How to raise a random guy's wife

The heavy rain poured down from the sky, and the noisy sounds were muffled by the water-streaked glass, becoming dull and distant.

Xiaolin Lan lay on the edge of the bed, watching the raindrops fall.

Raindrops fall on the glass, pause briefly, then find a suitable path and slide down swiftly, leaving blurry watermarks. They break into tiny droplets that adorn the glass, only to be washed away by new raindrops into transparent traces the next moment.

Ran Kobayashi sighed softly, "The rain is so heavy..."

“Yes.” Kobayashi Megumi finished her work and sat down by the window with Kobayashi Ran. “It’s very big.”

"Have some orange juice," Kobayashi Sora brought over a tea tray. "Here, be careful it's hot."

"Thank you, Dad." Kobayashi Megumi moved closer to Kobayashi Ran.

"Wow~" Ran Kobayashi exclaimed, holding her teacup. "It's still hot! Can orange juice be drunk like this?"

Kobayashi Sora sat down next to Kobayashi Megumi. "Try it and see if you like it."

Kobayashi Ran brought her lips close to the cup and felt the heat. She wanted to take a big gulp, but then thought better of it and touched it with her lips first. She found it wasn't as hot as she had imagined, so she took a small sip. "Sweet, sour, and hot, it's wonderful!"

"I'm glad you like it. There's more here." Kobayashi Sora placed the teapot with the tea tray in front of her and looked up at the window. "It's really big."

Ran Kobayashi had just finished drinking the orange juice in her glass when a sudden flash of light appeared outside.

"It's going to thunder!" Xiaolin Lan hurriedly put down her cup and covered her stomach. "My belly button is going to be stolen away."

“That’s true,” Kobayashi Megumi chuckled. “How did Ranran know that?”

"Grandma told Lanlan." Xiao Linlan carefully covered her stomach, and only let go of her hand after the rumbling thunder subsided.

Kobayashi Sora was also aware of this saying, which claimed that the Thunder God would steal a belly button during thunderstorms.

This idea was probably conceived to remind children to keep warm on rainy days.

"Mommy, Mommy~" Little Lin Lan tugged at her clothes, "Please help me take a look~"

"Huh?" Kobayashi Megumi tilted her head. "Why don't you see for yourself?"

"I dare not..." Xiaolin Lan revealed her little belly.

Kobayashi Megumi observed carefully, "Hmm..."

"Is...it still there?"

"It's still there," Kobayashi Megumi replied with a smile.

Ran Kobayashi checked again before finally relaxing. "That's great! If my belly button wasn't there..." She paused, then asked, "What's the use of a belly button?"

"Belly button..." Kobayashi Megumi tilted her head. "Daddy?"

"To be precise, the belly button should be considered a scar," Kobayashi Sora organized her thoughts. "A scar, well..."

Suddenly, the light outside the window brightened.

Xiao Linlan hurriedly covered her belly and looked nervously out the window.

Rumble!

The thunder continued for a while before it stopped.

Xiaolin Lan wanted to drink another glass of orange juice, but she was worried that it would thunder while she was drinking it, and that holding the glass in her hand would not protect her belly button.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiaolin Lan climbed into her mother's arms and placed her mother's hand on her soft belly, "That way you don't have to worry~"

He happily picked up the cup, took a sip with relish, and asked, "What kind of scar is it?"

I haven't forgotten.

Kobayashi Megumi rubbed her daughter's belly. "It's a scar from the sac. When Lanlan was very young, she was connected to her mother. When Lanlan grew up, the sac broke, leaving a scar."

"Huh?" Xiaolin Lan tilted her head. "Why did it break?"

“If we don’t break apart, Mommy and Lanlan will stay connected forever,” Kobayashi Megumi replied softly. “Then we won’t be able to run around with the rice cake anymore.”

“Oh right…” Xiao Linlan’s eyes lit up, “Then is Daddy connected with Lanlan too?”

"Dad has to take care of Mom, so he can't be with Lanlan."

"I understand!" Lin Lan's eyes lit up. "That's why Daddy likes to hold Lanlan, because he couldn't connect with Lanlan before."

She opened her arms to Kobayashi Sora, "Daddy, don't cry. You can hug Lanlan now."

"Okay~" Kobayashi Sora picked up Kobayashi Ran and placed her on her lap.

Ran Kobayashi earnestly reminded, "Remember to protect Ranran's belly button."

Kobayashi Sora covered her daughter's stomach, "Are you so afraid of having your belly button taken away?"

“Yes,” Xiaolin Lan answered earnestly, “This is a testament to the connection between Lanlan and her mother.”

Kobayashi Megumi paused for a moment, then a gentle smile appeared on her face.

Kobayashi Sora tilted her head. "Now you understand how I feel, right?"

To suddenly utter such moving words in the midst of ordinary daily life.

Although there was no physical contact, I felt that the softest part of my heart had been touched.

“I can feel it~” Kobayashi Megumi leaned on Kobayashi Sora’s shoulder. “It’s so wonderful to be able to empathize with Dad.”

Xiao Lin Kong Qing: "..."

Xiao Linlan looked up and said, "Dad's blushing."

Kobayashi Megumi's voice was filled with laughter, "Because Daddy felt double the happiness."

Ran Kobayashi held the cup to Sora Kobayashi's lips, "Daddy, Daddy~ take a sip, and you'll experience triple happiness!"

Kobayashi Sora asked, puzzled, "Why?"

“Because Lanlan is happy when she drinks her dad’s orange juice,” Xiaolin Lan replied, “so her dad will also feel happy when he drinks Lanlan’s juice.”

Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora with a smile, "Now you have fourfold happiness."

Kobayashi Sora lowered her head and drank orange juice.

Warm and sweet.

-

"No way!" Eriri crumpled the paper into a ball in frustration, got up from her seat, and took a big gulp of lemon black tea.

"What's wrong now?" Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was reading a book, looked up. "Weren't you quite interested just now?"

“That was just now…” Eriri looked dejectedly at the rain outside the window. “Seeing the heavy rain reminded me that I haven’t drawn a rain scene yet, so I thought I’d draw one.”

"Then......"

“I have absolutely no inspiration!” Eriri stared blankly at the heavy rain outside the window. “I can’t think of any heartwarming interactions that a family of three could have on a rainy day. When it comes to rainy days, the only thing that comes to mind is sleeping.”

"That's way too little," Kasumigaoka Utaha said, turning the pages of her book. "If it's raining... how about hot pot?"

“Yeah, hot pot is a good option too!” Eriri sat back down. “When things get cold like this, a hot pot is definitely the best thing ever.”

"And there are also teru teru bozu (Japanese teru bozu dolls). Making teru teru bozu dolls on rainy days must be fun, right?"

"Eating hot pot while making teru teru bozu?" Eriri imagined that scene. "Wouldn't that be too busy?"

"It's not like we have to cram it into one episode, but rather split it into two episodes."

Chapter 732 Umbrellas and Raincoats

Rainy days are good for sleeping.

The sound of rain always helps people fall asleep easily. Surrounded by the sound of rain, Kobayashi Ran fell asleep in Kobayashi Sora's arms and woke up in her own room.

Rubbing her eyes, Xiaolin Lan and Nian Gao got out of bed together. Just as they left the room, they saw Xiaolin Kongqing preparing to leave. "Dad?"

Kobayashi Sora picked up the umbrella. "Dad's going to buy groceries."

"Hmm..." Ran Kobayashi blinked and looked out the window, "But it's still raining."

"It's just a light rain, it's nothing."

"Can Lanlan come along too?"

"Okay."

"Is Mom coming too?"

"You'll have to ask Mom about that." Kobayashi Sora looked at Kobayashi Megumi. "Mom, would you like to come along?"

Ran Kobayashi looked at Megumi Kobayashi expectantly, "Mom?"

Kobayashi Megumi chuckled, "Then let's go as a family."

"Does Nian Gao want to come too?" Ran Kobayashi waved to Nian Gao.

The rice cake jumped right onto the refrigerator; cats don't want to go out in this weather.

After changing her clothes, Xiaolinlan happily opened her little umbrella, put on her rain boots, and walked into the drizzling rain with her parents.

"It's so cold~" Xiaolin Lan held the umbrella handle with both of her little hands and carried the small umbrella on her shoulder. "No wonder Nian Gao didn't want to come out."

Kobayashi Sora held up an umbrella. "Aren't you cold?"

"It's not cold," Lin Lan replied with a smile. "Mom gave Lanlan some extra clothes."

The supermarket wasn't far away, and the family of three strolled over slowly, holding umbrellas.

Xiaolin Lan looked up, listening to the sound of raindrops falling on her umbrella, and before she knew it, she stepped into a puddle on the road.

"Huh?" Xiaolin Lan's eyes lit up, and she stepped on it again.

Accompanied by a pleasant sound, the water splashed out happily.

Xiaolin Lan stepped into the puddle twice, then looked up and spotted another, slightly deeper puddle.

Take two quick steps and stomp hard, and even more water will splash higher.

Then it landed on Kobayashi Sora's lap.

"Ah!" Xiaolin Lan saw her father's wet trouser legs. "Dad..."

"Your pants are wet." Kobayashi Sora stopped. "What should we do in this situation?"

"I'm sorry..." Xiaolin Lan gripped the umbrella handle tightly, "I won't step on it again..."