High-end ingredients often require the simplest cooking methods.
While rabbit meat is not a particularly high-end ingredient, under Feng Yi's skillful control of fire and with his exclusive secret spices, it was elevated to a much higher culinary level.
A gentle breeze carried the aroma of the roasted meat.
Qiqi, who was attempting to balance medicinal herbs with milk tea, had her mind blanked by the scent of roasted meat. A shiny, sizzling, crispy, and fragrant roasted rabbit instantly occupied all her thoughts.
Following the smell of the roasted meat, Qiqi walked out of the wooden house towards the river...
"It's this smell, so delicious, Yuanbao has been looking forward to it for so long!"
Yuanbao's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but lick his lips, saying with anticipation.
"Feng Yi's culinary skills are indeed unforgettable..."
Kokomi heartily agreed with Yuanbao's sentiment. Ever since she had tasted Feng Yi's roasted rabbit once, she couldn't forget the taste.
"The rabbit is ready, and Qiqi is here too. Let's enjoy it while it's hot, it won't taste as good when it's cold..."
Quite a few rabbits were roasted, enough for one each.
After eating their fill, the four of them lay side-by-side on the soft grass, gazing up at the starry sky within the Serenitea Pot. They intended to clear their minds and fall asleep quickly.
However, all four had things on their minds, and their thoughts churned even more vigorously when they closed their eyes.
It wasn't until the latter half of the night that the four of them finally fell asleep.
The next day, Qiqi continued to research the balance point between milk tea and medicinal herbs, aiming to enhance the medicinal value of the milk tea without affecting its taste.
Kokomi left the Serenitea Pot early in the morning, busy preparing for the peace talks scheduled for that afternoon.
Feng Yi took Yuanbao to Inazuma City to familiarize herself with their milk tea shop.
"Boss Feng Yi, and this is... the young mistress?"
Liben noticed the little girl following Boss Feng Yi, finding her somewhat familiar.
Recalling carefully, he realized he had seen this little girl when promoting in Mondstadt. She seemed to be Boss Feng Yi's daughter.
In other words, the boss's daughter was the young mistress of this milk tea shop!
"Of course, Liben, don't just stand there, quickly make Yuanbao a Slime Jelly Milk Tea..."
Feng Yi waved to Liben, wondering why he was so slow to react.
"Just a moment!"
"Yuanbao, this milk tea shop is opened by Daddy. You can drink as much milk tea as you want from now on. Of course, for the sake of your weight and health, no more than three cups a day..."
While Liben prepared the milk tea, Feng Yi briefly introduced Inazuma's customs to Yuanbao and set the daily milk tea intake limit.
Feng Yi didn't want Yuanbao to become a chubby little ball after overindulging for a period; he felt Granny will truly beat him to death.
"Don't worry, Daddy, Yuanbao knows her limits! Oh, and Daddy, can Yuanbao invite Klee and Paimon over for milk tea?"
Having achieved milk tea freedom, Yuanbao didn't forget her friends.
Inazuma had vast seas and abundant fish resources. Klee could fully utilize her bombing skills here.
Paimon loved milk tea the most, and if she came here, she could drink milk tea to her heart's content.
Thinking of this, Yuanbao blinked her bright eyes and looked at her Daddy with anticipation.
"You can, but you must have a guardian with you, and you cannot cause trouble for others..."
Feng Yi couldn't bear to refuse Yuanbao's expectant gaze. Paimon was relatively easy to handle, but the thought of Klee gave Feng Yi a headache.
The "Pyro Archon" Klee was no mere jest.
This matter needed careful consideration, preferably with Albedo accompanying her throughout to prevent any trouble.
"Hooray! Yuanbao will write to them today!"
Yuanbao was overjoyed when her Daddy agreed. As for causing trouble for others, she didn't take it to heart at all.
Going to uninhabited islands to bomb fish would suffice.
Yuanbao declared that they were all well-behaved children who followed the rules, so how could they cause trouble for others?
Liben's milk tea was ready. Yuanbao asked for paper and a pen, and while drinking her milk tea, she began writing invitation letters to her friends.
Feng Yi reclined on a lounge chair in front of the shop, sipping tea and watching Yuanbao ponder, a smile playing on his lips. He felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he were guiding his child with homework.
Yuanbao either didn't know how to write some characters or worried that her friends wouldn't understand what she had written, causing her distress.
Her small brows furrowed, and just as she was about to put pen to paper, she'd suddenly think of something else and pull back.
"It's so hard..."
After much deliberation, Yuanbao decided not to write and to use drawings instead.
Yuanbao was confident that with her friends' intelligence, they would instantly understand her intended message.
Feng Yi sat by the side, chuckling. In his opinion, a childhood without homework was incomplete, and writing these letters was, in a way, homework.
This peaceful and leisurely atmosphere didn't last long. Suddenly, a foolishly loud laugh echoed from afar, shattering the rare ambiance instantly, leaving not even a speck behind.
"Hahahaha... Arataki Itto, the greatest under the heavens, reporting for duty today!"
"What? You ask why I'm laughing so happily?"
"Of course, it's because this great me drew the lucky card for the 'Miss Hina Fan Meeting'!"
"Wahahahaha..."
The laughter, approaching from a distance, grew louder on the streets of Hanamizaka, its distinctiveness undeniable.
Anyone who heard it could tell that this person's brain was probably not very sharp...
Carrying the precious lucky card, Arataki Itto strode with an air of confidence. However, his excessive showing off annoyed passersby to no end.
Passerby A: I really want to slap him, look at how smug he is!
Passerby B: I feel the same way. So what if he got a lucky card? So what if he gets Miss Hina's autograph? Hmph, I'm not envious at all, I just can't stand that guy's showy attitude. I'll draw a circle and curse his lucky card to be blown away by the wind...
Judging by Arataki Itto's protective measures for the lucky card, this curse was unlikely to be effective.
Since Arataki Itto had lost a lucky card once before, his protection of this new one was excessively cautious.
He wrapped the lucky card in several layers of high-quality silk scarves, then put it in a pouch at his waist. The pouch was secured to his waist with over ten thin ropes, tied in a knot!
A knot that he wouldn't even untie when sleeping...
Arataki Itto: In a word, the person is secured to the card!