At this moment, a system prompt sounded in Makoto's mind.
"Ding, detected Shenhe's friendship increased from level 0 to level 1. Congratulations, Host, you have received one intertwined fate, and additionally, the Lian Xin Noodles recipe."
In the game's setting, Lian Xin Noodles is Shenhe's signature dish.
It is known that Shenhe's favorite food was the noodles her mother made for her when she was a child.
As an adult, Shenhe recreated the noodles from memory and named them Lian Xin Noodles.
This noodle dish is relatively simple to make.
The ingredients are common noodles, Fowl, Mushroom, and ham.
Makoto quickly learned the Lian Xin Noodles recipe.
Just like in the game, there was no need to deliberately memorize it.
The moment he opened the recipe, Makoto's mind had already mastered the production process for Lian Xin Noodles.
Immediately after, he opened the gacha and performed a single pull.
A blue light descended from the sky, and when the light dissipated, what came into view was a pristine, crystal-clear jade comb.
This jade comb is named Cui Dian White Jade Comb.
In the game's background story, it was Cloud Retainer's gift to Shenhe as an apprenticeship token.
Shenhe originally had black hair.
After using the Cui Dian White Jade Comb to comb her hair three times consecutively, her hair color changed to white.
That was originally Cloud Retainer's apprenticeship gift to Shenhe, and now it had come into Makoto's hands.
Makoto placed the jade comb into his backpack, planning to give it to Shenhe when he had the chance later.
Exiting the system interface, Makoto took the four Little Cuties home.
As he approached the front door, Makoto noticed a figure pacing back and forth, waiting.
The person's figure was a bit blurry in the dark, only vaguely showing the characteristic two horns on her head.
It was Ganyu.
Makoto was a bit surprised; he had originally planned to discuss with Ganyu about teaching Shenhe magic.
He hadn't expected Ganyu to come looking for him first.
Wasn't this a coincidence?
However, Ganyu had been waiting at the door for a long time, so she must have something to tell him.
Seeing Makoto return, Ganyu's eyes lit up, and she quickly walked forward.
"Mr. Faxun, I'm sorry, I've come to bother you again."
Hearing this, Makoto chuckled and shook his head: "Miss Ganyu, there's no need to be so formal. You're never a bother here."
For a moment, Ganyu's pretty face flushed slightly.
Her eyes showed the shyness of a young girl, but more than that, there was joy.
Makoto also noticed Ganyu's hesitant expression, as if she was embarrassed to speak.
After all, Ganyu is relatively introverted and not used to speaking in front of many people.
With the four Little Cuties staring at her, she didn't know what to say.
In response, Makoto looked down at the four Little Cuties, then said to Ningguang: "Ningguang, you take everyone back to rest first, and then arrange a room for Shenhe."
"Can you complete this task?"
Hearing Makoto assign a task, Ningguang nodded vigorously: "Brother Makoto, no problem, Ningguang will complete the task well."
Ningguang, like a little adult, led Qiqi, Beidou, and the newcomer Shenhe home.
After the Little Cuties had all gone back,
Makoto looked at Ganyu and took the initiative to ask: "Miss Ganyu, may I ask what you are looking for me about?"
Ganyu then remembered that the main reason for her visit had not yet been stated.
"My master said that my cultivation has reached a bottleneck, and told me to go down the mountain for some tempering."
"I think, perhaps my master meant that my current self-control still has a lot of room for improvement."
"After all, after all, I planted many vegetables before."
"But those vegetables weren't even fully ripe, and I had already eaten them all..."
When she spoke the last sentence, Ganyu's pretty face flushed even more.
The antennae on her head also curled up, looking very embarrassed.
Makoto suppressed his laughter.
No wonder Ganyu was so hesitant to speak when the four Little One were there earlier.
It turned out the topic involved Ganyu's embarrassing past.
Makoto found Ganyu quite cute.
She always ate too much, then felt remorse and regret, a repeating cycle.
Ganyu paused, then looked at Makoto, speaking as if she had made up her mind: "I want, I want to invite Mr. Faxun to plant vegetables with me."
"Plant vegetables together?"
Ganyu nodded gently and hummed: "Because... if I think about those vegetables being planted by Mr. Faxun and me together, I will definitely be able to resist eating them."
"Or rather, I wouldn't bear to eat them."
"In that case, it should help improve my self-control, right?"
Hearing Ganyu's answer, Makoto couldn't help but laugh.
He hadn't expected Ganyu to think of finding Makoto to plant vegetables together just to control her diet.
This also indicated that Makoto had gained a certain position in Ganyu's heart.
Makoto nodded and said seriously: "Miss Ganyu, that's certainly no problem. I am willing to plant vegetables with you."
Ganyu showed a joyful expression: "Really? Thank you, Mr. Faxun!"
Makoto paused, then continued: "However, I think Cloud Retainer might not be referring to Miss Ganyu's lack of self-control, but rather something else."
"In my opinion, Miss Ganyu doesn't need to suppress her love for food. Eat when you want to eat, don't worry so much about it."
Hearing Makoto's words, Ganyu was startled.
She quickly shook her head and said: "No, no, if I don't control my diet in time... I'll get fat."
"Because if I get fat, my importance... I mean, the importance I hold in Mr. Faxun's heart, will decrease."
As she spoke, Ganyu's pretty face turned crimson, looking very embarrassed.
Even her fair earlobes were tinged with a blush.
Ganyu's heart was pounding, like a deer running wild.
She didn't know why she had said such bold words.
It was completely instinctive, spoken without thought.
Looking at Ganyu's cute appearance, Makoto couldn't help but laugh.
He was just about to speak when a charming and enchanting voice came from beside him,
"Oh dear, oh dear, if I were Mr. Faxun, I certainly wouldn't reduce Gan Yu's importance in my heart."
"After all, Gan Yu is so excellent."
"Especially capable everywhere."
Hearing this, Makoto subconsciously looked up.
The person speaking was Yae Miko.
Yae Miko's eyes were full of cunning as she teasingly looked at Ganyu.
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