Listening to Sister Yu Jin's words, Makoto felt a wave of surprise.
It was already this late; why was Sister Yu Jin not sleeping but specifically waiting for him? What did she want to do?
Seeing Sister Yu Jin's hesitant expression, Makoto realized she probably had something to tell him, but the presence of a child was hindering her.
Because of this, Makoto instructed Ningguang to take Qiqi back first.
Ningguang nodded obediently and sensibly, knowing that Makoto still had things to do, so she proactively took Qiqi's hand, preparing to take him back.
But Xiao Qiqi stood still.
He looked up, his beautiful eyes, as clear as a spring, gazing at Makoto, as if he was afraid Makoto didn't want him anymore.
Makoto couldn't help but laugh at the sight; he crouched down, rubbed Qiqi's head, and gently said, "Be good, Qiqi. Go back with Ningguang first."
"I'll chat with this Auntie Yu Jin for a bit, and I'll be home very soon, really, I'm not tricking Qiqi."
Seeing Makoto's assurance, the adorable Xiao Qiqi gently nodded.
At the same time, he said in a childish voice, "Okay... Qiqi... will wait for Makoto to come home."
Then Ningguang led Qiqi by the hand, and the two Little Cuties left first, returning home.
As the two Little Cuties left, Makoto finally turned to Sister Yu Jin.
"Sister Yu Jin, you specifically waited for me here. What exactly is the matter?"
Sister Yu Jin's slender, fair fingers fanned a palm-leaf fan, and she chuckled, "Little brother, since we've become neighbors, shouldn't we visit each other often from now on?"
Makoto nodded.
There was nothing wrong with that; after all, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.
Sister Yu Jin continued, "And for neighbors to have a harmonious relationship, they need to talk less and do more."
"Little brother, do you understand?"
"Now that my daughter is asleep, I don't need to look after the child, so I can free up some time."
"It's a long night. Don't you think at this time we can...?"
Sister Yu Jin paused, smiling as she looked at Makoto: "For example, help me tidy up the room or something?"
"There are some heavy items we can't move; we definitely need a man to help."
"Sister can't trust other men, so I thought of you."
"You little rascal, you wouldn't refuse Sister, would you?"
Makoto: "???"
So, after all that talk, Sister Yu Jin just wanted him to move things.
Makoto knew that Sister Yu Jin's inn specifically hired a female cleaner to clean, so it seemed the cleaner couldn't move heavy items, which was why Sister Yu Jin thought of asking Makoto for help.
Actually, for Sister Yu Jin, asking someone to help move things was just a matter of speaking, after all, Sister Yu Jin was a hidden rich woman and wouldn't mind the cost of moving.
However, she didn't look for anyone else but specifically waited for Makoto here.
This had nothing to do with money.
Instead, it was Sister Yu Jin's unilateral trust in Makoto.
Because of this, Makoto also thought that if he could help, he would.
After all, Sister Yu Jin had previously made clothes for Ningguang and even sold a house to Makoto.
Most importantly, Sister Yu Jin, a woman raising a child, also had it quite tough.
Makoto also thought that if he could help out conveniently, he would.
However, Makoto still couldn't help but say, "Sister Yu Jin, helping move things is no problem."
"But next time, can we get straight to the point?"
"If you keep 'drifting' like this, I'm afraid I can't handle it."
Sister Yu Jin heard the term "drifting" for the first time.
She found it very novel.
Did "drifting" refer to the joke she had just made?
She had learned a new word.
In response, Sister Yu Jin chuckled and asked, "Little brother, so it seems you prefer Sister to be more direct?"
"But shouldn't we do some preliminary preparations first, and then slowly enter the 'peak'?"
"Being so impatient isn't a good habit, you know; it will make Sister... oh, I mean my heart, it will make Sister sad~"
Sister Yu Jin couldn't help but tease.
Makoto also felt the conversation becoming increasingly strange under Sister Yu Jin's guidance.
Would the Millelith come over later??
Makoto's 'driving skills' were far inferior to Sister Yu Jin's; he was completely being teased unilaterally.
Fortunately, he changed the subject.
"Well then, Sister Yu Jin, where are the things you need moved? Take me to see them."
Sister Yu Jin chuckled, fanning her palm-leaf fan, then led Makoto into the inn and stopped at a room at the end of the third floor.
Opening the door, several large boxes were placed inside, basically filling the room's space.
These boxes were about half a person's height, piled with many miscellaneous items, as if no one had lived there for a long time.
"There, it's these boxes," Sister Yu Jin said softly.
Makoto nodded and then tried to move a box.
Fortunately, the boxes weren't too heavy, and Makoto didn't exert much effort to move them.
He quickly moved out three boxes.
Looking at the empty room, Makoto couldn't help but ask, "Sister Yu Jin, you should have many empty rooms here. Why did you specifically clear out one room?"
Sister Yu Jin was quite familiar with Makoto, so she didn't hide anything.
She fanned her palm-leaf fan and then softly said, "Because this is a special room, reserved only for a very special guest."
"A very special guest?"
Makoto was quite curious who could make Sister Yu Jin treat them with such solemnity.
Sister Yu Jin simply hummed softly and then slowly explained, "Miss Ganyu has a very good friend in Inazuma."
"Every few years, that lady will come from Inazuma to Liyue to stay for a period of time, and each time she will stay at my inn."
"Because of this, I specifically reserved a room for Ganyu's friend, and it's for her use only."
"And today, Ganyu found me and informed me that that lady will be coming from Inazuma soon."
"So, I thought of cleaning up her room; that way, when that lady arrives, she should be a little happier."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was attentive.
When Makoto heard Sister Yu Jin say that person was Ganyu's friend and came from Inazuma, a person immediately came to his mind: Yae Miko! The lewd fox!
In the game, Yae Miko and Ganyu had a very good relationship, so much so that Yae Miko would come from Inazuma to Liyue to visit Ganyu specifically.
Coupled with the current timeline, the Vision Hunt Decree had not been issued, and the lives of the residents in Inazuma were relatively stable, so people from Inazuma could freely come to Liyue.
Based on Sister Yu Jin's words, the more Makoto thought about it, the more he felt it might be Yae Miko.
However, this was only Makoto's guess; he wasn't sure and could only ask Sister Yu Jin at the moment.
"Sister Yu Jin, you just mentioned Ganyu's friend. Could you please describe her features?"
Sister Yu Jin evidently didn't expect Makoto to ask this question; she paused slightly at first, and then answered Makoto's question: "What features, you ask...?"
"That lady has pink hair and wears a red and white Miko outfit."
"Oh, right, she also particularly loves reading novels."
"Every time she comes to Liyue, she asks me what good novels Liyue has recently."
Pink hair, a red and white Miko outfit, loves reading novels...
Combining this information, Makoto could now be completely certain that Yae Miko was about to come to Liyue.
As for how long this would take, Makoto didn't know, and presumably Sister Yu Jin didn't either, because Ganyu had said that Yae Miko would be coming "soon."
The word "soon" was very vague.
It could be now, or it could be ten days to half a month; it all depended on the mood of that lewd fox.
But precisely, the mood of that fox was simply unpredictable.