The little egret was startled and patted his barren chest to calm down.

"...Brother, I'm here."

"Did you go out to play with your friends? You came back a little late today." Ayato's voice was gentle, as if he was just expressing his ordinary concern.

But Linghua just felt a little guilty for some reason.

He murmured "hmm" softly.

The brother didn't answer, but just looked at her and sighed in his heart.

My sister has really grown up.

Even his brother has secrets.

Maybe Linghua just doesn't want to be a delicate flower in a greenhouse... Lingren shook his head and thought, forget it, as long as his sister is happy.

As the head of the community, even if Linghua really made some mistakes, he would be there to clean up the mess and would not let his sister be in danger.

He seemed to feel uncomfortable in this atmosphere.

Little Egret hesitated for a moment, and finally asked softly, "Brother... How is the progress regarding the general's order?"

Want to find out some information.

Since he had already decided to let his sister live as she pleased, Ayato did not hide it.

"I just gave the order and Thomas has already started to do it. We should be able to see the results within a week."

One week?

Linghua thought for a moment and then tried again: "Brother, I have a friend who may be able to help me in this regard. Do you want to..."

"You mean the little girl from the Naganohara family?"

To her surprise, her brother did not refuse as he did before. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and nodded: "This is indeed a solution. If you are interested, just go for it."

“Just remember, I’m here for you.”

The Little Egret was a little surprised.

She didn't know why her brother suddenly changed his mind, but it was undoubtedly a good thing.

He immediately said seriously: "Well! Leave it to me! You can leave anything to me!"

"Ha~"

It was rare to see his sister looking so happy, so Ayato smiled as well and rubbed the girl's head.

……

Finally, he got the recognition from his elder brother and was able to contribute to the family with his own strength.

The little egret was in a particularly high spirits. He left Kamisato House and rushed to Hanamizaka as quickly as possible, where he found a shop called "Naganohara Fireworks Shop".

"Oh, is it the eldest daughter of the Kamisato family? Are you here to look for that girl Xiao Gong today as well?"

Standing outside the store was an old man wearing a plain kimono and with somewhat gray hair. His name was Naganohara Ryunosuke, and he was the previous owner of the fireworks shop and the father of the current owner.

"Hello, uncle."

Linghua greeted her politely and smiled, "Excuse me, is Xiaogong home now? I want to discuss something with her."

"what?"

Ryunosuke's hearing was not very good. Although he was still smiling, his voice became louder unconsciously. "You mean strong wind? The wind is not strong today."

"It's Xiao Palace!"

Linghua had no choice but to repeat it again, but unfortunately it still didn't work.

At this moment, a surprised voice sounded not far away.

"Eh? Linghua? Why are you here?!"

She was a lively and generous-looking girl, wearing a light orange yukata, with white bandages on her thighs, arms and chest. Her hair was tied into a butterfly shape in a unique way. She was standing in front of the store.

It seemed that he heard the noise and came out to check the situation. At this moment, the smile on his delicate face was particularly bright.

"Xiaogong, long time no see~"

The little egret breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his good friend, and greeted him with a smile.

Xiao Gong was also very generous. After saying something to his father, he took her hand and they went into the store together.

The fireworks shop is not big, and at the moment there are many tools placed in a mess, such as gunpowder, fuses and so on.

Being seen in such a rude scene by her good friend, who was a lady from a noble family, even the carefree Xiao Gong felt a little embarrassed, and then touched her head.

"I was just researching new fireworks... But Linghua, why did you think of asking me to play with you today?"

"Hmm... look what this is."

The little egret kept the secret and took out a strange-looking rectangular object in a mysterious manner.

“Is this… a cell phone?!”

I originally wanted to create some atmosphere, but unexpectedly, after a brief hesitation, my friend blurted out its name.

Linghua was really surprised this time: "How did you know?"

It was clear that Master Su had only been in Inazuma for a few days, and the general's order had only been issued not long ago. Even he himself had just learned of the existence of mobile phones. How did Xiao Gong get the news?

"This is it~"

Xiao Gong's face was full of seriousness, and he stretched out his voice, "Of course..."

Facing her friend's curious gaze, she suddenly chuckled and changed the subject: "Secret! I won't tell you!"

Kamisato Ayaka: “?”

The little egret was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was being fooled.

She couldn't help but get angry and rushed over to start tickling this bad best friend.

“Hey hey hey~ I was wrong, I was wrong. Good Linghua, please forgive me this time! Hahaha, I was wrong, hahahaha! I was really wrong, hahahaha!”

Although both of them have the Eye of God, their strength far exceeds that of ordinary people.

But Little Egret has been practicing kendo since he was a child, and is undoubtedly superior in terms of physical fitness.

Xiao Gong soon tasted the bitter fruit of his own doing. He laughed so hard that tears came out and he could only beg for mercy.

The sight of young girls laughing and playing is so beautiful, but unfortunately no one can see it.

After tickling for a while and making sure that the girl really realized her mistake, Linghua let go.

She tidied up her slightly messy hair and her no longer straight skirt, and in the blink of an eye, she became the lady with a hidden smile again.

His tone was very dignified: "Tell me, do you realize your mistake?"

"I understand, I understand. Thank you, Princess Egret, for your mercy and sparing my life!"

Xiao Gong nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and soon laughed, "But, Linghua, you really do look better when you smile."

Although Linghua is very beautiful on weekdays, perhaps because of her status as the eldest daughter of the society, she must be dignified and not be rude in front of outsiders.

As a good friend, Xiao Gong actually prefers to see her smile, even if it means getting tickled.

"Still teasing me..."

Linghua blushed and was very ashamed of the name "White Egret Princess", especially when it came from her friend's mouth.

She raised her little fist as if to strike, but a smile flashed in her light-colored eyes.

"It's time to hit!"

"Yes, yes, she deserves to be beaten, but Lady Linghua is very generous and will not have the heart to bully her good sister, right?"

Xiao Gong smiled and held her hand, shaking it.

"Then it depends on your performance."

The little egret also enjoys this daily routine of playing with its good friends.

"It's ok!"

Xiao Gong patted his chest and said generously: "In fact, the reason why I know about mobile phones is very simple. Do you still remember Sister Beidou?"

"Beidou?"

A trace of doubt flashed across Linghua's eyes. After a moment's silence, she said uncertainly, "You mean... the captain of the Southern Cross Fleet?"

"That's right!"

Xiao Gong nodded seriously.

As the current owner of the Naganohara Fireworks Shop, Yoshimiya in Inazuma is known as the "Queen of the Summer Festival".

Every time there is a festival, her family's fireworks are indispensable for embellishment, and the community magistrate is the cultural representative of Inazuma, and is mainly responsible for sacrificial activities and celebratory entertainment.

It is also for this reason that Linghua, as the eldest daughter of the society, is always able to deal with Xiao Gong. After a few interactions, the two naturally became good friends.

The same is true for Beidou.

Naganohara’s fireworks are very famous, and during every festive occasion, they are often so busy with orders that they are overwhelmed.

Not only Inazuma, even in Liyue, her family's fireworks are very popular.

After Inazuma closed off her country, if she wanted to sell her own fireworks to Liyue, she could only rely on Big Sister Beidou's fleet for transportation.

The last time Beidou sister came to Inazuma to transport goods, Xiaogong went to help specially and saw that many sailors on the ship were carrying a very strange rectangular object with them.

Out of curiosity, she went to ask Sister Beidou about it. She laughed and just told her that this thing was called a mobile phone and had some magical functions, without further explanation.

After all, at that time, the signal base station had not yet covered Inazuma, and the mobile phone was just a brick here, so Beidou could not demonstrate it even if it wanted to.

As for something like a mobile phone, it is difficult to explain its functions with words alone unless you have experienced it yourself.

Xiao Gong thought this was some secret and sensibly did not ask any further questions.

So much time had passed that she had almost forgotten about it, but she didn't expect to see the phone again in her friend's hands today.

After hearing the whole story, Linghua nodded in understanding and was no longer surprised.

She spoke in a serious tone, turned on her phone, and said seriously: "I came here today because I want to ask you for help with something."

"The general intends to promote mobile phones in Inazuma and has entrusted this matter to our company's magistrate, so..."

"General?"

Xiao Gong was a little puzzled. She didn't know the functions of mobile phones, so naturally she didn't understand why the general must promote mobile phones.

Of course, the most important thing is...

"But I'm just a small fireworks store owner... I can't help with this kind of mission assigned by the general, right?"

She is good at researching new fireworks, but promoting mobile phones... her expertise is totally unsuitable.

“It’s not difficult actually.”

Linghua smiled and took out a new mobile phone, which was also a gift Su Che gave her before leaving.

Although the Little Egret's share had already been given to her brother-in-law, Mr. Su was wealthy, so it didn't matter if he gave her a few more. He could just consider it as helping Guigui. After all, she wanted to find someone to help promote the phone, so she had to have a few more prototypes, right?

"Linghua, what are you doing..."

Xiao Gong didn’t quite understand what her best friend meant.

Little Egret handed the phone to her and said seriously, "Just accept it. No other action is required. Of course, if someone is curious and asks, you can also explain it to him."

"that's it?"

Xiao Gong scratched his head, but finally accepted the phone.

If it was really just that, it wouldn't seem like much trouble for her, just a piece of cake.

The girl was a warm-hearted person, and since it was a request from a good friend, she agreed immediately.

"It's okay, just leave it to me!"

"Thank you, Xiao Gong."

Linghua smiled slightly, like a white gardenia on a branch in April.

Although he had long been accustomed to his best sister's beauty, Xiao Gong was still a little envious and jealous, and couldn't help pinching Little Egret's fair cheeks.

"So, I've said it before, Linghua needs to smile more to be beautiful."

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