Finally, Daoist Chuli gave Yun Zhaozhao a good suggestion. "Do you know that there are two mythical beasts in True Yang Temple?"
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The "divine beasts" that Daoist Chuli referred to were actually two small peacocks, one white and one spotted.
Yun Zhaozhao later went to True Yang Temple to see the two peacocks and found that the two little peacocks had particularly proud expressions and walked with their heads held high and chests out, which was especially cute. Most importantly, the white peacock would spread its tail feathers whenever there were many people, which looked very eye-catching.
If this were placed in a guesthouse, wouldn't it drive all the tourists crazy?
Yun Zhaozhao then borrowed the two peacocks from Daoist Jingyang.
Daoist Jingyang was quite generous. "We're all friends, saying 'rent' is too formal. Anyway, these two peacocks are free-range in our True Yang Temple. Since your temple guesthouse can use them, we can temporarily house them there! The only thing is, all things have a spirit, and they must not be mistreated."
Yun Zhaozhao: "Don't worry about that. Even if we mistreat your True Yang Temple disciples, we won't mistreat your True Yang Temple peacocks."
Daoist Jingyang: "..."
Yun Zhaozhao True Yang Temple, then had the courtyard of Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse cleaned up and transported the two peacocks there.
Peacocks love beauty and need a lot of space to move around. So Yun Zhaozhao specially asked the Daoist temple guesthouse to rent the space outside the courtyard as well, so that if the little peacocks couldn't stay in the courtyard, they could go outside to move around.
April.
Brother Xiao Ma's first "two-day, one-night" tour group arrived at Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse. This group spent the day eating, drinking, and strolling around Clear Breeze Temple, and the next day they were going to visit various universities in City A. So when they came to stay at Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse &B that night, they didn't have any particularly high expectations. They just thought that a clean and comfortable place to stay would be fine.
Unexpectedly, the two peacocks at the entrance immediately took control of the area upon arrival.
Many people couldn't even wait to go back to their rooms to put their luggage down; they just sat in the courtyard watching the peacocks.
Peacocks aren't actually that rare, but since most peacocks are in zoos, while guesthouses mostly keep cats and dogs, seeing a peacock suddenly in a Daoist temple guesthouse is quite unexpected, so tourists can't help but stop and take a look.
And just as Yun Zhaozhao said before, these two peacocks were raised extremely well by True Yang Temple. They were free, proud, and vain. The more people there were, the more eager these two peacocks became to perform. They didn't even need to be teased; they couldn't wait to start spreading their tails on their own.
So much so that tourists exclaimed in amazement and couldn't help but take out their phones to take pictures of the two peacocks.
A tourist asked Brother Xiao Ma curiously, "I've heard that many things at Clear Breeze Temple have a story behind them. Is there any story behind this peacock?"
Before coming, Brother Xiao Ma had done his research, so he confidently replied, "These peacocks used to be kept at True Yang Temple, where they were said to be the guardians of the temple, representing faith and freedom. Now they're being cared for at our Clear Breeze Temple guesthouse, which shows that our temple guesthouse is full of spiritual energy, very suitable for such mythical creatures; it also shows that we have a special connection with these two peacocks, and everyone here is truly blessed!"
Who doesn't love to hear something nice?
Anyway, once Brother Xiao Ma uttered his words, a mix of truth and falsehood, the tourists present were all delighted. Brother Li, Brother Xiao Ma's old classmate and the manager of this guesthouse, couldn't help but sigh after listening, "Society really does make you grow. Back in school, Brother Xiao Ma would never have said so many nice things."
Yun Zhaozhao arrived at the Daoist temple guesthouse that evening. On her way there, she ran into Wen Xu, who was looking for her, so she brought Wen Xu along.
It was also Wen Xu's first time seeing free-range peacocks, and he acted completely unlike a worldly rich kid. He circled the peacocks several times before finally asking Yun Zhaozhao, "These two peacocks of yours, you didn't have someone impersonate them, did you?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "?? Do you want to hear what you're saying?"
Wen Xu: "Haven't you seen the news? Didn't they say that some zoos hired people to impersonate bears, lions, tigers, and stuff like that?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "Lions, tigers, and bears can be disguised by simply covering their fur and lying on the ground. But how do you impersonate a peacock? A peacock needs to spread its tail feathers!"
Just as Wen Xu was about to say "that's true," Brother Xiao Ma was quite familiar with Wen Xu, floated over and said casually, "It's not entirely impossible to fake it. After all, it's not just peacocks that spread their tails; Young President Wen can too! All men spread their tails in front of the girls they like."
Wen Xu: "..."
Chapter 145
Yun Zhaozhao came to Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse that day, not for leisure, but mainly to inspect the work.
So although she came in with Wen Xu, she was called away by the people at the guesthouse shortly after entering. Although the guesthouse was small, with only 14 rooms in total, there were just as many things to deal with as at Clear Breeze Temple, and sometimes even more.
Especially since the guesthouse is fully booked today, and it's also Brother Xiao Ma's first day leading a tour group, there's even more to handle.
Wen Xu knew how important work was to Yun Zhaozhao, so he didn't dare to bother her too much. He first strolled around the guesthouse, looking at the water lilies in the pond in the courtyard and the two peacocks leisurely walking around. Later, seeing that the front desk was too busy, he cleverly went over to help out.
When Yun Zhaozhao came downstairs after finishing her work, she saw Wen Xu sitting at the front desk helping to answer the phone.
The sight of the fair-skinned, handsome young man sitting under the warm, soft light, chatting and laughing softly, was quite pleasing to the eye. So much so that Yun Zhaozhao paused on the stairs, not wanting to go down and disturb him.
When Yun Zhaozhao first opened this guesthouse, she did consider hiring Wen Xu as the "front desk persona," but after learning who Wen Xu's father was and what his family's assets were, Yun Zhaozhao Wen Xu gave up the idea. After all, she couldn't afford to hire or support him.
But unexpectedly, after all the twists and turns, Wen Xu ended up sitting at the front desk, and even volunteered to take on this role as the "face of the front desk" for free. Although it was only temporary, it was still a dream come true.
Brother Xiao Ma had just finished seeing off his guests and was about to go downstairs to ask about dinner when he passed by Yun Zhaozhao and saw her staring Wen Xu at Yun Zhaozhao. So he couldn't resist coming over to look with her, and while looking, he couldn't help but ask Yun Zhaozhao like a curious child, " Sister Yun, are you looking at a handsome guy?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "You think he's handsome too, right? Hey, do you think if I got someone to take a couple of Wen Xu's work photos and posted them on our guesthouse's official Weibo account, would it attract a bunch of young girls?"
Brother Xiao Ma hesitated for a moment, then spoke honestly, "Probably! But what if someone comes to check in because of Young President Wen's good looks, and then doesn't see him in person? They might complain about us."
Yun Zhaozhao said regretfully, "That's such a pity. Such a nice face, and it hasn't been used to attract any business at all!"
However, although Wen Xu's good looks weren't of any use, the good looks of the two peacocks were still useful.
It just so happened that many of the guests were photography enthusiasts, so Yun Zhaozhao invited them to take some photos and forward them to Xiao Li at the front desk, who then selected the best ones to post on Weibo Xiao Li promotion.
True Yang Temple hadn't named the two peacocks before, but now that they were going to promote them, they definitely needed to give them some catchy names.
Xiao Li asked Yun Zhaozhao, " Sister Yun, what do you think we should call these two peacocks?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "I haven't decided yet."
Wen Xu nearby, suggested, "I think we could call it 'Zhaozhao '."
When the name was uttered, the two grown men, Xiao Li and Xiao Ma, didn't react much, but the young women in the guesthouse all looked like they'd been blown away.
Unfortunately, Yun Zhaozhao didn't grasp the ambiguity behind Wen Xu using her name for the name. She just thought it was a bit too poetic; after all, it was just two peacocks, why call them "Zhaozhao "? "Reunion" would be much more catchy. So she rejected Wen Xu Xu's suggestion without hesitation. "I think two peacocks, one green and one white, should be called 'Little Green Little Green Little White '! It sounds nice, is easy to remember, and can even ride the wave of popularity of the White Lady."
Everyone looked at Wen Xu, wanting to see how he would react.
Wen Xu nodded without any hesitation. "Now I also think calling her Little Green Little White is quite nice."
Everyone: "..." Ha, men!
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Yun Zhaozhao and Wen Xu ate at a guesthouse that night.
Perhaps because Yun Zhaozhao rarely visits guesthouses, she still finds them quite novel, so she feels that the guesthouse is more interesting than Clear Breeze Temple.
Because Clear Breeze Temple closes at night, and the Daoist priests generally enjoy the peace and quiet, Clear Breeze Temple is actually very quiet at night. Except for the relatively noisy area where the 10 young Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple stay, the rest of Clear Breeze Temple is so quiet that you can hear the wind blowing through Clear Breeze Mountain.
So, during her time at Clear Breeze Temple, Yun Zhaozhao went to bed early almost every night. You see, she was known for being a late sleeper and late riser when she was in college, but unexpectedly, during her two years as the abbess of Clear Breeze Temple, she actually developed a good habit of going to bed early and waking up early.
But the nights at the guesthouse are completely different from those at Clear Breeze Temple, because the guesthouse is most lively at night.
In the courtyard, some people were making tea, some were chatting, and others were playing cards, playing guitar, and singing.
Some were reading, some were feeding the peacocks, and others were mixing drinks and performing magic tricks.
Some people even went to Martial Uncle Chuli to have their fortunes told.
Yun Zhaozhao watched with great interest; if she weren't so inexperienced, she would have been tempted to go up and do someone's fortune telling herself.
To be honest, she initially thought about starting a fortune-telling business at the Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse, and even considered setting up a fortune-telling stall within the Clear Breeze Temple itself. However, as the business expanded to other places, she gradually forgot about this traditional business. Moreover, she discovered that these days, people only want to hear pleasant things, so even if she did start this business at the Clear Breeze Temple and the guesthouse, it would probably be very difficult to succeed.