunned for a moment, then he smiled, touched his chin and nodded slightly. His eyes swept over An Fugui's family, and finally landed on An Fugui's wife, "Your wife's horoscope indicates that she will bring bad luck to her husband, so she will hinder your fortune!"
An Fugui’s wife was stunned.
His son had only heard this partly, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but get angry, "What are you talking about? What's the matter with you saying you're unlucky in marriage? Are you looking for death, you fortune teller?!"
Huang Linxiang was not afraid of the anger of An Fugui's son at all.
On the contrary, he shook his head and sighed, "I am telling the truth. Others may be secretive when telling fortunes, but I, Huang, never do such things. Mr. An, your wife has high cheekbones, skinny hands, and a yellow face. She is definitely a bad luck to her husband. If it weren't for your wife, I think you would have become rich ten years ago."
When he said this, he was paying attention to An Fugui's expression. When he saw that there was no anger on An Fugui's face, but instead a thoughtful look, he felt happy in his heart, knowing that the fish had taken the bait.
When this family came over just now, Huang Linxiang noticed that An Fugui always kept a distance from his wife, and his wife was also taciturn, and it was obvious that the couple's relationship was average.
As the saying goes, a kiss between a middle-aged couple can cause nightmares for several nights.
Especially for a man like An Fugui who was poor in his early years and became rich later, it would be a lie to say that he is happy when he goes home and sees his old wife.
"Son, I've long said that Su Jialin is a dead end for her husband, but you didn't listen to me and insisted on marrying her. Now that you know, is what mom said wrong?"
When the mother-in-law heard the fortune teller say that her daughter-in-law was unlucky for her husband, she was so excited that she slapped her thigh and said, "Look, now the master says so."
"Grandma, outsiders are talking nonsense, why do you say that about my mom too?"
The son was so angry, "My mom is a jinx. Why don't you think about what dad did in the early years? How could he make money by playing cards and gambling with others every day? Now that you have made a little money, you despise my mom, don't you?"
The grandmother still felt sorry for her grandson. It was obvious that she felt bad when her grandson was protecting his mother. "Aqiao, you don't know that your father was so fond of gambling in the beginning. Maybe it was because of your mother."
The people around were all shocked when they heard these words.
"Is what this gossip say sensible? Men like gambling and playing cards, how can you blame women?" The women were filled with righteous indignation, including some who were housewives. Although they were all mothers-in-law, they were not as mean as this mother-in-law.
Some men scoffed at this, while others said, "You never know. Some women are just weird. Marrying them will lead to financial ruin and failure in everything you do."
Huang Linxiang was happy to see the family quarreling.
He was just about to propose a solution, where he would kindly sell a Five Emperors Coin worth 5,000 yuan to suppress An Fugui's wife's fate and turn a bad husband into a good husband.
Gu Xicao couldn't bear to listen any longer.
She told Lin Yuan to wait there and walked forward. "What kind of master are you? If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense."
"Isn't that Master Gu?" The assistant saw Gu Xicao and quickly reminded Xu Yiyang.
Xu Yiyang also recognized Gu Xicao. She looked a little surprised and excited. She said to the photographer, "Quick, take a picture of Master Gu. Maybe this video will go viral!"
"Who are you and what does this have to do with you?"
Huang Linxiang was originally planning how to cheat this family out of a large sum of money, but when he saw Gu Xicao suddenly running out, the expression on his face became unpleasant, one could even say he looked at her with contempt.
Gu Xicao said: "I happen to be in the same business as you. I also tell fortunes for people, but I think your predictions are all wrong!"
Her voice is clear and loud.
The people watching outside couldn't help but get excited when they saw a fortune teller suddenly appear.
"Wow, there's another fortune teller. This is exciting! Are they going to fight?"
"This little girl looks familiar. I wonder where I've seen her before."
"Traveling together?"
Huang Linxiang was relieved when he heard that it was someone from the same business as him. He looked Gu Xicao up and down, raised the corners of his lips, and waved his hand in disdain: "Little girl, you are young, don't mess around. This time I will not bother with you because you are young and ignorant, but you must learn your lesson in the future and don't talk nonsense."
"I think you need to learn your lesson."
Gu Xicao put her hands on the table and stared at Huang Linxiang, with a hint of sarcasm on her lips, "You are a liar, you really take yourself seriously, casually saying that others are unlucky in marriage. If you want to make money, you should make it cleanly."
Huang Linxiang exploded when he heard the word "liar". "Liar, who are you calling a liar? I'm warning you, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll really be rude to you."
Gu Xicao didn't even bother to pay attention to him.
She turned around and looked at An Fugui, "If you ask me, it's better to say that you are unlucky in marriage than to say that your wife is unlucky in marriage."
An Fugui didn't react at first, but when he understood what Gu Xicao meant, he became angry and said, "How can you talk like that, little girl?"
"Don't worry, I have evidence."
Gu Xicao waved her hand. "I'm not like some liars who like to talk nonsense. I always keep my words. Ms. Su, has your family ever had a physical examination before?"
At first, Su Jialin didn't realize that the Ms. Su she was calling was referring to her. It was only when her daughter-in-law Hu Xiaomi whispered to remind her that she came to her senses: "Yes, my daughter-in-law and I are doctors, so we all got a physical examination."
"According to the physical examination results, is Mr. An in better health, or is Ms. Su in better health?"
Gu Xicao asked.
Hu Xiaomi was very straightforward: "When it comes to good health, my whole family can't compare to my father-in-law. He is in great health, with normal blood sugar, high cholesterol, and good eyesight and teeth. On the contrary, my mother-in-law has problems all over her body. She has a herniated disc, tendonitis in her hands, frostbite, and her cervical spine is not good. The big and small problems are too many to count."
"Everyone, listen and think about it. If Ms. Su is really unlucky, then shouldn't Mr. An be the one with all the problems? But look at how good his spirit is, and then look at Ms. Su. I don't need to say who is the unlucky one."
Gu Xicao said to everyone.
The onlookers also like to join in the fun.
"That's right. Look at that man. His voice and complexion are better than those of us young people. If he is defeated, what will happen to us?"
"That's right. Look at this couple. The wife looks more than ten years older than the husband, but the husband looks so well-groomed. He still has the nerve to say that the wife is unlucky for him."
"As the old saying goes, good people don't live long, but evil people live for thousands of years. Looking at the behavior of this grandson, I know he is definitely not a good person."
Just now when people around him were talking about how his wife was unlucky, An Fugui was listening with great joy. He didn't think about his wife at all. He even felt that he was dragged down by his wife and had been delayed in making a fortune for decades.
But now it was his turn to be accused of being unlucky with his wife, and he was not happy about it. His face turned redder than the stock market, and the veins on his neck were like tree roots. "What does it have to do with you? How could I be unlucky with my wife? It's obviously her who dragged me down and delayed my fortune. I had plenty of opportunities to make a fortune more than a decade ago, but she kept stopping me."
"Before, I wanted to buy a house, but she wouldn't let me. I wanted to invest in stocks, but she wouldn't let me. If she had listened to me, our family would have become rich by now."
The son couldn't help it, jumped out and scolded: "How dare you say that? Why don't you say you want to buy a house? But the family still owes more than 100,000 foreign debts. If our family buys a house, will the creditors agree? We can pay the down payment, but we can't pay the loan! Let alone the stock speculation. You have been speculating in stocks for so many years, but I haven't seen you bring much money home. If our family hadn't opened a tea restaurant in the past few years and made some money, would you be able to be here now?"
"You, you unfilial son, who are you talking to? I am your father!"
Seeing that his son actually brought up all his ugly deeds, An Fugui immediately became embarrassed and angrily pointed at his son and cursed him.
The son was even more angry and hateful, "You also know that you are my father, but why don't you do anything? People say that mothers are unlucky for their husbands, and you believe it. Mom has suffered so much for you over the years, why don't you remember the kindness!"
"That's because your father is rich now, of course,"
Gu Xicao kindly added fuel to the fire, "So he wants to change his wife. The things about whether she is unlucky or not are just excuses. The point is that your mother is old now, and he doesn't like her anymore. He wants to find someone young and beautiful who will cherish him."
"What? Isn't this Chen Shimei?!"
The onlookers were angry and pointed fingers at An Fugui.
An Fugui was so angry that he gritted his teeth and stared at Gu Xicao: "Shut up, you are slandering me!"
"Slander? I have evidence."
Gu Xicao said, "You have been with that nanny for three months, and she is pregnant with your child. If it weren't for the nanny, why did you just take advantage of the situation and say that your wife is unlucky?"
Everyone's eyes turned to the babysitter.
To be honest, the nanny is not young, in her early thirties, but if you talk about young, she is definitely younger than Su Jialin.
Seeing everyone looking at her, the nanny's face turned pale and she laughed awkwardly, "What do you mean I have a child? That's not the case. My husband has been dead for several years, so how can I have a child?"
"Whether it is true or not, we can tell by taking the pulse." Gu Xicao looked at Hu Xiaomi: "Miss Hu, you are a Chinese medicine doctor, right? Can you tell whether the pulse is positive?"
Hu Xiaomi looked at Gu Xicao in surprise, wondering how she knew her last name was Hu, and how she knew she was a Chinese medicine practitioner?
But she nodded: "Okay."
She looked at the nanny and said, "Sister Liu, if you don't mind, I'll take your pulse. It will be clear what's right and wrong."
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