The Real Proper Way.

Do Some Feng Shui
Do Some Good.
Go To Temple.
Get Some Statue.
Burnt Some Incense.

NB - This is the Chinese Buddhism-Taoism Way.
NB2 - But you can never always get the Process Right. Depend on the Condition (YUAN)

The Chinese Will Usually Knows. Like do SOME CHANTING.
Do Some PROSTRATION (Li Bai. Very Important to reduce the Karma)
Do some Offering (For Merit GONG-DE)

Do Some Good Again.
Observe Some Moral Conduct.
Wish for Some Good Things and Fortune.
The PRECEPT Things will comes very Late for Chinese