Chapter 956: About the Fate of Love

Cai Xiaotang didn't think any further, withdrew her thoughts, and continued walking into the ancient street with Gu Han.

Gu Han had indeed been here before, and immediately "enthusiastically" began introducing the various shops inside to Cai Xiaotang.

Cai Xiaotang listened attentively and exchanged a few words with him casually; the atmosphere was actually quite harmonious.

After the two walked for a while, they arrived in front of an antique shop with a very rustic decor.

"This is it."

Gu Han said, gesturing for Cai Xiaotang to follow him inside.

Cai Xiaotang nodded, not declining.

Then, the moment she stepped through the door, she couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly.

Immediately, she saw a middle-aged man sitting to the side, who seemed to be the owner of the shop.

Gu Han seemed very familiar with the other party, walking straight over and greeting him familiarly: "Zhong Shu, I've come to look at some things."

As he spoke, he took the initiative to introduce Cai Xiaotang: "This is my friend."

"Hello."

Cai Xiaotang smiled at the other party, then sat down to the side and waited quietly.

Not long after, she saw Gu Han walking toward her holding two vases with rustic designs.

"Sister Caicai, look at these two vases, which one is better?"

"These two..."

Cai Xiaotang's gaze flickered for a moment; she couldn't make up her mind for a while.

She had never understood these things, but if one looked only at the design...

"This one."

She pointed casually at one of the white-based blue and white porcelain vases.

"Good, then this one! I'll listen to you!"

Gu Han was incredibly decisive; as he spoke, he put down the other one and went straight to pay for the one Cai Xiaotang had just picked.

Soon, Zhong Shu packed up the vase and handed it to him.

"Done, let's go."

Gu Han looked at the item in his hand with satisfaction and signaled to Cai Xiaotang that they could leave.

Cai Xiaotang was somewhat surprised that he had acted so quickly.

Not until they were out of the shop did she ask in confusion: "Isn't that a bit too fast to buy? For such valuable items, shouldn't one generally compare prices at three different shops and consider it carefully?"

"Because it was chosen by Sister Caicai, I trust your eye, and the things here at Zhong Shu's place definitely can't be wrong."

Gu Han was incredibly sweet-talking, appearing to trust Cai Xiaotang completely, while a dark glint flashed quickly across the bottom of his eyes.

There was nothing to consider.

He was already impatient to hear her agree to the invitation for the evening.

Compared to an "amorous encounter" of this level, an ordinary vase didn't count for much.

And this tactic was simply foolproof when used against that "aloof" type of woman.

Cai Xiaotang indeed didn't say anything more, but let her gaze wander around, pondering whether to continue strolling or head back.

Immediately, she heard Gu Han say: "Let's continue strolling forward. Once we reach the front, I can take you to see the old street from before, and then if we walk through it, we'll reach the main road, where we can hail a taxi to go back."

"Okay."

Cai Xiaotang hadn't decided yet, so hearing him say this, she agreed.

The two continued walking forward while chatting.

They hadn't walked far when Cai Xiaotang's gaze was suddenly attracted by a crowd in the distance.

It turned out not to be a shop, but rather something like a small stall.

Almost everyone surrounding it was a young boy or girl.

Sitting behind the stall was a kind-faced old grandfather, wearing only a long white gown, looking quite like a sage with an otherworldly air.

On the table in front of him sat a turntable and a bamboo fortune-telling cylinder.

It seemed to be a small fortune-telling stall.

"Sister Caicai, are you interested in that?"

Seeing her staring over there, Gu Han took the initiative to suggest: "That old grandfather has been setting up his stall on this street for many years. It's said that if you want him to tell your fortune, you can't ask questions; you can only spin the turntable in front of him, and whatever it lands on, you go to the corresponding cylinder to draw a lot."

"Ah? There's a rule like that?"

It was the first time Cai Xiaotang had heard of such a method, and she became even more curious.

Gu Han curled his lips: "I think it's just a gimmick to attract customers. People are just like that; they are always interested in things they can't control. After all, spending ten yuan to experience a random fortune-telling session is quite novel, but I never believe in these things."

Cai Xiaotang, however, was very interested after hearing him finish, and said immediately: "Since we're already here, let's go, let's go take a look."

As she spoke, she took the initiative to walk toward the small stall surrounded by the crowd.

The people surrounding it seemed to have already received their fortune slips and were huddled together discussing them.

Cai Xiaotang stood in front of the stall, and before she could even speak, she heard the other party greet her with a smile: "Little girl, do you want to come and draw a lot?"

"Yes."

Feeling inexplicably that the old man before her was very kind, Cai Xiaotang responded.

Immediately, she saw the other party stretch out a finger to point at the turntable in front of them, continuing to smile as he said: "Then just give it a spin."

Cai Xiaotang: "..."

It really is that casual?

But the way this old grandfather speaks really does have a bit of that otherworldly expert feeling from the TV dramas...

Cai Xiaotang thought to herself, paid the fee, and swept a glance over the spinning wheel in front of her.

She saw that it was indeed engraved with the options people usually care about, such as career, family, and love.

She wondered what she would land on?

Cai Xiaotang thought, reaching out to give the wheel a light flick, not knowing in her heart where it would actually stop.

Career and family... she didn't seem to have any expectations for either.

As for love...

It had also just ended.

But this feeling of randomness... it actually seemed quite interesting.

Cai Xiaotang thought, watching as the wheel in front of her spun countless times before slowly coming to a stop on the two characters for "love."

Her brow twitched, and her mood suddenly felt a bit subtle.

It really was this one?

What else could her love life possibly predict?

It couldn't be predicting when the next relationship would arrive, could it?

But this kind of roadside stall... it didn't seem necessary to believe in it anyway.

Just as she was hesitating, she saw the old man had already placed a bamboo fortune stick container in front of her.

"Young lady, it seems the troubles or happy events you've encountered recently are related to love; go ahead and draw one."

Cai Xiaotang was stunned again, and as she looked at the old man's gaze, she couldn't help but feel a bit of reverence.

This...

It seemed she had been guessed correctly?

But... with this kind of broad screening, wouldn't everyone have troubles related to family, work, and love?

It was normal to get it right by pure luck.

Cai Xiaotang didn't want to care too much, but she still obediently drew a stick.

She saw that it only had a large "sixty-six" written on it.

"Hmm, not bad, that's an auspicious number."

The old man took the stick from her hand and, while speaking, produced a small bamboo tube only one knuckle long from somewhere.

"This is your fortune text; if there are parts you don't understand, you can ask me."

"Thank you."

Cai Xiaotang reached out to take it, hurriedly opened the bamboo tube, and pulled out a small slip of paper from inside.

She saw a line of vigorous calligraphy written with a brush on it.

There were only six characters.

【Suddenly distant, naturally great and descending.】

Cai Xiaotang: "..."

Sorry, she was illiterate.

What did this mean?