Don't be a peeping tom
Xi Zirui and Liao Min brainstorm for a while, but not five minutes later a stern-faced civil goddess approaches them with a thunderous scowl.
"If you are quite finished with whatever business brought you to the civil bureau, please leave," she says, the corners of her mouth pinched in annoyance. "Your voices carry."
She proclaims that last sentence as if it it is a searing indictment, and leaves in a flurry of billowing gauze robes.
Liao Min sighs, pointing towards her retreating back. "They're all like that." At Xi Zirui's confused look she elaborates, "Civil gods. They make you feel big, plodding and lumbering. Not to mention stupid."
While Liao Min is feeling sorry for herself Xi Zirui considers their options.
In the very first world, Li Siqi seemed very taken with the hyper-competent, no nonsense Director Liao.
It stands to reason that she would also appreciate those qualities in their original world.