Chapter 13 Amazing Accuracy
After receiving the Taoist priest's approval, Lan Lisheng let out a long sigh and said, "Let's test the character '烟' in '烟 (cigarette)."
The Taoist priest frowned and asked, "Why do you like this word?"
Lan Lisheng laughed and said, "Because I'm a heavy smoker, I'd rather take the train than the plane. Even though smoking isn't allowed on the high-speed train, I can still take a few puffs on the platform when it stops."
The Taoist priest said confidently, "When you wrote this character, I could already tell something was wrong. You must have been burned in your childhood. Specifically, when you were ten years old, your left hand was burned by fire."
My goodness, how did the Taoist priest know that he had been burned in his childhood? I leaned out from the upper bunk and saw under the light that Lan Lisheng did indeed have a small scar on his left hand.
It turned out that the Taoist priest had already observed Lan Lisheng carefully.
Lan Lisheng and the attendant on the upper bunk were also stunned.
Lan Lisheng asked, "How did you know that my left hand was burned when I was ten years old?"
The Taoist priest smiled faintly and said, "You're talking about the character '烟'. The fire is on the left, so of course it means the left hand was injured. As for the age of ten, the character '因' on the right. The character '大' is enclosed in the '口', which proves that it refers to childhood. Besides, the character '烟' has ten strokes in total."
Lan Lisheng gestured for a moment, his eyes lighting up. This Taoist priest was not only accurate, but also well-founded. Comparing every word, he must have already surrendered in his heart. However, as a seasoned businessman, he simply smiled faintly, his expression impassive.
The Taoist priest said again: "Look at your left foot."
Lan Lisheng took off his socks and stretched out his toes. The Taoist priest bent down to examine them and said, "The young man lost his mother."
Lan Lisheng was shocked and asked, "Can you see this?"
The Taoist priest sneered, a laugh that sent a chill down Lan Lisheng's spine. Then he said, "You left home at the age of twenty. At first, nothing went well for you, and you even had suicidal thoughts."
Lan Lisheng sat up straight. "It's not that I had the thought, but I actually cut my wrists."
The Taoist priest raised the corner of his mouth, indicating that there was someone else on the upper bunk.
Lan Lisheng waved his hand: "Don't worry, sir. He is my nephew. He knows everything about me."
The Taoist priest counted on his fingers and said: "You will get married at the age of 28. Your wife is not beautiful, but your luck will change after you turn 28. Your wife is your benefactor."
Lan Lisheng's eyes widened. "Sir, you're truly a divine fortune teller. Did you figure it out based on this single character?"
I suddenly slapped my head and thought, how could I be so stupid? If it was a setup, these circumstances must have been revealed in advance by the man who sent us to the train.
The Taoist priest said slowly, "Let's look at the character '烟'. It has the character '火' next to it, and the character '因' next to it. This character means '火成烟' (smoke)."
In other words, without fire, there is no smoke. So, while everything you achieve is the result of your own hard work, your entire life depends on this fire. Without it, your career will collapse instantly.”
Lan Lisheng leaned forward and asked, "What do you mean by this fire, sir? Is it my benefactor?"
The Taoist priest sneered: "You should have experienced this."
Lan Lisheng thought for a long time, then clapped his hands and said, "Engineer He, ever since he joined my team, my sales have always been at the forefront of the industry and have never fallen behind."
The Taoist priest shook his head. "You must have reached a low point in your career when you were thirty-five. Although I don't understand your business, I can describe it this way: you couldn't sell your products and you couldn't collect the money for them."
The nephew on the upper bunk said, "That was the year you even spent your birthday hiding outside. Don't you remember? That year you and your aunt quarreled every day and talked about getting a divorce."
Lan Lisheng blushed.
The Taoist priest raised his head and laughed: "Thirty-six is your zodiac year. Everyone's zodiac year is difficult, but you are living a very comfortable life because you don't quarrel anymore."
I was about to get off my bunk to relieve myself when I saw Mr. Lan quickly raise his cup and say to the Taoist priest, "Take tea as wine, sir."
The Taoist priest said, "There is something I don't want to say because I'm afraid it will hurt your reputation."
Lan Lisheng hurriedly said, "Sir, please feel free to speak."
The Taoist priest whispered, "I'd rather not say anything. You think about it."
After I urinated, I went in and saw the Taoist priest writing "fire = wife" on a piece of paper.
Lan Lisheng took the paper, nodded, and put it in the briefcase next to his pillow. He said, "I will definitely remember your instructions."
The Taoist priest didn't seem to want to say more and said to Lan Lisheng, "Go to sleep. It's time to turn off the lights."
After that, he ignored Lan Lisheng and fell asleep alone. I slept on the upper bunk, and my sixth sense told me that Lan Lisheng was just pretending to be asleep. He must have had a sleepless night.
As we approached Wuhan, we prepared to get off the bus. Lan Lisheng woke up and said he had a long way to go to Lanzhou. He then said, "You guys are getting off, and I'm really reluctant to let you go."
Everyone added each other on WeChat. The Taoist priest said, "Add my assistant Xiao Wan. He will take care of my daily affairs."
Lan Lisheng and his nephew added me on WeChat. Before we parted, we were reluctant to leave, and Mr. Lan said, "I will definitely come visit you in the future."
After getting off the bus, we walked towards the exit. When we got there, a girl was holding a sign with the Taoist priest and my name on it.
I went up to her and she said, "My name is Song Na. Sister Yu sent me here. I'll be staying in Wuhan tonight. I'll accompany you to Shennongjia tomorrow."
Only then did I finally understand what was going on - our employer was called Sister Yu. Sister Yu was Lan Lisheng's wife. Lan Lisheng wanted a divorce, and Sister Yu had set up a trap with the Taoist priest.
The next morning, Song Na and the driver came early, had breakfast with us, checked out, paid the bill, and then got into a five-seater SUV.
It was past one in the morning when we arrived at Shennongjia Shennong Villa. Mr. Yu's secretary came into the lobby and greeted us warmly. He first showed us to our room and told us to rest for two hours. Mr. Yu would come back to see us around three o'clock.
We were a little tired, so we went to sleep. But I slept soundly, and after about two hours, I woke the teacher. We washed up again and sat in the house chatting. The Taoist priest told me to talk less and drink more water.
At about 3:30, the doorbell rang, and General Manager Yu's secretary led General Manager Yu in. She was a very wealthy woman, who looked to be in her thirties, and was covered in jewels.
The Taoist priest stood up and went to greet him, bowed with both hands, and said, "Hello, Mr. Yu."
Mr. Yu smiled, bowed, and said, "Master, thank you for your hard work along the way."
The Taoist priest introduced me to Ms. Yu. She looked at me kindly and said:
"Not bad, a sunny and handsome young man."
Secretary Yu left the room and closed the door, and I hurried to make tea.
Mr. Yu said, "I just like walking around. I really like this place. This is my third time here. Tomorrow I'll walk with you and take a look. As a person, if you don't have money, you struggle; if you have money, you enjoy it. It's not like what people say on the Internet: the person may die but the money is not spent.
The Taoist priest laughed out loud, "Life is but a spring. If you treat every day as spring, you will live longer."
Mr. Yu took the tea I made and said, "Yes, the master sees it more clearly than I do."
Then he said to me, "I'll ask my secretary to transfer 100,000 yuan to you later. You guys have a great time here. As for food and accommodation, I've asked Xiao Song's travel agency to cover it all. I plan to leave the day after tomorrow."
Mr. Yu answered his phone, and then the doorbell rang again. His secretary came over to ask what was going on. Mr. Yu said, "Take Xiao Wan to your room. First, transfer the money to Xiao Wan. Second, consult Xiao Wan about the itinerary for the next five days. We'll finalize everything."
I followed the secretary to his room, and the secretary said, "I'll transfer 100,000 yuan to you." Then he handed me two bundles of 100-yuan bills and said, "This 20,000 yuan is for your pocket money."
The secretary put the ticket on the coffee table, then took out the travel agency's itinerary and discussed with me the itinerary for the next few days.
I didn't listen at all, and kept saying "OK, OK, OK." I thought to myself, my dear, is the "cigarette" in "cigarette" worth so much money?
What's the point of me making twenty or twenty yuan from Dongzi?
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