I'm a male god in Liyue

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This morning he made fish congee, which was snow-white, delicate, and very delicious.

After making the porridge, Xia Zhi marinated the chicken legs, chicken wings, and small river fish she had bought, planning to fry them in the afternoon.

Due to the rain, the store wasn't as busy as usual in the morning.

Around 10 o'clock, Miss Ye Lan came to the store again.

She ordered two rainbow juices, sat at a corner table, and slowly sipped them alone.

Xia Zhi was "watching" her from God's perspective.

Her silver progress bar is still at 2%, and it hasn't changed in the past few days.

This is the result of him feeding her two glasses of juice when she last came to the store.

Xia Zhi remembered that she had many fresh bruises and wounds on her body at that time. This time, he carefully examined her body again and did not find any new injuries.

Ye Lan was also observing Xia Zhi discreetly.

Last night she went to see Gan Yu and chatted with her for a while.

Although Gan Yu did not reveal her source of information, Ye Lan had her own professional intelligence team, which had already found out what happened on the day Gan Yu requested a thorough investigation into Zhi Yi.

According to information gathered by his subordinates, Gan Yu stayed overnight at this Xiatian shop the previous night. The next morning, the shop owner, Mr. Xia, took everyone to the Beiguo Bank to deposit money. Then, he and Gan Yu drank tea and listened to storytelling at the Heyu Tea House, while the others went shopping at Feiyunpo. After Gan Yu came out of the Heyu Tea House, she hurriedly returned to Yuehaiting and reported the news to Qixing.

By carefully piecing together these events, Ye Lan couldn't help but suspect that Gan Yu's source of information was this mysterious Mr. Xia.

Although he is blind, he seems to have awakened the power of divine sense. Perhaps when he was depositing money in the Northern Bank, he inadvertently discovered some secret using his divine sense and then told Gan Yu about it... This is the most likely truth.

Ye Lan took a sip of the rainbow juice. It tasted different from the one she had last time she came, but it was still delicious.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking about what she had investigated before, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on her lips.

Suspecting this Boss Xia, Ye Lan ordered her subordinates to gather more information about Xia Tian's shop recently, and they discovered some very interesting things.

Regarding business competition.

The shop was doing so well in the summer, attracting most of its customers with its rainbow juice, which caused many teahouses and pubs in the Feiyunpo area to suffer a severe drop in business. Even Yelan's own Rock Tea House in Chihuyan was affected last month, with its income declining significantly.

Ye Lan herself didn't care. She opened this teahouse to cover up her true intentions. With Ning Guang paying her, it didn't matter if she didn't make money. But the other owners were different; they were all very envious and angry.

They huddled together to come up with crooked ideas and tried to pull strings everywhere, only to find that the officials were unwilling to get involved and even gave them stern warnings. The Feiyun Chamber of Commerce had the same attitude.

They had to find the loopholes themselves, and discovered that all the procedures and contracts in the store were handled by that lawyer Yan Fei, and they were complete without any flaws.

They also tried to bribe the seemingly most easily bribed ordinary girl from Inazuma, approaching her when she went grocery shopping in the morning and offering her a large sum of money to steal the recipe from the store, but she refused without hesitation.

……

So, her visit to the store this time wasn't because she suddenly wanted to drink rainbow juice, but because she had become interested in this Mr. Xia again and wanted to observe him further.

Thinking this, Ye Lan took another sip of rainbow juice.

So delicious.

Chapter 177 I'll Give You an Employee Price

Ye Lan finished her two glasses of juice and left.

As she left, she glanced at Xia Zhi with a meaningful look in her eyes.

Xia Zhi watched Ye Lan's retreating figure; the silver progress bar on her body was only at 4%.

But that's okay. The next time the two of them meet might be in her dreams, and then he can slowly scroll through them.

After lunch, when Yao Yao arrived, the girls went out together to pick up the uniforms they had ordered from the tailor shop.

Xia Zhi closed the shop door and chatted with Miss Chi Yu over tea.

After thinking it over, he figured that with the rain today, he probably wouldn't get any high-quality customers, so he used the "Stealing Technique" on Miss Akabane.

"Successfully used [Steal] skill and learned the skill [Soul Guiding to the Underworld] from the target."

"【Soul Guide to the Underworld】: When used on the deceased, it can bring them peace."

Great, I've stolen the signature skill of the Hall of Rebirth. Now I can open branch halls in other countries.

"Miss Akabane, why haven't we seen Master Hu Tao come to the shop these past few days?"

“She took on a job a few days ago and went out, and hasn’t come back yet.”

"That's it."

"By the way, boss, there's something I need to tell you."

"Ok?"

"These past two nights, I've noticed some strangers loitering around the neighborhood suspiciously, as if they're scouting the area."

"Is someone watching us...?"

"I think it's very likely they're trying to steal the juice recipe."

"That's possible. If the shop is doing too well, it's easy for others to become envious. Miss Akabane, please be extra careful tonight."

"Don't worry, boss."

After some time, the girls returned.

Yao Yao, Qi Qi, and Diona have all changed into their new uniforms.

The three people were all about the same height and were wearing the same clothes, making them look very eye-catching and cute.

Zhu Zi, Shen He, and Qi Qi walked over and handed him the bags they were carrying.

"Boss! This is for you!"

"what?"

"A gift we bought for you!"

"Thank you, is this... a piece of clothing?"

"Yes! It was ordered from the same clothing store where Miss Gan Yu bought us clothes last time!"

Xia Zhi tried it on and felt it fit perfectly.

Zhu Zi and Shen He washed his clothes every day; they knew his measurements all too well.

Why did you think of buying me clothes?

Zhu Zi said earnestly, "I've been paid, and I want to thank the boss properly. If it weren't for the boss's kindness in taking me in, I don't know where I would be doing now."

Xia Zhi smiled and said, "Zhu Zi is very outstanding. Even if she hadn't met me back then, she would definitely have found another good job."

Shen He said softly, "I saw that the weather is getting colder. Boss, you just arrived in Liyue, so you probably didn't bring much with you. That's why I bought you some thicker clothes."

Xia Zhi nodded: "Shen He really helped a lot. It's not easy for me to choose clothes myself."

Qi Qi whispered, "That's what I think too."

Xia Zhi smiled and said, "Qi Qi is so thoughtful."

Yao Yao looked at this scene with a slightly disappointed expression. She had been practicing shooting at home that morning and had missed picking out gifts with her sisters.

She leaned close to Diona's cat ear and whispered, "Let's go buy gifts for the boss next time."

Feeling the heat and tickle, Diona's ears twitched slightly, and her face flushed red: "Okay..."

Shen He took the clothes back from Xia Zhi's hand naturally and said, "Boss, let me put the clothes inside for you. I'll wash them for you when the weather clears up."

Xia Zhi nodded and smiled, "Okay, thank you for your help."

Zhu Zi looked a little annoyed, feeling that she had just missed an opportunity to show off.

Miss Shen He is so cunning!

By 6 p.m., when the business was closing, it was already getting dark outside.

This is partly due to the rainy weather and partly due to the changing seasons.

In a few more days, when winter comes, it will get dark even earlier.

Xia Zhi thought for a moment, then asked Shen He to fetch paper and pen. He wrote a new notice, changing the shop's opening hours to 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

"Zhu Zi, go to the kitchen and get some leftovers. Stick this piece of paper on top of the original one."

"Boss, does this mean we can leave work at five o'clock from now on?"

"Yes, the weather is getting colder, so it's better to leave work early. But everyone's wages will remain the same, no reduction."

"!"

"I'm going to make fried chicken, someone come and help me start the fire."

Miss Akabane immediately responded, "I'll do it! Zhu Zi, you go outside and post the notice."

Zhu Zi stared wide-eyed at Miss Chi Yu, feeling that she was quite cunning as well.

Before long, the fried chicken, French fries, and fried dried fish were all ready.

Diona ate with tears in her eyes, feeling that none of the fried anchovies she had eaten before were real fried anchovies.

It's decided! Besides learning how to make rainbow juice, I also want to learn how to fry dried anchovies!

A glint of fighting spirit flashed in Diona's eyes as she continued eating the dried fish.