"I actually don't know that much about Miss Ganyu," Xiangling, who was helping Star pack, thought for a moment, then said to Star.
Star had specifically come to Xiangling, wanting her to talk about Ganyu.
"Before, I would occasionally see Miss Ganyu lingering at the restaurant entrance, but she never came in, until one day she seemed to finally make up her mind and ordered a few vegetarian dishes to eat."
Xiangling had a very deep impression of Ganyu, because very few people in Liyue were as thoroughly vegetarian as Ganyu.
In fact, Ganyu, who had human blood, was perfectly capable of eating meat; it was just that her upbringing had taught her not to.
Moreover, the vegetarian dishes Ganyu ate were very strict; there couldn't be even a trace of meat or fish.
"I used to see her sitting alone in a small corner eating, and I felt a bit sorry for her. Every time she came, I would give her two extra large spoonfuls of food."
"I didn't expect her to finish it all every time. You really can't judge a book by its cover…" Xiangling sighed with emotion.
"I see," Star nodded. It seemed that Ganyu could eat a lot, but she had always been restraining her appetite.
"Alright, it's all packed," Xiangling handed the packed leftovers to Star.
"Thank you, Xiangling," Star took it, and incidentally gave Xiangling a smile.
"No need to thank me, it's nothing," Xiangling's little face flushed, and then she looked at Star with some hesitation.
"Is something wrong?" Star keenly noticed Xiangling's hesitation and immediately asked proactively.
Generally speaking, if a girl acted like this towards her, that girl would probably be taken by her in no time.
"It's nothing, it's just that Wanmin Restaurant will be closed for a day tomorrow…"
"Huh? Closed for a day, why?" Star asked in surprise.
"It's just a normal rest and adjustment."
Basically, Wanmin Restaurant would suspend operations for one day every now and then, using that time for thorough cleaning of the restaurant, restocking ingredients, and so on.
After all, Wanmin Restaurant currently only had her and her father, and many times they simply couldn't handle everything, so appropriate rest and adjustment were necessary.
"I see," Star nodded, indicating that she understood.
"Um… didn't we agree to take you and Lumine to explore Liyue properly, but I haven't had time recently," Xiangling said somewhat shyly, her usual energetic demeanor slightly different.
Of course, such a change in front of Star was also normal.
"Do… do you two have time tomorrow?" Xiangling asked, gathering her courage.
It was a perfectly normal thing, yet Xiangling didn't know why she was so nervous, her heart beating so fast.
"Of course I'm free, but Lumine might be…" Star rubbed her head. She also didn't know where Lumine and Paimon had gone, and whether they had time.
"Then, would you like to come?" Xiangling looked at Star with anticipation.
"Of course! Since it's Xiangling's invitation, how could I refuse?" Star immediately nodded, completely forgetting about her original plan to go to the Adventurers' Guild after eating.
Although she didn't have much money left, when a beautiful girl bravely invited her, it was perfectly fine to put off making money for a bit.
Taking commissions was not as important as accompanying a beautiful girl.
"Great! Then it's settled! I'll come find you tomorrow morning!" Xiangling visibly brightened up and quickly said to Star.
"No problem, but… actually, Hu Tao has already shown me most of Liyue Harbor. How about we go somewhere else tomorrow?" Star suggested.
She could already walk around Liyue Harbor with her eyes closed.
So, if possible, going somewhere outside Liyue Harbor tomorrow might be better.
"Okay! I know a lot of good places," Xiangling nodded. As someone who often went out to find ingredients, she was very familiar with the areas surrounding Liyue.
Qunyu Pavilion, Ningguang's bedroom.
Generally speaking, apart from the maids serving Ningguang, no one else was allowed to enter.
Ningguang would also never choose to meet guests here.
But today, Ningguang was somewhat unprecedented, meeting Yelan in her bedroom and even dismissing her attendants.
"So, is this all the information about that Damselette?" Ningguang frowned slightly, a little displeased with the information Yelan brought.
Several days had passed since she sent Yelan to investigate her.
She highly regarded Yelan's abilities, and there had never been any mistakes in past missions, so she had been very much looking forward to Yelan bringing back detailed information about that Damselette.
But the result… was indeed a bit disappointing for Ningguang.
The information Yelan gave her consisted mostly of irrelevant things.
"This is all there is. The rest, I am afraid I am incapable of obtaining," Yelan said, crossing her arms and leaning to one side, shaking her head at Ningguang.
It wasn't that she didn't have it; she now had a very deep understanding of Star…
She could even report Star's body measurements to Ningguang now.
But after all, she had already lost everything to Star. In reality, she should be Star's person now, and without Star's permission, many things could not be spoken of externally.
"However, I think this is enough, isn't it? The most crucial piece of information has already been investigated, hasn't it?" Yelan said to Ningguang again.
She was referring to the purpose of Star and Lumine's trip to Liyue. Star had already revealed this, so telling Ningguang was not a big problem.
"Indeed, this is a very important piece of information, but… it's a bit far-fetched," Ningguang shook her head.
Wanting to ask Rex Lapis a question at the Please Immortal Ceremony, even if it was through her, was absolutely impossible.
Liyue was not her personal domain. Even if she agreed to this matter, the other high-ranking officials of Liyue would absolutely not agree.
"No matter what, you are in charge of this year's Please Immortal Ceremony. They will definitely come to you in the future," Yelan shrugged, not planning to say anything more to Ningguang.
"I'll be leaving now. In the future, you can interact with them yourself, especially with that Star," Yelan said, then turned and pushed open the door.
"I believe you will be satisfied with her."
Yelan's lips curved into a slight arc.
Her cooperation with Ningguang would continue for many years, but now she had become Star's person.
Although Star would not have any conflict with Ningguang for the time being, who could say what would happen in the future?
So, was there a good way for her not to have to choose between Ningguang and Star?
The answer was, of course, to drag Ningguang down with her. Only then could their cooperation continue in the future.
"…" Ningguang watched Yelan leave, her eyes narrowing slightly.
She always felt that Yelan had changed in some way, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what had changed.
As for what Yelan said, she naturally had no objection.
She had already decided to personally interact with the Damselette named Star to see just how special she was.
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