Chapter 2: The Master's Words
Master's Words
Wu Mengyao and Qu Hao also returned to their home after lunch.
The Wu family used to be a typical scholarly family, and the two generations of his parents were teachers. But his father, Wu Zhijian, was very rebellious when he was young, and he chose to go to a military academy when he could go to a normal university to continue the family's tradition. After ten years in the army, he chose to run his own business, and now there is a large freight company in Linghai City.
Wu Mengyao's mother took over the mantle of the Wu family's teacher, although she only taught music and dance rather than cultural knowledge education. However, her love and cultivation of music and dance have played a crucial role in the growth of Wu Mengyao and her younger brother Wu Junbo, and the innate elegance exuded by Mengyao comes from her mother's genetics and example.
Wu Mengyao's father has the pride of a soldier, but he does not lose the cultural atmosphere of his family. Business is booming, and I also like to make friends with literati and scholars.
When Wu Mengyao had just finished being admitted to university, Wu Mengyao's father received a professor of Chinese studies at home. This person is well-versed in the past and the present, has a deep study of Taoism and Yi Xue, and is also a guest of many high-level people, and he never accepts money from people, rarely makes predictions for people, at most he gives advice to those who consult him, and does not deliberately point to the conclusions of his own judgment. But once you make predictions for people, you can often accurately judge the future of the people in front of you in one sentence, and you can be called a real master.
However, after seeing the beautiful and incomprehensible Wu Mengyao, the well-informed master showed a very surprised expression.
Due to the large number of people present at that time, everyone thought that this master was amazed by Wu Mengyao's beauty. However, Wu Zhijian has interacted with the master many times and knows his personality very well, so he feels a little unusual, and the master's surprise must have other meanings. After everyone dispersed, Wu Mengyao's father deliberately kept the master's tea book to find out.
A woman's outstanding appearance makes men admire and envy women, and it is originally a proud capital. But if men are worried and women are jealous, it is not a good thing, and they often fall into the vortex of competition or exclusion and fall victim. The ancient precept has a warning that there are many lives since ancient times, and there are too many examples, and this is exactly what the Wu family is most worried about.
After asking Wu Mengyao's birthday, the master thought for a long time. In the face of Wu Zhijian's request to find out, the master, who has always been confident and refreshing, unexpectedly hesitated, and this added to Wu Zhijian's worry, his baby daughter is his half life, is there something unspeakable about the master's hesitation?
After much hesitation, the master finally decided to speak his own judgment.
"Mr. Wu, you are my best friend, I have never doubted my prediction (the master never said the word fortune telling) before, but when I see Ling Yuan today, I doubt myself a little, I don't know if you understand this?" The master said humbly.
"Master, I can see your surprise, but I don't understand why you doubt your own judgment." Wu Zhijian, of course, couldn't understand it.
"I'll tell you a story. In 1850 in Guiping County, Guangxi, there was a Taoist master who traveled here and also told fortunes to make a living. On the street he saw a phenomenon that surprised him greatly. He saw many poor people selling charcoal and vegetables, ragged but noble-looking, with faces that were destined to be faced. It was unbelievable that so many future generations would be so concentrated among the poor people of one place, which made him doubt his own judgment. The master said to Wu Mengyao's father.
"Well, I also know this story, and later the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement broke out from here, and the general material that the master saw really became an important figure in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom." Wu Zhijian, who is proficient in history, said, but what he thought in his heart was: What does this have to do with my family Mengyao?
"What I want to say is: When I saw Ling Yuan today, I have similar doubts as that master." The master said.
"What do you mean by that?" Wu Zhijian was even more difficult to understand.
"Mr. Wu, judging from the combination of physiognomy and temperament and numerology, Ling Yuan is a typical princess, that is, the daughter of a king or emperor, and she has the face of becoming a queen or concubine." The master said.
"Outstanding looks may be the merit of genetic parents; Noble temperament, maybe it's an acquired cultivation, right? Wu Zhijian pondered for a moment and said. But he is deeply suspicious that his daughter is a princess, and he is just a flat-headed commoner.
"Not exactly. There are some things that cannot be explained by genetics and cultivation, and there is a providence in the dark. I have three good inferences, and three not-so-good inferences that make me wonder. As for the good, I am convinced, but the three points that are not so good, although a little dangerous, may not have no turnaround, I wonder if you would like to listen?" For the first time in his life, the master used unprofessional words such as good and not so good to replace Daji and Daji.
"Of course." Wu Zhijian said. As a person who has been educated in materialism since childhood, the older you get, the more idealistic you seem to be, and many things in this world do not seem to be explained by materialism.
"The three good points are: first, Ling Yuan is blushing but not thin, and her yang longevity far exceeds the current average life expectancy. The second point is that Ling Yuan is very wealthy, at least many times stronger than you. The third point is that Ling Yuan has a high emotional intelligence and a good relationship, and she has a good life of being cared for all her life. The master said slowly.
Hearing these three points, Wu Zhijian breathed a long sigh of relief. Long life, prosperity, and strong love, isn't this all there is to a happy life? With these three points, what is there to worry about? It seems that the three bad points are also fearless, and Wu Zhijian encouraged the master to continue with a firm look.
The master hesitated for a few seconds, but still continued: "First, Ling Yuan will leave you at the age of twenty."
Yes? What do you mean? Could it be that Meng Yao is going to marry abroad at the age of 20? Wu Zhijian was a little hazy.
"Second, Ling Yuan's life fate has been full of ups and downs, ups and downs, and many tribulations."
This prediction made Wu Zhijian sigh, his daughter's safety is his life's wish, but who will have a smooth sailing in life? Tribulation is also the price that must be paid for human growth.
"The most important and puzzling point is that Ling Yuan does not seem to belong to this era. Because there will be no shortage of emperors and generals who will associate with them in the future, even I don't know about this. The master said word for word.
Hearing this, Wu Zhijian squirted out a mouthful of tea: "This is too ridiculous, isn't it?"
After speaking, he glanced sideways at the master who was sitting in a precarious position, not like a joke at all, but with a solemn face, Wu Zhijian immediately put back his smile: "No, master, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make fun of you." But that's too illogical, isn't it?"
"Mr. Wu, this is just the old man's family's words, you can listen to it. Forecasting is sometimes like a weather forecast, it's not 100% accurate, and there's too much speculation. The master said to Wu Zhijian.
In fact, the master himself is full of ambivalence about the prediction. On the one hand, he is convinced of his own judgment, but on the other hand, he feels that it is unreasonable and suspicious. The contradiction between these three points and the three points of the big murder is so sharp and seemingly undoubted, it makes him unbelievable, this little girl's numerology is really too strange.
After sending the master away, Wu Zhijian fell into deep thought, these contradictory and outrageous information made him unbelievable, but fortunately, it sounded like there was no malicious speculation.
Because it was too bizarre, Wu Zhijian decided not to tell anyone, including his daughter Wu Mengyao.