Song Qinglan: "He didn't believe it at first, but Huang Xi is going too. If you don't understand anything, Huang Xi can help you. Besides, I remember the abbot of Clear Breeze Temple is about your age, but he runs his temple very successfully. In addition, our branch factory is going to cooperate with them anyway, so you can ask the abbot for advice."
Wen Xu glanced at his mother warily. "I don't remember mentioning the abbot of Clear Breeze Temple to you after I came back. How did you know?"
Song Qinglan smiled slightly, "Don't worry about that. Anyway, if I want to know, I'll find out."
Wen Xu warned Song Qinglan, "Don't overthink it. I have absolutely nothing to do with Yun Zhaozhao. I didn't go there for her; I went there to eat at Clear Breeze Temple."
Although everything Wen Xu said was true, Wen Xu knew Song Qinglan wouldn't believe him as soon as he said it. Even he himself found it very unbelievable.
As expected, Song Qinglan smiled meaningfully after hearing this, "Oh, so the abbess of Clear Breeze Temple is named Yun Zhaozhao. It's a rather nice name."
Wen Xu: "..." Do all mothers in the world like to play matchmaker?
Although Wen Xu didn't know what his parents were thinking, he was willing to take charge of the newly built factory.
Because the current factory is staffed by his father's trusted confidants, not only does his father not trust his abilities, but the older uncles and elders also rely on their seniority and are not very obedient to his management. Moreover, he himself has no capital to prove himself. Apart from his father being Wen Zhengrong, he really doesn't have any means or ability to control those veteran employees. Therefore, if he can do a good job with the factory in City A, it will be a very good start for both his father and himself.
Song Qinglan was not surprised at all that Wen Xu had agreed to take over the new factory in City A.
After all, in the old mother's mind, Wen Xu was currently in Cao's camp but his heart was with Han. Perhaps although he was still sitting in front of her, his soul had already drifted to Clear Breeze Temple.
When Wen Zhengrong came home from work, Song Qinglan immediately told him about her son's decision.
Unlike Song Qinglan, Wen Zhengrong didn't overthink things. In his view, career was far more important than matters of love and romance. So he personally talked to his son to confirm his determination and plans to go to City A.
Wen Xu truthfully shared his thoughts with Wen Zhengrong, Wen Zhengrong nodded. "I'm quite pleased that you have this ambition. If I had to remind you of something, it's that you must remember, 'A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow.'"
Wen Xu: "..." What is all this nonsense?!
Chapter 99
Many Daoist temples have offered sponsorships to the guesthouse, but True Yang Temple has remained silent.
What Yun Zhaozhao was most looking forward to was actually True Yang Temple.
After all, when the two Daoist temples had no connection at all, True Yang Temple was able to send so many people to Clear Breeze Temple, which was a timely help. Now that other Daoist temples are starting to show their support, Yun Zhaozhao believes that True Yang Temple will definitely live up to its reputation as the number one temple and give Yun Zhaozhao a big surprise.
However, as long as True Yang Pass did not express any response, Yun Zhaozhao kept it on her mind.
Although the other Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple were sent from True Yang Temple, they were all of low status and had little influence, so they were certainly unaware of the decisions made by True Yang Pass. The only one who could speak with authority at True Yang Temple was Martial Uncle Chuli.
So Yun Zhaozhao secretly inquired with her Martial Uncle Chuli, "Has Daoist Jingyang from True Yang Temple contacted you recently?"
Martial Uncle Chuli: "Why did he contact me? Is he looking for a scolding?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "..."
Yun Zhaozhao: "It's like this, our Clear Breeze Temple is about to open a Daoist temple guesthouse, and True Yang Temple promised to give us some treasures. However, I'm not very familiar with True Yang Temple. What kind of treasures do you think would be appropriate for me to accept from them?"
Daoist Chuli, "That's simple. I'll make a list for you later. If any item is on my list, just accept it. If it's not, think twice before accepting it."
Yun Zhaozhao was both touched and amused. "Will Daoist Jingyang regret sending you to Clear Breeze Temple?"
Martial Uncle Chuli: "Hmph, what does he regret? He probably only regrets not sending it to me sooner. That way he could have avoided being scolded for decades."
Yun Zhaozhao had nothing to say. She could only say that relationships between people really do depend on first impressions.
The next day Martial Uncle Chuli indeed gave Yun Zhaozhao a gift list, which detailed more than a dozen treasures of the temple. Yun Zhaozhao even suspected that if she really asked Clear Breeze Temple for things according to the list given by Martial Uncle Chuli, Clear Breeze Temple would lose at least half its health.
All I can say is that Martial Uncle Chuli is truly ruthless towards True Yang Temple, but truly loves Clear Breeze Temple.
Although Yun Zhaozhao received the gift list, she didn't actually ask True Yang Temple for anything based on it. She just kept it to have a better idea of what to expect.
She's been busy with the guesthouse and the harvest at Clear Breeze Temple Orchard lately, so she's definitely neglected Grandpa Lin's agricultural base. No wonder the farmers there who are cooperating with her have some complaints.
The orchard harvest has now come to a temporary halt, and the guesthouse at Clear Breeze Temple is still under construction and renovation, so Yun Zhaozhao has some free time for the time being.
So she took some time to visit Grandpa Lin's agricultural base.
I specifically brought Lin Banxia and Jingting with me when I went.
Lin* Banxia was brought along because we wanted the grandfather and granddaughter to spend more time together. As for Jingting, it was to create some buzz in the live stream beforehand.
After all, once Wen Xu's family opens a factory in City A, they will definitely need to focus on online sales. Moreover, these agricultural products are indeed more suitable for live-streaming sales than the items from Clear Breeze Temple.
Previously, many fans in Jingting's live stream were clamoring to buy Clear Breeze Temple products, but the conditions weren't right at the time, so although Jingting did live stream, he didn't sell any products. The only thing he sold so far was his merit wooden fish.
But things are different now. The guesthouse is under construction, and online promotion will definitely be essential in the future. Moreover, the poultry and other products from the agricultural base will be processed into ready-made food and sold in Wen Xu Xu's factory, which will further boost online sales.
So Yun Zhaozhao brought Jingting along, hoping he could do a good job of live-streaming and promoting the agricultural base, and also to test the waters.
The last time Jingting came to the agricultural base for a live broadcast was when the agricultural base organized a rice harvesting study tour. I didn't expect that after so long, Jingting's old fans in the live broadcast room would still remember.
Upon seeing the familiar scene in the Jingting live stream, many longtime fans commented:
[I know this place. Is it your Clear Breeze Temple's agricultural base?]
Jingting walked around the agricultural base with her phone in hand, then unabashedly chimed in, "This place used to be called an agricultural base, but not anymore. Now it should be called the agricultural kingdom of Clear Breeze Temple."
Yun Zhaozhao, standing nearby, reminded him, "One should be humble. Don't call it an agricultural kingdom; call it an agricultural empire."
Viewers in the live stream: [...]
When Yun Zhaozhao was speaking, she wasn't on camera; only her voice was heard. However, as soon as she finished speaking, Jingting very obediently pointed the live stream camera at her.
Yun Zhaozhao had occasionally appeared on camera before, so unlike Daoist Chang Kong and others who avoided or panicked in front of the camera, she greeted Jingting's fans generously, "Hello everyone, I was just joking with you all. You are all welcome to visit our agricultural base when you have time."
Jingting was going to use her phone to introduce the agricultural base to everyone, so Yun Zhaozhao chatted with everyone briefly before handing the phone back to Jingting. Then, while Jingting was introducing the agricultural base to the viewers in the live stream, she chatted with Grandpa Lin about the situation at the agricultural base.
Previously, some people at the agricultural base had a slight grudge against Yun Zhaozhao because of the fruit picking incident. Yun Zhaozhao had only mentioned it to Grandpa Lin at the time, but no special action was taken. This time, Yun Zhaozhao didn't forget about it, so after learning about the situation at the agricultural base, she specifically asked about the current situation of those villagers who had grievances against her.
Grandpa Lin didn't hide anything from her. "I don't think it's about the fruit. I guess some villagers nearby are just jealous because Clear Breeze Temple is doing so well. These things happen everywhere, and there's no way to avoid them. Anyway, we should just do our own thing and have a clear conscience."
Yun Zhaozhao took over Clear Breeze Temple right after graduating from university, so she had little exposure to society and was naturally unaware that such "jealousy and envy" were actually a common human ailment.
However, she has an innate sense of crisis. Back when Clear Breeze Temple was still in trouble, she and Daoist Chang Kong were already considering installing surveillance cameras in the Clear Breeze Temple over a few pieces of smoked cured meat. So now that she heard Grandpa Lin say this, Yun Zhaozhao's first reaction was that she had to protect herself.
Clear Breeze Temple Clear Breeze Temple alright, after all, Qingfeng Park guards the gate outside. Besides, the front courtyard of Clear Breeze Temple is basically full of various statues of gods, and although there are various fruit trees, flowers and medicinal herbs in the back courtyard, people come and go every day. Even if there are some envious and jealous people, it would probably not be easy for them to do anything.
But things are different at the agricultural base.
The area is sparsely populated, and besides, only Grandpa Lin is in charge of it. Yun Zhaozhao felt that if someone were really jealous, the agricultural base would be the easiest place to target them.
The easiest target in agricultural bases is poultry farms. After all, rice, wheat, and even tea gardens are plants with a certain self-purification ability, but poultry are different. If someone really has bad intentions and tries to poison them... the consequences would be unimaginable.
With that in mind, Yun Zhaozhao immediately installed surveillance cameras in front of and behind Grandpa Lin's house.