Chapter 48
Xu Gui left the Mao family.
The photographer followed behind her, the number "2.5 billion" still swirling in his mind.
"Twenty-five billion!" he exclaimed to Xu Gui, his tone astonished. "That's twenty-five billion!"
He had never seen so much money in his life. No wonder the Mao family members all looked like they had lost their father. Oh no, even if their own father had died, their expressions probably wouldn't be this distressed.
The photographer couldn't help but exclaim, "This old man is so generous!"
For the Mao family, the old man's "generosity" was something they deeply resented and hated, but to outsiders like those filming them, it was something that deserved genuine praise.
His demeanor and vision are truly unmatched by most people.
Of course, some people have expressed doubts about this matter. After all, let's not forget that Mao Taiping started out as a bandit. How could a bandit have a first-class merit medal? And how could he possibly have such awareness?
[Maybe he forged this donation certificate? He's dead; who knows if it's true or not?]
Putting everything else aside, the fact that this person was a bandit before is enough to make him despicable. I don't know how many families he caused to be torn apart and killed. I just don't believe that a bandit could have such a great sense of conscience.
[But if this is true, it means there are still many things about Mao Taiping that we don't know. That First-Class Merit Medal alone isn't something just anyone can obtain, is it?]
Whether this is true or not is actually quite simple. The donation certificate says "National Museum," so why not just ask someone at the museum?
Netizens are a group of people who have nothing better to do and are incredibly proactive. After the debate proved fruitless, a few people actually went to the official Weibo account of the National Museum to ask them if the matter was true or false.
People's thoughts were simple: if this was true, then Mao Taiping was a hero; if it was false, then he was still the despicable bandit.
"...If he's a hero, then we shouldn't let him be wronged and continue to be insulted; but if this matter is false, it should be clarified as soon as possible, lest petty thieves steal the title of hero!"
I don't know if any staff at the National Museum have seen everyone's messages, but Xu Gui is currently unaware of these matters.
After leaving the Mao family, she went back to her stall and continued her work. After a while, she always forgot that she was filming a TV show and genuinely felt that she was just a fortune teller under a bridge.
"Actually, I think it would be pretty good if I didn't become a celebrity and just set up a fortune-telling stall," she said earnestly to the paparazzi.
The person filming: "..." He simply didn't dare to look at Xu Gui's comments in the live stream.
You're happy to switch careers and set up a fortune-telling stall, but the production team might not be so happy. After all, a perfectly good celebrity comes here to film a show, and after the show is over, the celebrity is gone and they're going to be fortune-telling under a bridge.
That scene is truly unimaginable.
The two returned to the overpass, which had become increasingly lively recently. Before, there were only Xu Gui and the old man, who ran fortune-telling stalls, along with a few vendors selling fruit and toys. Now, perhaps because people have noticed the increasing foot traffic, there are more and more vendors setting up stalls.
Xu Gui stood outside and watched for a while, then turned to the cameraman and asked, "If the city management officers find us, do you think they'll kick us out?"
She knew this because she had a scene in her body's memory where "Xu Gui" was selling grilled cold noodles on the roadside. While she was buying them, the guy selling grilled cold noodles rode off on his bike.
Xu Gui was a bit naive back then. After the person left, she continued to wait there for most of the day. In the end, her classmate came and took her back.
Therefore, in Xu Gui's thin and dull memory, this memory is extremely vivid. As soon as Xu Gui's mind starts working, this memory involuntarily pops up.
Upon hearing her words, the person filming replied: "...Teacher Xu, please stop jinxing me, okay?"
When Xu Gui and the others returned, the people gathered around her stall hadn't left. They were all chatting around her stall, and some even bought a few bags of sunflower seeds, grabbed a trash can, and chatted while eating the seeds.
Xu Gui, witnessing this scene: ?
Did I walk onto the wrong overpass?
One of the group members, who was chatting enthusiastically, caught sight of Xu Gui and immediately exclaimed, "Master is back!"
As soon as she said that, everyone's eyes turned to Xu Gui, their gazes filled with eagerness. While Xu Gui was still in a daze, they rushed over and, with a mix of pushing and pulling, got her into her seat.
"Master, you're back! How's the Mao family's situation? Did you help them find Mao Taiping's inheritance?"
"Master, did Mao Taiping really leave behind a hundred catties of gold as an inheritance? Wouldn't the Mao family be rich?"
"……master!"
"master……"
As soon as Xu Guicai sat down, a cacophony of voices filled her ears. People around her were vying to ask questions, and the sound was like hundreds of ducks quacking in her ears, making her head buzz.
Xu Gui's lips twitched slightly, and he had no choice but to shout, "Stop!"
She looked at the group of people in front of her and said, "Can you ask one by one? You're making so much noise, I feel like my ears are going to explode."
"We're just curious about what's going on with the Mao family." They chuckled awkwardly, a little embarrassed. "People here said you were livestreaming, Master. We wanted to watch your livestream, but we don't know which platform you're on."
In the end, everyone had no choice but to wait there obediently.
"So, Master, have you found Mao Taiping's inheritance for the Mao family?" They looked at Xu Gui expectantly.
Xu Gui nodded: "Found it?"
Wow!
The crowd gasped in surprise, then asked curiously, "Is his inheritance really just a hundred pounds of gold?"
Xu Gui looked at them, and a mischievous thought suddenly arose in his mind.
“That’s not all,” she said, a sly glint in her eyes. “There are over 800 pounds of gold, plus countless antiques and paintings!”
Everyone:! !
"How much is that worth?" someone couldn't help but gasp and mutter, "Is the Mao family about to strike it rich?"
How much is 800 jin of gold worth...? Some people started counting on their fingers to calculate the value of 800 jin of gold. When they couldn't figure it out, they opened their phone calculators. After the result was calculated, several more people gasped.
Xu Gui looked at them and said with a smile, "However, all of these things were donated by Mr. Mao."
You donated? You donated?
The group of people were dumbfounded.
Although everyone had already been shocked enough today, Xu Gui's words still stunned them once again. After all, they were all ordinary people living in the secular world, and they couldn't really be indifferent to gold and silver.
They even started to doubt their own hearing, wondering if they had misheard. That was over 800 pounds of gold! Just like that, they donated it? Could anyone really be so willing to part with it?
"Did you really donate?" they asked.
Xu Gui nodded: "Yes, I really donated."
The shocked crowd: "..."
The old man who knew the Mao family suddenly seemed to realize something and muttered, "Won't the Mao family go crazy?"
The most painful thing in the world is not not having something, but having had it and then losing it.
Everyone knows that the three Mao siblings were filial to Mao Taiping only because he might have a lot of money, and they all wanted it. After Mao Taiping died, they almost dug up the house for this money.
But now, some people are saying that Mao Taiping did indeed have an estate, and a very large one at that, but he donated it... donated it?
Old man: The Mao family must be going crazy!
All I can say is that the old man really understands the Mao family. He guessed their reaction almost perfectly. Wouldn't the Mao family go crazy? They're still cursing at the old man at home.
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The onlookers finally learned the details of the Mao family's situation from Xu Gui, and their curiosity was satisfied. They left one after another, still discussing the matter amongst themselves as they departed.
Clearly, for a long time to come, this matter concerning the Mao family will remain a topic of conversation and something they will enjoy talking about.
Once those people left, Xu Gui's place became much brighter. The staff member sent by the production team to guard the aquarium didn't leave; they said the director had asked her to stay with Xu Gui temporarily as his assistant.
Upon hearing this, viewers in the live stream launched another scathing attack on Xu Gui's company, Xinghai.
Xu Gui didn't have many customers that morning. After all, fortune telling was a niche profession, so it was impossible for customers to come in droves.
There's one thing: perhaps because Xu Gui had previously told fortunes for several pets, recently quite a few pet owners have been coming to her to have their pets' fortunes told.
Among these people, some kept cats and dogs, some kept hamsters, and some even kept snakes. They all came to Xu Gui because of some problems with their pets.
Today, Xu Gui met another girl who came to have her cat's fortune told. Oh, I forgot to mention, her cat has a very popular name.
She said, "...My Baojuan has been so well-behaved lately. Now, no matter how much I pet her, she doesn't struggle at all, nor does she scratch me. She even barks at me with a mixed tone. She has changed. She is no longer the Baojuan she used to be."
"Master, do you think my Baojuan is really possessed? Should I get some talisman water for her to drink?"
—If humans are possessed by evil spirits, they should drink talisman water. If cats are possessed by evil spirits, they should also drink talisman water.
Xu Gui carefully examined the girl's expression, trying to see if she really thought that way or was joking. But no matter how he looked at it, the girl's worry was genuine, and she spoke very seriously when talking about giving her cat talisman water.
It was clear that the girl genuinely believed her kitten was possessed and desperately needed a master to prepare some talismanic water for it to drink to exorcise the evil spirits.
Xu Gui couldn't help but feel a deep sense of respect.
To be honest, she had been setting up her fortune-telling stall for a while and had encountered quite a few strange things, but this was truly the first time she had ever heard of someone telling her to give her cat talisman water.
Humanity is terrifying.
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