Lin Qingyin thought that 2 to 3 thousand yuan rent was indeed not expensive, but Fatty Wang had been running around with her for nothing. She doesn’t want him to lend this shop for nothing, it would be too unkind of her.

“Why don’t I teach you something? It’s easier to learn…” Lin Qingyin looked at Fatty Wang’s plump figure, suddenly took a stone from her pocket, and flicked it out. Lin Qingyin appeared under the pomegranate tree outside the pavilion in a flash. The pomegranate fruit that was struck down by the stone fell steadily on Lin Qingyin’s hand.

Fatty Wang swallowed: “Or let’s just talk about the rent!”

Lin Qingyin held the pomegranate and threw it towards him: “You have no eyes!”

 

Fatty Wang hurriedly covered his face with his hands and said without tears: “Little Master, do you think this is easy to learn? I’m afraid that my hands are already broken, but I still haven’t hit the pomegranate, let alone run so fast. I didn’t like to move since I was a child.”

Lin Qingyin patted the pollen on her hand and glanced at him: “Didn’t you always want to learn the array formation I use?” Looking at the appearance of Fatty Wang nodding his head repeatedly, Lin Qingyin sneered: “You can’t even play rocks. How are you going to arrange the formation? Do you want to arrange them one by one? If the place is small, you can arrange them one by one. But what if you need to set up a formation around a mountain?”

Fatty Wang remembered that whenever Lin Qingyin set up her formation, she would flick the stones out lightly, but every time the stones fall, it would fall exactly where Lin Qingyin wanted it. This depends not only on eyesight but also on the accuracy of the hands.

“Okay!” Fatty Wang gritted his teeth: “I’ll listen to the little master.”

*

After receiving the notice from Fatty Wang, it didn’t take long before the uncles and aunts rushed out with their chair. Some of these people’s son and daughter also followed behind, in fear that their parents would be cheated.

Uncle Li, who had lost his eldest son for 30 years, also came. Last time, they invited Lin Qingyin to dinner, but she failed to attend because she needed to finish her homework. So they failed to give her the gifts they prepared for her. Seeing Fatty Wang’s notice, a family of four hurried over with the gifts they prepared.

This time, the fortune-telling customers had also arrived. Lin Qingyin has no time to chat with them for the time being. The four members of the Li family put things aside and stood behind to watch the little master tell the fortune.

The first person who came to the front was the person that Fatty Wang said that spent the extra money to jumped in the line. This person also had some connections with Lin Qingyin.

“Little Master, my name is Li Mingming. My mother asked you to tell her fortune.”

Lin Qingyin nodded her head: “I remember, your mother once thought that she was going to die soon, so she wanted to look for your biological parents.”

Li Mingming nodded her head in surprise: “Little Master, you have a good memory.”

Lin Qingyin became close with Fatty Wang because of this incident. Fatty Wang was beaten by Li Mingming’s mother. It was Lin Qingyin who clarified the problem. Speaking of this, this family was Lin Qingyin’s first client.

“Speaking of this, I should have thanked you long ago, but my mother had undergone minor surgery and just got out of the hospital. I haven’t had free time since then.” Li Mingming said apologetically.

“It’s okay.” Lin Qingyin looked at her and asked, “What’s the problem this time?”

“It’s about my mother.” Li Mingming said: “Last time you told my mother that I had the fateful meeting with my biological mother when I turned 30 years old. As expected, a woman came to our house when we were having dinner that day, and said that she came to find her lost daughter 30 years ago.”

“Because my mother mentioned this matter, I was mentally prepared, but when someone came to our door, I still found it difficult to accept. She said that she was unmarried, but got pregnant at that time. The law was very strict. If she didn’t do it, she would be sent to prison for the crime of hooliganism. She could only sneak out from time to time, she didn’t even dare to go to the hospital. She only looked for two elderly aunts to help her deliver the baby.”

“Although she gave birth to me, she can’t support me because the other party is a married man. He can’t give her status, and can’t help her raise a child. Before she gave birth, she inquired about my parents. They had no children. So she put me at the door of their house and she went to the south to work. In fact, it’s not difficult to find me if she wants to. She inquired clearly about my parent’s situation, then threw me away. She didn’t come again for so many years. Then, after 30 years, she suddenly appeared and expressing motherly love. It’s difficult for me to accept this fact. I always felt that she has a motive, and her motive is not that simple.”

Lin Qingyin nodded: “What do you think?”

“After she found me, she only said that she wanted to find her daughter and make up for her lack of love at that time, but I don’t think that I am pitiful! My parents love me to the bones. I have what other children have. Whatever I like, no matter how expensive it is, my father and mother satisfy me with frugality. I grew up surrounded by love since I was a child. Her fake maternal love won’t work on me.”

Li Mingming sneered and added: “When she saw that she couldn’t move in our house, she rented a house near my house. Every day when I went out to play with my twins, she would come over to get close to me. Recently, when my mother was hospitalized for surgery, she was very attentive in serving her. Not long after, my mother has been confused by her, she kept praising her for being kind in front of me, and told me to let her live with us. But I always feel unsure in my heart.”

Li Mingming hesitated and said: “No matter how passionate and loving she is in front of me, I’m sorry, but I can’t feel her love. Instead, I feel scared. Little Master, can you help me figure out why she came to me?”

 

 

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