Rolling down the window of the Audi A4L a little, Lao Guo said slowly: "The question is how much can I pull this car?"

In a word, Zeng Lao choked so much that he had nothing to say, and after a long time, he said unconfidently: "Then you have to have a car to travel, right?"

"Isn't it possible for Wuling to travel? Or is it a shame to drive Wuling?" Lao Guo sighed and said, "I'm not a rich man like you, just have a car to drive, the most important thing is simple and practical." ”

Zeng Lao shook his head with a wry smile and said, "You, you, you've been so stubborn all your life." ”

"It's not stubborn, it's that I don't think it's necessary to ......," Lao Guo said slowly, "Didn't I stop my son from buying a car? He also bought that Cadillac, right? It seems that it is still an SUV, and it is also a luxury car, right? At least it is not worse than this Audi, right? I still don't want to drive, or my Wuling is comfortable to drive." ”

Zeng Lao was speechless, so he could only change the topic and said, "Don't talk about this, how is your business lately?"

"Business?it's still like that, it's not good or bad...... Lao Guo said slowly, "Nowadays, people practice brushes, but they are just cultivating sentiments, and they are not necessities." If I hadn't been doing other businesses, it would have been difficult for me to sustain my 'pen bank'. My son said, 'Dad, you just step down, guard such a shop, do you want to work until you can't do it?, why don't you still be able to walk, and travel to other places...... I know this is the reason, but I can't be idle, I still want to pass on the craft of pen making to a grandson!"

"Old Guo, is your grandson willing to learn?" Tang Chen suddenly asked with feeling.

Lao Guo sighed and turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window: "How many young people still want to learn traditional crafts......?"

Zeng Lao smiled: "If I remember correctly, your grandson has just entered elementary school, right? ”

Lao Guo glanced at Zeng Lao angrily: "You are really old, and you can't remember anything clearly." More than three years ago, my grandson was in first grade, and now he is in fourth grade. ”

Zeng Lao patted his head and said, "Yes, yes, look at my memory......"

For some reason, Tang Chen suddenly remembered that his grandfather was coming, and he couldn't help but feel melancholy, and he was stunned for a while, not knowing what Zeng Lao was talking about.

“...... Master Tang, Master Tang?"

I don't know how long it took for Tang Chen to be pushed back to his senses by Zeng Lao.

"What's wrong?"

Tang Chen was a little confused.

Zeng Lao looked at Lao Guo with an expectant face, and said slowly: "That's the case, Lao Guo asked you to help him see how the feng shui of his shop is......"

"Feng Shui of 'Bizhuang'?" Tang Chen understood, no wonder this old Guo looked embarrassed, presumably he also knew that asking the feng shui master was to give money, right? This is equivalent to brushing Zeng Lao's face, no wonder he is so cramped and uneasy. At this point, Tang Chen's favorability towards Lao Guo has increased. Now many Chinese have not been able to get rid of the problem of greedy for small gains. Tang Chen had heard such a thing from his roommate in college.

This roommate's brother-in-law is a lawyer, and he is still a good one, and the consulting fee is three or four hundred yuan an hour. The roommate's mother has a friend of the co-worker who found the roommate's mother and wanted to consult the roommate's brother-in-law. However, when the roommate's mother said that she would charge a fee, the other party immediately turned her face: "Oh, everyone is a friend, why do you still charge it? Why didn't you say it earlier? If I knew this, I would have found someone else." ”

My roommate's mother said, "I don't understand very much, why does my son-in-law ask someone else for a fee?"

"There are so many psychiatrists who charge for money, why should I look for your friend? We're all friends, so what do you charge if you ask a few questions?" said the worker's friend confidently.

After Tang Chen heard this story, he despised this kind of person very much. If it was him who was talking to this person, Tang Chen would definitely say: Why does this sound so awkward, oh, my friend doesn't charge you to consult him, and my friend will find someone else for a fee, since it is someone else who earns your money, you would rather take care of strangers than take care of my friend, has my friend offended you, or once you charge, you will no longer be a "friend"? To put it bluntly, you want me to brush my face and take advantage of my friend for free. Isn't it natural for people to pay for their time and knowledge, and for you to enjoy services?

There are many such people in society, and of course there are some minor and some serious ones. For example, if the plot is lighter, you will feel that you will not go, and when you are troubled by others, you will buy some toys for the other party's children, delicious food, and the most unfortunate will buy some fruits before you dare to come to the door. Even after the thing is done, a red envelope will be given, although the money is not much. The plot is serious, just like the person who took advantage of the corner in the story of Tang Chen's roommate above, he just wanted to take advantage of it, and he didn't want to pay at all.

This kind of person is not uncommon in life, usually not very contacted, think of you, either "do me a favor", or "lend me some money", in their solipsistic worldview, "friends" should be "for their own ribs", friends of friends, but also incumbent on their own call.

Tang Chen especially didn't understand their mentality, he felt that asking friends or acquaintances to help should be out of trust, and these people are looking for friends to introduce them to be "cheap" or "free", and if they can use it, "our buddies don't have to say" and "friends, there are no words", if you don't need it, you won't get along with each other, with this attitude, who wants to be your "friend"?

Of course, Lao Guo's situation is different now, he still has to invite Tang Chen and Zeng Lao to dinner!

The price of a meal is used as a consultation fee, right?

Anyway, Tang Chen thinks so, after all, friendship is like this, you pay for it, you respect me, I let you make you, so that the feelings will get deeper and deeper, and the kind of people who always want to get cheap friends or let friends provide free services, the road will definitely get narrower and narrower, and there will be fewer and fewer friends.

Tang Chen carefully recalled the situation in the alley of Tumen Street, and carefully recalled the environment inside and outside the 'Bizhuang', and said after a long time: "Old Guo, to be honest, I didn't pay much attention to the feng shui there...... But give me some time, and I'll tell you ......" At the same time, he thought to himself, "This is embarrassing......"

Zeng Lao also looked ashamed, after all, he had been pulling Tang Chen to talk. In fact, Tang Chen also felt that his face was dull, and he had actually forgotten the most basic things of a feng shui master. When you arrive at a place, you should not first study the specialties of that place, but study the local feng shui! How can there be no peculiarities in feng shui in such a prosperous street as Tumen Street?

(End of chapter)