Chapter 21 Sustainability

Ignoring the strange light in Keqing's eyes, Wang Hao walked into the Wanmin Hall.
"Master Mao, it's time to order." Wang Hao shouted.

A small head popped up from the kitchen. Under the dark blue hair was a pretty face.
There is some worldly air on the little face, which makes it look more lively.

"Hey, Wang Hao, you're here. What do you want to eat today? I have spicy meat steamed buns here."

It’s Xiangling.

(Xiangling has a new hairstyle and no longer has pubic eyebrows.)
【Xiangling was so cute when she was a child. 】

【Not as astringent as rice crust. 】

【Try the master's gun skills! ~】

[Diluk, fire breathing~]

【…】

The barrage of comments started to go crazy again.

Xiangling is a kind girl.

Before Wang Hao was picked up by the director and taken back to the orphanage, he often hung out at Chihuyan.
Sometimes when he was hungry, the kind-hearted girl would give him some steamed bread.
It's spicy, but fragrant and delicious.

Ignoring the crazy comments, Wang Hao looked at the girl: "Xiangling, long time no see. I brought my classmates to dinner."

"Eh? Wang Hao is treating us? That's really rare."

Xiangling was a little surprised, but she didn't question anything. As she spoke, she took out a small notebook and asked, "What would you like to order?"

"There are a lot of us, about twenty or so. Please serve us 100 Mora per person. Oh, and I want a serving of golden shrimp balls and some moon dishes and seafood. For the rest, just serve the signature dishes."

As he spoke, Wang Hao took out a banknote from his pocket.
The bill issued by Feiyun Chamber of Commerce is worth five thousand Mora.

Xiangling was shocked: "Where did you get so much money?"

In her impression, Wang Hao is still that smart, strong, but poor guy.

She was afraid that Wang Hao would become a bad person for money.

Wang Hao smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's profitable."

After saying that, he briefly described the bet, without mentioning anything about the plan he and Xingqiu had made, and just said it was a normal bet.

"Since I won so much money, I naturally have to treat everyone to a meal, so I came to trouble Master Mao." Wang Hao said.

Xiangling finally felt relieved.

At this time, the curtain of the kitchen was lifted.

Master Mao leaned out half of his body and said, "It's time to treat everyone to a meal. Xiao Wanghao, go and entertain your classmates. Leave the dishes to me."

He had been eavesdropping. After all, she was his daughter and he was paying attention to her every move.

Wang Hao smiled at Master Mao and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Master Mao."

As he said this, he slapped the bill into Xiangling's hand and said, "When the time comes, you can refund the excess and make up the shortfall."

Then he turned around and left Wanmin Hall, going to the back to find his classmates.

When I went out, Keqing was no longer there. She must have gone to the back door.

First, walk to the Zhongyuan chop suey stall.
"Brother Zhang, thank you for your help today." Wang Hao took a small paper bag and put it on the stall. "This is a small gift. Please accept it."

At the stall, the boss looked unhappy: "Why are you being so polite to me, kid?"

Wang Hao smiled and said, "This is not for you. I heard that the sister-in-law of the Su family is pregnant. I have never asked for this medicinal herb before. It is most important for nourishing the fetus. You can't refuse it."

Su Erniang is the wife of Brother Zhang. This offal stall is considered a family business. Brother Zhang is considered a half-married-in wife, but the couple has a good relationship.

After Su Erniang got pregnant, Brother Zhang was left alone to run the small stall.

Hearing Wang Hao talking about his wife, a hint of warmth appeared in Brother Zhang's eyes, and he smiled at Wang Hao: "Okay, I accept it, go and accompany your friends."

He picked up Wang Hao's paper bag and put it into the small cabinet of the stall.

Wang Hao bowed, said nothing more, and turned to his classmates.

He could hear the noisy voices of these teenagers.

"I really don't know how Ningguang won. I can't figure it out." "Well, the position of Tianquan can only be determined by the other seven stars. I guess he has some outstanding qualities."

“Ha, didn’t Wang Hao say that before? Ningguang came from humble beginnings and understands Liyue’s sufferings best. This is probably the reason.”

"In that case, Wang Hao is also quite good. I don't know why he didn't stand out before."

"I heard that Wang Hao's parents disappeared a long time ago..."

When Wang Hao approached, he found that the topics of these people were gradually moving towards him.

"Ahem, Wang Hao is here, come quickly, come quickly, it's your treat today, you take the main seat." A student coughed twice, interrupting others' discussion about Wang Hao's parents, then called Wang Hao and pulled him to the main seat.

Wang Hao was not polite either. Since he was the one treating the guests and there was no distinguished guest, it was only natural for him to sit in the host seat.

Go to the main seat,
Wang Hao looked at the classmates around him, who were sitting at three large tables.

"Everyone, let's not be so formal today. The food in Wanmin Hall is the most down-to-earth. Let's just chat happily and eat and drink to our heart's content.

He didn't say anything lofty, and spoke in a tone that everyone was a friend.

The students burst into laughter and were very fond of Wang Hao's unpretentious attitude.

Wang Hao waved his hand and sat down, and everyone started chatting again.

However, this time they consciously avoided the topic of Wang Hao's parents.

After sitting down,
Xingqiu came over immediately.

"What exactly are you going to do?" he whispered to Wang Hao.

Keqing also sat next to Wang Hao and looked at him curiously.

Wang Hao smiled and whispered, "I heard from some... friends that the best way to develop is called sustainable development."

[Okay, okay, you want to learn this way, right?]

[Who is talking nonsense in the comments? Look at what they are teaching their children. ]

【Take the path of sustainability and firmly follow the direction of the people. 】

【It has become popular. 】

【…】

Sustainable development,
The barrage in Wang Hao's eyes exploded instantly, refreshing like a waterfall flowing backwards.

Xingqiu looked confused.
Keqing frowned slightly, with a gleam in her eyes and a thoughtful expression.

"We won a sum of Mora from them this time, but it's only about 70,000. It may seem like a lot, but it's just a drop in the ocean and a tree without roots. It won't last long."

Wang Hao said softly.

Xingqiu's eyes lit up: "So we still have another game?"

Wang Hao shook his head: "This is still too low-level. Once it is exposed, it will not be good for our reputation. Today is also to end the gambling game to prevent such things from happening again in the academy."

In fact, Wang Hao already regretted setting up the game. If he had known that he would have a relationship with Ningguang, he would not have started the game among students. Wouldn't it have been better to use Ningguang's people directly and start the game in Liyue Harbor?

So, by inviting everyone to dinner today, he wanted to put an end to this gambling game and ensure that there would be no bad consequences.

Xingqiu tilted his head: "Then what should we do?"

Without further explanation, Wang Hao patted his hands and said, "After dinner, remember to support me."

Then he turned to look at Keqing and said, "Same to you. If you want to continue playing, then remember to support me. Even if you don't support me, you can't ruin my performance."

He already had some understanding of Keqing. This girl was more mature than others.

His tactics might not work against her.

Keqing glanced at him and said, "You are doing this for everyone in the orphanage, so I won't ruin your plan."

Moreover, she also wanted to know what Wang Hao wanted to do.

She wanted Wang Hao to explain it to her in detail.
What is sustainable development?

Although she knew the general meaning just by listening to the name, Keqing felt that there must be deeper and more detailed content from Wang Hao's side.

(End of this chapter)