Homecoming: Grand Reopening  

The morning mist of Liyue Harbor carried the aroma of breakfast stalls as Ling Feng pushed open the freshly painted wooden door of the **"Otherworldly Oddities"** flagship store. The jingling bell startled a flock of sparrows on the eaves. Lumine poked her head out from the second floor, holding a stack of flyers. "Lazy boss! Ganyu's opening flower basket is blocking the door!" 

The flower basket was adorned with a congratulatory letter from Yuehai Pavilion, its edges still clinging to unmelted ice crystals—clearly delivered via Ganyu's adeptal arts. As Ling Feng bent to move the basket, a sudden clatter came from behind: Sayu, curled into a ball, rolled off the roof and landed perfectly in a bamboo crate of blind boxes, startling Qiqi, who frantically stuffed coconut milk into the crate. "Patient... needs calcium..." 

"Is this your so-called 'surprise'?" Lumine held up a **"Sleep Aid"** blind box covered in Sayu's drool, its surface now adorned with a limited-edition *Sayu's Wonderland* sticker. Ling Feng facepalmed and pulled out the ledger. "Yae Miko sent these 'Branch Commemorative Editions,' claiming they boost employee happiness..." 

At noon, a display booth was set up in front of Wanmin Restaurant. Xiangling held up a **"Gourmet Edition"** blind box, shouting, "Open it to summon a Guoba-style flame dish!" Guoba obligingly spat out heart-shaped sparks, only to accidentally set Keqing's skirt on fire. 

"Xiangling! Your Guoba is more dangerous than the Fatui!" Keqing swung her Lightning Stiletto, transforming the flames into *Genshin Impact* login screen stardust effects. The crowd applauded, completely forgetting this was a product launch. 

Lumine seized the moment to drag Ling Feng over. "It's time for our 'Duo Collaboration Edition'!" She pressed the mechanism, but the blind box projected embarrassing photos from the hot springs street—Ling Feng in a yukata with Sayu's doodles on his face, looping on the Yujing Terrace screen. 

"Yae Miko!!!" 

"My, my~" Miko's illusion popped out of the projector. "I added a 'nostalgia' feature just for you~" 

Ganyu quietly installed a Cryo cooling system for the booth, only to freeze Xingqiu's *Autumn Leaves, Sword in Hand: Blind Box Special Edition* mid-signing. Chongyun tried to thaw it with a popsicle, but the pages stuck together, turning it into a *Genius Invokation TCG* card album. 

At three in the afternoon, a shy attendant from Wangsheng Funeral Parlor entered the shop. "Director Hu ordered fifty 'Funeral Special Editions' to include in customer discount coupons..." 

Ling Feng looked at the design sketch of a chibi Hu Tao performing her coffin dance and silently added anti-explosion talismans to the box. Lumine suddenly whispered in his ear, "Do you think Zhongli will throw a meteor at the shop if he gets the 'Retired Archon Edition'?" 

Before she could finish, the door curtain was swept aside by Geo energy. Zhongli held the newly arrived **"Leisurely Stroll Edition"** blind box, which popped open to reveal a pop-up book of *The Teyvat Travel Guide*. "Young friend, the terraces of Qingce Village are missing two steps here." 

Ganyu rushed in, flustered. "Mr. Ling! The 'Infrastructure Edition' turned the Jade Chamber model into a *Minecraft* pixel art!" Ningguang's voice floated from a talisman. "No matter. Consider it performance art." 

At sunset, everyone collapsed in the shop's backyard. Xingqiu lamented over his glued-together manuscript. "My new novel, *Reincarnated as a Blind Box and Opened by the Traveler*, is ruined..." 

Chongyun handed him a specially chilled plum drink. "How about changing it to *The Tyrannical Boss and the Feisty Blind Box*?" 

Xiangling suddenly poked her head out of the kitchen. "Who used the 'Jueyun Chili Edition' as seasoning?! Guoba's fire is out of control!" 

Lumine dragged Ling Feng onto the roof, watching the chaos below. In the twilight, Ganyu's Cryo lotus intertwined with Guoba's flames, Keqing's Electro light gilding the edges of Xingqiu's novel, while Zhongli leisurely brewed his third pot of tea. 

"Actually..." Lumine suddenly poked Ling Feng. "This messy life isn't so bad." 

Ling Feng gazed at the chili seeds stuck in her hair and, on impulse, reached out to brush them away. "Tomorrow, want to try the 'Date Edition' blind box?" 

"Huh? You're stealing Yae Miko's lines!" 

"It's the 'Duo Market Research Edition'!" 

After closing, Ling Feng discovered Lumine's secret in the storeroom—an entire wall covered in branch design sketches: a Mondstadt Windwheel Aster-themed **"Poetry Edition"** display, an Inazuma Sacred Sakura-patterned **"Tea Ceremony Edition"** section, and at the center, a heart made of Liyue inkstones with a scrawled note: **"Open branches across Teyvat!"** 

Moonlight filtered through the window, illuminating Lumine peeking from behind the door. "I-It's not what you think! This is strategic planning..." 

Ling Feng waved the sketch of their chibi selves holding hands. "Does strategy require drawing hand-holding doodles?" 

Suddenly, Sayu's sleep-talking came from behind the shelves. "Mr. Ling... cross-dressing... Mora..." The two scrambled apart, knocking over an **"Elemental Resonance Edition"** that sprayed stardust, painting the night sky like a galaxy. 

The next morning, Wangsheng's order caused an unexpected craze—parents bought the **"Funeral Special Edition"** as "anti-early romance talismans," while kids went wild trading for Hu Tao's coffin dance stickers. 

Ganyu sighed, holding a stack of complaint letters. "Yuehai Pavilion received thirty-seven 'blind boxes corrupting children' reports..." 

Yae Miko's livestream suddenly projected onto Yujing Terrace. "Folks! If we hit a million followers, I'll leak Ling Feng's cross-dressing designs!" 

As Lumine chased the illusion with a broom, Ling Feng was in the backyard tinkering with new Fontaine machinery. Sunlight streamed through the stained glass, casting a long shadow of the **"Date Edition"** blind box, its base faintly etched with Khaenri'ah patterns—this time, even Zhongli pretended not to notice. 

The sea breeze carried the scent of Wanmin Restaurant, and Liyue Harbor's daily hustle continued. In a corner piled with blueprints, the **"Teyvat Branch Plan"** quietly turned to a new page...