Chapter 110 Why did Xi Ruoqin suddenly quit?
I don't know why business at Youranju is so busy at the end of April. It's mainly due to naming newborns. My master told me that firstly, April, May, and June are the best months for reproduction, and secondly, people nowadays are paying more and more attention to the five elements.
I think so too. Many knowledgeable people can check online to know what their children lack and then name them themselves. They can check online to see whether the child is wood or earth, etc. It is clear at a glance. Can't they just choose the name themselves?
But they just don't do that. If they come to Youranju, isn't that just giving away money? I just do the math, match it up, and make up for what's missing.
However, many people believed me because I chose some classic names. Chu Muqin, Sheng Qianduo, Li Chunqing, Ji Hong, Cheng Mu... I was busy for several days, and on the morning of the last day, I said to my master:
"I need to ask for leave. First, I need to go check out the renovations on the house. Second, I need to report to the Prose Society meeting this afternoon. The meeting will last three days, and third, I need another leave on Sunday. Director Ming wants me to look at the land."
The master glanced at me and said, "The family of Elder Ming is in Fengguan Mountain area. There are many snakes there. You must bring snake medicine."
I nodded and said, "Don't worry, I carry the snake-calling medicine, the immobilizing medicine, and the fish-calling medicine with me."
After leaving Youranju, I headed towards Fengyan Pavilion. I called Lin Sainan.
She said, "I thought the house belonged to someone else. They cared about it every day, but you only came to see it once a week."
I smiled and said, "You are half the master. I trust you to do the work."
She giggled and laughed.
Arriving at Qingfeng Lake, I parked the car and saw Lin Sainan standing at the door of Unit 1, Building C, Block A. I walked over quickly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, beautiful lady."
She pouted, "Actually, there's nothing much to see. I just smoothed the cement wall with water."
I went upstairs and entered room 2201. The rough wall had turned into a cement wall.
The worker asked me, "How is it? Have there been any changes?
I joked, "It's just like a girl. When she's fourteen or fifteen, she doesn't look like a child, nor like a woman. Just wait two or three years, until she's seventeen or eighteen, and her charm will emerge."
The masters said, Teacher Wan, your analogy is good.
Lindsay gave me a sidelong look and said, "You always use girls as metaphors."
I laughed and said, "If I don't use girls as an analogy for decorating a house, I really can't find a more appropriate metaphor."
She took me upstairs and said, "Since you didn't come to take care of it, I took the initiative to widen the cloakroom a little."
"Why?"
She said, "Didn't you say it was for your parents to live here? They can't bear to throw away their clothes, so they need a bigger space."
"How can I thank you for being so thoughtful in everything?"
"Renovating a house is pretty much the same. My experience is to pay attention to the key details."
"Key detail? That's a new term."
She said: "Depending on the owner's preferences and occupations, I will design one or two key features to satisfy the owner. For example, if the owner is a mysophobe, I will design two shoe cabinets, so that guests can change shoes outside the door and the owner can change shoes inside the house.
For example, if the owner loves to dress up, the bathroom will have more storage space, a variety of cosmetics, detergents, skin care products, and a dedicated storage cabinet."
I smiled and said, "You're such a thoughtful person. I don't have anything to give you, so I'll share some top-secret knowledge. Why do you ask me to go to the bathroom and the kitchen?"
She asked, "Why?"
I said, "In the past, toilets were generally located on the north-east side, and kitchens on the south-west side. However, traditional culture believes that the north is up and the south is down. So, it's the toilet in the north and the kitchen in the south."
She laughed heartily. "Master, there's no need to pretend this kind of knowledge is secret when you can search on Baidu. Xiaolin knows a thing or two."
I asked, "Then why are you pretending to listen carefully?"
She laughed and said, "Did I do anything wrong to make you look whiter and richer?"
I asked, "Bai Fuduo?"
She laughed and said, "You don't understand, she's white, rich, and knowledgeable."
On the way home, I thought, don't underestimate this Xiaolin. She's actually quite capable, quite remarkable. Thinking of how attentive she is to her work, how she truly considers my business as her own, I couldn't help but feel touched. When we stopped at the rice noodle shop, I gave her a 188 yuan red envelope. Then I wrote another line:
"It's not much. Please accept it. It's a feather that has flown a thousand miles."
I guess with her level of knowledge, she can understand the meaning of "A gift of a feather from a thousand miles away is more valuable than the thought behind it."
She accepted it and replied, "Thank you, Bai Fuduo."
It made my face red.
When I got home, I told my mother about my itinerary for the next few days. My mother was confused about what the Prose Society was and asked quietly, "Your brother-in-law said you're still an official there?"
I nodded.
My mother smiled happily and said to me, "Your father didn't become a section chief until he was forty. You are more promising than him."
I smiled bitterly, packed my things, and drove straight to Zimu Mountain.
That evening, President Song organized a preparatory meeting for the board of directors. Suddenly, Xi Ruoqin changed her mind and insisted on not being vice president anymore, but just being a member. When asked for a reason, she refused, saying only that being a member was fine.
This made President Song very embarrassed, so he had to make a temporary adjustment, letting me be the vice president and letting Yitong take over my position.
After the meeting, Chairman Song was in a sullen mood. He said that if Xi Ruoqin had any objections to him, she should have raised them sooner. Then he said he had no objections, then suddenly resigned. I don't know what he meant by that.
An idea suddenly struck me. I closed the door and said, "President, let me explain it to you."
President Song stared at me and asked, "Do you know the inside story?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't know the inside story, but there's a method in our fortune-telling technique called 'side divination.' It's when two of us, completely unrelated to her, tell her a fortune and then use logical reasoning."
President Song laughed and said, "You have this trick?"
I said, "Just pick up a book now, and turn to the page I tell you to. Let's try it." President Song picked up a copy of "Chronicles of Wuxiang" at random.
I said, "Page 27, line 5, word 10."
President Song turned to page 27, searched slowly, and finally found it. He said, "Miao"
I wrote the word "邈" twice on the palm of my hand and said with a smile, "I have the answer."
President Song stared at me with a bewildered look on his face. "Got an answer? So soon?"
I carefully explained the word "邈" to President Song.
First, the last stroke of this character ends with the character "走之," meaning that Xi Ruoqin will leave Wuxiang. Secondly, the character "邈" (邈) means far away. Putting it together, it means: She left Wuxiang and went to a place far away.
Because the character "邈" contains the character "像", it means "it seems to be the case". Whether you can go or not is not yet clear.
President Song was stunned for a moment before he said, "Your explanation makes sense. She's usually very supportive of my work, but she suddenly decided to quit. That's the only possible scenario."
I smiled and said, “President, this is absolutely correct.”
President Song also smiled and said, "Let's comfort ourselves this way for now. Otherwise, I really can't figure it out."
I won't go into detail about the three-day meeting. Anyway, it achieved its intended purpose, and at noon on the third day, after lunch, the meeting adjourned.
Director Ming called and said he was waiting for me in front of the hotel. I put my things in the trunk of my car, and people kept coming up to shake my hand and congratulate me. There were so many people, I couldn't remember their names.
At this time, Xi Ruoqin came over and said, "You idiot! Sister Hua has been with me for so long and she never said a good word about me. How come you went to her to collect money once and she's already saying all the good things about you?"
I pretended to be mysterious and said, "I gave her half of the prize money."
She laughed heartily: "What nonsense!"
I looked her in the eye and asked, "Are you sure I'm talking nonsense now?"
She narrowed her eyes and said, "Every word you say is a trap. I won't fall into your trap. Bye."
Director Ming said, "President Wan, are you planning to have a chat with a few more female members?"
I said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go."
Director Ming's car was in front and my car was behind, driving down the mountain.
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