The Boss Was Far Too Easygoing Today

Another day passed, and the shop was especially quiet that afternoon.

Xia Che held a book against his chest and lay by the window. He had only just closed his eyes when the wind from the courtyard curled through the half-open window and lightly brushed the purple bookmark.

The wooden bead tapped against the cover with a faint sound.

He reached out and held it down without even opening his eyes.

His nap had only just begun. It was best if no one came looking for him.

Unfortunately, Zorua had already been watching him for quite a while.

It studied everything closely, from the way he leaned back to where his fingers rested along the edge of the book. When Xia Che reached out, it extended a front paw as well. When Xia Che relaxed his shoulders, it shrank its neck back in imitation.

Pancham stood nearby, occasionally lifting a paw to adjust it. It had practiced making several thin pancakes with Aunt Ding before lunch, then run out to play after finishing them, leaving all the fruit filling to Aunt Ding. Now that it had eaten and Zorua had found something so interesting to do, of course it wanted to join in.

After fussing around for quite some time, the two finally nodded at each other.

Chatot paced back and forth along the windowsill, unable to understand what they were crouching there for. Su Yuntao had gone to the workshop to inspect some newly made accessories and had promised to pick it up at dusk. It had originally planned to use the afternoon to learn all the phrases from the kitchen.

"Eat first."

It tried calling out.

Xia Che turned over and used the book to cover half his face.

Pancham immediately waved it over and led the other