How to raise a random guy's wife

Little Lin Lan shook her mother's hand, "Sister Du Xiang is so nice~"

"Really?" Kobayashi Megumi asked curiously. "Where exactly is it good?"

"Hmm..." Xiaolin Ran was taken aback by the question. It was difficult to express a vague feeling of liking someone in a concrete way. She thought about it carefully for a moment, "Good taste?"

Kobayashi Megumi almost burst out laughing. Kobayashi Ran wasn't praising Du Xiang at all; she was clearly praising herself. "Anything else?"

This time, Kobayashi Ran was more skilled: "And honesty."

Kobayashi Megumi couldn't help but pinch her daughter's cute little face, "You~"

Ran Kobayashi chuckled, "It's so easy to talk to her, I want to keep chatting forever, and her long hair is so pretty."

"Does Lanlan want to grow her hair long?"

"Ugh...no."

"Don't you think long hair looks good?"

“That’s because older sister is pretty, not Lanlan,” Xiaolin Lan replied earnestly. “Older sister is pretty in her own way, and Lanlan is pretty in her own way.”

"Where do you think Lanlan looks the best?"

"My eyes!" Lin Lan pointed to her own eyes. "They're just as beautiful as Mom's!"

As she spoke, she kept blinking her eyes.

“Another advantage,” Kobayashi Megumi couldn’t help but smile, “is that she’s smart.”

"is it?"

Kobayashi Megumi gently stroked her daughter's nose with her finger, saying, "You know how to say nice things to make Mommy happy."

Xiao Linlan blushed when her mother discovered her little secret.

"Dad?" Kobayashi Megumi turned her head to look at Kobayashi Sora beside her. He seemed to be thinking about something. "What's wrong?"

“That guy… seems to be a magician that Sumire really likes.” Kobayashi Sora searched his memory. Since he hadn’t specifically looked it up, he thought for a while. “He started performing in junior high school, and after his daughter was born, he rarely participated in activities—I should have gotten Sumire’s autograph.”

He shook his head. "Never mind, it's not a big deal. We'll talk about it when we run into each other again."

Putting myself in their shoes, Kobayashi Sora wouldn't want to be disturbed while visiting the zoo with her family either.

Led by her father and accompanied by her mother, Xiaolin Lan saw many cute animals. Perhaps because she grew up with Nian Gao, the little girl was not very interested in reptiles and preferred fluffy animals such as kangaroos and koalas.

"A Pallas's cat...?" Ran Kobayashi looked at the chubby, gray animal behind the glass that looked like a big cat. "Chubby."

Megumi Kobayashi reminded everyone, "This, like mochi, is a feline."

"A feline?" Ran Kobayashi observed carefully. "It looks a bit like rice cake, but not quite. It's more like a Malayan tapir and an elephant."

It was feeding time, and the zookeeper, dressed in an orange-red uniform, approached with a small bowl. The Pallas's cat, which had been lazily lying on the tree root with its paws tucked in, suddenly looked up, jumped down as fast as it could, and ran quickly to the glass, scratching at it with its paws.

"Ah! It looks exactly like rice cake!" This scene was familiar to Ran Kobayashi. "It really is a feline."

Kobayashi Sora noticed that inside the tubes surrounding the cage outside the glass, there were white mice crawling around.

The intention was to show the Pallas's cat's hunting posture, but judging from the scene where the Pallas's cat ignores the white mouse passing through the tube and scratches the glass at the zookeeper, it is clear that the Pallas's cat also knows what it can eat and what it cannot.

"Awooo~ Awooo~~ Awooo~~~" The Pallas's cat's ears drooped slightly as it kept calling out.

Kobayashi Megumi teased her daughter, "What does Lanlan think the Pallas's cat is saying?"

"Hmm, it should be..." Ran Kobayashi thought for a moment, "I'm hungry, I want to eat a bento box... right?"

The first sentence might still be guessing what the Pallas's cat is thinking, while the second sentence is entirely about what the speaker wants to say. Only the last interjection stubbornly insists that the speaker is talking about the Pallas's cat's thoughts.

Megumi Kobayashi understood Ran Kobayashi's thoughts, but in order to encourage Ran Kobayashi to express herself bravely, she still asked, "Who wants to eat it?"

"Lanlan wants to eat!"

"Dad," Kobayashi Megumi tilted her head, "is there a rest stop nearby?"

“It’s over there.” Kobayashi Sora had already memorized the map. “Let’s go.”

The family of three arrived at a rest stop surrounded by trees and opened their bento boxes.

A colorful and abundant sushi roll bento box comes into view. The rice is mixed with white sesame seeds and chopped green basil, and then rolled with meat sauce, carrots and basil. It is served with tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelet) and sweet pumpkin puree, as well as chikuwa-rolled cucumber, bacon-rolled tender corn, and convenient stir-fried burdock shreds, purple cabbage salad and sesame-dressed broccoli.

"Thank you, Mom~" Lin Lan said sweetly, "I'm starting to eat~"

When the little one eats, he likes to eat one of everything except broccoli.

"Lanlan, you can't be a picky eater." Kobayashi Megumi used Kobayashi Sora as an example, "Look, Daddy eats everything."

"But Dad bought all these groceries," Xiaolin Lan realized the key point. "If Dad didn't like them, he wouldn't have bought them, right?"

"Huh?" Kobayashi Sora, who was eating sushi, was taken aback. "That makes sense."

Kobayashi Megumi suggested, "Hmm, next time Lanlan and Daddy go shopping together, and you can pick out what you like to eat, how about that?"

"Okay~" Xiaolin Lan happily agreed, but suddenly her gaze was drawn to an approaching figure. "Ah, Mom and Mom!"

"Hmm?" Kobayashi Megumi looked in the direction Kobayashi Ran was pointing and spotted someone familiar.

"So..." Kasumigaoka Utaha, wearing a trench coat, crossed her arms, "I have a lot of things to do, why should I come with you?"

“This is for gathering inspiration! Don’t you think it’s great for the three of you to visit the zoo?” Eriri adjusted her hat. “Besides, going out for a walk can help spark your inspiration, right?”

"Are you sure you want to help me spark my inspiration..." Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow, "or are you just bored and lonely at the zoo and want someone to come with you?"

"This...this is part of the research!" Eriri argued. "How can one person experience the joy of a family of three while shopping alone!"

"Two people won't be enough."

“It’s better than one!” Eriri looked up at the sky. “Imagine a loving couple with their lovely daughter. While the daughter observes the animals, the father explains. When they get tired, they open the bento box that the mother has prepared at the rest stop. The three of them enjoy lunch together surrounded by trees, with a gentle breeze blowing, listening to the sounds of the animals—I can imagine that wonderful scene.”

“It’s not just imagination,” Kasumigaoka Utaha pointed ahead, “I saw it all.”

Chapter 637 Falling short of success

"Godmother, Godmother~" Ran Kobayashi said sweetly. When Eriri and Utaha Kasumigaoka approached, she happily held up the lunchbox. "This is a lunchbox made by Mom. This broccoli is so delicious."

"Really?" Eriri immediately wanted to try it.

"If it were really that delicious, wouldn't you have already finished eating before we arrived?" Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. "Could it be... there's a picky eater here?"

Eriri bristled, "I'm not a picky eater!"

“I didn’t say anything about you…” Kasumigaoka Utaha glared at her. “You admitted it too quickly.”

"Huh? Huh?" Eriri looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha, then at Kobayashi Ran, and finally realized, "Oh, you dare to fool me."

Eriri retaliated by rubbing and kneading Ran's face.

"Hmm~" Ran Kobayashi argued with a laugh, "I'm not picky about food~"

“Then eat by yourself.” Kasumigaoka Utaha restrained Eriri. “I ate at another rest stop with her.”

"Okay..." Xiaolin Lan obediently ate her portion.

“Perfect timing,” Eriri said, sitting down at the table and taking out her sketchbook. “It’s better to be lucky than early.”

Megumi Kobayashi glanced at it; Eriri had already drawn several pictures, some of them depicting animals, others of tourists. "Is this... a research project?"

"Yeah, I was thinking of drawing a scene about going to the zoo, so I came here." Eriri asked Ran Kobayashi after she finished lunch, "Ranran, did you have fun at the zoo today?"

"happy!"

"What did you watch?"

"Hmm..." Xiao Linlan tilted her head and thought for a moment, "I can't even count how much an elephant eats every day... Malayan tapirs and tigers can sniff with their lips clenched... Daddy isn't as agile as a gorilla, but he's not sad... My sister with long hair is nice... Pallas's cats and rice cakes look similar but are different... And Lanlan wants to go shopping for her favorite vegetables with Daddy!"

"Huh?" Eriri held the pen in her hand, unable to put it down.

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A gloomy sky, swirling snowflakes, a long-haired girl hugging a boy from behind.

"I will keep doing this so that you won't feel cold."

"If you hate this... if you feel that this is a betrayal of Kazusa and you are in pain... then hurry up, move, and get rid of me."

"Hey, Haruki-kun."

"If you don't leave here..."

"I...I misunderstood?"

"You accepted me because you were too sad—I really have such a terrible, wishful thought, right?"

In the recording studio, the girl's trembling voice gradually turned into a sob, and tears soaked the manuscript in her hands.

Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned and made a pause gesture from outside the glass.

After the three voice actors came out, Kasumigaoka Utaha closed her eyes, slowly exhaled, and then forced a smile, "Thank you for your wonderful performances, you all worked hard."

As the weather turns cooler, the production of "White Album" has entered the dubbing stage.

Kasumigaoka Utaha wants to develop in the direction of animation producer, so naturally she needs to work with voice actors, and this voice acting job is a great opportunity.

Previous games were either doujin games like "Sakura Promise" without voice acting, or games like "Liella! Superstar" where the actors themselves performed. The only time Kasumigaoka Utaha did on-site guidance like this was when they were rushing to finish "Chronicles of the Universe XIII".

But that was a long time ago.

During her high school years, Kasumigaoka Utaha also directed plays, which led to several club members quitting.

Years later, Kasumigaoka Utaha's personality hasn't changed much, but she still knows what she should be aware of as a member of society.

After all, it only involved her before, but now she is a part of RER. Even if she doesn't care about other people's opinions, she still has to consider the company's image.

Indeed, as people grow up, they all have to make peace with themselves to some extent.

The voice actors responded one by one, saying, "Thank you all for your hard work." "Thank you everyone." "Thank you very much."

"The other two can go and rest first. Ms. Yonezawa, I'd like to talk to you about the final lines."

Mize wiped away her tears, her voice still trembling with sobs, "Okay."

At first, Yonezawa was a little worried about this young director, but as the dubbing progressed and various flaws were pointed out, Yonezawa began to truly realize Kasumigaoka Utaha's talent.

Sometimes, being stared at by her red eyes feels like the cold pressure of a scalpel approaching your skin.

"Excuse me..." the male protagonist's voice rang out, "May I stay?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's guidance was very effective, and her explanations of various emotional levels were very insightful.