Chapter 132
"...Your partner is indeed quite good from the perspective of finding a partner."
With the old lady's eyes shining, Xu Gui said, "His family is well-off, and he is an intellectual. Although he has children, they are all grown up and he doesn't need to worry about them. When you marry into the family, you naturally won't need to help him take care of the children."
The old lady exclaimed in delight, "So, he really is a great prospect, isn't he?"
After saying that, the old lady said with a hint of pride, "I told you he was a good person, but my son and his family just wouldn't believe me. They insisted that he had ulterior motives towards me. Tell me, what could an old woman like me, with no money and no looks, possibly want from me?"
She chuckled, "If he were really that kind of filthy person, why wouldn't he go after some young girl? At least young girls are young! We've already agreed that we're just here to settle down and live a good life!"
The old lady looked very happy.
Xu Gui looked at him and smiled, "If it's just about living together, the other person is indeed quite nice, but..."
She changed the subject, looking at the old lady with bright eyes, and asked, "Is this really what you want, Auntie? Ask yourself honestly, what you really want is to find a suitable partner to marry and settle down with, or something else?"
The old woman looked bewildered, and humbly asked, "What do you mean?"
Xu Gui decided to be more explicit: "Even if you successfully marry your partner, what difference will there be between your married life and your current one?"
Seeing the old lady's puzzled expression, Xu Gui continued, "The only difference is that before marriage, you were taking care of your children and grandchildren, doing their laundry, cooking for them, and doing housework; but after marriage, the person you're taking care of is your husband."
She sighed, "There's actually no difference between the two!"
The only difference is that the people revolving around it have changed.
"If you trust me, I can give you some advice..."
"Since it all revolves around people, why can't that person be yourself? Every time you eat, don't consider your family's tastes, but your own... For example, if you like meat, then cook more meat!"
"If you have nothing to do, you can also choose to travel. I heard that the scenery in the ×× scenic area is very nice. The weather is so hot now, and that place is cool, so you can go there to escape the heat."
Xu Gui's advice is actually very simple. In summary, it is: love yourself.
...
A dozen minutes later, the old lady left happily, holding Xu Gui's hands as she went, and sighed:
"You're such a good girl! I thought you were some kind of fraud when you said you were a fortune teller. I even recorded it and was planning to report you to the police station!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd was bewildered.
So this is what kind of old lady you are? You look miserable and miserable, but you've actually been thinking about reporting someone, haven't you?
The old lady continued, "I know what to do. I'm going home right now and telling them I'm quitting! A nanny can earn four or five thousand a month, and I work myself to the bone doing housework and picking up the kids, and I don't even get a single good word in return!"
As the old lady spoke, she felt a sense of openness and clarity in her heart. Things that she had always found confusing seemed to become clear.
"Thank you, thank you! Now I finally know what to do!" she said happily, looking at Xu Gui with admiration. "You really know how to tell fortunes! Don't worry, I'll recommend you to everyone and tell them to come to you for fortune telling!"
Xu Gui: "...No need for that."
She knew she was fine, but the old lady didn't need to repay kindness with enmity. She felt that staying here quietly, drinking milk tea, and enjoying the cool breeze was enough for her.
The viewers in the live stream went from feeling heavy-hearted at the beginning to feeling both amused and exasperated.
[Who knew this old lady was such a funny person? She's got a real knack for humor from the moment she opens her mouth.]
I used to think that my mother was just like that old lady, spending her whole life around the kitchen. But now I feel that they are nothing alike anymore. At least an old lady has some demands, but my mother has been completely brainwashed. When I advised her not to revolve around the family, she thought I was breaking up their family unity.
So, damn it, where on earth is Xu Gui hiding? City A is so big, hasn't anyone run into her by chance?
However, to everyone's surprise, not long after, someone actually ran into Xu Gui.
It was a girl, probably a fan of Xu Gui, because as soon as she saw him, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and scream, "Ahhh, it's Little Turtle!!!"
She shouted and stomped her feet excitedly, and her excited voice was recorded by Xu Gui's excellent sound recording equipment. The viewers in the live stream who heard this excited scream were like: ???
No, we lamented that no one had ever run into Xu Gui, but that was just talk. How come you actually bumped into him in person?
Netizens: I won't say who's jealous.
...
The girl was with her boyfriend, who was somewhat puzzled by her excitement.
"Why are you so agitated?" he said.
The girl turned around excitedly and said, "This is Little Turtle! He's my idol, I told you about him before!"
Upon hearing this, the boyfriend said "Oh," and then asked, "Is it that fortune teller you mentioned, the one who's all the rage online?"
Her boyfriend's tone seemed a little subtle. The girl thought of how her boyfriend had been dismissive when she mentioned Xu Gui before, and couldn't help but glance at him, feeling a little uncomfortable, and said, "It's her."
Her boyfriend curled his lip and said, "I told you before, all this stuff online is scripted. All that 'divine prediction' stuff is just an act for idiots like you. Only girls like you believe it, you're so easy to fool!"
His tone was full of disdain, which made the girl feel uncomfortable. She subconsciously retorted, "You're talking about other people, not Xiao Gui. She really can tell fortunes, without any script. There are tens of millions of people watching our live stream!"
Her boyfriend scoffed, "That's why I always say you girls are so easy to fool."
The girl got angry and said, "You haven't even verified it, so how can you say that Xiao Gui is a fraud? You clearly discussed Mr. Mao Taiping with me before, but do you know that Mr. Mao's donation of a large amount of supplies to the country was a heroic act, or did Xiao Gui reveal that?"
The girl argued logically: "Can something like this be scripted? Even the National Museum can't possibly cooperate with the little turtle in putting on a show, can it?"
The boyfriend, feeling embarrassed and angry, said, "I can't reason with women like you... If you don't believe me, I'll expose her true colors right now!"
After saying that, he walked excitedly towards Xu Gui and the others.
Upon seeing this, the girl's expression changed.
Meanwhile, because the girl and her boyfriend weren't speaking loudly, Yuan Lu and the others couldn't hear what they were saying clearly. They only occasionally let slip a few words, which wasn't enough to give them a full picture.
However, although they couldn't hear them, they could clearly see the two people's posture and expressions as they spoke, so Yuan Lu asked in a low voice, "Are they arguing?"
She hesitated, "Should we try to break up the fight?"
However, she soon realized that they didn't need to go over and mediate the fight at all, because the man on the other side was already walking towards them.
"Ah, they're coming!" Yuan Lu said, and they looked aggressive, not like they came with good intentions.
Xu Gui gulped down the last mouthful of iced milk tea and sighed, "Sigh, trouble is brewing."
Netizens could hear the girl screaming earlier because she raised her voice, but when she was arguing with her boyfriend, her voice was very low. Therefore, netizens had no idea what was going on and only heard Xu Gui talking to her assistant.
Instantly, tens of millions of people in the live stream were as anxious as ants on a hot pan—they saw a juicy story, but couldn't get a bite, which really drove them crazy.
So, what exactly happened?!
Just then, they heard an unfamiliar voice in the live stream: "I heard you're a fortune teller?"
The other party's tone was provocative, full of arrogance and disdain.
Netizens: 【? ?】 No, bro, what are you being so arrogant and disdainful about?
Netizens were furious—they hadn't been this rude to Xu Gui, so who was this person who spoke up?
Xu Gui looked at the young man who had suddenly sat down at the table, his expression calm and his eyes unmoved.
Just then, the boy's girlfriend ran over. She looked at Xu Gui awkwardly, reached out and grabbed her boyfriend's hand, saying, "I'm sorry, Xiao Gui, my boyfriend has mental problems. Don't mind him!"
Upon hearing this, the boyfriend scoffed and said angrily, "I told you this person is a liar, but you wouldn't believe me. Now I'm going to expose this liar's true colors and show you whether she's a liar or not!"
"Don't go crazy..." The girl was so anxious she was about to cry, and she didn't dare to look up at Xu Gui's expression.
Her boyfriend ignored her and turned to Xu Gui, saying provocatively, "Since you're a fortune teller, you should be able to tell my fortune, right?"
Xu Gui put the finished milk tea aside and said, "It's not impossible... Cheng Hui, five thousand yuan."
"..." The girl's boyfriend turned his ear and asked her incredulously, "How much did you say?"
Xu Gui smiled and said, "Five thousand."
Boyfriend: "Ha!"
The girl's boyfriend was so angry he laughed. He turned to his girlfriend and accused her, "This is the fortune teller you were talking about? Not a scammer? Huh?"
Yuan Lu glanced at Xu Gui, thinking to herself: Didn't Teacher Xu say that he wouldn't charge people for fortune telling today?
Xu Gui, with a calm expression and tone, said, "As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. If I dare to set this price, it means I'm worth it... Hmm, do you want to calculate it? If not, then leave. I have other customers coming soon."
The girl's boyfriend laughed in exasperation, his brain blazing with anger prompting him to say, "Okay, how are we going to pay for this?"
Xu Gui, who was already prepared, handed over his QR code for receiving payments: "I support all payment methods, cash is also acceptable."
Seeing the QR code handed to him, the girl's boyfriend was caught in a dilemma. With a stern face, he scanned the code and transferred five thousand yuan to Xu Gui.
Hearing the sound of five thousand yuan being deposited into her account, Xu Gui's brows relaxed. Looking at the young man in front of her, she no longer found him so annoying—the person who gave her the money was the boss, and even if this person might be mentally challenged, she didn't mind being a little more patient.
Seeing this, the girl looked at the two of them hesitantly, but finally let go and ignored them.
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