[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking.

Chao Ke's hand did touch Navia, but...

The situation on the ground seemed to be different from what I had imagined.

Chao Ke wasn't committing an atrocity; he was simply slipping a brand-new, pristine check into Navia's pocket.

Navia was merely making excuses.

Looking at the gate that had flown to his feet and Lina's blank expression, Chao Ke's lips twitched.

"The cost of repairing the gate will be deducted from your salary this month."

Lina scratched her head awkwardly and quickly agreed.

"Okay...okay, boss."

"May I ask what this place is all about?"

Chao Ke sighed, roughly guessing that the commotion earlier had caused Lina to misunderstand, so he simply handed the check in his hand to Lina to check.

Lina looked at it and saw that the amount wasn't much, only 2.5 Mora. The handwriting in the remarks column also answered Lina's question.

This is Navia's payment, as a reward for her work today.

"So that's it..."

"Then, boss, you just said you also have Xia Worei? But Xia Worei is your employee, right?"

"Oh, you said it was for Xia Worei."

Chao Ke replied, then picked up a pen and began writing another check while answering Officer Lina's questions.

“That’s right, Xia Worei is indeed my employee. What I’m writing to Xia Worei is not her wages, but overtime pay.”

“According to the laws of Fontaine, the working hours of child laborers must be strictly limited.”

"And today, I went way over time."

"Therefore, according to the laws of Fontainebleau, I not only have to pay a hefty overtime fee, but also give Xia Wore three days of paid leave."

As he spoke, Chao Ke handed Xia Worei a check marked 4.5 Mora and reminded her.

"Xiao Xiawolei, although you don't need to come to work for the next three days, you can still enjoy the employee meal benefits."

"If you get tired of eating it yourself, you can pack it up and take it with you to share with your friends in the Grey River district."

"Ok!"

Xia Worei didn't say anything, just nodded silently and accepted the check that Chao Ke handed over.

She kept Chao Ke's kindness in her heart.

Lina, meanwhile, whistled awkwardly as she slowly shuffled out of the office.

After escorting the two girls out of the office, Chao Ke silently looked at the shattered door on the ground and the parts that had been blown into the corner.

Silently marveling at the explosive power of Officer Lina's shapely thighs.

This gate is completely beyond repair; we'll have to find someone to come and replace it.

...

night.

After a busy day at the meeting, Carles sipped his tea and relaxed on the sofa.

"Dad, I'm back!"

Upon hearing his daughter's voice, Carles' lips curled into a smile, but he quickly suppressed it and asked Navia in a serious tone.

"Where did you go having fun today?"

"Your music teacher asked for leave without telling me, and instead took the opportunity to sneak out."

"hey-hey."

Navia smiled shyly, hugged her father's arm, and said in a coquettish tone.

"Dad, don't be angry, I'll show you something good!"

"Oh, what good stuff?"

"Dang Dang!"

Navia handed the check from her pocket to her father.

"Huh? My daughter has learned to be self-reliant?"

Carles was somewhat surprised. He had considered that Navia might sneak out and have a wild time, or go somewhere and cause trouble, or at the very least... spend some time at that little fox's shop.

But in any case, Carles never expected that his daughter Navia would go out and make money.

Kares was about to praise Navia when his gaze fell on the official seal and notes on the check.

"Jia Zi Wei Restaurant... Grey River District Branch..."

"Used to pay the salaries of temporary employees..."

In an instant, Kares' blood pressure spiked.

The veins on his hands were slightly visible, and he gripped the check so tightly that it creased the check.

"Hey, Dad!"

"Be gentle, you'll crush the checks."

Navia said with some heartache.

It's not for the Mora, but mainly because there are Chao Ke's handwriting on it.

"Oh, sorry, Navia. I got too excited."

Carles suppressed the turmoil in his heart and maintained a smile on his face as he spoke.

After her daughter happily returned to her room with the check, Carles had only one thought in her mind.

"We need to fill Navia's schedule with classes..."

Even on days off, I have to keep Navia by my side...

Carles took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

"Also, we need to get the initial recruits to Jia Zi Wei Restaurant by tomorrow... no, tomorrow! We can't let that brat keep Navia on the grounds of staff shortages..."

Chapter 176 Deciphering the Lock of the Mortal World and Small Everyday Life at Home

The next day.

Early in the morning, Myles entered the store with three beautiful and gentle wives.

"Brother Chao Ke, I heard your shop is very busy. This is the first time the Rose Thorn Club has hired employees. Do you think they meet your expectations?"

Chao Ke's eyes lit up when he saw the three new employees that Miles had brought.

“That’s great. The restaurant is short of staff right now. You’re a real lifesaver, Mr. Miles.”

Myles smiled with a complicated expression, "I'm glad you're satisfied, Brother Chao Ke."

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Chao Ke, Miles took his leave.

Chao Ke had obviously figured out why Miles had sent the new employee so early.

"This Carles is being overly cautious. I have no ulterior motives towards your daughter."

"However, the three employees who were sent did indeed solve the restaurant's immediate problem."

Chao Ke assigned a new employee to the service position and asked Officer Lina to mentor her.

The other two employees were assigned to the kitchen by Chao Ke, who personally taught them step by step.

...

On its second day of operation, the restaurant was doing extremely well.

In the kitchen, two young and beautiful new employees quickly got into the swing of things under Chao Ke's close guidance.

Although in terms of efficiency and quality, it is still far from being comparable to store manager Ai Han, but at least there are two more people, which has significantly improved the speed of food preparation in the kitchen.

So much so that in the afternoon, Chao Ke had some free time and was able to sneak into the office to sit for a while.

Inside the office.

Chao Ke played with the [Worldly Lock (Falusian Edition)] in both hands, methodically working on deciphering it.

It must be said that Farusan has truly mastered the art of mechanisms and decryption.

This "Lock of the Mortal World" is really difficult to study.

As elemental forces flowed across the surface of the Lock of the Mortal Realm, various complex and intricate images began to materialize.

Chao Ke's fingers gently moved across the patterns, and as some patterns changed, the mechanisms within the Lock of the Mortal World also changed.

Some agencies merged, while others separated.

The changes were truly astonishing.

However, how could a creation embodying the wisdom of Faroshan be easily deciphered?

The Lock of the Mortal World has many facets, each with a different puzzle pattern.

Some of the decryption patterns weren't too difficult; after a moment's thought, Chao Ke completed the "correct" decryption.

However, this "correct" decryption failed to produce a correct mechanism.

It is possible that the pattern deciphered on this single "face" is correct, but the mechanism it generates cannot match the mechanism generated after deciphering the other faces.

Chao Ke stroked his chin, beginning to ponder the reasons behind this situation.

The first possibility.

Opening the "Lock of the Mortal World" requires the mechanisms on all sides to be in perfect harmony.

However, the alignment of the mechanisms does not mean that the above patterns should be deciphered to look "correct".

Perhaps, the "correct" pattern, once deciphered, reveals the "correct" mechanism.

The second possibility.