Chapter 158 Encountering a Troublemaker
After the Chinese New Year, Xiaolin and I were settled.
I passed the psychologist exam in early March and am waiting to get my certificate in May.
I would call my master from time to time to ask about him, and he would always say that the money would be paid back slowly and his son's mood would gradually stabilize.
My master's daughter is called Xiaoli, and I call her Sister Li. Through inquiring with Sister Li, I learned that Mr. Lan, Mr. He, Mr. Deng, and others had indeed each contributed several million, so they told me not to worry.
As long as Master is calm, I'll be at ease. Calculating the amount around the Spring Festival, I've earned over 200,000 yuan. I first paid off the 200,000 yuan bank debt, leaving me with only 500,000 yuan.
I discussed with Xiaolin that we might share a car for now and buy one at the end of the year or early next year. Xiaolin said, "If you need a car, just give me a call."
I sometimes wonder why I met Xiaolin. It must be a blessing from a past life. Her beauty is inherited from her mother. Why is she so exceptionally virtuous and thoughtful? Thinking of that bright and sensible boy, I suddenly understand: having a disabled brother at home gives her an extra layer of love.
Things are getting better and better.
In a blink of an eye, it was April.
Willow branches hang low beside Fengqing Lake.
It's a beautiful spring scene.
One day in mid-April, a couple came in, and the woman was holding a child in her arms.
The man said, "Master, give the child a name."
It seemed that someone was asking me to take a name, so I said, "Okay, please take a seat."
The couple sat down opposite me, and the three or four men and women who were originally sitting in the room stopped chatting when they saw someone naming them.
I glanced at the child and said, "About two months and ten days old, right?"
The couple was surprised. The woman asked, "How do you know it's about two months and ten days?"
I smiled and said, "I can tell."
An older woman nearby said hurriedly, "How can you tell? I've given birth to three children, and I still can't tell how old hers are."
My master taught me some medical knowledge, and I also paid attention to observation. I had a good idea of what was going on, so I explained:
"If the baby is only two months old, his hands won't grab each other. After two months, the baby will start grabbing his left hand with his right hand, and then his right hand with his left hand, and keep grabbing. Now, the baby is learning to grab with both hands, so I guess I guessed it based on statistics."
The aunt said: "Amazing! I gave birth to three children but still couldn't match you."
I just wanted to show off my skills.
The woman holding the child said, "You are right, two months and twelve days."
Everyone in the room was stunned.
"Tell me your birthday."
The man gave his birth date and said his surname was Shi and he was a girl.
"Fire is strong and wood is lacking. Do you believe in replenishing what is lacking, or do you not believe in that and just want a good meaning?"
The woman rushed to answer: "I don't believe it, as long as the meaning is good."
The man smiled, a little hesitant.
An older person nearby interjected, "It's better to believe it than not to believe it. Public events all depend on the date."
The man said to the woman, "It's better to believe this."
The woman rolled her eyes at the man. "My family doesn't believe that. Others said I needed to replenish my fire, but my father chose the character 'Xi', which has the water radical. Isn't that a good idea?"
I burst out laughing. "Your father got it right by accident. Do you think the character 'Xi' is next to the character 'shui'?"
The woman argued, "The character 'Xi' has four water drops at the bottom."
I shook my head: next to "fire".
Everyone in the room was shocked by me. Some shook their heads slightly, while others looked at each other and smiled.
What they meant was, with this level of skill, they also set up a shop to predict names? They couldn't even figure out the radicals. This was exactly what I wanted. I stood up, pulled out a copy of "Shuowen Jiezi" from the bookcase, and handed it to the man:
"Turn to page 277 and read the explanation."
They came forward one by one, heads touching, and crowded together to watch. One of them read out: "Xi", which means dry, from the character for fire, and means to expose to the sun and dry it out.
The man was undecided. The child continued to cry intermittently. The woman stood up and said, "Just don't believe it. Master, please give it a name with a better meaning."
After that, the woman stood up, holding the child and rocking him, and walked out to play with the child. The man said, "Just give it a name, don't consider the five elements."
Some people said it was good, some said it was bad. Some people said, "You are a grown man, you should make your own decisions. Why do you have to listen to your wife?"
The man was a little helpless and gave a wry smile. I said, "Let's call her Shi Yunyun. She doesn't replenish water or heat."
The man asked, "What does this... mean?"
"Yun is a kind of grass, but it's different from other grasses. It has a powerful ability called regeneration. It can't be burned by wildfires, but it will grow again in the spring breeze. It's a grass with very strong vitality. It's not afraid of fire."
The man said, "Can it be nice? My wife likes nice names."
"It sounds good but it doesn't work. What's the point of it? Yunyun, it's just a vast expanse of grassland. Have you ever seen a grassland burn?"
"Call me Shi Xiangyun, okay?"
I shook my head: "Fragrant grass is usually softer."
At this time, the woman came in, and the man said to her, "Name her Shi Yunyun."
The woman shook her head repeatedly: "Too ordinary, too ordinary."
I smiled and changed the child's name a few more times.
The women shook their heads faster and faster.
I could only smile and say, "Gentlemen, my skills are limited. Please ask someone else to get it."
The woman gave me a sidelong glance and said, "You're such a jerk, yet you still want to open a shop? You spent so much time thinking about names and ended up with 'Yunyun'. There are so many lousy names like that all over the place."
I endured it again.
As she was about to leave, she turned back and stared at me: "You can't even come up with a good name, why are you opening a crappy store?"
I immediately thought, this guy must be here to challenge me. Since he's here to challenge me, I can't just be a coward. I stood up and said, "I'm going to open this crappy shop and keep it running. What do you think?"
Unexpectedly, the woman stuffed the child into the man's arms and rushed in. I thought she was here to make a scene, but unexpectedly she reached out and slapped me in the face.
My face was burning.
Everyone was shocked. I didn't fight back and just sprinkled some medicine on her.
She immediately sat down on the ground and started yelling, "Someone's being beaten! Someone's being beaten!"
She tried to stand up, but couldn't.
The man tried to help her, but he couldn't. The woman threw a tantrum, shouting, "Everyone, just look at me! This guy is using some wild trick to poison me."
I immediately administered the antidote to her. A tall man in the crowd, who must have been a martial artist, pushed the woman out the door and said, "Go back, go back. I gave you a name, and you didn't like it, and you even cursed at me."
Another woman chimed in: "Yeah, you hit him first, and he hasn't hit back yet."
The woman cursed and the man felt embarrassed and had a hard time persuading her to leave.
After they left, the onlookers said that the woman was unreasonable.
The woman who said she had given birth to three children said, "I know this woman."
Everyone was eager to know who she was. The old lady replied, "She's a local, the daughter of the village chief of Fengyan Village. She's from a wealthy family."
The tall man said, "Oh, this residential complex was built on the land requisitioned from this village. No wonder we outsiders are stepping on her father's land."
The aunt said, "This woman owns several kindergartens. She has a lot of money and a bad temper."
The tall man said, "I think the name Master Wan chose is very good. That woman is uneducated and doesn't understand its meaning."
I offered the man a cigarette: "Forget it, this is the first time I've met someone like this."
The old lady said, "Master Wan, if you run into her, you have to be careful. She might come after you. She won't stop until she wins."
I sneered, "Auntie, I didn't offend her. You may not approve of the name, but you can't do anything."
The aunt said, "She has many tricks. Be careful."
Everyone said, "How can you be so unreasonable? We are all from other places and don't know about this situation."
The aunt said, "We locals are all afraid of her."
I said, "I'll handle the literary response and the martial arts response. Don't worry, Auntie."
Just as he finished speaking, three or four big men rushed in from outside the door and shouted, "Who bullied my sister?"
Everyone stepped aside.
I pushed the chair outward, stood up and said, "Want to fight? Let's fight outside."
A man rushed out from among the four people, pounced on me like a tiger, and punched me in the chest.
Oh my god, I immediately squatted down and sprinkled some medicine powder to avoid the sharp attack. The man couldn't stop his feet and fell to the ground. The other three also rushed over. Everyone rushed out. I sprinkled a handful of medicine powder again, and the three men also stopped and slowly squatted down.
I immediately rushed out of the house, shouting, "Yifan, please call 110 for me."
After a while, I heard the long sirens blaring, one after another.
I went to a corner and called Brother Long...
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