The Homeless Man of Teyvat

With the help of Hu Tao in the small courtyard kitchen, the originally leisurely and plain cooking became full of fun and even had twists and turns. Naturally, cooking took more time.

It wasn't until mid-morning that the smoke from the kitchen in the small courtyard finally stopped.

Chen Tianfeng walked out carrying some dishes that didn't look very good, but looked like they were cooked, non-poisonous and edible, and sighed as he walked away. Zhong Li followed closely behind, his expression still calm. The quality of the dish in his hand looked much better than Chen Tianfeng's. It could at least be called a delicious dish.

Hu Tao walked at the back, with a few black and gray marks on the back of her hands on her delicate little face, and her big eyes blinking, looking particularly innocent.

"Hall Master Hu."

Chen Tianfeng put down the dishes in his hands and turned to look at Hu Tao. Just as he was about to say something, he saw the gray traces on the bottom of the pot on her face. He shook his head and smiled, raised his hand and pointed to the back of the house and said: "There is a well in the backyard. Hall Master Hu, sir." Go take a wash."

"oh."

Hu Tao nodded, rarely well-behaved.

Chen Tianfeng watched Hu Tao go to the backyard, and then moved his eyes back to look at the two cooked dishes, and then looked at Zhong Li, half dumbfounded and half in disbelief: "Oh... I still don't understand, what happened to Hall Master Hu?" The steps are all right, but the result is all wrong.”

Just now in the kitchen, Hutao begged Zhongli to teach her how to cook two simple dishes on a whim, saying that she wanted to test whether her cooking skills would improve or decline after not cooking for a while.

Zhongli was so confident that he not only agreed, but also asked Chen Tianfeng to guide him.

As for the results...it's obvious.

"Master, she..."

There was a hint of helplessness in Zhong Li's calm expression. He considered it for a few seconds and said, "She is extremely talented and cannot be judged by common sense."

God is so fucking gifted that it cannot be measured by common sense!

Chen Tianfeng twitched the corner of his mouth and made up his mind that if Hutao had any thoughts of going to the kitchen again, he must find a way to tactfully dispel her dangerous thoughts - at least not to ruin his kitchen.

"I'm back!"

Hu Tao returned with brisk steps and a smile, her two ponytails swaying, her long eyelashes seemed to be hanging with tiny water droplets, and her face was slightly moist, which made people subconsciously think of the poem "Clear water brings out hibiscus" - it seems Very cute and well-behaved.

It would have been better if she hadn't stood on tiptoes, trying to shake the water droplets on her hands onto the tanuki lying on the wall, trying to scare it.

The civet cat glanced at the strange human who was standing on tiptoes and seemed to be waving his hands. He opened his mouth and yawned, but still lay lazily, unmoved.

Most animals have a keen sense of danger and hostility. The civet cat behaved this way, obviously sensing that Hutao had no ill intentions.

"What happen to you guys?"

The girl blinked and looked curiously at the two people who were suddenly silent for some reason.

"I thought of something, so it's okay. Let's eat first."

"Yeah, yeah, it's important to eat."

"baffling."

Hutao wrinkled her nose and decided not to argue with these two guys. She picked up the chopsticks, took the lead in picking up her own work, put it into her mouth, tasted it carefully, and then her face turned bitter: "Eh - it tastes so bad!"

This pretty and lively girl complained that it was unpalatable, but she had no intention of throwing away these two side dishes, nor did she ask Chen Tianfeng or Zhong Li for help. She had obviously decided to solve the trouble she had caused by herself.

Zhong Li looked at her, his lips full of "old father's happy smile" that he couldn't suppress. He picked up the chopsticks and tasted Hu Tao's dish under Hu Tao's surprised eyes. Then he paused his hands slightly and said warmly: "It's not bad, at least there's a lot of room for improvement."

"Wow, Zhongli, this is the first time I have noticed that you are so good at complimenting others." Hutao's cheeks bulged and she rolled her eyes at him.

Yes, yes, there is a lot of room for improvement, but isn’t that just a complete mess?

Chen Tianfeng watched the play happily on the side, and then saw Hu Tao and Zhong Li looking over at the same time, both smiling, and the meaning was clear at a glance.

Chen Tianfeng's smile froze, he looked at the appalling side dishes, then at the two people beside him, and tried to struggle: "I don't need to, right? Well, I watched Hall Master Hu make it with my own eyes, and I already know what this dish tastes like. Of course, there is no need to take risks anymore..."

"What does it mean to take risks?"

Hu Tao stared at him without any power, raised her smooth and round chin slightly, and said softly: "Humph, this is the meal cooked by me personally, the guest has to give me some face, right?"

"The hall master is right." Zhong Li nodded in agreement.

Chen Tianfeng: "..."

In the end, I couldn't escape.

But fortunately, these two side dishes just looked a little strange, and the taste was not particularly unpleasant, but somewhere between generally unpleasant and extremely unpleasant.

After dinner, Zhongli followed Hutao to the Shengtang to show up. Chen Tianfeng followed Zhongli very sensibly, so as not to embarrass the old man who was approaching retirement but encountered such troubles that his retirement plan was showing signs of delay.

After a lot of trouble, by the time Chen Tianfeng and Zhong Li arrived at the Heyu Tea House, it was already noon - the lonely Dadalia had already been drinking tea at the Heyu Tea House all morning.

"You guys are here!"

Dadalia quickly put down the tea cup, called for the two of them to sit down, and waved his hand: "Brother, two more pots of tea and two refreshment platters!"

"Okay, sir, wait a moment!"

"Why are you two here so late today?"

Dadalia turned his gaze back, pondered for a moment, and said half solemnly and half jokingly: "Is there someone who is causing trouble for you two? Just tell me, and I promise to help you deal with it quietly."

Although Liyue is not his home court, the Fools still have some strength in Liyue Port, and they can still do it if they just help ordinary people like Zhong Li and Chen Tianfeng solve some minor troubles.

"Mr. Young Master, I misunderstood. It's just a small daily matter, not troublesome." Zhong Li's voice was as gentle and mellow as ever, and his tone was very calm.

"It's just that Mr. Zhongli didn't go to work these days and was blocked by his boss."

Chen Tianfeng took the tea and refreshments brought by the servant, thanked him, poured a cup for himself and Zhong Li, and said with a smile: "It's really not a big trouble."

"It turns out it's a work matter...then I can't get involved."

Dadalia scratched his hair and immediately felt the same way: "But going to work is indeed a headache. If the colleagues around you are not easy to get along with, it will be even more uncomfortable."

"Oh?" Chen Tianfeng seemed to be interested, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "It sounds like Mr. Young Master has such a group of colleagues who are difficult to get along with?"

"Not only are they difficult to get along with, sometimes I can't understand their thoughts."

Dadalia sighed and said: "For example, my colleague who came to Liyue Port on a business trip with me this time, I don't know what happened in the past few days, and all the people who followed him were sent out... Fortunately, I sent him out in advance..." His own people withdrew."

No matter what Dotore wants to do, he will not allow those who follow him to lose their lives for Dotore's plan.

Colleagues... everyone was sent out... Sure enough, there is another executive officer in Liyue Port, and he is secretly planning something.

Chen Tianfeng glanced at Zhongli quietly, feeling somewhat sympathetic.

The old man had planned well. He was going to fake his death and enjoy his retirement life as soon as the travelers arrived. As a result, now we have to focus on ourselves as the source of pollution, unable to start a retirement plan, and there are still many foolish executives in the territory who are thinking about causing trouble all day long.

Zhong Li noticed Chen Tianfeng's gaze, but just pretended that he didn't see it and drank tea silently.

Speaking of which, I have been busy with Chen Tianfeng's affairs these days, and I almost forgot that there is a little trouble in Liyue Port... Well, I can go and take a look when I have time.

Zhongli put down his teacup and took over the topic with only a few words, turning the topic to Liyue's cultural landscape. At the same time, he silently cooperated with Chen Tianfeng, and while chatting, Dadalia was able to reveal more things unintentionally without leaving any trace.

Chen Tianfeng silently gave Zhongli a thumbs up, and looked at Dadalia with increasingly sincere and kind eyes.

After three or five cups of tea, Dadalia, who had no idea that she had almost betrayed her teammates, felt that she had found a soulmate. The topic with Chen Tianfeng had changed from the scenic spots in Liyue to how to be a good brother and how to share the same feelings with Chen Tianfeng. Younger siblings get along with each other, but what if the younger siblings reach adolescence?

The three of them left the teahouse and, under the leadership of Zhongli, went to some of the most popular places in Liyue Port for foreign tourists. It wasn't until sunset that they said goodbye to each other.

Dadalia turned around and returned to Beiguo Bank, while Zhongli and Chen Tianfeng walked towards the Tiger Rock courtyard.

At this moment, the sky was dim and the lights in the streets were not yet on. As soon as the two entered the alley in front of the courtyard, they saw a figure sitting on the stone steps in front of the Zhongli courtyard. There were large and small bags beside him, holding his hands. With his cheeks raised, he was still humming a tune.

"Da Qiuqiu is sick, two Qiuqiu looks at it, three Qiuqiu collects medicine, and Si Qiuqiu boils it~"

"Five hills..."

The girl stopped singing, stood up with a smile, and waved to the two of them: "Oh, you are finally back."

"Master, this is...?"

Zhongli looked surprised, looking at Hu Tao and the luggage beside her, guessing something but not sure yet.

"Of course I'm moving here to supervise you at work every day."

Hu Tao put his hands on his hips and looked up at Zhongli with a proud smile: "Humph, this hall master has seen it during the day. There are many vacant rooms in this small courtyard, and they have all been cleaned!"