How to raise a random guy's wife

Eriri was intrigued and picked up a marshmallow to bake as well.

call--!

The cotton candy caught fire.

"Let me do it..." Kasumigaoka Utaha toasted the remaining marshmallow filling again, and soon another layer of crispy crust appeared.

"It's...not bad..." Eriri finished one serving and wanted a second one.

"Have some tea to replenish your fluids." Kobayashi Sora distributed the brewed tea to everyone.

The evening breeze was cool, and the sky was dim, making the tea in my hand seem even warmer.

After it cooled down a bit, Eriri took a small sip and looked somewhat dissatisfied. "Did you bring milk?"

"Your bloodline is about to cry itself out." Kobayashi Sora added some milk to the pot.

Eriri suggested, "Add more sugar."

The black tea turned into milk tea. Eriri took a sip and smiled with satisfaction.

The originally square rice cakes puffed up under the heat.

Gently bite into the crispy outer shell, and the steam carrying the aroma of rice bursts out, the soft and glutinous texture is irresistible.

Xiaolin Lan looked at the big cat-shaped rice cake, then at the rice cake on the stove, and asked, "Mommy, Mommy, why do you like to eat rice cake?"

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Megumi thought for a moment, "It must be because the taste is rather unique."

"special?"

“Try it and you’ll understand.” Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora, “Dad?”

Chapter 838 Goodnight

"It's all prepared." Kobayashi Sora opened the prepared box, which contained various seasonings to accompany the rice cakes.

"The simplest way is with white sugar." Kobayashi Megumi dipped some baked rice cake in white sugar and handed it to her daughter. "Try it."

"It's sweet!" Xiaolin Lan took a bite. "It tastes so much better than just eating candy."

"There's also soybean powder and brown sugar." Kobayashi Sora distributed the rice cakes coated with soybean powder and brown sugar to everyone.

"It smells good and tastes sweet." Xiaolin Lan tasted it carefully. "It's another delicious treat."

"You can also use soy sauce and seaweed," Kobayashi Megumi said, handing the third option to her daughter.

"It feels like sushi, but it's piping hot." Ran Kobayashi discovered the wonderful thing about the rice cake. "Although the rice cake doesn't have much flavor, it tastes good with everything."

“However,” Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora, who was chewing on mochi and staring at the fire, “there are also people who just like the taste of mochi.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri exchanged a glance. As fellow creators, they keenly sensed a deeper meaning.

A person's favorite food reflects their personality to some extent.

The simple nature of the rice cake is quite similar to the faint presence that Kobayashi Megumi used to have.

Whether it's someone with a terrible personality like Kobayashi Sora, or someone with social anxiety like Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri, Kobayashi Megumi can get along with them very well. This tolerance corresponds to the fact that mochi and brown sugar taste great together.

So, if Kobayashi Sora only likes the taste of rice cakes as they are...

Stop, stop, stop.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri shook their heads almost simultaneously, trying to shake off the budding romance that was forming in their minds.

"The chestnuts are ripe." Kobayashi Sora picked out the roasted chestnuts, peeled them one by one, and distributed them to the others.

"The chestnuts I picked myself taste even better," said Xiaolin Lan, swinging her legs. "It seems like everything tastes good when roasted."

Thinking of this, Lin Lan's eyes lit up and she set her sights on the oranges she was going to eat later. "Dad, can we roast the oranges?"

“Sure,” Kobayashi Sora nodded. “It can even cure coughs.”

"You really can grill it!" Xiaolin Lan's voice was soft. "Lanlan wants to eat some~"

"Okay~" Kobayashi Sora agreed as she placed the oranges on the wire mesh.

"Is it really edible?" Eriri asked skeptically. "You can roast oranges?"

"It has a unique flavor." Kobayashi Sora adjusted the heat, and when the orange peel was slightly charred, it was done.

Peel back the orange, and the translucent orange segments, steaming hot, are revealed before everyone's eyes.

Kobayashi Sora took a bite first. "Hmm, just right. It would be bitter if it were roasted any longer."

Ran Kobayashi took a bite, "Ugh...it's so sour."

"Roasted oranges will be slightly more sour."

"It makes me feel warm after eating it..." Xiaolin Lan took another bite, "It's a different kind of deliciousness~"

Kasumigaoka Utaha ate a segment, then silently placed another orange on top.

Eriri ate one slice, then took another and sprinkled sugar on it.

As it grew darker, Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri, whose usual sleep schedules were not very healthy, and who hadn't slept well last night due to their emotional state, started to feel sleepy early on.

Ran sat in her mother's lap for a while, then started yawning.

Kobayashi Sora extinguished the fire with water and then followed Kobayashi Megumi and Kobayashi Ran into the tent.

"Lanlan will sleep here tonight." Kobayashi Megumi put her daughter into the sleeping bag and zipped it up. "That's all."

"It looks like a caterpillar," Ran Kobayashi said, shifting in her sleeping bag. "Why don't we use a blanket?"

“Because we’re outside,” Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi crawled into their sleeping bags and lay down next to their daughter. Kobayashi Sora patiently explained, “It’s different outside than at home. The temperature changes very quickly. If we sleep with a blanket, we might move around at night and kick it off, and then we’ll catch a cold. With a sleeping bag, we don’t have to worry about getting cold.”

"Wow, that's amazing!" Xiaolin Lan turned her head. "What about the rice cake?"

“The rice cake has thick fur, so don’t worry about it getting cold.” Kobayashi Megumi pointed in the direction of the rice cake. “Dad brought the rice cake’s nest too, so the rice cake can sleep there.”

Goodnight, Nian Gao~

"Meow~" Nian Gao responded and closed her eyes.

A quiet night began... but it didn't.

"Mommy, Mommy~" Little Lin Lan squirmed, "Lanlan can't sleep..."

From inside the sleeping bag, Megumi Kobayashi responded, "What's wrong?"

"Hmm..." Ran Kobayashi thought for a moment, "It feels different from home..."

“Because this is a secret base outside,” Kobayashi Sora chuckled, “so it’s different from home.”

"Hmm..." Lin Lan blinked, "Then... then can Lanlan still act like she does at home, acting all cute and affectionate with her parents?"

“Sure.” Kobayashi Sora unzipped the sleeping bag a little and reached out to pat her daughter gently. “No matter where we are, we are family.”

Kobayashi Megumi also reached out her hand, saying, "Ranlan is a good baby to her parents~"

"Mmm..." The unease she felt from being in a new place gradually dissipated with her parents' gentle pats. Xiao Linlan's eyelashes fluttered, and with a satisfied smile, she drifted off to sleep.

Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora, "Goodnight, Daddy~"

Goodnight, Mom~

The rice cake in the nest tugged at its ear in disgust.

The night ended in sleep, and the sunlight illuminated the tent.

Xiaolin Lan opened her eyes, and the unfamiliar tent top made her pause for a moment.

"Meow?" Rice Cake raised its head from its nest.

"Hmm... this is a secret base." Ran Kobayashi sat up. "Good morning, Mochi~"

"Meow~" Rice Cake meowed and yawned.

Ran Kobayashi sat up, fumbled to open her sleeping bag, and looked around.

Mom and Dad are both in their sleeping bags, just like before they went to sleep.

Ran Kobayashi exclaimed, "Sleeping bags are amazing!"

If we're at home, Mom and Dad hug each other every morning.

In that case, you'll probably catch a cold.

The light outside caught Xiaolin Lan's attention. She climbed out of her sleeping bag, put on her shoes, opened the tent door, and went outside.

The fiery sun is on one side, and the pale moon is on the other.

The morning air dispelled the last trace of sleepiness, and Xiaolin Lan waved to the sky, "Goodnight, moon~ Good morning, sun~"

Kobayashi Sora and Nian Gao followed Kobayashi Ran out, saying, "You woke up so early!"

In the unfamiliar environment, Kobayashi Sora couldn't sleep soundly. He would wake up immediately at the slightest movement from Kobayashi Ran.

Xiaolin Lan turned around and hugged Xiaolin Kongqing, "Daddy, Daddy~"

"Ok?"

Ran Kobayashi's smile was as warm as sunshine. "It's another wonderful day starting!"

Chapter 839 Two Changes

Mayu Sagara turned slightly to the side and whispered to Izumi Hashima beside her, "Don't you feel... something's not quite right?"

"You too?" Boshima asked, her face flushed. "I thought I was the only one like this."

"You really underestimate me..."

"This..." Bodao Chuhai's gaze shifted downwards. This didn't seem to be a matter of underestimating or not, but rather an objective... No, no, she shook her head vigorously, shaking off the somewhat impolite thought from her mind. "What are you going to do?"

“What’s there to do or not do?” Mayu Sagara glanced in the direction of Utaha Kasumigaoka and Eriri. “Let’s just wait and see.”

Bo Island seemed a little worried about going out to sea, asking, "Won't something happen?"

"Something happened?" Mayu Sagara thought for a moment. Although there was no obvious change on the surface, she had keenly sensed the deepening relationship between Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri.

The most obvious example is Eriri. Although she still shows an angry expression as before, she no longer becomes depressed after getting angry. Instead, she has a smile that she herself doesn't even realize she has.

What could possibly go wrong?