Genshin Impact: Funina's Official Pastry Chef

Hearing this, Paimon realized something instantly, and then said strangely:

"There have been so many things happening lately... I always feel like we are entangled in a lot of things wherever we go."

"We were just passing by here, but we were inexplicably involved in another incident, oh..."

Paimon shook his head in a mature manner, as if he found it difficult to evaluate the situation between himself and Ying.

"Eh? By the way, Chang Ming, how did you get in? Did you pass by here too?"

"Yeah, almost."

Chang Ming had a helpless look on his face, as if he remembered that his date with Funina had been interrupted.

But if you think about it carefully, it’s not a big problem. After all, they have achieved another goal - to get medicine.

Although we haven't yet got the leaves of Silong and the surrounding water to make medicine, but from the root cause...the problem has been solved for the most part.

Thinking of this, Chang Ming nodded slightly, and then turned his attention to Funina beside him.

She shook her head slightly to indicate that she was fine and had no objection to going to Qiaoying Manor.

What's more, she was curious about the tea-making process. If she could see it... maybe she would have more realistic ideas.

As Fontaine's predecessor as the God of Water, she had naturally heard about the craftsmen who helped the people of Liyue make machines for frying tea, but because they were for export, she rarely saw them in operation.

Taking this opportunity to meet him...it can be considered as fulfilling my previous wish.

Looking at Chang Ming and Funina who were communicating with each other through their eyes, Ying blinked slightly and then said softly:

"Then let's...set off now."

......

Perhaps because of the immortal power that Fu Jin gave them or because of something else, Chang Ming and his group soon arrived at Qiaoying Manor.

Compared with Yilongbu built on the lakeside, Qiaoyingzhuang is more like a residential area that fits the environment of Chenyu Valley.

Looking at the quaint Liyue buildings in the distance, Paimeng couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"It really has the atmosphere of a place of retreat..."

Paimon tilted his head slightly, a look of sighing appeared on his face, as if something he had heard for a long time suddenly appeared in front of him.

Chang Ming also noticed this "difference", so he spoke tentatively:

"A place of quiet cultivation... It seems that Paimon has read a lot of Liyue novels since returning from Fontaine?"

"Uh..."

After hearing Chang Ming's words, Paimeng scratched his head first, as if he was wondering whether the source of his information was Liyue's novel.

"If the stories told by storytellers count... then I have read quite a few!"

Soon, Paimeng gave Chang Ming a similar answer with his not-so-bright little head.

Chang Ming nodded thoughtfully, as if he had realized something.

"The wind direction...seems to have changed?"

"Forget it, let's wait until tomorrow morning after I have breakfast with Jiaming and then deal with it..."

Chang Ming shook his head slightly, and just when he was about to say something to Funina beside him...he heard a somewhat old voice calling them.

"Young man, here, here!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man in plain clothes standing at the door greeting them.

As if noticing everyone's gaze, the old man sighed slightly and said as if he had seen a belated savior:

"Hey, you guys are finally here!"

After hearing this, the four of them fell into a state of confusion.

They didn’t know this old man, so why did he suddenly bring up… “Finally here”?

"Your client?"

Chang Ming asked with some surprise.

Ying shook her head slightly, and for a moment she didn't know how to describe the current situation.

The old man didn't seem to hear Chang Ming's words. He looked up and down at the people in front of him and continued to ask:

"...You, no, Miss, are you a lady from Feiyun Chamber of Commerce? This is strange. All I've heard are rumors about the young master..."

"We're just here to investigate."

"Oh, so she's not a lady from the Chamber of Commerce!"

The old man slapped his thigh, an indescribable look of disappointment appearing on his face.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I was thinking that you guys are dressed so fashionably, and your little one is so stylish, and your behavior is out of place in our village. You must have come from Liyue Harbor to discuss this with us..."

At this point, the old man seemed to realize something, and after a brief pause he continued:

"Ah, my last name is Lu, and everyone in the village calls me Old Lu. Sorry... I'm sorry, it's a bad year, so I can't offer you some tea..."

"Alas, the immortal must be dissatisfied with this year's tea ceremony..."

A look of regret appeared on Old Lu's face, as if he felt that the current situation in Qiaoying Manor was a bit difficult to deal with.

Chang Ming nodded gently and then asked:

"Old man, I would like to ask...what do you want to do with the people from Feiyun Chamber of Commerce?"

"Hey... this is a long story..."

Old Lu sighed and pointed to the tea leaves drying on a sieve not far away and said:

"It is no secret among tea merchants that this batch of new tea is not satisfactory in terms of both taste and yield."

"The owner has also decided not to sell any tea produced until the quality issues are resolved."

"I heard that the young master of the Chamber of Commerce is very smart and capable. I thought that when he heard that the tea production was not good this year, he might come to check it out himself. At the very least, he would send someone to check it out. That's why I'm waiting here."

"Alas... this year's harvest is already very poor, but our customer base is still increasing, and we still need to ship a large amount of tea to Fontaine..."

"If things haven't been resolved yet, then the problem will be big..."

The worry on Old Lu's face became more and more obvious, as if he found the current situation difficult to accept.

"He has brains and skills... and he is also a big customer of tea..."

While Paimeng was muttering these two key words, he locked his eyes on Chang Ming beside him, as if he wanted to say something.

And Ying blinked at Chang Ming, as if she was looking forward to his next performance.

Of course, before the two of them spoke, Chang Ming had already tacitly accepted that this responsibility fell on himself.

"Old man, I am Chang Ming, the regent of Fontaine, and this is the former water goddess, Lady Funina. I am here to discuss the issue of tea production. As for the two people beside me..."

Chang Ming looked at Ying and Paimeng while speaking, and after a brief pause he continued:

"These two are the travelers Ying and Paimon who saved Liyue Harbor earlier. They are here to take on the task of improving the water and soil problems in Chenyu Valley."