Ganyu briefly tidied up her office, then left together with Miko and the others.
The people who knew Ganyu were all a little surprised when they saw her. After all, Ganyu rarely came out at this hour. Usually, she only went to the docks in the morning to breathe in some fresh air.
"Senior Sister Ganyu, you actually came out?" Xiangling asked in surprise.
As Madame Ping's disciple, she had to call Ganyu her senior sister. Her master had only told her that not long ago.
She also saw Ganyu from time to time. This Senior Sister Ganyu only ate vegetarian food, and every time, she came to Wanmin Restaurant alone.
"Xiangling?"
Ganyu knew Xiangling was Streetward Rambler's disciple. It was just that they rarely interacted. It was not because she disliked Xiangling, but because she herself was too busy. She basically soaked herself in her office all day.
Also, she did not really dare to go near Wanmin Restaurant. The streets there were filled with the aroma of food, and she was afraid she would lose control of her appetite.
"Senior Sister Ganyu, you haven't come to Wanmin Restaurant to eat in a long time either," Xiangling said.
"Well…"
Ganyu stammered. She could not exactly say that Wanmin Restaurant's food was too delicious, and that if she was not careful, she might end up eating too much.
"Sister Ganyu is probably the type who gains weight very easily. Little sister, your cooking must be too delicious. If she eats too much, she'll get fat," Miko said with a smile.
Ganyu somewhat embarrassedly touched her horns. That was indeed the case.
"So that's why?"
Xiangling's expression turned a little strange. She had not expected Ganyu to be afraid of gaining weight.
"Oh, then let me tell you all a story about when Ganyu was little…" Koji said with a grin, suddenly interested.
When it came to being fat, one absolutely had to bring up the matter of the Adeptus Who Rolled Down the Mountain.
"Don't!"
When Ganyu heard the same kind of opening line Cloud Retainer loved to use, she hurriedly stopped him, terrified that Koji would reveal that embarrassing dark history.
Why did she not want to gain weight? It was because she did not want what happened when she was little to repeat itself. That was why she controlled her diet. Even if she only ate vegetarian food, she would not eat too much.
"Tell us. I actually want to hear about Sister Ganyu's childhood," Yae Miko, that fun-loving fox, said without fearing the situation getting worse. She just wanted to hear something amusing.
"Miko!"
Ganyu helplessly looked at this dear little sister. She really deserved a beating.
"Since Miko is so curious, why don't we talk about Miko's childhood stories instead?" Koji said with a smile.
Yae Miko: "…"
The moment she heard that, Yae Miko instantly stopped smiling. She liked watching fun, but she did not want to become the fun.
"Forget it. Let's not talk about it," Yae Miko said decisively.
"Interesting. Let's all go to Wanmin Restaurant for a meal. I'll cook for you myself," Xiangling said with a smile.
She had already guessed Yae Miko's identity. Pink hair, fox ears; even if she was from Inazuma, she was still very famous here in Liyue as the Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine.
"Sure." Koji nodded, and by the way, used the Blessing of Space to bring Xiao and the others over too.
"Paimon is here too? Then I'll have to make a lot of dishes," Xiangling said, clicking her tongue. She knew exactly how much Paimon could eat.
"I can actually eat a little less… but I haven't had Xiangling's cooking in so long." Paimon rubbed her hands together.
She was extremely familiar with Xiangling's look. It was clearly saying that she really ate way too much.
"I don't know how many ingredients are left right now either. If you don't hold back a little, Paimon, there might not be enough for you."
Wanmin Restaurant's ingredients were basically replaced fresh every day. They did not use ingredients that had been left sitting around for a long time. What mattered was honest cooking.
"Hehe, got it."
"Senior Sister Shenhe, are you also used to eating vegetarian food?" Xiangling asked. She had met Shenhe even fewer times.
"Yes."
Shenhe nodded. Although she was not a half-adeptus beast like Ganyu, she was also used to eating vegetarian food. It was not that she could not eat meat.
After confirming the menu, Xiangling plunged straight into the kitchen. Next was her time to perform.
Miko smiled and said, "I've heard Sister Ganyu mention Little Sister Xiangling's cooking before, so naturally, I'm quite curious about how delicious it is for Sister Ganyu to give that kind of praise."
"Xiangling's cooking really is delicious. You can look forward to it, Miko," Ganyu said with a nod.
Even with vegetarian dishes, Xiangling could make them very tasty.
"Then I'll be looking forward to it," Miko said with a smile and a nod.
Koji temporarily granted Ganyu a Blessing That Prevents Weight Gain No Matter How Much You Eat, so Ganyu did not need to worry about eating too much.
…
Before long, the dishes were placed on the table, complete in color, fragrance, and taste.
After Miko took one bite, even her ears trembled from how delicious it was. It really was far too tasty.
"For Little Sister Xiangling to have this level of cooking skill at such a young age… Meanwhile, the things my old friend makes…" Miko shook her head.
When she thought of Raiden Ei's cooking, Miko did not know how to evaluate it. Even a dog would shake its head after seeing it. One bite and you went silent on the spot. If your health bar was not thick enough, you simply could not withstand it.
"…Lady Electro Archon can't cook?" Ganyu slowly savored the dish.
"It would be fine if she merely couldn't cook, but the food my old friend makes is lethal," Miko said.
If anyone had the greatest right to speak on this matter, of course it was her. Who had eaten Raiden Ei's cooking the most? Naturally, it was also her. Speaking of it too much would only bring tears.
"Xiangling, do you want to go to Inazuma and teach that old friend of mine how to cook?"
Before Xiangling could answer, Koji spoke first.
"Miko, you should give up on that unrealistic fantasy. She won't learn how to cook in this lifetime."
Ei was not lacking in intelligence. She was simply not made for it. Or rather, it could be said that being unable to cook was part of her settings.
"As for asking Xiangling to teach Ei how to cook, that's even more unrealistic. When the time comes, Ei would probably leave Xiangling speechless."
Miko thought about it. True. Forget it, then. It was not as though no one had tried teaching her before, but there had been absolutely no effect.
Xiangling did not say anything, but she could still understand a few things. That Electro Archon could not cook, and she seemed to be an exceptional case who could not learn how to cook no matter what.
She did have the urge to accept that challenge, but even Miko, the Electro Archon's familiar, was that pessimistic about her own god. It seemed to be true, so perhaps she had better forget it.
Inazuma was quite far from Liyue, and she still had her own work. It was impossible for her to run so far away to do something impossible.
After they finished eating, Koji smiled and said, "Put the bill for this meal on the Jade Chamber's account."
Xiangling looked at Koji with a head full of question marks, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"That's something Mr. Zhongli says all the time. Why have you started using it too, Koji?"
As a regular customer of Wanmin Restaurant, Zhongli did not even need to say anything after finishing a meal. Everyone already knew where to put the bill. That man never carried a wallet.
Every time they went to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to collect the bill, Hu Tao would complain a little. It was not that Wangsheng Funeral Parlor had no money, but he never brought money every single time. Once it became a habit, there was really nothing anyone could do.
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