Chapter 30 Ganyu's Reception
In this way, Liu Bai and Nashida were taken all the way to the General Affairs Department.
However, it seemed that someone had already given instructions. When Liu Bai and his companions arrived, they were warmly received, and...
"Hello, we meet again."
In the reception room of the General Affairs Department, a girl named Ganyu greeted Liu Bai and the others with a smile on her face.
"Lord Ganyu, I will withdraw first."
After filling the cups of tea for the three people, the girl working in the General Affairs Department withdrew respectfully.
After the other party left the room, the smile on Ganyu's face disappeared instantly, and she looked at Liu Bai and Nashida with some annoyance.
It had been several days since Qingxin was taken away, and Ganyu's anger had subsided a little. In addition, the other party was a diplomatic envoy, so Ganyu couldn't just take action as soon as they met.
"Well... Miss Keqing told me to be careful with this guy's hands. If he raises his hands, I should subdue him or run away..."
Gan Yu muttered to herself slightly, her eyes fixed on Liu Bai.
As someone whose things had been robbed (stolen) by Liu Bai, Ganyu and Keqing formed a united front last night.
Not long ago, she almost quarreled with Keqing, who was presiding over the ceremony of inviting the immortals, because she said something disrespectful to the Emperor...
"Hey, hello, blue-haired girl with horns~"
"Hello, Miss Ganyu."
Liu Bai and Nashida greeted Ganyu.
Liu Bai didn't care at all about what happened during their first meeting, but Nashida felt a little embarrassed, after all, she was involved in the whole process.
"How rude, Mr. Lerch. Please call me Ganyu, Gan for nectar and Yu for rain!"
Being called this strange name by Liu Bai again, Ganyu corrected him in dissatisfaction with her hands on the table.
"Yes, Miss Dew."
Liu Bai made an OK gesture and called out seriously.
"you……"
Even with Ganyu's personality, she was still angry, but she still remembered her mission and quickly took a deep breath to calm herself down.
Nashida pulled Liu Bai helplessly, signaling him to drink his tea quietly and stop talking.
"..."
Ganyu continued to calm herself down and sat down opposite again.
"Mr. Leirchi, I will not pursue the matter of last time, but as a guest, I hope you can abide by the laws set by the Emperor during your stay in Liyue and do not do anything illegal or disorderly. This is not good for your image or that of Zhidong."
After sitting down, Gan Yu warned Liu Bai that her basket of Qingxin was snatched away from her when they first met, and she had a very bad impression of Liu Bai.
"..."
Liu Bai took a sip of the teacup, then turned to look at Nashida beside him.
Nashida was confused at first, but soon understood something and nodded at him.
"Don't worry, Miss Lushui. I am a five-star good citizen and I will never do anything illegal."
After getting Nashida's consent, Liu Bai began to speak seriously.
"I hope so."
Gan Yu didn't quite trust Liu Bai's assurance, but still nodded slightly, then picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip.
"Mr. Lerch has traveled thousands of miles on this tiring journey, but the Liyue General Affairs Department was not informed of your visit in advance and was unable to host a banquet to welcome you. On behalf of the Liyue Seven Stars, I express my regret and apology."
After taking a sip of the tea, Ganyu entered into working mode, and her words and sentences became more formal.
"It's okay, we can make up for it today!"
When he heard about the banquet, Liu Bai's eyes lit up and he immediately made the suggestion.
"...Please rest assured, Mr. Leirchi. Miss Ningguang has already instructed us to reserve a total of thirty delicious dishes from Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Pavilion to prepare for the banquet after our formal meeting with you tomorrow."
Gan Yu seemed stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses and explained to Liu Bai.
"Only 30 dishes? That's too little. At least a full banquet. I haven't had a full banquet yet!"
Hearing that there were only thirty dishes, Liu Bai suggested somewhat unhappily.
"A full banquet...? What kind of dishes are those?"
It was the first time that Ganyu heard this word, and a confused expression appeared on her face.
"There are a total of 108 dishes, and the main feature is that they are large in quantity and filling enough to satisfy your hunger!"
Seeing that Ganyu had never heard of it, Liu Bai simply explained it to her.
"This is not enough to satisfy your hunger. I will die from overeating..."
Nashida, who was sitting next to Liu Bai, muttered helplessly.
"Hey... please calm down, Mr. Lerch. You may be richer in Zhidong, but we in Liyue do not encourage extravagance and waste."
Hearing the number of 108 dishes, Ganyu was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook her head and explained.
The original plan of thirty dishes was actually a waste. If this number had not been the case since Liyue established diplomatic relations with foreign countries, and if the portions could be made smaller, it would have been changed long ago.
"Okay, okay, what a shame..."
Liu Bai sighed depressedly.
……
Just when Ganyu came out to receive Liu Bai and Nashida, a small accident happened at the Northland Bank.
"According to our investigation, the Northland Bank is hiding the wanted Fatui criminals. Now the Liyue Seven Stars have ordered the Northland Bank to close for investigation!"
The Qianyan Army surrounded the Northland Bank, and the captain of the Qianyan Army explained to Andre, the account manager of the Northland Bank.
"This... just go ahead and investigate. There's no need to close the door, right?"
Andre wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke to Qianyan Army.
Given the size of Northland Bank, even closing for one day would result in huge losses and would also affect its reputation.
"No, we have to close down the store to prevent wanted criminals from escaping among the crowd."
"Please rest assured, we will leave naturally after we find out the truth."
The captain of the Qianyan Army said this expressionlessly.
Although the relationship between Liyue and Winter Solstice is still pretty good at this stage, the Fatui, a group of soldiers who are strictly disciplined, are not the kind of people who can sit still. Occasionally, Fatui will commit crimes in Liyue and be wanted.
However, they were usually secretly driven back to Winter Solstice by their own superiors, and Liyue had rarely captured anyone.
Compared to reasons like tax audits, this kind of reason can be executed without any explanation. After all, any smart person can guess the connection between the Northland Bank and the Fatui.
Andre tried to argue, but the other party was firm.
Even though there might be pressure from Zhidong and they might be held accountable later, they acted as if they didn't care at all.
Andre had no choice but to secretly call the debt handler.
"Go and inform the executive officer. With the executive officer here, they will not dare to continue to act recklessly."
Andre instructed the debt handler.
The Fatui executive officers are usually very tough in their diplomacy, and ordinary people dare not even look them in the eye under their majesty.
So Andre believed that as long as an executive took action, this deliberate targeting would be resolved.
At the same time, he began to think about who was attacking the Northern Bank. The person who could mobilize this group of Thousand Rocks Army must be of high status...
Could it be that he is the person behind the Liyue local bank that is being oppressed by the Northern Bank? I heard that he seems to be the property of a certain Seven Star...
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