How to raise a random guy's wife

"Hey!" Xiaolin Lan increased the force and slammed the hammer into the ground.

After several attempts, I finally managed to drive in a ground nail.

"Why do we need to use ground stakes for fixation?" Ran Kobayashi suddenly remembered to ask this question.

Then I saw Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri chasing after the tent.

Chapter 829 I'm so angry!

Looking at the tent bag on the ground, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha exchanged glances, a question simultaneously arising in their minds.

How do I set this up?

Eriri glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha, not wanting to talk to her.

"Well..." Kasumigaoka Utaha opened the tent bag, "It probably isn't too difficult."

Stealing a couple of glances in the direction of Kobayashi Sora and the others, Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly followed suit and began to imitate, "Eriri, are you just going to stand by and watch? Aren't you going to help?"

"You think you can build it?" Eriri scoffed. "Then you can build it yourself."

"..." Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed, raised her hand to tie her long hair into a ponytail, and started setting up the tent herself.

With Kobayashi Sora's example, Kasumigaoka Utaha set up her tent smoothly and quite well.

"Done." Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the completed tent with satisfaction. "It wasn't as difficult as I imagined."

"I feel like something's not quite right..." Eriri looked around, feeling that the tent was different from the one she had seen in the manga.

"Is there?"

“Of course there is,” Eriri pointed to the tent pack. “Aren’t there still plenty of things left?”

Kasumigaoka Utaha fiddled with the remaining items, "These are spare parts, right...?"

“The premise of having a backup is that it’s useful, right? You didn’t use it at all.” Eriri leaned closer. “Look at this thing that looks like a nail.”

"What's the use of this..." Kasumigaoka Utaha's words were cut short when a gust of wind rose, and the tent she had just set up swayed, then drifted and swayed, slowly moving away from its original position.

Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly realized, "I know what it's for."

"Me too... Hurry and chase after them!" Seeing the tent getting closer to the lake, Eriri hurriedly gave chase.

It took the two a lot of effort to control the tent before it went into the water. They then took the tent back to the vicinity of Kobayashi's family and carefully learned how to use the tent pegs correctly.

Secure the inner tent with ground nails, then cover it with the outer tent, and nail the four corners of the outer tent to the four corners of the inner tent as well.

The outer tent should be bulging and separated from the inner tent by a certain distance. This way, the inner tent won't get wet when it rains. In the morning, a layer of dew or frost will form on the outer tent, and having some space will also prevent the inner tent from getting wet.

There are some ropes on the outer tent, which are used to reinforce the tent. They can be left unused if there is no strong wind, but people like Kobayashi Sora will definitely make sure to secure the ropes with tent pegs.

Xiaolin Ran asked impatiently, "Can we go in now?"

“Okay,” Kobayashi Sora nodded, “That’s fine.”

Megumi Kobayashi unzipped the tent. "The tent door is here."

"A zippered door? That's amazing!" Ran Kobayashi lifted the door. "I'm home!"

The empty tent was flat and spacious. Xiaolin Lan exclaimed and rushed inside, "What an amazing secret base!"

After happily rolling around inside twice, Ran Kobayashi discovered a pocket on the edge of the tent. "There's even a pocket! A house with pockets!"

Rice cake followed them in, sniffing left and right, inspecting its new territory.

Looking at the new house she helped build, Xiaolin Lan became more and more satisfied. "When Lanlan grows up, I want to live in a house like this too!"

Kobayashi Megumi chuckled. She understood her daughter's feelings and didn't feel the need to say anything more about her momentary thoughts.

Kobayashi Sora set up a living room tent next to her. Compared to the tent used for sleeping, the living room tent used to store miscellaneous items was much simpler. She just erected two poles, hung a piece of cloth on it, and then tore the cloth apart.

As Kobayashi Sora was putting various things into the living room tent, Kobayashi Ran happened to climb out of the tent and paused for a moment when she saw the new tent.

Looking aggrieved, Xiaolin Lan walked up to Xiaolin Kongqing and nudged him, "Daddy~"

"Hmm?" Kobayashi Sora noticed the change in her daughter's mood. "What's wrong?"

"Hmm...where did this tent come from?"

“Dad just set this up,” Kobayashi Sora explained. “This is the living room tent, it’s used to store things.”

"Did Dad build it himself?"

"Yes, this one is simpler."

"Hmm..." Xiaolin Lan's lips trembled, and she opened her mouth as if to say something, but hesitated for a moment before lowering her head, her small hands unconsciously twisting together. "Mmm..."

With her big eyes blinking, Xiaolin Lan looked up at Xiaolin Kongqing, then lowered her head, put her little hands down, and silently turned to leave. After taking two steps, she stopped, turned to look at Xiaolin Kongqing, and opened her mouth again.

Still nothing was said...

Kobayashi Megumi hugged Kobayashi Ran, "What's wrong?"

"No..." Xiaolin Lan took a deep breath, "No...it's nothing..."

Sad? Angry? Kobayashi Sora wasn't sure what emotion Kobayashi Ran was feeling right now, but she was definitely not happy.

"Did Daddy do something wrong?" Kobayashi Sora came to her daughter's side. "Tell Daddy, okay?"

"No... Daddy did nothing wrong... but..." Xiaolin Lan hugged her mother, her expression growing more and more aggrieved.

"I'm telling you..." Eriri glared at Kobayashi Sora, "Why did you build it yourself?"

Kobayashi Sora tilted her head. "Huh?"

Eriri looked even angrier than Ran, "We were setting up the tent together just now, why are you setting it up by yourself now!"

"Uh..." Kobayashi Sora pointed to the living room curtain, "This one is simpler, so..."

"So you can just abandon Ranran then?" Eriri was annoyed, her eyes slightly red. "If that's the case, why didn't you just do it all by yourself in the first place instead of working with Ranran?"

"But Lanlan was having so much fun playing by herself just now, I don't want to disturb her..."

"Even if she had a lot of fun on her own, it wasn't as fun as setting up the tent with you!" Eriri's eyes glistened with tears. "You could have at least told her! You set it up by yourself without saying a word. You think you're so great? You can set up everyone's tent all by yourself. You're so amazing! Can I praise you again?"

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Sora realized the crux of the problem, "Ranran, is that right?"

"Mmm..." Xiaolin Lan made a weak sound and buried her face in her mother's arms.

"How do you expect her to answer you?" Eriri's face turned red with anger. "How could she possibly say something like, 'I'm so angry because you set up the tent all by yourself, Dad!'"

Kobayashi Sora thought about it seriously for a moment, then corrected him, "You have to call him uncle..."

"Shut up! Go to hell!" Eriri snapped, "Do you think you can remind me?!"

Chapter 830 That's not true.

"Lanlan," Kobayashi Sora gently stroked her daughter's soft hair, "I'm sorry, Daddy didn't consider your feelings."

Kobayashi Sora's words only made things worse, causing Kobayashi Ran's tears to immediately fall.

"N-nothing...it's okay...sob sob sob..." Lin Lan wiped away her tears in a panic. "Lanlan knows Daddy is very capable and can set up the tent by himself, but Lanlan wanted to set up the tent with Daddy...Daddy set up such a nice tent for Lanlan, Lanlan should be happy...but thinking that Lanlan couldn't help Daddy, Lanlan just...sob sob sob..."

Lin Lan sobbed softly, wiping away her tears. "Daddy, please don't pay attention to Lanlan. Lanlan will be fine after a little while... really..."

This kind of emotion is really hard to express clearly.

But if I don't say it out loud, I feel wronged.

“Mommy understands~” Kobayashi Megumi gently rocked her daughter in her arms, “Lanlan wants to build the best secret base with Daddy, right?”

"Mmm," Kobayashi Ran replied, her voice trembling with tears.

"But Dad set up the tent himself, and Lanlan felt abandoned by him?"

"Mmm." The sobbing in Kobayashi Ran's voice became even more pronounced.

"But this tent was set up by Dad for Lanlan, so Lanlan feels she should be happy."

Ran Kobayashi sniffed, "Hmm..."

“Lanlan feels she should appreciate her father’s efforts, but she doesn’t want him to suffer alone. However, the tent is already set up, and there’s no point in saying anything now,” Kobayashi Megumi said softly. “So now Lanlan can’t do anything or say anything except feel wronged, which makes her feel even more wronged, right?”

"Yes!" Lin Lan hugged her mother tightly. "Lanlan knows this isn't right... but..."

But I feel so wronged.

want to cry.

Even though her father hadn't done anything wrong, she was angry because of his efforts. Xiaolin Lan didn't like herself as she was, but she couldn't ignore her grievances.

This sense of grievance became even stronger when Kobayashi Sora apologized.

Because of her own flaws, Lin Lan's father, who was originally a good person, had to admit his mistakes, making her hate herself even more.

Kobayashi Sora's heart was breaking, and she looked helplessly at Kobayashi Megumi for help.

Kobayashi Megumi responded with a reassuring expression, gently patting her daughter's back, "It's okay, it's okay. It's normal for Ranran to think like that. Mom would think the same way too."

With red-rimmed eyes, Xiaolin Ran looked at her mother and asked, "Really...really?"

“Of course it’s true,” Kobayashi Megumi replied with a smile. “Just like in our daily life, if Dad does everything by himself, Mom will be unhappy.”

Ran Kobayashi pressed further, "Isn't that a very bad idea?"

“No, this is a very normal thought, because we are a family. A family's happiness shouldn't depend on one person, but on everyone's efforts.” Kobayashi Megumi patiently explained, “We have this thought because we don't want Dad to work too hard alone. Is it a bad thought to worry about Dad working too hard?”

Ran Kobayashi thought for a moment, "Hmm...no."

“So, Lanlan, you don’t need to hate your true feelings, but you need to understand why you have these feelings.” Kobayashi Megumi helped Kobayashi Lan wipe away her tears. “You have these feelings because Lanlan is a good girl who cares about her father, wants to work hard with him, and doesn’t want him to work too hard.”

"Dad..." Lin Lan looked at Lin Kongqing with teary eyes, "Is Lanlan a good child?"

“Lanlan is the best girl in Daddy’s eyes,” Kobayashi Sora replied to his daughter’s gaze, “Super good! Super good!”

"Hmm..." Little Lin Lan stretched out her little hands, "Then... Daddy, give me a hug~"

Kobayashi Sora immediately hugged her daughter and kissed away the slightly cool tears on her face, "Daddy's good baby~"

Ran Kobayashi pressed her little face against Sora Kobayashi's face, saying, "Daddy's a good daddy too~"

Kobayashi Megumi asked softly, "Lanlan, are you still upset?"

Xiao Linlan shook her head, "I'm not wronged..."