Wen Xu ignored Jingting and started applying a face mask. Recently, their factory's live streaming room had recruited new anchors and started onboarding training. Moreover, since the factory's product sales had already fully increased, Wen Xu and Jingting no longer needed to stream for several hours every Wednesday as before.
However, because of the fans' love for Jingting and Wen Xu in the live stream, as a way of giving back to the fans, Wen Xu and Jingting still insist on broadcasting at least one or two shows every month.
During the live stream that day, a fan suddenly asked Wen Xu in the chat, "[Handsome guy, do you have a girlfriend?]"
People often ask this question, but Wen Xu never responds. However, seeing this question today, Wen Xu suddenly felt like responding.
Wen Xu: "I don't have a girlfriend, but I have someone I like."
The live stream chat instantly exploded with discussion about who Wen Xu liked, and even Jingting couldn't help but look at him with surprise.
Wen Xu didn't care much about the discussion in the live stream, because he knew that no matter how much they guessed, they couldn't possibly guess that it was Yun Zhaozhao. He was a little puzzled by Jingting's surprise.
During the live stream, he couldn't ask too many questions in front of the audience, but after the stream ended, he couldn't help but ask Jingting, "You seemed quite surprised when I told you I have someone I like?"
Jingting honestly replied, "I'm genuinely surprised, brother. Who is the person you like?"
Wen Xu: "Guess!"
Jingting: "Our Lord?"
Wen Xu was furious. "... You guessed it right away, what are you pretending to be surprised for!"
Jingting smiled sheepishly and said quite sincerely, "Your temper may be so-so, but you have a good eye for talent."
Wen Xu: "... Xie Xie you for being so sure of my judgment!"
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Wen Xu went to a furniture market with Yun Zhaozhao, his mind filled with thoughts of how to pursue her.
Yun Zhaozhao was different. As soon as she returned to Clear Breeze Temple, she started thinking about how to save money on renovations.
Saving money wasn't enough for her; she was also thinking about how to make an extra profit from the renovation. After all, a bed cost over ten thousand yuan. Although she didn't have to pay for it herself—it was all Wen Xu Xu's money—since Wen Xu was giving it away anyway, why not let her earn it?
She went to find Daoist Chang Kong first, and asked him with a smile, "Master, you're so skillful with your hands, you must be able to make some furniture too, right?"
Daoist Chang Kong wasn't modest at all. "Although I've never made furniture before, as long as I see a design and do some research on videos online, I can basically make it. After all, woodworking is something anyone can do; it's not difficult."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..."
As someone who has been terrible at crafts since childhood, Yun Zhaozhao simply cannot understand the idea that "anyone can do crafts with their hands."
However, after hearing what Daoist Chang Kong said, Yun Zhaozhao was quite satisfied. "That's great. I heard from the villagers that they have planted quite a few trees. I'll ask them about it later and see if we can buy some. If we can, could you please make two solid wood dining tables, and another table with six solid wood dining chairs?"
Daoist Chang Kong asked curiously, "Why do you need two dining tables? Didn't you just buy a house last time?"
Yun Zhaozhao: " Wen Xu also bought a house in the neighborhood next to mine. He'll need a dining table and some chairs there too."
Daoist Chang Kong nodded. "I understand. You're going to give it to him as a favor, right? No problem, leave it to me."
Yun Zhaozhao: "No, why would you think that? Even if I were to do someone a favor, I would only choose the easy things. Why would I use the furniture you painstakingly made to do someone a favor? I plan to sell it to him directly after you finish making it. Besides, Wen Xu said he'll pay for my share too. That way, you'll receive payment for both sets of furniture, and he'll cover my share. Isn't that a good deal?"
Daoist Chang Kong: "..." Today is another day of sympathizing with Young Master Wen!
Chapter 131
Yun Zhaozhao later went to the village to inquire and eventually managed to buy some excellent oak.
Moreover, since the family selling the timber also happened to work at Yun Zhaozhao's agricultural base, the price they offered Yun Zhaozhao was very fair and reasonable.
After buying the timber, Yun Zhaozhao didn't have it transported to Clear Breeze Temple. Instead, she had it taken directly to the agricultural base. After all, with so many people coming and going at Clear Breeze Temple, sawing wood to make furniture wouldn't be very convenient.
But the agricultural base is different. Putting everything else aside, at least the grounds are spacious enough.
Moreover, Yun Zhaozhao had even decided where to have the furniture made—in the courtyard where Grandpa Lin rented.
Grandpa Lin used to raise chickens, ducks, and geese in that yard for a while, but later Yun Zhaozhao had someone build a new breeding farm, and the yard was cleaned up and left empty again. Now, it could probably fit not just a few pieces of wood, but even a truckload of wood.
Yun Zhaozhao hesitated for a moment before asking Wen Xu to pay for the wood, but ultimately felt too embarrassed to let him pay for it himself. After all, the wood was ultimately going to be made into furniture and sold to Wen Xu, and it wouldn't be right to charge Wen Xu twice for the same thing.
One can love money, but a gentleman acquires it through proper means. Temple Master Yun believes he is quite principled in this regard.
The wood has been purchased; the next step is to have Daoist Chang Kong help design and build the furniture.
Initially, Yun Zhaozhao's idea was just to make a dining table and a few chairs. But it must be said that Daoist Chang Kong is a treasure trove of talent. Seeing that Yun Zhaozhao had bought a lot of wood, he used the remaining wood to make two solid wood sofas and a small solid wood coffee table for Yun Zhaozhao.
After seeing the finished product, Yun Zhaozhao immediately took a picture and sent it to Wen Xu.
When Wen Xu received the pictures, he was at the factory watching his colleagues in the logistics department load and unload goods. The screen was a bit glaring in the sunlight, so he didn't see them clearly at first. After realizing that Yun Zhaozhao had sent him pictures of sofas and dining tables and chairs, he was quite surprised: [Why did you go shopping at the furniture store by yourself? It would have been so much better if we went together.]
Yun Zhaozhao: [No need, I've already chosen. Take a look and see if you like it. If you do, you can pay directly.]
Wen Xu was quite considerate: [So, do you like it?]
Yun Zhaozhao: [Of course! How could I not like it if I picked it myself?]
Wen Xu Yun Zhaozhao's words, Wen Xu didn't say much and transferred the money directly. He didn't even ask Yun Zhaozhao how much it was, because the two of them had gone to the furniture market last time and knew that solid wood furniture was not cheap these days, so he simply transferred 100,000 yuan to Yun Zhaozhao based on the price of a solid wood bed.
Yun Zhaozhao took the money, felt guilty for three seconds, and then said to Daoist Chang Kong, "Are there any leftover wood scraps? Let's make two more solid wood bedside tables for Wen Xu!"
Daoist Chang Kong: "What's a bedside table for? These days, many young people don't even use bedside tables!"
Yun Zhaozhao: "Give this to Young President Wen; it'll hold the last vestige of my conscience."
Daoist Chang Kong: "..." Our abbot is a ruthless person; when he gets ruthless, he even curses himself.
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When Wen Xu's father came over last time, he introduced Yun Zhaozhao to a customer of Clear Breeze Tea.
By the end of the month, the client President Gu, had drafted the contract and signed it with Yun Zhaozhao's Clear Breeze Temple.
According to the contract, Clear Breeze Temple's tea garden will supply approximately 4,000 jin of black tea to President Gu's tea factory each year.
When Clear Breeze Temple Tea Garden first started, its annual output was very low. Now, thanks to technical cooperation with an agricultural university and through scientific management and the selection of superior tea varieties, the annual output of Clear Breeze Temple Tea Garden can reach 6,000 jin (3,000 kg) in good years. The increase in output also means an increase in income. Now that there are stable sales channels, it means that Yun Zhaozhao is making great strides on the road to a successful side business, and her side business income is already trending towards surpassing her main income from Clear Breeze Temple Tea Garden.
Regardless, the expansion of Clear Breeze Tea's sales is undoubtedly a great thing, so after signing the contract with President Gu, Yun Zhaozhao immediately decided to treat the employees of Clear Breeze Temple Garden to a meal.
Since President Wen. and Mrs. Wen have already left City A, Yun Zhaozhao made a special call to Wen Xu, inviting him to attend on behalf of his father.
Wen Xu said with a hint of disdain, "What do you mean by attending on behalf of my father? My dad is my dad, and I am me."
Yun Zhaozhao: "Are you coming or not?"
Wen Xu remained silent for two seconds, then said with a heavy heart, "Come!"
After hanging up the phone, Wen Xu Yun Zhaozhao rummaging through his closet for clothes. Before, when he hadn't confessed his feelings to Yun Zhaozhao, he could pretend to be calm no matter how well he dressed to see her. But now it was different; now, if he dressed up, it felt like he was deliberately trying to seduce Yun Zhaozhao.
But what if I dress too badly, and Yun Zhaozhao, who's obsessed with looks, switches her attention?
Wen Xu stood in front of the wardrobe, so worried that his hair stood on end. He felt that even the multiple-choice questions on the college entrance exam were not as difficult as the question in front of him.
After much deliberation, he finally chose an outfit that he really liked.
Then I pretended to comfort myself: I'm not doing this for anyone else, I just want to dress myself up a bit.
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The dinner was to be held outdoors.
The employees at the tea plantation were quite excited because it was a rare opportunity to eat out at a restaurant.
Nowadays, the tea garden's employees are mainly divided into two categories. One category consists of Daoist priests who are sent from the Daoist temple to help out temporarily, and can also be called temporary workers. The other category consists of villagers from the surrounding area whom Grandpa Lin hired in the early days. This group is considered the tea garden's permanent employees, and they have been working at the tea garden since its inception, so it has been several years now.
Yun Zhaozhao simply asked the restaurant owner to set up two tables and let them choose their seats freely. After they were seated, they found that the temporary Daoist priests were indeed more comfortable with each other, and the villagers were more comfortable with each other.