Chapter 62

The plump Guoba, seeing the arrivals from behind Xiangling, waddled forward excitedly!

"Lu-Lu!"

Ignoring the beautiful young women in front, he directly hugged Nathan's right leg.

Seeing this, Xiangling immediately widened her lively eyes.

Though she didn't know Nathan's identity, his accompanying Ningguang and the others meant his status couldn't be low.

Now her sidekick Guoba was rudely nuzzling against Nathan.

"Guoba... what are you doing to the customer?"

Rushing over, Xiangling grabbed Guoba's neck, trying to pull him away.

"Lu-Lu!"

But he acted spoiled, tightly hugging Nathan and refusing to let go!

"I'm so sorry, sir. Guoba is my friend, he's not usually like this!"

Unable to lift the little one, Xiangling could only apologize to Nathan.

The little chef was surprised herself; Guoba normally wouldn't act so enthusiastically.

If he was this affectionate with everyone, he would've been taken away long ago.

"It's fine. My name is Nathan, I'm a traveler who just arrived in Liyue. As for Guoba, let him be!"

Nathan smiled and shook his head.

Indeed, there was a connection between the simulation and reality.

In the life simulation from a thousand years ago, perhaps due to his qilin bloodline, this Stove God often did the same thing.

Even though his power was lost now, Guoba still maintained this habit.

"Hello, Mr. Nathan. I'm the head chef here at Wanmin Restaurant, just call me Xiangling!"

Hearing his self-introduction, Xiangling also bowed politely.

"Xiangling... ouch!!!"

Nathan was about to casually call the little chef's name, but at that moment, three attacks came from different directions!

Women's fingers are natural weapons against men.

Three sharp pains came from different parts of his body, making Nathan inhale sharply.

"Miss... Miss Xiangling, hello!"

Enduring the pain, he added the honorific to her name.

"Mr. Nathan, no need to be so formal in our restaurant..."

Xiangling waved her hand, seemingly wanting him to take back the formal address.

But... the three women's jade fingers hadn't left his body, so Nathan couldn't possibly agree.

He could only maintain his composure and wink at Xiangling.

"Alright then... Mr. Nathan and company, please be seated!"

Though the little chef couldn't understand the hidden meaning, she still invited the group to sit at the table.

Even after Nathan sat down, Guoba still clung to him affectionately.

"Guoba, come with me, don't bother the guests!"

Xiangling tapped the little one's head, trying to take him back to the kitchen.

"Old friends meeting, this is quite nice!"

"Mr. Zhongli, you're here too?"

Having focused on the three important ladies earlier, Xiangling only now noticed the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor consultant.

"It's fine, I'm with them. Xiangling, go prepare the dishes. I'll pay the bill today!"

"What, Mr. Zhongli, you..."

Everyone familiar with Zhongli's identity was surprised by his words.

Xiangling looked at him in shock; this Funeral Parlor consultant was famous for not paying when dining out.

He always came empty-handed, with the Fatui Harbinger usually footing the bill.

His offer to treat and pay now made people wonder if he had been replaced.

"No need to be so surprised. Treating old friends to a meal is my duty!"

Zhongli placed a handful of Mora on the table, his gaze moving between Nathan and Guoba.

"Then thank you in advance, Zhongli!"

After the initial surprise, Ningguang regained her calm expression.

The seating arrangement was quite particular, as only two people could sit next to Nathan.

This meant one of the three women would be excluded.

After a silent confrontation, none of them became the loser.

To continue the dinner, all three chose to sit on the side.

This left Nathan with only the simple Guoba beside him, relieving some pressure.

But the pressure wasn't entirely gone. After ordering, Xiangling quickly went to the kitchen to start cooking.

When the little chef brought out the delicious dishes, the atmosphere became tense again.

...............

On the not-too-large table, appetizing dishes were laid out.

Among them, the golden crispy fried shrimp balls were Ningguang's choice - Golden Shrimp Balls.

The golden-grilled fish was Keqing's favorite - Grilled Tiger Fish!

While the two ordered meat dishes, Ganyu, due to the qilin clan's habit of drinking only sweet dew and eating only fine grains,

As a vegetarian, she ordered a Jade Parcels soup made with cabbage and tofu!

"Our clan are strict vegetarians, please allow me to decline meat dishes."

When this vegetarian dish was placed on the table, Ganyu glanced at Nathan meaningfully.

Indeed, in the life simulation where he had pure qilin blood, he too was primarily vegetarian.

But after returning to reality, Nathan no longer avoided meat.

"Well then, let's eat!"

Having experienced three life simulations, and a day passing in reality, Nathan was already feeling hungry.

Gripping his chopsticks, he was about to start.

But these three dishes representing the three women made him hesitate.

The three women picked up their chopsticks, each putting their preferred dish in their mouths.

While chewing, their attention was all on Nathan!

Oh no....

"Nathan... why aren't you eating?"

"Nathan, it's time to eat!"

"Nathan, meat is bad civilization!"

From Keqing to Ganyu, the three women's faces all showed kind smiles.

Nathan didn't dare move carelessly now, as this was clearly another deadly three-way choice.

No matter which dish he chose, the other two women would surely be angry.

"If you're not using your chopsticks, then let me help you!"

Speaking in unison, three pairs of chopsticks were simultaneously placed in Nathan's mouth.

Shrimp ball, fish meat, tofu... the flavors of these three dishes mixed together!

What should have been a strange taste became even sweeter.

The main reason was that the chopstick tips were imbued with the three women's feelings!

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