Brother Xiao Ma even privately inquired with Tang Li: "What are the requirements for recruiting at your Clear Breeze Temple?"
Tang Li spoke frankly, "Before, Clear Breeze Temple was short-staffed, so recruitment was relatively casual; anyone would do. But now that we're not short-staffed, the requirements for recruitment have risen accordingly. Someone like you, a recent college graduate, used to be our Temple Master Yun's favorite, but now you might not be able to get in directly."
Brother Xiao Ma was astonished. "Such high standards!"
Tang Li said smugly, "That's right. After all, even someone like Young President Wen wants to come and work as a farmhand at our Clear Breeze Temple!"
Brother Xiao Ma: "Stop bragging. Young President Wen doesn't want to be Clear Breeze Temple at your Clear Breeze Temple, he wants to be your husband!"
Tang Li: "What kind of talk is that? Isn't a husband just like a farmhand? You don't even have this much awareness? You probably don't have a girlfriend, do you?"
Brother Xiao Ma: "..."
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Wen Xu has indeed been going to Clear Breeze Temple every few days lately.
Before he confessed his feelings to Yun Zhaozhao, he always had to find a reason to come over. But now he doesn't need to; now he's simply here to be a sycophant.
So every time he came, he never came empty-handed.
Sometimes he would bring some snacks, and sometimes he would bring a bunch of novel toys. It was because of this that he had successfully won over the group of young Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple before he could successfully "buy" Yun Zhaozhao.
Occasionally, if Wen Xu's intervals were a little longer than usual, before Yun Zhaozhao could even react, the group of young Clear Breeze Temple Yun Zhaozhao would come over one by one to ask her about it, and would even call Wen Xu behind Yun Zhaozhao 'Wen Xu back.
Yun Zhaozhao felt that anyone else would have been annoyed by Xiaoqun and the little Daoist priest, but Wen Xu not only didn't find it annoying, he seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.
Wen Xu over that day, bringing a large suitcase with him. The suitcase was supposedly filled with small gifts that his parents had brought back for him and Yun Zhaozhao when they went abroad for the Chinese New Year.
Actually, these things should have been sent a long time ago. However, because Wen Xu's parents suddenly decided to travel to another country for a while after spending the New Year on the island, these gifts were delayed until now.
Yun Zhaozhao had already received quite a few things from Wen Xu's mother, so she didn't even wait for Wen Xu to open the box and see the gifts inside before she directly said she couldn't accept them.
Wen Xu didn't insist that she accept it; he just told her to open it and take a look first.
Yun Zhaozhao: "Didn't you open it or look at it before you came?"
Wen Xu: "No. I was thinking of watching it with you!"
As Wen Xu spoke, he opened the suitcase. Yun Zhaozhao kept saying "No, no," but her body language betrayed her, and she couldn't help but lean over to take a look. Once she did, she couldn't take her eyes off it, because it was full of tourist souvenirs from various countries, and they were all exquisitely crafted little trinkets that were simply irresistible.
Yun Zhaozhao had never been abroad before, so seeing so many exotic items was quite interesting. Moreover, the value of these gifts wasn't so much about their monetary worth, but rather the feeling of being valued and remembered. Imagine someone going to a foreign country thinking of you and going to great lengths to bring you back something you like... This feeling of being cherished surpasses the monetary value of the gift itself.
Seeing these things, Yun Zhaozhao found it hard to say no.
It has to be said that Wen Xu's mother understands her quite well. Perhaps because she had given Yun Zhaozhao expensive gifts before, and Yun Zhaozhao had returned the favor with gifts of equal value, she has now changed her strategy when giving gifts to Yun Zhaozhao. She no longer focuses on the value of the items themselves, but rather on providing emotional value. For example, the handmade thermal underwear she made before, and the handcrafted travel souvenirs she brought back from abroad this time.
Wen Xu could tell from Yun Zhaozhao's expression that she liked these little trinkets. So he cheerfully closed the suitcase, then pushed it towards Yun Zhaozhao, saying in a slightly coaxing and seductive tone, "How about I pack it for you?"
Yun Zhaozhao was a little confused. "Why are you accepting it for me?"
In front of Yun Zhaozhao, Wen Xu took out his phone and sent a voice message to his mother. "Mom, I've accepted the gift you brought back last time on behalf of Yun Zhaozhao. You can buy more next time; it's a way for you to contribute to Clear Breeze Temple."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..."
The Wen Xu mother across from me. "..."
That's not enough. Wen Xu remembered that Yun Zhaozhao had set up a "Daoist Exhibition Hall" in Clear Breeze Temple. He had heard from Jingting that the exhibits were not enough. Wen Xu himself did not have a hobby of collecting exhibits, but his father had many friends who did. Perhaps one of his father's friends would have one or two antique-level collectibles, which would be useful for Yun Zhaozhao's Clear Breeze Temple.
So after sending a message to his mother, he clicked on his father's WeChat picture, sent him a message, and then talked about wanting the collection.
He moved so fast and his thoughts were so unpredictable that by the time Yun Zhaozhao realized what was happening and tried to stop him, he had already finished speaking.
Although Yun Zhaozhao is a swindler and con artist outside, she never cheats her own people, unlike Wen Xu, who specifically targets his own parents. To be honest, if you put yourself in Wen Xu's parents' shoes, and your son cheated you like that, you'd probably want to beat him to death, right?
As it turned out, Yun Zhaozhao had underestimated Wen Xu Xu's father's mental fortitude. He Wen Xu discussed with Wen Xu which of his friends had which items in their collections, and even mentioned that he could send photos later for Wen Xu and Yun Zhaozhao to choose from.
Yun Zhaozhao didn't know what to say. After a long pause, she finally managed to say, "Your parents are really good to you, very tolerant, huh?"
Wen Xu replied with a matter-of-fact expression, "Isn't that what I should do? After all, I'm so easy to take care of."
Yun Zhaozhao: "You? You're so easy to take care of?"
Wen Xu: "Yeah, my dad said that as long as a rich kid like me doesn't go out and harm society, I'm considered the family's precious little darling. Let me tell you, sponging off your parents is absolutely the most insignificant flaw of a rich kid, it's even comparable to a virtue."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..." Never mind, today is another day of envying the rich kids.
Chapter 148
Wen Xu later actually managed to get something for Yun Zhaozhao from his father—a seal. It was said to have a very important origin, being a supreme treasure forged from the ruins of Mount Buzhou, called the " Heaven-Overturning Seal."
When Yun Zhaozhao received the seal, like the other collectibles, she couldn't tell if it was real or fake. Of course, she couldn't actually have it appraised by an expert, so she just pretended to admire it carefully and then displayed it in the glass case along with the other collectibles.
Anyway, these exhibits are just for educational purposes, and whether they're real or fake is a matter of opinion. In Yun Zhaozhao's mind, something is better than nothing. Besides, it's free, so what more could you ask for?
Now that Clear Breeze Temple has been awarded the title of the most influential Daoist temple, Yun Zhaozhao believes it has truly taken on the important responsibility of popularizing Daoist culture and knowledge among the general public.
When it comes to popularizing science, Yun Zhaozhao is serious.
Speaking of Yun Zhaozhao, her childhood dream was always to be a teacher. Even after studying philosophy, her dream was still to become a philosophy teacher after graduation.
Unexpectedly, fate took a turn, and now she has become a preacher spreading Daoist culture.
Unfortunately, although she was eager to spread the Tao, her writing skills were not even as good as Tang Li's. Therefore, the various official accounts of Clear Breeze Temple are now jointly written by Daoist professionals and several new media majors she had specially recruited.
Daoist practitioners were responsible for providing professional Daoist knowledge, while university students were responsible for the specific text editing and layout.
It must be said that the college students' writing style is indeed very lively. The knowledge about the Daoist temple they introduce is not only witty and humorous with interesting pictures, but they also appropriately incorporate internet hot topics and memes. As a result, the official accounts of Clear Breeze Temple have more and more followers, and there is even a special square on Weibo called " Clear Breeze Temple Unofficial Members ".
In the past two years, the live streaming industry has been booming. Clear Breeze Temple is one of the first Daoist temples to take advantage of the live streaming trend and has actually profited from it. So, during this summer vacation, some abbots from other Daoist temples took the initiative to contact Yun Zhaozhao, saying that they wanted to send their Daoist priests to Clear Breeze Temple to observe and learn from them.
It's perfectly normal for Daoist temples to exchange ideas and learn from each other. Yun Zhaozhao had visited other Daoist temples before, so she didn't refuse at all and even warmly welcomed the idea.
However, after all the Daoist priests sent by other Daoist temples arrived at Clear Breeze Temple, Yun Zhaozhao discovered that the Daoist priests who came this time were not only very young, but also quite good-looking.
If these Daoist priests hadn't been wearing Daoist robes, Yun Zhaozhao would have almost thought she had invited a group of models instead of Daoist priests.
The happiest people when faced with this group of newly arrived Daoist priests were none other than the female worshippers who came to Clear Breeze Temple.
Yun Zhaozhao even overheard several female worshippers calling their girlfriends from inside Clear Breeze Temple, saying, "Come to Clear Breeze Temple quickly, there are handsome guys... really, guaranteed to be handsome..."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..." Sure enough, Clear Breeze Temple always manages to attract worshippers in some strange and unusual ways.
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These handsome Daoist priests came to Clear Breeze Temple for exchange and learning. In addition to the female worshippers being treated to a visual feast, the Jingting also suddenly felt a sense of joy, like "a serf who has been liberated singing a song."
Because in the field of online live streaming, he has always claimed to be the pioneer and the first generation of internet celebrities of Clear Breeze Temple.
Unfortunately, Yun Zhaozhao didn't dare to completely entrust the training of these Daoist priests to him. After all, it was one thing for Jingting to have her livestream room banned for swearing, but she couldn't let Jingting lead these seemingly well-behaved Daoist priests to learn how to swear as well. So, after thinking it over, Yun Zhaozhao decided that she should invite a few professional content creators to come and teach the Daoist priests how to do livestreaming.