Liyue Harbor, Yuehai Pavilion.
Looking at the mountain of work piled on the desk, the secretaries sighed with melancholy.
"Ever since Ganyu Secretary retired, Yuehai Pavilion has become busier and busier."
"You can say that again. I've been working overtime for a month straight, and I feel like my body has been hollowed out."
A female secretary took off her glasses, rubbed her temples, and let out a sigh of emotion.
Her colleague next to her corrected, "You're wrong. It's not that Yuehai Pavilion is busier; it's that Ganyu Secretary retired."
"Before, Ganyu Secretary alone could handle the work of four or five people."
"Now that she's retired, that work naturally falls on our shoulders."
Upon hearing this, the female secretary said, almost in tears, "I really miss the days when Ganyu Secretary was at Yuehai Pavilion."
"Alright, don't be so pessimistic."
At this moment, another female secretary leaned over to comfort them.
"Didn't Makoto say that as long as we post a commission, a blonde girl and a flying Little One will come to take the task?"
"When that happens, we can just hand over any troublesome matters to them. That way, our work pressure will be reduced."
Immediately after, the female secretary added, "Makoto also seemed to say that hiring them for commissions costs less than forty Primogems?"
"Yes, I remember Makoto's exact words were, 'Thirty Primogems is enough to get things done with the Traveler; sometimes twenty Primogems will even do...'"
When under too much pressure, the secretaries would temporarily put down their work to chat.
This was also a way to relieve fatigue and adjust their work status.
"Speaking of which, ever since Ganyu Secretary retired, we've rarely seen her. What has she been busy with lately?"
"I don't know. It's true that we haven't seen Ganyu Secretary for many days. It seems she left the city a while ago."
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Liyue, Jueyun Karst.
People only know that immortals reside on the mountain peaks of Jueyun Karst, but they don't know that the land at the foot of Jueyun Karst is fertile and blessed by immortal energy, making it most suitable for planting fruits and vegetables.
And on this undeveloped land, there was a very simple wooden house.
No one knew when that wooden house appeared.
Only Ganyu clearly knew that when she first considered retiring, Makoto had specially built this wooden house for her.
He said that if Ganyu ever wanted to live away from the mortal world to cultivate, the wooden house would be a good choice.
And the actual situation was indeed so.
Not long after Ganyu resigned from her secretary position, she proposed to Makoto the idea of moving into the wooden house.
The reason was that Ganyu had stayed in Liyue Harbor for thousands of years and now wanted a change of environment.
Makoto readily agreed to this.
He accompanied Ganyu away from the mortal world to experience the so-called cultivation.
Upon arriving at the wooden house, the first thing Makoto said to Ganyu was, "From now on, this will be our new home."
Ganyu nodded and carefully examined their new home.
The wooden house was not large, but it was more than enough for two people to live in, and daily necessities were also complete.
And a long time ago, Makoto and Ganyu had made a promise to plant vegetables together, and now it was time to fulfill that promise.
Makoto carried a hoe and began to cultivate the barren land next to the wooden house.
Ganyu, standing beside him, quietly held a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Makoto's forehead.
During this time, when Makoto turned to cultivate another patch of barren land, Ganyu would also quietly follow behind him.
If Makoto sweated, she would help wipe his sweat.
"The sun is very strong today, Ganyu. You should go back to the wooden house to rest."
Makoto looked up at the scorching sun and then said to Ganyu.
As a big man, he didn't mind getting tanned.
But Ganyu's situation was different.
Ganyu's skin was very fair, a kind of fairness that couldn't be achieved even by soaking in Milk every day.
So much so that Makoto often thought it would be a pity not to give Ganyu's smooth, fair, and tender back a cupping session.
Therefore, he didn't want Ganyu to get tanned.
Upon hearing Makoto's words, Ganyu said nothing and turned to enter the wooden house.
Immediately after, she ran out with a kettle.
"The weather is hot, you, you need to drink more water."
Ganyu didn't care at all about whether she got tanned or not.
Her attention was entirely on Makoto.
Makoto wanted to say he wasn't thirsty, but Ganyu looked at him intently, her eyes full of worry.
Having no choice, Makoto drank all the water in the kettle.
"I've completed the task. Now you should quickly go back."
Makoto waved at Ganyu, signaling her to stay in the shade.
However, Ganyu shook her head: "I don't want to go back. I want to stay with you."
Although Ganyu had lived for thousands of years, her mind was still like that of a young girl experiencing first love.
She disregarded herself, always putting Makoto first.
Seeing Ganyu's resolute attitude, Makoto also had no choice.
He could only temporarily put down his work and resume it when Ganyu took her afternoon nap.
But in fact, Makoto was still careless.
When Ganyu felt sleepy, she would link arms with Makoto and gently rest her head on Makoto's shoulder.
She would also say to Makoto, feeling very embarrassed, "I can only fall asleep if you touch my horns."
Facing the blushing and shy Ganyu, Makoto also chuckled and nodded.
Feeling Ganyu's breathing gradually steady, Makoto sighed, "What a silly, innocent girl... adorably silly."
At this moment, Makoto heard the sound of wings flapping outside the house.
That was Cloud Retainer arriving.
Ever since Makoto and Ganyu lived at the foot of Jueyun Karst, Cloud Retainer would occasionally come down the mountain to visit.
She said it was to supervise Ganyu's cultivation, but Makoto felt that Cloud Retainer was simply bored and wanted someone to chat with.
"Hmm? Is Ganyu asleep? Then this immortal came all this way for nothing."
Makoto glanced at the sleeping Ganyu: "Cloud Retainer, that's pretty much the situation."
Cloud Retainer snorted: "It's not easy for this immortal to come down the mountain once; I can't have come for nothing."
"Makoto, let this immortal tell you about Ganyu when she was a child..."
"That child grew up in the mountains and forests. The first time she met humans, she was so scared that she hid in a crack in a Shitou."
"By the time I found her, she was already crying her eyes out; you can't imagine how pitiful she was."
Listening to Cloud Retainer recount Ganyu's childhood stories was also an interesting thing.
It was about how a socially outgoing master raised a socially anxious disciple.
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