T5 City, in the bustling downtown.
In front of a tall, ancient little building.
Liu Di and Gu Fan stood side by side, holding hands.
Tilting his head slightly, Liu Di saw over a dozen plainly dressed elderly people sitting inside around a stove with a huge copper kettle boiling on it.
They chatted with one another, occasionally bursting into hearty laughter.
Young attendants kept refilling their tea bowls with hot tea.
Liu Di looked at the increasingly cheerful girl beside him and asked, "What is this?"
The stunning girl smiled again, her eyes curving like crescent moons. "This is where the old men usually come to drink tea and chat."
Then.
Gu Fan reached out and grabbed at the air, and an exquisite bamboo food box appeared in her hand.
Liu Di froze. "Is that food you imagined into existence?"
"I merely opened a spatial portal and retrieved the food box. But the food inside was made by me personally."
Gu Fan tilted her head up slightly, her beautiful eyes secretly watching Liu Di's reaction.
Liu Di's eyes lit up. "You made it? You're so domestic."
Gu Fan smiled in satisfaction. "Of course."
Then the old men's voices drifted out from the teahouse.
"Eh? It's been so long since we last saw that little girl Xia."
"I'm not even happy when she doesn't come. Even the tea has no flavor."
"Exactly. Whenever that little girl comes, it's like a little magpie has flown into the room. Chirping away—it's so lively!"
"And the Peach Blossom Cake she makes is truly delicious."
"Just thinking about the taste of those pastries makes my dentures wash away in my drool!"
Outside, Gu Fan chuckled.
Carrying the food box, she stepped over the threshold. "Old men, Xia is here—and I brought pastries!"
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