Later I'll Have Mom Thank Brother Han Feng Properly!
Cosmic Giant shumai!
After finishing her comic, Klee did not leave immediately.
Instead, she sat obediently by the counter, swinging her legs, waiting for Barbara and Mona to finish.
Han Feng saw her looking bored.
"Klee, here—this cake is for you."
He conjured it with the Gourmet Tablecloth.
"Thank you, Brother Han Feng!"
Klee accepted it with shining eyes, nibbling happily.
And not only did she eat—
"Here! Brother Han Feng, say ah—"
She spoon-fed him too.
One bite for her, one for him.
Both of them looked way too happy.
Eventually, most customers left the store.
Only Barbara and Mona remained inside.
Soon enough, the two girls walked back out from the reading area.
Barbara spotted Klee first, smiling warmly.
"Klee, finished already?
What reward did you get?"
Klee instantly waved her hands like crazy.
"No! Klee didn't get a bomb reward!! Definitely not a bomb!!"
Han Feng: "…"
(Child, no one even asked yet… You just confessed before the interrogation even started.)
As expected—
Barbara froze.
Her brows slowly knit together.
She stared at Klee suspiciously, then turned her gaze toward Han Feng.
"Han, what exactly was Klee's reward?
Was it… a bomb?"
Klee's little face paled.
She turned toward Han Feng with the most pitiful wide eyes ever.
Han Feng coughed softly.
"Ahem.
Klee's reward was a cake.
She already ate it."
Barbara paused.
"…A cake?"
Something still felt off.
Klee acting guilty + immediate denial = definitely hiding something.
Barbara narrowed her eyes and turned toward the most honest person she knew—
Noelle.
"Miss Noelle, do you know what reward Klee got?"
In Barbara's mind:
Han Feng might help Klee hide things.
But Noelle absolutely wouldn't lie.
(…normally.)
Noelle stiffened.
"Ah—uh—I was reading and didn't see clearly…
But I did see Klee eating cake."
Which, technically, was true.
Still—
Noelle was internally crying.
Why… why did I fall for Klee's cuteness…
Barbara finally relaxed.
"Since even Noelle says so…
Looks like it really was cake."
And at that moment—
Klee internally exploded with joy.
"YESSS! Operation Cute Face—SUCCESS!!"
She secretly clenched her little fists.
Later she must thank both Noelle and Brother Han Feng!
Especially Brother Han Feng!
Not only did he secretly tell her about bomb comics, not only would he take her to Liyue later to blow up a "five-headed fish," but now he even helped cover up her forbidden reward!
Klee had never met someone who treated her so well!
"Someone this good to me… and this handsome…
Mom will definitely like him."
Klee thought seriously.
If only Mama Alice were home— she would have introduced Brother Han Feng already!
Barbara clapped her hands lightly.
"Han, Mona and I finished our comics.
What reward do we get?"
The system refreshed.
[Customer: Barbara
Read "Tom & Jerry"
Reward — A Piano]
[Customer: Mona
Read "Cooking Master Boy"
Reward — Cosmic Giant shumai]
[Cosmic Giant shumai:
The legendary massive shumai created by Liu Maoxing in his culinary duel with Master Jie.]
"These two rewards, huh…"
Han Feng raised a brow, amused.
Barbara's was straightforward—
A piano. A brand-new instrument for Teyvat.
With her musical talent, she would master it sooner or later.
And Mona's…
The Cosmic Giant shumai.
Han Feng remembered it vividly.
It was unbelievably huge— basically turning a dim sum snack into a main dish through pure innovation.
Though in the anime, Han Feng still preferred the golden-ratio shumai in flavor… but Cosmic shumai definitely won in creativity and shock value.
"Still, it's Liu Maoxing's cooking.
It counts as top-tier cuisine."
Buzz—
Two beams of light descended.
When they faded, the shop now contained:
a black-and-white piano,and a gigantic shumai bigger than Klee.
Klee & Noelle, who hadn't read the comics:
(⊙_⊙) "What… are these??"
Barbara & Mona:
(☆▽☆)sparkling eyes
Han Feng explained:
"That black-and-white thing is called a piano—an instrument.
And the giant food is the Cosmic Giant shumai."
Barbara nearly squealed.
She'd loved every scene where Tom played the piano in the comic.
"I want to try!"
She eagerly pressed a key—
ding!
Clean, bright sound.
"It's beautiful!!"
In her mind, she was already planning her next concert.
Meanwhile, Mona was circling her shumai.
"It's even more insane than in the comic…"
This portion could feed four or five people easily.
Klee ran over, eyes sparkling.
"Whoa!! Such a big tasty thing!!"
Even just smelling it made her drool.
Mona laughed.
"Let's all eat together!
Klee, Han, Noelle—come join us!"
Klee blinked.
"Really? Klee can eat too?"
"Of course!" Mona smiled warmly.
She was truly grateful to Mondstadt.
A meal together was the least she could offer.
Klee cheered.
"Yay! Thank you Mona-sis!!"
Then Noelle approached the counter.
Her expression was… complicated.
"Boss… I finished reading too."
Privately, she was terrified.
Would her food reward… really make people explode out of their clothes like in the comic?
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