How to raise a random guy's wife

Not the most recent past, but the very beginning of the past.

We discussed the plot together, created together, pondered the themes together, and gradually transformed rough ideas into exquisite works.

As is customary in anime, after that incident where everyone jumped into the lake, there should be some special plot development...

not at all.

It was as if nothing had happened.

We've gone back to the very beginning.

That's fine.

Eriri doesn't want much.

That's perfect...

"This is terrible! This place shouldn't be developing like this!" Eriri noticed the problem in Kasumigaoka Utaha's thinking. "It should be like this..."

“Your screenwriting skills have improved, but they’re still at a childish level,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a look of disdain. “This is the kind of plot you need to bring about the final climax, or rather, all the previous plots were just for the final climax.”

"This outburst is way too extreme!"

"Remember to make this scene look more beautiful when you do it."

"How could a fight between two female protagonists possibly be aesthetically pleasing!"

......

"Let's go!" Xiaolin Lan slung her small basket over her shoulder and pointed ahead, "Let's go find chestnuts!"

Eriri gazed at the woods ahead. "Are there still chestnuts at this time of year?"

"Although not as many as in the previous two months, there should still be some," Kobayashi Sora replied. "After all, the climate here is relatively warm."

Walking along the path through the weeds and into the woods, you soon see chestnuts on the fallen leaves, covered with fine, sharp thorns.

Peel back the spiky chestnut shell, and you'll find the chestnuts you usually eat inside.

Kobayashi Sora stepped on both sides and with a little force, peeled off the chestnut shell, picked out the chestnut, and explained to Kobayashi Ran beside her, "The outer skin of chestnuts has thorns, and it will hurt if you get pricked, so you have to use this method."

Ran Kobayashi squatted down, stretched out her little hand, and touched it with her fingertip. "It really hurts."

“You don’t need to peel them,” Kobayashi Megumi pointed to the side, “There are plenty of chestnuts that have already fallen out, just pick these.”

"No problem!" Xiaolin Lan happily picked up the chestnuts and threw them into her small basket.

"This is my first time picking chestnuts..." Eriri curiously picked one up and examined it closely.

“You’ve never even picked up a chestnut before…” Kasumigaoka Utaha picked one up as well. “Your childhood wasn’t complete.”

Eriri retorted, "How do you know that a childhood without picking chestnuts is incomplete!"

“Because I never picked them up,” Kasumigaoka Utaha replied, “My childhood wasn’t as complete as Ranran’s.”

Yinglili: "..."

"This one is huge!" Xiaolin Lan showed her mother the large chestnut she had picked. "It's much bigger than the others."

"Hmm?" Kobayashi Megumi observed carefully, "Although it's big, this one is no longer edible."

"what?"

"Look here," Kobayashi Megumi pointed to her daughter. "There's a small hole. That's where the worm crawled in and ate the chestnut inside."

"No wonder it's so light..." Xiaolin Lan said somewhat dejectedly, "The bug beat me to it."

"Let's go find some other chestnuts that haven't been eaten by the bugs yet."

"Okay!" Xiaolin Lan threw down what she was holding and followed her mother to find other things.

Soon they found a very large chestnut, but it also had wormholes on it.

Ran looked at the wormhole with regret, then suddenly noticed something moving.

"Godmother~" Ran Kobayashi happily showed Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri, "The bugs are full!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri were stunned for a moment, then took off running.

Ran Kobayashi was also stunned for a moment, then chased after him with the chestnut in her hand.

Chapter 837 Roasted Marshmallows

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri ran for a while before stopping, still shaken. Turning around, they saw Kobayashi Ran chasing after them.

Another scream rang out, and the two ran even faster.

"Don't run too fast," Kobayashi Sora warned, "be careful not to fall..."

boom!

Ran Kobayashi wasn't paying attention to her footing, tripped, and fell to the ground.

Kobayashi Sora saw her daughter supporting herself on her little hands, staring blankly at the grass covered with fallen leaves, as if she was dazed from the fall.

Then he scrambled to his feet and ran towards Kobayashi Sora.

"Don't run..." Kobayashi Sora helplessly went to meet him. He had just fallen down, and now he was running again.

Somewhat reluctantly, I went to meet them, but after only taking a couple of steps...

boom!

Ran Kobayashi fell down again.

They are disobedient and never learn.

As Kobayashi Sora pondered how to educate Kobayashi Ran, she approached her.

She had clearly hurt herself from the fall; Lin Lan got up with tears in her eyes, as if she was about to burst into tears at any moment.

But when she saw her father walking up to her, she wiped away her tears forcefully, held up the big chestnut in her hand, and cried, "Daddy, Daddy... Waaah... This one is so big and doesn't have any worms... Waaah... I'll give it to you..."

While crying, Kobayashi Ran stuffed the big chestnut she had earned by falling twice into Kobayashi Sora's hands.

Education... education my ass.

Xiaolin Kongqing's heart melted. She sat down on the ground and hugged Xiaolin Lan, "Thank you, baby. Does it hurt?"

Xiao Linlan sniffed, "It doesn't hurt..."

"But Daddy's heart aches so much..." Kobayashi Sora took out a tissue to wipe Kobayashi Ran's face. "Why don't you cry for Daddy for a while?"

"Hmm..." Ran Kobayashi nodded, "Just for a little while."

"Mmm~" Kobayashi Sora hugged the sobbing Kobayashi Ran and patted her back gently.

Lin Lan sobbed for a while, then asked, "Dad, are you feeling better?"

"I'm not sure," Kobayashi Sora asked back. "What does Ranran think?"

"I feel like I..." Xiaolin Lan changed her words halfway through, "I feel like Dad is much better."

“That’s right.” Kobayashi Sora helped Kobayashi Ran wipe away her tears. “Thank you, baby.”

"You're welcome!" Xiaolin Lan patted the dust off her body, cried for a while, then flew away in pain, and happily started looking for chestnuts again.

Watching her daughter skip and jump around, Kobayashi Sora shook her head helplessly.

Kobayashi Megumi looked at him with a smile, "Mommy feels so sorry for you too, Daddy, would you like to cry for me for a while?"

"Here?"

Kobayashi Megumi bit her lower lip lightly, "Waiting to go home."

After all, if Kobayashi Sora started crying here, there was nothing she could do.

After a busy period of time, the group returned home laden with their spoils.

As dusk fell, Kobayashi Sora set up the stove and took out the meat and vegetables she had brought; they were having a barbecue for dinner.

Chop onions, cucumbers, carrots, and scallions, mince chicken, add parsley, salt, olive oil, and light cream, then add egg whites and mix. Make the meat patties in advance and store them. When you want to eat them, simply grill them on a charcoal grill.

The golden-brown crust is crispy and tempting, while the meat inside is tender and juicy with a rich milky flavor that lingers in your mouth.

Everyone sat around the charcoal stove, the flames warm in front of them, and the setting sun behind them scorching the twilight on the mountainside, casting a magnificent reflection on the tranquil lake.

Xiaolin Ran snuggled up to her mother, took a bite of the meat patty, spat it out and handed it to the rice cake next to her, then picked up a small pair of tongs to help flip the grilled chicken wings, took a sip of her soda, and looked up at the sunset, "What a busy day~"

"..." Eriri opened her mouth, she couldn't have been happier to be busy like this.

Kobayashi Megumi handed the freshly grilled bell pepper and meat skewers to her daughter, saying, "Thank you for your hard work."

Kasumigaoka Utaha handed the grilled lamb chop to Eriri, saying, "Eat more."

Eriri looked wary. "What are you doing?"

"I think I've gained weight again..." Kasumigaoka Utaha pinched her stomach in annoyance. "You should eat it."

Am I not afraid of getting fat?

“Hmm…” Kasumigaoka Utaha’s eyes flickered. “It’s better to be a little chubby.”

"Kasumigaoka Utaha!"

When it finally got completely dark, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill. Kobayashi Sora changed the wire mesh, took out a ceramic teapot, placed it on it, added hot water and black tea, and also put the chestnuts they had collected during the day on the wire mesh.

Megumi Kobayashi opened the packaging of the block-shaped rice cakes and placed them out one by one.

"That's nice..." Kasumigaoka Utaha thought of a way to eat it, "Do you have marshmallows?"

"Of course." Kobayashi Sora pulled out a large bag of cotton candy.

"Where are the soda crackers?"

"Here it is." Kobayashi Megumi handed over the biscuit.

"You guys are really well prepared." Kasumigaoka Utaha skewered a marshmallow on a bamboo stick, toasted it over the fire for a while, and when the marshmallow turned golden brown, she sandwiched it between two soda crackers, and with a little force, the toasted outer shell was left inside the crackers. "Ranran, here you go."

"Thank you, godmother~" Xiaolin Lan took the cookie, hesitated for a moment, and then took a bite.

With her little mouth moving, Xiaolin Lan savored it carefully, "It's actually really delicious!"

Sweet marshmallows become warm and crispy after baking, which goes perfectly with the bland soda crackers.

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "......" So this child didn't have much hope to begin with?