Ma Lin hoped he could quickly move on to the next step, which was to do more and talk less.
Morality is indeed very important, but the key to spreading it is to act without speaking, to refrain from making any statements about morality, and to practice it in daily life for the best results.
Xiaoqing was an example in this respect. Everyone liked her, and she never pontificated about the importance of morality and kindness.
So Xiaoqing was genuinely kind, while Ma Lin was not.
Getting past this hurdle was truly difficult; you never knew how much effort it would take, and sometimes it might wear you out.
Ma Lin already had experience with how to provide a good social atmosphere for everyone: first, to lead by example; second, to make friends with those of high moral character and naturally draw close to them; third, to promote and make use of employees of high moral standing as much as possible.
Ma Lin had been through this countless times before.
