I'm a male god in Liyue

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Because this author, Teacher Yuye, is different from other authors who can't afford to eat. He's a boss, he's rich, he owns a shop, and writing books is just a passing interest for him. He doesn't really care about royalties.

Most importantly, he seems to have a close relationship with Lady Ningguang, who is the behind-the-scenes boss of their Liyue Publishing House.

Last time, Lady Ningguang even came to the bookstore in person to inquire about and buy his book.

Moreover, it's said that Lady Ningguang visits his shop every day...

With the big boss already adopting such an ambiguous attitude, she dared not use her editorial authority to intimidate him anymore.

Xia Zhi pulled Zhu Zi over and introduced her: "This is Miss Zhu Zi."

Editor Amei nodded and looked at Zhu Zi. She recognized Zhu Zi; the two had met before at the summer shop: "Did you bring your manuscript?"

"Brought it!"

"Although you were introduced by Teacher Yuye, I still need to check the quality of the manuscript before I can decide whether to accept it as a handwritten manuscript."

"It should!"

Zhu Zi handed her the manuscript he was holding.

"Please have a seat and wait a moment."

"it is good."

Editor Amei sat at the table, opened the manuscript, and quickly began to read through it.

"This opening is... a food story? The subject matter is quite novel."

"A kitchen knife that can restore the freshness of ingredients, a jar that can instantly brew fine wine—these kitchen gadget designs are quite interesting..."

"A sweet romance between a young girl apprentice from a foreign country and her warm-hearted master. Although the daily life scenes are a bit mundane, the emotional depth is its greatest strength..."

Editor Amei read the article and posted her comments.

It had a bit of a public execution feel to it.

Zhu Zi blushed slightly upon hearing this, and secretly glanced at the boss. Seeing that he was just sitting quietly waiting with no unusual expression, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

About ten minutes later, Editor Amei had finished reading the entire manuscript. She looked up at Zhu Zi with a smile and said, "Ms. Zhu Zi, your manuscript is very well written."

"Thank you for your recognition!"

"I think it has great potential, and our publishing house is willing to cooperate with you."

"really?"

"Of course, next, let's talk about signing the contract."

"Ok!"

Xia Ci suddenly coughed softly.

Upon hearing the voice, Zhu Zi suddenly realized what was happening and quickly said, "Um, since I'm an Inazuma, I don't really understand the contracts in Liyue. I'd like to ask my friend here to help me negotiate, is that alright?"

Xia Ci stepped forward: "Hello editor, my name is Xia Ci."

Editor Amei stared blankly at the little girl in front of her, who seemed to have not yet started developing: "Are you sure?"

Zhu Zi nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

Xia Ci said in a serious tone, "Please rest assured, I have been reading all kinds of law books since I was a child, so I know a lot about contracts."

"OK then."

Editor Amei disagreed with this.

Even if you're a little girl and know a lot about the law, you're definitely not as good as that lawyer Yan Fei who helped Teacher Yu Ye negotiate last time, right?

She took out a standard contract and handed it to Xia Ci.

"Please take a look at the contract first, and see if there's anything you find unacceptable..."

"Ah."

Then there is no more then.

To be honest, negotiating is really fun, much more fun than haggling.

Amei dejectedly revised the contract: "Miss Zhu, let's sign the contract then."

"Ok!"

"You need to sign your name here, along with a pseudonym."

"Oh!"

"Zhu Zi, the cherry blossoms fall but do not wither."

"This pen name..."

"Can't I use it?"

"No, it's fine. I just felt it was similar to Teacher Yuye's pen name... There are two copies of the contract, please keep them safe."

"Ok!"

"The book will probably be published at the end of next month. I will send you a copy in advance once it is printed."

"Please edit this!"

"You're welcome."

"Then let's take our leave first."

"Everyone, walk slowly."

"Come to our store for a drink sometime."

"must!"

As they walked out of the publishing house, Zhu Zi suddenly turned around and hugged Diona, wailing loudly.

"They really signed the contract!"

"I told you before, your writing is pretty good."

"hey-hey."

"Congratulations, Zhu Zi."

"thank you all!"

"In that case, let's have a proper celebration at noon today."

"Okay, okay!"

"Cousin, how about we have hot pot?"

"Hot pot? This kind of weather is perfect. Let's go buy some ingredients that are suitable for hot pot while we're at it."

"Beef tripe! Duck intestines! Blood tofu!"

"Not necessarily."

"Let's go take a look first."

"Let's go."

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On the construction site.

Although the food was rather bland, Keqing still managed to eat some breakfast that morning.

After all, this isn't an office job; she really can't stay still without eating something.

Ke Qing stood on high ground, listlessly watching the bustling work below as she performed her supervisory duties.

She used to not really believe in the saying that it's difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, but easy to go from frugality to extravagance.

As a noble lady, she was pampered with a life of luxury in her childhood. However, after becoming a member of the Jade Balance Star, she often had to sleep outdoors due to work requirements. When she was hungry, she would use the power of lightning to fry some fish and grill them to fill her stomach.

I never imagined that this spirit of hard work and perseverance would be so easily defeated by instant noodles.

This stuff is really poisonous!

Before this, Keqing had never seen food that could seal off the sense of taste in this way.

She couldn't eat a single bite last night, but thankfully she was able to manage to eat a little this morning.

This effect appears to gradually diminish over time.

That is not bad.

Ke Qing sighed, then her eyes hardened.

This can't happen again!

I am one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, how can I be bound by a mere bowl of noodles!

What a shame!

To prevent this from happening again, I will absolutely never touch the toilet again...

"Miss Keqing."