Running a Restaurant in Honkai Chapter 8

"Today's Honkai history lesson... I heard it, but I didn't remember a single thing. Hurry up and let me copy your homework."

"That's too direct, Kiana."

Zhao Bai sighed and said, "You should buy at least one dinner, then sneakily ask me for the homework. Maybe I'll give it to you if I'm in a good mood."

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"You need to spend money. Consumers are gods. As long as you pay, I'll do anything."

Kiana took a deep breath. Instead of pulling out her money, she began to think carefully. Her ice-blue pupils flickered with light, as if fireflies were dancing within them.

Kiana suddenly understood and slapped her thigh hard.

She spoke like a negotiator, "The Director and I are related. I don't know why, but she's putting you under indefinite medical observation. However, if I put in a good word, the Director might let you off the hook."

"That's a very favorable offer, but... I refuse!"

Zhao Bai instinctively rejected Kiana.

What a joke? The Director's voice, the Director's petite face, the Director's semi-transparent light pink nightgown, the Director's white stockings, the Director's starfish swimsuit...

Only a fool would abandon her.

"I refuse."

"Huh... What?"

Kiana no longer hesitated. She was stunned and stared blankly at the homework book.

It shouldn't be like this!

Shouldn't she have mysteriously leaned in and thanked this young lady for her righteous deed? And then handed over the homework with both hands, along with vanilla ice cream drenched in hazelnut sauce. Why would he refuse without hesitation? How can someone be happy about being watched? Does having an observer live in his house, eat his food, drink his drinks, and sleep in his bed bring pleasure?

I can't understand it. I truly can't understand it.

Zhao Bai shook his head, almost saying, "You wouldn't understand my happiness."

Kiana had no choice but to honestly pay for a vanilla ice cream drenched in hazelnut sauce before she gained the right to copy his homework. She had intended to use this money for gacha pulls. Bronya's Wolf Pack needed a tank, and her equipment wasn't sufficient yet.

Kiana wanted to copy the homework so she could finish her tasks early and go play games sooner.

Thinking about it that way, why did she end up paying to copy homework?

Kiana couldn't figure out this question anyway.

After seeing off a bewildered Kiana, the sun began to set. Zhao Bai had been busy all day and was about to close his shop. He had listened to the tinkling of the wind chimes all day, and even their pleasant sound had become a bit tiresome. As Zhao Bai was tidying up, he heard the sound of the wind chimes again. The last customer had arrived.

Theresa stopped in her tracks.

In public, Theresa always wore a neat nun's habit and was very dignified. Only at home did she adopt that lazy shut-in persona. Zhao Bai couldn't even tell which one was the pretense.

Perhaps the Director was a shut-in who just lived day to day, pretending to be a mature working adult.

Or perhaps she had always been a working adult, merely pretending to be a shut-in in private to gain Zhao Bai's trust.

After much thought, the former seemed more likely.