All Hail Cousin Brother

384 Obsession

After all, he was a guest. They had to treat him well.

Zhou Linghuai shook his head. “He’s thick-skinned and won’t care about this.”

For a moment, Yu Youyao almost thought that she had heard wrongly. She blinked. “Cousin, did you just say that Mr. Xian Yun is thick-skinned?”

After Zhou Linghuai drank his tea, he put down his teacup. “Yes, shameless.”

Yu Youyao blinked. After thinking about it, she decided not to comment on this for the time being. Hence, she changed the topic. “Cousin, Mr. Xian Yun even met me just now.”

Zhou Linghuai frowned. “What did he say?”

Yu Youyao placed one hand behind her back and pretended to stroke her beard with the other. She shook her head and said, “Young Miss, you have a natural noble aura between your eyes and a purple qi lingering on your forehead. Your fate is extremely precious. If you can do good deeds, you will definitely be able to have a good start and end.” After saying that, she couldn’t help but laugh. “Do I sound like him?”

“Naughty.” Zhou Linghuai couldn’t help but laugh.

Yu Youyao choked on her laughter. It took her a while to hold back her laughter. “Does Mr. Xian Yun really know how to read people?”

Zhou Linghuai chuckled. “Any person with great virtue and knowledge will know some physiognomy techniques. This is because when a person’s morals and wisdom reach a certain level, they will know everything. Good, evil, poverty, virtue, stupidity, and trickery will all be revealed at a glance.”

Yu Youyao’s eyes widened. “It’s that magical?”

Zhou Linghuai continued, “Confucius said that a gentleman is predictable because there’s no need to be divine. Before you judge a person’s appearance, listen to their voices first. Before you hear their voices, investigate their journey first. Before you investigate their journey, look at their hearts first. Your words and actions determine a person’s physiognomy. As the saying goes, looks come from the heart.”

“The reason why sages from ancient times can become sages is only because they’re good at reading people’s hearts and knowing the world. The hearts of the people and the world can be seen. Who in the world can hide from a sage? It’s not surprising that Mr. Xian Yun is like this.”

Yu Youyao was enlightened. “In that case, Mr. Xian Yun is really not a fraud.”

When Zhou Linghuai heard this, he smiled. “There’s records of an expert in history. A high-ranking official brought three people to see this expert. The expert didn’t say that he wanted to see them, nor did he say that he didn’t want to see them. Every day, he went out for a walk. On the third day, the high-ranking official couldn’t help but ask the expert when he would be willing to see these three people.”

Yu Youyao loved to hear her cousin tell stories the most. She rested her chin on her hand and listened attentively.

“That expert said that he had already seen these three people. Every time he went out for a walk, the first person would always lower his head and not even dare to look at him. This person is a loyal and honest person. He can trust him, but heI can’t entrust him with a heavy responsibility.”

“The second person bowed respectfully every time he went out. When he left, he looked left and right. This person looks polite but he is scheming. He’s not useful.”

“As for the third person, the expert said very solemnly that no matter if he went out for a walk or at home, his eyes and brows would always be the same, and his determination would not change. This person can take on a heavy responsibility.”