Crossover Anime: Miss, please don't do this, I still have a silly cat to raise.

“There’s no ‘buts’ about it. You and Aunt Saya are a lot alike.” Iori gave a thumbs up. “So your mother must be just as easy to fool as you! Be confident!”

"...Did you just say something very rude?" Chisa looked at Iori speechlessly.

Iori chuckled and said, "No, that's not true. Besides, I'm here. If things get too difficult, I can just go in with you."

Chisa shook her head: "Thank you, but this is my own business."

Iori nodded, a hint of helplessness and disappointment flashing in her eyes.

Chisa took a deep breath: "Then I'll go."

"Okay. Good luck!"

Chisa pushed open the door and walked in. She was still a little embarrassed and didn't dare to look at her mother standing to her right.

She stood there like a child being punished and began to chant: "Um... Mom, I suddenly yelled yesterday, I'm sorry."

“I know you’re thinking of me… but I still want to be a diving instructor.”

"Of course, I will continue to study hard and graduate from university."

"Please! Let me try being an instructor!"

Chisa bowed deeply but received no response.

She looked up, somewhat puzzled: "Mom?"

Sayaka turned to look at Chisa, who was nowhere to be seen, and subconsciously hid the book in her hand: "Chisa, what did you just say?"

"If there's nothing else, please hurry up and leave. I'm very busy right now."

I hope my daughter won't find out I was secretly reading romance novels while they were out? Probably not, right?

For a moment, Chisa didn't know what expression to make. She didn't even know if she should cry. She lowered her head, opened the door abruptly, and walked out.

The door slammed shut. Sayaka turned her back. Had she really been discovered? No way... Even if she had been discovered, why was she angry? What's wrong with reading romance novels?

Why does Chapter 381 look like someone's dream has been trampled underfoot?

Chisa stood at the door, wanting to walk forward, but her feet wouldn't obey her.

She felt like crying, but her anger seemed to outweigh her tears.

So she clenched her fist.

Iori, who had listened to the whole thing from outside the window, stared silently at Chisa. He should say something now, but he didn't know how to comfort someone whose dreams had been trampled underfoot by their own mother.

"Hey, you're all here." Lu Nan walked over carrying a bottle of beer. "Huh? What's wrong with Qian Sha? Why does she look like her dreams have been trampled underfoot?"

Iori looked at Lu Nan helplessly. Did this guy really not know how to read the atmosphere?

Lu Nan turned his head to look at Sayaka inside the window: "Oh, store manager... wait, let me guess, Chisa, did you just go in to talk to the store manager and get ignored?"

Chisa nodded silently.

"Oh, I see. That makes no surprise." Lu Nan smiled. "I mean, you're not angry because the manager ignored you, are you? That's just how the manager is; it's not like she can control her."

Chisa suddenly looked up: "Why can't I control it? Aren't mouths part of a person's body?!"

Lu Nan paused for a moment, then looked at Iori beside him: "So angry? What just happened?"

Iori shook her head: "No, it's just that Chisa said a lot, but Auntie said she was very busy and told Chisa to leave if she had nothing else to do."

Lu Nan stroked his chin: "I see... I understand now. You two don't know about that, do you?"

Iori was taken aback: "What is it?"

Lu Nan scratched his head: "You really didn't know? I mean, you two... they're your aunt and mother, can't you pay more attention? The shop manager can't hear in her left ear."

"What did you say?" Chisa froze on the spot.

Iori was also somewhat incredulous: "My aunt can't hear in her left ear? How is that possible..."

Lu Nan shrugged: "Why is it impossible? That day I called the store manager and she didn't hear me no matter how many times I called her. Later I felt it was strange and went to ask Sister Youzi."

"Sister Yuko said that the store manager was working as a diving instructor not long ago. Even instructors sometimes make mistakes and can't balance the ear pressure. You should know what to do in that situation, right?"

Lu Nan looked at the two people in front of him.

“We can only rise to the surface, can’t we?” Iori replied.

Lu Nan nodded: "Yes, we have no choice but to surface, but in most cases we'll choose to hold back and continue diving."

"Because the store manager is on duty, making sure the customers have a good time is very important. If you keep doing this every time, your eardrums will be ruined... In a sense, this is a kind of occupational hazard," Lu Nan sighed.

“How could this be… I had no idea…” Chisa’s pupils trembled violently: “Why did I have no idea about this? Why, why didn’t Mom tell me?”

Lu Nan shrugged: "I don't know either. I don't know the store manager very well."

"Because you can't bring yourself to say it," Iori said softly. "After all, the reason lies in your favorite thing: diving."

Iori looked at Chisa and said, "You two are really alike. For example, you both worry about your ears and you're both not good at expressing your feelings."

Chisa could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.

Lu Nan pointed to Saya Hua inside: "Why don't you just go in and talk to the manager? It's much better than crying here by yourself."

Chisa nodded and opened the door.

……

Sayaka is now contemplating whether to give up. After all, her daughter almost discovered her earlier, but now she's just reached a crucial point, almost confessing her feelings, and she really can't let go...

So, like a student who knows school starts tomorrow but hasn't finished his homework, he continues to ignore the risks and keep reading.

"Mother."

The tearful voice startled Sayaka. She turned and frowned at the weeping Chisa: "What's wrong? Is there a difficult customer? You can go find Yuko..."

Chisa hugged the woman in front of her tightly, burying her head in her chest, her tears soaking Sayaka's clothes.

Sayawa froze on the spot, her voice softening involuntarily: "What's wrong? Why are you crying like this? Who bullied you?"

Chisa shook her head and said, choking back tears, "No, it's just your ears..."

Sayahua touched her left ear, somewhat helplessly. She'd been found out: "It's nothing serious..."

She looked out the window helplessly. Lu Nan had his arm around Iori's shoulder and was waving with a grin.

It was indeed this little guy who tipped them off.

Sayaka gently patted Chisa's back: "Alright, I already told you I'm fine, it's not like I can't hear you at all."

Chisa stubbornly looked up: "But why...why didn't you tell me? Clearly..."

Sayaka reached out and stuffed a lollipop into Chisa's mouth, then pushed her sunglasses up on her head with a hint of helplessness: "I told Arden, and I also asked him not to tell you, but I didn't expect that he really didn't say a word."

Chisa blinked. So Dad already knew?

"Let's not talk about me, let's talk about yours." Sayaka raised an eyebrow: "You must have said something when you first came in, right? I didn't hear you clearly, say it again."

Chisa suddenly felt a little embarrassed, took a few steps back, coughed lightly twice, and repeated what she had said before.

Sayaka listened intently with her arms crossed: "Is that so... Even after knowing the reason for my hearing loss in my left ear, you still want to give it a try?"

Chisa nodded earnestly: "I really like it!"

A hand was placed on Chisa's head, and Sayaka stroked her head: "Then go and give it a try."

"If you really like it, then go ahead and give it a try. Your dad and I are here for you."

Saya Hua made a rare joke: "Of course, be careful, don't end up like me."

Chisa wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Thank you, Mom... Mom, what's that book you're holding?"

Sayaka's expression froze, and she awkwardly moved the book in her hand behind her back: "What did you say? I don't know. Hurry up and go, Mom is very busy right now."

Chisa narrowed her eyes. Someone wasn't being very frank...

"Mom, let me see!"

"No way!"

Iori breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the sudden scene of motherly love and filial piety inside: "Thank you so much this time, Lunan."

Lu Nan punched Iori in the chest, almost making him roll his eyes: "Why are you being so polite with your godfather? If you have nothing else to do, come over with Chisa later. Maki-nee seems to have something to say to us."

As he spoke, Lu Nan whistled and left.

I never expected that Saya, the store manager, who seems like such a strong woman, would read romance novels. That's quite a surprise.

"The Dog-like Junior Falls in Love with the Loser Me"? Why does this novel's title sound so familiar?

Chapter 382 Southern Little Yellow Book

"Maki-neechan, I'm here." Lu Nan waved: "Iori and the other two will be here in a little while."

Maki nodded: "Okay, then you guys come with me to the convenience store first."

The convenience store is a small shop in Dollphin that sells souvenirs.

"What's wrong? Do you need me to clean the shop?" Kohei asked.

"No, it's because you've worked so hard, so I'm rewarding you." Maki said with a smile, "You can choose anything you like to take home as a souvenir, but of course, anything too expensive is not allowed, anything under fifty is fine, after all, my salary isn't much."

"So you're the one paying." Lu Nan chuckled. "Then I'll pick some spots on the edge of the line; I'll definitely rip you off."

"Hey, that's really going too far. Maki-nee is usually so nice to us." Kohei shook his head and clicked his tongue.

As he spoke, he picked up something.

Maki raised her hand: "Um, Kohei, the one you took seems to be over the limit?"

Kohei nodded: "I know, I'll pay for the extra, Maki-nee, you only need to pay fifty."

"No way, what's the difference between you and me?" Lu Nan rolled his eyes.

While everyone was still making their selections, Sayaka walked in with Chisa and Iori.

"Pick whatever you like, there's nothing too expensive in the shop anyway, I'll pay," Sayaka said, leaning against the doorframe.

"Great!"

This is no less than a mouse getting into a rice jar.