Rong Lan thought for a moment, then reached into the drawer and took out a set of Go pieces. "Let me first calculate for you, miss, when your true love will appear. If you're really bored, you can play Go with Si Mo."
She hesitated over the playing cards for three seconds. For the sake of her image, she finally took out the Go pieces. Three people could have had a great time playing poker, but she couldn't let her first customer think she was unreliable. She wanted to build a good image and satisfy the customer so that the customer might introduce more business to her.
Xie Xinxin and Si Mo didn't know each other well, so they didn't open the Go set. Instead, they played with their own phones.
Less than half an hour later, the takeout arrived.
Si Mo went to the door to pick up the takeout, while Rong Lan cleared the things on the table to one side.
As soon as Si Mo put the takeout bags on the table, Rong Lan secretly sniffed the air and smelled the aroma of chicken. "What delicious food did you order?" she asked casually.
Si Mo raised his eyebrows and glanced at her but didn't answer. Instead, he untied the bag and took out the lunch boxes one by one.
Xie Xinxin felt embarrassed just sitting there waiting to eat, so she helped Si Mo open the lids of the lunch boxes.
Rong Lan rubbed her hands and said with a smile, "Today's lunch is really sumptuous."
There were sliced chicken drumsticks, roasted pork shanks, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and pigeon soup. Each dish was in a sufficient amount for the three of them.
Xie Xinxin gave Si Mo a meaningful look. Si Mo pretended not to notice her scrutiny and broke open his chopsticks. He first picked up a drumstick for his boss.
Rong Lan always felt that Si Mo's action had a hidden meaning, but she couldn't figure out what he was up to and didn't know how to respond. She just followed her own heart and greeted her first customer. "Miss, eat more. I'll tell you the result of the divination after lunch."
Xie Xinxin replied with an okay and broke open her chopsticks. After hesitating for a while, she still didn't know how to start.
These dishes were very special to her. She even suspected that this seemingly under - age young boy did it on purpose. But... seeing Rong Lan enjoying the food so much, maybe it was just a coincidence that they all liked these dishes.
Xie Xinxin didn't pick up any dishes with her chopsticks. She just ate the plain rice in front of her. Even Rong Lan, as insensitive as she was, could sense something was wrong. She put down her chopsticks, smiled at Xie Xinxin, and asked, "Miss, don't you like these dishes?"
Xie Xinxin was startled, then shook her head with a smile. She looked at Si Mo, who was gnawing on a pork shank while wearing gloves. "Little master, did you do this on purpose?"
At first, she thought this young boy was just a waiter serving tea and water. Now it seemed that things were different from what she had imagined.
There were many coincidences in the world, but it was absolutely impossible that all the dishes ordered by the host would hit her sore spots just because she stayed to have a free meal.
Si Mo put the leftover bone aside. Hearing the title of "little master", he remained calm. "Although I don't know the real reason you came here, since you're here, don't you want to ask the question you really want to ask?"
This was equivalent to saying that her question about her ideal partner to Rong Lan was just a casual one. She actually had a more important question that she needed an answer to but didn't ask.
"How did you know these dishes are special to me?" Xie Xinxin picked up a piece of egg from the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and put it in her bowl.
Si Mo shrugged. "It's not difficult. If I didn't have this little ability, how could I be sitting in a fortune - telling shop? Moreover, my boss has even greater abilities."
Rong Lan, the so - called "boss", looked down at the half - eaten drumstick in her hand. Meeting Xie Xinxin's scrutinizing gaze, she silently put the drumstick in her bowl. "Maybe, miss, do you need special services? For example, the service of beating someone up in a sack..."
By looking at the causal lines, she could only analyze the general past of a person and couldn't get too specific details. But combined with Si Mo's actions, she felt that she seemed to understand something very important.
Xie Xinxin was stunned again. Before she could react, her hand picked up the egg with the chopsticks and put it in her mouth.
After chewing it twice, her brow wrinkled. But with Rong Lan and Si Mo there, and not being very familiar with them, she was too embarrassed to spit out the egg. She could only swallow it with difficulty. "Do you have any wine here?"
Rong Lan looked around and shook her head. "No."
The decoration style here didn't seem like a place that would have wine. Moreover, it wasn't good to drink during working hours. What if another customer came in later? It would affect the image.
Xie Xinxin took a deep breath. "It's a bit of a pity..."
"It's not a pity. It's actually good for us to use tea instead of wine." Rong Lan raised her teacup.
Xie Xinxin looked at the delicate and small teacup beside her, picked it up, pretended it was a wine glass, and drank a mouthful boldly. "I need the special service the master just mentioned."
Seeing Xie Xinxin's teacup empty, Si Mo picked up the teapot and filled it up for her.
Rong Lan then asked, "There are options for this special service. Miss Xie might as well choose one."
Hearing the "Miss Xie" that Rong Lan casually said, Xie Xinxin was stunned again. Since she had never mentioned her name in front of them, it was so easy for the other party to know her surname. They must have real abilities. She was so lucky to meet real masters instead of charlatans.
She let out a breath. "What are the options?"
Rong Lan thought for a while. "For example, the degree and level of injury, minor injury or serious injury. If you have special requirements, you can also tell me. As long as the money is enough, I can even make someone infertile."
What she said was reasonable and based on something. She could even roughly analyze how Xie Xinxin would choose.
But no matter how well she analyzed, there would always be some limitations. Instead of that, it was better to let Xie Xinxin make the choice herself.
Xie Xinxin hesitated for a long time. After drinking three cups of tea, she finally spoke. "A minor injury will do."
Rong Lan sighed lightly. "A minor injury... Well, I respect your choice, although I would have preferred Miss Xie to choose the option of making someone infertile."
"Still... forget it." Xie Xinxin's hands holding the chopsticks turned white with the strain, and her voice was hoarse. "Does the master have a younger brother at home?"
Rong Lan shook her head. "I have an older brother at home, but no younger brother." As she answered, she picked up the half - eaten drumstick in her bowl.
"I have three older sisters at home." Si Mo suddenly interjected.
Rong Lan and Xie Xinxin both looked at him, but the former's look was full of curiosity while the latter's was full of envy.
"It's really nice." Xie Xinxin sighed.