Jiang Bai was having a good time chatting and drinking with his friends, but Hu Tao was not very happy.
She hooked her legs around the beam and hung upside down in the pavilion in Zhongli's courtyard. Her long hair hung down and almost fell into Zhongli's cup.
"Ah, I'm so bored," she muttered as she swayed, her hair hanging down like swaying seaweed.
Zhongli took away his teapot and teacup to prevent hair from falling into them.
"Isn't Jiang Bai back yet?"
"Yeah, that guy has been to Mondstadt for a week, and I'm almost bored to death because there's no one to play with." She lowered her hands with a lifeless expression.
"Then Master, why don't you come with me to have dinner? A new Zhidong person I met invited me to have dinner at Liuli Pavilion."
Hu Tao's eyes lit up when she heard this. She finally had fun that she was interested in, and she came to life again.
With a strong effort from her waist, she turned back from the upside-down position, flipped down from the beam, and sat down opposite Zhongli.
"Zhidong people? Are you here to do business in Liyue? Is it interesting? When did you meet? Why did he invite you to dinner?" Hutao asked questions one after another.
Zhong Li's tone was unhurried, "I think I met him some time ago. He took the initiative to find me, but he is indeed an interesting person. The hall master should be interested."
"Interesting person?" Hu Tao became even more excited after hearing this, "Looking for you? What are you looking for? Appraisal of antiques? Appreciation of calligraphy and paintings? Or do I want to ask you to do something?"
"The hall master is so curious, we will know when we see him at night."
"If you say that, then this person is definitely not an ordinary person. I am even more curious about his identity!"
"It just so happens that I am going to bring a gift to this new friend as a return gift. Please help me with my advice, Master."
Full of curiosity, Hu Tao followed Zhongli to the place where he bought gifts. When he saw the things on the shelves, Hu Tao felt something bad.
"Master, do you think it's better to give a gift to you like this pair of [Packing Dragon and Carved Phoenix Chopsticks] or this pair of [Golden Jade Unicorn Chopsticks]?"
Hutao covered her heart. These two pairs of chopsticks, a pair of 128,000 molars and a pair of 185,000 molars, were not cheap.
"Can I not give you chopsticks?" Hu Tao felt that her throat was a little dry.
"If you don't want to give me chopsticks, then I'll give you a set of teapots." Zhongli turned his attention to the teapot on the other side.
Hu Tao glanced at the price of a set of teapots, and his eyes were stung by the zero on it.
Hu Tao quickly took out her wallet, "No, no, let's buy chopsticks! These pair of chopsticks with dragons and phoenixes are very good! Boss, wrap these chopsticks for me!"
"Thank you, Master." Zhongli smiled happily.
Taking out Maura with heartache, Hutao glared at him viciously, "Your salary is gone this month!"
Carrying chopsticks worth 120,000 yuan, Hutao followed Zhongli into the gate of Liuli Pavilion.
"Mr. Zhongli, please." The waiter led the two of them into a box.
In the box, a young man with light brown hair was sitting. He was holding a pair of chopsticks in his hands and was learning how to use them with great difficulty. When he saw Zhong Li, his eyes lit up and he came forward to greet him.
"Sir, you are here, please take a seat."
His eyes fell on Hu Tao, who was living in Zhongli, "Who is this?"
Zhongli gave him a brief introduction, "This is the master of our Rebirth Hall, his surname is Hu."
"It turns out to be Hall Master Hu. I have admired you for a long time! Come on, come on, please sit down!"
"Guest, please introduce me to me!" Hu Tao sat on the seat and winked at Zhongli.
"There is no need for Mr. Zhongli to introduce me. My name is Dadalia. I am the envoy of Zhidong and the eleventh executive officer of the Fools. My code name is [Young Master]." Dadalia smiled brightly.
From the outside, he is a bright and confident person who is easy to get along with without any pretensions.
"You are actually such a big shot! Shake hands, shake hands!" Hutao looked extremely surprised and stretched out his hand to shake it twice.
"Just kidding, in Liyue, people like you, Hall Master Hu, are the big shots!" Dadalia boasted to each other extremely well, "I have been hearing Mr. Zhongli talk about you before, and today I finally get to meet you.
As beautiful as the rumors say!”
Listening to Dadalia's praise, Hutao thought of Jiang Bai inexplicably.
Compared with Jiang Bai's rainbow fart that was piled up with a bunch of words, this compliment was a little less meaningful.
Hutao waved his hand, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my beauty is just one of my advantages that is not worth mentioning."
"Hahaha, Hall Master Hu's character is really different!"
After some exchanging pleasantries, the atmosphere became lively.
Even if there are only a few people eating, there is still a table full of food on the table, which shows the wealth of the person who is treating the guests.
"I don't know your taste, Mr. Zhongli, so I ordered the special dishes recommended by the store."
"Thank you for the hospitality. [Master], I wonder how your chopsticks are going?"
Dadalia looked a little troubled, "Even though I have lived in Liyue for a while, I still can't use chopsticks."
"For people who don't usually use chopsticks, it is really difficult to learn to use chopsticks." Zhongli handed over the wrapped gift, "This is a gift I bought on the road. I hope you can practice more and master the use of chopsticks as soon as possible."
method."
Dadalia took out the chopsticks and smiled bitterly, "It seems that I have to master it now."
"By the way, how did you guys meet?" Hu Tao was quite curious about how Zhongli met this executive officer of the Fools.
"I heard that Mr. Zhongli is a Taoist man and is very knowledgeable, so I wanted to make some friends with him."
Hu Tao raised her eyebrows, "Our Rebirth Hall is a serious organization and we never do anything illegal or disciplinary. If you want to do something shady with us, sir, I'm afraid you're looking for the wrong person."
"How is that possible?" Young Master waved his hand, "I admire Mr. Zhongli's knowledge and just want to know more about Liyue. After all, I have to stay in Liyue for a long time. What can I do if I don't understand?"
"If you want to know more about Liyue, it's right to go to him. Our guest knows the customs and habits of Liyue very well. Even if it's an ordinary dish, he can tell you a thing or two..."
Zhongli drank tea quietly, listening to Hutao talking to the winter envoy.
It was obvious that he was the guest of honor at this banquet, but when Hu Tao came, he looked like a freeloader.
But Hu Tao's next words made his calm expression change somewhat.
".Didn't you say that you often hear the guest mention me? What does he usually say about me?"
Dadalia glanced at Zhongli who raised his head and said, "Well, this is it."
The ones he mentioned often were just polite words, and Zhongli only mentioned Hall Master Hu once or twice.
And every time he mentioned it, he would shake his head, sigh, and then say nothing more. What should he say?
Under Zhongli's gaze, sweat appeared on his forehead, "Mr. Zhongli said that Hall Master Hu has a unique temperament, a flexible mind, and many fantastic ideas."