Chapter 52

While the three were on their way back in the car, Old Ye had already found out all the details about the middle-aged woman whom the master called "sister" with great affection.

This kind of thing was something Old Ye was very good at; it was his old profession.

The middle-aged woman was named Shen Huahua, living in the Haicheng seaside Hai Tian Plaza. Her son was the CEO of a tech company, a self-made man who, after making money, bought a 150-square-meter sea-view apartment in the most upscale neighborhood of Haicheng, Hai Tian Plaza, for 2 million yuan for his parents.

Of course, the mother was very happy with her son's filial piety. After the house was renovated, she moved in happily.

At first, when she moved in, she didn't feel anything special, except that buying groceries was inconvenient because there was no market nearby. To buy groceries, she had to take a bus for about ten stops to the nearest large supermarket. However, after so many years, Shen Huahua was more accustomed to buying groceries at the market, and she was not used to going to the supermarket.

Actually, buying groceries was a trivial matter, but since they moved into Hai Tian Plaza, it seemed that everything went wrong. Every six months, something major would happen. First, her husband died of a sudden illness three months after they moved in, and he didn't even make it to the hospital before he passed away. Then, less than half a year later, she, who had always been in good health, was diagnosed with uremia. However, a matching kidney was found quickly, and she managed to survive. A few months later, her daughter, who had just returned to Haicheng to work after graduating from university, was diagnosed with breast cancer during a health check-up organized by her company and had to be hospitalized for treatment.

If these things had only happened once or twice, it would have been normal, as no family is without its share of illnesses and misfortunes. But since they moved into Hai Tian Plaza, the family, which had rarely encountered such serious illnesses in decades, suddenly faced one problem after another. This couldn't help but make people think differently.

When Shen Huahua returned to her old house in the district and told her old neighbors about this, they all advised her to move back. When Shen Huahua lived there, the Shen family was very prosperous. Her son and daughter were both excellent students. Her son, after completing his master's degree, obtained a Ph.D. in the United States and later returned to China to found a tech company, which was now doing very well. Her daughter also attended a prestigious university in the capital and had just graduated, preparing to return to Haicheng to look for a job. However, the family faced one problem after another due to illness, and she had to quit her job.

Shen Huahua lived in a sea-view apartment in Hai Tian Plaza. The reason it was called Hai Tian Plaza was because it was close to the sea, with beautiful scenery and a seamless blend of sea and sky, hence the name Hai Tian Plaza. This place led the front-line housing prices in Haicheng, and apart from villas, it was the most expensive area in the city.

The apartments here were all over 100 square meters, with the smallest being 120 square meters. The lowest price was over 10,000 yuan per square meter, and the price increased with the floor level. The top floor could reach 20,000 yuan per square meter.

However, living on the top floor was like being treated like royalty. The distance to the sea was only about 100 meters, and from the large floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor, you could see the sea stretching out into the distance.

The car Shen Huahua used to pick up Old Ye and Tang Zhendong was the one her son Qian Wenchang had provided for her to buy groceries, and a driver was specifically assigned to her. Although the car wasn't a luxury model, it was exclusively for Shen Huahua's use.

As Shen Huahua, Old Ye, and Tang Zhendong were just coming down the stairs, they happened to see a young man with a middle-aged feng shui master dressed in traditional Chinese attire examining the feng shui.

"Qian Wenchang, you're back?" Shen Huahua called out to the young man, clearly recognizing him as the son she had mentioned in the taxi.

Qian Wenchang nodded, "Yes, Mom. Where did you go? Who are these two?"

"I am Ye Hai, and this is my apprentice, Zhendong." Old Ye looked at Qian Wenchang without lowering his gaze, maintaining a dignified and composed demeanor.

However, Tang Zhendong was inwardly marveling, "We're both feng shui masters, but why is there such a big difference? Look at the feng shui master Qian Wenchang brought. He's dressed in traditional Chinese attire, looks very elegant, and his appearance is that of a feng shui master. His cool expression and the way he looks at the compass all show that he is a famous feng shui master."

However, Tang Zhendong could see that this so-called feng shui master was actually a complete fraud, despite his realistic appearance.

Why was Tang Zhendong so sure he was a fraud? It wasn't because of any flaws in his appearance, but because he had never actually used the compass. Although he held the compass in a steady and balanced manner, which looked convincing, he had no knowledge of the compass, and it was just for show.

Although Tang Zhendong only had a small compass, with the larger one carried by Old Ye, he had been taught by his master Xu Zhuo how to use the compass and was a formally trained disciple.

Using a compass is not something anyone can do, and it's not easy to use just by holding it. Although the needle appears to move freely, the direction and the position of the person holding it are strictly regulated.

This was the main basis for Tang Zhendong's judgment that this so-called feng shui master did not understand the compass.

What is the most important thing for a feng shui master when examining a house? The most important thing is to measure the direction of the main door and determine the orientation of the entire house based on that.

To examine the feng shui, one must first determine the orientation, which is the most basic step. If the orientation is wrong, then the entire house's auspiciousness and inauspiciousness, as determined by the orientation, will also be wrong.

To determine the orientation of a house, one must learn how to hold the compass.

The first rule of holding a compass is that the hand must be steady and level, with no tilting. This master did a good job with this, and Tang Zhendong couldn't find any fault.

The second rule is that the compass represents the concept of "heaven round, earth square." The central pool and the entire disk are round, symbolizing heaven. The base must be square, and this square base is not just a symbol of "heaven round, earth square," but has a practical function. The square base is used to measure the balance between the human body and the object being measured. The correct way to use a compass is to align the outermost line of the base with the object being measured and also with the line between the person's two nipples.

Only with the correct posture can the measurement results be accurate. This is the most basic knowledge for a feng shui master, and not knowing how to hold a compass means one is not a feng shui master.

Clearly, this person was not a feng shui master, as Tang Zhendong saw that the compass in his hand was not aligned with the person and the object.

Tang Zhendong's judgment was also based on another point, which was the secret of feng shui that is not easily taught to anyone except formal disciples.

The principle is simple, but if the master doesn't tell you, you will never know.

This principle is: when a feng shui master knows how to hold a compass, where should they stand to measure the orientation of the entire house? Should they stand right next to the door, or at a distance? How far exactly?

To measure the orientation of a house, a feng shui master should stand outside the main door, about seven footsteps away, which is about three steps, and face the main door. Mobile users, please visit http://m.piaotia.net

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