My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

So-calledTaisupulseisaformofphysiognomy,whichcandiscernnobilityandlowliness,foreseeauspiciousandominousevents,predictmisfortuneandfortune.Goodsir,doyoudaretoletmefeelyourpulse?Onepulsereadingisworthathousandgold!Look,makingmoneyissoeasy,isn'tit?Ah,phooey!Livingtwolives,QinLiuxi'sidealisalwaystogetbywithoutstrivingforadvancement,becauseintheworld,therearealwaysthosewhoarewillingtobelazyandnotseekprogress,andsheisfitforsuchworthlesstasks!Butwhenawholefamilyshowsupmiserablyandpitifullyinfrontofher,QinLiuxi'sdaysasaslackerareover.FacedwiththeprecariousQinfamilyinastateofdistress,amaidbeggarwithanemptymoneyboxaskingforbusiness,QinLiuxihasnochoicebuttoshoulderthedutiesoftheeldestlady,managingthehousehold,supportingelders,andchild-rearing!QinLiuxi:Iclearlygotthescriptasaslacker,whoswitcheditup?Acousinwhoquestionsherexistenceafterbeingscoldedbytheeldestlady:Ifeellikethebigsisterlooksatuslikewe'retrouble!QinFourthYoungMaster,whowasbeatenandtaughtalessonbytheeldestlady:Bebolder,removethefeeling!QinFifthYoungMaster,whowaslecturedintoastateofintroversionbytheeldestlady,solemnlycountsonhisfingerstoanswerquestionsaboutwhatthebigsisterisuselessat:Shecanexorcisedemonsandghosts,readfacesanddrawcharms,healandsavepeople.Oh,whichonedidyouaskabout?Later,someoneaskedQinLiuxi,iflifecouldstartover,whatwouldherdreambe?QinLiuxiremainedsilentforalongtime:Tonotstriveforprogressandtoliveforahundredyears!