Chapter 139

Shortly after Zhongli left, Ningguang's three secretaries also came to the shop, chatted briefly, and bought six cups of juice.

Xia Zhi "watched" their retreating figures carefully holding the cups, his expression peculiar.

Could it be... they're taking these back for Ningguang to drink?

When the afternoon business ended, Yanfei came.

"Mr. Xia, I've handled the matter you entrusted me with yesterday. Here's the contract I signed on your behalf, please keep it safe."

"Thank you, Miss Yanfei."

"Oh, Yaoyao came here to play?"

"Not play, Yaoyao is working part-time at Big Brother's shop!"

"Oh? Part-time? Has Yaoyao signed a labor contract with Big Brother?"

"No."

"That won't do. Even for part-time work, you should properly sign a labor contract. This way Yaoyao won't be deceived."

"Big Brother would never deceive anyone!"

"Tsk, Sister Yanfei is looking out for you."

Xia Zhi smiled helplessly: "Miss Yanfei..."

Yanfei looked at him curiously: "Why did Mr. Xia let Yaoyao work part-time in the shop?"

"Granny Ping thinks the juice is good for health, so she lets Yaoyao come to our shop every day to drink juice."

"And then?"

"Our shop 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 that'll have to wait until next time, but I can make a simple dessert to serve you."

"Alright!"

Yanfei nodded and sat down with a smile.

Girls with Pyro Visions are always so open and straightforward.

Xia Zhi went to the kitchen, took out a few sunsettia fruits he had picked from trees in the wild before, washed, peeled, and cut them into pieces. Then he made "candied Sunsettia fruit" using the method for making "candied apples," and had Zhu Zi bring it out.

Golden in color, smooth in shape, with a rich sweet taste, crispy outside and soft inside, with endless sugar threads.

Girls have never had any resistance to desserts, especially the glowing desserts made by Xia Zhi.

Soon, the full plate of "candied sunsettia fruit" was eaten up.

Yanfei looked completely satisfied: "Delicious!"

Xia Zhi smiled and asked: "Today is Thursday, it'll be Saturday the day after tomorrow. Does Miss Yanfei have time on Saturday or Sunday?"

"I should be free on Saturday."

"Then I'll grind some tofu on Saturday morning, and you can come over for lunch."

"Sounds good!"

"If Yaoyao and Granny Ping are free, they can come over for a gathering too."

"Okay!"

By this time, it was time for Yaoyao to go home.

"By the way, does Miss Yanfei like pickles?"

"They're alright, I rarely eat them."

"I made some pickles, would Miss Yanfei like to try?"

"Oh? Pickles made by Mr. Xia himself? Sure, I'll try!"

Xia Zhi went to the kitchen and cut three portions of pickles, putting them in food boxes.

"This portion is for Miss Yanfei, this one for Granny Ping, and this one for Miss Ganyu."

"Thank you, Mr. Xia!"

Afterward, Yanfei returned to her office to work overtime, while Shenhe took Yaoyao home and planned to check on Senior Sister Ganyu.

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Yuehai Pavilion, a luxuriously decorated room.

Ningguang sat behind her desk, examining the porcelain cup and the beautiful juice inside with interest while listening to Baizhu behind her describe the takeout service Summer Shop had just launched today and the amusing story of customers buying back Cryo and Pyro cups at high prices.

"Even though they're the same style of cup, with only slight differences in the patterns printed on them, the prices differ so much."

"Adjusting quantities to increase the added value of goods... Although everyone knows the principle that rarity increases value, few can use it to their advantage."

"That Boss Xia has quite a business mind."

"It's a pity... such talent can't be brought under my wing..."

Ningguang remembered what Granny Ping had specifically told her, a hint of regret flashing in her eyes as she raised the cup and took a small sip.

"Such a treasure... selling for only 100 Mora... it's really..."

"...a waste of heaven's gifts..."

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After dinner, the three went for their usual walk.

Xia Zhi suddenly thought of Qiqi, wondering if she had any changes after getting the [Corpse Pearl].

"Since the Lantern Rite, Miss Qiqi hasn't come to play at our shop, right?"

"Mm."

"Boss, maybe there are too many customers in our shop, and Qiqi doesn't want to disturb our business, so she hasn't come."

"I told her about this last time, said it's no problem."

"She might still feel it's not good. Boss, why don't we go to Bubu Pharmacy to find her?"

"It's too late now, Bubu Pharmacy should be closed. Let's do it another day. We can ask Yaoyao tomorrow, she's good friends with Miss Qiqi and lives nearby, so she probably often goes to play with Miss Qiqi."

As they walked through the street, a figure suddenly appeared in Xia Zhi's detection range, with a golden progress bar attached.

Progress: [0%].

Xia Zhi was stunned and couldn't help but "look" at him.

It was a very young and confident-looking man with orange hair, wearing a slightly mischievous red mask slanted on his head. He had a slender build, wearing gray clothes with rolled-up sleeves, black gloves on his hands, a metal shoulder pad on his left shoulder, and a scarf fastened at his chest that fluttered as he walked.

He wore a metal belt around his waist with a Hydro Vision attached to it.

Xia Zhi passed by this young man at a distance, "watching" him slowly move away and finally disappear from his detection range.

Another golden progress bar.

It just shows that Liyue is truly full of talented people.

However, looking at his attire, it didn't seem to be in the Liyue style, more like a foreigner.

Could he be here touring Liyue?

Xia Zhi fell into deep thought.

If he were a local, it would be fine. As long as he's in Liyue, they'd meet again sooner or later.

If he's a tourist from another region visiting Liyue, he might leave at any time, and then it would be difficult to unlock that golden treasure chest on him.

"Boss, what's wrong? Are you still thinking about Qiqi?"

"No, I'm thinking about what to eat for breakfast tomorrow."

"What to eat!"

"How about century egg and lean meat porridge?"

"Century egg and lean meat porridge?"

"It's a savory porridge, different from sweet porridges like eight treasure porridge. I personally prefer century egg and lean meat porridge."

"Oh! Boss, what's a century egg?"

"It's a kind of preserved duck egg with a special smell. Some people can't accept that smell. It can be eaten raw, and when cooked properly, it's delicious. It's especially great in porridge."

"Want to eat it!"

"Usually, century eggs need to be preserved for 10-20 days, but we have that pickling jar in our kitchen, so we don't need to wait long."

"Then let's go buy duck eggs at the shop now!"

"Mm, we'll also need to buy some materials for pickling. We might as well buy more duck eggs and make some salted duck eggs too."

"Okay!"

The three then headed towards the market.

Xia Zhi "looked" at the enthusiastic Zhu Zi beside him, wondering if she would still dare to try boldly when she actually saw what century eggs looked like.

He "looked" again at the expressionless Shenhe, thinking that since Miss Shenhe could eat even such bitter medicinal herbs as food before, a mere century egg should be no problem for her.

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