All the goddesses in the world are lusting after my body.

Seeing that Jiang Tang was about to leave, Yuan Ziji quickly took out her phone and showed Jiang Tang the WeChat QR code that she had prepared beforehand.

Now that the truth has been revealed, Jiang Tang really has no way to refuse. He can only say that Yuan Ziji is very shrewd in her planning.

Jiang Tang now had some doubts about the personal experiences that Yuan Ziji had just recounted.

"Okay, I'll add you on WeChat, but you're not allowed to sell me tea or anything like that."

"Tea leaves?" Genji tilted her head, looking somewhat puzzled.

Judging from her reaction, she probably wouldn't become a micro-business owner.

Jiang Tang added Yuan Ziji as a friend and transferred fifty yuan to her as a tip for this.

Despite his doubts, Jiang Tang was willing to believe that Zi Ji had done all this for her sister, and was willing to transfer money to her, as long as he thought about the genuine sadness in her tone when she mentioned her sister.

Yuan Ziji received the transfer, and her happy expression was genuine.

Of course, the most important thing is that she got Jiang Tang's contact information.

Having Jiang Tang's contact information means having the opportunity to take further contact and have more in-depth exchanges with him.

But in fact, many people have recently asked Jiang Tang to meet up, including Lilith, Liu Chuyun, and Zhou Zhitu. However, Jiang Tang usually keeps his phone on silent, so unless he deliberately checks his WeChat, he is basically unaware that anyone has contacted him.

He didn't want to be led by the nose, so it was inevitable that he would disappoint the girl.

That said, the kind of guy who responds to every girl's expectations is the real idiot. If he already has so many girls liking him, he should be more carefree and independent.

Therefore, the gentle and kind male protagonist in Japanese light novels is quite illogical.

But for some reason, people always say that Jiang Tang is gentle.

"Let's go." Jiang Tang said, whether to Shi Xue or Yuan Ziji beside him, it was unclear.

However, both of them followed Jiang Tang without prior arrangement.

"Mr. Jiang, are you satisfied with the food at our restaurant this time?" Yuan Ziji pretended to be conducting a survey of her own products.

As for why she knew Jiang Tang's name, it's because the latter's WeChat nickname was his real name.

A real man never hides his identity.

"It was just so-so. Maybe it's because I'm not used to sashimi, but the plum wine was very good. Is there anywhere I can buy it?"

Upon hearing the first half of Jiang Tang's sentence, Yuan Ziji showed a slightly dejected expression. So Jiang Tang didn't like some of her country's specialty foods...

But when she heard the second half of the sentence, her previously gloomy mood lifted again.

"If Jiang Tang wants a drink, just contact me on WeChat!"

"So... you're not selling tea, you're selling wine?" Jiang Tang felt like he had fallen into a trap set by a certain online seller.

"No!! I just... I just wanted to do something for the customer, the customer has been very kind to me..."

"Really?" Jiang Tang recalled for a moment, but he didn't feel that he had anything more than a normal relationship with Yuan Ziji.

"By the way, I heard that the ema (votive plaques) at the entrance are free for guests?"

"Yes! Would Jiang Tang and this...maid wish to make a wish?"

"Well... I just don't want to miss out on free stuff."

Jiang Tang concealed his true thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Shi Xue glanced at her master. She could sense that since that night, her master had changed a lot in some ways, and would sometimes show a melancholy and sorrowful expression, which was worrying.

But the owner is always like this; when he is sad, he will not tell others and will silently bear it in the background, but he will only think of sharing when he is happy.

Sniffing, the maid had already decided on her wish.

"I hope the future owner will be happy."

Using an ink brush, Shi Xue carefully wrote her wish on the wooden ema, stroke by stroke. Shyly, she didn't let her master see it. While Jiang Tang was still pondering his wish, she hung the ema in an inconspicuous corner in the distance.

A wish is something that, if left undiscovered, might just come true.

Whether or not this is self-deception, Shi Xue is willing to do this unnecessary thing as long as it increases the probability of her wish coming true.

"I've finished writing it."

"Hey! I want to see! I want to see!" Upon hearing this, Shi Xue immediately grabbed the hem of her long dress and ran over.

Humans are indeed hypocritical creatures... They don't let others see what they have, but they eagerly anticipate what others have.

Jiang Tang openly displayed his ema (votive plaques), showing no superstitious beliefs whatsoever.

"I hope the people around me can be happy."

Shi Xue's eyes suddenly reddened.

"Why...didn't you make a wish for yourself! You idiot, Master!"

On another note, the maid who called Jiang Tang an idiot didn't seem to have made a wish for herself either?

Jiang Tang helplessly resisted the maid's playful punches, while smiling slightly.

"If my wish comes true, it is certainly more important for the happiness of more people around me than for my own happiness."

"If my wish doesn't come true, then there's no point in me making a wish for myself."

This is the dialectic of making a wish; Jiang Tang simply chose the more rational side.

"I can't argue with you, Master... but Master, please make a wish for yourself next time!"

Shi Xue, her eyes red, spoke earnestly.

"Okay." Jiang Tang affectionately patted the maid's head.

Minamoto no Shiki watched the two of them with envy. How wonderful, such a relationship.

Even she was almost tempted to rekindle her long-lost feelings and make a wish.

But so far, none of the wishes I've made since childhood have come true.

Gradually, Minamoto no Shiki completely stopped believing in the concept of making wishes.

101 Private Paintings

Goodbye, guests~

"Goodbye."

After a brief farewell, Jiang Tang and Shi Xue left the cherry blossom restaurant.

If you ask him what his biggest takeaway from the trip was...

That is……

Cherry blossom cuisine may not be good, but cherry blossom girls will be!

Minamoto no Shiki is indeed a wonderful girl, with both stunning looks and a perfect figure.

Jiang Tang probably sensed that she was deceiving him in some ways.

However, being deceived by a pretty girl is surprisingly not offensive, which may be because Jiang Tang has already realized it.

Because that's just how reality is. People who feel angry about being deceived are usually either deceived on matters of principle, or the deception has been going on for a long time. It's only natural that they would feel sad and angry.

"What are your plans for this afternoon, Master?"

"Either I go to the comic convention with you, or I continue tutoring those little brats. I took the day off yesterday and I owe them two lessons."

"Is there anything Shixue needs me to do?"

"..." If it comes to what she needs, Shi Xue would of course hope that her master will stay by her side at all times.

But greed is not a good virtue for a maid.

So she responded with a smile.

"Master, just do what you want to do. I've made many friends, and Teacher Chiyu will also come to help me."

"Teacher Qianyu..." Jiang Tang's mind conjured up the image of the girl wearing a bear-patterned hoodie.

Although she is a teacher, she looks more like a student than a teacher. At least Shixue looks much more mature than her in every way.

"Yes, Ms. Qianyu invited me to visit her studio last time! Would you like to come along, Master?"

"If possible, I'll accompany you to visit this teacher next time."

"Yay!" Shixue cheered.

Seeing the surprised look on her master's face, she quickly lowered her head shyly and explained.

"This is something that Teacher Chiyu taught me... When expressing excitement, using 'Yay!' seems to be more comfortable, and now it seems that it is indeed true."

"Is she also a freelance cartoonist?"

"Master, you've also read Chiba-sensei's manga? Did you secretly read it during evening self-study? Chiba-sensei truly has a reputation for being free-spirited. Her shoujo manga is sometimes action-packed, sometimes cute, and sometimes even includes supernatural elements. She is indeed a leading free-spirited artist in the shoujo manga world."

"Now that you mention it, it does sound interesting... But I haven't read her books, and I don't read them secretly during evening self-study. You underestimate your master. Even if I openly read comics during class, no teacher will care."

"Because Master is very good at studying," Shi Xue said proudly.

"That's right, that's the privilege of good students."

Jiang Tang showed no intention of being modest.

Furthermore, the reason why Luo Qianyu adds so many strange elements to her shoujo manga...

What Jiang Tang and Shi Xue didn't know was that the real reason was that she had never been in a real relationship!

So they simply used the themes that had previously flopped to draw shoujo manga, and it turned out to be surprisingly popular!

Good heavens, Luo Qianyu exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

Indeed, this is the reality. Just like when the client asks you to show "a colorful black", it's because they've already seen ordinary black and there's nothing new about it.

So, unless it's a masterpiece, most readers are already tired of ordinary shoujo manga. In this case, if you use techniques from other manga to draw shoujo manga, then congratulations, you will be hailed as a free manga artist who is expanding the boundaries of shoujo manga.

………………

At this moment, Luo Qianyu is in the suburban villa she bought for herself with her royalties, which she euphemistically calls her studio.

The girl was lying on the bed, her snow-white little feet raised, her pink toes, like lotus sprouts, appearing even whiter, brighter, and purer than jade under the summer sunlight streaming through the French windows.

She's not painting women today, so they're not wearing white or black stockings; otherwise, "Little Ice Cream" would definitely be even more alluring.