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Around 4 PM, Zhong Li arrived. He glanced at the new poster, sat down at an empty table, ignored the half-price discount, and still chose to dine in.
Xia Zhi was actually a little curious about where Prince Yan had been wandering around every day, as he always managed to arrive at his shop at the exact same time.
Isn't Master Hu very busy? Why isn't he, as a guest advisor, busy?
What exactly do the guest elders at the Hall of Rebirth do?
While thinking, Xia Zhi prepared the juice, had Yao Yao bring it over, and then selected Zhong Li.
"Use [Learn from Others] on the target?"
"Yes."
"Successfully used [Learn from Others], and learned the skill [Teyvat Language Mastery] from the target."
"【Learn from Others】 is now on cooldown. It can be used again in 24 hours."
"【Teyvat Language Proficiency】: Automatically learns all languages of the Teyvat continent."
pretty good.
No more worrying about not understanding out-of-town guests secretly swearing.
Chapter 139 The Rich Woman Thinks You're a Talent
Not long after Zhongli left, Ningguang's three secretaries also came to the shop, chatted for a few minutes, and bought six cups of juice.
Xia Zhi watched their backs as they carefully carried the cups, his expression strange.
Could they be... going to take this back for Ningguang to drink?
Yanfei arrived after the business closed in the afternoon.
"Mr. Xia, I have taken care of the matter you entrusted to me yesterday. This is the contract I signed on your behalf. Please keep it safe."
"Thank you, Miss Yanfei."
"Yaoyao came over here to play."
"It's not just for fun, Yao Yao works part-time at her older brother's shop!"
"Oh? Part-time job? Did Yao Yao sign a labor contract with her older brother?"
"No."
"That won't do. Even if it's a part-time job, we need to sign a proper employment contract so that Yao Yao won't be scammed."
"Big brother would never lie!"
"Tsk, Sister Yanfei is doing this for your own good."
Xia Zhi smiled helplessly: "Miss Yan Fei..."
Yan Fei looked at him and asked curiously, "Why would Mr. Xia let Yao Yao work part-time at the store?"
"Grandma Ping thinks fruit juice is good for your health, so she lets Yao Yao come to my shop to drink fruit juice every day."
"and then?"
"Our employees can drink juice for free."
"Oh I see."
"Miss Yanfei, please have a seat for a moment. We didn't make tofu today, so we'll have to wait until next time. However, I can make a simple dessert to entertain you."
"Okay!"
Yan Fei nodded and sat down with a smile.
The girl with the Fire-type God's Eye has such a generous and open personality.
Xia Zhi went into the kitchen, took out a few sunset fruits that he had picked from trees in the wild before from the inventory, washed them, peeled them and cut them into pieces, and then made a dish called "candied sunset fruit" in the same way as "candied apple", and asked Zhu Zi to help take it out.
It has a golden color, smooth shape, mellow and sweet taste, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with continuous sugar strands.
Girls have no resistance to desserts, especially the glowing desserts made by Xia Zhi.
In no time, the whole plate of "caramelized sunset fruit" was finished.
Yan Fei looked completely satisfied: "Delicious!"
Xia Zhi smiled and asked, "Today is Thursday, and the day after tomorrow is Saturday. Miss Yan Fei, are you free the day after tomorrow or the day after that?"
I should be free the day after tomorrow.
"Then I'll grind some more tofu the day after tomorrow morning, and wait for you to come over for lunch."
"Okay!"
"If Yao Yao and Grandma Ping have time, they can come over and get together."
"Ok!"
Now it's time for Yao Yao to go back.
"By the way, does Miss Yanfei like kimchi?"
"It's alright, I rarely eat it."
"I made some kimchi, would Miss Yanfei like to try some?"
"Oh? Mr. Xia made his own kimchi? I'd like to try it!"
Xia Zhi then went to the kitchen, cut three portions of kimchi, and put them into a food container.
"This one is for Miss Yanfei, this one is for Grandma Ping, and this one is for Miss Ganyu."
"Thank you, Mr. Xia!"
Afterwards, Yan Fei went back to the agency to work overtime, while Shen He took Yao Yao home and went to see Senior Sister Gan Yu.
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Moon Sea Pavilion, a luxuriously decorated room.
Ningguang sat behind her desk, looking with great interest at the porcelain cup in her hand and the beautiful juice inside, while listening to Baishi standing behind her tell her about the takeout service that the summer shop had just launched that day and the interesting story of customers buying back the ice and fire cups at high prices.
"They are the same style of cups, only the patterns printed on them are slightly different, yet the prices differ so much."
"Increasing the added value of goods by adjusting the quantity... Although everyone knows the principle that scarcity makes things valuable, few people can use it for their own benefit."
"That Mr. Xia has a good business sense."
"What a pity... such a talented person cannot be recruited into my ranks..."
Ningguang recalled the words that Grandma Ping had specifically told her, a hint of regret flashed in her eyes, and she picked up her cup and took a small sip.
"Such a rare item...only 100 Mora...truly..."
"...What a waste of resources..."
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After dinner, the three of them went for a walk as usual.
Xia Zhi suddenly thought of Qi Qi, wondering what changes had occurred in her after obtaining the [Corpse Pearl].
"Has Miss Qiqi not come to the shop to play with us since the Lunar Festival?"
"Ah."
"Boss, we probably have too many customers in our shop, and Qiqi didn't want to delay our business, so she didn't come over."
"I told her about this last time, and that it's okay."
"She probably still thinks that's not right. Boss, how about we go to Bubulu to find her?"
"It's too late now, Bubulu should be closed by now, let's do it another day. We can ask Yaoyao tomorrow, she and Qiqi are good friends and live close by, she should go visit Qiqi more often."
As Xia Zhi walked through the street, a figure suddenly appeared in his detection range, with a golden progress bar attached to him.
Progress: [0%]
Xia Zhi paused, then involuntarily looked at him.
He was a very young and confident-looking man with orange hair, wearing a somewhat sinister red mask askew on his head. He was tall and slender, dressed in gray clothes with rolled-up sleeves, black gloves on his hands, a metal shoulder armor on his left shoulder, and a scarf ribbon fixed to his chest, which fluttered and swung with his movements.
He wore a metal belt around his waist, with a water-based God's Eye fastened to it.
Xia Zhi passed by the young man at a distance, "watching" him slowly walk away until he disappeared from his detection range.
Another golden progress bar.
All I can say is that Liyue is teeming with talent.
However, his clothing doesn't seem to be Liyue's style; he looks more like someone from out of town.
Could he be a tourist visiting Liyue?
Xia Zhi fell into deep thought.
If he's a local, that's fine; as long as he's in Liyue, we'll meet again sooner or later.
If he's a tourist visiting Liyue, he might leave at any time, making it difficult to farm that golden treasure chest.