Chapter 149: Lantern Festival in Mondstadt (1 per day, 2/, please vote)
That night, Wang Hao and Keqing left the Shimen camp together, leaving Xingqiu who wanted to play with them.

Shimen is located at the border between Liyue and Mondstadt.
The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the scenery is really nice.

Night falls, and only a few stars remain in the sky.

The two walked in the wild, smiles on their faces, getting closer and closer to each other.

It was quiet all around, with only the occasional cry of wild animals in the distance, but it did not seem to interrupt their conversation.

After all, this place is near the Shimen garrison, and the Qianyan Army has vigorously cleared it out, so it is unlikely that there are any dangerous beasts or monsters here.

Even if there was, it was not such a coincidence for the two of them to meet.

Even if we really meet, I don’t know who will be unlucky.

Wang Hao suddenly looked at Keqing, then reached out and held her hand: "It's dark at night, I'm afraid you'd get lost."

Keqing glanced at him, but obediently let Wang Hao hold her hand.

"Do you have any work arrangements for tomorrow?" Wang Hao asked in a somewhat disappointing tone.

Keqing was speechless. She felt that this man was intolerant of romance. He always gave her some surprises when the mood was right.

After giving Wang Hao a sanitary ball, Keqing said, "No, I will wait for the three-day exchange meeting to end, and then present the prizes to the winning wines. I will rush back to Liyue Harbor, where I guess there will be a lot of work piled up again."

"I think you could hire a few more secretaries. You don't have to pay them anyway."

Wang Hao said with a little heartache.

Keqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you think I don't want to? But the more people there are, the longer it will take to communicate, and the longer it will take to get a team together. I don't have that much time right now."

“But I can’t leave everything to you.” Wang Hao suddenly came close to Keqing, “I’d feel bad.”

The straight ball stunned Keqing.

It took me a while to realize that Wang Hao was not concerned about work, but was saying sweet words in a roundabout way.

She was both happy and annoyed and punched Wang Hao's chest: "You are really bad."

"Haha, I'm only like this to you." Wang Hao held Keqing's little hand and said.

Another straight shot.

As a Yuheng Star who was born into a wealthy family and held great power at a young age, it was difficult for Keqing to refuse Wang Hao's straightforward approach.

Of course, this is more because she already has the other person in her heart.

The little fist that was hammering at his chest loosened its grip and also held Wang Hao's hand.

Then he looked at Wang Hao viciously and said, "You'd better remember what I said today."

There was still a threat on the little face, but instead of being scary, it was kind of cute.

Wang Hao couldn't help himself and kissed her directly.

A deep kiss.

For a long time, the lips are divided.

"hey-hey."

Wang Hao gave a silly smile.

Keqing stretched out her hand and twisted it around his waist.

Unfortunately, this guy is thick-skinned and doesn't care at all.

Instead, he reached out to hold Keqing's slender waist.
Keqing was caught off guard and was hugged by Wang Hao.

She was very ticklish on her waist, and when it was suddenly attacked, she cried out, "Ah."

Then he subconsciously shrank back, trying to avoid it.

But how could Wang Hao give her the chance? He raised his arms and picked up Keqing.

"who?"

Just as Wang Hao was preparing for the next step, a shout came from not far away.
It's the Qianyan Army on patrol.

Keqing's body stiffened.
If someone saw it, the dignity of Yuheng Star would be destroyed.

Feeling the girl's stiffness,

Wang Hao smiled. He didn’t expect Keqing to be afraid of this.

In fact, Wang Hao never thought of hiding it. Since they were in love, he just had to be open about it.

However, Keqing doesn't want to be seen, so Wang Hao naturally won't expose himself easily.

With a thought, thick mist began to spread, covering the figures of the two people.

Then the water element surged, and a phantom wild boar emerged on the side, and then charged in another direction.
The loud noise quickly attracted the attention of the patrolling Qianyan Army and temporarily led them away.

"Well, they're gone."

Wang Hao loosened his hands and put Keqing down.

Keqing had regained her composure, but she still couldn't help but glare at Wang Hao, then she packed her clothes and said, "Let's go back."

"Don't you want to walk a little longer?" Wang Hao raised his eyebrows.

Wang Hao's words made Keqing glare at him even more hatefully.

Go again? If I go again, I won’t be able to leave today.

It’s a pity that it has no killing power, but it makes Wang Hao like it more.

After staring at each other for a while, Wang Hao was still defeated.

Although Keqing would not reject some of his intimate actions, and even indulged Wang Hao,

But once she makes a decision, it will not be easily changed.

Under the cover of mist, the two hurried back to the camp.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Compared to the opening day, more tourists and businessmen came in the following two days.
There were even many people who didn't have time to arrive.

After all, this event was held a little hastily.

Even the organizers only thought about the communication between Mondstadt and Liyue.

They completely ignored the fact that wine has a huge market in the entire continent of Teyvat.

After hearing the news, many wine merchants were too late to come.

At the closing ceremony,

As the supervisor of this exchange event, Yuhengxing issued certificates of merit to the ten selected wines.
Among these ten kinds of fine wines, three are from Mondstadt, three are from Liyue, and four are distributed to other countries.

Even the merchants of the winter used [fire and water] to seize the glory of the strongest wine.

Well, the main thing is a balance.

But no one had any doubts.

Busy taking orders.
With a large number of orders, the disappointment of not winning the prize is not important.

After closing,
Stone Gate Camp,

Keqing's secretary Yue Haiting had already packed the luggage and even prepared the carriage.

"Have a good trip, remember to think of me."

Keqing straightened Wang Hao's collar and spoke softly.

Wang Hao nodded slightly: "Of course, you too."

When the two said goodbye,
On the other side, Xingqiu and Xiangling were also watching.

Xiangling came here to find wine that can be used for cooking.

After three days of sightseeing, I gained a lot and now I am ready to take the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce’s carriage back home.

She was accompanied by Guoba.

When Guoba saw Wang Hao, he wanted to run over to say hello.
Unfortunately, Xiangling caught him.

Xingqiu looked as if he had discovered a secret: "There's something wrong with these two people no matter how you look at them."

Although he is not very sensitive in this regard, he still discovered some clues in the past few days.

Wang Hao and Keqing are a little too close.

Xiangling beside her rolled her eyes. This was obvious.

In front of the tent,

Wang Hao and Keqing noticed their friends' strange looks.

The two smiled at each other, then hugged and parted.

"Then keep in touch through letters."

"OK, all right."

Although they were sad about parting, they still kept smiling.

Although they look no different from other couples in love when they are together, they are truly elites when it comes to real life.
Feelings are important, but they are by no means everything to them.

Watching the Yuehai Pavilion team and the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce team leave,

Wang Hao then turned and left.

It's time for him to go back to where he belongs.

"The Abyss Prince mentioned in the barrage has appeared. So... Traveler, you will be here soon."

Wang Hao's eyes are deep and long.

……

When Wang Hao followed the Mond Wine Industry's convoy back to Mond City, it was already the end of December.

There are many more people in Liyue's embassy.

The two young men were giving orders everywhere.

Everyone was busy dressing up the embassy to look festive and prosperous.

Many Mond people passing by would be curious, what happened?
The staff of the Liyue Embassy will present a hand-made rice cake (glutinous rice cake) as a gift.
Then tell the person asking that Liyue's Lantern Festival is coming.

Although everyone at the embassy cannot return to Liyue, they will still celebrate the festival, and many Liyue people stranded in Mondstadt will also come to participate.

When someone asked if outsiders could come to participate,
The embassy staff will enthusiastically tell them, of course you can.

Liyue Embassy welcomes every friend who is willing to come.

Back to the embassy,

Wang Hao immediately summoned Shi Jie and Zhiyi who was transferred over.

"Did anything happen while I was away?"

He asked his two capable subordinates (Palu). Shi Jie, as a senior in the embassy, ​​was younger than Zhiyi, but he was still the first to speak.
“The Monde Wine Association sent some wine and said it was what you ordered at the exchange meeting. It has been stored in the warehouse and paid for and entered into the account.

The Lawrence family sent several more invitations, but according to your instructions, they were all rejected.

In addition, Lisa, the Knights' administrator, came and took back the book you borrowed, and left a message saying, "If you don't return the book next time, you will have to taste my thunderbolt."
All that remains is to prepare for the upcoming Lantern Festival.
The embassy has contacted the Liyue people in Mondstadt, as well as many Mondstadt friends who are interested in the Lantern Festival. This will be a big banquet.

I have given this specific matter to Zhiyi to take charge of.”

Wang Hao looked at Zhiyi.

Zhiyi showed no fear and said, "There are a total of 176 Liyue merchants confirmed to be present, from all walks of life. We have also completed a business survey of Liyue in Mondstadt.

In addition, there are 364 Mondstadt citizens who have expressed interest in the Liyue Festival and are willing to register and confirm their visit. Considering that these people will come with their families, we need to prepare food and drinks for at least 1,000 people.
In addition, the custom of releasing sky lanterns during the Lantern Festival does not apply in Mondstadt. Sky lanterns are meant to guide heroic souls back home, so it is not appropriate for us to release them in Mondstadt.

So, I changed the project to fireworks show, small Xiao Fair, lantern riddles and other activities.

We have therefore rented an area on the shores of Cider Lake to host these events.”

After saying that, Zhiyi took out a piece of paper from the document in his hand, which was densely packed with project funding expenditures and a brief introduction to the project.

Wang Hao took the document, took a quick look at it, found no errors or omissions, and returned the document to Zhiyi.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Wang Hao asked.

Zhiyi nodded: "It would be great if you could use your connections to bring some important members of Mondstadt to participate in the Sea Lantern Festival held by the embassy."

The Lantern Festival was held in Mondstadt to comfort the staff who could not return home and, on the other hand, to expand Liyue's influence.

If Mond's top leaders could participate in this event, it would undoubtedly be of great help in expanding its influence.

"Well, I'll try to contact them." Wang Hao did not give a clear response.

After all, although he has some "status" in Mond, he is also an outsider. To be honest, he does not have much status.

"I will send out invitations in my name, but I can't guarantee whether anyone will come."

"Of course, it's great that you can help." Zhiyi nodded quickly in response.

Next, the two reported some trivial matters before going about their own business.

After they leave,
Wang Hao sat behind his desk, took out a piece of letter paper and started writing.

'Dear ***, I haven't seen you for a long time, I hope you are well,
...(a lot of blessings and small talk)
There will be an event at the Liyue Embassy soon. I would like to invite you to attend.'

I wrote more than a dozen letters in a similar format.

Then fold it carefully and put it in an envelope.

"Number three."

A shadow rose from behind him.

"Deliver the letter to the name on the envelope."

Handing her a stack of envelopes, Wang Hao instructed.

After arriving in Mond, Team 3 had basically no combat missions.

After all, the ambassador can't always charge into the front line of the battlefield.

Mond takes their safety very seriously.
Wang Hao wanted to go out with the Knights to exterminate the monsters, and he was protected by at least three teams of Favonius Knights.

Not to mention taking action, it would be difficult for the monster to appear in front of him alive.

Therefore, Team No. 3 was transformed from a combat team into Wang Hao's secretary.

Started to handle some simple matters for Wang Hao.

Just like sending letters now.

They were already completely familiar with Mondstadt. Wang Hao didn't even know where some of them lived, but Team 3 knew them clearly.

Number Three took the letter, nodded, and turned away.

She moved quickly.

That night,

Number Three is back again.

Wang Hao received more than a dozen replies.

The Grand Commander Falga first said that he would come over and asked Wang Hao to prepare wine and food.
Most of the remaining knights were also willing to come and play,
Only Albedo is not in the Knights. It is said that he went to Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain.
However, Knight Kaeya said that he would bring Klee over, and Klee wanted to eat fish.

[Hahahaha, I suddenly remembered a joke. Tell Wang Hao, I want to eat fish.]

[What the hell, hahahaha, Klee turned into a boss in an instant, right? 】

[Have you not watched the videos of Klee and Qiqi? To be a gangster, you need power and background. What do you have? You turned out to be a little jerk.]

[Stop, can you please stop talking? I have a picture.]

[My good daughter becomes even cuter when she is told this.]

【…】

The barrage of comments is usually crazy, saying things that Wang Hao can't understand.

Keep the knights' letters,
These things cannot be thrown away randomly.

If it is lost and someone tamper with it, it could be a disaster.

After Wang Hao came to Mond, he kept one rule in mind: there is no trivial matter in diplomacy.

"Go tell Zhiyi that these knights will come to participate in the event. Ask him to be prepared for the reception and not to be rude."

He gave instructions to No. 3 again.

Number Three nodded and turned to inform Zhiyi.

……

A few days later,
The embassy is already decorated with lights and colors.

In addition, the embassy rented a piece of land on the shore of Fruit Wine Lake and, in collaboration with merchants in Mond, opened a small Xiao City.

Inside are Liyue's special stalls.
Various snacks, treats, and toys.

Soon it attracted a large number of Mond people to come here.

The symbolic Xiao City immediately became the real Xiao City.

Even the businessmen who had originally planned to spend the holiday relaxingly began to work overtime with both joy and sorrow.

"Haha, is this Liyue's Lantern Festival?"

Grand Commander Falga always has his signature hearty smile.

He walked beside Wang Hao, looking around, with curiosity in his eyes.

"We are just here for the atmosphere. If you have time in the future, you can go to Liyue to have a look. The real Lantern Festival is much bigger than this one."

Wang Hao explained softly,
“And this place is just a little bit of longing for those of us who cannot return home.”

Falga patted Wang Hao on the shoulder and said, "They are doing this for their families and livelihoods, and you are doing this for Liyue and Mondstadt. You are both heroes in your own right."

The Grand Commander can speak.

"Haha, thank you for the compliment." Wang Hao smiled, then looked at the knights behind the Grand Commander, "Today is Liyue's festival, everyone can go shopping freely. If you see something you like, report the embassy's name and you will get a 20% discount."

"Also, there will be a performance after dark, and a banquet with plenty of food and drinks."

The knights could naturally feel the goodwill shown by Wang Hao.

"Haha, then we won't be polite."

"Yes, I just saw a headdress, it's so beautiful."

"Really? Then let's go check it out."

"I smelled some good wine from the one we just passed."

"Oh, let's go try it together."

They gathered in groups of three or five and merged directly into the crowd.

Even the Grand Commander Falga did not need Wang Hao's company and followed a few knights to the wine stall.

You can question the Grand Commander's military prowess, but you cannot question his drinking capacity.

Well, it seems that no one in Mond dares to question the Grand Commander's military power.

Of course, many people left, but some did not.

A dark-skinned knight with an eyepatch, and beside him, there was a cute little guy.

"Brother Wang Hao."

Breaking free from Kaeya's hand, Klee rushed into Wang Hao's arms.

"Hey, who are you?" Wang Hao teased the little guy.

“It’s Klee, it’s Klee.” The little Loli waved her fair little arms and shouted loudly.

She was really afraid that Wang Hao would forget.

This is the big brother who will take her to eat a lot of fish.

"She has been wanting to come see you for a long time. She tells me every day that the embassy has lots of delicious fish."

Kaiya walked up to Wang Hao and said.

Kaeya is the cavalry captain of the Knights of the Order and one of Klee's guardians.

Usually when Albedo is not around, Kaeya takes Klee with him.

"Haha, let's go. There are quite a few snack stalls here. I think I saw someone grilling tiger fish just now. Let's go and try it." Wang Hao said with a smile.

"Oh, great! Chihuyu, Chihuyu." Keli shouted happily for a few times before looking at Wang Hao, "Brother Wang Hao, what kind of fish is Chihuyu?"

"Haha, it's grilled tiger fish, a traditional snack among the people of Liyue..."

While Wang Hao introduced the story of eating tiger fish to Keli, he led people to the grilled fish stall.

"Lord Wang Hao."

The grilled fish vendor was a middle-aged man who came to Mond to make a living.

Seeing Wang Hao coming, he hurriedly called out respectfully.

Wang Hao nodded: "Don't be nervous, let's grill...six skewers of tiger fish."

He has one string, Kaeya has one string, and Klee has four strings.

"Okay, you and your friend take a seat first, I'll be right there."

The boss responded.

The three of them sat down.

Kelly sat between the two of them.

Wang Hao looked at Kaiya: "Your eyes seem to have been seen somewhere before."

(End of this chapter)