I'm a male god in Liyue

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"Thank you, Mr. Xia."

Chapter 293 We Are Different

After a while, the first round of the competition in the teahouse came to an end.

Only Ying'er lost; everyone else easily won the chips from the other three people. Now they faced two choices:

First, forfeit your qualification for the next round and exchange the chips you win for Mora.

Second, continue to the next round of the competition; if you lose, you get nothing.

A small number of participants chose to withdraw from the competition and stop there, while the vast majority of participants chose to continue.

Mr. Zhongli and Ying'er walked out of the teahouse.

"Mr. Zhongli, it's such a pity that you stopped here."

"It's alright, just enjoy yourself."

"Mr. Zhongli, are you not going to continue watching?"

"I want to go and see how my other two old friends are doing."

"Oh, these are the snacks I made today. Take them with you."

"Okay, thank you."

Mr. Zhongli left with a bag of Blissful Rice Puffs. Judging from his indifferent expression, he probably really didn't care about winning or losing this time.

For him, being able to play such a game with an old friend must be a blessing.

Xia Zhi turned around and comforted Ying'er: "It's okay, losing is losing."

"Boss, I won't embarrass you, will I?"

"It's just a game of luck. Winning and losing are normal. Even if I participated, I might lose the first round. There's nothing shameful about it. Just have fun."

"Ok!"

What would you like to eat for lunch?

"Huh? Can I still order food even if I lose?"

"Hidden bonus: You can click once if you lose."

"Great! Let's play chicken!"

"...What kind of chicken?"

"It's the braised chicken you made yesterday, it tasted so good!"

"Okay, let's go to the market and buy two more fresh chickens later."

"Oh! So Miss Yun Jin is here too."

"Hello, Oriole."

"It wasn't very good at first, but it's very good now."

"Because of that braised chicken?"

"Yes! It's really delicious! Miss Yun Jin probably hasn't tried it before, right? This is the boss's new dish."

"No."

"It's a pity."

"..."

Xia Zhi smiled and shook his head, saying, "What's there to regret? Since Miss Yun Jin has the day off, why don't you come to our shop for lunch and have a taste?"

"This……"

Miss Yun Jin looked somewhat tempted.

After having lunch at Mr. Xia's shop last time, she didn't eat dinner when she returned to Yunhan Society that evening.

She decided not to eat because she felt guilty about eating too much at noon, and also because she simply didn't have the appetite for regular food.

Even in the days that followed, she had a poor appetite.

She was delighted to see Mr. Xia upstairs today and immediately came over to greet him. Besides simply wanting to see such a close friend and teacher, she was also hoping to get a free meal.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Xia."

"It's nothing. It's an honor for a big star like Miss Yun Jin to visit us. I hope she can come more often."

As they chatted and laughed, Miss Yun Jin watched as Ying'er suddenly pulled out a packet of oil paper and began to eat fragrant rice puffs.

Noticing Miss Yun Jin's gaze, Ying'er handed over the bag in her hand: "Want to eat together?"

Miss Yun Jin quickly waved her hand: "No, no need!"

It was very difficult to refuse.

Ying'er blinked and smiled, "You're so self-disciplined."

"Fortunately."

"It feels really tiring."

"Fortunately."

"Oh, right, boss! I had a new idea last night."

"is it?"

“No, it wasn’t there originally, but Zhu Zi told me that drinking tea might help, so I brewed a cup of tea and drank it, and it really worked.”

"Be careful not to soak it for too long."

"I know, Zhu Zi told me to, I only soaked one leaf."

"Hmm, what inspiration?"

“Xia Ci mentioned to me last time that I could try making a lipstick-type perfume, and I’ve been thinking about that ever since. The fragrance is easy to mix, but getting the right shade is a bit tricky, and then I thought of…”

Lipstick?

Xia Zhi was stunned for a moment.

My cousin wants to make lipstick? That's a good idea. If she makes it, Shenhe can try it. I'm sure it will taste great.

After listening to Ying'er's words, Xia Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Your idea is correct, but it's not very efficient. The steps to extract natural pigments are not actually very complicated. It just requires some alchemical tools. If you have no experience with alchemy, you will indeed have to find another way."

"Alchemy? I know absolutely nothing about that... Does the boss know it?"

"I happen to know a little bit about it too."

"!"

"Want to learn? I'll teach you."

"it is good!"

"Then let's go to the market later and buy some alchemy tools. As for the price..."

"Is it expensive?"

"It's not as expensive as you think, only a few thousand Mora."

"That's fine, I have money, I'll buy it!"

"Ah."

Miss Yun Jin listened from the side, her expression slightly taken aback: "Mr. Xia can also do alchemy?"

“I had some prior knowledge of it and was interested, so I looked into it further.”

"Drama, medicine, cooking, alchemy... Mr. Xia is truly knowledgeable."

"I just studied a little bit of everything, it's nothing to mention."

"that's humble."

"No, no, I really can't compare to talents like you who have dedicated yourself to a single field."

After chatting for a while, the second round of the competition came to an end.

This time, Zhu Zi and Diona lost.

As soon as Zhu Zi came out, she tugged at Xia Zhi's clothes and started sobbing.

"Waaah, boss, I'm so unwilling to give up! It was so close..."

"it's okay no problem."

"Zhu Zi, let me tell you a secret: the loser can also order food."

"!"

"Seriously, I lost the first round, and the boss told me there was a hidden perk."

"Have you ordered?"

"Clicked."