The Daily Life of a Fortune-Teller Forced Into Business

Alternative Title:

被迫营业的算命先生日常

Author:

Qing Yi Xing Lin (青衣杏林)

Description:

Fooled by internet motivational posts, Nan Shi went all in and bought an antique shop. However, not knowing the market, he managed it poorly and was soon on the verge of bankruptcy.

Next month was the day of his ruin. Nan Shi’s goal was simple: work hard to sell! Absolutely no bankruptcy! Tomorrow, he’d go to Yiwu for new stock!

Yet, against all expectations, he managed not only to keep his antique shop, but to make it thrive, filled with crowds and raking in piles of cash—just that the business he ended up doing was—

“Master Nan, please, can you read my fortune? I’ll pay seven figures for your… uh, I mean, for your antique!”

Nan Shi really shouldn’t have run his mouth and told an old man browsing his shop, “You’re on your way out soon.” As a result, he was dumped in the depths of the mountains and given a thorough lesson.

If he hadn’t spoken out of turn, he never would have met his senior brother, who was already dead for seven or eight hundred years. He wouldn’t have begun learning fortune-telling from him, nor would he have, without rhyme or reason, ended up marrying him.

He only wanted to keep his antique shop open, yet in the end, not only did he turn his side business into an industry leader, but he also solved his own romantic prospects.

“To marry me, you must hold a wedding with my bones, drink the ceremonial wine, join our hair, and on entering the bridal chamber suffer the Seven Nails of Death, your body placed atop the golden peak, confronting me day and night. Are you afraid?” his senior brother said coolly.

Nan Shi replied, “What the hell would I be afraid of! People get nailed down when they’re forced into a marriage! Why can’t I just lie beside you? Senior brother, you’re the sect master, after all. Don’t tell me you’ve dug your tomb hundreds of meters deep, but your coffin can’t fit two people? Well, that’s fine, we can squeeze! If we’re both nailed to the lid, how can we hug or kiss—what kind of weird placement play is that?”

A good-natured but silly young bottom x a malevolent (?) big-shot ghost top

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Important Notice:

This work frequently quotes professional terms, formulas, and mnemonics from Purple Star Astrology and other forms of fortune-telling, drawing from various books, Baidu Baike, and compendium posts. Some are noted during serialization, some may not be—so let me say clearly: THESE TERMS ARE ALL QUOTATIONS! QUOTES! QUOTES!

This story is pure fiction and bears no reflection on reality. Please do not take it as superstition—long live socialism!

The story is complete. For specific sources, see the column: “Reference Materials.”

This novel will enter V on February 13, 2021, with three releases upon entering the pay section. Many thanks for your support.

For the coming year, let’s skip the pleasantries—a wish for everyone to get rich!

Main characters: Nan Shi (POV), Chi You (romantic interest)

One-line summary: The daily life of a coward who tells fortunes for ghosts

Theme: Study hard, improve every day