I'm a male god in Liyue

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After preparing the instant noodles, I had Shen He draw some talismans, sealed the food box, and took it with me when I sent Yao Yao back home.

Qiqi also brought two boxes; she's going to the mountains to collect herbs tonight.

Only Xia Zhi, Zhu Zi, Diona, and Chi Yu remained in the shop.

After closing the shop door, everyone sat at the table and ate instant noodles.

I added hot water, put the lid on, and waited for two minutes. Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door and a strange man's voice: "Mr. Xia, are you in the shop?"

Diona was startled by the voice, then her expression turned incredulous: "Dad?"

The others were a little surprised: "Huh?"

"I gonna go see."

Xia Zhi got up and walked towards the shop door. Diona quickly followed behind him, while Miss Akabane carried her bowl of instant noodles into the kitchen.

Upon opening the door, a middle-aged man with a beard stood outside, dressed in Mondstadt-style clothing and sporting a pair of cat ears.

There is a black iron-colored progress bar on him: [0%].

Diona peeked out, looking at him with a hint of surprise: "Dad?"

When the man saw her, a look of relief appeared in his eyes: "Diona."

"Why are you here?"

"I received your letter, and I was a little worried, so I came to check on you."

"I'm very good!"

"I can tell... this must be Ms. Xia, the owner of Summer Shop, right?"

"I am... and you are Diona's father?"

"Yes, my name is Dulaf, and I'm a hunter from Clearspring Town. My daughter has caused you trouble these past few days."

"No!"

"I'm not causing you any trouble at all. Diona does a great job at the shop. Thank you for coming all this way. Please come in and have a seat."

"Thank you."

As Durav entered the store, he was immediately drawn in by the aroma of instant noodles. He couldn't help but sniff and look at the food containers on the table.

"This is also one of our store employees, Miss Zhu, and this is Diona's father, Mr. Duraf."

"Oh, Miss Zhu, hello."

Zhu Zi quickly stood up: "Hello, Mr. Durave."

Diona puffed out her cheeks and walked behind her father, looking rather unhappy, but her tail stood up honestly and wagged back and forth.

"Mr. Dulaf just arrived in Liyue today?"

"Yes, I came straight here as soon as I entered the city."

"You must not have eaten yet? We're having instant noodles right now. Would you like to try some if you don't mind?"

"Thank you."

"Diona, go to the kitchen and get another serving of instant noodles."

"Oh! Dad, if you're hungry, you can have mine first!"

Dulaf nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay."

A moment later, Dulaf finished the noodle soup in the food box, looked up and saw everyone staring at him, and couldn't help but blush: "I'm sorry for making a fool of myself."

"It's alright, Mr. Dulaf, if you're still hungry, you can have another box. We made quite a lot today."

"Well, thank you..."

Durov nodded shyly, with a touch of emotion.

"Mr. Xia's cooking skills are much better than what Miss Xiangling said..."

Xia Zhi asked with some curiosity, "Xiangling? Mr. Durave has met her?"

"Well, a few days ago, Miss Xiangling passed through our Qingquan Town. I heard she's a newly crowned culinary champion, so I wanted to ask her to help promote the town's meat. Later, she even had a cooking competition with our town's best chef, Brock. She won the competition easily, but when faced with everyone's praise, she humbly said she was still far from good enough. Then she mentioned Mr. Xia's name..."

"I see. Is Xiangling alright?"

"Yes, she seemed very energetic. After that, she left Springvale for Mondstadt. She was a very kind person; she treated us all to Rainbow Juice and even helped me find a grandfather from hundreds of years ago..."

"??"

"It's hard to believe, but it's true. Xiangling and Brock had arranged a cooking competition, so she took Guoba out to find ingredients. She said she accidentally wandered into an underground ruin, where she encountered a frozen tree, many frozen wild boars, and a hunter who almost froze to death. She dealt with the frozen tree and returned to Springvale with the meat of the wild boars, which had been extinct for over three hundred years, and the hunter. But none of us recognized him until he said his name was Olaf. That's when I remembered there was such a name on the family tree, but that was several hundred years ago..."

Diona's eyes widened: "Then isn't he my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather?"

Dulaf nodded: "Yes."

Xia Zhi felt he had learned something new, so he treated Du Lafu to another box of instant noodles and a glass of rainbow juice, and they chatted for a while.

It was getting dark, so Dulaf got up to say goodbye and prepared to find a hotel to stay in.

Xia Zhi invited him to come to the shop for lunch the next day, and Dulav readily agreed.

Diona stood at the door, watching her father's departing figure, appearing somewhat quiet.

Zhu Zi suddenly asked curiously, "Diona."

"Ok?"

"Didn't you say your father was an alcoholic? I don't see him carrying a wine jug at all."

"Hey? Oh right! Where did his wine jug go?"

Xia Zhi smiled and said, "He said before that Xiangling treated them to rainbow juice, so he's probably quit drinking for that reason."

"?!"

"So, Diona, your wish has now come true, and you no longer need to stay in the store."

Diona paused for a moment, then quickly shook her head.

"No way! ...I just signed the employment contract this morning, I'm not going to go back on my word!"

Chapter 202 A Little Role-Playing

Nighttime, a meditation space.

Xia Zhi sat in a chair, and Xiao Shenhe sat on his lap. The two of them played games together.

Today is September 16th.

"Ah."

“I remember Diona came to the store on September 3rd.”

"Ah."

"She commissioned the adventurer to deliver the message back on September 5th."

"Ah."

"It's only been eleven days. It would have taken about seven days for the letter to reach Springvale. That means Mr. Dulaf only took four days to get from Springvale to Liyue. I'm afraid he set off immediately after receiving the letter and didn't rest much along the way."

"……Um."

"He came in a real rush today. He didn't even have time to eat or buy a gift. You could tell he was very worried about Diona. Although Diona seemed to dislike his drinking, he is indeed a good father."

"..."

"Shen He, would you like to guess what gift Mr. Dulav will bring to the store tomorrow?"

"...I won't guess."

"Are you unhappy again?"

"No."

"Shin Hak is just as arrogant as Diona."

"...What is tsundere?"

"It means wanting something in your heart but saying no, wanting something in your heart but saying no, liking something in your heart but saying no."

"I'm not being arrogant."

Xia Zhi couldn't help but laugh. He put down the game controller, wrapped his arms around Shen He's waist, turned her around, and made her sit on his lap facing him.

"Shen He."

"Ok?"

"The color of your dream bubbles has deepened a little today."

"...Liar."