I'm a male god in Liyue

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"I feel like your personality has changed a little."

"Oh?"

"It must have been influenced by the Battle of Kanria. After all, you really did perish once. It's normal to see through some things when you're facing life and death."

"..."

Xia Zhen and Xia Ci looked at each other, a hint of helplessness on their faces.

"As expected of you... the embodiment of wisdom—Buyer..."

“Call me Xia Ci. The divine name Buyer has been inherited by Naxida.”

"Xia Ci...you are still so smart. It seems there is nothing in this world that can be hidden from you."

"I'm just too familiar with you, and your current situation isn't good either. In your remnant soul state, all your emotional changes are amplified."

"Am I being so obvious?"

"Yes, my cousin probably noticed that you were acting strangely."

"Is it……"

"Otherwise, why do you think I pulled you into my group? Did you think I'd be in a group with my cousin...?"

"not so good?"

"nothing."

"There's something wrong with you!"

"What's wrong?"

"You're one to talk! You weren't always like this!"

"There's nothing we can do about it; after all, we've been corrupted by forbidden knowledge."

"!"

"Just kidding, you're a bit overreacting."

"?"

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The next day was Lunar New Year's Eve.

After getting up in the morning, Xia Zhi began preparing to seal the red envelopes.

Shen He helped him cut the red paper.

I also heard the crackling sound of firecrackers coming from downstairs in my building.

Xia Zhi looked up, somewhat surprised.

Shen He smiled and said softly, "We bought these when we went shopping last night. Although we don't celebrate the New Year here, we still need to have some festive atmosphere."

“Indeed.” Xia Zhi nodded, turned his head and kissed Shen He on the cheek, and smiled, “That’s nice.”

Shen He blushed slightly, which looked very handsome.

After preparing the red envelopes, the two changed into new clothes and went downstairs together.

In the kitchen, Xiangling was kneading dough, using the "circle drawing" technique that Xia Zhi had taught her.

Xia Zhi greeted her with a smile. After washing up, he came over and took over her dough to continue kneading.

Having an apprentice made cooking a little easier for him.

This morning he made dragon beard noodles, each noodle as thin as a hair, so thin that it could easily pass through the eye of a needle.

The soup and toppings were also very luxurious, using dozens of extraordinary ingredients, all of which my cousin grew in the Chenge Pot.

Moreover, Xia Zhi specially used the [Master Chef] trait [Chef's Heart] to infuse the noodles with his good mood for the New Year.

Everyone was very satisfied with the meal.

Xia Zhen, in particular, became somewhat dazed after taking a bite of noodles, muttering strange things like "this is what noodles should be like."

It seemed that this dish had stirred up some unforgettable memories for her.

Finished breakfast.

"Wages are paid, everyone come and gather here."

Xia Zhi called out.

"Boss, is it time to pay wages? The month isn't over yet! There's still one day left!"

"Because this month is special, in our hometown, we usually have to settle all our accounts on this day."

"Oh!"

"As usual, the money is all on the table. Everyone takes their own share of wages and bonuses. Everyone worked very hard this month, and the bonuses are all in full."

"Ok!"

"Shen He, please hold onto Yao Yao's portion for now."

"Ah."

"Cousin, what about the two of us?"

"We're all family, so please take whatever you like."

Xia Zhen was in a ghost state and couldn't lift Mora, so Xia Ci helped her best friend hold it for her.

Everyone started happily counting their money.

Xiangling and Guoba stood by watching the commotion.

Guoba wasn't as interested in Mora as the food, but it still clung to the table with both hands, stood on tiptoe, and watched the scene curiously.

After distributing the wages, Xia Zhi took out all the red envelopes he had prepared that morning and began distributing them one by one in order: "Here, Zhu Zi, this is for you..."

"Hey!"

"The boss gave his employees New Year's money, wishing everyone a prosperous year ahead."

"thank you boss!"

"Xiangling, this is for you."

"Do I have one too?"

"The New Year's money given by the master to his apprentice is a wish for your culinary skills to improve in the coming year."

"Thank you, Master!"

"You have some rice crust too, here you go."

"Woo!"

"Haha, you're welcome."

Everyone held the thin red envelopes, curious about what was inside.

"Boss, can I open this red envelope now?"

"sure."

The girls curiously opened the red envelopes, and Shen He, in particular, took out a gold card from one of them.

"This is……"

"I asked Ningguang to help me get the Liyue Bank card. It works similarly to the Northern Bank card."

"Has Liyue Bank launched its own card?"

"Not yet. Miss Ningguang plans to launch them during the Lantern Festival to promote them. These cards are being processed ahead of schedule through connections."

"oh oh!"

"These cards also serve as membership cards, allowing customers to shop directly at properties under Ms. Ningguang's name and enjoy discounts."

"Amazing!"

"I've already saved 1 molars in the card, which I'll use as New Year's money for everyone."

“The boss is awesome!”

Everyone looked at their cards with curiosity.

Except for Xia Zhen.

"Hey, where's my New Year's money?"

"You're the older cousin, shouldn't you be the one giving your older cousin New Year's money?"

"!"

Please, I'm really broke...

"Cousin, you're too late. Miss Ningguang delivered the card yesterday, but because we didn't inform her beforehand, she didn't prepare your card, so you won't receive any New Year's money."

Xia Zhen's expression was slightly melancholy.

"..."