After all, it's hard to tell the truth, but there's not much to say about lies.
However, the people of Clear Breeze Temple have always been good at self-deception. Just like now, even though no one allowed Martial Uncle Chuli Martial Uncle Chuli start this fortune-telling business, it didn't stop him from talking nonsense in front of the customers.
For example, a customer asked Martial Uncle Chuli, "Master, could you look at my palm? Do you think I'll have better luck in my career or in love in the future?"
Martial Uncle Chuli said in a serious tone, "Let me tell you, you've come to the right person with this question."
The customer looked delighted. "What? You can really read palms?"
Martial Uncle Chuli: "No. It's because I have neither a career nor a love life, so I don't need to take responsibility for what I say. I'm just saying it casually, and you can just listen casually. Let me tell you, if you're going to focus on your career, you'll definitely have better luck in your career; but if you're going to focus on dating, you'll definitely have better luck in your love life."
It sounds like nonsense, but the customer actually thought it made a lot of sense.
And despite Martial Uncle Chuli's seemingly unreliable words, surprisingly many people seek him out for chats and fortune telling. Having lived to this age, Martial Uncle Chuli has seen it all; naturally, he knows how to speak to anyone, whether human or ghost, and he manages to charm every single customer who comes to him. So much so that many young people even take photos of Martial Uncle Chuli!
If the two peacocks were the designated mascots of Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse, then Martial Uncle Chuli was the newly appointed mascot who defeated the peacocks with his own strength.
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The accommodations at Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse were already quite good, with plenty of food and activities. Now, with the addition of two adorable peacocks and an old Daoist priest who can tell fortunes and entertain guests, the first group of guests brought by Brother Xiao Ma were quite satisfied with Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse B.
Several people, without even being prompted by Brother Xiao Ma, proactively gave Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse a five-star review on the homestay booking app after returning home.
Although Yun Zhaozhao did not officially start a fortune-telling business at Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse, she got inspiration from her Martial Uncle Chuli's "unofficial fortune-telling stall". She asked Xiao Li to prepare a bunch of red wishing ropes in the courtyard, and then let the guests staying here write their wishes on the red ropes and tie them to the largest tea tree in the courtyard.
Wishing trees exist in many places, but because of the connection between Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse and Clear Breeze Temple, people always feel that the wishing tree here might be particularly effective. As a result, in just one or two months, this tea tree was covered with wishing ropes.
As the saying goes, if you make many wishes, a few will eventually come true. And those whose wishes come true can't help but leave comments online, or even come to Clear Breeze Temple and Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse B&B to give thanks. So, over time, the wishing tree at Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse has actually become quite famous.
Along with the wishing tree in the guesthouse, the two peacocks named Little Green and Little White are also famous.
The incident began when a guest accidentally captured a stunning photo one morning of peacocks displaying their magnificent plumage under a wishing tree. In the photo, the bright morning sunlight shone on two peacocks, who, while looking up at the red ribbons fluttering in the wind on the wishing tree, freely spread their beautiful tail feathers.
With peacocks displaying their plumage and red ropes swaying, netizens found the scene both pleasing to the eye and auspicious. As a result, even many netizens who had never heard of Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse began to yearn for it.
Previously, when people came to this area for a visit, they would usually just stroll around Clear Breeze Temple and then go to Clear Breeze Mountain or Qingfeng Park. But now, if people come specifically to visit, they will also put Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse on their itinerary. Even if they don't stay at Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse, they will still want to see the wishing tree and peacock display at Clear Breeze Guesthouse, sit in the courtyard, and take some photos.
The Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse gained popularity online, but the biggest beneficiary wasn't Yun Zhaozhao, but rather Brother Xiao Ma, who collaborated with Yun Zhaozhao.
When Brother Xiao Ma started his travel studio, few people around him were optimistic about it. However, he was quite lucky and managed to get close to Clear Breeze Temple. As the saying goes, it's good to have a big tree to lean on. Now, he just leads tours to and from Qingfeng Clear Breeze Temple and its Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse every month, which is enough to cover the studio's daily expenses. Moreover, in addition to Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse and its Clear Breeze Temple, he also leads tours to various universities at University A for in-depth study tours.
Although the income from each tour wasn't particularly high, it added up and at least helped Brother Xiao Ma get through the most difficult early stages of his business.
That is why Brother Xiao Ma is filled with gratitude towards Yun Zhaozhao.
He was thinking about sending Yun Zhaozhao something, but since Yun Zhaozhao was richer than him, he couldn't decide what to send her right away. So he went to his high school classmate, Xiao Li Zi, who had become Yun Zhaozhao's employee even earlier, to discuss it. " Brother Li, what do you think would be appropriate to send Sister Yun something?"
Brother Li thought for a moment, then slowly said, "If all else fails, just get her trending on social media! She loves money, and these days, traffic is king; traffic equals money."
Brother Xiao Ma also very frank. "Do you think I'm like Young President Wen, able to casually send someone to the top of the trending searches? For a poor guy like me, if I really wanted to send President Yun of the trending searches, the only way would be to risk my life to accompany him."
Xiao Li didn't quite understand. "What does that mean?"
Brother Xiao Ma: "For example, tonight I might just find a noodle and hang myself in front of your guesthouse."
Xiao Li: "..."
Chapter 146
The Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse business is booming, which has completely made up for Yun Zhaozhao's only current business shortcoming.
When spring arrived that year and flowers bloomed, Yun Zhaozhao's Clear Breeze Temple, following its previous "mobile red flag" award, received its first official recognition from the City A —being named the most influential Daoist temple.
The City A even gave Clear Breeze Temple a gilded plaque, and Jingting, in charge of the temple, hung the plaque in the most conspicuous place at the main entrance of Clear Breeze Temple, just like hanging the "Five Good Daoist Temples" mobile red flag.
A young Daoist priest from the Qing generation passed by Yun Zhaozhao, looked up at her for a moment, and then asked Yun Zhaozhao earnestly, "Abbot, what does 'most powerful' mean?"
The child was too young to recognize the word "influence," so Yun Zhaozhao had to explain it to him, "Those two characters are pronounced 'influence,' and together they mean 'most influential.'"
The young Daoist priest was still confused. "Most influential, what does that mean?"
Yun Zhaozhao hadn't figured out how to explain it to him in simple terms when Jingting, who had already hung up the sign, slid down the ladder. "It means you're famous and popular, like that campus popularity award you got at school last time."
The young Daoist priest instantly understood. "Ah, I get it. It means I'm not good at studying!"
Yun Zhaozhao: "..."
You're hurting the enemy a thousand, but also losing ten thousand of your own!
Although it was a popularity award with little real significance, it was still an honor nonetheless. So Yun Zhaozhao was quite happy. She even made a special trip to her grandmother's cemetery to take a picture of the award and show it to her. If her grandmother knew in the afterlife that Yun Zhaozhao had managed to run Clear Breeze Temple so well by chance, Yun Zhaozhao felt she would be very happy too.
On her way out of the cemetery, Yun Zhaozhao made a special phone call to Lawyer Wang.
The reason I called Lawyer Wang wasn't for anything else, but simply to resolve some outstanding debt issues from years ago.
After all, Clear Breeze Temple's business is now thriving, and Yun Zhaozhao's wealth is far greater than before. The reasons for not paying back the debts back then no longer hold water, so Yun Zhaozhao thought that she should settle the debts left over from her grandmother's management of Clear Breeze Temple as soon as possible.
To her surprise, Lawyer Wang told her on the phone, "Such a small Daoist temple, how could it have any debts? It's all a lie."
Yun Zhaozhao: "????"
Lawyer Wang: "The old lady didn't make much money running the Daoist temple, but she didn't lose too much either. Besides, she eventually liquidated the properties, selling what needed to be sold and donating what needed to be donated. Even if there was a loss, the estate she left behind was enough to offset that part of the debt. So, the Clear Breeze Temple you took over was at most an empty shell, not a complete mess."
Yun Zhaozhao: "Then why did you lie to me back then...?"
Before Yun Zhaozhao could finish speaking, she realized her mistake. Back then, Clear Breeze Temple dirt poor and had nothing. If Lawyer Wang and the old woman hadn't been using the promise of 1 million yuan as bait while simultaneously threatening her with a non-existent "huge debt," Yun Zhaozhao would have definitely quit and left. And Lawyer Wang, with his busy work schedule, certainly couldn't have managed Clear Breeze Temple with the same patience she had. Therefore, whether Clear Breeze Temple could even survive was uncertain.
Using debt to deceive her was probably the only way the old woman could think of at the time to keep her in charge of Clear Breeze Temple!
Now that things have come to this, Yun Zhaozhao no longer wants to dwell on whether it was a scam or not. Besides, to be honest, being debt-free is ultimately a good thing for her. It means that every penny she earns now is her own, and she doesn't have to worry about paying off debts anymore.
Lawyer Wang also comforted her, saying, "As the saying goes, being debt-free brings peace of mind. Clear Breeze Temple is thriving now, so you can fully utilize your talents and do things you enjoy."
Yun Zhaozhao thought that Lawyer Wang's suggestion made a lot of sense. After hanging up the phone, she thought about it carefully and realized that the only thing she liked to do most right now was to stock up on some shopfronts and become a landlady in the future.
After all, whether you run a guesthouse or an agricultural base, you still need to do the work yourself. Even if you stay at Clear Breeze Temple and don't leave the house, Yun Zhaozhao still needs to do some reception work from time to time.
In Yun Zhaozhao's mind, only being a landlady was a way to truly make money while lying down.
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As mentioned before, Yun Zhaozhao and Wen Xu bought apartments in the same complex. The difference is that Wen Xu bought a fully furnished apartment, so he moved in during the Chinese New Year. Yun Zhaozhao, on the other hand, bought a bare-bones apartment, which needs renovation and airing out, so she won't be able to move in until the summer of this year.