Chapter 26: Wow—She Seems Really Impressive
While the two people at the doorway were staring at each other, a joyful cry suddenly came from inside the room.
“He’s awake! Mom, quick—look, Shuai Shuai is awake!” Chen Yujuan exclaimed happily.
“Oh my goodness, Grandma’s precious Shuai Shuai! Come, let Grandma hold you!”
By the time Su Keke went back inside, Chen Yujuan and Auntie Zhou were already crowding around the child, kissing him from left to right, cherishing him like a priceless treasure.
“Master, about the consultation fee…” Chen Yujuan took the initiative to bring up the vulgar matter of money.
Su Keke didn’t stand on ceremony and replied, “However much you think is appropriate—just give me that.”
As Chen Yujuan hesitated over the amount, Auntie Zhou quickly leaned in and whispered in her ear, “Juan’er, we can’t afford to offend a master like this. If not for her, Shuai Shuai would be gone. Even if we’d sent him to the hospital, after all that trouble it might not have cured him, and it would’ve cost a huge sum. I’ll take out half of my private savings—the rest you decide.”
“Mom, you’re right…”
Su Keke: Do you really think you’re whispering that quietly?
“Just transfer it to my account within three days,” Su Keke said, giving them a bank account number.
Her lofty “pay whatever you like” demeanor made Chen Yujuan feel even more ashamed.
“Master, I offended you earlier. Please accept my apology.”
“It’s not your fault. These days metaphysics has fallen into decline. Many half-baked frauds who only know the bare basics go around cheating people, and they’ve ruined this line of work’s reputation,” Su Keke said magnanimously—she was very understanding and very generous.
After waking up briefly, the child named Zhang Yuanshuai fell asleep again, scaring Chen Yujuan into hurriedly asking what was wrong.
“His life soul has just returned and is still a bit weak. It’s nothing serious.”
“Oh right—who gave Zhang Yuanshuai that name?” Su Keke suddenly asked.
Chen Yujuan replied, “His late grandfather chose it. It is a bit tacky—sorry to let Master laugh at it.”
“It’s not a matter of being tacky or not. If you don’t want this child to have the same kind of trouble again in the future, you’d better change his name,” Su Keke said, her little face taut with seriousness.
The two women froze when they heard this.
Auntie Zhou quickly asked, “Master, is there something wrong with the name Shuai Shuai?”
“Very much so.”
“In many backward villages, adults give their children ‘cheap’ names—like Gou Dan (Dog Egg) or Er Sha (Two Idiot)—so they’ll be easier to raise.
Some things passed down by our ancestors may look unreasonable, or even make people think they’re ignorant and superstitious, but in fact they’re all experience—experience accumulated over time.”
After a brief pause, Su Keke continued, “A name like Zhang Yuanshuai is too grand. From ancient times to now, very few people have ever reached the rank of Marshal. Unless one has an extraordinarily rare fate, an ordinary person’s destiny simply can’t bear such a name.
Fortunately, this child’s fate isn’t too bad. If it were just a little worse, he wouldn’t have lived to be six—he might’ve died not long after you gave him that name.”
The girl’s clear, crisp voice spoke words that left Chen Yujuan and Auntie Zhou pale with shock.
“Master, will everything be fine once we change his name?” Chen Yujuan asked humbly. Compared to before, her attitude had done a complete one-eighty.
“Of course not. From now on, he needs to exercise more. For the next three years, try to keep him away from places heavy with yin and baleful energy—hospitals, graveyards, and prisons. If he has to go, make sure a robust, yang-energy–strong man accompanies him.”
Chen Yujuan and Auntie Zhou nodded repeatedly, their gazes filled with reverence as they looked at Su Keke.
Faced with such looks, Su Keke immediately puffed out her little chest.
Her master had always said she was slow, but today, she suddenly felt like she might actually be pretty amazing.
