Seeing her son's state, Song Qinglan guessed that he must be troubled. A young man in his early twenties, who had always had a smooth life and no financial worries, his only problem must be love.
So Song Qinglan immediately dropped a bombshell. " Yun Zhaozhao rejected you?"
Wen Xu: "... Mom, can't you wish me well for once?"
Song Qinglan: "If I didn't reject you, why are you acting all heartbroken and dejected?"
Wen Xu: "I just drank too much last night, and I'm still hungover!"
Song Qinglan: "Why did you drink so much for no reason? Let me tell you, business is business, but your health is also very important. No matter how big a deal your dad goes out to discuss, I don't let him drink too much. Your business is so small, there's even less need for you to drink like this."
Wen Xu didn't tell his mother that he was helping Yun Zhaozhao avoid drinking, because he was afraid his mother would have a bad impression of Yun Zhaozhao. Besides, it was his own choice, so there was no need to go around telling everyone. Therefore, he directly changed the subject. "Mom, if Dad has any connections in City A that Yun Zhaozhao could use, remember to have Dad transfer those connections to me first. Don't bypass me and directly act as a go-between for Yun Zhaozhao."
Although Wen Xu's words seemed cryptic, Song Qinglan quickly discerned his Wen Xu motives. "What, you can't win Yun Zhaozhao Yun Zhaozhao with small things in life, so you're trying to gain her favor by helping her in Yun Zhaozhao career?"
Wen Xu didn't hide anything from his mother. "Yes, that's right. Do you think this trick of mine will work on Yun Zhaozhao?"
Song Qinglan: "It should help a little! After all, it's better to give her a huge boost in her career than to drag her down."
Wen Xu: "..." You're good at comforting people.
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Although Song Qinglan was sharp-tongued, she was privately very concerned about her son's marriage. After all, it was rare for her son to find someone he liked, and besides, Song Qinglan had met Yun Zhaozhao and liked her quite a bit herself. So, since her son needed their help, as parents, they would naturally do their best to assist him.
So, just as Wen Zhengrong returned from the factory that day, Song Qinglan mentioned Wen Xu's request to Wen Zhengrong.
Wen Zhengrong: "Are you sure you want to help your son build connections and introduce clients to Yun Zhaozhao?"
Song Qinglan: "What's wrong? Can't we pull it? We'll be family sooner or later, so this isn't helping outsiders, it's helping family! Besides, didn't you introduce your tea plantation friend to Yun Zhaozhao in the first place?"
Wen Zhengrong: "I was just talking business. I thought Temple Master Yun's Clear Breeze Tea was really good, and my friend is also in the tea business, so it was clearly a win-win situation. That's why I helped them make the connection. But now the situation is different. Now your son has taken Temple Master Yun. Think about it, your son is a complete novice in the business world, and I don't think his business acumen is as good as Temple Master Yun's. If you introduce more clients to Temple Master Yun, aren't you afraid that the gap between them will widen? If the woman is stronger than the man, are you sure she will still be interested in your son?"
Song Qinglan thought about it and felt that this was indeed a question worth considering.
So she turned around and used WeChat to tell Wen Xu about Wen Zhengrong's concerns.
Wen Xu replied instantly: [What's there to be afraid of? My teeth are naturally bad, and besides, the way I look, I'm born to be a kept man!]
Song Qinglan: [...]
Wen Zhengrong, who accidentally peeked at Wen Xu's reply, thought: [...] "How could I, a man of unwavering integrity my whole life, have given birth to such a shameless coward?"
Chapter 133
Although Wen Zhengrong found his son's appearance unbearable to look at, he couldn't resist Song Qinglan's constant whispers in his ear. So, in the end, he went through his contact list and selected a few trustworthy and reputable business partners to recommend to Wen Xu.
When Wen Xu first came to City A to open a branch company, he never thought of relying on his father's connections. Unexpectedly, now, in order to pursue his girlfriend, he is seriously using his father's connections, and he seems quite happy to do so.
Fearing that these clients wouldn't give Yun Zhaozhao face, he even went out of his way to visit and smooth things over with them in private.
These clients were mostly Wen Zhengrong's old friends, some of whom had even watched Wen Xu grow up. However, Wen Xu hadn't kept in touch with them much after graduation, so Wen Xu might not have a particularly deep impression of them.
But these people were still quite friendly to Wen Xu. After all, even if they didn't give Wen Xu face, they would definitely give Wen Zhengrong face.
Finally, Wen Xu confirmed that Yun Zhaozhao would find these clients useful before giving them their contact information to Yun Zhaozhao.
Among these newly transferred customers, some were traditional businesses selling rice, flour, and cooking oil, while others were wholesale businesses selling incense, candles, and paper money. In any case, whether they were Yun Zhaozhao Yun Zhaozhao's upstream or downstream customers, they all gave Yun Zhaozhao the most favorable prices because of Wen Zhengrong.
Holding these resources, Yun Zhaozhao couldn't help but find Wen Xu even more agreeable.
After all, Wen Xu aside other aspects, Wen Xu is at least genuinely savvy and knows what's good for him.
Back in college, several rich kids had tried to pursue Yun Zhaozhao. At that time, Yun Zhaozhao Yun Zhaozhao had considered bowing down for money, but after a little contact with those rich suitors, she knew she couldn't possibly be in that situation.
After all, those suitors usually only need a girlfriend who is obedient, sensible, and pretty enough to be presentable. As for whether this girlfriend has her own career or her own ambitions, who cares?
One rich kid even explicitly told Yun Zhaozhao that he wouldn't look for a job after graduation, nor would he need Yun Zhaozhao to look for one; Yun Zhaozhao could go back with him and live off his parents.
Compared to these suitors, Wen Xu is clearly much more reliable. Because love may fade with time, but career and money can remain as valuable as time goes by.
Moreover, men may leave, but careers and money will not.
Therefore, from this perspective, Yun Zhaozhao felt that money and career were much more reliable than men in some ways.
Of course, Yun Zhaozhao didn't mean that men are unreliable. What she meant was that women, especially successful women like herself, don't necessarily have to choose between men and careers. They can have both!
During this time, Daoist Qingxin also asked someone to send Yun Zhaozhao two books he had painstakingly created on talisman drawing techniques and ghost-catching techniques.
Yun Zhaozhao simply placed the two books in the library so that the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple could borrow them at any time.
In order to help the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple grasp the core knowledge of Daoist Qingxin more quickly, she even discussed with Daoist Daoist Qingxin Daoist Qingxin asked him to develop an online course specifically for Clear Breeze Temple. The course mainly taught the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple various techniques for drawing talismans, chanting incantations, and exorcising ghosts.
Daoist Qingxin listened to Yun Zhaozhao's plan, only one sentence remained in his mind:... Before he met Yun Zhaozhao, he thought the scariest thing in the world was ghosts, but now he just wanted to say that even ghosts are not as scary as Yun Zhaozhao!
However, as terrifying as Yun Zhaozhao was, she was also generous. She didn't let Daoist Qingxin teach for free; the teaching salary she offered Daoist Qingxin Daoist Qingxin was better than the salary he would receive for preaching to others once.
Although Daoist Qingxin prided himself on regarding money as dirt, he couldn't resist the generous gifts from Yun Zhaozhao, so he eventually obediently applied for an online meeting room and dedicated two hours each Wednesday and Sunday to teaching the students of Clear Breeze Temple.
Before class even started, before Daoist Qingxin could give any instructions to the Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple, Yun Zhaozhao jumped out and specifically told them, "You must all attend class diligently and listen attentively. Once you've learned it, come back and teach your junior brothers and sisters. That way, we can get two classes for the price of one, which is quite a good deal."
Daoist Qingxin, standing to the side, asked, "... How do you manage to be both generous and stingy?"
Yun Zhaozhao was quite smug. "That's how you should live—save when you should, spend when you should. You don't understand if you've never supported a family. You'll understand when you're like me, supporting such a large family."
Daoist Qingxin was quite open-minded. "Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I probably won't be able to support such a large family like you in my entire life, because I have no plans to get married, nor do I plan to become the abbot like you."
Yun Zhaozhao: "Would you like to experience what it's like to be in charge and spend money like water? If you do, I'll have everyone in Clear Breeze Temple start calling you 'Dad' right now."
Daoist Qingxin: "..." There's no need for that!
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While Daoist Qingxin was busy imparting knowledge and resolving doubts for the Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple, Daoist Chang Kong was not idle either.
On weekdays, he still takes charge of preparing three meals a day at the old temple canteen of Clear Breeze Temple. In his spare time, he goes to Grandpa Lin's courtyard to make furniture for Yun Zhaozhao and Wen Xu.
Yun Zhaozhao was worried that Daoist Chang Kong wouldn't be able to handle everything alone, so she specially assigned a few people to him.
Speaking of which, whenever she needed people, Yun Zhaozhao noticed a rather peculiar phenomenon: the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple, aside from not being typical Daoist priests, almost all of them possessed extraordinary skills. For example, this time when she was making furniture, she discovered that two of the Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple were actually carpenters by trade.
With such a capable assistant, Daoist Chang Kong was as if divinely aided, so the dining tables and chairs, and even the bedside table that Daoist Chang Kong promised to give to Wen Xu, were completed in less than a month.
Yun Zhaozhao had previously applied for agricultural subsidies from the government, and after the subsidies were received, she immediately bought a truck specifically for transporting goods.
So after the furniture was in place, she drove it directly to Wen Xu's place.
Wen Xu was just worried about not finding an opportunity to meet Yun Zhaozhao and deepen their relationship. When he heard that Yun Zhaozhao was going to deliver furniture to him, he took a bath early and even sprayed some perfume on himself.