At the tree planting site, whether single or married, everyone actively gathered around Wen Xu to ask for the free snacks, and some even wanted to get Wen Xu's contact information.
Wen Xu was very cooperative and accepted everyone who came.
Wen Xu came with Jingting that day. At first, Jingting was about to secretly complain to Yun Zhaozhao when she saw how readily Wen Xu gave the girl his WeChat. However, after discovering that Wen Xu had given her the WeChat of the online store's customer service, she immediately abandoned the idea of complaining and secretly mocked herself for overthinking things.
However, on the other hand, Jingting is no longer the clueless young Daoist priest who first arrived at Clear Breeze Temple. He has learned a lot of things on the internet, things he should and shouldn't have learned. So he has always been curious why someone as wealthy as Wen Xu seems to be quite devoted to one person.
Logically speaking, shouldn't being faithful and being wealthy be two contradictory traits?
So after the girls who asked for her WeChat and contact information left, Jingting couldn't help but quietly express her doubts.
Wen Xu: "Who told you that rich people can't be faithful? Whether someone is faithful or not depends on the person. A person who isn't faithful wasn't faithful even when they were poor."
Jingting: "That's true."
Wen Xu thought for a moment, then added, "But I think my loyalty might be partly hereditary. After all, my dad was loyal, and he was afraid of his wife his whole life, as you've witnessed..."
Jingting recalled the last time Wen Xu's father visited Clear Breeze Temple and how he was scolded by Wen Xu's mother for secretly drinking alcohol, and sincerely remarked, "Your family has quite a good tradition."
Wen Xu: "... Why do I feel like you're mocking me?"
Jingting stared at him with wide eyes, her expression remarkably sincere. "You're overthinking it. I genuinely think your family has a pretty good tradition."
Wen Xu didn't say anything more.
He's realized now that children really do resemble their parents. Take Jingting, for example; the way she speaks with that utterly genuine expression is just like Yun Zhaozhao. So much so that sometimes, even when you know she's lying, you can't help but believe what she says.
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Because of the power of many people, the tree planting activity initiated by Clear Breeze Temple has progressed more smoothly than everyone expected.
Furthermore, thanks to the help of news media to promote the event, as well as the publicity from various live streaming platforms, relevant leaders in the city have also taken notice of the recent activities of Clear Breeze Temple.
The first person to contact Yun Zhaozhao was Officer Xiao Deng from the Ministry of Ministry of Public Security.
Upon hearing that the call was from the Ministry of Public Security, Yun Zhaozhao's first reaction was fear. "... I'm just planting a tree to create a forest, is it really necessary to alarm the Ministry of Public Security for such a small matter?"
Officer Xiao Deng laughed upon hearing this, and after a long chuckle, he replied, " Temple Master Yun, please don't misunderstand. It's like this, our Ministry of Public Security has a small favor we'd like to ask for your help with..."
Yun Zhaozhao readily agreed, "Please tell me. If it's within my power, I'll definitely help."
Officer Xiao Deng quickly explained his purpose. It turned out that he had noticed that Yun Zhaozhao's Clear Breeze Temple had a particularly good relationship with the nearby villagers, and many things that benefited the people were being promoted in the name of religion, which actually went more smoothly than he had imagined.
Take afforestation as an example.
So he consulted with his superiors and decided to invite Yun Zhaozhao and the Clear Breeze Temple to help him record a short anti-fraud propaganda video.
Yun Zhaozhao readily agreed.
Although Clear Breeze Temple has been popular online for two years, the most popular online celebrities have always been Jingting and Daoist Chang Kong. Therefore, Yun Zhaozhao directly entrusted the important task of filming and recording anti-fraud propaganda videos to these two. As for Yun Zhaozhao herself, she only appeared in the last scene of the video, reminding the public to download the anti-fraud APP and beware of scams in the name of the Abbot of Clear Breeze Temple.
On the day of filming, Officer Xiao Deng and several of his colleagues arrived with just a mobile phone.
Yun Zhaozhao didn't think much of it, but Jingting was genuinely surprised. "Our Ministry of Public Security is so unassuming and low-key? I thought they'd bring a big camera, or even a whole film crew, to shoot this anti-fraud propaganda video!"
Officer Xiao Deng burst into laughter again after hearing this, then said somewhat sheepishly, "Our department is rather frugal and low-key; simply put, we have limited funds."
Jingting, "I understand. Our Clear Breeze Temple also started from scratch. But it's alright, our temple has everything now."
At first, Officer Xiao Deng thought Daoist Priest Jingting was just bragging, until Jingting actually had someone bring out a whole set of professional photography equipment, and even called out his photography assistant, lighting technician, and so on. Only then did he realize that Jingting seemed to be serious.
It turns out that the Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple not only have professional photography equipment, but they also have their own live streaming room and fan club. Most outrageous of all, they can even use live streaming to teach Daoist priests from other temples.
Officer Xiao Deng felt incredibly ignorant. "... Are Daoist temples this modern now?"
Yun Zhaozhao said modestly, "Not at all, Clear Breeze Temple is still quite young and has a lot to learn and improve upon!"
Jingting: "Exactly! Look, we don't even have our own photography studio yet!"
Officer Xiao Deng: "?"
Before Officer Xiao Deng arrived, he was worried that the Daoist priests would get stage fright during filming. But once filming began, he realized he was the one who should be worried. Compared to them, he was like a complete novice. The priests completely ignored the camera, while he constantly checked its position, subconsciously glancing at the lens, and frequently forgot his lines or stumbled over his words...
Officer Xiao Deng, after filming for a while, even started to admire these Daoist priests.
Especially Jingting, who doesn't look very old, probably around the same age as him, but she's surprisingly not at all stage-frightened.
Officer Xiao Deng couldn't help but ask Jingting curiously, " Daoist Priest Jingting, how do you manage to be so skilled in front of the camera?"
Jingting: "It's very simple. If you were like me, chatting with viewers in the live stream for two or three hours every day, you would be just as good at it."
We chat for two or three hours every day?
All I can say is that if you have the perseverance, you will succeed at anything.
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Although there were a few minor hiccups during the filming of the anti-fraud propaganda video, the overall filming process went very smoothly.
Officer Xiao Deng was very satisfied with the final product.
Because the filming took a little longer than Officer Xiao Deng had anticipated, it was almost dinnertime when it was finished.
Yun Zhaozhao took the initiative to invite Officer Xiao Deng and his colleagues to stay for dinner. Since Jingting and Daoist Chang Kong had spent the afternoon with Officer Xiao Deng and his colleagues and were quite familiar with them, Yun Zhaozhao directly asked Daoist Priest Jingting to join them.
As for Daoist Chang Kong... as soon as he entered the cafeteria, he conscientiously washed his hands and went to the kitchen, where he skillfully began washing, chopping, and tossing vegetables...
Officer Xiao Deng was speechless as he watched Daoist Chang Kong had been filming an anti-fraud propaganda campaign with him just a second ago, transform into a professional chef the next. He used to think that everyone in the Ministry of Public Security was incredibly skilled, but now it seemed that these Daoist priests from Clear Breeze Temple were also quite accomplished in both literary and martial arts!
Moreover, when it comes to food, the food at the Ministry of Ministry of Public Security is quite famous compared to other departments, and many of his colleagues from other departments even envy him for it.
So before picking up his chopsticks, Officer Xiao Deng really didn't take this small Daoist temple canteen seriously.
Until he took a bite of the freshly made baby bok choy and shrimp soup. It was so delicious, it almost made his eyebrows fall off.
Officer Xiao Deng couldn't resist taking another big sip, smacking his lips as he commented, "So delicious, how can it be so delicious..."
Yun Zhaozhao, no longer modest, said, "To be honest, the reason our Daoist temple has come this far is entirely thanks to this temple canteen."
Officer Xiao Deng waved his hand dismissively. "Then you shouldn't be so modest as to call it 'Daoist Temple Canteen.' You should rename this canteen 'The Best Food in the World'!"
Yun Zhaozhao: "Then... if your superiors ask, I'll just say that Officer Xiao Deng helped me retrieve it?"
Officer Xiao Deng immediately became obedient.
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This anti-fraud video didn't have much post-production or technical enhancement, so it was officially released just a few days after it was recorded.
Yun Zhaozhao herself is very low-key and didn't tell anyone around her that she had recorded a short anti-fraud propaganda video.
But the people around her are so high-profile.
Anyway, not long after the video was uploaded, Daoist Priest Jingting had already sent it to everyone around him, including Wen Xu.
Wen Xu wasn't even interested in clicking on it at first. After all, he used to do live streams with Jingting every day when he was selling Daoist Chicken Feet, and he was already tired of seeing Jingting's face. Besides, an anti-fraud propaganda video? What kind of interesting video could that be?
Isn't that enough on TV?
After waiting for a long time without receiving a response from Wen Xu, Jingting couldn't help but come over and urge him again, " Brother Xu, Brother Xu, have you seen it?"
Wen Xu: "I haven't seen it, I don't have time!"
Jingting: "There's a bonus scene at the end of the video."
Wen Xu didn't believe him. "I just downloaded an anti-fraud app."
Jingting: "It's true, even our Abbot appeared on camera."
Wen Xu hearing that Yun Zhaozhao was also in the video, Wen Xu, with a mix of skepticism and curiosity, immediately clicked on the video Jingting had sent. Just to be safe, he scrolled to the very end. He discovered that Jingting hadn't lied to him; Yun Zhaozhao was indeed dressed beautifully, standing next to two police officers, urging everyone to download the anti-fraud app and beware of scams.
Wen Xu watched the last scene over and over again, and thoughtfully took a screenshot to save it. Then he immediately sent the video to his father.
President Wen replied instantly, "Anti-fraud? Don't worry, as long as you don't screw over your father, no one else can."