How to raise a random guy's wife

"Huh?" Eriri was stunned. "Do you... do you have an electric one?"

“Yes.” Xiaolin Lan pointed to the cabinet above, which she couldn’t reach. “Mom put it there because she didn’t want Lanlan to make ice cream secretly.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha reached out and opened the cabinet door, seeing the electric egg beater inside. "Found it."

Holding the electric mixer in her hand, Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze fell on Eriri.

The situation is now somewhat awkward.

No need, I'm too tired.

If we use it, all those cool remarks we just made will turn into a really funny joke.

"Hmm..." Eriri hesitated. She was supposed to be a role model for Ran Kobayashi, so how could she be inconsistent in her words and deeds?

but......

“Eri’s mom just talked about the importance of perseverance and cooperation,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said, shaking the electric mixer. “Now it’s Utaha’s mom’s turn to tell you about flexibility and the power of technology!”

"Whoa!!!" Ran Kobayashi cheered in perfect unison.

The electric mixer hummed as the egg whites quickly began to foam.

"So fast!" Eriri exclaimed. "Ah... all that hard work for this delicious meal is gone."

“Compared to hard work for delicious food,” Kasumigaoka Utaha pressed the edge of the bowl to prevent it from being knocked over by the electric mixer, “easy delicious food is better, isn’t it?”

"It's soulless like this~" Eriri was still somewhat unwilling.

Ran Kobayashi asked curiously, "Soul?"

“This is machine-made,” Eriri muttered. “Only handmade things have soul.”

"With my own hands..." Ran Kobayashi imagined Eriri grabbing the food with her hands. "Should I stir it with my hands?"

"No, no, no!" Eriri waved her hand. "I used an egg beater."

"They all require tools, right?" Ran Kobayashi smiled sweetly. "Since they all use tools, there's no difference. Even though we don't know what a soul is, the intention behind their creation is the same, isn't it?"

“...Oh right.” Eriri suddenly realized, “That makes sense.”

She regained her spirits, but quickly became depressed again.

"As expected, I don't have the ability to be a good mother..." Eriri put the prepared batter into the oven.

He was about to lecture Lanlan, but Lanlan enlightened him.

"Now it's just a matter of waiting." Kasumigaoka Utaha flipped through the manual. "If all goes well, it will bake until it's soft and fluffy."

After waiting a short while, the cake base was officially completed.

Although it wasn't particularly fluffy, it was at least soft and somewhat resembled a cake.

The addition of cocoa powder made the color a bit darker, so it didn't look particularly appealing.

"Did we fail?" Ran Kobayashi remembered what Eriri had just said. "Let's try again!"

Eriri poked the cake base. "It's a success."

"But..." Ran Kobayashi gestured with her hand, "Isn't that how cakes are made?"

“That’s what it looks like after the cream is spread,” Eriri said, picking up the bowl of cream with her other hand and a spatula. “Now let’s see what Mom’s skills are like!”

Decorating a cake with buttercream is essentially the same as painting on it, which is a piece of cake for a super popular artist like Eriri.

Eriri wiped her face, first on the left, then on the right, her initial confidence gradually turning into a look of bewilderment.

What is this? What am I doing? What am I supposed to do? What did I create?

Ran looked at it carefully for a while, and thought, "It looks like an ice cream that Ranran ate half of."

Eriri: "..." Ran Kobayashi's description was too accurate for her to refute.

"Let me do it." Kasumigaoka Utaha took the scraper.

Eriri was quite skeptical, "Are you sure you can do it?"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely make things better." Kasumigaoka Utaha confidently began, "First like this, then like this, then like this... Done!"

Eriri stared blankly, "Is this all settled?"

Ran Kobayashi observed it carefully for a while, and thought, "It looks like an ice cream that was pushed to the ground by a rice cake."

"Now that I think about it," Kasumigaoka Utaha twirled her finger, "wasn't that one pretty good?"

"Oh, right!" Ran Kobayashi immediately understood. "So that's how it is!"

While you can't make the cake better, you can make it worse to make the situation seem less bad.

"This shouldn't be happening!" Eriri exclaimed in despair. "It looked so beautiful in the manual..."

But now that things have come to this, there's nothing more that can be done.

My first time making a Valentine's Day chocolate cake, and this is the only way it can end... Hmm?

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri simultaneously came up with an idea, exchanged a glance, and then looked at Kobayashi Ran.

Kasumigaoka Utaha suggested, "Ranran, why don't you give it a try too!"

"Mmm," Eriri encouraged, "Ranran, now's your time to shine!"

"Leave it to Lanlan!" Xiaolin Lan felt the weight of responsibility and clenched her little fists to encourage herself.

The two main characters from before have now become supporting characters, assisting Ran Kobayashi in decorating the cake.

Ran Kobayashi didn't consider the shape or size at all; she simply spread a layer of cream, applied it lightly, and covered the cake base.

"And this too." Kasumigaoka Utaha handed a piping bag filled with cream to Kobayashi Ran.

"You can do that?!" Xiaolin Lan squeezed and squeezed haphazardly, and noodle-like cream marks appeared on the cake.

Eriri suggested, "We could also put some fruit on top."

"Great idea!" Xiaolin Lan picked out several kinds of fruit. "Strawberries on top, oranges on top~"

"Blueberries are good too." Eriri added some more blueberries.

"Is there anything else? Is there anything else?" Ran Kobayashi pressed. "Anything else you want to eat can be added!"

Eriri's eyes lit up. "French fries?"

"Where can we find fries right now?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked, pulling out a Pocky stick. "How about this?"

"Super awesome!" Ran Kobayashi carefully stuck the Pocky sticks onto the cake one by one. "This is the last one~"

Grabbing a handful of tiny sugar granules, Xiao Linlan tossed her little hand, and the cake was instantly adorned with vibrant colors. "Done!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri carefully examined the cake on the table. The cream was so plentiful that the original shape of the cake base was no longer discernible. It was adorned with noodle-like cream, colorful strawberry and orange segments, and blueberries, and was strewn haphazardly with tiny chocolate-flavored Pocky sticks and scattered with colorful sprinkles...

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri exchanged a glance, both seeing similar emotions in each other's eyes.

"It's surprisingly good," Kasumigaoka Utaha remarked. "I originally thought..."

Eriri wholeheartedly agreed, "It looks delicious!"

Ran Kobayashi cheered happily, "A great success!"

Chapter 689 Let's Go on a Date

Sitting in the passenger seat, Kobayashi Megumi looked out the window. "No wonder Utaha and Eriri suddenly came over."

"Oh?" Kobayashi Sora gripped the steering wheel with both hands, looking straight ahead. "What do you mean?"

“It’s a holiday after all, it would be a shame not to do anything,” Kobayashi Megumi chuckled. “But if we go out, we’ll see couples everywhere, so it’s better not to go out.”

“That makes sense.” Kobayashi Sora nodded gently, catching a fleeting glimpse of longing in Kobayashi Megumi’s eyes out of the corner of her eye.

Blink, and the map of the surroundings appears in my mind.

Kobayashi Sora turned the steering wheel to adjust the direction of travel.

"Hmm?" Kobayashi Megumi noticed something was wrong. "Where are we going?"

Kobayashi Sora parked the car and turned off the engine. "Going on a date."

"Huh?" Kobayashi Megumi blinked her big eyes. "A date?"

"Valentine's Day," Kobayashi Sora said, getting out of the car and opening the door for Kobayashi Megumi. "Honey, let's go on a date."

“But…” Kobayashi Megumi hesitated, “Shiha and Eriri are still at home.”

“Nian Gao and Lan Lan will take care of them,” Kobayashi Sora said, extending her hand to Kobayashi Megumi. “Didn’t Shi Yu also ask us to stay a little longer?”

"I still have work to do..."

Kobayashi Sora took Kobayashi Megumi's hand directly, saying, "Leave the rest to me."

"I just can't do anything with you..." Kobayashi Megumi got up with Kobayashi Sora's help. "Just for a little while, I have to go back and cook later."

"Good~"

“I’m telling you,” Kobayashi Megumi said, taking Kobayashi Sora’s arm, “if you’ve decided to go on a date, you should have told me first, so I could have changed into a nicer outfit.”

She had only come out to buy groceries, so Kobayashi Megumi simply grabbed a coat and went out.

"It looks great right now." Kobayashi Sora said it from the bottom of her heart.

A khaki double-breasted short trench coat paired with a white turtleneck striped sweater exudes elegance while also conveying the competence of a company president.

Megumi Kobayashi has always had excellent taste in clothing; even her casual outfits have a harmonious aesthetic.

“Besides, I only just made the decision,” Kobayashi Sora tilted her head, “so I couldn’t tell you in advance.”

"Huh?" Kobayashi Megumi tightened her grip on Kobayashi Sora's arm. "No plan?"

"I'm thinking about it."

"Just a sudden whim~" Kobayashi Megumi looked at him with a smile. "What should I say at this moment? Hmm... You've got a taste of your own medicine now?"

Kobayashi Sora, who usually prefers to plan first, prepare, and then act, sometimes does act like this.

Kobayashi Sora was both amused and exasperated. "This doesn't feel quite right, does it?"

"It means the same thing." Kobayashi Megumi gently shook her head. "So, have you come up with a plan yet?"

"At present, I only have one immature idea."