My name is Li Chuyi, and I am twenty years old. My grandfather and I rely on each other for our livelihood. Currently, we are operating a mortician (a store selling dead clothes) in a small county town in the north of China. Our store, which is also our own house, locates on the first floor, in a two-story building.On the second floor are some rented houses with four tenants.
Because my family is engaged in the business of dead people, it's impossible to rent a house on the second floor at a good price. There have been many people who come here to rent a house. As soon as they saw that on the first floor is a mortician, they instantly turned to another place to rent. Therefore, those who come here to rent a house belong to a group of people who are constantly struggling with income, and they're at their wit's end..For example, the network manager in the east room on the second floor has not paid the rent for two months, so I will go to press for payment of rental today. If he doesn't pay it again, I'll let him pack up and leave.
Of course, although other tenants are relatively struggling, they still paid their rent punctually.
That morning, I heard that the Internet manager came back from the night shift, so I went into the yard from the back door of the mortician to ask him for rent. I was ready to go berserk and show a fierce public face.
This network manager is a bit chubby, wearing glasses, and is about 1.65 meters tall. He is nineteen years old, exactly one year younger than me. He loves online games very much and because he doesn't have money to go online, he found a job as an network manager. It is said that working as a network manager can provide free Internet opportunities.
His face is round and chubby, his facial features are relatively neat, but unfortunately he did not make a fortune and is destined to have little money for a lifetime. Even if he occasionally gets a windfall, he would quickly lose it, otherwise he would fall into big trouble. If you ask me why I know these things, I am not guessing. I learned from my grandfather's the art of making appearances. Although we opened a mortician, my grandfather was a fortune teller before we opened it, and it is said that he is also known as a god, Unfortunately, later on, due to fortune telling, my grandfather offended some people, which indirectly led to the death of my parents. Since then, my grandfather has never helped anyone with fortune telling, which led to the opening of a mortician and the start of a business for the dead.
Although my grandfather doesn't care about his fate, he doesn't want to lose his skills, so he secretly taught me. However, he told me that while he was alive, I didn't allow him to rely on fortune telling for a living. When he died, he wouldn't care anymore. So to this day, I haven't officially calculated any fate for anyone, or have seen an appearance, and I don't know if I can accurately tell the fortune.
Today, after I intercepted the fat internet pipe in the yard, I was slightly surprised and let out a sound.
When the network administrator saw me, he was also startled. Most likely, he guessed that I was going to ask him for rent. Before I could speak, he said, 'Let me give him another day's grace and make sure to give it to me tomorrow morning.'.
I waved my hand and said, "It looks like you're going to make a small fortune."
What I said is because I saw a circular red lump on the forehead and nose of this fat net manager.
This chubby internet administrator is nineteen years old. According to fortune theory, one should look at the forehead to see the fortune of the fleeting year. If his heavenly court is full in this year, his fortune will be very prosperous. If it is flat, his fortune will be average. If it is concave or distorted, his fortune must be very bad.
The forehead of this fat network manager was a bit sunken. At a young age, a wrinkle often appeared on the forehead, indicating that he had no good luck at the age of nineteen. However, today's forehead suddenly had a red knot in its position, indicating that his fortune has turned around and he will have one or two days of good luck.
And the reason why I determined that he wanted to make a fortune was because he also had a red knot on his nose, which was the star of human's wealth, also known as the wealth sector, which was responsible for wealth. I had previously determined that this chubby internet administrator would never make a fortune in his lifetime. It was because I saw his nostrils facing the sky, and his nostrils were empty and large, similar to those of a pig. This kind of wealth sector is the worst place for wealth, and fate says that such people cannot accumulate wealth for a lifetime.
But today, the red lump on his nose happened to cause some redness and swelling next to his nostrils, making the opening of his nostrils smaller, indicating that he is going to make a fortune recently.
So as soon as I said my words, the fat man asked me in surprise, "How did you know that?"
I continued, "Not only do I know you want to get rich, but I also know why you got rich."
Fat network manager asked me to talk about it. My interest was also aroused, and I continued, "It's very simple. You're playing games, you've made good equipment, and you've already agreed on a price. You're going to sell it tonight, right?"
The fat network manager clapped his hands and praised, "Li, you are really amazing. I just made good equipment, but I won't blow it. The sword I made can sell for over 4000 yuan, not game currency. Haha, it's enough to cover my salary in March. By the way, how did you guess it?"
I knew this boy would definitely be able to pay the rent tomorrow, so I didn't drive him away. So I asked him to hurry back to his room and rest. Remember to pay the rent tomorrow, but when he saw that I had given him another day's grace, he didn't ask any more questions and went upstairs to his room.
As for how I calculated that he earned money by playing games, it's simple to say. He loves playing games and has no other profession except for network management. Moreover, he once boasted to me that his games can make money and so on.
Another symptom is that he has red bumps on his face, which is also a symptom of staying up late and getting tired. If he only works as a network administrator, he won't be too busy at night. I heard him say that he can sleep without playing games at night. If he is too busy, then the fat network administrator will definitely stay up late and play games. Therefore, it is not difficult to infer that he made a fortune by playing games.
In fact, fortune telling is like this. As long as the big trend in the front is right, the rest largely relies on guessing. Of course, if the front is wrong, the rest will definitely be wrong, and people will call it a liar.
The network manager went back to the house, and I went back to the mortician through the back door. My grandfather was watching a small black and white TV on a rocking chair, and the play inside was not very interesting to me. I just sorted out the goods that a customer would come to pick up later.
The customer's boss's mother died, so he wants to buy two wreaths from us and send them over. I have already folded all the wreaths and prepared the couplets to be written on them for him and put them in a bag and waited for him to come and pick them up.
I sorted it out here for a while, and my grandfather said, "You did a good job with that guy just now, but unfortunately you said a little less."
I asked my grandfather what it was, and he said, "You forgot. He's a person who can't keep money. You should ask him to pay the rent after paying it back, or else he will definitely run out of money next month and not be able to pay the rent. This is good for us and him.
I quickly nodded and said yes. I don't want this guy to still owe his rent next month. You know, the money I'm earning now is wedding money, which will be used for me to marry my wife in the future.
Afterwards, I continued to organize the wreaths in the store and occasionally went to the door to see if the customer had come to pick up the goods. Although he had paid a deposit, the final payment had not yet been made.
I hesitated at the store door for a while and then returned to the store. My grandfather said, "Don't wait. He won't come today. When he came yesterday, I looked at his face and saw that there was a disaster today. I'm afraid he's already been sued or taken to the hospital. So, let's accept the deposit and don't have to give him the goods anymore.
After hearing my grandfather say that, I put away the wreath because what he said is always right.
I subconsciously asked my grandfather why he didn't remind the person yesterday to pay attention. He closed his eyes and said with a hint of anger, "You've forgotten the solemn oath I made and won't help anyone again. I've read this fortune, just keep it in my heart, or chat with you, never tell the person involved, otherwise I'll die. Do you want me to die?
I waved my hand and said, "If you don't talk, don't talk. Why are you angry? Alright, it seems that there's not much business in the store today. I'll go play with my girlfriend for a while. Today, Xiaohua's mother asked me to go to her house for dinner, saying it's about me and Xiaohua. If her mother agrees, my relationship with Xiaohua will be settled, and you'll have a granddaughter in law.
My grandfather smiled and said, "Oh, then you go."
Xiaohua is my girlfriend, full name Cai Xiaohua. She is quite decent, but she is a bit short, less than 1.55 meters. She works in a shopping mall in the county and sells clothes for others. I met her when I went to buy clothes, and we got along. However, because my grandfather and I don't have much money and can't afford a department in the county, my relationship with Xiaohua has always been strongly opposed by her mother.
And for me, although I look good, I dropped out of high school after two years without a diploma. Apart from my job as a mortician, I don't have any other income, and my family doesn't have much money, so it's not easy to find a girlfriend. So I made up my mind to defend my love with Xiaohua to the death.
Just Xiaohua's attitude towards me has been a bit cold lately. In order to please her, I vomited blood and spent over 500 yuan last week to buy her a skirt. You know, the shorts and T-shirts on my body are all from local vendors.
However, the money was not spent in vain, and Xiaohua finally persuaded her mother to let me go to her house for lunch.
So before going, I need to dress up well and showcase my best face in front of Xiaohua and her mother. Of course, I also need to go to the mall in the county town first to choose some gifts that Xiaohua and her family can accept.