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Chu Yuening spoke, "Your destiny can't bear the weight of excessive wealth. Judging from your current accumulation of riches, your parents' time seems to be near."

"You have no children, so your concern lies solely with them."

"You can only choose between wealth and your family's health."

The neighbors present were hearing this kind of fate for the first time.

"Does having more money not bring happiness to one's family but instead bring calamity?"

"How tragic. Does this mean one must choose between family and wealth, for they cannot have both?"

"I wonder what Mr. Di will decide."

"His parents must be quite old. In truth, whether he chooses or not, they will eventually pass away due to old age. It might be more practical to choose wealth."

Di Zhenghao didn't ponder much and simply asked, "If I renounce my wealth, will my parents be able to recover from their illnesses?"

"They could. But life has its limits. Even if they regain their health, when their time comes, they will still depart." Chu Yuening tried to explain as clearly as possible.

"I've made my choice then," Di Zhenghao smiled. "I'll forsake the wealth for my parents."

"Very well." Chu Yuening instructed him, "Starting from today, you can donate to charitable organizations. With each donation, your parents' condition will improve."

Di Zhenghao stood up and bowed deeply.

"Many thanks, Master."

"You're welcome." Chu Yuening smiled gently, watching Di Zhenghao depart before turning her attention to the crowd.

"Next in line."

The next to arrive was a middle-aged woman, who marched over aggressively while pulling on her daughter's shoulder.

The daughter was weeping with reddened eyes.

Chu Yuening asked her to let go of the girl first.

"How can I? She's a thief. If I let her go, she might just run away."

As the middle-aged woman finished her words, the neighbors watching the weeping girl grew indignant.

"Are you kidding me? How can a mother speak to her daughter like that?"

"Hey, lady, let go, you're hurting the child."

Seeing everyone blame her, the middle-aged woman tightened her grip in defiance, angrily poking the girl's head with her finger.

"You all pity this unlucky girl, huh? I won't let go!"

The daughter didn't plead for mercy, merely crying and covering her head without a word.

Observing the scene, Chu Yuening glanced at the girl, got up, and approached the pair, taking hold of the middle-aged woman's hand.

"Mistress, mind your own business! I really can't let go!" The woman, accustomed to hard farm work, was strong and felt disdain when Chu Yuening offered help.

A girl as delicate as this, trying to assist?

But in the next instant, she felt a powerful empathy in the grip on her wrist.

The middle-aged woman cried out in pain and quickly withdrew her hand, rubbing her wrist persistently.

Chu Yuening brought the girl closer and sat down, asking, "What do you want to have read?"

The middle-aged woman sat down with resentment, glaring at the girl across from her. "Come over here."

Silently, the girl walked over.

The middle-aged woman raised her hand as if to strike, but Chu Yuening warned coldly, "If you lay a finger on her, don't even think about me giving you a reading."

The middle-aged woman lowered her hand and smiled apologetically. "Okay, okay, I won't hit her. If I were to, it would be at home. Master, I've heard that your readings are very accurate."

Chu Yuening didn't respond.

The middle-aged woman continued, "I want to have my lost item read."

"Look, this unlucky girl, she stole something from home and hid it. Ten thousand yuan! That's ten thousand yuan, which I was supposed to use to buy a house."

Frustrated by the girl's actions, the middle-aged woman raised her hand to hit her but eventually had to put it back down.

Initially, the neighbors who had supported the girl fell silent in astonishment.

They looked at the delicate-looking girl, unable to believe their eyes.

"Miss Liang, have you made a mistake? How could your own daughter steal from her own home?"

"Indeed, nowadays children are emotionally fragile. Miss Liang, don't wrongly accuse someone."

"In my opinion, this young lady doesn't seem like someone with dishonest hands."

The middle-aged woman slammed her hand on the table and pointed at the neighbors, scolding them. "I'm the one who lost money! Not you! You all are just making empty comments. You know nothing about what's happening in my family. My daughter's bag is already ruined."

"She has stolen money more than once. At such a young age, she uses the stolen money to buy cigarettes, alcohol, and even... even intimate items!"

Sensitive words were mentioned.

The neighbors exchanged uneasy glances.

How could a girl of such a young age be purchasing intimate items?

The child hasn't even grown up yet.

"I have evidence for all these claims! Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought her here for a fortune-telling session."

Is two hundred dollars for the fortune-teller nothing?

She wouldn't have been so desperate to seek out a fortune-teller if she hadn't been unable to find the missing hundred thousand yuan.

Some neighbors came to the girl's defense. "If you're sure your sister stole the money, did you report it to the police?"

"Indeed, a hundred thousand yuan isn't a small amount."

"Or could it be that as a mother, you're too strict? Your words scare me; perhaps you should try comforting your daughter."

The middle-aged woman responded coldly, "Report it to the police? I already did. This damn girl refuses to say where the money is, and even the police can't do anything about her."

"Otherwise, why would I have come here early in the morning to queue for a fortune-teller?"

She waved them off. "Go, go, go. It's useless talking to you lot; the master's words are the ones we should trust."

She had long heard of Master Chu's reputation.

He was incredibly gifted.

He would surely be able to help her locate the money.

Chu Yuening called the timid young girl to sit down, ignoring the middle-aged woman. She asked gently, "Can you tell me if you took the money?"

"No," the girl sobbed, shaking her head desperately. "But no matter what I say, Mama won't believe me."

Upon hearing her denial, the middle-aged woman flew into a rage and stood up again. "Use your words properly, you ungrateful girl!"