It turns out that the vegetarian dining hall is indeed more popular than the previous Xin Guan dining hall.
On the one hand, both Daoist Yuan and Daoist Zhu received their cooking skills from Daoist Chang Kong; on the other hand, the overall price of the Xin Guan Canteen would be more affordable after switching to vegetarian dishes.
Many people may not be staunch vegetarians on a regular basis, but when they come to a Daoist temple and hear that there is a newly opened vegetarian restaurant there, they will want to try it out.
So, unusually, the business at Xin Guan Vegetarian Restaurant was better than that of the canteen at Daoist Chang Kong's place.
Fortunately, since the two cafeterias were competing against each other, no matter who won or lost, Yun Zhaozhao would always be the winner.
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Since it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yun Zhaozhao held a special New Year's lottery event.
The grand prize of the lucky draw, and also its biggest selling point, is a meal at Daoist Chang Kong's restaurant. But at the same time, Yun Zhaozhao also included some prizes related to the Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse.
Many people were unaware that Clear Breeze Temple was going to open a guesthouse. Now, with this lucky draw promotion, many middle-aged and elderly people who don't usually use the internet or their phones are learning about this for the first time.
Most locals aren't particularly interested in the Daoist temple guesthouses at Clear Breeze Temple, but these days, in addition to locals, there are also many tourists from other places Clear Breeze Temple. This group represents the potential target customers for the Daoist temple guesthouses, so Yun Zhaozhao specially arranged for Tang Li to set up a reception table next to the temple to answer questions for these pilgrims who are interested in the Daoist temple guesthouses.
Previously, this kind of stall work was the job of Daoist Chang Kong and Yun Zhaozhao. Later, for a while, it was handed over to Jingting. Anyway, Yun Zhaozhao hasn't been out setting up a stall for a long time.
So when Yun Zhaozhao suddenly saw Tang Li setting up a stall in the Daoist temple, she felt a pang of nostalgia. "It feels like I've suddenly gone back to the past."
Daoist Chang Kong, standing to the side, asked, "If you really had the chance to go back to the past, when would you most want to return to?"
When Daoist Chang Kong asked this question, he thought Yun Zhaozhao would be sentimental, perhaps saying she wanted to go back to the time when they started from scratch together. But to his surprise, Yun Zhaozhao didn't even look up. "I just want to stay in the present. Who wants to go back to the days when we were so poor we couldn't even afford to eat? Do you want to?"
Daoist Chang Kong thought about it carefully for a long time, then shook his head seriously. "Alright, I don't want to either."
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Yun Zhaozhao stayed at the Daoist temple in the morning to organize activities and handle receptions, but she left the temple in the afternoon.
She left the Daoist temple not for any other reason than to pay New Year's respects to those who had helped her in the past.
Yun Zhaozhao first went to Lawyer Wang's house.
Although Lawyer Wang is usually so busy that he's rarely home, he was at home on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Lawyer Wang was quite surprised to see Yun Zhaozhao come over. He had always thought that his relationship with Yun Zhaozhao was just a simple business transaction, and now that things had come to this point, he felt that there was nothing he could do to help Clear Breeze Temple anymore. So he never expected that Yun Zhaozhao would come to wish him a Happy New Year.
However, Lawyer Wang's son, Wang Ziyu, was very happy to see Yun Zhaozhao. Of course, he was even happier because Yun Zhaozhao didn't come empty-handed when she came to wish him a Happy New Year; instead, she brought him a lot of delicious food.
Wang Ziyu was overjoyed to see so much delicious food, and even started clamoring to go to Clear Breeze Temple.
Yun Zhaozhao had to go to other places, so she stayed for a short while before taking her leave.
Yun Zhaozhao's second New Year's greeting was to Chairman Jiang of the Taoist Association. Although Yun Zhaozhao hadn't had much contact with Chairman Jiang Chairman Jiang, he had really helped her a lot. For example, the guesthouse business wouldn't have progressed so smoothly without Chairman Jiang's secret assistance.
Quite a few people came to pay their respects to Chairman Jiang for the New Year, but Yun Zhaozhao didn't recognize any of them.
As soon as Chairman Jiang saw Yun Zhaozhao Yun Zhaozhao over, he excitedly began to introduce her. Basically, he introduced her to this chairman, that dean... basically, they were all important figures.
Among this group of people, Yun Zhaozhao is not only the youngest but also the least experienced.
However, when everyone heard Chairman Jiang introduce her as the abbess of Clear Breeze Temple, they were quite impressed. After all, Clear Breeze Temple has been developing very rapidly in the past year, and anyone who has paid even a little attention to Clear Breeze Temple information has heard of it.
Although Yun Zhaozhao hasn't been out of school for very long, she has experienced a lot and met many people over the years. So even though she is facing a group of people who are like her father's generation, she still handles them quite well.
Moreover, Chairman Jiang also praised her highly. After all, Chairman Jiang has helped quite a few people over the years, but many of them were extremely nice to him when they asked for his help, but once they achieved their goal, they would not even show their faces.
Yun Zhaozhao is a very honest person. When she needed his help, her attitude wasn't particularly obsequious; rather, she was neither humble nor arrogant, and seemed to be discussing cooperation with him. Now that everything was settled, Chairman Jiang thought she wouldn't take the initiative to deal with him anymore, but instead, she quietly came over with large bags to wish him a Happy New Year.
Chairman Jiang has seen many clever people over the years, and it's rare to meet such a kind and honest person, which he finds quite remarkable. Therefore, he is willing to give Yun Zhaozhao a helping hand.
Anyway, after all the socializing, Yun Zhaozhao spent more time with Chairman Jiang than with Lawyer Wang.
In the end, they even stayed to freeload dinner.
After the meal, Chairman Jiang personally saw Yun Zhaozhao off to her car.
Before parting, Yun Zhaozhao extended a special invitation to Chairman Jiang: "Although the specific opening date of the guesthouse has not yet been set, please do us the honor of coming and have a look around when it opens."
Chairman Jiang, having had a few drinks*, was already a bit tipsy. Hearing this, he couldn't help but wave his hand generously. "Definitely! Not only will I go, but I'll also invite all my old friends. You know, older people don't care about anything else, just longevity. I told them that your Clear Breeze Temple has a Daoist priest over 100 years old, and they've been wanting to meet him and learn from him!"
Yun Zhaozhao: "..." I was thinking that Martial Uncle Chuli was getting old and didn't have a suitable position, but now a guesthouse receptionist position has fallen into my lap!
Instead of letting Martial Uncle Chuli freeload at Clear Breeze Temple, it's better to let Martial Uncle Chuli freeload at a guesthouse.
The core principle of Clear Breeze Temple is that the right people should be placed in the right positions so that they can shine and contribute!
With that thought in mind, Yun Zhaozhao immediately said, "Okay, I'll arrange for Daoist Chuli to work at our Daoist temple guesthouse. After all, he's only a little over 100 years old, which is perfect for him!"
Chairman Jiang: "...???"
Chapter 104
In addition to visiting Lawyer Wang and Chairman Jiang, Yun Zhaozhao also made a special trip to visit Daoist Jingyang of True Yang Temple.
Although the head of True Yang Temple is Daoist Jingyang, the abbot of True Yang Temple is actually Daoist Jiaye, Daoist Jingyang's senior brother.
However, Daoist Jiaye old, so most of the time he meditates and cultivates his mind and body in the temple. All the external reception work, including all the big and small matters of True Yang Temple, is handled by his Daoist Jingyang.
But this time when Yun Zhaozhao came, not only did Daoist Jingyang personally receive her, but even Daoist Jiaye Yun Zhaozhao her great respect by personally making an appearance.
Yun Zhaozhao felt flattered and overwhelmed.
Daoist Jiaye looked at Yun Zhaozhao with the loving and appreciative gaze of an elder looking at a grandchild, even his tone of voice carried a rare gentleness. " Jingyang always praised your youth before, and I thought he was just saying it casually, but I didn't expect Temple Master Yun to be so young. To be able to sit firmly in the position of Abbot at such a young age, you are indeed a formidable young talent."
Yun Zhaozhao humbly replied, "You flatter me. Our Clear Breeze Temple owes its current success to the help of True Yang Temple. If it weren't for your and Daoist Jingyang's crucial assistance at critical moments, we might not be where we are today."
Daoist Jiaye: "Did Martial Uncle Chuli and the dozen or so disciples that our True Yang Temple sent over cause you any trouble?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "No, no, it's all thanks to them that we were able to allocate our manpower."
Daoist Jiaye wasn't worried about the other disciples of True Yang Temple; his only concern was Martial Uncle Chuli's temper. After all, Martial Uncle Chuli had even scolded him when he was at True Yang Temple. So when he heard Yun Zhaozhao say that, he didn't take it seriously, assuming that Yun Zhaozhao was just too embarrassed to complain.
So he couldn't help but add a few more words of advice, " Martial Uncle Chuli has always had a bad temper, so don't take what he says to heart."
Yun Zhaozhao: "No, no, Martial Uncle Chuli has a very good temper. In Clear Breeze Temple, he's as kind and always smiling as Maitreya Buddha."
Daoist Jingyang to the side, said, "..." " Martial Uncle Chuli is as kind and smiling as Maitreya Buddha in your Clear Breeze Temple? What about all the scolding I received in front of him before?"
Daoist Jiaye is almost 90 years old now, so he sat with her for a while before being helped back to his inner room to rest by his disciple. In the end, only Daoist Jingyang was left to chat with Yun Zhaozhao.
In fact, although Yun Zhaozhao had spoken with Daoist Jingyang many times on the phone, they hadn't met in person many times, and the number of times they had sat down for tea and a chat was even fewer.
However, Daoist Jingyang was straightforward and spoke directly. As soon as Daoist Jiaye left, he took the initiative to ask about the guesthouse at Yun Zhaozhao Daoist Temple, because that was what he was most concerned about at the moment. "How are the preparations for your guesthouse going?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "The renovations are almost finished. We expect to open for business around the middle of the year, and we'll probably need your True Yang Temple's help with promotion then."
"No problem, no problem. We held Taoist Cultural Exchange Conference last year, and we might have one this year too. If it's convenient, we can hold a similar cultural exchange conference at your guesthouse, so that the Daoist priests from other places won't have to travel around."
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhaozhao was overjoyed. "That would be perfect. My original intention in opening this Daoist-themed guesthouse was to contribute to the Daoist industry."