Chapter 48: Someone Undressing, I Won't Say Who

Carrying three bottles of Dawn Winery wine, Wang Daoyi walked unsteadily back to his rented room.

Why only three bottles? Well, two bottles were consumed by someone celebrating the end of the dragon crisis at the tavern.

Otherwise, why would Wang Daoyi be staggering like this?

Actually, Dawn Winery wine isn't very strong, and Wang Daoyi  can hold his liquor quite well. But he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of Mondstadt's citizens.

When Venti shouted about Wang Daoyi  being one of the friends from Liyue who helped solve the dragon crisis, the whole tavern erupted.

Wang Daoyi  was grabbed and forcefully fed with alcohol.

Of course, Venti was also forced to drink, but he enjoyed it.

In the end, it was Master Diluc who covered Wang Daoyi 's retreat from the back.

"The people of Mondstadt are too enthusiastic, it's terrifying!"

Swinging the three bottles of Dawn Winery wine, Wang Daoyi  pushed open the door.

"Xiangling, I'm back! Look what I brought!"

Wang Daoyi  shouted. He could already smell the aroma wafting from the kitchen. Even though dinner time had passed, it was obvious that Xiangling had saved some food for Wang Daoyi .

Upon hearing Wang Daoyi 's voice, Xiangling emerged from her room.

Her delicate face wrinkled, her pretty little nose catching a whiff of alcohol.

"Brother Daoyi, you've been drinking? Strange, how did you manage to get alcohol! I begged Diona for so long, but she wouldn't give me any!"

Approaching the swaying Wang Daoyi , Xiangling supported the young man, letting him lean half his body against hers, and gently guided the intoxicated youth to the sofa.

"Brother Daoyi, sit for a while. I'll make you some sobering soup."

After placing the youth on the sofa and covering him with a thin blanket, Xiangling went into the kitchen to busy herself.

Watching her busy figure, Wang Daoyi seemed to see a virtuous wife taking care of her drunken husband.

A warmth filled Wang Daoyi's heart.

[Xiangling, so virtuous!]

With a warm sigh, the youth drifted off into a daze on the sofa.

Soon, the noise from the kitchen ceased, and Xiangling emerged with a bowl of sobering soup. She saw Wang Daoyi, who was still in a daze, or rather, looking towards the direction of the kitchen.

Placing the sobering soup on the coffee table in front of the sofa, Xiangling adjusted the slumped youth and complained, with a hint of worry, "Why did you drink so much, really!"

Unaware of her tone resembling that of a young wife, Xiangling carefully picked up a spoonful of soup, blew on it, and coaxed the half-conscious Wang Daoyi like a child.

"Brother Daoyi, come on, open your mouth, be good."

The half-conscious Wang Daoyi seemed to hear someone calling him, but it wasn't clear. He wanted to say something but couldn't speak, only slightly parting his lips.

Tenderly, Xiangling fed him a spoonful of the sobering soup, then wiped away the soup stains from the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief before carefully feeding him another spoonful.

And so, the gentle girl fed the intoxicated youth the sobering soup, not realizing whether the spoonfuls were too small or if she just enjoyed the feeling, until the youth fell asleep, and half of the bowl of sobering soup remained.

Easily carrying the youth, who was as heavy as a dead pig, into the room and placing him on the bed, Xiangling observed the clean room. The only feature was the desk with books that seemed endless, and some scattered books at the bedside.

Although they had been living together for almost half a month, this was only the second time Xiangling had been to Wang Daoyi's room, the first being when they rented it.

Just taking a casual glance around the room, Xiangling took Wang Daoyi's basin and towel and left the room. Soon after, she returned with a basin filled with hot water.

Blushing, with a shy look, she glanced at the sleeping Wang Dao and comforted herself, "I'm just going to wash Brother Daoyi's face, nothing more, just washing his face."

After reassuring herself, Xiangling loosened Wang Daoyi's belt, removed his outer garments, hesitated for a moment, then removed his pants as well.

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An hour later, Xiangling, with flushed cheeks, emerged from the room and returned to her own room to rest.

At night, Xiangling seemed to have had a good dream, with a happy smile on her face.

The next day, dawn.

With a slight hangover, Wang Daoyi got up from bed.

"Weird, did I wash myself yesterday?"

Looking at his bare upper body, Wang Dao was puzzled. Then he saw the basin and towel still untouched on the washstand.

Indeed, even in such a drunken state, I managed to wash my face and feet. I'm truly gifted!

With a sigh of admiration, Wang Daoyi put on his clothes and walked out of the room.

Oddly enough, it was usually Xiangling who woke up first, and Wang Daoyi could have breakfast once he was up. But today, when Wang Dao came out, he found that Xiangling hadn't gotten up yet.

"Let her sleep a little longer!"

With a smile, after washing up, Wang Daoyi walked into the kitchen and began to busy himself, having helped Xiangling countless times, making breakfast was no trouble for him.

Soon, two bowls of fragrant scallion oil noodles were ready.

Standing at the door of Xiangling's room, he lightly knocked.

A girl's voice came from inside, sounding a bit shy.

"I'm up, just a moment!"

A girl's voice always uplifts the mood, and Wang Dao smiled, saying, "No rush, I've already made breakfast, you can come and eat in a moment."

The girl's movements were quick. In no time, she appeared at the dining table.

Without any makeup, dressed in casual home clothes, Xiangling no longer had the aura of a busy homemaker. Instead, she looked more like a girlfriend waiting for her boyfriend to feed her.

"We've been out for quite a while. Do you have anything else to do?"

"Nothing, we came out this time to find precious ingredients. We went to the Knights of Favonius yesterday, and they have collected a lot of things. The mission is complete!"

"Then let's go buy some Mondstadt specialties today, and we'll head back home tomorrow!"

"Okay, I miss home too. We've been out for so long, when we get back, my dad and Uncle Kebab will surely nag us!"

"So, let's prepare some gifts today. When we get back, if Uncle Mao nags you, just give him the gifts. No father can resist his daughter's gifts."

"Okay, then Brother Daoyi, help me pick out the gifts!"

Perhaps it was the conversation over breakfast, but the girl's voice sounded a bit playful.

After breakfast, the two of them went to the commercial district of Mondstadt. After recovering from the dragon crisis, Mondstadt had become lively again. In addition to local merchants, many merchants from other countries had returned.

Perhaps every girl has extraordinary talent for shopping, Xiangling joyfully navigated through the crowd, looking around here and there. Even the Liyue shops opened by Liyue merchants still held attraction for her.

Girls who go shopping always have strong purchasing power, especially when the girl herself is not short of money.

Soon, Wang Daoyi was laden with bags.

There were clothes with Mondstadt characteristics, as well as products unique to Mondstadt, such as flower wreaths woven from Cecilia flowers, small lanterns made of imitated small grass, and various trinkets.

In addition to Mondstadt items, there were also some merchants from Fontaine selling interesting mechanical gadgets. Wang Daoyi also repurchased a camera, as the one he had was damaged during a certain fake competition.

Finally, the two returned to their rented room with a pile of goods.

"So many things, how are we going to carry them back?"

There's no backpack space in reality, and the visionsis not a storage space. It can only store weapons resonating with the Vision holder.

"Let's forget it. Let's go ask Master Diluc for a carriage tomorrow!"

After all, he's rich.

(End of chapter)