Genshin Impact: Funina's Official Pastry Chef

Looking at the address on the note in front of him, Jiaming suddenly fell into a somewhat strange state.

Although he didn't really want to see his father, but given the current situation...he couldn't refuse.

If it was before the Lantern Festival, he could have found an excuse to refuse and find another escort with whom he had a good relationship to escort the guests.

But now is the Lantern Festival, and most of the escorts are already too busy to take care of everything, so how could they possibly go and escort guests?

Besides, if he refused now, wouldn’t that just shift the problem to Hutchison Whampoa?

Thinking of this, Jiaming took a deep breath, then looked up at the Hutchison Hall staff member named Long Zhou and whispered a word:

"it is good."

Hearing this, Paimon's little face showed a slightly satisfied smile, then he nodded slightly and said:

"Such a big event... The client is not a simple one. It must be a very urgent and important commission!"

"Well... the sooner the better. I suggest you leave as soon as possible."

Long Zhou looked at the three people in front of him and said sincerely.

"No problem, Brother Longzhou, you should also take some rest and don't push yourself."

As Jiaming spoke, he looked at Ying and Paimeng beside him, then shook his head, motioning them to go with him.

"Let's go first."

......

After making some simple preparations, Ying and his group set out on the journey to Qiaoying Manor.

There are two things that are completely different from the previous trip to Yilongbu.

First, they did not meet Chang Ming and Funina.

Second, along the way... Jiaming said very little.

Compared with the talkative and enthusiastic guy before...Jiaming is now like a taciturn person who doesn't talk at all.

As insiders, Ying and Paimeng naturally understood why Jiaming was so silent.

For him...it must be a very complicated feeling, right?

After such a long time, the person I had decided not to see again appeared in a very strange and coincidental way...

It is inevitable that you will feel a little uncomfortable.

Although they were well aware of this, they did not disturb him too much, but cooperated and remained silent.

When they were about to reach their destination... In order to cover up, Paimeng looked at Jiaming who was walking with his head down in a strange way, and asked curiously:

"Jia Ming, you didn't talk much on the way today? Is there something that makes you unhappy? Tell me and let's see if Ying and I can help you solve it~"

Hearing this, Jiaming was slightly stunned, then shook his head gently.

"We are almost there... Well, let's talk about it next time. If the customers see us laughing and joking, it might leave a bad impression on them."

Jiaming pulled the corner of his mouth reluctantly, and then came up with a reason that was not a reason at all.

As a bodyguard, and one who comes from the Chenyu Valley area, how could Jiaming, who is warm and cheerful, leave a bad impression on the guests?

Or in other words...how many tea merchants of this generation don’t know Jiaming?

However, Ying and Paimeng did not dwell on this point. They just nodded to each other and quickly followed Jiaming to meet the client that the big shot had specifically requested to see.

......

Soon, the three of them saw a tea merchant sorting tea leaves in front of a small house. Paimeng blinked at Ying slightly, and then said quite naturally:

"Hello! You are the tea merchant, right? We are here to deliver a dart."

Hearing this, the tea merchant slowly stood up, then fixed his gaze on Jiaming, without responding to Paimeng's remarks.

Looking at his son, Ye De was speechless for a moment. He could only walk silently to the boxes filled with tea without saying a word.

Jiaming turned his eyes away with a complicated expression and took a deep breath.

"...Dad."

He didn't want to conflict with his father in front of Ying and Paimon.

After all...if he really quarreled with his father, it would only put Ying and Paimon in the middle and be in a difficult position.

Hearing Jiaming addressing Ye De, Paimeng nodded quickly, pretending not to know Ye De, and then said with a smile:

"Oh! So you are Jiaming's father! I've heard of you for a long time!"

"Leave this escort mission to Jiaming. Don't worry. Jiaming is very capable!"

"Not only the people inside and outside the escort agency, but even the people in the General Affairs Department of Liyue Port have high praise for him~"

Hearing Paimon's words, Ye De blinked slightly, and a hint of smile appeared in his brown eyes, but the smile disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by his usual seriousness.

"...or have you achieved something?"

Ye De looked at Jiaming, as if asking something, but Jiaming didn't want to answer him.

Now that we have decided to let facts and results speak for themselves, anything we say before that will be useless.

Only when he puts the results of the matter in front of his father will he have a certain degree of self-acknowledgment, and then... there will be questioning and criticism.

"...Are all the goods here?"

Jiaming said as he walked towards the packed box and asked as if it was a routine matter.

"Done."

Ye De responded sullenly.

"Shall we go then?"

Jiaming looked at his father and spoke vaguely.

Hearing this, Ye De fell into silence. He turned his head away slightly, and a look of resistance appeared on his face.

It’s not that I’m resisting, but rather...awkward.

As a businessman, he knows very well what kind of emotions he should maintain in front of outsiders.

If he were walking on the street with Jiaming, he might really have an argument with Jiaming.

In this case, wouldn't this make the two people around him laugh at him?

Seeing that the atmosphere was somewhat tense, and with some doubts in his heart, Paimeng looked at the tea leaves that had been packed into the box, then looked at Ye De, and then asked:

"Um...I have a question..."

"When we came to Qiaoying Manor earlier, we heard that there were some problems with this year's tea. Has it been resolved now?"

Hearing this, Ye De was slightly stunned, and then he began to explain:

"The tea harvest this year is indeed not very good, but the mechanic from Fontaine is still repairing it. As for whether the problem has been solved..."

"I'm just a tea merchant. I don't know what's going on in the manufacturing side."

"Ah, but you can rest assured that this batch of tea is from last season, and there is absolutely no problem with the quality."

"Well... that's perfect. Let's leave these professional matters to professionals. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to explain."

As if he had found a suitable entry point, Paimeng waved his little hand and once again emphasized that Ye De should go with them.

"..."

In response to this, Ye De fell into silence again, but this time the expression on his face did not reveal "resistance" but "entanglement".

Seeing that Ye De was having trouble making a decision, Paimeng puffed his lips slightly, and then said worriedly:

"A big client has asked for your name, so you can't not come."

"Not only will we be unable to explain ourselves, but you will also miss a great opportunity to make money."

"...I know."

Ye De lowered his head slightly, and after weighing the pros and cons, he responded:

"Thank you for your hard work, let's go."

......

After Paimon's effective persuasion, Ye De and Jia Ming smoothly embarked on the journey to Liyue Harbor.

However, these two are worthy of being father and son, and they are surprisingly similar in terms of stubbornness.

Not only that, their attitude towards each other was surprisingly consistent, which was to remain silent.

It’s just that Jiaming didn’t want to make things difficult for his two friends, and Ye De, as a businessman, didn’t want outsiders to see his rude side.

Or in other words...family disgrace should not be made public.

At this point, Paimon chatted with the two of them in a casual manner, but the two of them only uttered some interjections like "um" and "ah".

But Paimon was not discouraged, and did not seem to be worried at all.

After all, for her, there is an even more important plot to happen next, so she doesn't think there will be any problem.

As the four of them gradually approached the place agreed with Master Liuyunjiefeng, Paimeng cleared his throat slightly and said:

"We've walked quite a distance, are you tired? Do you want to stop and rest?"

Upon hearing this, Ye De shook his head slightly and said softly:

"I'm okay."

"Well, Jiaming, don't you usually bring some snacks with you? Share some with everyone!"

Hearing this, Jiaming blinked slightly, then took out the Dongrong Pastry from his pocket. Just as he was about to start sharing it, he heard...

"I don't need it."

Ye De decisively refused the snacks prepared by his son.

For him... accepting snacks is equivalent to giving in to his son. Although he has always felt that he was a little wrong, but...

For the sake of Jiaming's longer-term future, he still couldn't soften his attitude.

Hearing this, Paimeng, whose emotional intelligence had shown signs of improving, instantly returned to his old self.

"Hey - that Dong Rong Su is delicious, right? Uncle Ye, have you never tasted it before?"

"Paimon..."

Jiaming was speechless for a moment, but he didn't know what to say.

Why does he feel that... whenever Paimon sees something related to food, what he does and what he says changes completely?

He himself grew up in Chenyu Valley. How could Ye De, his father, have never eaten Dongrong Su?

Isn't this a purely logical question?

Ying sighed helplessly, but didn't say much.

It didn't matter, she was already used to her guide's brain shutting down when he saw food.

After walking forward for a distance, Jiaming looked around and made sure that there was no danger or large obstructions around him, then he put down the goods in his hands.

"The terrain here is open. Okay, let's just rest here for a while."

Hearing this, Ying and Paimeng naturally found a place to sit down and rest. Then they looked at Jiaming and his son who were also standing, and felt a little... complicated for a moment.

"Where's Jiaming? Don't you want to sit with us?"

After these words were spoken, Ye De, who had been standing aside with an eye turned slightly towards Jiaming, with a hint of worry in his brown eyes.

Although the relationship between them is a little bad, it does not prevent him from caring about his children as a father, but...

It's just that because of what happened before, he couldn't speak out his words frankly.

After hearing what Paimeng said, Jiaming did not give a direct reply. Instead, he shook his head slightly, found an excuse to keep watch, and walked away.