“Mr. Yuan, I am afraid I’m not qualified to do this either, sorry to disappoint you.” Qi Yan was telling the truth. He knew the theory behind it, but he had never actually tried looking for a good spot for a tomb by himself.
He had gone with his master during the summer and winter holidays to practice, but he was not very skilled.
However, no one believed the truth. Old Master Yuan thought that Qi Yan was just being humble heard these words. Before he came, he had already inquired about it. Master Qi had never failed. Even Cen Qiusheng’s sickly son got better after knowing Master Qi. Although the Cen family claimed to have found a very powerful Chinese medicine doctor, that was too much of a coincidence. They had not found any doctor who was good enough in the past few decades. After knowing Master Qi, they found the doctor and Cen Baihe’s health improved?
Others might believe them, but he had been friends with Cen Qiusheng for many years and knew that the Cen family was low-key, so he suspected that it must be Master Qi, who had recently been treated as an honored guest by the Cen family. Initially, he didn’t take it too seriously since Master Qi was still young. But after the news about Wangxiang Town came out, he changed his mind.
Although the Yuan family didn’t know the authorities as well as the Cen family, they still had their way. When the incident in Wangxiang Town happened, he found out that the people who solved it were not the well-respected masters, but the young Master Qi.
Just as he planned to reward Master Qi, he heard that Cen Qiusheng had invited Master Qi to his house, so he shamelessly visited the Cen family.
Perhaps because of his change in perception, Yuan Chongan felt that Qi Yan was more imposing and mysterious than he was the last time he saw him at Cen Qiusheng’s birthday party, “I understand that it’s rude of me to disturb you during your recovery, but this matter concerns generations of the Yuan family, so I urge Master Qi to consider it.”
Cen Qiusheng, who was sitting next to him, was not so happy to hear that, “Old Yuan, Master Qi was recently injured, so I’m afraid it’s not good for him to travel far.”
The Yuan family’s ancestral tomb was not in Capital City, but in a neighboring province. If Qi Yan really wanted to help the Yuan family, he would have to go back and forth again which would be tiring for him.
“Don’t worry, Old Cen, we will definitely make the arrangement so that Master Qi will not be overworked.” Yuan Chongan knew that it was not kind to go to the Cen family’s house to ask for help, but at this stage, he had no choice but to upset Old Master Cen.
“No matter how well you plan it, isn’t it still tiring for him to look for the proper spot?” Cen Qiusheng said, “We brought Master Qi to the house to give him a good rest. It’s only been a day before you arrived.”
The Cen family had good intentions, but they were afraid that Master Qi would think that they were planning with Yuan Chongan to take advantage of him. They wouldn’t do this to other masters, let alone Master Qi, who had been kind to their family.
Yuan Chongan secretly called him an old fox after hearing that. Old Master Cen was really worried about being misunderstood. He was usually so generous when it came to charity, how come this time, he was so hesitant?
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, Yuan Cheng, who was sitting next to him, had no choice but to ask Qi Yan, “How is your injury?”
“I’m fine now, I just need to recover slowly.” Qi Yan remembered that the students of the school’s art department each had their own peculiar style. It was a euphemism to say that they had different taste in clothes and strange hairstyles. He also knew someone who liked to pretend to be a toilet bowl. It was rare for an art student to be normal like Yuan Cheng.
Based on this, Qi Yan had a deep impression of Yuan Cheng, “Why is your family so eager to move to the tomb?”
It takes a long time to prepare for such a thing. It not only depends on the birth date of the family members, but also the location and time. If one of them is not done properly, it may affect the fortune and health of the descendants. Therefore, ordinary people will not just move the tomb on a whim as it might cause more harm than good.
“My grandfather always dreamed of his parents who told him that they were cold, and that their house was flooded and the walls were moldy,” Yuan Cheng said sadly, “Later, even my parents also dreamed about it. Everyone thought it was a coincidence, so they didn’t take it seriously.”
“What happened after?” Qi Yan felt that his throat was a little itchy, and coughed twice. The next moment, there was a cup of steaming ginseng tea in front of him.
“Drink some tea first.”
Looking at Cen Baihe’s expressionless face, Qi Yan obediently picked up the cup and took a big sip. It didn’t taste very good, but when Cen Baihe looked like that, Qi Yan didn’t dare to say anything too critical. Baihe was usually very easy to get along with, but sometimes he could be very strict.
Is this how a father educated his son?
Thinking of this, Qi Yan shook his head suddenly, how can his father be so young?
Seeing Qi Yan finish drinking the ginseng tea he made, Cen Baihe retracted his gaze with satisfaction. His cold gaze swept over Yuan Cheng and he retreated, somewhat intimidated by Cen Baihe.
“Later,l bad things happened in the family,” Yuan Cheng shifted on the couch, wanting to be farther away from Cen Baihe, so he would feel more secure, “A fortune-teller said that our ancestral tomb’s Feng Shui is broken, my family dreamed about it because they had done good deeds, so they were warned.
In fact, the Yuan family was most afraid for Yuan Chongan. The young people of the Yuan family were not as capable as those in the Cen family. If something happened to the Old Master Yuan, it would be difficult for the Yuan family to secure their position.
After staring at Yuan Cheng’s face for a few seconds, Qi Yan said, “I’ll give you the bad news first, I’m not sure if I can go now. If you trust me, give me your family member’s birthdays first and I will think about it.”
“It’s a great honor for you to even consider it,” Yuan Chongan took out a stack of red papers and two pieces of white paper from his bag. Written on the red papers were the exact time and date of birth of his family, and written on the white papers were his parents’. He must have made all preparations before coming.
Qi Yan took them with a smile. After taking a look, he didn’t say anything more. Yuan Chongan knew that it would not be nice to continue pestering him, so he got up and said goodbye.
Cen Baihe personally sent them to the door with a cold expression.
“Wait,” Yuan Chongan said to Cen Baihe with a smile, “You and Master Qi are good friends, so I am shamelessly asking you a favor. Please talk to Master Qi.”
Cen Baihe took a deep look at Yuan Chongan and showed a polite smile.
After seeing them off, Cen Baihe turned back to look for Qi Yan, and saw that he was talking on the phone, so he didn’t disturb him. When he saw him, Qi Yan said goodbye to the person on the other end of the phone and hung up.
“Guess who it is?” Qi Yan shook his phone towards Cen Baihe.
“Who?”
“Yang Heshu.”
Cen Baihe was stunned for a moment before remembering who Yang Heshu was, “What did he want?”
“He wants to invite me out to dinner tonight,” Qi Yan put the phone on the table, “I accepted.”
Cen Baihe frowned when he heard that, “Do you want me to accompany you?”
“No,” Qi Yan said with a smile, “I’m a little tired of this game, and I’m going to settle it once and for all. But you don’t need to go, just lend me two people.”
“Do you want to take Huang He and Zhao Li with you?” Cen Baihe agreed without saying a word. If he couldn’t go, then he’d be less worried if his bodyguards went.
Yang Heshu was in a bad mood, because when he went out today, his luck was particularly bad. A bird pooped on his head. If he hadn’t made an appointment with Qi Yan, he would have gone back to take three baths to relieve his contempt.
Who knew that while he was on his electric bike, it rained heavily. In the end, he had to buy a set of clothes that did not fit well, and continued on the road in a raincoat.
After finally arriving at the appointed place, Qi Yan hadn’t even arrived yet. He touched his wet hair, suppressed the anger in his heart, and pretended to be anxiously waiting.
In order to match his identity, he deliberately chose this restaurant with pretty good business but definitely not too high-end. The noisy environment made him feel even worse, so he checked his watch from time to time.
“Did you see the car parked outside?”
“The one with the yellow car plate?”
“It’s a limited-edition luxury car worth tens of millions. The owner is so down-to-earth to come to this restaurant for dinner.”
The guests sitting at the next table were a bit loud, so Yang Heshu looked out the window, and saw Qi Yan walking in arrogantly with two bodyguards. The blinding luxury car and the way he walked were just to show off his wealth.
“Kacha!” Yang Heshu broke a chopstick. He threw the chopsticks aside and waved to the waiter, “Get me a new pair of chopsticks!”
Bastard! Will he die if he doesn’t show off?
Qi Yan tugged on his tie, turned his head and whispered to Zhao Li and Huang He, “No matter what you see later, you must be calm.”
Their intuition told them that something exciting might happen.
