In a blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival is coming, which is a big festival for Daomen, and naturally it is also a big festival for Xidaomen.
Its importance is comparable to the folk New Year. It is the annual festival of Taoist priests and the real beginning of the year. There is essentially no difference between blessings from heavenly officials and affixing blessing characters during the New Year.
As the Lantern Festival approaches, Xidaomen's main focus has turned to celebrating the New Year. Many things can be temporarily suspended, including the construction of the new port. Holding related celebrations is an important annual task, mainly in two places
, one is Danxiu Mountain, where there will be small-scale high-level celebrations, and the other is New Xijing, where there will be large-scale celebrations covering the whole city.
As a guest, Qi Xuansu just waited to attend the celebration and did not have to worry about holding the celebration. He also took advantage of this time to send people "New Year greetings" one after another.
Among them are his father-in-law Zhang Kuqi, his mother-in-law Tantai Qiong, Zhang Yuelu’s uncle who is also his uncle Zhang Kucheng, Cihang Zhenren who may be his mother-in-law or his master’s wife, and his current boss Qingwei Zhenren. There are also a few people who are relatively close to each other.
Da Zhenren, such as Jiang Da Zhenren, Lan Da Zhenren, Shi Da Zhenren, and even Zhang Da Zhenren who are far away in Fenglinzhou, have all worked together.
These belong to the elders.
The third master still cannot be contacted, and Qi Xuansu, who is of this level, does not join in the fun. Regardless of how powerful he is now, after all, he is not even a real person who knows how to know, and the Taoist sect does not have a great master, so the status of the third master is higher than that of the three previous generations.
A teacher is equivalent to half a great master, so the gap is huge.
There are also some friends or old bosses, such as Xu Dacheng, Xu Xiaoying, Ye Qingshuang, Ning Lingge, Pei Xiaolou, Lei Xiaohuan, Shi Bingyun, Bai Yingqiong, Lin Yuanmiao, Ji Jiaozhen, and several familiar first-grade spiritual officers.
Xu Jiaorong, Qi Jiaozheng, Yao Shu, Yao Pei, Li Changge and so on.
The following people may not be considered friends, but after all, they have not broken their skin, and they still want to say hello.
There are some people here who are not as good as Qi Xuansu and should take the initiative to greet Qi Xuansu, but Qi Xuansu likes to be the first to take the initiative and keep a low profile. After all, friends do not need to pay too much attention to their status.
For example, Mo Qingdi is a very dull person. He has to wait until the Lantern Festival to pay New Year greetings, so he always takes advantage of it and asks Qi Xuansu to take the initiative to greet him. Afterwards, Shi Yuer will definitely give him a scolding and scold him for being ignorant.
, how can you let Master Qi pay you New Year greetings? Do you also want to stand shoulder to shoulder with Master Donghua, Master Qingwei, and Master Cihang?
Thanks to Qi Xuansu, many people now wish Mo Qingdi New Year's greetings, and don't forget to bring some gifts to Mo Qingdi. They are not valuable, but they are thoughtful at least. After all, people are wise in the world.
Mo Qingdi himself also understood that these people were quite old and had a high status. They could be his uncles and were rich in terms of their age. Why should they look up to him and take the initiative to pay him New Year's greetings? Isn't it because of Qi Xuansu behind him?
Without Qi Xuansu's relationship, none of these people would take a look at him, let alone know who he is.
There is no way, this is the current situation today, status determines everything, small people are always ignored, big people are always praised by the stars. People who are close to big people can also benefit from it.
In Mo Qingdi's opinion, the greatest luck in his life is that he has a classmate like Qi Xuansu, so that a little-known person like him has such a place in the Daodaomen and can be regarded as a figure.
In the past few years, although Qi Xuansu had never asked him to help him with anything, Qingping Bookstore knew about his relationship with Qi Xuansu and took the initiative to help him solve various difficulties without Qi Xuansu's instructions. Not only did he become a regular employee, he became a regular employee.
The bookstore where he edited was much better than others in editing, editing, and even pen polishing. There were also various subsidies, as long as they were within the rules, all were arranged for him. He and Shi Yu had saved a lot of money, and they had already planned to work in the bookstore.
Yujing is looking for a house.
There is also Shi Yu. After graduating from the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, Shi Yu was assigned to one of the many branch palaces under the Wanxiang Taoist Palace as the lowest-level trainee assistant teacher. This position was jokingly called the king of children, and errands did not count.
It's too tiring, but Taiping doesn't have much money. It's not as good as Daogong Bengong, so life is tight.
Moreover, the phenomenon of comparison in this industry is very serious, and the female instructors have a little bit of vanity. This man is a Taoist priest of the fourth grade of wine, and that man has already taken charge, and there is always a secret competition between so and so men about what they bought.
Ichiban.
Because Mo Qingdi didn't do well, Shi Yu was naturally at the bottom of the contempt chain, and he was often offended. The higher ups also decided who to choose, and those with connections in the family were promoted first. Those who didn't matter were left to wait. Shi Yu waited.
I have been a trainee assistant teacher for several years, and I have been unable to let go of the word "trainee".
In the end, it was because Qi Xuansu became prosperous and Mo Qingdi was Qi Xuansu's good friend, Shi Yu also benefited from it. After the Taoist palace learned about the relationship between Mo Qingdi and Qi Xuansu, they immediately changed Shi Yu's position and became a deputy.
A few days later, Shi Yu was promoted to Daizhengjiujiu. He also made a clear promise that as long as there was an opportunity, he would immediately remove the word "dai" and directly become a Zhengtiaojiu.
As a result, Shi Yu suddenly became the most prestigious person in the pledge room. Many people fawned over her, hoping to gain connections and support her. After all, she was a disciple of Master Qi and Master Donghua, and they were even expected to compete for her.
The Eighth Generation Grand Master.
Now there are rumors that Master Qi will soon become the Master of the Wanxiang Dao Palace and the immediate boss of each branch palace, truly controlling the life and death of each branch palace. Shi Yu's status has risen again.
The other female teachers had to drink with her, and they might even be taken advantage of. Shi Yu was toasted by a bunch of bosses - Professor Shi was free to drink or not, so we did it.
Shi Yu received all kinds of warm hospitality, first from his immediate superiors, then from his superiors' superiors, and finally from the Assistant Minister of the First Palace who personally came forward and hosted a banquet for Shi Yu at a place in the branch palace specially reserved for entertaining superiors.
In the past, when Shi Yu was a trainee assistant teacher, she passed by the door here several times, but never went in. She thought that even if she had the chance to go in, she would mostly serve others, sit and stand while others ate.
Looking at it, she didn't expect that she would be invited in as a guest.
This was the most beautiful time in Shi Yu's life, and she truly realized why power is more alluring than any beauty.
The assistant manager didn't ask for anything else, just for insurance. Once Qi Zhenren casually asked about the palace division, Shi Yu didn't have to say a few nice words. It would be enough if he could behave himself and not say bad things about the palace division. Of course, Shi Yu wanted to
If I really want to say something nice, that would be even better.
After the banquet, Shi Yu was directly promoted to the rank of orthodox disciple, and she was also transferred to the main palace and placed in the upper palace, where she was responsible for matters related to various high-quality Taoist priests, including Qi Xuansu, Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei and others.
They have all studied here. It is easy to get in touch with some important people here, expand your network, and maybe there will be some opportunities. It is a good position that no one can ask for.
Why give it to her? It's not because Qi Xuansu is about to become the real person in charge of the palace.
From the beginning to the end, Qi Xuansu did not say hello, did not give any hint, or even knew about it. It was all the spontaneous behavior of the subordinates. This is influence.
But Qi Xuansu must know the truth behind this, so he doesn't need to go out to greet and take care of his old classmates. That would be a disgrace.
Mo Qing was not the only classmate of Qi Xuansu, but Qi Xuansu only interacted with Mo Qingdi, which made many people jealous to death. But they could not blame others but themselves. When Qi Xuansu was in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, not only did he
He was a show-off, and he never liked to interact with others. Only Mo Qingdi, who was equally dull, kept close contact with him. At that time, he didn’t have a cold stove, but now he wants to have a hot stove. There is no such thing
Good thing.
As for why Qi Xuansu promoted Zhang Wuyue but not Mo Qingdi, it was not simply because Zhang Wuyue was his brother-in-law.
As Huangfu Ji said, Zhang Wuyue himself is valuable. He has connections with Zhang Yuelu and even the Zhang family, which is conducive to Xingang's business expansion. This is mutually beneficial. Zhang Wuyue can make some noise in the Lion City.
Just by looking at Zhang Yuelu, various joints were opened, and many people relied on him for a living. Although he didn't do things right, it can be seen that he is capable in terms of ability.
He still has merit, he's not a playboy who can't do anything.
When some dandy kids start a business, they have to ask their elders to come out to say hello in person, and they have to ask their elders to escort them, and the final result is likely to be nothing. Compared with these people, Zhang Wuyue did not let Zhang Yuelu come forward, and secretly beat Zhang Yuelu himself.
The flag will get everything done, and you will be able to judge superiors and inferiors. As the saying goes, if you cure illnesses and save people, you will still be a good Taoist friend if you correct your mistakes.
And what does Mo Qingdi have? Nothing. It’s not easy for him to organize a class reunion. Even if Qi Xuansu is willing to give his old classmates a fortune, Mo Qingdi can’t take it. He doesn’t have the ability. He can get old in the Taoist system as soon as possible.
Hold on to the iron rice bowl honestly and don't think about whether you have it or not.
Of course, many people took the initiative to give Qi Xuansu "New Year greetings". After all, Qi Xuansu's identity lies here.
There are both my own people and some people who are not so close but have intersections with Qi Xuansu.
My own people are Chen Jianqiu, Liu Hu, Chen Jianqiu, Lu Yuting, Mu Jin, Ning Yuqing, Ke Qingqing, Han Yongfeng, Sun Yongfeng, Fan Ji, Xu Kou, Ling Quanzi, Zhang Kuping, Shi Yu, Li Qingnu, Audrey
, Shangguan Ya, Xie Jiaofeng, Gong Jiaojun, Xiao Yueru, Cheng Lixue, everyone from Taiping Bank Nanyang Head Office, several assistant managers and deputy palace masters of Borneo Taoist House, etc.
People who are not considered to be our own but have interactions with each other, such as Liu Gui, Li Zhuyu, Star Master Yuheng, Shen Yuqing, Zhou Jiaoxian, Lu Yushu, Shen Mingxin, etc.
After careful calculation, there were not hundreds of people, but dozens of people. Even if each person said a few words, it would still be a big project.
Therefore, during every festive season, human relations and sophistication become the top priority.
This is why Qi Xuansu is in the New World this year. He only needs to say hello. A few years ago, when he was the chief deputy head of the Borneo Taoist Palace, his place would always be crowded during festivals. Even if he said hello in advance, don't give gifts.
, but there are still a lot of people coming to the door, and it is very annoying to express Chief Qi’s holiday congratulations in person, one after another. Qi Xuansu intends to thank guests behind closed doors, but does not want to give people the impression of being too arrogant, so he really can’t have a moment to spare.
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During festivals, others would go to Qi Xuansu, and Qi Xuansu would have to go higher up to greet his bosses, elders, and friends. Therefore, every festival, the whole Daomen would be extremely lively and busy, not just because of the celebration.
There is no way, everyone wants to make progress too much.
Compared with most Taoist people, Qi Xuansu is already very stiff. He is said to be someone who "does not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything", which is not a good word.
But compared to Zhang Yuelu, Qi Xuansu is even better at dancing. Zhang Yuelu's comment about being difficult to deal with is not for nothing.