"Whoa?! Is this a gift from the heavens?! (✪▽✪)"
Ying clenched her small fists in delight.
"Hehe~ Since it's afternoon, I'll go back home and play with Paimon and the others for a bit. I can also take care of the Anemo Hypostasis on the way~"
With that thought, Ying happily teleported back into the Serenitea Pot.
Inside the Serenitea Pot...
"Hehe~ Checkmate~" Paimon placed her chess piece onto Paimon's king, speaking triumphantly.
Paimon scratched her hair in frustration.
"You recommended this game to me, yet I still can't beat you..."
"Hmph hmph~ Perhaps this is the difference between a genius and an ordinary person~ (⌒▽⌒)"
"Look at you getting all smug (ᗜ˰ᗜ)"
Just as Paimon was feeling proud, Ying walked in from outside their room.
"Hi~ You guys are still playing?"
"Hmph hmph~ Can't be helped, this little one insisted on challenging me to a rematch. Honestly, she's lost to me so many times already ๑乛v乛๑"
"Ugh, you're mocking me just because you can grow taller... Ying! You play with me!"
Seeing that she was no match for Paimon in chess, Paimon wanted to find someone else to try, and Ying readily agreed.
"Eh? Sure~"
Hmph hmph hmph... I'm sorry, Paimon. Although I haven't specifically studied chess, I was still better than most of my peers back in school ๑乛v乛๑
After some time...
"Hehe~ I won~" Paimon joyfully flew into the air, doing a somersault.
"This... this shouldn't be..."
Ying looked at her completely captured chessboard, her mind filled with confusion.
"Pfft... Hahaha~ Host, you're too weak~"
"Get lost~ This was just a mistake (*￣з￣)"
"What mistake?"
Ying, who had just returned after buying groceries, heard their conversation and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Ah... it's just a game."
Ying briefly introduced the game rules to Ying...
"Oh? That sounds interesting. Is Paimon very good? Then let's play a game after we eat~ (^～^)"
"Hmph hmph~ I accept your challenge~"
Paimon proudly lifted her smug little head, while Ying looked at her with disdain.
"Look at you getting all smug (ᗜ˰ᗜ)"
"Hahaha~ Alright, alright, Ying, come help me. Paimon, you two play a bit longer~"
Ying smiled, walked over, took Ying's hand, and led her into the kitchen.
"Um... do you have any ulterior motives?"
Ying, obediently following Ying into the kitchen, asked cautiously. After all, she had been bullied by Ying in the kitchen more than once when she was in Mondstadt.
"Silly, if you keep thinking badly, I'll treat you exactly as you're thinking~"
"Oh, how did you know... Ptooey! Cough cough~ I wasn't thinking anything just now Σ(//∇//)"
"You~ Don't worry, I just missed you a little after not seeing you all morning. Plus, you can learn to cook too, otherwise, it'll be too tiring if I'm the only one cooking every time (*￣з￣)"
Seeing that Ying really didn't have any ulterior motives, Ying relaxed.
"Phew~ Don't worry, I'll definitely learn to cook soon and strive to help you as soon as possible (^～^)"
"Mhm, go wash the vegetables for me. I need to get familiar with the new kitchen too (^_^)"
"Mhm, okay~"
Ying took the food Ying handed her and ran to the nearby faucet. While washing, she said,
"By the way, Ying, what did you talk about with them this morning?"
"Hmm?"
Ying lifted her head and recalled.
"Nothing much, she was just very grateful for our contributions to Liyue Harbor and wanted to reward us with something."
"Oh? What did you ask for? A wanted poster for brother?"
"Hehe~"
Ying smiled mysteriously.
"I did ask for a wanted poster, but you have one too."
Ying immediately stopped what she was doing and asked with surprise, "Really?! Then then then, what did you wish for?! (✪▽✪)"
"Hahaha~ I didn't use your wish. You can ask her yourself later."
"Mhm mhm! Okay okay~ Hehe... I'll ask her for a million Mora~ (￣▽￣～)~"
"Little money grubber, go wash your vegetables~ (^_^)"
Ying quickly got used to the new kitchen. When Ying had finished washing the ingredients, she began teaching Ying hands-on...
"Um... Ying, aren't you getting a little too close... (//﹏//)"
Ying's face turned red all the way to her neck. She could clearly feel Ying's body pressed against her back, not only feeling a soft touch but also smelling a faint fragrance from Ying. These made her heart beat faster.
"Do you think so? I think it's still fine ๑乛v乛๑"
"You said you didn't have any ulterior motives this time..."
"Hehe~ I'm just teaching you how to cook. It's you, Ying, who's overthinking things~"
"I... I don't want to either... This has to be blamed on you, Ying, for being too fragrant... I can't concentrate at all... (//﹏//)"
"Wow~ Ying, if you say that, it's hard for me to teach you properly. Forget it, let's just enjoy it for now~"
"Eh?! Wait... I..."
After a long time...
Paimon was happily eating the delicious food in front of her, and while eating, she looked at Ying with confusion.
"Host, why aren't you eating?"
Hearing Paimon's question, Ying replied with tears in her eyes.
"Uh... no... it's nothing... maybe I'm just too tired from learning to cook..."
Hmph... my legs are so weak from kissing, how could I not be tired... By the way, we're both girls, why aren't her legs weak...
"Hehe~ Ying, you still have a lot to learn. Since we'll be resting here for a long time, I'll teach you well during this period (^～^)"
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"Waaaaaaah! I'm going to fall to my death ahhhhhh!"