The Feng Shui Treasure Appraiser

280: Chapter 280 Distinguished GuestSun Fuchang hadn’t initially taken Han Jingyang’s words to heart, but then he suddenly remembered Han Jingyang’s status and was instantly struck with dread.

He stood up abruptly and grabbed Han Jingyang’s hand. ”Brother, I, I... are there still complications with my situation?”

Han Jingyang shook his head. ”No, no.”

”I don’t believe you. You certainly wouldn’t speak without reason,” Sun Fuchang said, not believing him at all. ”Brother, please help me.”

”Help you with what?”

”Help me keep my child!”

”Are you stupid? You don’t even have a woman right now, and who knows where your child is waiting to be reincarnated. Considering whether to ’keep’ the child already? Isn’t that a bit much?”

”This...”

”Stop being so suspicious. If there were really an issue, would I not help you? Rest assured, I won’t hit you; I will help you, and I’ll even give you a discount.”

”Really?”

”When have I ever lied to you? What? You still don’t trust our long-standing friendship?”

”No, no, it’s not that I don’t trust you. It’s just that I’m afraid you’re a busy man with a poor memory, and by that time, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to get through your front door.”

”Now you’re just insulting me.”

”It’s really not. It’s the honest truth. Your rate of growth is too fast. In just a few months, you’ve become a big shot in Quancheng, known to everyone. In another year, it’s hard to say if you’ll even still be living in Quancheng.”

”If I’m not in Quancheng, where would I go? I can’t bear to leave. This is my hometown; I’ve been here since birth and through school. Why would I be stupid enough to go settle down somewhere else? Besides, Quancheng is a top-tier geomantic treasure land.”

”Is Quancheng really that good?”

”Yes,” Han Jingyang nodded. ”Among the provincial capital cities in the country, Quancheng’s geomantic layout ranks in the top five.”

”What about Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen...”

”Feng Shui is a complex thing; it’s not just about having money, understand? For people, safety, comfort, and benefits to physical and mental health are what matter most. If you only calculate economic benefits, then coastal cities absolutely crush inland cities, but those are economic development indicators, not Feng Shui.”

Sun Fuchang nodded quickly. ”If you put it that way, I believe you.”

Speaking of which, he asked with great interest, ”Which other cities have better Feng Shui than Quancheng? Beijing and Shanghai must be on the list, right?”

”There’s no standard for this; one can only say each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Let’s put it this way: Quancheng and those cities belong to the same top tier of Feng Shui, making it hard to distinguish which is superior.”

”I see. Now I understand. Quancheng really is a good place, hehe.”

Sun Fuchang put the Wushi Plate directly around his neck, chatted for a few more minutes, and then left in high spirits.

Once Sun Fuchang left, Shi Xiaoya immediately leaned in. ”Hubby, will this Sun guy really have problems in the future?”

Han Jingyang sighed. ”There’s a high probability of further twists and turns.”

”Regarding the child?”

”Yes. Sun Fuchang’s destiny is inherently flawed; he lacks children and women in his fate. If he doesn’t manage it well, even if he has several more, he won’t be able to keep them.”

”Won’t be able to keep them?”

”Yeah, it means the children won’t stay with him.”

”He’s so rich, that shouldn’t be the case, right?”

”Who knows? Destiny is too hard to fathom. However, his romantic luck should be quite good. I hope this old guy can keep his composure; otherwise, good things could really turn into bad things. Not everyone can handle such intense romantic luck.”

”Then wouldn’t you be harming him, Hubby?”

Han Jingyang laughed. ”How can you say I harmed him? This was just a transaction. He had a need, paid money to purchase relevant services from me, and after receiving the money, I fulfilled his need. As for what happens in the future, what does that have to do with me?”

”This...”

”For example, if I run a shop selling steamed buns, and someone buys a basket of buns from me and then eats them all at once, choking themselves to death, can you blame me for selling them the buns? You can’t, right?”

”No.”

”Exactly,” Han Jingyang stretched. ”I’m just worried that Sun Fuchang won’t be able to keep his composure, but whether Sun Fuchang can actually hold it together is his own business. If something goes wrong, Sun Fuchang will be the one to bear the responsibility. It has absolutely nothing to do with me.”

Shi Xiaoya let out a soft moan and hugged Han Jingyang’s arm. ”Hubby, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have questioned you. Don’t be angry, mua~”

Han Jingyang coughed and patted Shi Xiaoya’s waist. ”Sit properly, a distinguished guest has arrived.”

”A distinguished guest? How come I haven’t seen them before?” Shi Xiaoya looked curiously at the little old lady approaching slowly. ”I’ll go open the door.”

”I’ll go.”

Han Jingyang got up and walked towards the door, opening it the moment the old lady reached it. ”Ma’am, what brings you here?”

This lady was the original owner of that jade guan gong statue.

She still had that exquisite curly hair.

But her face looked many years older, and her eyes were full of exhaustion.

The last time she came, this curly-haired lady had wandered around Yingxiong Mountain all day with that jade guan gong statue without being able to sell it, only finding Jiguang Zhai just before closing time.

The final transaction price was 400,000.

At the time, the old lady said that the statue of guan gong had been bought by her late husband from Taiwan, and she wanted to sell it for 500,000 to buy a house for her son to get married, and so on.

He had a very deep impression of this old lady.

Because the jade guan gong statue the old lady sold him was too useful, especially the ”Manifestation of Holiness” attribute, which greatly boosted his status.

The ”Guan Gong Manifestation” skill was also quite domineering.

In short, just one word: useful.

Because of this, he recognized the old lady immediately. Seeing her empty-handed and looking full of sorrow, he directly activated Qi Observation.

He looked at the top of the old lady’s head.

Good heavens, it was black mixed with red. This meant she had encountered major trouble—the kind that might even cost lives.

Han Jingyang remained calm.

The old lady, however, knelt down directly. ”Boss, I beg you for a favor...”

Han Jingyang grabbed the old lady to help her up. ”Ma’am, if you have something to say, just say it. Don’t do this. If I can help you, I certainly will. If I can’t, even if you kowtow, there’s nothing I can do, right?”

The old lady said, tears streaming down her face, ”I really have no face to speak of this, but if I don’t say it, the lives of my whole family won’t be saved.”

”Go ahead.”

”Do you remember that statue of guan gong I sold you?”

”I remember. What’s wrong?”

”Can you return it to me? I, I’ll give you money. I’ll give you 300,000 first, and I’ll pay you the remaining 300,000 in a year. I, I’ll write an IOU.”

When the old lady said this, her expression was extremely embarrassed, obviously knowing that this request was unreasonable.

But when running a business, you encounter this kind of thing every year. Whether buying or selling, there are always people who regret it.

Han Jingyang had only been running the shop for half a year and had encountered it twice, but the prices weren’t high, so he just suppressed his disgust and refunded them. He feared trouble the most and would rather make less money or even lose money than get into endless arguments with those kinds of people.

But he didn’t expect to encounter this situation after changing his profession.

He didn’t know what to say.

However, he still patiently asked, ”Ma’am, this sounds quite serious. Why don’t you tell me what exactly is going on?”

The curly-haired old lady hesitated, shook her head, and whispered, ”It concerns human lives. You, you had better not bring trouble upon yourself. They... are not good people.”