Genshin Impact: I Picked Up a Cat at the Start

Zhu Qing was just talking nonsense, not caring what the naive Kirara thought. Look at Yae Miko, she didn't even bat an eye at that statement.

He continued to slurp his noodles, while asking the system in his mind, "System, where are my rewards?"

「Identified character at a glance: Yae Miko」

「Congratulations, Host, you have successfully unlocked the second character」

「Received 1200 experience, 1200 funds, Yae Miko's ID card, and unlocked the gacha module」

「Task +1」

「Current Host Level: 1」

「Experience required for next level: 0/3600」

"No level-up rewards?"

「Level-up reward is the gacha module: Host can accumulate ten pulls through daily check-ins for gacha, with a guaranteed five-star character every ninety pulls」

After hearing that the system had such a module, Zhu Qing became a bit serious. Every nine days, he would have to raise another little good-for-nothing?

The system is really a pain in the ass.

"Check current tasks."

「Current Task 1: Please help Kirara find a job with a suitability of at least 80%」

「Task 1 Reward: 1200 Experience, a Dendro Vision」

「Current Task 2: Please help Yae Miko find a job with a suitability of at least 80%」

「Task 2 Reward: 1200 Experience, an Electro Vision」

After a moment of thought, Zhu Qing had a rough idea in his mind.

He slurped down the last of his noodles, finished the soup, and paused as he got up to put the bowl in the cupboard.

The house seems to be missing a housekeeper?

Thinking of this, he looked back deeply at Yae Miko.

Sending such a beautiful fox to do manual labor would be a waste of talent. Wouldn't it be better to have her wash dishes at home?

Yae Miko was quietly licking the bottom of her bowl. Noticing Zhu Qing's gaze, she looked up at him without hesitation.

Their eyes met in the air, and Yae Miko understood Zhu Qing's gaze, playfully and boldly winking her right eye.

Wink~

Even if Zhu Qing were a human trafficker, he would be the kind of handsome human trafficker who deserves to be executed twice.

Considering her lack of physical strength, Yae Miko didn't immediately flip the table and run away, but instead sat obediently in place.

She smiled slightly and asked, "I'm done eating, can I speak?"

Zhu Qing nodded slightly, "Of course, bring the bowl over when you're done... Yae Miko, are you interested in being a housekeeper?"

"A nanny?"

Yae Miko's pink, fluffy ears twitched slightly.

She had no interest in being a nanny for others. But being a nanny for Zhu Qing's family, she was very interested.

With a flicker in her eyes, Yae Miko's lips curled into a slight smile, a hint of excitement in her voice: "Of course, I'm interested."

「Job suitability detected: 75%」

Zhu Qing was taken aback upon hearing the system notification.

He glanced at Yae Miko strangely, wondering if she didn't like the position.

Yae Miko keenly noticed the change in Zhu Qing's expression, licked her lips, and chuckled, "Perhaps it's not just a nanny, hmm?"

Zhu Qing coughed lightly.

Why did Yae Miko's expression seem to have a deeper meaning? It must be my imagination!

He changed his question: "A butler? A secretary?"

「Job suitability detected: 80%」

Seeing this, Zhu Qing raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at Yae Miko seriously: "Excellent, Yae Miko, you're hired."

Yae Miko was a little surprised, looking around at the clean surroundings, then meeting Kirara's incredulous gaze.

She asked cautiously, repeating, "I'm a butler?"

With a straight face, Zhu Qing said, "Of course, the monthly salary is two thousand four, including room and board, and there are holiday benefits, how about it?"

Yae Miko didn't understand the price level of Blue Star, but based on her research on human expressions, she believed that Zhu Qing was being insincere.

Could it be that the price is too low? Should I raise it? It's so tangled...

Why not agree first and then ask for more 'rewards' later?

Yae Miko smiled, brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, and blinked her eyes: "Okay, I agree."

「Task completed, the host has successfully arranged a job for Yae Miko, the position is the host's family butler」

「Task reward: Experience 1200, Electro Vision」

「A phased task has now been activated, which can improve the character's level and strength, and help the host fight against hidden monsters」

「Yae Miko Task 1: Please obtain 50% trust from Yae Miko」

「Task reward: Funds 1200, Experience 1200, Level +10」

「Yae Miko's current trust level: 20%」

「Yae Miko's current level: 0」

Hearing the system prompt, Zhu Qing knew that the little fox's trusting appearance was all an act from beginning to end.

"What are you thinking about, my master?"

"Eee~"

Zhu Qing quickly dodged Yae Miko, who was approaching with a bowl, her voice, so soft it could melt bones, was too terrifying.

No red-blooded young man could resist a charming little fox, even if it was just verbal teasing.

Zhu Qing felt his cheeks flush slightly, and looking at the giggling Yae Miko, he realized he had been tricked.

Yae Miko placed the dishes in the sink, glancing back at him with a sly look: "What's wrong, my…"

"Stop! Stop! Don't say it!"

Zhu Qing covered his ears and quickly walked to Kirara, meeting her strange gaze, then suddenly turned back to Yae Miko.

She's the housekeeper, I'm the master, why should I be afraid of her?

Zhu Qing made up his mind, confidently lowering his hands and saying, "Yae Miko, please watch your address, please call me…"

He couldn't bring himself to say 'master,' feeling like a braid would grow out of the back of his head if he did.

"Please call me—Zhu Qing. Kirara, Yae Miko, both of you can only call me that from now on."

Zhu Qing also changed Kirara's title, that whole 'Parallel Universe Management Bureau worker' thing was pure nonsense he made up.

Unexpectedly, Kirara, the simple-minded fluffball, actually believed it, now staring blankly at the scene of Zhu Qing and Yae Miko confronting each other.

Yae Miko covered her mouth, giggling, and asked, taking an inch, "Then, can Zhu Qing also change my title in the future?"

Zhu Qing was taken aback: "Isn't Yae Miko good?"

Yae Miko frowned in distress, sighing, "Oh dear, it's really not comfortable being called by my full name."

Zhu Qing immediately realized what the fox was up to.

He simply spread his hands, his tone playful: "Lady Yae Guuji? Editor-in-chief? A fox fairy who combines beauty and wisdom?"

This series of titles made Yae Miko laugh so hard that she couldn't close her mouth. She felt that Zhu Qing had become a lot more handsome, and the more she looked at him, the more pleasing he became.

She happily raised her head and said, "If Zhu Qing insists on calling me 'sister' like this, I'm truly flattered..."

Zhu Qing looked at her with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, and didn't say anything.

After Yae Miko finished laughing, she cheerfully waved her hand and said, "However, simplicity is always a good thing."

"So what do you want me to call you?"

"Just call me Miko, it's more intimate, isn't it?"

Zhu Qing opened his mouth, and after a moment, he smiled and said, "Understood, Miko. By the way, I have something to tell you."

Then, he turned his head to look at Kirara.

The latter quickly swallowed the rest of the soup noodles, gulped, and gently put down the bowl: "I'm done eating!"

If Kirara is a model student, then Yae Miko is a model student who repeatedly jumps on the edge of school rules.

Zhu Qing was very satisfied and quickly walked back to his room to get his laptop and projector: "Very good, let's have a meeting! Little B, please close the living room curtains, prepare the projector, and connect the device 'I am Furina's dog'."

"Received."

At Zhu Qing's command, the electronic voice in the speaker replied with a 'received', and the whole house's artificial intelligence began to operate.

Yae Miko and Kirara watched with curiosity as the curtains closed automatically, and the clear images projected onto the screen, utterly amazed.

"Furina's dog?"

Yae Miko looked at Zhuqing with sparkling eyes, as if she had discovered a new continent, holding back her laughter with all her might.

Zhuqing came out with his laptop, sat on the brown sofa, pretending that nothing had just happened.

"Please sit down, Arthur, let's start the meeting."

Yae Miko and Kirara, understanding the situation, got up and sat on either side of Zhuqing, obediently looking at the slowly opening screen.

However, the computer wallpaper on the huge screen was none other than the noble and arrogant Lady Furina, sitting high on her divine throne.

"Pfft!"

She couldn't hold it in after all.