Travel through Teyvat and spend your life with Linghua

Chapter 176 Rumors

Linghua's eyes flushed slightly. She bit her lips lightly, nodded slowly, and said, "Don't worry, brother. I will take good care of myself." At this moment, the air around them seemed to be frozen, filled with a faint sense of parting.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, Xin Yang deliberately said jokingly, "Hey, what are you two talking about? Our Bai Lu Shuang Hua has Ling Hua and I in charge! With such smart and capable business minds like us, how could this store not be able to operate! But you, as your brother, without us two constantly supervising and reminding you, you must remember to eat less weird and messy food! Otherwise, when we meet again next time, maybe we will be holding our cute little nephews or well-behaved little nieces for you to hug! Hehe... But if you are pregnant by then, I dare not let the children call you uncle!"

As soon as Xinyang said these humorous words, Linghua's pretty face, as white as snow, suddenly flushed like a ripe apple, and the blush spread from her cheeks to her ears. Linghua lowered her head shyly, gently waved her pink fist, and gently hit Xinyang's shoulder, and complained coquettishly: "Hmph, you are such a person! You just know how to talk nonsense here!" However, although she said this, it can be seen from the slightly raised corners of Linghua's mouth that she was not really angry in her heart.

Hearing Xinyang's joke, Ayato's face first showed a hint of surprise, and then he burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, you kid, you are always like this! Okay, then I will wait for the good news from you! But there is one thing you must listen to me: if Ayahua is really pregnant, you must return to Inazuma immediately. With She Fengxing's current connections and resources, I can help you find the best doctors in the entire continent of Teyvat, as well as the most comfortable and pleasant environment for prenatal care. My sister can't afford to have any accidents."

"Brother, why are you also..." Linghua's face showed a hint of shyness and surprise.

"Of course, I will definitely take my wife seriously." Xinyang responded quickly with a serious look on his face.

"You two! Shut up!" Linghua's voice rose a few notches, and her shy look made people laugh.

"Hahahaha!" Seeing Linghua's embarrassed and angry look, the three of them couldn't help but burst into laughter. The originally solemn atmosphere instantly became relaxed and cheerful.

After laughing, Ayato patted Xinyang on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Keep going. Try to open this Bailu Shuanghua in Inazuma. I haven't had a new kind of milk tea in ages. Okay, I plan to go shopping for some gifts with Yidou this afternoon. Didn't Xianyun say that the Yajyotang in Liyue will be opening soon? You guys can just stay here and relax."

The two nodded and watched Ayato leave.

The store returned to peace. Linghua sighed softly, the blush on her face had not yet completely faded.

Xinyang walked over to Linghua, gently held her hand, and said, "Don't be shy, it was just a joke. But we really need to work hard to run Bailu Shuanghua and Yaetang better."

Linghua nodded slightly, "Yeah, I understand."

At this time, Nana Shikano came over and said, "Boss, the branch hall is almost ready, but because of what happened yesterday, some rumors have spread, saying that all the books in our Yaedo are plagiarized, and the authors of Yaedo dare not take responsibility for their actions." Nana Shikano's voice became smaller and smaller.

Linghua frowned. "How could someone spread such a rumor? All of Yaedo's light novels are based on Inazuma's books. How can you generalize just because of Saiki? That's too much."

Xin Yang held Ling Hua's hand tightly and soothed her, "Don't worry. We've already explained to Ji Fang. She won't take advantage of the situation. This must have been spread by the onlookers that day. It's my fault too. I was too angry at the time and didn't handle it properly."

Linghua shook her head gently, frowning slightly as she said, "This isn't your fault. The most urgent thing is to come up with a proper way to deal with the current difficulties."

Nana Kano, standing nearby, looked anxious. She quickly walked over to Linghua and spoke impatiently, "Boss, I think we should postpone the branch's opening date for a while. We can use this opportunity to quickly dispel those false rumors. Otherwise, if we allow these rumors to continue to spread, they'll probably become even more outrageous! By then, it will be extremely difficult to salvage the situation."

However, before Nana Kaneno could finish her words, Xin Yang objected: "No! Absolutely not!"

"At times like this, we must not be cowardly. The branch's opening date must not be postponed! Postponing it will only fuel these rumors."

Nana Kanno stared at Xinyang with wide eyes, clearly surprised and puzzled by his resolute attitude. She murmured, "Can't postpone it? But...if we don't postpone it, then what on earth are we supposed to do now?"

Xinyang took a deep breath, glanced around, and replied calmly and forcefully, "The branch will open tomorrow morning. Actually, all the internal affairs of the branch have already been prepared. Now everything is ready, all we need is the right time. Since this rumor storm is unavoidable, why not take this rare opportunity to promote our branch? Maybe it will be a blessing in disguise and attract more attention and support!"

Nana Kano frowned slightly, a hint of worry still visible in her eyes: "But what if the situation gets out of control? After all, this is no small matter!"

"That depends on how we handle it. Tomorrow, we can first ask Brother, as the head of Inazumasha, to step forward and offer a strong guarantee for our branch. With Brother's presence, that should be enough to intimidate those with ill intentions. Then, have Saki solemnly and sincerely apologize to Manbun Collection in front of everyone, clearly and unequivocally explaining the entire incident. This will dispel any unnecessary misunderstandings and doubts. Then, it's our turn to elaborate on Yaedo's long-standing creative philosophy and strict review process, emphasizing our absolute zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism."

Hearing this, Linghua nodded slightly in agreement, but then added, "I'm afraid that just doing this is far from enough."

After a moment, Linghua continued, "I've been thinking about this. Perhaps we should seek out some well-known authors or influential figures in Liyue and invite them to attend our opening ceremony. Their presence would not only significantly increase the attention and fairness of the event, but also demonstrate our sincerity."

However, Xin Yang poured a bucket of cold water on them mercilessly: "But where do we have such connections?" For a moment, both of them fell into silence.

Suddenly, almost at the same moment, Xinyang and Linghua shouted out a name in unison—"Xingqiu!"

That's right, if Xingqiu was willing to lend a helping hand, with his own and Feiyun Chamber of Commerce's powerful influence in the Liyue literary world, it would be easy for him to successfully quell this storm.

Xinyang took Linghua's hand and said, "Let's go find Xingqiu now. Nana, arrange for more people to maintain order. We'll discuss this in detail when we get back tonight."

Nana Shikano was still a little nervous. "I'm still worried that something might go wrong tomorrow."

Xinyang smiled confidently: "Don't worry, we have made preparations in advance and arranged people to maintain order. Nothing will happen."

Linghua also said: "Nana, believe us, this is also a chance for Yaedou to prove himself."

Nana Shikano bit her lip and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."