Amber was the first to wake up in the morning, she cooked breakfast for everyone then proceeded to check the mail. "Alright, what do we have here, bills?!" she exclaimed. "We haven't been in for a good week and they're giving us the bills, damn you, landlord!" "Anyways, what else, nothing, hm?" There, Amber saw a letter that was specifically for Hu Tao. "Ay Tao, come down here real quick" called Amber. "Yeah, what's going on?" "A letter came in mail for you for some reason" Amber explained. "Huh, that's odd, "Dear Hu Tao, we from the Teyvat Bank are sending you a complimentary credit card with 5,000 dollars on it?!" Hu Tao read in surprise. "No, this has to be some sort of mistake, the bank wouldn't give you, Hu Tao, of all people that kind of money" "One, ouch, Amber and two, surely they must if they picked me to have their luscious money" said Hu Tao. "Do you even know how credit cards work?" asked Amber. Hu Tao stared at her innocently. "You have to pay them back if you spend it, so that's why I'm holding on to it" said Amber sternly. "But that's my money!" "You'll get it back once I can trust you with it, don't worry" Hu Tao just sighed and went outside for a walk. "Stupid Amber, thinking I'm irresponsible with money, what does she know, I mean she has a point but still" she thought to herself. "Hi Hu Tao!" said Aether and Lumine. "Oh hi twins, everything's going alright?" Hu Tao asked. "Yep but you don't look too happy, why's that?" responded Lumine. "I had a credit card with 5,000 dollars on it but Amber holding onto it as she thinks I'm "irresponsible with it", the nerve of that woman!" "Hu Tao, it's very rarely that we see you in a bad mood, but lemme let you in on a secret" suggested Lumine. "Please tell her!" pressured Aether. "Amber usually keeps other people's stuff under her desk in her room" "How do you know?" asked Hu Tao. "Because well, we did a little exploring s couple days ago and we found our box filled with many of our prank bags in there, so more likely or not, your card's in there" said the twins together. "I don't know, I don't like invading in-" "Tao, that's your money, you have every right to get it, so go on, and hey maybe we could spend the money together" the twins winked. "Alright alright, I'll look" said Hu Tao. Hu Tao went back in the house and Amber's door was unlocked, so she then entered. "Hu Tao, what are you doing?" said Yoimiya. "Uh, looking for uh, a pest and I think it's in Amber's room, yep" "Whatever", and then Yoimiya walked away. "Uh, I swear the twins might've pulled a trick on me, there's nothing out of the ordinary here, I should-" Then Hu Tao noticed her envelope was secretly under Amber's pillow. "Sorry Tooth Fairy, but this money belongs to me, a heh heh!" she said cockily, the she ran outside to meet up with the twins. "Alright, so where do you guys wanna go first?" "What about we give some money for people who need it, I know some people around here that are struggling with financial issues due to that boulder that came through" said Lumine. "Hmm, nah, they'll be alright, oh, what about Xiangling's restaurant, and you two don't have to pay for anything, it's all on me" "Oh thank you, Hu Tao, that's very kinda" said the twins giddily. Once they entered the restaurant, Xiangling was working harder then ever. "Uh hi, you guys, didn't expect you to show up" said Xingqiu. "I'll show you to your tables and take your orders" And so Hu Tao and the twins sat down. "Xingqiu, how's being a waiter like?" asked the twins. "I mean, it's nice for the most part, I wish I could help with the cooking but you know, it's only me and Xiangling here, so you know how it is" "Yeah, we understand, but uh, what's the most expensive thing on the menu because that's what we want today" said Hu Tao while smirking at the twins. "Uh, that'll be Xiangling's own signature dish, the Boiled Fish" "Then we'll take 3 orders of that" "Oh, I see someone has a little money" laughed Xingqiu. "Yep, and I'm proud of it" said Hu Tao boastfully. "Alright, I'll be with you with in a short minute" replied Xingqiu as he went away. "How about we go to GameStop after this and but us a little something?" said Aether. "GameStop, really, not my preferred choice but it serves, what about it, Hu Tao?" said Lumine. "Like I said before, get what you want, ya girl's got ya covered" Xingqiu then went to deliver the order to Xiangling. "Uh Xiangling, we need 3 orders of the Boiled Fish" "The Boiled Fish, who could possibly want that?" she asked. "Uh, surprisingly it's Hu, Aether and Lumine" "Hu Tao, since when did she have money, hold on, deliver those other 3 dishes for me" said Xiangling as she hurried away. "Uh, okey dokey then" agreed Xingqiu. "So yeah, that's why in my opinion, the Electros are lesser than the Anemos because like Anemos have Venti, Kazuha, Wanderer and-" "Hu Tao, what are you doing here, it's been a while, hasn't it?" Xiangling said. "Yeah, it certainly has, so you may have noticed that we ordered the Boiled Fish, ey?" "Yeah, and I just wanna know, are you actually gonna pay for it because they're 35 dollars a bowl" "Yeah, of course I'm paying, I got a credit card with some money" she said while emphasizing on the word "money". "Alright then, it'll be here in a minute" finished Xiangling. And after a while, their food was ready. "Hope you guys enjoy and help Xiangling out a bit and give her a tip, if you don't mind" whispered Xiangling. "Of course, anything for Xiangling, wait if I'm paying with card, eh it doesn't matter" "Ooh, this is spicy" said Lumine. "But it's good though" added Aether. "Y'all dare me to eat the fish skeleton?" said Hu Tao impressively. "Oh yes yes, please do it!" begged the twins. And so Hu Tao put the whole skeleton in her mouth and crunched it. "Does it taste good?" asked the twins. "Yeah, but I need some water, Xingqiu, luv, gimme some water please" "Here you go, Hu Tao, I heard your conversation from afar" "Oh well, uh thanks" Hu Tao then gulped down the water. "Alright, I think I'm full now, what about you two-" But Hu Tao was interrupted by Aether's slurping, then he burped. "Now I am" he said. "Men, an I right?" sighed Lumine. "Haha, now let's go to GameStop!" announced Hu Tao. Once they entered the store, the twins were dazzled. "Omg, look at the Kirby plushies, Hu Tao, how many should I get?" asked Aether excitedly. "As many as you want, dear child, there's no limit!" replied Hu Tao. "Yay, I love you so much" said Aether as he hugged her. "Love you too, now Lumine, want anything from here?" "Nah, I'm good for the most part but they do have some sunglasses in here for some reason" "Get me a pair" said Hu Tao quickly. "Alright, is that all?" said the worker. "Yes sir, and what's the total?" "101 dollars and 87 cents, ma'am" "Oh, that's not too bad, well here you go" said Hu Tao as she swiped the card. "Thanks for your purchase" said the worker. "Of course, bye bye" the trio said all together. "Next stop, children?" "Uh, it's getting late, what about we go to-" Aether paused impressively. "The club" he whispered. "But we're not 21, we'll get in trouble" said Lumine. "Well damnit, I'm 21 tonight and you guys are my siblings of the same age" confirmed Hu Tao. "Oh dear, well here we go" said Lumine in a shaky tone. "Excuse me, ma'am, are you 21 and above?" asked the bouncer. "Yes sir, and these are my siblings, they're here to support because I'm partially blind" explained Hu Tao. "Seems legit, you may enter" "Yes!" said Hu Tao. Once they were inside, they were amazed. "Alright, I'm gonna go get a drink, you guys try not to get in trouble, ok?" "We'll try!" So Hu Tao went to the bar to get a couple of drinks, there she noticed a young man sitting beside her, he had dark aqua blue hair and piercing yellow eyes, sleeveless shirt and a tattoo on his arm, Hu Tao was surprised. "Hey there, cutie, what's your name?" he asked. "The name's Hu Tao, I come from Vietnam and you?" "My name's Xiao, I don't usually go out much but I made today an exception" "So what do you do for a living?" he continued. "I work at the funeral down at Liyue, been doing it for quite a minute now" "Liyue, huh, you know I remember when I use to defend it from some unwanted spirits a long time ago with a group of others" said Xiao while reminiscing on the past. "Oh yeah, Zhongli did tell me about that, by the way I ordered a martini, some whiskey and a mojito, is that too much?" wondered Hu Tao. "I mean, not really, that is if you don't drink it in excessive amounts" informed Xiao. "Alright, thanks, you seem like a nice person to hang around with" added Hu Tao. "Yeah, uh I got two things to ask you" said Xiao while being a little nervous. "Sure, go ahead" "First question, do you know those blondies right there because they're some good dancers" "Oh Aether and Lumine, yeah, they're friends of mine but they're kinda like my children, you know, I care for them and they care for me, hell, they're the reason why I'm doing all this in the first place really" said Hu Tao endearingly. "Oh, that is sweet, and uh, second question, you wanna meet again sometime, here's my number" Xiao said while being frisky. "Of course, just lemme know, alright, I am a fairly busy woman" Then Hu Tao looked at her card. "You want some drinks as well, I could pay for it" she suggested. "How much you got?" "About, it doesn't matter, wanna get wasted?" "Uh, I mean-" "Ay, Aether and Lumine, it's time to you two to go home now, I'll be back in a while" Hu Tao called out. "Oh, alright then, you think we'll have a fun day tomorrow?" "Hopefully so!" And they left chuckling. "Now, let's party for real!" Hu Tao spent the remainder of her money on drinks for herself and Xiao, after a few hours, Xiao got very concerned. "Uh, Hu Tao, you alright?" "Yeah, hehehehe, I'm good, oh la la, Tôi hoàn toàn không say chút nào" "Yeah, you had enough, come on, let's bring you home" Xiao sighed. After a few minutes, Xiao finally arrived to the house. "The door's unlocked, so I'll just put you on the couch, sleep tight and get better" he whispered and he walked away. Next morning, Hu Tao woke up with an excruciating headache. "Ow ow ow, my head, what happened?" she asked. "Hu Tao, may I speak to you privately please?" asked Amber in a deep tone. "Not now, Amber, my head is-" "Get up, Tao, this is important!" "Fine, let's go to my room" said Hu Tao while rubbing her forehead. "Alright Amber, what do you need?" "So, you remember the credit card that I confiscated from you yesterday, well the bank called and said that over 4,000 dollars were spent on pure alcohol, could you explain that?" "Uh, Amber, I, I-" "Don't lie to me, Hu Tao, did you steal the card and spend the money?" "Fine, ok, I did, listen Amber, I didn't want to do this originally, but I was pestered to do it and I kinda just went all, I'm deeply sorry" "Listen, Hu Tao, I know you're still young so you're bound to make mistakes like this, however, we can make a compromise, I'll now start paying you for your jobs so that you could save the money to repay the bank back, ok?" "I understand, Amber, thank you" "Of course, Hu Tao, now for those twins, they're not going off scot-free either!" "Amber, don't blame them, yes, they pestered me but at the same time, they're young too and besides I told them to go home before I got wasted, so don't be too hard on them" "Fine, I hope you learned your lesson, young lady" finished Amber. Hu Tao just lied on the couch staring at the ceiling. "Hu Tao and Xiao sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-" Hu Tao punched them right in the stomach. "One good thing that came outta this, I think I officially have a partner, that's something to think about"