"You’re here for wealth?" Jiangli heard Su Guoyu’s words, lifted her eyelids slightly, and scrutinized his features.
"Yes, yes, yes! I came here precisely to seek fortune!" Su Guoyu’s eyes shone brightly.
When Chen Yeming and Chen Tianxu spoke of the master, he had thought it was an old swindler; initially, seeing a young girl, he was somewhat disbelieving.
But upon hearing Jiangli speak as such, his thoughts began to waver.
Su Guoyu lamented bitterly, "Recently my luck has really been down; I’ve lost quite a few clients..."
Su Guoyu was in sales.
He was the deputy head of the sales department.
He had toiled in this company for quite a few years, and just recently, the sales director had resigned.
He originally thought he would be smoothly promoted, yet unexpectedly, the headquarters sent another person who, nominally, held the same position as deputy head as him.
He had inquired with the senior leadership, and they said they would assess their business abilities and choose one between them in the future.
Su Guoyu had always been confident in his business abilities, but lately, he had lost a considerable number of clients.
Therefore, he was somewhat worried.
He was no longer young, a man in his forties or fifties; if he couldn’t get promoted now, it would be the end of the road for him in this lifetime.
"So what you’re really seeking is career advancement or wealth?" Jiangli raised an eyebrow after listening to Su Guoyu’s story.
Su Guoyu said, "Wealth—I’m about to negotiate with an important client. If this deal goes through, not only will my position be secure, but there will also be a hefty commission, so seeking wealth should be feasible, right?"
He wasn’t quite knowledgeable about these matters, but he felt it should count as seeking wealth.
Jiangli, only somewhat understanding talk of commissions and positions, more or less grasped Su Guoyu’s point.
She plainly said, "If it’s wealth you seek, you can rest assured."
"Really?" Su Guoyu leaned forward, his excitement hardly containable, "Abbot, how did you discern this? Isn’t it said that the best fortune-telling requires one’s birth date and time?"
He had heard from Chen Tianxu that Jiangli requested their birth details when she did their fate reading.
But Jiangli, from beginning to end, had not mentioned any such details until now.
Su Guoyu was somewhat puzzled.
"Old Ancestor, your tea is here!"
Before Jiangli could speak, Xia Xin entered with a pot of fresh tea.
Xia Xin approached, pouring a cup of tea for each person, then moved to Jiangli’s side, adopting the posture of an assistant.
Both Chen Yeming and Su Guoyu expressed their thanks in unison.
Feeling out of place, Chen Tianxu sidled over to Xia Xin and sat down, whispering for a casual chat with her.
After taking a sip of tea, Jiangli met Su Guoyu’s inquiring gaze and then explained, "Mr. Su, the area above the tails of both brows and the tip of the nose are bright and distinct, faintly gleaming with a yellow radiance. This is seen as the ’Three Brightnesses,’ wealth from heaven, and good fortune on the horizon. You are likely to come across a windfall, so if it’s wealth you seek, there’s no need to worry."
Su Guoyu was ecstatic, his disbelieving gaze turning to Chen Yeming beside him.
Chen Yeming too was happy for him.
Overwhelmed with joy, Su Guoyu persisted, "Abbot, then what if I were to seek career advancement? Is it, is it the same?"
Hearing this, Jiangli set down her teacup, opened a drawer, and took out a sheet of paper and a pen, handing them to Su Guoyu, "Then write down your birth date and time, and let me calculate it."
Su Guoyu was just about to take the pen.
Then Jiangli suddenly reminded him, "Oh right, I forgot to mention, my readings cost ten thousand yuan each." She smiled, "Consider the previous words as one reading, Mr. Su."
He instinctively glanced at Chen Yeming and Chen Tianxu, his look one of surprise and inquiry.
He remembered that neither Chen Yeming nor Chen Tianxu had mentioned the need for payment.
Although Su Guoyu had always assumed that fortune-telling would come with a price, he had not anticipated it would be so much.