Tokyo: They say it's just dating, but they're serious about it.

Sheng Yan's father was so angry that he yelled and tried to cough, but couldn't.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, Mrs. Kudo cursed her daughter for being useless... Then she stepped forward and smiled at Katsuhiko's father, "I think it's getting late, let's go eat!"

Being bossed around by a woman, Katsuhiko's father instinctively frowned and turned to look at Mr. Kudo.

Mr. Kudo is bending down to straighten his white shirt.

Mrs. Kudo's smile froze slightly.

Sheng Yan's father, considering that she was his future in-law, had to give her face and agreed. Of course, he didn't forget to give Qin Ye a heavy "humph," which startled her.

This commotion caused the original introduction session to be put on hold at Yingdai's place.

As for Kotoha and Eiyo, even if they wanted to stop them, they didn't dare to speak up, since they were just ordinary people with little influence.

Eiyo, who kept backing down, watched Sayuri's actions with envy in her eyes: If I were a wife, I could also defend my husband like this, but unfortunately I'm not...

The group of people together carried the large and small bags into the small van.

Katsuhiko's father originally wanted Katsuhiko to drive the truck, but Mr. Kudo did not want to take the minibus. No one could stop him, so he hurriedly climbed into the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and drove off.

"Never mind him, he's just like that. Let's get in the car!" Mrs. Kudo called out to everyone.

Katsuhiko's father was stunned for a while before he realized that Mrs. Kudo was impolite and Mr. Kudo was living a somewhat pathetic life. However, since it was their first meeting, he couldn't say anything and simply got into the minibus.

Katsuhiko's father got into the car first and sat in the front row. Then Mrs. Kudo pulled Katsuhiko's mother into the car and they sat side by side in the seats behind Katsuhiko's father.

Next, Katsuhiko took Sayuri's hand and they came in together.

Kotoha and Eiyo hesitated, but Katsuhiko grabbed them and pulled them up. Before his adoptive father could speak, he immediately told the driver to "drive."

Sheng Yan's father looked over with a dark expression.

Qinye had shrunk into a ball, thus revealing Yingdai's feigned calm.

Katsuhiko's father was about to question Katsuhiko about "why he let Kotoha come up here" and "how he was pulling and tugging at her in front of your wife," but the words caught his eye as he noticed Eiyo. His face stiffened, and he frowned as he asked, "Who is she?"

Eiyo's throat tightened, worried that Katsuhiko would explode, so she quickly said, "Hello, Uncle, I am President Takenaka's secretary."

Katsuhiko did intend to tell Eiya directly, but Eiya interrupted him, so he shrugged to indicate his tacit agreement.

"A secretary?" Katsuhiko's father frowned, glanced at Eiya casually, and turned his head to say, "She's obviously not a proper secretary. Fire her and replace her with a man!"

Katsuhiko first helped Sayuri, who had been keeping her head down, into a seat, then pulled Eiyo over and pressed her down next to Sayuri. He turned to his father and said, "What do you know? You've never been to a big city or run a company in your life. Don't give me any advice. Eiyo is a top lawyer. The secretary I need has to be all-around capable. No man can do that."

Sheng Yan's father's face immediately turned red. He tried to cough again but couldn't. Then he bent over, clutched his stomach, and patted his calves.

"Shut up!" Sheng Yan's mother quickly grabbed Sheng Yan's trouser leg, pulled it, and then pointed at Qin Ye, angrily saying, "Quickly ask that woman to get out of the car, don't let her get on, they're not family."

Of course, even if they're not family, they can still get on the bus. For example, Secretary Eiyo, although her husband calls her an "improper secretary"—it's just an angry outburst about her son's character—her position is indeed respectable. But Kotoha's position is improper. How can she be so arrogant? Isn't this just stirring up trouble for Sayuri?

Before Kotoha was even seated, she grabbed the armrest and stood by the door, glancing at Katsuhiko first, then looking at Mrs. Kudo with pleading eyes.

After all, Mrs. Kudo had received money, and from the moment she got out of the car, she had a feeling that she was about to be cut off...

Mrs. Kudo's face was calm, but her eyes held a warning, as if to say, "It's not time yet, you should wait a little longer."

Sheng Yan almost laughed. They were about to get off the bus, and she was still waiting. She was obviously saving face and delaying. She was taking the money but not doing the job... He couldn't let her stay out of it. After all, they were family, so it didn't matter if she lost face.

Katsuhiko immediately pulled Kotoha to his side and said directly to Mrs. Kudo, "Mom, say something. Isn't Kotoha-chan your adopted daughter?"

Katsuhiko's mother instinctively thought she was being addressed and blurted out, "When did I acknowledge her? I only acknowledge Sayuri-chan, how could I possibly acknowledge her..."

She paused, glanced at Mrs. Kudo and saw that her smile was stiff, and immediately turned around.

Mrs. Kudo gave a slight smirk, her eyes darting around as she said, "Actually, Kotoha-chan's background is quite pitiful. Since you've accepted me as your mother, you can't be too heartless..."

Then, Mrs. Kudo began to introduce Kotoha's background, saying things like, "She was married for less than a week before her husband died. Isn't that pitiful?" "She inherited the factory by herself; she simply couldn't manage it all." "It's very difficult for a woman to start a business without a man's help. We should understand." "This child can earn tens of millions of yen a year. Adopting her as a daughter wouldn't be a loss for us."

Katsuhiko's father, sitting in the front row, also stared back in disbelief. However, given his status, he didn't want to interrupt the woman's conversation, so he gestured to Katsuhiko's mother to speak.

Katsuhiko's mother was also speechless. After receiving a signal from her husband, she asked, "Little Lily's dad, do you agree to this?"

"If I think it's reasonable, then I can accept it."

Mrs. Kudo was a little embarrassed when she was speaking, but after she finished, she realized there was no turning back, so she immediately became firm and said, "I don't need his consent."

Sheng Yan's father's eyes widened, and the corners of his eyes twitched as if electrified.

It completely shattered his worldview. He couldn't understand how there could be such an ill-mannered woman in the world.

If Sheng Yan's mother dared to speak to him in that manner, she would have given him a good whack on the backside with her pipe long ago.

Of course, Katsuhiko's mother was the type to follow her husband's lead, so she would never have such thoughts. Mrs. Kudo's behavior also shocked her worldview.

Seeing her two in-laws staring in disbelief and utterly shocked, Mrs. Kudo felt a surge of pride and satisfaction.

After all, the house is now quite nice and has savings thanks to my efforts... It's thanks to my good upbringing that Xiaobai was able to snag your son, allowing her to go to university and work part-time at a convenience store... After discovering that Shengyan was a womanizer and shameless scoundrel, I immediately gave Xiaobai a fundamental ideological education so that she could firmly hold onto her position as the rightful wife.

Katsuhiko's mother asked in a low voice, "Isn't he the head of the family? How can such a big matter as recognizing a daughter be done without his consent?"

"With his personality, he's not fit to be the head of a family."

Mrs. Kudo immediately waved her hand dismissively. She wanted to complain to her husband, saying things like: "Once he has a little power, he doesn't know who he is anymore. He's always thinking about flirting with other women. For example, when he was pregnant with Sayuri, he didn't come home every night. He went for massages every few days and visited prostitutes... It's only in recent years, when the economy has been bad and I've taken strict control of the finances, that he's out of money."

However, it was only the first time she met her future in-laws, so she couldn't bring herself to directly expose her husband's shortcomings. She also had to consider his irresponsible pride.

Of course, since Mrs. Kudo did not tell Mr. Kudo why he could not be the head of the family, Katsuhiko's father's face immediately fell. He felt that his mother-in-law was of bad character and secretly disliked her husband. Why did she marry him in the first place?

Katsuhiko's father couldn't help but glance at Sayuri again, subconsciously worried that Sayuri might be the same way.

At this moment, three people were squeezed into the back row of two seats. Katsuhiko held Sayuri on his lap and sat in the last row, in the corner by the window. Next to him sat Kotoha, and in front of them sat the "improper secretary." Katsuhiko's restless hand was tugging at her ear…

Sheng Yan's father's mind went blank. His initial worry about whether his daughter-in-law would become his mother-in-law's personality vanished instantly, replaced by anger at his "beastly son being even more beastly."

Sayuri is clearly not the type to grow up like Mrs. Kudo. Look at her, she's practically been bullied into a turtle. What a shameless son, he's nothing like his father's biological child...

Then, Katsuhiko's father, still displeased with Mrs. Kudo's behavior, suddenly stood up and yelled at Katsuhiko, "You bastard! Do you know what you're doing?!"

It was almost a loud, energetic roar.

Mrs. Kudo and Katsuhiko's mother were startled, and even the driver next to them was startled and immediately stepped on the brakes and turned around.

Katsuhiko's father lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thud. Of course, at around forty years old, and having drunk the mineral water containing the "recovery potion" that Mikoto had unintentionally offered, he was in excellent health and, apart from feeling embarrassed, was perfectly fine.

Sheng Yan's mother was very worried and hurriedly got up from her seat to pull him up.

"Get out of the way, do you need to help me?"

Katsuhiko's father instinctively shifted his embarrassment from the situation, yelling angrily at Katsuhiko's mother without acknowledging her outstretched hand, and scrambled to his feet.

When Sheng Yan's mother saw that he was perfectly fine, she knew that he was just embarrassed and was used to this kind of face-saving behavior. She suppressed a laugh and sat back down in her chair.

Mrs. Kudo frowned.

From the moment we got out of the car and were introduced, I sensed something was off about this father-in-law. When the son-in-law introduced me, he gave a forced smile, and when we said we should get in the car together, he completely ignored me.

I had previously learned from Katsuhiko that his father from Hokkaido was a very strong-willed person. I didn't think it was a big deal, but now that I see it, it's not about being strong-willed at all; it's clearly about looking down on women!

This Hokkaido mother is really pathetic; how could she just put up with it? It's almost predictable that little Sayuri-chan will be just as pathetic in the future.

Looking at the son-in-law's shameless and domineering nature, he probably learned it from this old man. Like father, like son; he's probably no better than this...

Of course, it's the first time we've met, so it's not appropriate to say anything directly. Let's wait and see...

After the embarrassing incident of falling flat on his backside, Sheng Yan's father probably felt ashamed. After sitting down, he closed his eyes to rest and remained motionless.

Mrs. Kudo and Katsuhiko's mother then chatted about their children's childhoods.

The four people sitting in the last row were no longer so "casual" because of Katsuhiko's father's loud shout.

Kotoha broke free from Katsuhiko's grasp, her face flushed, and moved to the front seat, sitting next to Eiyo.

Sayuri, who was behind, wanted Katsuhiko to put her down, but when Katsuhiko blew on her ear, she lost her strength and could only pant with her face flushed and her head pressed against the glass window.

Katsuhiko's reason for clinging to Sayuri was to accumulate more gold coins to exchange for songs.

He discovered that on the first day, one gold coin could be exchanged for one song, but now that the second day had started, although one gold coin still appeared every hour, it now required two gold coins to exchange for one song. Who knows, it might end up like "Naruto," with a terrible ending.

Speaking of Naruto, Kotoha just told me that, as expected, the artwork she submitted in a batch has received a reply; it has passed the editor's selection and can be printed and submitted for the competition.

The results should be available this week.

Sayuri, her breathing uneven, whispered, "Honey, after we finish eating, why don't you go to Kotoha-chan's place and see if she replies..."

Katsuhiko didn't include an address in the packaged letter, so Kotoha added her own home address instead.

"Do you think that's possible?" Katsuhiko breathed into Sayuri's ear, then pointed to his parents' seats in the front row, and continued, "The apartment you rented for them next door is just a wooden board separating them. They'll definitely eavesdrop at night, and if they don't hear anything satisfactory, they'll definitely beat me up first thing the next morning."

The elderly couple came here to drive away Qinye and to support Xiaobaihe.

If she continues to defy the rules, Kotoha's life will become difficult. She doesn't have Mikoto's strong inner strength, and if she continues to be treated coldly by her elders, she will probably become depressed. Now, her face, which can no longer hide her feelings, is already showing signs of depression.

"But..." Xiaobai subconsciously recalled what happened last night, and she felt terrible. It was a happy dilemma, a mix of wanting to and being afraid. She whispered, "How about we turn the volume up to the maximum on that videotape you left at home last time..."

Chapter 75 Sayuri: I Want to Punish Kanzaki Yumi

Regarding the videotapes, they were the two that Tanaka Yutaka had given to Katsuhiko to study, the representative works of Asakura Mai and Yuuki Hitomi, but Katsuhiko didn't have time to watch them and had forgotten about them.

Katsuhiko didn't care about this, but he was a little surprised by Sayuri's avoidance, since she was very focused when she was busy.

"Little Lily, you don't have any psychological problems, do you not like me anymore? You need to get treatment, otherwise it will affect our relationship."

"No...no..." Xiaobaihe covered her face and whispered, "It's just that I always feel like I'm going crazy, it's so embarrassing...and tonight my in-laws are eavesdropping on me, how am I supposed to talk to them after this..."

Xiaobaihe's worries are completely unnecessary. Isn't it normal for parents to eavesdrop on their newlywed son and daughter-in-law? She wants to become a grandparent as soon as possible.

The main reason is that Xiaobaihe is a new wife, and she married her first love after only a few days. She is too thin-skinned. In a few years, she will become thicker-skinned.

For example, a mother like Mikoto, whose child is four years old, has experienced a second spring in her life. She doesn't care about other people's opinions and focuses on living a carefree life.

Of course, we can't ignore the issue of being overheard by the cheap parents; they're just bored.

Give them two full bottles of mineral water containing "recovery potion" tonight to help them restore their physical functions and vitality. They're only in their forties; they can still have another child.

Just then, Katsuhiko's cell phone rang again.

I didn't have time to speak when my cheap dad was chasing me, and when I listened again, he had already hung up.

Katsuhiko didn't know who was making the call at the time, but he found out now. It was Mikoto who made the call. Last time she used a public phone, but this time she used the landline in the convenience store.

"Mr. Takenaka, I called you earlier, but I heard you were being beaten, so I hung up... Um, was Sayuri-chan listening in there?"

Mikoto's voice was conflicted. When she answered the phone earlier, she heard Katsuhiko's father chasing and yelling at Katsuhiko. She had eavesdropped carefully for a while but did not hear her or Chika's names. She also recalled the lie she had told back then, that she had not given her own name.

Although Chika has been exposed, her in-laws haven't revealed anything about her. Could it be that they've already decided she's their granddaughter and are subconsciously trying to keep it a secret to avoid upsetting Sayuri?