This One is Definitely Safe

Guo Yong looked at Luo Chen in both surprise and delight: “Young master, both are boys?”

Luo Chen nodded.

“Young master, would you be able to come over for a celebratory drink when the time comes?”

Guo Yong invited him with exceptional politeness.

Luo Chen smiled: “If I am free, going over for a celebratory drink is no problem!”

“Thank you so much, thank you so much!”

“By the way, young master, I would also like to invite you to my home to help me take a look at the feng shui.”

Luo Chen nodded: “Alright, your home indeed needs some adjustment. Your wife has had a bit of a temper lately, and sorting it out can improve things significantly.”

Guo Yong said respectfully: “Young master, then I will prepare a carriage to wait for you!”

Not long after, Luo Chen boarded the carriage prepared by Guo Yong.

The carriage arrived at the outer city of Qingling City.

Housing prices in the outer city were cheaper, but for the Guo family’s four-entry courtyard, the total price was not cheap either. The monthly expenses for the maids and servants in the estate were not small.

“Young master, please!”

Guo Yong politely made way.

Following him, Luo Chen took a thorough look around the entire estate, both inside and out.

“Boss Guo, this residence of yours is not small. Five hundred taels of silver.”

“If you think it is acceptable, we will begin; if not, I will not force it.”

Luo Chen thought about it and said.

Calculating fortunes for one tael of silver was quite cheap, but there were points to be gained; going out to look at feng shui did not yield points.

The price could not be low.

“Young master, why five hundred taels? Let us make it a round thousand taels!”

Guo Yong was very generous. To be able to associate with a master like Luo Chen by spending a few hundred more taels, he felt it was worth it.

“Alright.”

Luo Chen nodded slightly and did not decline either.

He did not feel guilty about taking this money.

The Guo family possessed a thousand acres of fertile land as well as other industries. After adjusting things for him, his family would earn at least ten thousand more taels of silver a year.

Two hours later, Luo Chen left.

Guo Yong politely saw Luo Chen onto the carriage.

“One thousand taels of silver earned just like that.”

“In all that time before, I only saved three thousand taels of silver.”

Inside the carriage, Luo Chen felt quite emotional. Sure enough, if one wanted to make money, one had to engage in more business.

However, Luo Chen did not regret it.

Even if he knew he could make more money this way, he would still have saved points first.

With no strength and only wealth, money would only be the root of disaster.

“This kind of income cannot happen every day.”

“But if I can average two hundred taels a day, I will be able to buy a decent three-entry courtyard within a year.”

A smile appeared on Luo Chen’s face. Buying a large house and marrying a rich, beautiful woman was still very hopeful!

“F*ck, I am not playing anymore!”

Zhang Yuntian cursed and pushed the tiles in his hand away with a slam.

After coming out of Luo Chen’s shop, he was in a bad mood, so he came over with his friends to gamble a few rounds.

His family conditions were decent, and Zhang Yuntian often played a few rounds.

His tile skills were not bad, and he usually lost less and won more.

Yet today was like seeing a ghost.

It was not to say that the tiles he drew were all terrible, but rather that every time he got a great hand, others would have an even better hand.

In just two or three short hours, he lost all the money he had won over the past few months.

“Young Master Yun, could it be because you did not pay the divination fee?”

Zhang Yuntian’s friend, Feng Yaong, reminded him. He had not lost and had even won a little.

“How is that possible!”

“That guy is just a swindler. How could not giving him the divination fee affect my luck?”

“Come, let us go gamble on dice. This one is definitely safe!”

Zhang Yuntian originally did not want to gamble anymore, but hearing Feng Yaong say this, he felt unconvinced.

Half an hour later, Zhang Yuntian’s face turned white.

He had borrowed quite a bit of money from the casino, but in the end, he lost every single penny in half an hour.

Added together, he had already lost two to three thousand taels of silver.

“Young Master Yun, you really cannot gamble anymore. You are too unlucky today.”

Feng Yaong urged him hard.

Zhang Yuntian walked out of the casino dejectedly.

“We will talk about it another day. Let us go back.”

Zhang Yuntian said. He had to ask his father for money to quickly repay the gambling debt.

Otherwise, with rolling interest, the two thousand taels he borrowed would double before long.

“Father!”

Upon returning home, Zhang Yuntian quickly found his father.

“Yuntian, there is something I have thought about for a long time, and I still must tell you.”

Zhang Yuntian’s father said in a heavy voice.

Zhang Yuntian’s expression changed.

“Yuntian, actually you are not my biological child. Back then—”

Zhang Yuntian’s father explained the events of back then in full detail.

“It is actually true.”

Zhang Yuntian’s mind was in turmoil. Luo Chen was actually a real master.

He did not even know these things himself, so it was impossible for Luo Chen to have heard them from elsewhere.

“Father, I will not forget your kindness in raising me.”

“Get up, quickly get up.”

Zhang Yuntian’s father helped him up with gratification. His usual discipline had not been in vain.

“Father, I encountered a strange thing today—”

Zhang Yuntian spoke of the events of today, and also mentioned losing money in the casino.

“To think there is such an extraordinary person.”

“Tomorrow, bring some gifts to apologize, and first repay the gambling debt now.”

Zhang Yuntian’s father said.

“Thank you, Father.”

Zhang Yuntian said gratefully.

…

The next day, Luo Chen came to the bustling market, rented a small shop, and then set up his stall.

“Young master, can you come to my house? I will give you three thousand taels!”

Zhang Yuntian and Feng Yaong rushed over, and Zhang Yuntian said pleasingly.

Three thousand taels of silver was not a small amount for the Zhang family, but they could still produce it, and Zhang Yuntian knew this money was worth spending.

“Zhang Yuntian, you did not give yesterday’s divination money. Was it comfortable?”

Luo Chen looked at Zhang Yuntian and said with a smile.

Zhang Yuntian had a bitter face: “Young master, yesterday I went to the casino and lost over two thousand taels!”

“Young master, you are a true master. I am convinced, completely convinced!”

Saying that, Zhang Yuntian opened the gift box in his hand.

“Young master, this is a small token of my regard!”

Inside the gift box was an exquisite tea set, much better than Luo Chen’s set.

It was worth a thousand taels of silver.

Luo Chen shook his head: “Zhang Yuntian, take the things back and just pay yesterday’s divination money. Remember this for the future, it is best not to default on a fortune-teller’s money.”

“Otherwise, at best, it is a loss of wealth; at worst, you will get injured!”

Zhang Yuntian hastily fished out one tael of silver.

He handed it to Luo Chen respectfully: “Thank you for the guidance, young master. Young master, this is yesterday’s divination money.”

“Young master, you should still accept this tea set. It is just a small token.”

A nearby merchant who specifically sold tea sets smiled and said: “Young master, this tea set is quite good, worth a thousand taels!”

Luo Chen said calmly: “I only take what I should take, and do not accept extra things.”

“Everyone, a lot of time has already been delayed today.”

A quarter of an hour later, Luo Chen was ready.

“Number nine, number thirty-five, number ninety-eight.”

Three people entered the shop, while many others did not leave and were still gathered outside.

Quite a few people passing by also stopped to watch.

“Young master.”

“Five years ago, my child was murdered. I want to know who the culprit is.”

Number nine was a man in his thirties, but the loss of his child was too painful, and combined with five years of searching day and night, his hair had already turned grey.

Luo Chen looked at this man. He remembered this person, who had been here half a month ago.

He had likely spent this half-month scraping together the divination fee.

A divination fee of one tael of silver was not expensive for ordinary people, but for a poor family like his, wanting to earn one tael of silver was not easy.