"Hm?"
"That's..."
"!!"
"Thank goodness!"
"It's Annie..."
A week after they parted ways at the Liuli Pavilion, one morning, Mona finally caught sight of the troublesome little girl she had been searching for for days. Annie was sitting on a round wooden stool in a corner of an alley beside Wanmin Restaurant, near the food street in Liyue Harbor's commoners' district, at a little stall selling offal soup.
"Ha!"
"Annie!"
"I finally found you!"
Without a second thought, Mona cheered and ran straight over. She plopped down beside the shabby wooden table and stared at Annie, her face alight with excitement.
"Ah!"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
"Oh, it's you, Big Sis Mona?"
ヾ(^▽^*)))
Annie was a little surprised to see that the newcomer was someone she had met the other day, but she quickly greeted her.
"Are you hungry?"
"I'll treat you to this delicious offal soup!"
(^o^)
"Auntie!"
"Give her a big bowl of offal soup, too, and some Mora Meat. Don't forget to make it spicy!"
(*)
Before Mona could say anything, Annie hurriedly called out to Su Erniang, the stall owner, who was busy at the wooden food cart not far away.
"Coming right up!"
"One bowl of Liyue-style offal soup and one serving of Mora Meat!"
"Little one..."
"Remember, it's called Mora Meat. You cut the pastry in half, fill it with rich minced meat, and stamp the Mora symbol on the outside. That's why it's called Mora Meat."
"It's not meat stuffed in a bun!"
After correcting little Annie's misunderstanding, the stall owner, Su Erniang, cheerfully carried a huge bowl of Liyue-style offal soup and two pieces of "Mora Meat" over to their little table. She set them down in front of Mona and told her to enjoy.
"Ah!"
"Th-thank you!"
Mona had been about to refuse.
But