"Don't be so nervous, take your time, hmm? I see you must be a regular customer here. Are there any particularly good dried fruits you recommend?"
Madam Wen Yue patted Shaw's head, allowing Shaw to gradually calm down from the excitement and nervousness of meeting her.
Shaw handed the dried goods she had picked up to Wen Yue.
"Madam, this dried fruit shop offers large portions, great taste, and reasonable prices. Many of us Zalak are repeat customers here. These are the dried fruits I just selected; please take them if you don't mind."
"These are the snacks you bought. How could I possibly take them? Besides, didn't you say everything here is good? I'll choose myself..."
Wen Yue shook her finger, declining Shaw's offer, and continued speaking when she saw Shaw looked a little disappointed.
Hearing Wen Yue's words, Shaw looked up.
"No problem. I know the boss here very well. Rest assured, none of the dried fruits here are bad."
Wen Yue gracefully walked to the counter and looked at the nervous boss.
"Little Kanna, choose whatever you want to eat. That meal of fishballs earlier doesn't count; this time, Big Sister is treating you..."
"It is an honor for this humble shop that Madam is visiting. How can I let Madam pay? Little friend, please choose whatever you like. I can certainly afford to give away a few dried goods..."
The boss quickly said.
"Really! Hmm... let me see..."
Kanna gave a mischievous smile and walked a circle around the dried fruit shop. Afterward, she pointed out a few types of dried goods that were difficult to shell.
"This one, this one, and this one... no, pack up everything else..."
...The boss and Wen Yue exchanged glances. It was clear from the boss's eyes that he seemed to be thinking, "Can I take back what I just said?"
Wen Yue's mouth twitched, but she still pulled a bank card from her bag, handing it to the boss while advising Kanna.
"I won't let you pay, Boss. Little Kanna, don't be too greedy. Just take a little of each, after all, there are still many delicious things in Lungmen... Besides, if you buy everything the owner has, won't other people who want to eat it be unable to buy it? How sad would that make them..."
Kanna nodded seriously. "Big Sister is right... then I'll take one portion of each."
Hearing Kanna accept her suggestion, Wen Yue let out a sigh of relief, then had Shirayuki take Kanna to select a few of each item.
Shaw, not far away, looked at Kanna with a hint of envy. Before she could say goodbye to Wen Yue, she suddenly received an order from the Fire Department and had to hurriedly leave the area, clutching her dried fruits.
When they left the shop, Kanna was holding a massive box filled with various dried fruits.
The shop certainly lived up to Shaw's description as the Zalak's favorite; even with only one portion of each item, the sheer variety filled the box completely.
Wen Yue picked out two pieces and put them in her mouth. The unique, oily fragrance of dried fruits wafted up to her nose.
"The taste is excellent. Shirayuki, make a note of this place. I saw that the prices here are very reasonable. Include this shop as a reference for future dried fruit purchases."
After eating, Wen Yue nodded and said to Shirayuki beside her.
"Yes, Madam..."
"Don't be so tense. Try one; the taste here is really good..." Wen Yue picked two more from the box Kanna was holding and handed them to Shirayuki.
At that moment, she keenly noticed something: just a moment ago when she took some from Kanna's box, it was full, but in the blink of an eye, while she was picking some for Shirayuki, the dried fruits in the box had already sunk down.
By the time she reacted and looked at the box, only a thin layer remained... She looked at Kanna's constantly moving mouth and truly couldn't figure out how the little girl had managed to eat nearly a third of her total portion of dried fruits in such a short time. No wonder the other Rhodes Island personnel looked like they were facing a great enemy when she mentioned wanting snacks back in the conference room.
Kanna looked at Wen Yue with a confused expression, wondering why the other woman was looking at her with an "I understand" look... For the rest of the journey, if it weren't for Kanna's horns, which were different from the Yan Dragon race, Wen Yue would have thought the little girl in front of her was the reincarnation of the Taotie.
Initially, she could pay using the balance on her bank card, but later she relied entirely on her reputation. Fortunately, because she often accompanied Wei Yenwu to various events throughout Lungmen, many people recognized her as the woman standing behind the Governor, and most enthusiastically comped the group's purchases.
Just as Wen Yue was calculating how much money she had spent today, Kanna pointed to a nearby shop and asked.
"Big Sister, what are they doing over there?"
Following Kanna's direction, the group looked over and saw a large screen currently playing a movie.
Seeing many food vendors nearby, Wen Yue felt somewhat relieved. When they walked closer, they realized the screen was showing a standard Yan Wuxia drama.
Watching the performance, Wen Yue said, "Speaking of which, the female lead of this drama, Wan Shengsheng, is currently in Lungmen, right?"
"Yes, Madam. Since Miss Wan was unfortunately Infected with oripathy, she was forced to retire from acting and is currently recuperating in Lungmen..."
Shirayuki had been very optimistic about Wan Shengsheng, the famous martial arts actress, believing that if she continued, she might become the new generation's Martial Arts Queen.
Unfortunately, she contracted oripathy, a disease feared by all. Her career and dreams thus vanished into thin air. Shirayuki had secretly checked the vicinity of her home after hearing she came to Lungmen and found that even though she was Infected, she hadn't collapsed or fallen into depravity like others. She still maintained high spirits; even this currently incurable disease could not crush her passion and will.
This made Shirayuki admire her even more. In secret, she had even dealt with a few dimwitted thugs who tried to cause trouble for Wan Shengsheng.
"oripathy, huh? We can arrange for her to receive treatment at Rhodes Island! Although there is currently no way to completely cure it, Rhodes Island has the best oripathy treatment Doctors and medicine. Controlling it is absolutely no problem!"
After listening to the exchange between Wen Yue and Shirayuki, Kanna finally realized that the heroic Panda female warrior in the movie was Miss Sideroca, a Rhodes Island Operator and a member of the World-Slaying Cup.
Just then, a purple-haired Cautus ran past them in a panic, followed by what looked like someone chasing her, creating a lot of noise.
This caused the group to pull their attention away from the movie.
Kanna looked in the direction the person fled and a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Wow, Lungmen really lives up to its reputation as the place with the most World-Slaying Cup members. After just seeing Sideroca, now she spotted little Rope! Kanna clearly saw the action when Rope ran past them and casually swiped something from Wen Yue's waist.
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