How to raise a random guy's wife

“Lanlan has many wishes,” Xiaolin Lan gestured with her arms to show how many wishes she had, “so she wishes that all her wishes will come true, so that she doesn’t have to tell the gods all of them.”

Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora, "Just like Daddy?"

They truly are father and daughter.

"Does Daddy have the same wish?" Lin Lan asked curiously. "What about Mommy?"

"Mom..." Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora with a smile, "I hope Dad's wishes come true."

Kobayashi Megumi shook her father's hand, "Did your wish come true?"

“Because of my mother’s help, not only have all my wishes come true,” Kobayashi Sora said, looking at his wife and daughter with tender eyes, “I never imagined that happiness would be with me right now.”

"Mmm..." "Mmm..."

Kobayashi Megumi and Kobayashi Ran blushed slightly and made almost identical sounds.

They exchanged a glance and then gave each other similar smiles.

After making their wish, the family of three went to draw lots together.

When they took the bamboo sticks to the shaman to get a divination slip, they realized why this place was so popular.

"Ah! Ranran!" Shibuya Kanon waved, "Sora, Megumi, you're here too!"

"Aunt Xiangyin!" Lanlan exclaimed happily, shaking the bamboo skewer. "Your clothes are so pretty!"

Dressed as a shrine maiden, Shibuya Kanon laughed happily, "It's alright~"

Kobayashi Sora vaguely understood something. "Ah, is it that collaboration from before?"

“Yeah…” Shibuya Kanon looked a little helpless. “I thought I’d help increase the popularity of the Sumire family’s shrine, so I released a collaboration amulet. I didn’t expect so many people to come even after so long. So we came to help, and quite a few of our juniors came along too.”

Kobayashi Megumi glanced around, connecting the busy shrine maidens with the corresponding school idols from her memory. "So even more people came?"

“Hmm…” Shibuya Kanon nodded, “I miscalculated.”

Many fans rushed over immediately after hearing that they could see school idols dressed as shrine maidens here.

"Oh, right." Shibuya Kanon took the bamboo sticks from the three of them, found the corresponding fortune sticks, and handed them to the three of them. "These are your fortune sticks. Sumire is over there. Just ask her to interpret them."

She will continue to help other tourists find auspicious divination slips.

"Goodbye, Aunt Xiangyin!" Ran Kobayashi waved goodbye to Xiangyin Shibuya and followed her parents toward the direction of Sumire Heian. Ran casually unfolded the fortune slip she had folded into a small square. "Ranran, it's a very auspicious sign!"

“Lanlan is very lucky.” Kobayashi Megumi glanced at the fortune stick in Kobayashi Sora’s hand. “Both her parents got medium-good fortune.”

"Really!" Ran Kobayashi thought for a moment, "But... if you put Daddy and Mommy's two medium-lucky numbers together, that's a great lucky number!"

Kobayashi Sora took Kobayashi Megumi's hand and said, "Ranran is right."

"Hmm..." Xiaolin Ran tried to read, "Qing...feng...what does this mean?"

“This is a fortune slip,” Kobayashi Sora replied. “As for its specific meaning, Aunt Sumire will have to help interpret it.”

“Aunt Sumire…” Ran Kobayashi looked at the long line, at the very end of which was Sumire Heian, dressed as a shrine maiden.

Megumi Kobayashi remarked, "It's turned into a fan meeting."

“Indeed.” Kobayashi Sora thought about whether he should ask Heian Meijin for help again when he had time. He himself didn’t know much about things like making wishes to gods, and his family wasn’t very interested in it either, so he didn’t have much memory of the fortune-telling poems. “Everyone was very enthusiastic.”

“It seems we’ll have to wait quite a while to get the fortune told,” a voice said from the side.

Kobayashi Sora nodded, "And the number of people in line is getting longer and longer."

"It must be because of my idol. I don't usually have the opportunity to have my idol interpret my fortune or anything like that."

"Thinking about it this way," Kobayashi Sora said, putting herself in the fans' shoes, "it really is a shame to miss out."

"I originally thought there wouldn't be too many people for the first shrine visit, since people wouldn't come to a relatively small shrine like this. But judging from the crowd, there are probably more people than at many large shrines and temples. I miscalculated."

Kobayashi Sora felt the same way. "If only I had known... um?"

Chapter 671 Divine Oracle Analysis

Kobayashi Sora suddenly realized.

Who am I talking to?

I think I've heard this voice before, but it's not familiar.

The other person's tone was so friendly, as if they had known each other for a long time, that he couldn't help but chat with them for several minutes.

Kobayashi Sora habitually searched her memory; before she could even fully turn her head, she had already found the corresponding image in her memory, "Du Ruo?"

The speaker paused for a moment, "Did I mention my name before?"

Kobayashi Sora extended her hand, "You used to be a very famous magician."

Du Ruo shook hands with him, "Ah... that was a long time ago."

The person who spoke to Kobayashi Sora was none other than Du Ruo, whom she had met once before at the zoo.

Kobayashi Sora knew about him because she thought Heian Nami really liked his magic performances.

"Lanlan, your kimono is so beautiful!" Du Ruo's daughter, Du Xiang, was also wearing a kimono, her black hair was styled in a bun, and she had a bellflower hairpin in her hair.

"Sister Du Xiang is so pretty too~" Xiao Linlan quickly recognized the sister who had left a deep impression on her.

Kobayashi Megumi looked at Du Xiang's mother and said, "I didn't introduce myself last time. My name is Megumi."

Du Xiang's mother nodded gently, "My name is Jiegeng."

She had a somewhat aloof demeanor, but her gaze towards Du Ruo and Du Xiang was full of tenderness.

“What a coincidence,” Du Ruo said, putting her arm around Kobayashi Sora’s shoulder after a brief handshake. “This is our second meeting—what’s your phone number? Let’s keep in touch.”

"This is my business card." Kobayashi Sora took out her business card and handed it to Du Ruo.

Carrying business cards is a habit for professionals.

Du Ruo casually took it. "I really don't have a business card... Kobayashi Kongqing, Kongqing? It cools the liver and clears heat, brightens the eyes and removes corneal opacity, invigorates blood and opens the orifices." He reached into his pocket, took out a notebook and a pen, wrote down his phone number, and handed it to Kobayashi Kongqing. "Do you still do fortune telling?"

Kobayashi Sora glanced at the long queue and said, "Let's talk about it later."

"How about I help you?" Du Ruo suggested. "My wife is a priestess, so I know a little bit about this too."

"Alright then." Kobayashi Sora handed the slip of paper to the other person.

"Cherry blossoms herald the arrival of spring, their splendor revealed in the twilight. Cherry blossoms herald spring, their beauty never fading." Du Ruo recited the poem, then explained, "Spring and cherry blossoms are inseparable, one after the other, their beauty accompanying their grandeur. Obtaining this divination signifies good fortune is coming, with success in both the beginning and end, leading to a bountiful return."

Kobayashi Sora was taken aback. "This is Chukichi?"

“So there’s another interpretation.” Du Ruo returned the divination slip to Kobayashi Sora. “A beautiful moment is eternal. If you tidy up the area in front of your window, you can enjoy lasting wealth and good fortune.”

Kobayashi Sora nodded. "Is the key issue rectification?"

"To put it simply, it's about self-adjustment, personality, behavioral patterns, and so on," Du Ruo added. "The divination slips are not just predictions of the future, but also summaries of the past."

Kobayashi Sora pressed further, "Which ones are the future, and which ones are the past?"

“That’s simple,” Du Ruo smiled slightly. “The future is bright, and the past is suffering.”

“Let me interpret your fortune.” Kikyo looked at Kobayashi Megumi. “I was a shrine maiden for a while.”

"Thank you." Kobayashi Megumi asked curiously, "How long did it take?"

"Five hundred...a very long time."

"Eh?"

“This scene is wonderful, and it would be even more joyful to revisit it with companions.” Kikyo read out the fortune slip, “The sincerity of this moment is the beauty of the world. If we revisit it with companions, there will surely be more joyous events—this is a prediction of the future.”

Kobayashi Megumi pressed further, "And what about the summary of the past?"

"People often overlook the warmth of human affection when they see beautiful scenery, and they don't know what it is that makes people pledge their love to each other. If you want to preserve the scenery and the beautiful woman, you must take action. If you stand still, it will all be in vain."

Kobayashi Megumi asked with some concern, "This...is it really a summary of the past?"

Kikyo looked up. "Have you ever had this experience: meeting someone you've never met before, or having a completely different experience from before, while also facing important choices, and then taking the initiative and achieving great results?"

People I've never met before, and different experiences...?

Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora.

Take the initiative... Kobayashi Megumi blushed slightly.

There were also very good results.

Kobayashi Megumi's gaze fell on Kobayashi Ran, who was chatting happily with Sister Du Xiang.

"Yes, there has been." Kobayashi Megumi replied, "It has indeed happened."

“So the fortune slip is accurate.” Kikyo’s gaze seemed to be looking up at the shrine. “Although the times are different, the source of the gods’ power is similar, and the gods here have abundant power.”

"Thank you." Although Kobayashi Megumi didn't believe in these things, she was still happy to receive a good explanation.

“This is the duty of a shrine maiden.” Kikyo called out to Ran Kobayashi, “Ran... Ran Kobayashi, Ran—gardenia or dendrobium?”

“Both mean different things.” Kobayashi Megumi beckoned, “Ranran, show your fortune slip to Aunt Kikyo.”

"Hmm!" Xiaolin Lan approached, holding Du Xiang's hand. "Auntie Kikyo, here you go~"

"Good girl." Kikyo took the fortune stick. "Swaying green willow branches, nestled in the spring breeze. Passing through the raging storm safely, not bending in the gentle breeze."

"The willow branches are so soft and light, swaying in the wind, neither bending nor encountering danger, living peacefully day by day." Kikyo patted Kobayashi Ran's head. "This fortune stick guarantees safety. No matter how much trouble is outside the window, it will not enter this house. It brings good fortune and protection without needing to ask for more."

Ran Kobayashi looked bewildered. "What do you mean?"

"It means happiness and peace." Du Xiang explained to her sister earnestly, "Because Lanlan is cute and gentle, monsters and such won't bother her, they won't even go to Lanlan's house."

"A monster?" Xiaolin Lan blinked. "Lanlan's good fortune protected Lanlan's home? Mom, Lanlan is so amazing!"

"It's all thanks to Ranran's good fortune," Kobayashi Megumi chuckled, then looked at Kikyo with some concern. "Is there anything I should be careful about?"

“Daijiro has no difficulties,” Kikyo thought for a moment, “but having her grow some plants at home will make things go more smoothly for her.”

"Plants..." Xiaolin Lan tilted her head, "Lanlan grows gardenias!"

"No wonder." Kikyo nodded gently. "Things will only get better from now on."

Du Ruo looked at the busy idol shrine maidens in the shrine and said, "By the way, Kong Qing, a friend of mine is bored out of his mind lately and is very interested in virtual idols. How exactly does it work?"

“We need to analyze each situation specifically,” Kobayashi Sora asked. “Is it male or female? Do you have any relevant experience?”

"Her experience... she should be quite good, and she's really good at swimming." Du Ruo thought for a moment, "Even better than me."