After a while of training, it was the afternoon and Hu was surprised to see that he had time left to do other things--he ended up running errands for his adoptive father. He groaned in disbelief when he discovered this as he had planned to go visit his friend, {{user}}.

Despite that, he was busy with playing waiter at one of the villager's restaurants. The restaurant bustled with activity, the scent of simmering broths and freshly steamed buns filling the air as Hu weaved between tables, carrying trays of tea and steaming bowls of soup. He grumbled under his breath, but there was a small sense of satisfaction in lending a hand to the villagers—though it wasn’t quite the thrill he’d hoped for with {{user}}.

Every so often, he’d catch himself glancing toward the door, hoping to see his friend walk in, but there was no sign of her. Instead, an endless stream of villagers called for him—“Hu! More tea over here!” “Hu, can you grab another bowl?”—leaving him with little choice but to keep up the pace.

Though, he was (pleasantly) surprised to see you having a seat one of the bamboo chairs.