How to raise a random guy's wife

Kobayashi Megumi put down the documents and sat down at the dining table. "Finally?"

"Pregnancy doesn't mean you can't do anything, but as long as your normal life is guaranteed, there's no need to force yourself to work. If you're too lazy to move, then don't; if you want to rest, then rest. Of course, you still need to do the necessary exercise to keep your body healthy. If you feel that going to the office makes you feel better, then we can go anytime."

"I feel better when I'm at home." Kobayashi Megumi said, looking at Kobayashi Sora with affection.

Kobayashi Sora blushed when she saw it.

"Don't blush."

"Huh?" Kobayashi Sora felt like he couldn't control this.

"If you blush, I won't be able to resist," Kobayashi Megumi reminded him, biting her spoon.

"Just bear with it a little longer." Kobayashi Sora handed her the glutinous rice cake. "Try it."

Kobayashi Megumi tasted a small piece, then revealed a complicated expression.

"What's wrong? Is it not tasty?"

"It's delicious... but I don't want to eat it..." Kobayashi Megumi said, looking aggrieved. "I was just thinking about eating it..."

"Your tastes will change because of hormonal changes, which is normal." Kobayashi Sora stroked Kobayashi Megumi's hair. "So...ta-da! I also prepared mixed grain rice."

"I don't want to eat either..."

"There's also chestnut and millet porridge."

"Mmm...delicious." Kobayashi Megumi finally had an appetite and ate several spoonfuls. "How many kinds did you make?"

"There's also sea cucumber rice, chicken and pineapple rice, shrimp congee... The portions are small, so try them all if you like. I'll eat the rest, so don't worry about wasting them."

"husband."

"Ok?"

"I like you so much." Kobayashi Megumi's eyes sparkled.

"I can easily lose control when you're like this."

"Just bear with it a little longer~" Kobayashi Megumi said with a slight smile, "I want you to feed me."

"Good~"

After the meal, the chairman leaned against his secretary and listened to his work report.

His voice has a magical power, bringing a sense of relaxation and security.

At first, Kobayashi Megumi could still respond occasionally, but her eyelids drooped uncontrollably.

As Kobayashi Sora's voice gradually lowered, Kobayashi Megumi's eyelashes stopped fluttering and she finally fell asleep peacefully.

Kobayashi Sora carefully put down the documents, held his wife in his arms, and looked at her peaceful sleeping face, his heart softening.

Despite her obvious physical discomfort, Kobayashi Megumi still gently expressed her love and tried her best to reassure Kobayashi Sora.

Even though she is emotionally unstable, she is still excessively good-tempered.

The rice cake made a faint sound, cautiously approaching and curling up against the two of them.

Chapter 488 Professional Ethics

"Ugh~" Just as Kobayashi Megumi made a sound of discomfort, Kobayashi Sora handed her the bag.

Kobayashi Megumi gagged for a while, but nothing came out.

Eriri was a little flustered. "Is there something about me that smells bad?"

“This is a normal phenomenon during pregnancy.” Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Kobayashi Sora. “Have you had your prenatal checkup?”

"We had a blood test to check HCG and progesterone, and both were normal," Kobayashi Sora said, handing a water glass to Kobayashi Megumi.

Morning sickness can cause stomach acid reflux, which can affect the oral environment and erode teeth.

In addition to hormonal changes during pregnancy, Kobayashi Megumi's teeth are very fragile and prone to various dental problems.

Therefore, you should rinse your mouth promptly.

Kobayashi Megumi rinsed her mouth, took a deep breath to ease the discomfort, and said, "I even had an ultrasound—honey~"

Kobayashi Sora understood and pulled out the ultrasound results.

"Let me show you," Kobayashi Megumi said, showing the two of them.

"Hmm..." Eriri adjusted her glasses, her deep blue eyes narrowing. "My eyesight isn't good..."

The top is like a black background covered by hazy clouds, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

Kasumigaoka Utaha examined it carefully, "I can't see it clearly either."

“Here it is.” Kobayashi Megumi pointed to a shadowy area above. “Right now… the doctor said it’s about the size of a soybean.”

Eriri gestured, "No wonder my belly hasn't changed much."

Kobayashi Megumi stroked her belly, which hadn't changed much, and said, "But my heart has already started beating."

Eriri gestured again, her eyes widening in disbelief.

"Oh, right, Eriri," Kobayashi Megumi remembered the doctor's instructions, "Can I ask you for a favor?"

"Of course!" Eriri readily agreed. "Just let me know if you need anything!"

Seeing my good friend in distress and not being able to help feels awful.

"The doctor said that doing some relaxing things can help distract me and reduce morning sickness, so I'd like to learn some simple drawing from you so we can draw together after the baby is born."

“Okay!” Eriri immediately started preparing. “Let’s try a simple sketch… Can you touch a pencil now?”

"The pencil is fine."

"That's good." Eriri pulled out her pencils and sketchbook. "You can try drawing Pokémon; they're easier to draw..."

Meanwhile, Kobayashi Sora went to the kitchen to prepare lunch, and Kasumigaoka Utaha came over to help.

"how do you feel?"

Kobayashi Sora was skillfully removing the heads, shells, and veins from the shrimp, then washing them and marinating them with salt, pepper, and cooking wine. "Hmm?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Kobayashi Megumi, who was listening attentively by the window, and said, "She's in so much pain, you must be feeling bad too."

Kobayashi Sora removed the ends from the snow peas, chopped the red chili peppers, cut the scallions into sections, and sliced ​​the ginger and garlic. "How should I put it... it would be a lie to say I felt absolutely nothing, but..."

"but?"

“I understand my father’s words more and more now.” After preparing one dish, Kobayashi Sora started preparing another. She washed and deboned the chicken legs and marinated them, cut the broccoli into florets, and sliced ​​the carrots. “[Pregnancy is a very difficult thing. As a father, you cannot share this pain, so you must shoulder your own responsibility.] — That’s what he said.”

"So you think that compared to everything Hui is going through right now, you don't want to talk about how hard it is, right?"

“The things I’m doing now, like all the housework and taking care of Hui, if I were to list them out one by one, it would be easy for people to empathize. After all, anyone with a little experience can understand this kind of hardship.” Kobayashi Sora paused, “But everything Hui is going through right now, no matter how you talk to others about it, it’s hard for them to truly empathize. The changes in her body, the psychological pressure, all sorts of discomfort that are hard to describe in words... I can’t share her hardships, but at least I can avoid exaggerating my own.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyelids drooped slightly.

“And it’s not really tiring,” Kobayashi Sora said with a smile, noticing out of the corner of her eye that Kobayashi Megumi had gone into the bathroom. She wasn’t in a hurry, so it was clearly not morning sickness. “Lately, she’s become more and more dependent on me. Her lazy demeanor is also very cute. Her body temperature has risen a lot, and she feels warm when I hold her. Her occasional little tantrums are also adorable, just like a little child…”

"It really is different," Kasumigaoka Utaha murmured.

"What's different?"

“It’s different from the stories.” Kasumigaoka Utaha helped Kobayashi Sora prepare the ingredients. “Aren’t princesses and princes always living a carefree life together in stories?”

"Recently, the types of princes and knights, princesses and witches have started to appear."

“They’re roughly the same,” Kasumigaoka Utaha analyzed in detail. “But seeing it with your own eyes reveals it’s much more complicated. Megumi is in great pain, but she doesn’t want you to know she’s in pain, so she pretends not to. You know she’s in pain, and you also know she doesn’t want you to know, so you pretend not to know she’s in pain and try your best not to worry. She knows you know she’s in pain, and she also knows she doesn’t want you to know she’s in pain, so she pretends not to know you know she’s in pain…”

"It's amazing that you can get all of this right."

"Isn't this wonderful? This is the state I've been striving for." Kasumigaoka Utaha's red eyes narrowed slightly. "Before, you simplified complex emotions: you liked me, I liked you, and we were together. Now you complicate simple emotions: she knows, you know, she knows..."

"There's no need to repeat that; I understand the general meaning."

"This kind of emotional interaction, which is both reasonable and somewhat absurd, easy to understand but hard to accept, is what I, as a romance novelist, strive for. This kind of progressively developing emotion is very infectious."

"Then congratulations on your successful research."

“The last time this happened was at my house.” Kasumigaoka Utaha paused in her work. “It was also in the kitchen, when we were talking about you and Megumi.”

"Ah... that was two years ago."

"When I heard what you said, I didn't really agree with it, but I just couldn't find a way to refute it."

"I thought you had already agreed."

“I acknowledge it now,” Kasumigaoka Utaha replied, “after you have put everything you said into practice and received the corresponding response.”

"Um... thank you?"

"I should thank you. A proven theory can be applied to a work."

"In the end, it's still about finding material."

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled smugly. "It's professional ethics."

"Husband~" came Kobayashi Megumi's voice from the living room.

"Coming." Kobayashi Sora put down the knife, rinsed his hands, and walked out of the kitchen.

Chapter 489 Child's Name

Megumi Kobayashi showed Sora Kobayashi her latest completed work, a portrait with simple lines that resembled an ID photo.

"Is this me?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Kobayashi Megumi smiled happily. “You noticed?”

"You've captured the essence," Kobayashi Sora replied. "It's highly recognizable—can someone who's just started learning draw like this?"

“Drawing is inherently a simple thing.” Eriri shook her pencil. “When you’re not concerned with aesthetics or shading, completing a drawing couldn’t be simpler.”

Kobayashi Sora quickly understood what Eriri meant.

To put it simply... Old Man Ding.

An old man named Ding (nose bridge) lent me two coal balls (eyes). I said I'd return them in three days (forehead wrinkles), but he said he'd return them in four days (mouth). A sesame seed cake (round face) costs 33 cents (ears), three leeks (hair) cost 33 cents (beard), a piece of tofu (body) costs 66 cents (arms and hands), and two leeks (legs) are free.

The result will inevitably have issues with the human body, but it is indeed a painting.