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"How about I just give you Mora?"
"..."
"Alright, Miss Ningguang will be coming over for dinner later, and she will bring your card with her. I'll pay you back then."
"Thank you, cousin!"
Xia Zhi smiled.
"Alright, now it's time to hand out year-end bonuses."
"There's more!?"
"Of course, didn't I tell everyone this before?"
"I thought that was what New Year's money was."
"That's different."
Xia Zhi shook his head and took out nine black iron treasure chests from his inventory.
"This is it."
Everyone looked at him with curiosity.
"Boss, what's this?"
"I've prepared a special lottery event. After opening each box, you can randomly draw a magical item from it."
"A magical item?"
"From everyday necessities to magical artifacts, we have everything. If you're lucky, you can find it... Here, one for each of you."
"Master, do I have one too?"
"Yes, this is a perk your master is giving you."
"Thank you, Master!"
When Xiangling received the treasure chest from Xia Zhi, their fingers touched slightly. Xiangling suddenly blushed as she recalled a scene from the novel she had read the night before.
Thankfully, Master can't see it!
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"You want some rice crackers too?"
"Woo!"
"He wished me all the best for next year."
"woo woo woo woo!"
"I really can't do anything with you, so I'll give you one anyway."
"Woo!"
"I'll give Yao Yao that when she comes over."
Xia Zhi finished distributing the treasure chests and noticed that no one had opened them.
Why aren't you opening?
Xia Ci and Xia Zhen were both examining the patterns on the treasure chest in their hands, patterns they had never seen before, with very interested expressions on their faces.
"Let me consider."
"what about you?"
"Let me take a look first!"
It seems like everyone is waiting for someone else to be the first to start.
Shen He, on the other hand, simply put away his treasure chest.
"Shen He, what's wrong with you...?"
"Since what you get from the treasure chest is related to luck, I'll wait for Senior Sister Gan Yu to come over and have her open it for me."
"!"
Everyone was stunned.
It turns out there is such a thing!
With Miss Gan Yu's incredible luck, she's bound to get the best item, right?
They exchanged glances, seemingly having reached the same decision, and tacitly put away the treasure chest.
Even the rice crust was held down by Xiangling.
Xia Zhi chuckled and shook his head.
Issuing documents on behalf of others is naturally permitted.
Xia Zhi walked towards the kitchen.
He needs to hurry up and prepare the most sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner today.
Xiangling followed along very sensibly: "Master, let me help you!"
"Ah."
"Master, what special dish are you making today?"
"Immortal Jumps Over the Wall".
"!!! It's actually 'Immortal Jumps Over the Wall'!"
Xiangling's face immediately flushed with excitement.
But then, as if she had thought of something, her expression became somewhat worried.
"Master."
"what happened?"
"Isn't there enough time? The process of making Immortal Jumps Over the Wall is so complicated, I remember it takes several days to stew..."
"Don't worry, we have those magical kitchen utensils that can speed up the cooking process."
"Yes!"
"Come help me wash the vegetables."
"it is good!"
Zhu Zi and Shen He also came in to help.
Although preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner is all about everyone getting together to make it lively, the kitchen is just too small to accommodate so many people.
"Shen He, you and Chi Yu Zhu Zi go outside and help me greet the guests who will be arriving later. Ying Er and Diona can help here."
"it is good."
"Oh, by the way, when Mr. Zhongli comes over later, remember to come to the kitchen beforehand to remind me."
"Ah."
Xia Zhi picked up the Eternal Spirit Blade and began preparing the most troublesome dish, Immortal Jumps Over the Wall.
This is a famous Liyue dish with a complex preparation process, made by simmering carefully selected ingredients in a rich broth over low heat.
The delicacies of mountains and seas are gathered together, and the aroma of fine food fills the air. A small bite reveals a delicate and tender texture; a few sips leave a lingering aftertaste. From then on, one's soul is captivated and cannot forget it. It is enough to entice even immortals to leave their celestial abodes.
Such a statement is actually a bit of an exaggeration.
After all, the original recipe uses ordinary ingredients, and no matter how exquisite the cooking techniques are, its upper limit is only so high.
What Xia Zhi is going to do today is to make his modified version of the "Immortal Jumps Over the Wall" dish. He plans to replace all the ingredients in the original recipe with extraordinary ingredients, including water and salt.
All told, this dish would cost around 100 points.
Although there were quite a few ingredients left over in the end, overall, this was indeed the most expensive and complicated dish Xia Zhi had ever made.
With so many extraordinary ingredients gathered together, Xiangling's culinary skills, which had only just reached the level of a master chef, were simply not up to the task. Only his master chef skills could perfectly handle and harmonize them.
Not long after, Shen He entered the kitchen.
"Boss, I saw Mr. Zhongli at the door. He and Miss Keqing will be here soon."
"okay!"
Xia Zhi wiped his hands and hurriedly went out to see what was going on—no, to personally greet the vice principal.
“Mr. Zhongli is here! Miss Keqing! And this one… Oh! Xiao! Please, everyone, have a seat! Come, let me introduce you all. This is my cousin, Xia Zhen, she just arrived yesterday. Cousin, this is Mr. Zhongli, a guest elder from the Rebirth Hall next door, and also the school's vice principal. This is Miss Keqing from Yuheng Star, and this is Xiao…”
"..."
"..."
Zhongli and Leidian looked at each other and fell silent.
Xiao was also a little stunned.
Xia Zhi watched from the side and found the scene of old friends reuniting to be quite interesting.
He glanced again at his cousin, who was eating sunflower seeds and watching the commotion from the side.