Chapter 353 Zhang Chi said: A beautiful woman fell in love with him
The next afternoon, Mr. Chen was leaving for another business trip. He met me in the hallway and said he was going to Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, for a visit and wouldn't be back for five days.
I said, "There are no direct flights to Harbin at this time."
"Fly to Beijing first."
I didn't ask him what he wanted. Zhang Qingruo had some guests who wanted me to accompany them for dinner, so I went straight to the fifth floor.
Just after I finished entertaining the guests, I received a call from Zhang Chi.
He said, "Master, what are you busy with?"
I smiled in my heart and deliberately said, "I'm tasting tea."
"I want to come over to your place and sit down. Are you free?"
"Of course I have. I'm at Rising Sun 1701. You're welcome to come anytime."
"Then I'll come over now."
About half an hour later, the doorbell rang.
As soon as he entered the room, he gave me two boxes of tea and said, "This is something I grew myself. It's an experimental product of our provincial tea garden. It's called Shangcha No. 1."
They sat down and he said, "I'll make tea."
A senior tea connoisseur's brewing technique is indeed different from that of an ordinary person. He can tell when the water has boiled three times. According to him, the first and second boiling points should be thrown away, and the third boiling point should be removed from the heat.
The same black tea, the taste he brewed is indeed different. It smells fragrant and the tea flavor is long-lasting.
I gave a thumbs up: "It's better to talk about it than to talk about it."
He laughed and said, "Most people overcook their tea. That's why it tastes a bit bitter. Boiling tea is like stir-frying pork liver: you think it's not cooked enough, so you stir-fry it a little longer, but it turns out you can't chew it; it's too hard."
We chatted for a while before he mentioned the "True" fortune telling I gave him last night. Actually, he was trying to tell me about his marriage.
I said, "Is there a problem with your marriage?"
He gave a wry smile and said, "Divorced. My daughter belongs to my wife."
"Oh..." Because divorce is so common nowadays, I didn't want to ask him why he got divorced. I waited for his next sentence.
"I found one online and wanted to test if it was true love. So, last night I took a real word test, but the tone of the gentleman, except for writing a book, everything else was fake. I have some doubts in my heart, so I came to talk to you."
"Tell me about the process and I'll help you analyze it."
Zhang Chi nodded and said that one day, someone suddenly added him. He saw the profile picture was a beautiful woman, and thought to himself, he is already 40 years old, what kind of storms has he not experienced?
Just add it. It’s not that easy to fool me.
"So you added me, and you started chatting, sporadically at first, but gradually, you two started to get along well."
"Yes, not only did we chat, but we also met offline."
"How do you feel?"
"She seems even prettier than in the photos. She and I have had a few meals together, but she hasn't asked for anything, and we're still together. So, I'm trying to figure out the meaning of a true word, just to find out if this is true love or a trap."
I said, "How tall, how big, how beautiful, tell me."
"About 1.64 meters tall, she told me she was 25. She's always been neither tall nor short. She's beautiful, how should I put it? I can't describe it, but she's my type. The kind of woman with a charming smile."
"Mr. Zhang, if I say there's no online romance, that's not absolute. Some people do find their significant other online. I'm just a fortune teller, because the character 'true' is associated with the character 'utility'."
The character "具" (approximately 8) is composed of the character "八" (eight) below it, representing a pair of hands. What are these hands holding? The character above is similar to the character "鼎" (tripod). In ancient times, it represented a vessel. The original meaning of the character "具" (approximately 8) is two hands holding a vessel containing food.
What is the purpose of holding a container filled with food? To honor the gods and Bodhisattvas. This symbolizes that you are not eating, but letting the gods and Bodhisattvas eat.
God ate your food, and there was nothing left. From this imagery, it seems that in the end, your family ate it together.
Now that you're divorced, you're the only one left in your family. It's like you're eating alone. Inviting a beautiful woman to a restaurant is like honoring a deity.
A wisp of cigarette smoke fades away, the candle wax burns out, and you are left eating alone. I wonder if you understand this example.
Zhang Chi laughed awkwardly and said, "I understand. But I have a question. She has never asked me for anything. She is such a beautiful woman, she wouldn't date me just for a few meals, right?"
I thought to myself, she is a young and beautiful woman, why would she want to date you, a man in his forties?
Is she sick? I still need to look it up online.
It's true that when a person achieves a little success, he or she will exaggerate to the point of being a bit stupid. However, such words that hurt one's self-esteem should never be spoken.
I couldn't help but laugh and said, "Of course, I'm just analyzing one word. As for whether you're a special case, I'm not a god, so I won't draw any conclusions. What if she really falls in love with you and has a true love affair, but I say it's fake, wouldn't I become your true love killer?"
After hearing this, he hesitated and asked me: "Then what is the master's opinion..."
"Just date her first. Date her for half a year. If she really doesn't have any material demands and is willing to date you, then come back and ask me after half a year."
If it's a marriage swindler, a scammer, she can't afford to waste time. It's like time reveals a person's true character. If you need anything during this process, you can call me."
He said, "Thank you, Teacher Wan."
I said, "Who told you to be Shi Ting's friend? His friends are my friends."
Zhang Chi said: "Although this is our first time dating, I think you are worth dating."
At this moment, my cell phone rang.
When I looked, it turned out to be Zheng Yazhi.
"Hello, Mr. Wan."
"Hello, President Zheng."
"I'm in Upstate and want to meet you. Do you have time?"
"Yes, where are you? I'll come to see you."
"Shangzhou Cuiyuan. You have two friends here too."
"Two friends? Who are they?"
"I won't tell you for now. I'll keep it a little suspenseful so you can leave quickly."
"I'd have left quickly without any other friends. Since you've come all the way upstate, I certainly had to come visit you."
Shangzhou Cuiyuan isn't the best hotel in Shangzhou, but it's not a place for ordinary people to stay. In the past, it was used to accommodate people of a certain social status, and although it's now open to the public, ordinary people don't stay there.
The hotel was so quiet and detached from the world, the villas separated by vast distances, the streetlights flickering like ghost lights. Each villa housed no more than a few dozen people, a quiet and cold place. It felt like a cold beauty. Yet, some people still gravitated towards it, and staying there was a status symbol.
"Which building?"
"Building 3, Room 201."
"Okay, I'll be right over."
Zhang Chi waited until I finished this long call, then stood up and said, "You're busy. I won't bother you anymore."
Zhang Chi and I walked out of the room together. He was going to the basement garage. When I was almost on the first floor, I shook his hand and said, "See you next time."
After leaving the lobby and getting in the car, I sat there for a while, wondering who these two friends were.
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