Chương 11: Chapter 11: First Business
"Grandpa... Why can't you listen to me just this once? These diviners are all fake. They are superstitious, Grandpa. Only illiterate people and people who had their brains flooded will look for them. This is the age of science. For once, listen to me," Xie Bowen nagged at his grandfather and hid when his grandfather raised the cane to him.
"You brat... How dare you call me illiterate and my brain flooded. I am going to beat you to death. Forget about your favorite car you asked me for your birthday," Old Master Xie felt his heart ache with anger.
Old Master Xie was a retired military man and still had a firm hold on some military power. His son, unlike him, had great interest in business. They were now among the top four families in the capital. Old Master Xie, though in the military, had come across many missions that couldn't be explained by science. After facing these storms, he understood that there are many things science cannot explain, and what we see with the naked eye is just part of the world. So, he was a firm believer in divinations and ghosts.
When they came across Fu Rong's stall, they were skeptical, seeing a young girl standing there with yellow papers and ink. Xie Bowen thought, rather than looking at old people giving fake divinations, why not look at beauty? At least he could see beauty while paying for a fake divination. As the number one playboy of the capital city, he could at least be selfish for once.
He stopped in front of Fu Rong's stall. Old Master Xie, though not satisfied with her young appearance, had his intuition telling him he was in the right place. This girl had a different temperament around her that could not be taken lightly, so he stopped at her stall.
Fu Rong saw them standing at her stall and asked, "Take a seat, sir. Do you want divination?"
This time, it was Xie Bowen who answered in a flirty tone, "Young girl, how much do you charge for divination?"
"It's 500 yuan per divination," she replied with a pleasant smile. Old Master Xie looked at the young girl. She looked too young to be in this line of work. He was skeptical and embarrassed to say anything since he had entered the stall. Fu Rong, who saw him, understood his concern. She could understand that her age made them doubt her work's authenticity. To ease the situation, she started the conversation. "Old Master, I can see you have come to ask about your daughter's health. If you want, I can divine for you. I know you are skeptical about me because of my age. But you can trust me."
After she told him why he came, Old Master Xie was stunned and immediately felt better. The initial impression of her vanished, and he started to gain confidence in her. Xie Bowen saw how she spoke with confidence, and his curiosity was piqued. He immediately took out five notes and placed them on the table. She promptly began her reading.
"You have come for your daughter's health. She met with an accident and fell into a coma. Don't worry, she will wake up in three days. But the person who caused her harm will not stop going after her. From now on, she will attack your daughter more fiercely. If I am not wrong, she will try to hurt your daughter in these three days. It's better to arrange more shadow bodyguards for her, and you will be able to find out who is behind your daughter's accident."
Old Master Xie was shocked by her divination. How did this young girl in a school uniform know what he wanted to ask and tell him about the accident? Xie Bowen was no better than Old Master Xie—he was equally stunned by the divination.
Fu Rong took out a yellow paper and, with a cinnamon pen, started to draw a talisman. It looked like a neat outline of a tree drawing with many characters written on it. She then attached a red string to it and gave it to Old Master Xie, "Old Master, my talismans are worth 5,000 yuan, but today is my first day of business. You trusted me and came to my stall. I will give you a discount and make it 4,000 yuan. You don't need to pay for it now. I will give you my number. After tonight, if you believe, you can transfer the money."
Even though she had divined for them, they might still be skeptical of her. If she asked for the payment now, it would only increase their doubts. Since she knew his daughter would be attacked today, and if her talisman protected her, they would surely trust her. So, she gave them her talisman and asked them to tie it around his daughter's neck.
Old Master Xie was still in a daze even after arriving at the hospital from Feng Shui Street. He had a daughter and a son, but he loved his daughter more since she was born many years after his son, and he pampered her as a princess. His daughter's safety came first above everything. He immediately ordered more shadow guards and tied the talisman around her neck. He then secretly ordered his grandson to arrange a mini camera to capture the image of the attacker.
Though Xie Bowen seemed like a good-for-nothing playboy, he turned serious if something came up regarding his family or business. So, he made the arrangements immediately.
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