"Cough! Xavier, after much deliberation, I've decided to give you another chance to host me."
"You'd better cherish this opportunity; don't be like last time…"
"Wait, wait, I think I've come to the wrong place. I need to go back!"
Ms. Furina, who had just arrived, looked smug, holding her hat and striking a pose.
However, when she looked up, she realized that this place was somewhat different from Xavier's previous home.
To be precise, it wasn't the same place at all!
She thought she had come to the wrong place and planned to start over.
Seeing this, Xavier quickly went over and grabbed her cane.
"You didn't come to the wrong place; just take a good look!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Furina no longer had any intention of running away.
"It really is you, Xavier!" Furina looked shocked, "By the way, where did your old rundown house go?"
Xavier said with disdain, "Don't you understand the saying, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully a young man for being poor'?"
Furina put away her cane and waved her hand, saying, "What east or west of the river? Why are you speaking so strangely?"
Xavier was speechless. He had originally wanted to show off a bit.
"Hmm~ Not bad, not bad."
"Although this place is a bit inferior to the Palais Mermonia where I used to live, it's still acceptable."
"It can barely match my status as a big star."
Furina was not at all polite, directly sitting on the sofa and even propping her legs on the coffee table.
Xavier, not indulging her in the slightest, slapped her leg down with a "smack."
"This is a new home; don't get it dirty."
Xavier thought it felt good, a nice touch.
"So stingy. I'm giving you an opportunity; you should be grateful."
Furina scrunched her nose and propped her leg up again.
Although they had only spent a few hours together, Furina didn't treat Xavier as an outsider at all.
She stretched lazily and said, "Oh, right, Xavier, I haven't had dinner yet. How about I give you a chance to show off and make a lavish dinner to entertain your distinguished guest?"
Xavier spread his hands, helpless, "Oh, my distinguished Ms. Furina, it's not that I don't want to make you a lavish dinner, but there isn't a single vegetable left at home."
"What?! You clearly knew I was coming today, didn't you? That's so rude!"
Furina stood up after hearing this and started scolding Xavier.
"How was I supposed to know you were coming today?"
"Darn it! I clearly asked you yesterday… Anyway, I don't care; you have to compensate me!"
"There's half an orange left over there. Does that work?"
"No! It! Does! Not! That's too disrespectful! How can you treat a guest like that?!"
Furina was so angry she crossed her arms, her small mouth puffed out.
Xavier couldn't help but snicker. An angry Furina was surprisingly cute!
Despite his words, how could Xavier bear to let Furina go hungry?
But one thing Xavier didn't lie about was that there really were no vegetables left at home.
"Alright, my dearest guest, wait for me at home for a moment. I'll personally go select the ingredients."
Xavier took out the matching basket from the kitchen and was about to leave.
"Wait!"
Just as Xavier was about to exit, Furina called out to him.
"What is it, my distinguished guest? Any other instructions?"
"Um… where are you going to buy groceries?"
"Well, there should be a wet market or a supermarket nearby, right?"
Xavier hadn't thought about that, but such a high-end villa area would definitely have a developed commercial district.
"Then…" Furina seemed to hesitate, wanting to say something more.
Xavier seemed to guess what she was thinking and asked with a smile, "Are you trying to come out with me?"
"Cough, cough! How could that be? As a guest, I should enjoy myself at home. How could I possibly go grocery shopping with you?"
"However, having said that, if you want me to accompany you, it's not like I can't consider it."
Xavier understood. Furina wasn't exactly a tsundere, but she was definitely someone who cared a lot about her image.
"Alright, then, my distinguished guest, even though you 'said that again' a bit too much, please accompany me to buy groceries."
Furina also took the hint and happily followed Xavier out the door.
As Xavier expected, such a high-end villa complex indeed had a developed commercial district.
And it wasn't just any commercial district; it was very comprehensive and quite luxurious.
Moreover, besides Zijin Yunding, there were other high-end communities nearby.
Since it was her first time going out, Furina was somewhat nervous.
After all, this was another world, not Teyvat, and certainly not Fontaine.
She tightly clutched Xavier's sleeve and quietly asked, "Hey, Xavier, is there anything I need to pay attention to when going out here?"
Xavier paused, "Attention… Don't relieve yourself anywhere?"
"You!"
Furina lightly punched Xavier, "I'm serious!"
"There's nothing much to pay attention to, as long as you don't relieve yourself or spit anywhere, and don't do anything that bothers others."
"Oh, and more importantly, no fishing with explosives!"
Furina was full of confusion. Who would go around fishing with explosives anyway?!
As they approached the fresh food supermarket, Furina suddenly stopped.
She quietly asked Xavier again, "Are you sure I haven't done anything wrong?"
Xavier puzzled, "Why do you say that?"
"If I haven't done anything wrong, why are so many people staring at me?"
Furina looked around, feeling that the gazes of passersby were strange.
"Hahahahaha!"
Xavier couldn't help but burst into laughter, and after a long time, he explained, "Haven't you noticed that your clothes are completely different from ours?"
Furina suddenly remembered that she was the outsider.
In her eyes, Xavier's clothes were strange, but in the eyes of the people on Blue Star, her clothes were strange.
Fortunately, everyone's gazes were still friendly.
There were many people in the fresh food supermarket, and the ingredients looked very fresh and appetizing just by looking at them.
"Pick whatever you want to eat!"
Xavier handed the basket to Furina, speaking very generously.
"Strange, I remember you couldn't even afford rent yesterday. Why are you so generous today?"
Although Furina found it strange, she still took the basket.
Many ingredients on Blue Star were very similar to those in Teyvat, so Xavier wasn't worried that Furina wouldn't pick well.
"This looks good; let's get some."
"Oh, this also looks very good; let's pick some of this too."
"And this…"
Xavier suddenly realized that handing the basket to Furina was a mistake.
Because Furina would put anything she liked into the basket.
"Alright, just two more tomatoes. They look very fresh, and I heard you can stir-fry them with cabbage!"
Furina clapped her hands, signaling the end of their grocery shopping trip for the day.
Xavier's mouth twitched continuously. I've never heard of that recipe?
He didn't expose Furina's lack of common sense and planned to take her to the checkout.
"Please wait a moment!"
Suddenly, a voice called out to the two of them.
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