Capítulo 1937: Chapter 1939: Pyramid… Sche?
Good scenery knew Zhong Lijing’s attitude, but she still had to ask about the incident before deciding whether to recomnd this person.
Zhong Lijing didn’t hide anything; she openly talked about her breakup.
She carried the reputation of a “jinx.” Although this wasn’t an issue when she was in college in the Magic City, where she had many suitors, things were different when she returned to Lin An, especially since her grandfather passed away at the end of last year.
Generally, young n didn’t dare think about pursuing her. Although there were so bold ones, apart from that sowhat ominous reputation, she wasn’t lacking in other areas. Her appearance was excellent, and the inheritance left by her parents and grandfather was substantial.
The Zhong Family had a long tradition of scholarship, and all her grandfather’s children proved themselves worthy. However, Zhong Lijing was the most pitiful one, so before he died, the old man wrote a will leaving most of the inheritance to this unfortunate granddaughter.
Adding to that her parents’ inheritance, her assets were worth at least tens of millions—not to ntion she owned four houses in Lin An and another two in the city center of the Magic City, one of which was a duplex.
Therefore, Zhong Lijing was a typical rich and beautiful woman, and she truly wouldn’t consider soone whose conditions were below par.
It was just this past New Year that a colleague introduced her to soone. She t him once. His appearance wasn’t noteworthy, but his family was wealthy, owning three factories with assets worth several hundred million.
The man was very satisfied with her, expressing disbelief in those ominous sayings, and the two began dating.
Zhong Lijing was aiming for marriage, so she indulged in romance, like going to the movies, but didn’t let him take advantage.
The man was a bit dissatisfied, but he couldn’t do much—especially since he was a little intimidated by such an unconventional woman.
After three months, the man’s mother indicated that marriage was possible, but they would have to live in their property’s house in the county—because there were four elders there waiting for their care.
It was frad as “you two,” but in reality, it ant Zhong Lijing was expected to take care of them alone, while the man had to go out to work.
Indeed, the man’s mother implied that since she would be marrying into their family, she would have to consider whether she still needed her job as a teacher.
Because Zhong Lijing had money herself, the man’s family worried she wouldn’t be willing, so they hinted that their house in the county had good feng shui; otherwise, it wouldn’t have grown so large. Moving there could suppress any bad aura around her.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Lijing felt like retorting, “Are you looking for a daughter-in-law or a maid?”
She insisted that after marriage, they would have to live in Lin An, and if the four elders didn’t mind the trouble, they could stay at her place—after all, she wasn’t short on houses, and quitting her job was impossible!
As for taking care of the elders, she could help find a caregiver, and if she had ti, she would visit more often.
The gap in conditions was too big, so they couldn’t reach an agreent. The man was reluctant to lose her but didn’t dare defy his family—he himself had no abilities; it was his parents who were strong.
After about half a month of standoff, a student’s parent told her that they saw her boyfriend shopping with a woman, acting very affectionately.
The parent wanted to win favor with the teacher, so they took a picture and sent it via WeChat.
Zhong Lijing’s three-month relationship was aid at marriage, and she was familiar with the man’s family—she could recall relatives like the cousin and in-laws, having received eting gifts and honored the elders with presents.
When she saw the picture, she was shocked. This level of intimacy was too much to be just a cousin or sister, especially since she confird it wasn’t them!
So she directly forwarded the picture, questioning the man, asking who the woman was.
After about an hour, the man explained that the woman was a client of the factory and that it was purely business, hoping to explain in person.
Worried that she might be falsely accusing him out of anger, Zhong Lijing found an uncle who was a police officer, asking if he thought it looked like a client relationship.
The uncle looked at the picture, understood the situation, and simply said, “You’re not trying to check hotel records, are you? With actions like that, there’s no need… If you really decided to trust him, then even hotel trips would be business!”
Being a Chinese major, Zhong Lijing caught her uncle’s drift, so she directly sent a ssage saying, “Break up!”
After the breakup, the man didn’t agree with it—probably because he hadn’t gotten his way—and even went to the school to cause trouble.
The school supported their teacher, and the Zhong Family had many connections in Lin An, but this commotion made so of Zhong Lijing’s reputations more notable, and being sowhat sensitive, she considered resigning.
She called a relative in the Magic City, asking if they could help her find a job—since she wanted to leave, she might as well leave the city entirely. The Magic City had more opportunities and higher salaries, and she had a house there, so there wasn’t much pressure.
And then, she ca to Zhengyang—anyway, Sister i was an old acquaintance, likely not to screw her over.
Teacher i listened, curious, and even asked her to show the photos before saying, “n are all the sa… Now that you’re here, delete the photos. You won’t be interested in bothering with such trivial matters anymore.”
It was then that Zhong Lijing asked, “Is this Daoist Cultural Center funded by the governnt?”
“The governnt can’t afford it,” Director i laughed, “No one in the world is richer than Elder Feng, who could possibly fund him?”
“The entire… world?” Zhong Lijing blinked, wondering if she had misunderstood, “Sister i, are you saying Boss Feng is wealthier than those on the Forbes list…”
Director i responded nonchalantly, “Boss is too lazy to get on the list, otherwise, even the top ten combined wouldn’t match him.”
After a slight pause, she emphasized, “Oh, and don’t tell my teacher about this… you promised to keep it a secret.”
“Oh,” Zhong Lijing nodded but soon felt puzzled again. Is she worried that my cousin will regret it, or worried that the lie will be exposed? “So what business does Boss Feng do?”
“You’ll understand slowly,” i Jin waved her hand, replying casually, “Even if I tell you now, you might not believe it.”
Zhong Lijing was actually quite bold, but hearing this, she felt a bit like she had encountered a pyramid sche. She pondered whether to call her uncle for advice.
Seeing her expression, i Jin could guess her doubts and thought to herself that the little girl needed so guidance, “Are you still playing the guzheng recently?”
Zhong Lijing instinctively replied, “I don’t like the guzheng, I occasionally play the pipa.”
Teacher i flipped her hand, and a pipa appeared in it, “Play ‘Ambush from Ten Sides’ for .”
“Hm?” Zhong Lijing was startled, looking around, “Pipa… where was it just now?”
Teacher i flipped her hand again and now had a box of pipa nails, “Put them on and play.”
Zhong Lijing wasn’t a music student, but her family had deep roots in “qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting.” Though she wasn’t proficient, she could manage a little of each.
Zhong Lijing played a segnt of ‘Ambush from Ten Sides’ with a bit of awkwardness, “I haven’t played seriously for a long ti.”
Director i shook her head, “You haven’t touched it for at least a week… If you don’t practice for a day, you know it; if you don’t for two days, your master knows; if three days, everyone knows.”
Zhong Lijing first nodded, having heard this so many tis it was like a callus in her ears, but the next mont, she was stunned again, “Pi… where’s the pipa?”
Teacher i had already put away the pipa, looking at her with a knowing smile, “Still doubting? Not very old, but quite suspicious.”
Zhong Lijing wasn’t embarrassed. She smiled and replied, “I learned to protect myself from a young age… Sister i, is this real Daoist magic, not just tricks?”
“You even know about Daoist magic,” Director i laughed, “If it were just tricks, could the boss beco the world’s richest?”
Zhong Lijing imdiately beca excited; over the years, she had sought spiritual solace in Buddhist and Daoist books and really had read quite a few, “When can I be like you?”
“You?” i Jin glanced at her, “You stay honest in your work first. See what opportunities co… Do you know how much my recomndation slot is worth if sold?”
Zhong Lijing’s eyes sparkled with excitent, “How much?”
Director i replied nonchalantly, “Well, soone offered a billion, but I didn’t sell it… If it were to foreigners, ten billion US dollars could be fetched.”
Zhong Lijing’s eyes darted as she laughed, “I guess you’re afraid to sell it… Elder Feng wouldn’t let you, right?”
At first, she thought Senior Sister i misspoke in address and took the liberty of calling him “Boss Feng.” Now she finally realized he truly was the boss.
“Of course, I can’t sell it. If I dare to sell it, the boss would clear house,” Director i spoke severely as a warning, “I’m just telling you, this is the real market rate… my teacher suffered a big loss this ti.”
“I’ll repay them,” Zhong Lijing replied straightforwardly, then imdiately laughed, “But if my cousin knew the truth in the future, he’d regret it so much he’d turn green.”
“Not necessarily,” Director i spoke leisurely, “What they call opportunity is what you seize; missing it ans it’s just fate.”
“My luck is actually pretty good,” Zhong Lijing surprisingly started praising her luck, showing how carefree she was, “I just thought of quitting a few days ago, and today I hit the jackpot.”
Needless to say, she was naturally quite an optimistic person. Teacher i was amazed that she accepted the existence of Daoist magic so easily and not only accepted it; she was also very interested, asking left and right.
“Senior Sister i… is this ‘Universe Sleeve’?”
Director i reluctantly explained, “Universe Sleeve is a divine skill. I’m far from cultivating divine skills.”
“Then what is this?” Zhong Lijing imitated her gesture, “How did it just vanish suddenly?”
“I can’t tell you for now,” Teacher i replied seriously, “Learn bit by bit.”
She wasn’t deliberately being secretive, but there was a reason. She rembered clearly that when others were using Storage Talismans, she used a Storage Bag. At that ti, Feng Jun warned her not to spread this casually, fearing that it might disrupt others’ balance of mind.
Director i had also spent a considerable amount of ti in this environnt and strongly agreed with this notion.
However, Zhong Lijing really had a great mindset, and in the next mont, she asked again, “Do you think my bad luck will affect Elder Feng… shouldn’t you ask first?”
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