The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 220: Peaceful Years, Sharpening the Knife
"You're back!"

Paimeng waved happily and walked forward. He was about to take the folded, dripping umbrella from Chen Tianfeng's hand, but the latter refused with a smile. He then turned around and handed two towels to the two of them.

"Thank you for your hard work, Paimon."

Chen Tianfeng wiped his cheek symbolically with a towel and thanked him sincerely.

"Hehe, it's not hard." Paimon smiled happily, "A good thing happened to Paimon today, so it's not hard at all!"

"Good news? Did you eat something delicious?"

"That's right!" Paimeng put his hands on his waist and raised his chin slightly, looking very proud and cute. Then he looked at Chen Tianfeng with some regret: "It's a pity that you are not here, otherwise we can go together."

"Which restaurant in Liyue could make Paimon so satisfied?"

"It's Xinyuexuan!"

"Xinyuexuan? I remember that this restaurant needs to be booked in advance? Whose reservation did you use?"

Chen Tianfeng was slightly surprised.

As the best Yue cuisine restaurant in Liyue Harbor, Xinyuexuan is self-respecting and only entertains a few tables of guests at fixed times a day. Without a reservation, it is difficult for ordinary people to convince Xinyuexuan to entertain an extra table of guests.

"It's... well, who is it?"

The little mascot was stuck. She clearly remembered what the man looked like, it was even floating before her eyes. Her name also came to her throat, but she just couldn't say it.

——This feeling of remembering it very clearly but not being able to put it into words is so painful.

"fluorescent……"

Paimon looked at Ying and asked for help pitifully.

"Paimon, really, next time don't forget other people's names, especially those who have helped us."

Ying pinched Paimeng's cheek, smiled and let go. She was about to say the man's name, but suddenly froze.

That person...what was his name?

The blonde girl kept her expression unchanged, still smiling, and her eyes naturally moved between the two of them. Paimeng and Chen Tianfeng were looking at her, waiting for her answer with either shame or curiosity.

Ying blinked, without changing her expression: "Her name is... Wang Xiaomei."

"Wang Xiaomei?" The little mascot scratched his hair, half confused and half puzzled: "Is this her name? But I seem to remember that her name has two characters, right?"

"Then Paimon remembered it wrong."

Ying's tone was firm.

Wang Xiaomei...could you be talking about Ganyu?

Chen Tianfeng twitched the corner of his mouth. He didn't expect that Ying would meet this workaholic with a huge workload by chance, nor did he expect that the relationship between them would be so good after their first meeting - the appointment for Xinyuexuan was delivered as soon as it was promised.

What was even more unexpected was that Ying didn’t even remember Ganyu’s name.

This is somewhat unreasonable.

Chen Tianfeng looked at Ying's calm expression, not sure if she really forgot or if it was something else. After thinking for a while, he moved a little closer and whispered, "Ying, are you talking about Ganyu?"

Ying's body stiffened slightly, and she tried to explain herself, but her tone was particularly guilty: "It seems so... maybe she has two names, tell me one and tell Paimon one?"

Paimon widened his eyes, then crossed his arms, puffed up his cheeks, and looked at Ying with an expression that said, "I'm angry, come and comfort me."

"As expected of Ying, this reason is simply brilliant."

Chen Tianfeng understood, held back his laughter, and gave a thumbs up.

"Hey, okay, don't worry about it." Ying coughed lightly, raised her hands to press Chen Tianfeng's shoulders, pushed him forward, and said in an embarrassed tone: "Go change your clothes quickly, you are all wet. You didn't take the initiative to get wet in the rain, did you? Tianfeng, are you a child?"

After some laughter,

Chen Tianfeng obediently went back to his room and changed his clothes, while Ying coaxed Paimeng with two pieces of mint jelly and they reconciled.

When Chen Tianfeng came out, he saw Ying and Paimeng taking three small stools and sitting side by side under the eaves, chatting and laughing in low voices while watching the raindrops falling on the courtyard.

He smiled unconsciously, came to sit next to Ying, and moved slightly so that the two of them were closer.

"fluorescent."

The girl turned her head, and there seemed to be doubt in her clear golden eyes. The sound of rain was heavy, leaves rustled, and the air was filled with thick water vapor, making these already gentle eyes even more touching.

"There are two most famous cuisines in Liyue, Li cuisine and Yue cuisine. Li cuisine represents Liuliting and Yue cuisine represents Xinyuexuan. How about we go to Liuliting together in two days?" Chen Tianfeng invited.

"Okay, okay!" The little mascot, whose ears had been erected, nodded immediately, full of happiness: "Wow~ I can eat at Xinyuexuan and Liuliting in just two or three days. Is Paimon dreaming?"

"Doesn't Liuli Pavilion require an appointment?"

Ying was curious. Reservations for Xinyue Pavilion had to be made three months in advance. So the same should be true for Liuli Pavilion on the same level? Did Tianfeng know that she would come three months ago and made a reservation in advance?

"Probably?" Chen Tianfeng stroked his chin and said with a smile, "It's Mr. Zhongli who's treating us. It's not a big deal for him to just make an appointment."

"Mr. Zhongli...hasn't he used up his unexpected fortune yet?" Ying asked in surprise.

"Probably not yet." Chen Tianfeng's expression was heavy, and he sighed: "That's a lot of money. In just a few days, even if Mr. Zhongli spends extravagantly, there is still enough money for a meal at Liuli Pavilion."

Why does Tian Feng look so distressed... Could it be that Zhongli got that unexpected fortune from him?

Could it be that Mr. Zhongli took Tianfeng’s inheritance?
Ying thought about it, and secretly glanced at Chen Tianfeng's expression, and had a rough guess in her mind. She lowered her head and couldn't help laughing softly. When she looked up again, she met Chen Tianfeng's helpless eyes.

"Well, I'm not laughing at you, really."

The girl's expression was sincere, but it only lasted for a moment, and she quickly broke it and laughed again. Her soft golden hair fell on her neck, swaying with her laughter, which made her feel ticklish and comfortable.

Chen Tianfeng's expression became more and more helpless. He just looked at the smile of the blonde girl in front of him, listened to her laughter, and finally laughed too.

The sound of rain was crisp, and along with the rain curtain and water vapor, the grass and trees in the yard were green and hazy. For a moment, I felt a sense of happiness that the world was stable and the years were peaceful.

"Speaking of unexpected fortunes, Paimon and I also received an unexpected fortune today."

"Hmm! That's a huge sum of money, Mora!"

Paimon nodded, and made a big circle with his hands. "It is because of this Mora that we can go to Xinyuexuan for a big meal! It's a pity that you are not here... Oh, right! Ying also said she wanted to buy you a gift, so she went out in the rain. Ying, did you buy it?"

Ying was silent for a few seconds for some reason, and her expression was too quiet. She pursed her lips and smiled, shaking her head gently: "It's a pity that I couldn't buy it."

"Why?" Paimon scratched his hair: "Is it because it's too expensive?"

"No, the documents are incomplete."

Ying glanced at Chen Tianfeng, her smile still gentle, but it made Chen Tianfeng feel inexplicably nervous, as if a disaster was about to happen.

"What ID? Ying, what gift do you want to buy?" Chen Tianfeng's mind raced, wondering what might have gone wrong.

"You said before that you have a strange obsession with houses, so I want to buy a house in Liyue Port for you. Today I dug up a big treasure chest in the backyard, and took your household registration document. I want to use your household registration when buying a house, because I don't have a Liyue household registration..."

"But the lady who handled the registration said that my documents were incomplete."

Ying looked up into his eyes and easily found her own reflection in his black eyes. The girl smiled meaningfully and stared at Chen Tianfeng: "Married Chen Tianfeng, may I ask... where is your marriage certificate?"

(End of this chapter)