Chapter 196: 196 Good (Fourth Watch)

She had already lost confidence in life, and whether there was a turning point could only be seen with the third card.

Chu Jin continued, "Please draw the third card."

"Okay," the middle-aged woman muttered, then carefully drew the third card.

The upright: The Queen of Wands.

The queen on the card wore a crown, sitting on her throne. In her left hand, she held a wooden wand, and in her right, a blooming sunflower.

She was radiant with energy and glowing with vitality, yet restless. Not only could she keep household affairs in perfect order, but she could also pursue a variety of interests at the same time. Because she was knowledgeable and kind-hearted, many people wished to befriend her.

Chu Jin looked at the card and a smile crept across her lips.

Although the middle-aged woman’s face already showed signs of demise, if she could make it through her current adversity, a reversal of fortune awaited her. The Queen of Wands was her opportunity for change.

Chu Jin’s red lips parted slightly, "You have been kind throughout your life, and the heavens won’t cut off your path. The gloom of the past three years has passed. As long as you stick to your heart and maintain kind thoughts, within three days, the clouds will part to reveal the moon, and all will improve."

"The clouds will part to reveal the moon?" The middle-aged woman laughed mockingly at herself, "I have lost everything now, abandoned by everyone, burdened with debts, how can I see the clouds part to reveal the moon?"

She was at her wits’ end, penniless, not even having the money to pay next month’s rent. Other than death, it seemed she had no other options left.

Chu Jin smiled slightly, then said, "Did you buy two lottery tickets three days ago?"

At these words, a flash of surprise crossed the middle-aged woman’s eyes.

She had not expected that Chu Jin would even know this.

Three days ago, as she passed by a welfare lottery shop out of curiosity, she spent 20 yuan to buy two additional lottery tickets, choosing the numbers randomly.

After the purchase, she casually placed the lottery tickets aside.

Considering them welfare lottery tickets, she thought of her purchase as contributing to a charitable cause, holding no real expectation of winning.

If Chu Jin hadn’t mentioned it, she would have forgotten that she had bought the two lottery tickets.

Realizing this, the middle-aged woman looked at Chu Jin excitedly, "Master, do you mean I am going to win the lottery?"

What she lacked most now was money. With money, she could pay her rent, buy dog food, and have her dog neutered.

With money, a turning point in her life could occur.

Chu Jin did not directly answer the middle-aged woman’s question, but said, "Everything is destined by heaven. Tomorrow is the lottery draw date, you may want to pay attention to it."

The middle-aged woman nodded, the despair on her face slowly fading, "Thank you for the guidance, Master, I understand."

Since the Master said so, she would wait one more day.

She now had complete trust in Chu Jin.

At the same time, the voice of the system echoed in her mind, "Ding! 2% Faith Value gained."

"Master, how much do you charge for this?" The middle-aged woman stood up, ready to leave.

"Thirty yuan," Chu Jin replied calmly.

"Thirty yuan?" The middle-aged woman was somewhat surprised, as she had not expected Chu Jin’s fee to be so low.

Chu Jin nodded slightly, her overly restrained face showing little emotion, "Yes."

After receiving a clear answer, the middle-aged woman pulled out three ten-yuan bills and handed them to Chu Jin, "Master Chu, thank you. Your reading was very accurate."

"No need to thank me, I’m only doing what I should. You are a true benefactor, an example for us juniors to follow. As long as you continue to do good in the future, everything you have lost will eventually all return to you."

Listening to Chu Jin’s words, the middle-aged woman suddenly felt as if the world had opened up before her. At least now someone understood her, and everything she had done felt worth it, all the grievances she faced seemed insignificant.

If she had the chance to choose again, she would still opt to adopt those stray dogs.

"Thank you, Master," the middle-aged woman bowed deeply to Chu Jin and then turned to leave.

The figure of the middle-aged woman grew more distant.

Chu Jin gathered the Tarot cards on the table and sat on the stool, waiting for the second client to arrive.

Just then, a black Hummer sped past by the roadside.

Watching the fleeting scenery outside the window, the man inside the car narrowed his eyes slightly, his pupils contracting.

The white-clothed, black-panted figure he had just seen at the intersection was familiar to an excessive degree.

His vision had always been excellent. He shouldn’t have made a mistake.

Thinking this, Song Shiqin looked up and instructed the driver ahead, "Turn around and head to the intersection up front."

The driver, also a military man, was somewhat puzzled but still obeyed the order, "Yes, Commander."

At the next intersection, the driver began to turn.

The black Hummer came to a steady stop on the opposite side of the road, and Song Shiqin opened the door, his gaze drifting across to the other side.

He noticed that the previously desolate corner now had the presence of a girl and a dog.

The young girl was crouched on the ground, first shaking hands with the big black dog, then kissing the cheek of the little girl next to her.

Her dimples were shallow as she smiled broadly, a smile identical to the one he had seen in the photos on his phone.

Blooming like a summer flower, it was hard to look away.

She was much more real like this.

"Xiao Xu, go tell the old commander I won’t be attending dinner tonight, I’ve seen an acquaintance and may return to the compound late," Song Shiqin said to the driver inside.

The driver glanced at his watch, hesitated for a moment, and then reminded, "Commander, it’s already 5 o’clock, and your meeting with Miss Li is scheduled for 5. You should hurry to your appointment and not keep Miss Li waiting."

"Miss Li?" Song Shiqin frowned slightly, "What Miss Li? What meeting? Why don’t I know about this?"

Song Shiqin was completely bewildered; wasn’t it agreed that there was a family dinner tonight?

How had it suddenly turned into some sort of meeting?

The driver glanced at Song Shiqin, realizing he couldn’t keep hiding it, and finally said, "Commander, here’s the thing, the old commander has arranged a blind date for you. The lady is the second daughter of the Li family. Miss Li is already waiting for you at the Western restaurant up ahead. I’ve heard Miss Li is of good character and good looks, having studied abroad for 10 years, and only recently returned to the country..."

Now Song Shiqin understood, once again he had been tricked by his old man.

No wonder the old man had been acting strangely today, insisting on the dinner and giving so many instructions, making it obligatory for him to attend.

The dinner was just a ruse; the blind date was real.

"How could you not tell me such a big thing in advance?" Anger was starting to show on Song Shiqin’s face.

"This..." the driver said carefully, "the old commander ordered us not to tell..."

Song Shiqin sighed; he knew his father’s stubbornness all too well, and he didn’t wish to make things hard for the driver at this moment, "Alright, alright, you head back and let the old commander know I won’t be meeting that Miss Li from the Li family. He created this mess, let him fix it."

With that, he took long strides towards the intersection.

Left behind was the driver with a troubled look on his face, watching Song Shiqin’s retreating figure before finally starting the engine to leave.

"Peng Ge, why are you here today? Does your dad know?" Chu Jin held the little girl in her arms and whispered.

"He knows," the little girl played with the Tarot cards in her hands and said, "Daddy approved for me to come here. Jin Ge, can you teach me how to shuffle the cards?"

As she spoke, the little girl climbed down from Chu Jin’s embrace and awkwardly gestured, "I want to do it like you, with a ’whoosh whoosh whoosh.’"

Chu Jin was amused by the little girl’s movements and language, "Alright, so how about I demonstrate it to you first?"

There was no one else seeking a fortune at the moment, so she was idle anyway.

The little girl nodded her head eagerly, "Mhm, I love watching Jin Ge shuffle cards the most."

From a distance, Song Shiqin looked at the two interacting, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

When he noticed the ’Ancestral Fortune-Telling’ sign, the smile on his lips deepened even more.

He never would have imagined that a daughter from a prominent family would be fortune-telling on the street.

She didn’t seem like someone who would deceive people, so why would she take up this occupation?

As a military man and a high-ranking general, Song Shiqin naturally didn’t believe in such things.

He certainly didn’t believe in any prophetic foreteller or Prophet.

In his eyes, all such people were collectively known as charlatans.

But her card shuffling looked quite pleasing to the eye, as if she had gone through professional training.

There was a fluid beauty to it.

Song Shiqin walked up to Chu Jin with determined strides and took the initiative to speak, "Miss Chu."

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