Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Xiangling, carrying two tall stacks of empty plates, looked at the walnuts by the door with some surprise.

"You came back yesterday, wasn't that a pleasant surprise?"

"I've missed you a lot since I last saw you two months ago."

Xiangling quickly sent the plates to the kitchen. Guoba, wearing plastic gloves, sat in front of a large basin and huffed and puffed as she washed the plates, one after another, washing them quickly and well.

It's past lunchtime now, and there are far fewer customers dining in the restaurant, but there are still quite a few.

Xiangling put down the two large stacks of plates, not having much time for idle chatter.

"Guoba, thank you for all of this too!"

"Lulu~" Don't worry, leave it to me!

Jiang Bai followed them into the kitchen, glanced around, and waved to Guoba.

"Hey, Guoba, you wash the dishes so fast!"

"Lulu~" Guoba's eyes curved into crescents.

Practice makes perfect.

Xiangling wiped the table clean and served it, along with a plate of peanuts, keeping herself extremely busy.

"Please wait a moment, the food will be ready soon."

"With the Lantern Festival approaching, Wanmintang is doing very well, and Xiangling is really busy."

After a busy year, everyone wants to eat something nice during these last few days of the year, and every restaurant is doing a great business.

Chef Mao in the kitchen must have had three heads and six arms, frying the food until the wok was smoking.

The two didn't have to wait long before the dishes were served one by one.

Walnut picked up a piece of spicy fish slice and put it in her mouth, letting out a long, contented sigh.

"This is exactly the taste!"

"Liyue's food is still the best!"

The two expressed the same sentiment.

Fragrant rice, delicious dishes—even eating at home is a happy thing.

After making plans with Xiangling to go out and have some fun, the two returned to the Rebirth Hall to continue their work, having enjoyed a hearty meal and drinks.

After a busy morning in Zhongli's courtyard, the master's courtyard is still a mess.

"Master, watch my autumn wind sweep away the fallen leaves!"

Jiang Bai shouted boastfully, and with a wave of his large broom, the rustling wind was like a small tornado, blowing the leaves into a pile.

"Tch, watch my Wildfire Spread!"

With a flick of his broom, Hu Tao ignited a flame, instantly burning the gathered leaves to ashes.

Gudong and Youyou clapped in unison, cheering for their hosts' wonderful performance.

Chapter 802 Wendy: Someone's trying to steal my wine!

On a dark and windy night, Jiang Bai arrived at the place where the wind rose without making a sound.

He looked around to make sure no one was there, then took out a shovel.

Tomorrow is the old man's birthday, so we have to make arrangements for digging up his wine.

But the question is, with the wind blowing so hard, where exactly did Wendy bury the wine?

Jiang Bai first dug around the statue, digging down three or four meters until the statue was completely hollowed out, but he couldn't even see a trace of the jar.

Looking at the lonely statue standing in a large pit, Jiang Bai silently filled the soil back in.

"Where could it be..."

Looking at the huge oak tree in front of him and the grass beneath it, Jiang Bai leaned on his shovel and fell into deep thought.

If the entire area around Windrise were dug up, not to mention how much effort and time it would take, the backfill soil would greatly affect the scenery, making it the top news story of the Knights Order the next morning.

"There's nothing we can do but hope for the best and dig randomly..."

Jiang Bai spotted an open space and started digging. He had only dug two shovelfuls when an apple core hit him on the head.

"What are you doing here so late at night?"

Wendy's casual voice came from the tree. He was lying diagonally on a thick branch, his figure hidden by the lush green leaves. If he hadn't suddenly spoken, Jiang Bai would not have been able to hear him.

"Hahaha... Wendy, what are you doing here? Have you had dinner yet?"

Jiang Bai stopped digging and looked up at Wendy with an awkward smile.

Wendy peeked out and looked at the round moon overhead through the gaps in the leaves.

"It's this late, how could you not have eaten dinner yet?"

Wendy tossed the bright red apple in her hand, then took a bite.

"As for why I'm here? It's because I have a premonition that something bad is going to happen here. As the Wind God, I naturally have to come and oversee things in person to prevent anything bad from actually happening."

Jiang Bai pursed his lips.

This guy only gets this enthusiastic when it comes to his own alcohol.

He simply ignored him and continued digging.

Since this guy came out to stop him, it means he's in a hurry!

The wine he buried must be around here!

Seeing Jiang Bai's arrogance, Wendy jumped down and grabbed his shoulder.

He lowered his eyes, revealing a hint of danger.

"How dare they steal Lord Barbatos's wine! It seems I must call the Knights to arrest the culprit."

"I'm so scared!"

With that, Jiang Bai dug even harder.

The wine must be underground, no doubt about it!

"Hey, hey, hey, are you really going to do something this outrageous?"

A gentle breeze swirled around Jiang Bai's shovel, blowing it away.

He blew one away, and Jiang Bai pulled out another, even shrugging innocently.

"I have no choice, tomorrow is the old man's birthday, I have to bring some gifts back."

"It's his birthday, and you come here to drink my wine? That's so unfair!"

This is wine that even he himself wouldn't dare drink; this is too much!

A whirlwind gathered beneath her feet, and Wendy's two braids shone brightly.

Jiang Bai shoved a bottle of dandelion wine into his arms. "It's alright, I'll buy a few more jars of wine tomorrow and rebury them for you."

"no the same!"

Wendy readily accepted the jar of wine, but she kept her eyes fixed on Jiang Bai, not letting her guard down for a moment.

"What's different?"

"This is wine I buried thousands of years ago; the winds of the forest and the passage of time have settled within it. And there are only a few jars left; every jar we drink is one less we have!"

"Uh……"

"Then should I bury a few more jars?"

Wendy held up one index finger and wagged it: "Not enough!"

"Then how much do you want?"

"Ten jars! No, twenty jars! I want the finest new wine from Morning Light Winery this year!"

"Okay then..."

Jiang Bai's lips twitched, and he sighed inwardly at his wallet.

"You are only allowed to dig one jar, just this one."

Wendy, who was quite satisfied with having extorted 20 jars of wine, generously stepped aside, opened the bottle cap, and gulped down a large mouthful.

The crisp aroma of the wine quickly flushed his face, and he let out a long sigh, feeling incredibly content.

Jiang Bai glanced at the guy who was engrossed in the wine, dug down a meter or two, and successfully unearthed a hard wine jar.

The wine jar is not large, and the plastic seal on the mouth of the jar is the style of a thousand years ago. This is a genuine jar of fine wine that has been buried for a thousand years.

Jiang Bai had just filled the soil in when Wendy started chasing people away.

"Once you've dug up this jar, hurry up and leave. Remember to bring me more wine later."

He had made up his mind to go drink with Zhongli tomorrow and drink back his jar of wine.

"You're kicking me out already? It's been so long, can't we chat a little longer?"

"We can chat if we have some drinks..."

Jiang Bai's gaze fell on the wine bottle in his hand, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Wendy hid the bottle behind her back right in front of him, without any guilt whatsoever.

He really didn't want to answer the questions Jiang Bai might ask, but of course, he could manage to get by if there was alcohol.

"Come on, you're just trying to scam me out of drinks. I'm not falling for it."

Jiang Bai didn't have any questions for him. Although these two most ancient gods knew quite a lot, they were both equally despicable.

Either remain silent, or be a riddle teller.

He couldn't be bothered to ask.

Without arguing with him any longer, Jiang Bai took the wine and went straight back to Liyue Harbor.

Wendy leaped up and lay back down on the big oak tree.

The moonlight was dim and hazy, a gentle breeze was blowing around him, and he had some delicious wine to enjoy. He was very happy.

Back home, Jiang Bai stretched and found a piece of red cloth to re-wrap the wine jar. The wine jar, which carried the scent of earth and time, immediately became festive.

"Tomorrow morning I'll go to Qingquan Town to buy two jin of top-quality fresh pork for the old man to make braised pork and bamboo shoot soup, and then I'll go to Qingce Village to pick bamboo shoots..."

Jiang Bai counted the tasks he needed to do tomorrow, and soon fell asleep.

……

For Zhong Li, her birthday was not a particularly special day.

After all, for someone who has lived for over 6000 years, he has already lived through more than 6000 such days.

On big occasions like his birthday or centennial, he would play music and drink heartily with his old friends, raising his glass in celebration.

Normally, it's not much different from any other day.

"Happy birthday, sir!"

Hu Tao knocked on his gate early in the morning and brought out the birthday gift he had carefully prepared.

"Ta-da! This is a gift I prepared for you! Remember to take Mora with you when you go out from now on!"

Zhongli's gaze fell on the exquisite wallet, on the two lines of small characters written in fine thread, and the corners of her lips curved into a smile.

"Thank you, Master. Compared to keeping accounts, it's quite nice to occasionally experience paying in cash."

"As for 'moderate consumption and rational purchasing,' that's natural..."

Walnut, with his hands behind his back, nodded in an old-fashioned manner:

"Remember what you said, I don't want to see your long accounting records again."

Chapter 803 Uninvited Guest Arrives

After saying that, she pushed Zhong Li into the house.