Jiang Chen had no idea that Aether was already planning to come see him.
After spending a night in Liyue Harbor, Jiang Chen woke up the next morning and decided to wander around the city alone.
Lumine, on the other hand, took Paimon—who had already made up with her—to gather information about her brother.
Guizhong went to find Madame Ping.
Havria also planned to visit her followers.
Everyone had their own tasks to attend to.
So they decided to split up.
The morning in Liyue Harbor was bustling with activity.
As Jiang Chen walked around, he eventually found himself near Wanmin Restaurant.
Wanmin Restaurant didn't just serve lunch and dinner.
They also served breakfast.
And unlike in the game, it wasn't just Xiangling's father running the place.
In fact, there were quite a few people working there.
After all, Wanmin Restaurant had some investment from Ningguang.
Its scale was naturally quite large.
Seeing Wanmin Restaurant, Jiang Chen became interested.
He decided to head inside.
Wanmin Restaurant was similar to the Cantonese teahouses Jiang Chen had visited before his transmigration.
The place was lively and bustling.
Unfortunately, it wasn't exactly like a Cantonese teahouse.
Perhaps he could give Xiangling a suggestion to make it more like one?
Then he could even provide her with some recipes from another world.
"Welcome, guest!"
Just as Jiang Chen was lost in thought, a clear female voice rang out.
Hearing the voice, Jiang Chen looked up.
Wasn't this Xiangling?
Xiangling indicated that she had never seen Jiang Chen before.
Was he a newcomer to Liyue?
Because of this, Xiangling invited Jiang Chen inside.
She valued new customers highly.
Who knows? Maybe he'd enjoy the food and recommend it to his friends later?
So, this was a wild customer.
"It's my first time here. What do you recommend?"
Jiang Chen didn't stand on ceremony and immediately struck up a conversation with Xiangling.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Xiangling's eyes lit up.
"For breakfast, you can try the Crystal Shrimp and Dragon Beard Noodles!"
"These two dishes are perfect for the morning."
"Would you like to try them?"
"For one person, these two dishes should be enough."
"And they're affordable, with generous portions."
Hearing Xiangling's recommendation, Jiang Chen agreed.
"No problem!"
"I'll go with your recommendations."
"By the way, my name is Jiang Chen."
"You can call me by my name."
"I might come here often in the future."
Xiangling's eyes sparkled when she heard this.
He'd come often?
As expected, she had gained another regular customer.
"Great, great!"
"My name is Xiangling."
"I'm the head chef at Wanmin Restaurant."
"Jiang Chen, are you new to Liyue?"
"I don't think I've seen you around before."
Xiangling was curious about Jiang Chen's identity.
She had never seen Jiang Chen in Liyue before.
Was he a newcomer who had just settled in Liyue?
"I only arrived recently."
"But I'll be settling down in Liyue from now on."
Jiang Chen smiled.
It was normal that she hadn't seen him before.
He was a newbie in Liyue.
"I see."
"No wonder."
"Mr. Jiang Chen, please take a seat. I'll prepare your food right away."
After chatting with Jiang Chen for a while, Xiangling went off to get busy.
She began preparing Jiang Chen's meal.
Jiang Chen sat down and started observing the interior of Wanmin Restaurant.
Business was booming.
It was clear that the people of Liyue loved the food at Wanmin Restaurant.
Not only that, but the prices were also very affordable.
Even ordinary people could enjoy a hearty meal here.
There was even a fast-food section.
For just a dozen Mora, you could have a feast here.
And the taste was no worse than that of high-end restaurants.
While Jiang Chen was waiting,
Zhongli was being dragged into the restaurant by Hu Tao.
Jiang Chen looked up and couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.
Judging by Zhongli's reluctant expression, how difficult was Hu Tao to deal with?
Jiang Chen was watching him, and Zhongli also noticed Jiang Chen.
"Director Hu,"
"I've run into an acquaintance. Let's sit over there today."
With that, Zhongli walked straight toward Jiang Chen.
Hearing Zhongli's words, Hu Tao was full of questions.
A friend?
What kind of shady friend had Zhongli met?
Immediately, she followed Zhongli's gaze.
Then Hu Tao also saw Jiang Chen.
When Hu Tao saw Jiang Chen, her eyes lit up.
A handsome guy she'd never seen before.
When did Zhongli get to know him?
Thinking of this, she quickly caught up.
Since he was Zhongli's friend, it wouldn't be too much to ask him to patronize the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, right?
Today might be the day she makes a sale!!
Just thinking about this made Hu Tao very happy.
Zhongli sat down in front of Jiang Chen.
Hu Tao followed closely behind.
Jiang Chen had been watching Hu Tao the entire time.
Hu Tao was the first character Jiang Chen had maxed out in the game.
At the time, it had cost him quite a bit of money.
Maxed constellations, maxed weapon refinements, and even two months of farming the Crimson Witch set to fully build her.
Although he didn't play much in the later stages, Hu Tao was his first.
Rem!
Now he had finally met Director Hu.
So before Hu Tao could even speak, Jiang Chen took the initiative.
"Hello!"
"Give me a tombstone. Can I get a buy-one-get-one-free deal?"
As soon as these words came out, Hu Tao was full of questions.
"Huh?"
Hu Tao was a bit confused.
She hadn't even spoken yet, and this person was already asking to buy a tombstone?
Good grief!!
Hu Tao was momentarily stunned.
Everyone else avoided her like the plague when they saw her.
But here was someone actively asking for a tombstone?
Hmm...
For a moment, Hu Tao was at a loss.
Zhongli also looked at Jiang Chen with a strange expression.
Was Jiang Chen out of his mind?
A living person actually wanted to buy a tombstone?
"Is there a problem?"
"I heard that Wangsheng Funeral Parlor offers a buy-one-get-one-free deal on tombstones."
"Is it too much to ask for one now?"
I'm helping you boost your sales, you know.
And yet you're hesitating?
Ugh, Hu Tao, you've changed.
"Has this already spread?"
"How come I didn't know about it?"
Hu Tao was still a bit dazed.
This was her first time dealing with something like this.
"Alright, stop joking around."
"Director Hu, let's order."
Zhongli stopped Jiang Chen.
Enough messing around.
Director Hu's brain was about to short-circuit.
"Wow!"
"So you were just joking?"
"How annoying, I thought I was going to make a sale today."
"Zhongli, it must be you who told him, right?"
"That's why he's joking with me like this."
Realizing what was going on, Hu Tao was very upset.
She blamed everything on Zhongli.
It must be Zhongli's fault.
Hearing this, Zhongli could only sigh helplessly.
What did this have to do with him?
This child...
Zhongli sighed, not knowing what to say.
"Hello!"
"I'm the 77th Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Hu Tao."
"The 'Hu' in 'Hu Tao' is the 'Hu' from 'eating and drinking,' not the 'Tao' from 'mischievous,' but the 'Tao' from 'peach.'"
Hu Tao ignored Zhongli and instead introduced herself to Jiang Chen.
"Jiang Chen!"
"Nice to meet you, Hu Tao."
I feel like eating a peach now.
Although the peach is small,
it must taste amazing.
"Hello, hello."
"Are you new to Liyue?"
"How come I've never seen you before?"
"I know most of the people in Liyue, if not all of them."
"Someone as handsome as you, I'm sure I've never seen you before."
Hu Tao's peachy kaleidoscope-like eyes looked at Jiang Chen with great curiosity.