Chapter 388 Cheerful Tang Man
That night, Tang Man came to my room. I said, "Let me calculate your horoscope. That would be more accurate."
She told me her birth date and I went through them in my mind. I thought her birth date was just average.
The so-called mediocre means that one's destiny is average. Like most people, one has an ordinary life, and will not be rich or noble.
This should be the common fate of 80 to 90 percent of ordinary people. In such cases, my usual approach is to encourage them, allowing them to make slight progress on their innate destiny through their acquired efforts.
I wanted to tell her the truth, but I was afraid she would be disappointed. However, if I told her that she was rich and powerful, it would go against my professional ethics.
Finally, I decided to tell the truth.
"If I told you you were rich and powerful, I'd be deceiving you. It would also tarnish the reputation of my profession. But you'll have a stable life. If you work really hard, you can even advance to a higher level."
"What does a certain level of advancement mean?"
"This is just an analogy. It's not directed at you, but it helps you understand the meaning of 'advanced'."
She nodded.
"For example, if someone's job is to sweep the streets, and they're incredibly diligent, sweeping the cleanest and working tirelessly, they'll become a model worker who sweeps the streets the best. Then, they might become deputy director or even director of a sanitation station."
She smiled and said, "For example, if I were a nurse and I was extremely diligent and hardworking, I could advance to become the head nurse, then the director of the nursing department, and finally the vice president in charge of nursing?"
I smiled and said, "You understand very well."
I thought she would be sad to hear my statement, that the best outcome in life would be to become a vice president. Unexpectedly, she was so happy that she almost jumped up and said:
"You've shown me the direction. I still have a future."
It seems she's truly been assimilated by the Filipino people. If I were to tell fortunes like this back home, well-mannered people would just throw their money away and walk away. If they weren't, they'd curse, "You're a piece of shit."
I was somewhat touched and said, "Tang Man, you are the first person who seeks truth from facts in my fortune-telling career, and the first happiest person."
She asked, "Really?"
I sighed, "Back home, I always exaggerate the fortunes of others. But in reality, most people's fates are pretty average. One of my senior brothers, Chang Nanxi, is a great fortune teller and often speaks very bluntly. This often offends people."
"Tell me, how did you offend someone?"
"For example, he once told a nurse that she would stick to one job for the rest of her life. The nurse scolded him and told him she was talking nonsense. She questioned him:
People can't exercise their subjective initiative. If they work hard, can't they become head nurse? Can't they become director of the nursing department? This really discourages others' ambition."
Tang Man understood Chang Nanxi's point. She said, "Our hospital has a lot of experienced nurses. Many have worked there their entire lives. After all, the number of head nurses is limited, and vice-president positions are even harder to come by."
Since I studied nursing, I can't become a doctor. If I don't leave this field, I will definitely go into nursing. Being the vice president in charge of nursing is a rare talent."
After hearing what she said, I thought that the Philippines is a blessing for fortune tellers, as at least they can tell the truth.
Tang Man asked, "If I could stay, would my fate change?"
"Yes, that means he will be directly appointed as the Vice President."
She smiled happily and said, "If I behave well, you must help me."
"Of course. If the Chinese don't help the Chinese, who will they help?"
She seemed to think that the fortune-telling part was not important. Anyway, I gave her an answer and asked with my head tilted:
"You know how to dress up, but how do you think I should dress up this face of mine?"
"You have a square face. That's why you look dignified and generous. There are many celebrities with square faces, such as Gong Li, Sun Li, Shu Qi, and Ni Ni.
The disadvantage is that the chin is relatively large, and the curvature is not beautiful when viewed from the side. There are three specific ways to compensate for this:
One is to lengthen the height, make the hair on the top of the head fluffy and pile it up, which breaks the square pattern.
The second way is to cover the jaw by leaving long hair on one side to cover the jaw, with one strand of hair straight and the other strand curled outwards.
Third, don't part your hair in the middle. Part it sideways. Your face shape is a bit similar to Ni Ni's, so you can search for her hairstyle ideas."
Tang Man smiled and said, "You really know everything. I'm going to go back and look for photos now and get a haircut tomorrow. I won't bother you anymore."
After seeing Tang Man off, I felt very relieved.
I really like this rational attitude towards life. In China, everyone wants to be a boss, get rich, and stand out. If you tell them the truth, they will be unhappy.
No wonder Chang Nanxi only tells half of a fortune. This is because the person who comes to the fortune teller has his own experiences, and Nanxi has predicted them accurately. The person cannot refute it. If Nanxi predicts that the person will be just another person in the world, others will be unhappy.
In fact, the vast majority of people are just ordinary people on this earth.
At this moment, my cell phone rang. It was Qing Ruo calling.
"Master, when will you come back? You've been away for a few months, but it feels like you've been away for years. I'm disappointed and not seeing you back at the company. I'm not used to it."
I laughed and said, "You're just lying. After you got out, you only texted me once."
"Telling the truth."
"What's up?"
"Nothing. I had dinner with Mr. Xiao today, and everyone was talking about you, saying you were enjoying yourself and didn't want to leave. There must be something going on over there. Besides asking Mr. Xiao to go see your parents, you didn't call him again."
"Haha, that's not right. I'll correct it next time."
"Actually, I miss you a lot, you know?"
I laughed even harder and said, "Don't try that. Lao Xiao is sitting next to you. You want to frame me? No way."
Qing Ruo laughed heartily. At this moment, Lao Xiao answered the phone and said, "Master Wan, you are still able to accept the test. Won't you come back for the New Year?"
"You guys, sitting in my house and talking on the phone?"
"You're a deity too. How did you know we were in your house?"
"I figured it out."
"The company sent some supplies, and President Chen asked the two of us to deliver them and also to visit your parents and Xiaolin."
"Thank you, but tell Qing Ruo not to scare my mother by calling like this."
"My mother is not at home. She went to visit friends."
I chatted with Lao Xiao for a while, asked him about the company's situation, and introduced some of the customer's rules here. Finally, I asked him to thank Mr. Chen on my behalf.
After hanging up the phone, I really hope Cruz gets better soon. To be honest, I also want to go back to Upstate. After all, that's where my roots are.
After a while, President Zheng called.
He said, "Teacher Wan, Kruk just called me. He completely agrees with his elder brother's opinion. The effect of the treatment will be determined by Cruz's satisfaction."
Don't worry, the reason their family is fully committed to treating Cruz is exactly what I told you this morning. Cruz's influence is far greater than that of any other family member."
"Thank you for caring about me so much, President. I, Wan Shanhong, will remember every little thing you said."
"Don't be so polite. I'm the president of the Chamber of Commerce. To put it simply, I'm here to protect the interests of Chinese businessmen in the Philippines. To put it more broadly, I'm here to unite the Chinese community and fight for the rights we deserve."
"It is a blessing for Chinese businessmen and Chinese people to have you as president."
We chatted for a while before I hung up the phone.
Looking back on this journey, I couldn't sleep well all night because of all the help I received from my brother-in-law, master, master's wife, Su Xipo, General Manager Deng, Brother Shi, Nanxi, Chen Lie, President Song, Lao Xiao, General Manager Chen, Mr. Shu, Mr. Dong, Liu Qiming, and President Zheng...
It's thanks to the support of countless kind people that I've come this far. Wan Shanhong, you must be a grateful person.
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