Seeing the solemn look on the fortune - teller's face, Li Chengfu couldn't help but turn serious too.
To be honest, he used to be a non - believer in such things. But when the fortune - teller was so confident, Li Chengfu couldn't help but want to hear what he had to say. It was only human nature. After all, when facing someone who claimed to be able to see through one's destiny, one would really be tempted to ask and hear what lay ahead.
"Then tell me, what have you seen?"
The fortune - teller subconsciously glanced at Yun Que'er and then gave Li Chengfu a mysterious smile.
"You're not only an easy - going person but also a kind - hearted one. You're a businessman, aren't you? But you still haven't learned the determination that a businessman should have. To put it bluntly, you're a bodhisattva, truly like someone sent to save all sentient beings. So you do good deeds and take care of others, but often you don't get any good returns. You've suffered a great deal because of this."
Li Chengfu frowned tightly after listening for a while. He was indeed such a person, just as the fortune - teller had described.
Almost instinctively, he asked, "Then who is this person you're talking about?"
The fortune - teller shook his head. "Actually, when you ask this question, you already have the answer in your heart. Do you still need me to tell you who this person is?"
Li Chengfu's expression gradually turned solemn. Confucius said one should not talk about strange, violent, chaotic, and divine things. But sometimes, one had to show respect for such mysterious things.
The fortune - teller observed Li Chengfu's expression, stroked his beard, and smiled.
"Look, you actually know it in your heart. Then I'll tell you a bit more. There is indeed an ungrateful person around you. I don't know exactly who this person is, but you must have valued him highly before. You carefully cultivated him and even taught him your unique skills."
The fortune - teller gave Li Chengfu a deep look.
"Do I still need to tell you what happened later?"
Li Chengfu fell into a long silence. Some things were not pleasant to recall. But once one had given one's heart, how could it be easily forgotten?
Li Chengfu still remembered the first time he saw Li Zhihua. The boy was only in his teens at that time. He was an orphan who had suffered a great deal in the orphanage. When he saw Li Chengfu, he was as thin as a stick, almost emaciated. He looked no better than those who had suffered in a famine.
Li Chengfu felt really bad for him and said, "Come to me. I'll teach you a skill to make a living. I don't expect you to repay me in the future. As long as you can support yourself, that's enough."
But who would have known so many things would happen later?
When he recalled this, Li Chengfu's eyes were already a bit red. It was after all not a very pleasant memory. So when he thought about it, Li Chengfu felt a mix of grief and indignation.
Seeing that Li Chengfu had been silent for a long time, the fortune - teller simply spoke up and interrupted his memory.
"Since some things are not so pleasant, there's actually no need to recall them. What's important is the future. Do you understand, sir?"
Li Chengfu looked at him in confusion. "What do you mean by that?"
"It's not a big problem if you've raised someone who doesn't know how to repay you. But if it's an ungrateful person who even wants to harm you, then it will be too late to regret."
In the next two hours, the fortune - teller and Li Chengfu had a long conversation.
Yun Que'er and Yun Fujin left at some point. By the time Li Chengfu finished his conversation with the fortune - teller, they had been gone for a while.
It happened that Li Chengfu needed some alone time to calm down, so he didn't care where they had gone.
He returned to the guesthouse, locked himself in, and didn't go out for a long time.
It was not until afternoon that Yun Que'er suddenly appeared out of nowhere and knocked on Li Chengfu's door.
"Uncle Li, there's a cultural show in the village tonight. We're all going. It's almost time."
Li Chengfu responded in a muffled voice and stepped forward to open the door.
Yun Que'er was startled when she saw Li Chengfu. What had happened in these few hours? Why had Li Chengfu become so haggard?
Yun Que'er moved her lips but hesitated to speak.
Li Chengfu noticed Yun Que'er's hesitation. He waved his hand and forced a smile at her.
"It's okay. Let's go."
Although Li Chengfu didn't say anything, Yun Que'er could tell that he was not in a good mood.
Soon they arrived at the venue of the cultural show. Time had passed. Although many people knew what had happened in the past, Zheng Ying was still considered an old - timer.
So many people from the art troupe greeted Zheng Ying warmly when they saw her and asked for her help.
Yun Que'er met Ji Chengxuan and it took them a while to find Zheng Ying. She was extremely busy. When she finally came to her senses, the two kids had been waiting for her for who knew how long.
"You're here." Zheng Ying walked over with a smile. "I'm a bit busy here. You go to your seats first. I'll be out soon."
As she said this, Zheng Ying gave them a meaningful look.
"Don't run around."
Almost everyone in the village would come tonight. There was a high possibility that Zhao Sihai would show up. No one knew what would happen and whether there would be any danger.
Originally, Zheng Ying didn't want the two kids to come. She thought the adults should handle everything. But they insisted on coming to have some fun. Since she couldn't persuade them, she had to agree.
"Don't worry, Mom." Ji Chengxuan winked at Zheng Ying and pulled Yun Que'er away.
After about half an hour, the cultural show finally officially started. Each program was carefully prepared. Since the main purpose was to eliminate illiteracy, there were also many skits and cross - talks, which were very funny. But Yun Que'er and the others were hardly in the mood to watch. They were all waiting for Zhao Sihai to appear.
But Yun Jianzhou and Zheng Ying didn't get any leads for a long time. The longer the time passed, the more worried Yun Que'er became.
She was a bit afraid that it would all be in vain. She was worried that after all this trouble to "welcome" that person, if he didn't come, everyone would have worked for nothing.
Ji Chengxuan quietly held Yun Que'er's little finger. "Don't be nervous."
Yun Que'er forced a smile at Ji Chengxuan. "I'll try."
In this situation, everyone was on tenterhooks. To be honest, even if someone told Yun Que'er not to be nervous, it was hard for her to relax.
After a long silence, Yun Que'er took a deep breath.
"Don't be impatient. Don't be impatient."
Yun Que'er whispered to herself to calm down.
"If this time doesn't work, there will be next time. I don't believe we can't catch this thief!"
At this moment, Ji Chengxuan suddenly patted Yun Que'er.
"Look, your second brother is going out!"
Yun Que'er turned her head and saw Yun Jianzhou running towards the exit. Her heart immediately started pounding. It seemed there were new developments!