dinner - zhongli/tartaglia

,, before tartaglia resurrected osial, he had charmed almost the entirety of liyue, including the humble consultant of wansheng funeral parlor.
when that humble consultant turned out to be the announced-dead rex lapis, and when he had figured out that he had been manipulated by someone who he had grown so close to, he didnt know how to feel.
now, la signora had the gnosis, he wasnt needed anymore. yet when he contacted the tsaritsa about his next actions, he was ordered to stay in liyue.
what could possibly warrant his stay in liyue?
it wasnt like he was complaining, though, since a familiar handsome, amber-eyed ex-archon decided to pay him a visit ''
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"hello again, wallet, i would like it if you could pay for my lunch yet again."

[title is subject to change]